The mage arrives

() Early the next morning, Gordon washed up and went out again refreshed.

"Goddess Woking, I hope my wish will come true today." Gordon looked at the white belly in the sky, and prayed to the goddess of wealth Woking in his heart.

On Earth, Gordon, who was studying at a world-class university, signed a labor contract with a lunar energy development company before graduation.Gordon finally experienced the hardships of job hunting experienced by ordinary college students in another world.But this kind of experience once is enough, he doesn't want to get nothing today.

After crossing the Clear Water River again, Gordon did not wander around the business district again.He is going to look for opportunities in the residential area.

At this time, a golden line appeared in the sky, and a round of autumn sun rose slowly under the setting off of Xiaguang.

The black tiles on the roof were plated with a layer of golden light. Gordon noticed that there were suddenly more pedestrians on the road. There seemed to be a special fragrance in the fresh morning air.

Following more and more people, when Gordon came to a tall and majestic white temple, almost all pedestrians gathered in the wide square in front of the temple, waiting piously for something.

Driven by curiosity, Gordon stopped in his tracks.

On the open space in front of the temple is a white marble sculpture.This is a beautiful woman covered in tulle, with a slim figure and a holy expression.She held up a rising sun in her left hand, and a sinking moon in her right hand.

"It turned out to be the temple of Dawn Lady Meridia." Gordon said to himself.

Meridia, the goddess of life, dawn, spring, and light, is generally called Lady Dawn.Her churches are spread all over the mainland, with many believers, and she is a powerful good god.Even among the underground dark elves, there are followers.

Early morning is the prayer time for Lady Dawn's believers, and her paladins and priests will also prepare the divine spells to be used that day at this time.

Several dignified and luxuriously dressed priests came out of the temple.

Under the auspices of the priests, believers knelt in front of the statue of the goddess and prayed devoutly.

The holy emblem in the priest's hand erupted into a white halo, covering all believers, as if it had the power to cleanse people's hearts.Even Gordon, who was far away, could feel the divine power emanating from the halo.

This prayer ceremony opened Gordon's eyes.He understood more intuitively that this is a world where gods really exist and religious life is everywhere.

After the prayer ceremony, Gordon was about to leave when he suddenly found a pastor pasting a piece of paper on the bulletin board in front of the temple.

On closer inspection, it turned out to be a job posting.

Work: Guard the cemetery in the northern outskirts of the city from midnight to seven in the morning.

Requirements: master the first-level spell "protection against negative energy".

Remuneration: 20 gold coins per month.

The pastor who posted the recruitment information saw a black-haired young man in a mage's robe standing in front of him. He looked interested and immediately walked over.

"Young mage, are you interested in this job?"

"The pay is good, and I'm really interested," Gordon said. "Can you talk to me about the details of the job?"

"Of course, please follow me." The pastor made a gesture of invitation towards the temple.

The fifth-level middle-aged pastor is called Jack, and he is in charge of the funeral affairs of the church.On a hill in the northern outskirts of the city, an ancient cemetery was built.This cemetery has existed since the Second Era.Among them are buried many ancient tombs with a long history, even so long that it is difficult to verify.In order to prevent someone from robbing the tomb, or from causing undead due to the accumulation of negative energy, the city lord entrusted the cemetery to the church of Meridia for management.

Although the priests of Lady Dawn take spreading the light and eradicating evil as their mission, none of them like dealing with the dead in the cemetery all year round.So, the temple came up with a way: to outsource the work of guarding the cemetery to other people.

Yesterday, the former tomb guard mage suddenly quit his job and followed the adventure team into the Cold Mist Mountains. It was Gordon's turn to take over the job.

Although the working environment is not very pleasant, the salary is very good, 20 gold coins a month, most low-level mages can't earn such money.

"There is a shrine in the cemetery, which is the operation center of a large magic circle. Every three hours, you must cast a negative energy protection spell on the shrine to keep the magic circle running. The specific requirements are like this, what else? Don't understand?"

"Nothing."

"Very good." Pastor Jack took out a contract.The emblem of the Temple of Dawn has been printed on it, and it is waiting for Gordon to sign it.

Gordon scribbled down his name.The text on the entire contract suddenly emitted a faint golden light, and then, a breastplate pattern depicting blue gears appeared in the upper right corner of the contract.

This is the hallmark of Erasis.She is the builder of the city, the maker of laws, the guardian of order and contract.The law enforcers and rulers in the city all worship her, and when signing a contract, with her divine power, the party who breaks the contract will be punished.

Pastor Jack put away the contract in satisfaction, with a sigh of relief on his face, as if a matter of concern had been settled.

In order to adjust the work and rest time for Gordon, the official work will start tomorrow.

Gordon returned home contented.Finally found a job, he only needs to wait a month to get a salary of 20 gold coins, and then he can start his own money-making plan.

Gordon decided to spend the rest of the day in the little study.

"The Drawing and Application of Sixteen Basic Magical Runes".

"Principles of the Array".

"Introduction to Meditation."

"Three Thousand Rules a Master Apprentice Must Learn".

……

Gordon picked up the magic books, but the system told him that they had all been read.He cannot gain any experience points from it.

Fortunately, when Gordon picked up a black book with a dusty cover from the corner of the bookshelf, the system gave him the answer he wanted.

"Magic Web Principles and Energy".

"Book intelligence requirements: 14. Pass the intelligence test and can read. The current reading progress is 0%. Final reading benefits: arcane knowledge +4, experience value +400."

The system prompt sounded in the ears.

"No wonder I haven't read this book. It turns out that the old Gordon didn't have enough intelligence to understand the content." Gordon stroked the brand new cover of the book, sank himself into the soft sofa, and began to read.

The content of "Magic Web Principles and Energy" is much more difficult and obscure than the "Principles and Applications of Level-[-] Common Spells" I read last time, and it has a full [-] pages.Gordon estimated that it would take a week to finish reading the book.

Although recovering from a serious injury, Gordon's spirit is surprisingly full.He held the book and stayed in the study for more than ten hours. Except for eating twice in the middle and going to the toilet several times, he never moved the nest.

At five o'clock in the morning the next day, Gordon was freed from the long and complex magic theories in the book.He checked his mana and found that half of his mana reserves had been consumed just by using light to illuminate.

Moving his sore body from sitting for a long time, Gordon felt tired.He went back to the bedroom, went to bed, and slept.

He didn't wake up until nine o'clock in the evening.

Stepping on the hazy moonlight, Gordon walked on the city boulevard at night.

Autumn nights are already a little cold.Occasionally, a gust of wind would get into his body through the neckline, and it would make Gordon's skin goosebumps explode.

"Be sure to add an extra dress when you come out tomorrow night!" thought Gordon.He felt that after he had enough money, he must keep a "endure elemental damage" on the mage's robe.In this way, the extreme environment from minus 45 degrees to minus sixty degrees will not make him feel uncomfortable.

With the help of the night pass specially issued by the Temple of Dawn, Gordon was not interrogated by the night patrol, nor was he made things difficult by the soldiers guarding the city gate.He successfully arrived at the cemetery located on the outskirts of the city, half an hour away from Clear Water City.

The cemetery occupies a very large area, with hundreds of acres of land, and it takes more than an hour to walk around it.But Gordon's job is not a grave keeper in the traditional sense, and he doesn't need to patrol around.He only needs to stay in the small room next to the holy shrine, bless the magic circle of the holy shrine with a spell every three hours, and keep it running.

"This is the key to the rest cabin." Pastor Jack, who was waiting for the handover, handed a bronze key to Gordon. "There are dried meat, cheese, and bread stored in the cabinet. You can use them to satisfy your hunger at night when you are hungry. There are also Orlandos barbarians. The brewed spirits can drive you away from the cold of the night."

Gordon nodded, thinking that apart from the more intrusive working environment, this job is pretty good, not only the salary is high, but the benefits are also good.

"Then, Mr. Master, I wish you a pleasant evening." After explaining the chores, Pastor Jack politely said goodbye and left.

In such a large cemetery, Gordon is the only living person left.

Looking at the hourglass, Gordon found that it was already twelve o'clock.He came to the shrine and took out a small piece of sun stone from his pocket-this is a necessary spell-casting material for casting protection against negative energy.This little piece of stone was worth five silver coins, enough to eat him in a good restaurant.

It's not so much casting spells as burning money.

It's a pity that you can only learn the specialty of "casting without materials" at level 11, that is, when you master the sixth-level spells, so now Gordon has to bear the huge cost of casting materials.

Fortunately, the spells and casting materials for maintaining the magic circle can be reimbursed from the Temple of Dawn.

"Luosa-so!" Gordon chanted the incantation, and the white light that protected against negative energy spells shot at the core of the magic circle - a small statue of Lady Dawn.

"If it's the kind of magic circle that can automatically extract energy from the magic net, it won't be so troublesome." Gordon thought.

Having done his duty, Gordon returned to the cabin.It's a long night, so it's natural to find something to do.He took out the "Magic Web Principle and Energy" he brought from home and continued reading.

As time goes by, the system in my mind shows that the reading progress bar is constantly increasing. During this process, the experience points flow into the experience pool like water droplets, bit by bit.

"Snapped!"

The sixth flash used for lighting failed, and the cabin was plunged into darkness.

With Gordon's current level, a light spell can only last for half an hour.He needs constant replenishment.Fortunately, the casting materials of the light technique are very cheap, otherwise he really wouldn't dare to waste it like this.

The seventh Luminescence rose from Gordon's palm.He glanced at the hourglass and saw that it was almost three o'clock in the morning.

"It's time to recharge the magic circle." Gordon stood up and pushed open the door.

A flickering green flame appeared in the dark night where you can't see your fingers.

"Undead?!";