Half Elf Ranger

Chapter 494 The Lost Wizard
'Pullback' is one of many properties of magic weapons, most of which are applied to thrown weapons such as javelins, hand hammers or battle axes.

After a weapon with this characteristic is thrown, it will return to the hand under the control of its owner's mind.

Its principle is similar to the five-ring spell "telecontrol" in the school of transformation, which permanently maintains a freely manipulable mind link between the holder and the weapon.

Due to this magical characteristic, only larger throwing weapons can be successfully enchanted. If you want to enchant such a slender piercing light weapon such as an arrow, you can only rely on the enchanting technology mastered by Pardo in the Emerald Tower. proficiency, simply can not be completed.

This is also the fundamental reason why Thorne found the old wizard 'Tower of the Seven Sages'.

"How is it, is there a problem?"

Thorne, who was sitting on a chair, was playing with an exquisite ceramic teacup transformed by illusion, looking at the old wizard Sandcott who was staring at the four arrows he pushed past in a daze, and said with a little worry in his heart.

If the old wizard can't enchant, he can only go to the wizard union resident in Deep Rock City or Seput City.

This also means that these four big killer weapons will not be able to play a real role in the next face of the Mara Hunter, and he naturally does not want this to happen.

Hearing the voice of the ranger on the opposite side, Sandcott came back to his senses, and when his cloudy eyes looked at the four sharp arrows, a flash of fear flashed across them.

Among the four sharp arrows, the arrow clusters of two are dark gold, while the other two are bright silver.

Under the sunlight formed by illusion, the dazzling brilliance was refracted, and the palpitation brought by the light made him subconsciously move his eyes away.

In the eyes of the old wizard Sandkot, although the four arrows are quietly placed on the table at the moment, as a wizard, he can clearly feel the sharpness of the arrows emanating from them , especially the sharp silver arrow clusters.

It can be seen from this that the characteristics of these two sharp arrows are definitely 'destroying demons'.

Moreover, what shocked him the most was that this sharp arrow exuding silver light gave him the illusion that even if he activated the strongest protective force field, he might be crushed by an arrow.

The old wizard hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his trembling right hand and picked up one of them.

The sharp arrows gave him a heavy first feeling, which didn't surprise him, because the four arrows were made entirely of pure metal.

After all, this uninvited ranger intends to enchant these four sharp arrows with the 'return force' feature.

The equipment with this characteristic must first ensure that it is strong and durable enough, especially the nearly disposable consumables like arrows.

If it is made of wooden materials, not to mention the difficulty of engraving runes, in fierce battles, it is very likely that the enemy will use brute force to break it or cut it into two pieces with a sharp blade.

Then, it seems a bit outweighed the gain to produce a permanent item at such a high cost.

Obviously, the owner of the sharp arrow had already taken all the disadvantages into consideration.

Thorne was not surprised to see the change in the expression of the other party looking at the arrow.

These four arrows have two main characteristics, which are demon breaking and armor breaking.

The main material is forged from fine gold and mithril.

The cost of just four arrows cost him nearly [-] gold coins, not including the runes that Pardo enchanted him.

It can be said that for these four arrows, Thorne almost spent all his savings for the past three years.

Although all the income of the entire wizard tower belongs to him, for the development of the tower, these working funds are all kept by Anderina.

His daily consumption all comes from the bounty missions in the Fortress Fortress and the rare materials obtained from hunting monsters in the Great Sword Scar Mountains.

Sometimes the extra income is used to subsidize the family. For example, the body of a young white dragon he slaughtered last time was directly brought back to the tower by Ta Ling opening the portal.

And he didn't bother to ask what exactly Bailong's body was being used for.

The old wizard held the arrows one by one in his hand, gently stroked the shafts, and slowly moved to the arrow clusters to feel the mysterious runes enchanted on them.

He felt the sharpness and armor-breaking runes on the dark golden arrows, and the high-level magic-breaking runes on the bright silver arrows.

He even recognized the breath of the wind element on the shaft of the arrow. This hidden magic aura can not only accelerate the speed of the arrow's attack, but also play a role in adjusting balance and gravity.

Although he could see the true functions and characteristics of the runes on the arrow cluster at a glance, but this kind of arcane knowledge related to enchanting was something he had never seen in the Wizards' Union.

Seeing that the old wizard did not reply, Thorne was carefully observing the arrow he pushed past. He was not in a hurry, and sat there waiting patiently.

He found that the time flow in this illusion space was very fast. He clearly remembered that when he came here, the small courtyard was a dewy and misty morning.

At this time, only about half an hour had passed, and it turned into a warm and calm afternoon.

The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and plants, and everything seemed peaceful and peaceful, except for the buzzing of bees and big beetles from time to time.

After an unknown amount of time, the old wizard finally finished his observation and research on arrows.

Thorn, who was sitting on the side, changed his expression and looked up at him.

He could clearly feel the look of regret on Sandcott's old face when he put the arrow back on the table.

This feeling is like seeing something you like very much, but you never have any hope of getting it.

Thorn's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a moment, he roughly guessed the old wizard's true thoughts.

He smiled lightly, and an immature idea slowly appeared in his mind.

"Your Excellency Thorne, there is no problem at all if you want to enchant all these four arrows with the 'return force' feature." The old wizard looked at the ranger opposite.

Then, he hesitated again, and said with a distressed face: "Although I can assure you that there is nothing wrong with my enchanting process, your four arrows are no different from ordinary throwing weapons. They are too slender and light. It means that the required enchanting material must be a very special kind of..."

"I know." Before the old wizard finished speaking, Thorne interrupted him.

I saw him showing an expected expression, took out a gemstone the size of a fingernail from his pocket, and said with a smile: "The required enchanting material is violet stone, right?"

Sandcott subconsciously looked towards the gemstone in Thorn's palm, and immediately found that it was a dark blue gemstone that could change color.

If you observe carefully, you can also detect the purple star pattern flowing inside the gemstone.

Violet stone is a relatively rare magic gemstone. The star pattern inside the gemstone can independently absorb the free magic elements in the air. It is one of the necessary materials for making high-level magic equipment...

The rich knowledge of the old wizard made the detailed information of the violet stone appear in his mind for a moment.

"That's right, what is needed is the violet stone." Sandcott, who saw the gem clearly, looked at Thorn in surprise, then nodded for confirmation, and said to him:

"The gemstone in your hand is indeed a violet stone. If it is divided into four parts and enchanted, it will be enough."

The price of a violet gem in the Wizards Union is about 5000 gold coins. As long as you have money, this kind of precious material is not difficult to collect.

The only thing that puzzled him was how the other party knew that he wanted the special material for enchanting arrows.

After all, this unpopular magical knowledge was discovered by him in the azure tower of the Wizarding Union in exchange for a little bit of enchanting knowledge related to the Arcane Empire.

Could it be that?
The old wizard who lived in the tower all the year round suddenly remembered the information about the Emerald Tower in Pushang Town.

It also reminded me of the goblin who succeeded in becoming a god three years ago, and his priesthood happened to have the priesthood of wisdom related to the two major fields of magic and knowledge.

This also means that the high tower in the town of Falls is very likely to hold a part of the inheritance of the Arcane Empire just like the destroyed high tower of Winter City.

Thinking of this, the old wizard finally looked squarely at the owner of the Emerald Tower from Pushang Town.

"If that's the case, I'll leave these four arrows to Master Sandcott." Hearing the old wizard's confirmation, Thorne relaxed, sat up straight and asked him, "How long will it take to complete the enchantment? How much is the processing fee in total?"

Hearing that the ranger in front of him honored him as a master, for some reason, the old wizard Sandcott panicked inexplicably, and a slight change appeared in his originally calm expression.

He immediately said in a slightly respectful tone: "Your Majesty Thorne, don't worry, as long as the materials are ready, this enchantment can be completed tomorrow. As for the cost..."

The old wizard took a peek and found that the other party's expression was very calm from beginning to end, so he took a deep breath, calmed down his slightly fluctuating heart, and said tentatively:

"If you are willing to allow me to study these four arrows in the tower for five days, then I will enchant you for free."

As a wizard proficient in enchanting techniques, he is confident that he can engrave other runes on the arrow within five days.

If he is lucky and he successfully deduces the craft of making a rune, he can use this rune to reap a lot of benefits.

Although this idea is a bit unrealistic, but out of professional instinct, he still wants to try it.

"Oh?" Thorne could see the little thought of the other party at a glance, but he didn't point it out, but smiled with pretended doubts, and then looked at the old wizard with interest.

In Thorne's opinion, this slightly old wizard was only around level 12 at most.

This means that his talent is not very good, and he is not too young, at least in his 60s.

If you don't use a special ritual that can prolong your life, from any point of view, this is a wizard who will never be able to advance to the Legend of Destiny.

Just like the original builder of the Emerald Tower, the opponent can only raise his strength to the fourth level if he dies.

It can be seen from this that this is a wizard who is in a tight financial situation and is living in a bit of a straitened state.

According to Alvi, when the other party was in the Wizarding Union, a failed spell research led to an unimaginable disaster, and she lost a lot of money and owed a whole lot of debt.

What surprised Thorne the most was that the debt of the Wizarding Union was surprisingly similar to their real-world mortgages.

The only difference is that if this kind of debt is not cleared, even if it is death, those Necromancer wizards who are good at playing with the soul will let these debtors know what the soul from the wizard is.

If nothing else, this old wizard who was burdened with debts would either die of old age in the tower, or transform into a lich.

As for special rituals to prolong life?
That is the treatment that the truly rich can enjoy.

Although in the eyes of the world, wizards give people a very rich feeling.

But as Thorne who raised a group of low-level wizards, he can confidently tell others that in fact, wizards are often short of money.

Just like the purification technique that Andelina has been researching, this spell is like a wizard's tower, it is simply a bottomless pit, and every spell experiment is accompanied by the consumption of a lot of expensive materials.

The only thing he was thankful for was that the sorceress had a big wallet.

He almost knew the depth of her whole person including all aspects, but he just didn't know how deep her wallet was.

In the past three years, whenever the funds in the wizard tower were about to bottom out, she would look at herself proudly, and pat the small wallet calmly.

What shocked Thorn even more was the piece of legendary equipment that Andelina gave him before leaving.

He still can't figure out how the other party got this kind of priceless legendary equipment.

Facing Thorne, the old wizard Sandcott, who bowed his head slightly, seemed to sense the interest in his eyes, and felt a little nervous in his heart, and he began to feel a little uncomfortable.

Obviously, he knew that the other party had guessed his little thought.

Although he is the tower owner of the 'Tower of the Seven Sages', and he is also from the Wizards Union in the middle of the mainland.

But this tower is just an ordinary tower, and the identity of the Wizards Union does not bring him any special treatment.

After all, the Wizards Union is too big, and almost 70% of the wizards in the entire continent are from there.

This system that respects strength within the alliance has also directly led to the dissatisfaction of many down-and-out wizards with ordinary talents.

This is also the real reason why he took the initiative to study the enchanting craft when he knew that he had no hope of advancing to legend.

But because of an accident, he went bankrupt directly.

All debts were divided into one installment after another by the headquarters of the Wizards Union, and all of them were placed on him.

Let him have no extra resources to exchange for more spells, knowledge, materials, and to improve his own strength and the authority of the Wizarding Union.

Under this kind of vicious cycle, it is doomed for the rest of his life to repay every installment of debts he owes without stopping.

If he is still unclear until he dies, under the influence of the power of the contract, his soul will be willingly acquired by those high-level wizards who study necromancy, and transformed into a special creature through rituals.

Thinking that his research on the magic of the illusion school has been significantly improved, but due to the lack of knowledge and resources, the old wizard is somewhat unwilling to further improve.

But now, seeing the tower owner from Pushang Town, who lived in seclusion all day, he seemed to have thought of a good attempt.

"It's just a few runes. In fact, you don't have to think so complicated at all." Seeing the cramped old wizard, Thorne accepted it as soon as he saw it, and then said seriously:

"I have a suggestion for you. If you are willing to serve me, not only can I help you pay off the debts of the Wizarding Union, but I also have a complete inheritance from the Arcane Empire."

After Thorn finished speaking, he paused deliberately, because he knew that the other party needed a certain amount of time to think.

After all, an old and homely wizard of his age can hardly hold anything in his mind except spells.

Facing the social life in life, sometimes it is not as good as an ordinary person who has been devastated by life.

Seeing the other party's rich expression changes, Thorne knew that the other party was already moved.

He glanced at his surroundings and found that the afterglow of the setting sun had begun to disappear towards the horizon.

So he threw out a bigger bait again, saying:
"I know that the main direction of your magic research is the School of Illusion, but you certainly don't know that the long-lost Arcane Empire can already simulate a complete world through illusion. A small garden like yours where time goes by so fast, in In the illusion world of the Arcane Empire, I am afraid that even a speck of dust falling on the ground is not as good as it."

Thorne didn't brag about anything to the old wizard, because what he said was exactly the small worlds that were similar to copies shown to him by the manager of the half-plane when he entered the abandoned half-plane.

"Is this true?" When the old wizard Sandcott heard Thorne's story about the glory of the Arcane Empire, he looked at him in shock, and felt a little excited in his heart.

He didn't doubt the magical knowledge passed down from the Arcane Empire, what he doubted was whether Thorne's Emerald Tower really possessed this kind of magical knowledge.

After all, as a wizard from the Wizards Union, how could he not know about the legend about the ninth tower, Cloud City.

It is said that the knowledge from the Arcane Empire is passed down in the Cloud City of the Wizards Union.

It's a pity that his talent is too poor, and he doesn't have the opportunity to study in Yunzhong City at all.

If he can really learn about the Arcane Empire in the Emerald Tower, even if he is transformed into a Lich, he is very willing.

"Of course it's true. Didn't you already figure out the specific origin of the runes on these arrows?" Thorne saw clear bloodshot eyes in the eyes of the old wizard who was clouded with excitement, and he knew that the other party was completely moved. .

Although the talent of this native wizard is not very good, and his strength has only reached the third level in his old age, Thorn believes that it is this kind of wizard that he needs most.

Because the aboriginal wizards who are too promising are not easy to control, these wizards may not be willing to work under him.

And this kind of down-and-out wizard is just right, their rank is not high, they are not too young, and they are almost crushed by various installment debts for a lifetime.

I'm afraid even they themselves know that they have little chance to advance to the legend of destiny, so they gave up this ambition and actively devoted themselves to the research of enchanting and illusion.

This kind of rich knowledge and enchanting experience happened to be the most needed subordinates when his Emerald Tower started.

Afterwards, Thorne calmly stared at the old wizard Sandcott in front of him, and said slowly:
"I need you to work for the Emerald Tower. As for the installment debt of your wizard union, I will help you pay off. At the same time, you can also exchange spells and knowledge inherited from the Arcane Empire from the Emerald Tower."

"Yes." The old wizard who was silent for a long time stared at Thorne and nodded slowly.

Then, he stood up and bowed slightly to Thorne who was sitting in the chair, expressing his respect.

The old wizard clarified Thorne's words, and solemnly repeated: "According to the contract, I will always serve the Emerald Tower, you need to help me pay off the debts of the Wizards Union, and have the authority to obtain the knowledge of the Arcane Empire's spells. Is it like this?"

"That's right." Thorn nodded slightly, and said, "If there is no problem, then sign the contract and go to Waterfall Town alone."

(End of this chapter)