Master Tongtian

Chapter 224 The incomprehensible apology (36)

8 a.m. the next morning.

The open space outside the south gate of Silver Moon Castle.

280 informal civilian mages had been waiting outside the door early.

Those with better economic conditions can ride horses, donkeys, or a few men in a bullock cart. Those with poor economic conditions can just walk.

At 9 o'clock, a group of Silver Moon Rangers escorted a four-horse carriage to the city gate.

The Silver Moon Rangers are led by Senior Sergeant Watson.

There are two flags on the side of the carriage, one is a dark golden golden divine flag, which represents the noble status of the carriage owner as a divine mage.

One is the crescent flag in the night sky, which is also the flag of Crescent Town and represents the identity of the mayor of Rosen Crescent.

As soon as they saw this carriage, the mages who were lazily waiting at the door stood up straight, all their eyes focused on the gorgeous carriage.

They are all young people, and their yearning for a better life has not been completely wiped out by the cold reality.

As a result, there was both awe and yearning in their eyes.

The carriage stopped for a moment, the windows opened, and a collective spiritual voice sounded.

"Let's go to my territory."

After saying that, the carriage drove away first.

All the mages immediately followed.

Soon, everyone discovered that there was more than one carriage.

Behind the bright moon carriage was a black cargo carriage filled with wooden boxes.

It was fully loaded, and the carriage also used the best Thro suspension available at the moment. Even if the road was a little bumpy, the carriage was quite stable.

All the mages looked at the black carriage curiously, secretly guessing the goods it carried.

At this time, Rosen stayed in the carriage, with his eyes closed, studying the "Advanced Talisman of Thorns" in the virtual machine.

He didn't worry about his own safety at all, because not only was the Silver Moon Ranger protecting the carriage, the carriage was also specially reinforced.

And he himself was blessed with a lucky shield blessed with the extreme dexterity unleashed by Thrandis.

Now, he has triggered and used the high-level thorn talisman given by Wei Na, and has completed the spell analysis.

Unfortunately, although this is a high-level spell, it is not a purely logical spell, but a transitional spell that is half witch and half magic.

He looked at his spell book and it was written on it.

Advanced thorn shield.

Spell difficulty: 25 stars.

Standard spell power: High level.

Dexterity: None.

Spell Description: Grants a powerful shield to the caster. It can defend against all types of attacks currently known and, like thorns, rebound 50% of the attack power of some types of attacks.

Types of attacks that can be rebounded include physical objects, spells, curses, soul strikes, etc.

Maximum casting time: 5 seconds.

Spell energy consumption: extremely high.

(Note: Without assistance, the current mana can only release 0.8 spells.)

Not to mention the high difficulty of casting spells at 25 stars, Rosen would not even have enough mana to cast a spell without using a flower wand and drinking potion.

Looking at this extremely complicated spell, Rosen got two pieces of information.

First, Alfroya’s spellcasting ability

There is a high probability that it has been raised to 25 stars.

Second, the increase in spell power is actually getting slower and slower.

There is nothing to say about the former point, except that she is worthy of being the daughter of the Golden God.

The latter point reveals a somewhat pessimistic fact.

That is, the stronger the basic power of a spell, the more difficult it is to improve it, and the lower the cost-effectiveness of the spell.

What is the cost-effectiveness of mana?

It is the proportion of mana used to achieve the true goal of the spell.

The price-performance ratio of the magic trick is the highest. Just a pure imagination, the price-performance ratio is almost 100%.

When it comes to low-level spells, part of the mana must be used to generate the spell structure to maintain the stability of the spell.

The cost-effectiveness will naturally decrease, but the power of the spell is basically proportional to the mana consumed.

When it comes to mid-level spells, the situation is not quite right. At least one-third of the mana is used to maintain additional spell structures.

For high-level spells, this ratio has increased to more than half. This is still the ratio of divine spells, and mortal spells will only be lower.

It is also conceivable that when it comes to master spells, the price-performance ratio will be further reduced, reaching a disastrous point.

"By then, it is estimated that only a quarter or even a fifth of the spells will be truly useful, and the rest will be used to maintain structural stability."

Then, if this trend continues, the power of the spell will definitely reach an upper limit.

At that time, no matter how much mana the mage consumes, the power will be limited to the limit and will never be able to break through.

Just like the speed limit of light, no matter how much energy is added, it can only approach the speed of light but cannot exceed it.

"This limit of power is probably a manifestation of the extraordinary extreme wall."

The extraordinary wall is a barrier that every mortal mage dreams of breaking, but very few can actually break it.

The top of the Archmage seems to be the limit of mortals.

Withdrawing his reverie, Rosen's attention returned to the spell itself.

Looking at it, he sighed softly.

"The logic of high-level spells is indeed extremely difficult. No wonder Master Sophia failed."

The master found it difficult, and he and Thrandis also found it very difficult, feeling like they had nowhere to start.

It can also be seen that Alfroya, as an extraordinary archmage, also failed to break through.

"It's hard~ It's hard~~ Even God is stumped~"

I stared at the structure of the spell for a long time and thought about it. I had no clue and made myself dizzy.

Simply exit the virtual machine, open the car window a crack, and relax while looking at the countryside scenery.

Babas did a good job. The road leading to the territory has been initially leveled. The potholes on the road have basically been filled. The carriage drove up smoothly.

Then he turned to observe the informal mages following and behind the car.

I saw that everyone was going on their way with the mentality of having an outing in the wild. Everyone looked relaxed. They were familiar with each other walking together in twos and threes, chatting while walking.

Because it was still summer, the weather was a bit crowded, so every face was bright red.

"They are all young people and they are all in good spirits."

The territory is 13 miles away from Silver Moon Castle. In this era, it is not far at all. While talking and laughing, everyone has arrived at Philander Village.

It was only a little after ten in the morning.

Under the influence of money, the appearance of the village has changed dramatically. Although stilt houses still account for the majority, the roads have become smoother, and there are more villagers on the road, and they all wear trousers.

When they saw the carriage and a large number of well-dressed city residents approaching, many children came after them to watch the fun, and few of them were naked.

Babas gave the notice in advance, so the villagers knew that the kind and generous lord was coming.

When the old man saw the carriage, the villagers stepped aside to the side of the road, bowed, and watched the crowd go away with reverence and fear.

After a while, the crowd arrived at the open space under the big tree in the village.

It hasn't rained these days, the ground is very dry, and the open space has been leveled by Babas with sand and gravel. It looks quite clean.

Rosen stepped out of the carriage, and Babas, dressed in neat black clothes, quickly came up to him.

He looks much stronger than he did a few months ago, his skin is much darker, and his eyes are more focused.

"Lord, everything you requested has been prepared, and the lunch in the cauldron has been cooked. As you ordered, each person has a portion of thick broth, two boiled eggs, and a piece of fine wheat bread."

Rosen had already seen several large stoves set up in the open space, and smelled the strong aroma of food. He waved his hand and said, "Then let's eat first, and we'll talk after the meal."

"Yes, Lord."

Babas waved to the cooks in the distance and began to distribute the food.

The conditions were simple, and Rosen didn't bother to pay attention to them. He sat with Watson and other rangers at a few temporary round tables set up in the open space, and ate the same lunch as the civilian mages.

Of course, the samurai can eat it, so the supply is open.

While eating, suddenly a carriage appeared at the edge of the clearing. Before it could stop, another carriage came.

The first carriage opened the door, and Masters Lydia and Hal stepped out. The second carriage opened the door, and Vivian stepped out.

The circle of nobles was not large, and the three of them knew each other. After saying hello, they walked through the crowd and walked straight towards Rosen.

As the lord, Rosen was sitting alone at a square table. Although he felt strange when he saw three people coming over, he still asked Babas to quickly prepare three chairs, and at the same time, he released a powerful cleaning technique on the chairs and table.

Just as they were getting ready, the three of them arrived.

Lydia and Hal sat down without hesitation, but Vivian asked the maid who was following her to spread a cushion on the chair before sitting down.

Rosen was peeling eggs. The three of them were either good friends or super-friend acquaintances, so it was very casual.

While peeling the eggs, he asked: "I didn't expect you to come. The food is a bit crude. Do you want one?"

Lydia and Hal nodded immediately: "Then have one."

Vivian turned to the maid and said, "Go get the food box."

When the maid brought the food box, she found white bread, steamed bacon, fish soup, radish and vegetable soup, and a portion of salted butter for dipping the bread.

Under the maid's service, Vivian began to enjoy an exquisite lunch.

This style made the remaining three people look at each other, and also made the civilian mages who were observing from a distance secretly speechless, surprised by the exquisiteness of the noble woman.

Rosen ate the peeled hard-boiled eggs, rinsed his mouth with water, and asked: "You three, can you tell me the purpose of your visit?"

Lydia said simply: "Hal and I plan to follow you and help you build Crescent Town using petrification. Of course, the reward is that you will take the time to guide us so that we can master extreme dexterity in spellcasting as soon as possible."

Hal on the side nodded: "What Lydia means is what I mean."

Rosen shrugged: "You have also seen that the initial conditions will be very simple. If you don't care about hardship, I agree."

Lydia laughed: "My requirements for material conditions have always been very low. In fact, I think simple living conditions are conducive to focusing on the soul."

Harr said: "I am the second son and have no inheritance rights. If I don't work hard and achieve something now, I will be disliked by others when I get old."

It seemed that these two people thought clearly, and Rosen was very happy to have two trustworthy helpers, so he nodded.

"Five hours of tutoring time a week, one hour a day, okay?"

"enough."

Then the two people settled the matter, and Rosen looked at Vivian again.

"Ma'am, are you on an outing in this area?"

Vivian shook her head and smiled sweetly at Rosen.

"I came to you to fulfill the contract. In addition, I also came to see what new and interesting things you invented."

Rosen was a little embarrassed: "Madam, you are too impatient. You and I are still young and have plenty of time."

Vivian smiled again: "I'm just kidding you. Actually, I want to give you a gift. It's my apology to you."

Rosen felt a little strange: "Apologies? Why?"

"Hmm~~ It's hard to say why. It's probably because of a little experiment of mine that may cause trouble to you."

After speaking vaguely, she extended her hand to the maid, who handed her a flawless crystal bottle the size of a mineral water bottle.

Vivian uncorked the bottle, poured about a milliliter of the water-like transparent liquid onto the ground beside her, and then re-corked the bottle.

Then, the maid picked up a wooden stick and pounded it hard on the ground, as if pounding batter.

"Look at the ground."

Rosen looked down and saw that the gravel and sand on the ground had completely melted into a sticky, soft clay.

He tried it with the hands of a mage and found that it was extremely malleable, just like plasticine, and its volume was about a dozen liters.

With a thought in his mind, he realized that this thing perfectly matched his petrification technique and could greatly lower the threshold of petrification technique.

"Does this potion have a name?"

"I call it clay potion."

"It's just a potion, no mana poured into it?"

"Of course it's infused with mana, but it's not solidified. You know I don't know how to do it."

Rosen was immediately moved because this potion was an excellent supplement to the petrification technique.

He asked: "What about the cost?"

"A 20-kroner bottle like this can turn 10,000 times the volume of rock and soil into dough-like clay."

Rosen suddenly felt a toothache: "Is there any way to reduce costs?"

Vivian took out a book and handed it to Rosen: "This is the alchemy book. You can try to improve it."

Rosen didn’t answer: “I always feel like this is a bit weird.”

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Vivian said softly: "Oh, don't think too much. I won't hurt you anyway."

After saying that, she smiled sweetly at Rosen again and continued to focus on eating lunch.

"All right."

Rosen took the alchemy book, glanced through it quickly, thought for a moment, and nodded: "I'll remember it and give it back to you."

Vivian couldn't help but ask: "Refining medicine pays great attention to details, aren't you afraid of remembering it wrong?"

Rosen shook his head: "I can't remember it wrong, and I don't have time to study it yet. I'll ask you again when I have time."

Vivian's eyes lit up: "That's fine."

After finishing lunch, Vivian gave Rosen a wink, twisted her waist, and walked away.

After waiting for her to leave, Hal said softly: "Rosen, why are you entangled with her?"

Lydia also said: "She is famously difficult to deal with. Unless she gives up on her own, no one can completely reject her."

Rosen sighed, looking helpless.

"This story has a twist, but trust me, my friend. I never provoked her on my own initiative. It was all an accident."

In fact, he has come around a bit.

He felt that it was not an accident, but a trap set by Vivian to take advantage of her husband's stupidity.

In short, this world is too dangerous, and young people and girls can be deceived if they are not careful.

After lunch, get down to business.

Under the leadership of Babas, a group of people came to a barren open space at the west end of the village.

The weeds in the open space were pulled out and the floating soil was cleared away, revealing about two acres of flat gravel land.

Rosen took out a long black box from the black van, opened it, and took out a mithril petrification staff.

“This afternoon, and the next four days, everyone’s task is to become familiar with the use of petrification.

"During the training process, I also helped me build a beautiful country manor."