Chapter 78 Soul Breath
"I found the secret book of [Ascetic Body Training] at the Hoddam Wizard Market. At first I thought I had been tricked, but now I know I have picked up a real treasure."
"The apprentice wizard who sold me the secret book is nowhere to be found now, but even if he is found, he may not have the follow-up parts in his hands."
"Perhaps we can only start with Angele."
Ronan's eyes flashed slightly. When he broke through as a formal wizard, he used the unique bottle of God-burning potion that Angelet gave him.
The extra mysterious ingredients in it complete the last bit of expert-level proficiency in [Ascetic Body Training].
If we can figure out what this mysterious ingredient is, we might be able to find the direction of subsequent master-level practice in [Ascetic Exercise].
Of course, it would be a big problem for Ronan now to find Angele and extract clues.
Laura is a mad dog and has driven Ronan into desperate situations several times.
But in fact, in Ronan's heart, it was Angelet who felt the greatest threat, even though Angelet was quite "friendly" to him and even "helped him.
This is a moody person, He can feel the shadow cast by Angele's smile. Angele's heart may be more dank and cold than those crows pecking at carrion. One second he is close to your cheek, and the next second he may peck you blind. Eyes
For now, he can only try to find clues in the Silver Ring.
Mental power seeped into his body, and Ronan saw a fist-sized white ball of light floating quietly in the center of his chest.
There were many white light spots emerging from various parts of his body, and they merged into the ball of light like moths flying into a flame.
This is the product of the majestic and abundant vitality in Ronan's body, and it is also the energy driven by the active stimulation of his talent [Innocent Body].
It will be consumed and will replenish itself slowly.
But once it returned to the size of a fist, it stopped growing. It should be related to the proficiency of [Ascetic Exercise].
Anyway, Ronan would never give up on this path of [ascetic exercise].
The appearance of [Unsullied Body] is the first change in the talent bar of his character panel, and the improvement it brings far exceeds any other extraordinary power gained when the spell breaks through to the master level.
This is a potential. Huge roads.
Although wizards pursue immortal souls, Ronan is really looking forward to what he will grow into in the future if he continues on this path!
“What needs to be solved most now is the issue of soul sigils and first-level spell inheritance.”
Ronan walked to the desk in the room and sat down, tapping his fingers on the tabletop habitually, making a crisp and rhythmic sound.
Because of the lack of these two things, Ronan has not been considered a true first-level wizard until now.
This is also the tragedy of being a wandering wizard group.
There is no systematic inheritance and no one to guide you. Every step you take needs to be explored alone. Sometimes you can’t even find the stone for the next step
To be honest.
Ronan's requirements for soul sigils are actually very low.
As long as he is suitable and not too bad, it will be fine.
Because Grace told him that soul sigils can be replaced and condensed into more than one.
A wizard who has just entered the first level cannot condense a too advanced and powerful sigil when his soul power is not that strong.
In fact, Ronan has a soul sigil and a matching first-level spell inheritance.
It was found in Laura's storage waist bag.
The name of the talisman is - [Bloodthirsty].
The effect, Ronan has personally experienced, can make plant servants summoned by plant spells enter a state of bloodthirsty madness, nearly doubling their abilities in all aspects, and the duration depends on mental strength. The disadvantage is that they will fall into a period of "weakness" afterward. ", the power of the plant servants will be greatly reduced.
If you choose the [Bloodthirsty] sigil, Ronan will have to switch to plant-based spells.
The advantage is that Laura's storage belt contains many things that plant wizards need, and there is even a harmless leaf that greatly increases plant spells.
If it weren't for the fact that plant-based spells were a completely unfamiliar field to Ronan, and he himself wasn't interested in plants, perhaps Ronan would have already begun to condense the [Bloodthirsty] sigil.
For now, the [Bloodthirsty] talisman is only the last option in Ronan's mind. He may not consider taking this path until he really has no other better choice.
Ronan's current plan is to join the Silver Magic Circle, but through the Silver Magic Circle, he can gain inheritance. If the recruitment standards of the Silver Magic Circle are not so high.
"The strength of the Silver Ring is probably more than ten times stronger than that of Hoddam College. It will be good for my future if I can rely on such a powerful force."
Ronan still vividly remembers the scene of the destruction of Hoddam College. Almost as soon as he closed his eyes, he could think of the scarlet blood cloud that covered the sky and was as thick as a clot of blood that could not be dissolved.
"Scarlet Tower..."
He whispered the name, "I don't know what Hoddam is like now."
In the small room, the lighting crystal emits bright but not dazzling light.
There are two ultra-miniature rune arrays on the wall that glow slightly and operate silently.
Ronan sat in front of the long table, holding a carving knife in one hand and a blank rune stone in the other, while he was carving quietly and intently.
Time passed like water. I don’t know how long it took. A dazzling light burst out in Ronan’s hand. With a slight explosion of "pop--", white smoke rose up, then rose rapidly, and was all blown away. Inhaled into a small vent in the wall.
"call--"
Ronan crushed the scrapped rune stone in his hand and threw it into the wastebasket next to him. The blue disappeared in his eyes, then he patted the dust and powder on his hands and stood up from the table.
The first-order [Flying] rune, the first-order [Acceleration] rune.
Ronan has been studying the two core runes of the first-level flying magic tool recently to prepare for his settlement in the silver magic ring.
With the blessing of [Basic Meditation Technique - Realm of Sky and Brightness] and the flying ring from Laura on his hand as a physical reference, his progress is pretty good. Although he has failed many times, he is almost ready to learn the [Flying] rune. .
Ronan briefly learned that in the Silver Circle, a [Flying] rune was sold for ten intermediate magic stones. As a private rune master, he might sell it to rune shops for a lower price, but as long as he was diligent enough, he could make a living. There is absolutely nothing wrong with you.
After checking the time, it was almost six o'clock in the morning, and the free breakfast service at the Blueberry Inn was about to arrive. Ronan simply stopped practicing and walked out of the room.
Ronan is quite satisfied with the training room that comes with this suite. Although the space is a bit small, it comes with [sound insulation] and [vacuum cleaning] functions. There is also a long table inside. In addition to meditating, you can also Some simple alchemy and potion experiments are conducted inside.
After washing his hands in the bathroom, Ronan strolled to the living room.
The early morning sunlight penetrated through the half-closed blinds, leaving mottled light and shadow on the carpet in the living room.
A glass vase is placed on the small round table in the center of the living room. There are several beautiful pink and purple flowers in the vase.
Ronan sat down on the sofa, then took out a black metal box about the size of his palm and a half from his storage bag, placed it in front of him, directly penetrated the box with his spiritual power, and then started to crack the rune lock on the box with ease.
It was the mysterious metal box obtained from Linus. The rune lock on the box required the mental power of a first-level wizard to open it.
Different from the universal rune lock on the storage waist bag that Ronan had cracked before, this rune lock has a complicated structure, and if you try to "violently open the lock", the entire rune lock and the box inside will be destroyed together. This is something Ronan has always endured. The main reason why I have been tempered until now.
He was really curious about what kind of precious legacy Linus's rumored senior apprentice mentor had left for him, which deserved to be preserved so carefully.
From Hoddam to the Silver Ring, it took more than two months for this rune lock to be completely cracked by Ronan. It was estimated that it would only take three to five days.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"
A crisp knock on the door broke the lasting silence in the room, and a girl's voice came from outside the door.
"Lord Ronan, your breakfast is here."
Ronan quit cracking the rune lock and put the metal box away again.
"Come in."
The door opened from the outside, and a young girl with beautiful blue wool curls walked in quickly pushing a dining cart. First lay a clean and tidy tablecloth on the table, place the cutlery and forks in an orderly manner, and then present today's breakfast.
"Lord Ronan, you can start your meal."
The girl greeted Ronan respectfully.
Ronan nodded and sat down at the table.
Today's breakfast is grilled lamb rolls, cream of mushroom soup, and a small plate of fruit platter with several kinds of raspberries.
Ronan almost didn't sleep all night. It was when his appetite was at its best. He ate very quickly. While eating, he could clearly feel the blue-haired girl's eyes staring at him.
The girl's name is Alida, and she is the only daughter of the owner of the Blueberry Inn. She is also the childhood sweetheart of Jacob, the young guide who introduced him to stay at the Blueberry Inn.
The two were childhood sweethearts, but Alida's father had always disapproved of their relationship. He had always hoped that Alida could marry a real first-level wizard, even if it was to be a mistress.
And Jacob, it is said that it is for this reason that he is working hard to become an official wizard.
These are the information that Ronan "overheard" in the past few days.
In fact, it was not eavesdropping. After his physical rebirth, his already excellent five senses became even more outstanding. Occasionally when he went out for a walk, he could unconsciously hear people chatting in the hotel.
He even knew that the blue-haired girl Alida had been boldly calling him "beautiful adult" in private, and that the business of the Blueberry Inn had not been very good recently, all thanks to Jacob's help from time to time. The single business was maintained, but the rental price given to Ronan was indeed very fair.
"Alida."
Thinking about it, Ronan suddenly called out the name of the blue-haired girl without warning, startling the girl who had been staring at him.
"Yes, I am here, Lord Ronan."
Alida quickly stood up straight, "Do you have any orders?"
"Do you have a date with Jacob this morning?"
Ronan cut off a small piece of lamb chop and popped it into his mouth.
"No, sir."
Alida's face turned red and she said quickly: "In fact, we don't have many opportunities to meet each other. Jacob is busy enough with his part-time job and meditation every day. He has been working hard to save money to become an official wizard..."
"Yeah?"
Ronan put down the knife and fork in his hand, picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, and asked, "How much worse is he?"
Alida immediately brightened up after hearing this, "Sir, do you want to support him? But to be honest, Jacob is really a very outstanding potential stock. If you are willing to give him a little support, I think I can convince him to become your most loyal follower from now on!”
This little girl is crazy about marrying her childhood sweetheart...Does Jacob know that you secretly told him to "sell yourself"?
Ronan was speechless and spoke directly to break Alida's unrealistic fantasy.
"No."
Ronan said, “I just want to give him a chance to make tips.
I plan to go to several places today to do some errands. You know I just came here and don’t know the way, so I need a reliable guide.”
Alida was a little disappointed when she heard that Ronan just wanted to hire Jacob, but she quickly rolled her eyes and bravely said to Ronan: "Sir, if it's just because you don't know the way, I actually have a better one." Good advice, beneficial to both of us.”
"oh?"
Five minutes later, Alida pushed the dining cart and walked out of the room in a good mood. Ronan in the room looked at the map in his hand with some humor.
Alida sold him the entire Seven Rings City map for two low-level magic stones, and then asked Ronan to cooperate with her when he went out later, telling her parents that Alida would be his guide for a day. And Alida "cheated" this day of free time, so that she could really have a romantic date with Jacob.
"It is indeed full of the disgusting sour smell of love."
Ronan picked up the Seven Rings City map in his hand and put it in front of his face, pretending to sniff it, silently complaining, and then stuffed it into his storage bag.
In front of the counter, the handsome wizard clerk handed a small square box filled with magic stones to Ronan and said with a smile: "There are two high-level magic stones in total, plus forty-five intermediate magic stones. Please count them. "
Ronan glanced at the box and instantly counted the number of magic stones inside. With no expression on his face, he nodded and put the magic stones into his storage bag.
This is a beautifully decorated magic tool shop. The main purpose of Ronan coming here is to sell his discarded apprenticeship equipment, as well as extra useless storage belt bags and other miscellaneous things.
This was already the third house Ronan had visited, and it was also the one with the highest bid, but what he got in the end was still far from what he expected.
The magic tools and four zero-level storage belts obtained from Linus alone were worth more than three high-level magic stones in total.
But if you think about it carefully, Silver Magic Ring is a place for great wizards after all. Various magic tool shops and rune shops are all over the streets. It seems normal that the price of this lowest-level apprentice magic tool is lower than that of Hoddam.
"Do you need anything else?"
After the beautiful wizard clerk entertained Ronan, a middle-aged man who looked like the store manager came over and waved her hand to let her go, and then took the initiative to greet Ronan with a smile.
Ronan glanced at the scene in the store, thought for a moment, and said, "Are there any weapons?"
After being promoted to an official wizard, Ronan needed to replace all his equipment, starting with the most important weapons of course.
He originally thought that the middle-aged man, who was also a first-level wizard, would take him to the area filled with all kinds of beautiful staffs and introduce them one by one. Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man was silent for a while, and then said: " Our workshop has the most powerful first-level staff in the entire Seven Rings City, but you must have just been promoted.
If you don’t mind, you can tell me the type of sigil you plan to condense and the department of your major spells, so that I can give you some advice on selecting the corresponding staff.”
Ronan's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, "Can you tell that I haven't condensed the soul talisman yet?"
"certainly."
The middle-aged wizard nodded matter-of-factly and said, "Your soul aura is as clean as white paper. Only wizards who have not condensed any talismans can have such soul characteristics."
"Well"
Ronan was stunned for a moment, and after asking, he found out that the aura of a formal wizard would change after condensing the soul sigil.
It will be affected by the talisman, showing a mysterious and obscure flavor.
And the more and more advanced the condensed talismans are, the more mysterious and complex the feeling will be.
This is often used by wizards to initially judge the strength of an official wizard.
Because mental power fluctuations can be hidden, but it is difficult to cover up the breath of the soul.
The soul sigil is the core of every wizard's own spell system. The more complex and advanced the condensed sigil is, the more powerful the combat effectiveness will naturally be.
This is considered common knowledge in the official wizarding circle, but Ronan didn't know it until now.
After listening to the middle-aged wizard shop owner's explanation, Ronan felt a sense of enlightenment.
No wonder he always felt that every official wizard he met along the way seemed to be stronger than him. He originally thought it was because he had just been promoted and his mental power had not increased.
I never thought that the main reason was that he had not condensed the soul sigil.
Ronan's "ignorance" did not cause any change in the middle-aged wizard's attitude. As a shopkeeper, he was of good quality and had always been polite and patient.
"Are there any melee weapons?"
After understanding clearly, Ronan changed his mind.
(End of chapter)