Chapter 133 "Arcanist" Brian (Part 2)
Brian stabilized his mind and slowly stretched out his palm. Then with a thought, a fist-sized blue and white flame floated in his open palm. Inside.
As the blue and white flames full of magical energy shine gently, ripple-like ripples, centered on the flame, ripple out in all directions.
Looking at the arcane fire that had changed so much, he took a deep breath to calm down the chaotic atmosphere.
As he opened up everything about himself, his body, mind, and magical intuition, the worries that weighed heavily on his heart suddenly disappeared, as if a pair of heavy armor had been thrown off.
At the same time, his sense of mental exhaustion disappeared, replaced by a sudden burst of energy and an extremely clear consciousness.
Arcane energy shone around him, making him involuntarily immersed in it, as if these energies were more intoxicating than any fine wine he had ever tasted.
Feeling such an obvious change in himself, Brian's expression showed a hint of joy, and his perfect and complete calmness made him full of confidence, knowing exactly how he should lead this powerful arcane torrent.
When he subconsciously probed his consciousness into the interior of the arcane fire, he immediately discovered that he seemed to have entered a deeper position inside the magic network.
This position is not like that left by the goddess of magic, but a similar inner magic net that he copied for himself through the ability of arcane fire and the characteristics of the magic net itself.
This made Brian realize that his arcane fire was very likely to have successfully advanced this time and already had the prototype of his own small magic network.
As long as he continues to improve his strength, the various functions of his small magic network will gradually be completed.
In fact, he did not expect that Aohuo would copy the functions of the Demonic Network, because he did not consider that aspect at all.
This made him guess that the reason why the Demonic Network was successfully copied was probably related to the goddess of magic.
After all, the Magic Network is the deepest part of the Magic Network.
In the era when the Demonic Network was not closed by the goddess of magic, the main function of the Myser energy core that supported the power of the floating city was to connect the innermost layer of the Demonic Network to extract the original magical energy.
Ultimately, this energy will be covered throughout the city, providing a steady stream of magical energy for the great arcanists of Netheril, allowing them to levitate their cities high in the sky, or create accurate Magic items without the need to consume physical strength and cast the magic constancy spell.
The fundamental reason why the arcanist profession disappeared in Netheril was due to the restriction of the Demonic Network.
It is this restriction that completely blocks the potential for spellcasters to enter the field of arcanists and for other spellcaster professions to continue to improve.
This is the current situation of the spell caster group since the inner magic network was closed: helping casters with insufficient talent to cast spells more easily, restricting spell casters with extraordinary talent who are too strong to threaten people in certain fields. thing.
However, no matter how practitioners of the arcane arts evaluate the pros and cons of the Ley Line, it is a very important thing for every spellcaster.
Without the existence of the Magic Network, the number of spellcasters in the entire world would be reduced by at least 90%.
But Brian believes that when most spellcasters adapt to casting spells outside the magic network, as time goes by, their potential will be stronger than in a world with the restrictions of the magic network.
This is just like after the magic net is closed, the casters can only release nine-level spells at most, but as time goes by, the caster group has developed legendary spells above the nine-level spells.
In the magical kingdom of Halua in the south of the mainland, an almost crazy mage appeared. He claimed that the goddess of magic used the rules of the magic network to squeeze the faith and value of every spellcaster. The magic network It is the cancer of the world of Toril and the spiritual opium of spellcasters. Only by eradicating it and making the magic network completely disappear can the glory of the Arcane Empire develop rapidly.
The Archmage seems to have a point, but no one dares to agree with his approach.
Because the magic network collapses and cannot be repaired, it will definitely trigger a disaster similar to mass extinction of species.
Under this situation, it may take thousands of years for the magic civilization to gradually flourish.
The small world where Brian was reborn was once a world where the Magic Network could not be sensed.
But this does not mean that people in this small world cannot obtain the ability to cast spells.
Although the wizards there have not yet mastered the new spell-casting system, those who cast spells through blood can still awaken spells and gain spell-casting abilities under such harsh conditions.
Although warlocks can only master low-level spells, this has shown that without the existence of magic network, it does not mean that magic civilization cannot rise, but they have not found a real method yet.
Brian no longer thought about the true intention of the goddess of magic, but instead looked at his own arcanist characteristics.
After all, his arcane fire already possesses the ability to infiltrate the magic net, which means that many restrictions on spellcasters will have no effect on him.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to successfully advance to become an Arcanist.
[Extraordinary Arcana (Professional Characteristics): Arcanists’ understanding of spells has exceeded the knowledge of mortals, and they are no longer restricted by the fact that mortals can only possess nine-ring spells. They can gain spellcasting abilities above the ninth level as their levels increase, in the same professional way as when they obtain spells below the ninth level. These nine-level and above spells can be used to provide super magic, or they can be converted into low-level spells. At the same time, they can also be used to cast and metamagic legendary spells - provided they have legendary spells. 】
Seeing the introduction of this professional feature, Brian's eyes widened in shock, and it was hard to believe his eyes for a moment.
Acquiring the "Extraordinary Arcana" professional trait means that his spells are no longer limited to nine-level spells and legendary spells. If he has the ability, he can even develop ten-level and eleventh-level spells. Even the only twelfth-level spell, Karthus' Apotheosis.
At this moment, he finally understood why the goddess of magic suddenly appeared when he advanced to become an arcanist.
It is most likely because the professional feature of "Extraordinary Arcana" has broken the restrictions of the magic network.
Obviously, she is also worried that there will be a second Karsus Divine Enlightenment Spell, or a similar twelve-ring spell.
As far as Brian knows, the only twelve-ring spell developed by Karsus back then happened. With the disaster, the knowledge and all research materials about this powerful magic have long been collected by the reborn goddess of magic. Gone, thrown into the unknown of the multiverse.
It can be seen from this that the gods are afraid of this powerful magic.
Seeing the introduction of this professional feature, Brian realized that collecting tenth-level and eleventh-level spells from the Netheril era might become another goal for him in the future.
After all, these high-level spells are all developed based on the knowledge in the Nese scrolls. With just one Nese scroll he obtained, he wanted to research such a powerful magic on his own. It is obviously very difficult unless he can collect most of the scrolls and master the knowledge in them.
Then he stopped thinking about it and started to check the second professional feature:
[Secret of the Magical Position (professional feature): Arcanists have special skills that allow them to penetrate deep into the magic network. After interpreting the composition of the magic net itself, when they fully understand the origin of the spell, they can convert all the spell slots they possess into the form of energy, and use it flexibly at will between different levels.
Note: A first-level spell slot can convert 1 point of arcane energy, a second-level spell slot can convert 3 points of arcane energy, a third-level spell slot can convert 5 points of arcane energy, and a fourth-level spell slot can convert 7 points of arcane energy, 9 points of fifth-level spell slots, 11 points of sixth-level spell slots, 13 points of seventh-level spell slots, 15 points of eighth-level spell slots, and 17 points of ninth-level spell slots. 】
Obviously, this is a professional feature that converts spell slot casting into blue bar casting, which is a standard feature of the Arcanist profession.
Brian discovered that although his arcanist profession was only 1 level, the spell slots of the war mage were also affected by this characteristic and were all converted into arcane energy.
Now, including his arcane energy of 101 points of arcane fire, the total is 145+101=246 points.
What does 246 points of arcane energy mean?
With his current strength, he can cast up to six-level spells.
Each sixth-level spell consumes 11 points of arcane energy. In other words, he can release 22 sixth-level spells with 246 points of arcane energy.
Even with the metamagic specialty "Spell Quickening", with his current arcane energy, he can cast 12 sixth-level spells.
This is the most significant advantage of blue bar casting compared to spell slot casting.
Because they can flexibly mobilize their arcane energy to release spells at will, instead of memorizing spells every day like traditional wizards.
Brian looked at his third professional feature:
[Spell Master (Professional Specialty): You will devote your life to magic books, sacred objects, volumes and spell books, and In the end, a great discovery was made: every tiny part of arcana contains a large amount of arcane truth. Each spell is part of an ancient great achievement, a tiny fragment of the final formula.
As you study in depth, your spell knowledge and power become more and more powerful, and they gradually integrate with you, giving you proficiency in spells. These talents allow you to spend less time With resources to research new arcana, this is a dream that those spell users simply cannot achieve. Effect: When the arcanist researches new arcana, the success rate is increased by 25%, and the time, resources and experience consumed are reduced by 30%. Note: The legendary feat "Legendary Spell Master" is a prerequisite feat. 】
Seeing this specialty, he immediately understood the cost-effectiveness of this specialty.
At the same time, I finally understood why the great arcanists of ancient Netheril were considered the greatest spellcasters in history.
Because the introduction of the three professional characteristics and expertise of Transcendent Arcana, Spell Mystery and Spell Master is enough to explain everything.
Nowadays, the most obvious shortcoming of the arcanist, that is, the dependence on the magic network, has been completely solved by Brian. He believes that the arcanist profession will definitely benefit him throughout his life.
Then, he turned his attention to the last choice. [Field Specialization: Each arcanist can choose one of the three magic fields of creation, mind, and transformation as the main field of specialization, and at the same time, choose one of the remaining two fields as the secondary field. Note: When the Arcanist releases magic in the specialized field, the damage and effects caused are all increased by 15%, the secondary field is increased by 5%, and the third field remains unchanged. 】
There is a big difference between the magic users of the Nese era and modern magic users. In terms of name, they are called arcanists, not modern wizards or mages.
As can be seen from the field, arcanists are spellcasters who can be both versatile and specialized. They are not like today's wizards, who need to be divided into eight major schools.
The less divided the magic field is, the greater the arcane knowledge they master.
This is like a piece of cake. Most wizards with limited energy can only eat one-eighth of it, but the arcanist can eat one-third of it directly.
It can be seen that with the ban of the Demonic Network, the goddess of magic also castrated many of the wizard's abilities.
Of course, a profession with such strong basic abilities means that it is very difficult to improve. Without enough appetite, the cake you eat can even choke you to death.
The main reason why basic professions such as warriors, rangers, and rogues can endure for a long time is that they are in line with the public, and almost everyone can successfully find a job.
The same is true for wizards in the spell caster profession.
As for a profession like Arcanist, which has both breadth and depth, it also increases the difficulty accordingly when improving its strength.
When Brian successfully became an Arcanist, he found that he wanted to upgrade the Arcanist level to level 2, but the experience cost had reached more than 200,000, which was twice as much as the experience required for normal promotion. .
Fortunately, the world is so chaotic that he doesn't have to worry about killing all the monsters.
He no longer hesitated, and directly selected ‘Creation’ from the three major fields of the Arcanist as the specialization field, and ‘Mind’ as the secondary field.
Arcanists in the field of creation specialize in creating and destroying things. The main types of spells are: pain, armor, teleportation, destruction, killing, energy and summons, which is equivalent to a combination of protection, conjuration and There are three schools of plastic energy.
The first Nese scroll that Brian obtained contained magical knowledge about energy, destruction and killing.
Arcanists in the spiritual realm specialize in arcana that affects spiritual consciousness and prophecy. The main types of spells are: exile, coercion, concealment, contact, confusion, revelation and precognition, which is equivalent to possessing the three majors of prophecy, illusion and control. group.
Arcanists in the field of transformation specialize in arcana that transforms other things, and even transforms the essence of magic. The types of spells include: drive, control the dead, dispel spell, defense, deflection, transformation, spell and protection. It is equivalent to combining the three major schools of necromancy, protection and transformation.
Choosing the ‘Creation’ field was a choice that Brian had long thought about.
As for the secondary realm, he chose 'mind' because the legendary soul crystal he obtained contained a great arcanist of the spiritual school with a level as high as 35.
He believed that when he made this soul crystal into a tower spirit, he would definitely be able to obtain arcane knowledge about the spiritual realm from the tower spirit.
Moreover, he is also a psychic. Using arcane magic and spiritual energy in the spiritual realm at the same time to influence a person's mind will definitely have unexpected effects.
From an overall perspective, both in terms of depth and breadth, the arcanist completely beats the wizard.
But when Brian became an arcanist, he discovered that this profession had a fatal flaw.
When they were learning scrolls, there was a problem with the success rate.
Limited by intelligence, if an arcanist fails to learn a spell, it means that they have lost the opportunity to learn this spell forever, and they will never be able to learn it again, even if they use the wish spell.
However, this shortcoming is not a big problem for Brian for the time being.
Because when he was a wizard, he had stored all the spells he had learned into the arcane fire.
As long as the level increases, he can spend some time to extract it for his own use.
What made him unbelievable the most was that he also discovered that not only had his arcane fire been perfected into a small magic net by the goddess of magic, but all the spells stored in it had also been successfully activated.
This means that he no longer has to worry about collecting rare materials to improve the level of the arcane fire, and he will not waste a lot of time activating the magic stored in the arcane fire.
As long as his arcanist level increases, the level of arcane fire, including the spells inside, will also increase accordingly.
Furthermore, arcanists have the "Spell Master" professional expertise, which shows that their main method of obtaining spells is self-research and development.
After everything was settled, Brian checked his newly acquired sixth-level spell.
When a spellcaster masters sixth-level spells, it means that he has entered the third-level hero level. The spells he can master will become very rich, whether it is to save his life or to kill enemies, making him sufficient Respond to most emergencies.
Like Tear Barrier, Tear Defense and Advanced Dispel Magic, these three magics that break the caster's shield and force field barrier were the starting spells that Brian was once best at.
Spell reflection, spell invalidation barrier, anti-magic aura and anti-magic field are the spells he often uses to defend his opponents.
His attack method is mainly based on the sixth-level spell "Magic Rapid Fire".
"Magic Rapid Fire" is not an attack spell, it is a buff spell.
After use, it allows him to perform a multicast.
With his current level 11 spellcasting level, after being blessed with "Magic Rapid Fire", he can cast a fourth-level or lower spell five times at once.
If this spell is combined with his "Arcane Twin" characteristic, it will be enough for him to instantly release ten energy-shaping attack spells of four rings or below.
This is an attack method that Brian has tried repeatedly.
The most representative spell among the six-level spells is the "trigger" of the evocation school.
The biggest function of "Trigger Technique" is that it can compress a spell that does not exceed the sixth level. After being triggered, the spell will be released instantly.
No matter how complicated the spell is, no matter how many materials, spells and casting time are needed, it can be triggered and released in an instant.
Belonging to the group of spellcasters, it is a landmark life-saving means.
He can set "Magic Rapid Fire" as a trigger spell, and the moment he encounters the enemy, he will directly submerge the opponent in a gorgeous and violent spell bombardment.
Brian looked at all the activated spells in the arcane fire and the professional characteristics of the arcanist. He felt that at this moment, except for the strong men in the legendary field, he had a unique ability to face any professional. The power of war.
However, while gaining great strength made him full of confidence, there was also a worry that weighed deep in his heart from beginning to end.
He can still vividly recall the image of the goddess of magic, Mystra, easily removing her arcane fire from her soul with every movement of her hands.
This made him realize that these abilities of his were completely under the control of the other party. As long as she wanted to, she could easily destroy him.
It can be seen from this that the reason why the goddess of magic helped him perfect the arcane fire was not only because she believed that she was within her control, but also because she wanted him to stand in her camp and fight together. Shar the Lost Lady.
Although it was Brian's original plan to fight against Shar and her forces, Haunted City, such a passive situation made him feel a little uneasy.
This uneasiness is the same as having your own destiny controlled by others.
So, while improving his strength, he must find a way to completely get rid of the situation of being controlled by others, strengthen his arcane fire, and make it independent enough not to be taken away by the goddess of magic.
Even if the goddess of magic had no ill intentions towards him, he still couldn't feel too reassured.
He still understands the principle of being prepared for danger in times of peace.
Just like at this moment, although the Arcanist's advancement has been completed, which has relieved him of a heavy burden in his heart, there is still a more serious problem waiting for him: how to resist the counterattack of the City of Shadows.
(End of this chapter)