Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 5 The Cruel Reality of the Magical World
Zhan Kong just didn't want to see the little kid's naive look. You know, any spirit seed costs tens of millions, and the Galaxy Vein that is required to advance to a high-level wizard is worth hundreds of millions, and yet there is no demand for it!
The magic tools of other high-level wizards are all worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. Compared with those magic tools, the Si Ye necklace is already a bargain price.

This little money would not have been worth his attention more than ten years ago. Then, Zhan Dajuntong began to teach the young mage some basic knowledge about mages.

"Take the common hunter as an example!"

With Li Yu's physique that makes him unable to see people, it is impossible for him to join a certain force. If he wants to earn resources, he will most likely have to go the route of a solo mage hunter. It is a good opportunity to take precautions in advance to avoid being ambushed.

"Mage hunters have two main ways to make money, hunting monsters and completing commissions."

“First, we have to hunt demons, which is a bit thankless.

Ordinary slave-level monsters are generally not worth much. The most valuable parts of the one-eyed wolf that we are more familiar with in Bo City are its claws and fangs. The total value of all the parts of a one-eyed wolf is only tens of thousands of dollars.

An entire team of beginner mages spent a lot of effort to kill a one-eyed demon wolf. It was not worth it to give each person tens of thousands of dollars. If they accidentally got injured, they would lose money directly.

The Giant Eyed Rat is a typical money-loser. There is nothing valuable on its body. Not many mages are willing to take the initiative to sell it, unless they are lucky enough to get a strange bone."

"But completing commissions is different. Even the lowest-level commissions can bring in nearly six figures of income. All spoils found in the process of completing commissions, except for the commissioned targets, belong to the hunter. You can earn twice as much money for one job.

The most cost-effective team in this regard is the Urban Monster Hunting Team. They have a high threshold, a safe working environment, and generous income. They accept government commissions, and even if they hunt the giant-eyed gorilla rat, the shame of monsters, they can earn 50,000 or 60,000. If they are lucky enough to meet a big client, this number can double.

There are many private hunting grounds in big cities. Most of them are backed by powerful and famous hunting masters, and the fees are not low. The more famous the hunting grounds are, the higher the fees will be. "

"Generally speaking, the annual income of an ordinary hunter is about 300,000 to 400,000 yuan."

"Remember... this is an ordinary Mage Hunter!"

Zhan Kong emphasized this, glancing at Li Yu.
“The income of genius mages and magic schools such as lightning and healing schools, which are rare and have a greater impact, will only be higher.

But those people are generally sought after by all the major forces. They have safe and stable jobs with high incomes. They don’t need to go out in the wild in the wind and rain, suffer hardships, and risk losing their lives.”

The thirsty Zhankuuniu took a sip of the cold tea and continued:
"Beginner mages are the bottom of the mages. Once you reach the intermediate level, it means you have become the backbone of the mages."

"As they become stronger, mid-level mages will be able to access higher-level commissions. Most of the hunting lodges I mentioned earlier have a strength threshold of mid-level mages."

"the most important is……"

"With their strength, they can conduct more in-depth exploration in the wild, and their chances of finding precious magical resources such as natural treasures are greatly increased. If you are brave enough and not afraid of death, you can even sneak into the lair of a general-level demon to see if you can steal some demon eggs.

This kind of thing can easily be sold for tens of millions at any auction house. If the demon bloodline is higher, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions is not impossible, provided you can successfully come back alive. "

"In terms of income..."

"If a mid-level mage is more powerful and has better luck, his annual income is probably more than 10 million, and a lower-level mage can also earn several million."

"and many more!"

Li Yu suddenly called a halt.

“What’s wrong?” Zhan Kong looked over in confusion.

"Boss Zhankong, I accidentally learned before that the Galaxy Vein that allows a mid-level mage to advance to a high-level one seems to cost one hundred million, but according to you, the annual income of a mid-level mage is only about ten million. In other words, if a mid-level mage wants to buy a Galaxy Vein, he must save up for at least ten years without eating or drinking?"

Ten years! Li Yu was filled with awe. This was just an ideal time. In fact, mage training, buying magic tools, healing... which one didn't cost money?
And it's a lot of money. If your luck is bad and you get hurt more, if you need to practice at the same time, you might get nothing in the whole year.

It is unknown how long it will take to save up enough money on my own. Even if I finally buy the Galaxy Vein, I will be almost middle-aged and my potential will be exhausted, and my best years will be wasted.

"Or else?"

Zhan Kong spread his hands and said with emotion:

"This is the reality of the current magic world. The magic resources that are stably produced in the An Realm are limited, and most of them are still in the hands of aristocratic families and major forces.

It is difficult for an independent mage to make a name for himself without background and opportunities. The members of big families and big forces are full of magical tools, while an independent mage can only have one or two cheap magical tools at best, and the quality is not that good.

If a free-spirited mage who comes from a common family wants to stand out, he either has to be a hard worker or a money-grubber. Basically every mage is qualified to practice hard, and the gap is not that big. Therefore, most mages who want to go one step further will venture outside the safe world. The more dangerous the place, the easier it is to find treasures. Any natural treasure or legacy left by predecessors may change your destiny.

Moreover, having money is not enough, you also need power.

For high-quality resources like the Galaxy Vein, there are more wolves than meat. Not only can you not have money, but sometimes you can’t buy it even if you have money.

What can you do if you can't buy the Galaxy Vein? You can only force your way to a new realm with a very high risk of failure. Only a few people with good luck, high talent, and strong strength can make it. Most people fail. It's God's mercy that their foundation is not stable. The unlucky ones will suffer a backlash from the magic, and their cultivation will fall and they will never make any progress. "

"A mid-level magician is considered lucky. Look at our Bo City. How many mid-level magicians are there? There are a lot of beginner level 3 magicians in their 40s and 50s who have wasted half their lives! Just because of the lack of resources, they are stuck at the beginner level for their entire lives and can never move up."

"These are just a few of them. The gap between those with power and those without is so huge that it is unimaginable."

"Otherwise, why do you think magicians are trying so hard to get into big forces, and even willing to serve as dogs for aristocratic families? If they had a choice, would they choose this path?"

Li Yu was still young and inexperienced after all. Even though he was more stable and thoughtful than his peers, some things were still difficult to fully understand. For a moment, he was silenced by Zhan Kong's attack.

After all, if nothing unexpected happened, he would most likely become one of the helpless solitary mages mentioned by Zhan Kong.

"Whoa!"

Zhan Kong slammed the coffee table heavily, and the loud noise woke Li Yu up.
"What are you afraid of?"

Zhankong's tone was slightly sonorous, firm and powerful.

"What I just said is only for ordinary people. Ask yourself, are you an ordinary person?"

"Indeed, your background is very different from those children of wealthy families."

This is undeniable. As a family of poor peasants with only mules and horses for eight generations, the best thing about Li Yu's family is his parents, who are both novice mages.

But when Li Yu was in the sixth grade of elementary school, his parents died, leaving behind an apartment and hundreds of thousands of savings, nothing else.

This amount of family property is enough for Li Yu to finish college as an ordinary person, but it is far from enough to cover the expenses of becoming a magician.

"But those little creatures are just given food by God. How can they be compared with you, who are fed by God?"

There are many rich people in the world, but Li Yu's talent is basically invincible in the magic world. As long as he doesn't die tragically halfway, it is basically equivalent to getting a certificate of admission to the Forbidden Spell Mage. Others who dare to compare their talents with him are like Zhu Bajie catching his wife - ugly but dreaming!
(End of this chapter)