Chapter 274: The Archmage and the Wise Man’s Library
Things seen from a distance are blurry, but those up close are still very clear.
Even if Xu Lai didn't gain much, he still wanted to exterminate those jackals and climb up to take a look. Of course, it wasn't just to take a look at the current situation.
There are too many wild monsters, and he has little time. He must use the most reasonable way to maximize experience points and resource acquisition.
Xu Lai silently excluded a nearby ore pile guarded by golden men and the Garden of Truth guarded by a large group of hellhounds.
The Golden Man is rougher and thicker than the Tin Woodman. The disadvantage is that he is equally slow. Someone with a little patience can completely wear these guys out by running and beating at the same time.
However, although the level of the Jinman is not bad, the ore pile guarded is of little significance to Xu Lai.
Instead of wasting so much time and slowly wearing out these golden men, it is better to spend time on that group of archmages who are easy to kill and have a high probability of recruiting.
When he was in the grassland before, Xu Lai had already failed diplomatically with a group of great mages, but the number of that group of mages was not as large as here.
With the blessing of the Three Stars Lianzhu, there are more than 150 great mages in this group.
That's not all. Xu Lai counted carefully when he was at the top. There were more than 150 archmages in red robes, but there were more than a dozen people wearing green robes, which was the symbol of a magician.
The mage in the tower and his basic favorability point is 60 points, which is one level lower than the friendliness of his own clan. Also, Xu Lai is allowed to approach if he does not take the initiative to attack.
Before Xu Lai approached, he deliberately re-equipped the forbidden magic ball, so that even if diplomacy failed, the group of mages could only attack with passive energy rays.
The mage who has lost his ability to cast spells and is still being approached is absolutely no threat.
After Xu Lai asked his men to get into formation, he began to touch the leading magician.
Equipped with the forbidden magic ball, Xu Lai didn't want to tear up the scroll, so the clairvoyant eye couldn't be used.
"A large group of archmages admire you and are willing to join your army. Do you accept?"
"Accept, of course."
This damn diplomacy, It finally started to have an effect, and Xu Lai's face went numb from smiling.
There are a total of 176 mages in this group, including 158 level 5 archmages and 18 level 6 magicians. Together with the library of wise men they guard, they all became Xu Lai's trophies.
Xu Lai knew about the Library of Wise Men. When he obtained the map from the merchant, Xu Lai asked about some of the more important outdoor buildings in the Lower North Empire.
In addition to the mountain fortress on Norwalk Mountain, the Northern Empire also includes the Library of the Wise, three high-level magic temples, a lighthouse that illuminates the course and increases the speed of movement on the sea, and a Stone of Inspiration and A temple of seven dragons.
These important buildings all belong to the great lords. For example, the Alpine Fortress belongs to King Aled, and the Library of the Wise belongs to Marquis Adlon, who is also the upper noble of Viscount Notting of White Rock City. .
Similar to the relationship between Xu Lai and Count Aini, in theory, Xu Lai only needs to be loyal to Count Aini and the emperor. The rest of the people, regardless of their titles, have nothing to do with him, and they have no control over Xu. Come.
However, due to the war, Adlon's soldiers stationed at the Wise Library have been withdrawn, so with the coming of the new January, the library attracted a group of archmages.
It was a joy to obtain the Archmage, but Xu Lai was even more delighted to be able to take the opportunity to visit a high-end building that had been strictly guarded by the nobles before.
From the businessman, Xu Lai inquired about the functions of these high-end buildings.
In addition to the lighthouse near the sea, the Wise Man's Library allows visitors who pass the Wise Man's test to receive a huge improvement of +2 in all attributes.
The three high-level magic temples allow visitors to learn three third-level spells for free, namely the amnesia spell of the water system, the powerful shield of the earth system, and the continuous fireball of the fire system.
The only thing Xu Lai can learn from nearby is a high-level magic temple in the west of Green Forest Town, which records the earth-type Hercules Aegis.
The Stone of Inspiration is similar to the Garden of Truth. There is no access requirement. All visitors can gain two points of intelligence or two points of spiritual improvement from the Stone of Inspiration.
As for the Seven Dragons Shrine, you can obtain the power of the seven dragons by sacrificing resources and directly upgrade it to a level.
It's a bit like the wisdom tree found at Xu Lai's door. The difference is that the demand for the wisdom tree is random, and there is a probability that it can help you upgrade for free.
Yesterday, Xu Laicai drank a potion and obtained an increase of 2 in all attributes. The cost was a hundred thousand gold coins and a huge favor.
If this favor is converted into the normal auction price in the auction house, then Xu Lai's 10 attributes, 30 points of life and 30 points of mana are worth at least 300,000 gold coins.
A full 300,000 gold coins. How could Marquis Adlon, who had occupied the Wise Man's Library, let others access it for free?
It is said that before the devil was raging, Marquis Edlon stationed a mixed infantry and bow legion here, with more than 3,000 people.
Whether this rumor is true or not, Xu Lai doesn't know. Anyway, he can still see traces of a large group of people stationed here.
Xu Lai quickly climbed up the stairs and pushed open the door of the Wise Library with both hands.
“The visitor’s level has not reached level 24, and he has intermediate diplomacy skills, which reduces the level 4 visit requirement.”
After obtaining such information, Xu Lai opened the door and met the library administrator. The administrator asked Xu Lai to enter the Wise Man Library. Although he didn't stay long, he could learn a lot and increase his attributes by 10 points.
When leaving, the administrator said to Xu Lai: "Everyone can only enter the Wise Library once. After you leave, you cannot come in again."
For this Xu Lai was not surprised at all. The Garden of Truth and other things he visited before could only be visited once. Even the alchemy potions he had taken could only be taken once.
If you can keep taking potions, like those nobles who have accumulated wealth for countless years, I am afraid they can keep drinking potions until all attributes are 99.
After only one day and one night in the wild, Xu Lai's attributes had changed tremendously. All attributes increased by 4 points, which was equivalent to an increase of 20 levels.
After walking out of the Wise Man's Library, Xu Lai once had the desire to destroy the library, but unfortunately he did not have this ability.
He even regretted recruiting the group of mages at the door, otherwise he would have kept them guarding him. He believed that it would be impossible for ordinary people to get in.
But soon, Xu Lai felt relieved. He couldn't occupy this building anyway. He just took the opportunity to take advantage. The one who should be worried was Marquis Edlon.
The most important thing is that the so-called test of the Wise Man's Library is actually level. The requirements are not low. Only level 24 is allowed to enter.
Although first-level diplomacy can be reduced by two levels, if you want to enter, even if you have ultimate diplomacy, you must be at least level 14.
I am afraid that most heroes will not be able to meet these two conditions. Even those indigenous nobles, it is estimated that not many can meet these conditions.
Since others can't get in at all, Xu Lai feels much more relaxed. After all, he has spent a lot of money to improve his attributes.
A large number of attribute improvements have raised Xu Lai's physical fitness to a huge level.
The most obvious thing is strength. 4 points of strength will at least allow him to carry 40 kilograms more items.
The original battle flag is now waved in my hand, and I almost feel no burden at all.
Coupled with the increased endurance and recovery ability from the improvement of his physical fitness, Xu Lai's ability to continue fighting has at least been improved by another level.
Not to mention the improvement of agility, body coordination, dynamic vision, shooting speed, extreme running speed, balance ability, etc., have all been significantly enhanced.
Intelligence and mental performance are also very obvious. At least Xu Lai is very energetic now, and his memory is the most obvious. Not only when he was a child, but even his own memories as an infant can be gradually recalled.
The distance of mental control has also been greatly improved. 27 mental points are enough for him to take over the bodies of recruited soldiers within one or two kilometers, including Tahan and the others.
"Let's go back."
If we continue to walk forward, we will approach Adlon's castle. As a well-known and powerful noble in the Northern Empire, there are still many soldiers in Adlon's castle.
Xu Lai doesn't want to have any conflict with them. The most important thing is that the wild monsters near the castle should have been cleared away.
Otherwise, there are countless subsidiary towns and villages near the castle. If the wild monsters are not cleared away, food will not be delivered to these towns and villages. The hundreds of thousands of people in the castle will eat and drink whatever they want every day.
They said they were going back, but not back to Green Forest Town. Instead, they took a direct detour to the west of Green Forest Town.
However, compared to when they came, there were more mages when they left, which seriously slowed down Xu Lai's marching speed.
[Arch Mage]: A level 5 mage unit in the tower camp. Each person consumes one unit of food per day and has 720 mana points.
Characteristics 1. Spell-casting unit, the Archmage can release designated spells by consuming mana.
Feature 2. Melee spellcasting. The Archmage can release spells remotely. The powerful concentration ability also allows the Archmage to still use spells to counterattack (without reducing damage) after being approached by the enemy.
Feature 3. Joint casting. Archmages can cast spells together with mage heroes (including priests) to increase spell power and reduce spell consumption.
If the hero is a physical profession (knight, devil, etc.), every time the hero unit casts a spell, the Archmage can save 1 point of mana consumption for the hero. This effect cannot be superimposed and will be covered by the characteristics of the Mage and Magister.
Feature 4. Energy ray. The Archmage uses energy rays to attack by default, causing 6*mental spell damage to the enemy (can be enhanced by archery).
Spell list: Fire ray, enhanced fire ray, freezing ray, enhanced freezing ray, lightning strike, enhanced...
[Mage]: Tower camp level 6 mage unit, each person Consume one unit of food every day and have 1500 mana points.
Characteristics 1. Same as the Archmage.
Characteristic 2. Same as the Archmage.
Characteristic 3. Same as the Archmage (joint casting reduces the mana consumption of the heroic unit by 2 points)
Characteristic 4. Same as the Archmage, the damage is increased to 7*spiritual value.
Mage List: All level 3 spells.
(End of this chapter)