Twenty Sided Dice

After Siegel left the conference room, he stood under the Three Peaks Pagoda, thinking quietly. The Three Peaks Pagoda is a majestic building, a spectacle that amazes everyone. Before Waterdeep was established, the mages who came here showed their power from the wasteland, and powerful spells caused three towers to rise from the ground. At that time, the whole earth was trembling, and the natural creatures fled far away, watching everything that happened here in fear.

These three towers symbolize "authority, knowledge and original heart" respectively, and the tallest tower in the middle is the "original heart" tower. Every time Siegel sees this tower, he will think of the knowledge he has read in books: "To understand knowledge and to gain authority is just to better understand the original heart." This kind of thinking of the Master Federation is different from the old one The "Mage Association" and "Academic City" in the mainland were dismissed by them as "too similar to priests". However, there are also many mages and scholars who agree with this idea, come and join the Federation, and bring life to the three towers.

Siegel asked himself, what do he want now? He has read a lot of biographical books about how the archmages grew up from the library here, and he understands that only if he can endure loneliness and study hard can he become an archmage. But he also knew that deep down in himself, he longed to take risks and see the world. The world is so big and there are so many things to see.

Why don't you go to the north to see? Siegel pondered. According to the process of sitting in on the meeting, he knew that a month later, a large number of adventurers would go to the north, to the territory of the wild and orcs. There will be mercenaries, knights, and a large number of speculators and regular soldiers who will follow. But in the same way, both savages and orcs will be alert. The north will be very crowded and lively. Instead of going at that time, it is better to leave as soon as possible.

"Power comes from practice." Siegel made up his mind after thinking of the Ph.D.

So he walked to the knowledge tower among the three towers and entered a huge hall carved from obsidian. There aren't any windows here, but there is some soft, magic-backed light around. There are many bookshelves floating in the sky, constantly moving, in and out of the gray mist. The fog filled the entire hall space, and when you looked up, you couldn't see the top of the tower at all. This is a place dedicated to storing various books, and mages above the apprenticeship can borrow and transcribe books here.

Siegel has been here many times. The last time he came, an old man in a red robe received him and helped him find the book "Magic Shield and Protective Energy Fundamentals". This time it was also the old man. He was sitting alone on a huge stone chair, holding a copy of the travelogue of the mage and reading with great interest.

"Good day, old man," said Siegel, "I'm going to borrow some books."

The old man raised his head and looked at Siegel through the old mirror on his nose. After a while, he suddenly realized: "Oh, it's you. What do you need this time?"

"About the geography and primary magic of the north of Waterdeep City." Siegel had already made up his mind before walking in. The cost of borrowing books here is very high, and the geography is still cheap, only 1 gold coin per day. The primary magic book requires 7 gold coins per day, which is not as cheap as those classified magic books - 4 gold coins per day, and it does not delay learning magic.

The old man raised his head and looked at the bookshelf in the air, and quickly searched for the relevant catalogue. After a while, he said: "Sorry child, the Elementary Magic Encyclopedia is no longer available. I have a good recommendation for Northern Geography - "The Orc and the Sea" William Eric."

Siegel also has a backup plan. He wants to take the geography, and then pick up the spell books related to illusion and elements. The old man looked at him, then said: "Little Mage, you should go to the Tower of Authority. The road to the north is not easy, you need magic items to protect yourself, at least you should be equipped with a wand. If you go out to travel, You also need a portable, waterproof and insect-resistant spellbook. I've seen the sad thing about wizards losing their spellbooks, don't make the same mistake."

Siegel nodded, and he meant it too.

The Knowledge Tower is a library, study room and exchange room, and it is always quiet here. Unlike it, the Tower of Authority is much more lively. It is a laboratory for spells, a practice field, and a workshop for magic items and various potions. As soon as you enter this tower, you can hear the noise coming from overhead. Fortunately, the entire tower has been reinforced by magic many times after its construction, and countless magic circles continue to absorb and weaken the damage to the tower body, so even if someone casts an ice storm in the laboratory, only a dull thumping sound will be heard downstairs. Now the thumping sound in this tower is like a drum beat, it is likely that a group of mages specializing in the elements are researching new spellcasting methods.

Unlike the library, there are no mages as reception staff here. For those who study magic, a day in the library as a receptionist, with enough free time to read books, is a bonus. But being a "shopping guide" in the authority tower is a waste of time for mages. Therefore, the archmages created a lamp **** and "welcomed guests" here all year round.

Dengshen is a blue smoke-like magical creature that can change into the appearance of an ordinary human. It has good intelligence and can communicate well. Moreover, this kind of creation has a very keen magic sensing ability, which can detect those bad customers who try to deceive them with magic. They have strong spell resistance and can cast spells to dispel simple magic effects. Ordinary people cannot show their prestige in front of the lamp god, which also ensures the safety of the magic items of the authority tower.

Siegel entered the tower of authority, and a cloud of blue smoke floated over, trying to wrap the young mage. This can be regarded as the evil taste of the lamp god, who always likes to bully newcomers. Siegel can actually understand the act of the lamp god. If he was made by himself, bound here, and doing a repetitive job for life, any creature except the undead would go mad. The lamp gods are just because they don't have a complete soul, their emotions are more like a mechanical transmission structure, so they won't become hysterical.

The "god" of the lamp is just the creator's boast of his creative ability, a fantasy of trying to "go to the gods".

Although I sympathize with these poor magical creatures, it doesn't mean that they should be rolled up and thrown out. Siegel waved his left hand gently, and the magic energy drove a breeze around him, blowing the blue smoke away gently. Deng Shen immediately felt the level of magic energy possessed by the visitor. Although he was only a trainee mage, he was still a member of the Federation. It's okay to make a joke. If you continue to make fun of it, it will violate the soul essence of the "servant" of the lamp **** and cause serious damage.

So the blue smoke rolls and gathers in front of Siegel, and then takes on a funny face. With a playful but standard pronunciation, he said word by word: "What's the matter with you?"

"The wand, the wand used to help me cast spells," Siegel said.

"Oh, a new mage needs his wand to unleash fearsome spells!" The Djinn kept twisting in the air, and then a bunch of wands appeared above his head, spinning around Siegel. "Long, short, straight, and curved are all useful; lightning, flame, acid, and poison are all used to defeat the enemy. Which hand do you use to use the wand?"

Siegel thought for a while, and he still had to use a machete in his right hand, so he stretched out his left hand.

"Oh, a left-handed gentleman. It's very rare that your arms and fingers are so strong. I also saw the calluses left by drawing the bow and practicing the sword - are you sure you are a mage and not a warrior?"

Siegel stared at him, twitching his fingers nimbly, making several gestures that are common in using spells, flexible and accurate. This shows that he can let the magic energy reach the fingertips smoothly without any stagnation, which is also the basic requirement of using a wand.

"Okay, new mage, what are your requirements for a wand?"

"It can be quickly retracted into the sleeve. Because many times I need to free my left hand to use the weapon."

"Hmph..." Deng Shen glanced at Siegel again, and then said: "Is it necessary to be able to stick it out of the sleeve quickly? Why are there more and more dueling mages who like to sneak attack now? ." As he said this, he took out a 30 cm long wooden wand from the top of his head, and said, "Blood wood, blood wood, blood-stained wood, it's better to kill people!"

Siegel took the wand and felt a burning and manic power from it.

"When you cast spells, it's stronger, faster, and sharper!" Dengjin, a competent salesman, said excitedly, "And it's cheap, it only costs..."

"Change another one, I don't feel good about this one." Siegel handed him the wand back.

"Cut! Picky little devil." Deng Shen took another one, and then introduced: "32 centimeters long, the hardest and heaviest ebony wood. If you forgot to bring a knife~www.readwn.com~ this You can also make a cameo as a dagger."

Siegel reached out and took it, without any strange feeling. He casts the omnipotent servant spell, and the magical energy flows smoothly in the wand, without the feeling of stagnation. The wood is very hard, it is like holding a hard awl in the hand, and it is very textured when waving. It can indeed be a cameo dagger as Deng Shen said.

"When you use the spell 'Dumak', the wand hides on your wrist and turns into a bracelet, and when you chant 'Shrak' empty-handed, he turns back into a wand. But other than that , this wand is completely featureless. Are you sure you don't need a bodyguard or a missile wand?"

"No, I like the feel of this wand." Siegel tried a few spells to get used to the speed and frequency of the wand getting bigger and smaller. He asked, "How much is a wand worth?"

"The two thousand one hundred gold coins have already been discounted." Deng Shen replied with a smile.

A set of exquisite full-body armor that can be heirloom is only 1,800 gold coins - of course, most knights still can't afford it - Siegel is deeply pained by this price. The cost of attending classes and experiments in magic learning, and the cost of buying a house, all quickly consumed his property, and now he only has more than 5,000 gold coins in his hand.

It is useless to bargain with the lamp gods. They are affected by spells and have no ability to make concessions on the price. They will only keep repeating the original price. Junior mages do not create magic items and are purely a consumer class. Siegel could only pinching his nose to recognize it.

"You must learn to make magic items." Siegel made up his mind: "You can't just get in and out like this, and no amount of wealth will be consumed."