Chapter 165 Draft (Ⅴ)

"That thin and tall boy is the youngest son of General Charles Gates. I heard that he followed his elder brother to receive strict military training in the barracks. Knight training."

Thomas softly introduced the background of Edward Gates to Joan.

"Edward, this kid, probably stayed in the barracks for a long time. He always put on the profile of an officer. He doesn't allow others to be more prominent than him, and he doesn't want to see others are better than him. In the future, you should be more careful and try not to provoke him."

"I never provoke others." Joan said seriously.

"Even if you don't want to cause trouble, you can't help others take the initiative to find fault!" Thomas half-jokingly sighed, "Genius is like a bright light, it always shines in the dark, attracting swarms of moths to harass."

Joan remained silent, staring at the general's son Edward Gates, guessing what kind of spell he was going to show.

The first spell that Edward Gates showed was "Magic Missile", which did not surprise Joan, after all, he was also good at the same spell.

However, when Edward released two purple balls of light with a random wave of his hand, dragging two arcs of light and whizzing across the sky, hitting the target a hundred feet away from different angles at the same time, Joan couldn't help but admire his superb spellcasting. Tips applaud.

"Huh? Is this classmate using a level 1 arcane spell 'Magic Missile'? How come two missiles are fired at the same time?"

Confused murmurs came from the crowd, and Joan didn't need to turn his head to know that the other party was just a young apprentice who knew a little about 0-ring tricks, otherwise he wouldn't have asked such a naive question.

"As the casting level increases, the number of magic missiles will also increase. It is said that up to five missiles can be launched at the same time, and they can even attack five different targets separately! Although Mr. Gates is a level 2 mage, he specializes in magic missiles. Essence of the 'Evocation School', when casting evocation spells such as magic missiles, an additional mage level is increased, which is equivalent to a level 3 mage, so they can launch two missiles at the same time."

Someone gave a detailed explanation, prompting the young apprentices to give out another admiration full of envy.

"Look at these worthless kids, is it worth the fuss?" Thomas shook his head and sneered.

Joan twitched the corners of her mouth, but said nothing.

If he hadn't had a series of adventures in these three months, first he was lucky enough to pick up the "Tears of God", and then he drank the water of wisdom under the guidance of Irminsur and Mimir, I am afraid that he is just a man who understands a little bit now. A young apprentice of magic tricks, seeing Edward Gates waving his hands and blasting two magic missiles, wouldn't he be astonished and admiring? How is it different from the "fuss" and "good-for-nothing kids" whom Thomas despises?

The fate of people is really unpredictable.

Just as Joan was secretly lamenting the impermanence of fate, Edward Gates on the playground had already begun to demonstrate the second spell.

"Untúpa!"

The thin and tall young mage coldly uttered a Quenya character representing "covering and protection", and the invisible magic net distributed in the space around him distorted and deformed accordingly. They were clearly visible, twisted and intertwined at an indescribably fast speed, and after just three seconds, a disorderly mess of hemp was woven into a translucent coat made of magic power, which was tightly attached to Edward's body, from scratch. It is tightly bound to the feet, providing him with an impeccable all-round defense.

"Mage armor?" Joan guessed in a low voice.

"That's right, this is the 'Mage Armor' with the strongest defense among all 1-level arcane spells," Thomas folded his arms across his chest, affirming Edward's spellcasting skills reluctantly, "Mage Armor is actually It is an invisible force field barrier, and its defense power is comparable to wearing a set of real scale armor. What is even more valuable is that mage armor has no weight, so it will not be as heavy, cumbersome, or hinder spellcasting actions as real armor. Very practical defensive spells, all level 1 mages will give priority to learning 'Mage Armor', but not many are as proficient as Edward, at least I can't do it."

Joan's face was slightly hot when he heard it. Thomas said that "Mage Armor" is a compulsory course for level 1 mages, and he is already level 2, but he has not been exposed to this basic spell, which is a bit shameful.

The third spell Edward showed was called "Shield", which was similar to "Mage Armor", and it was also a spell used to enhance the mage's own defense. It's just that what this spell creates is not a magic armor, but a tower shield made of force fields, which provides exactly the same defense as a real tower shield.

In addition, the "shield technique" has two major advantages over the real tower shield.

First of all, this translucent force field shield has no weight, just like a suspended wall floating in front of the mage, wherever the owner goes, the force field shield will follow, it does not increase the load, and does not need to be held, making the master Free your hands and cast spells calmly.

The second advantage of the "shield technique" lies in its "force field" attribute.

The solid tower shield made of wood and metal can only resist real swords, guns and arrows, but it cannot resist force field spells such as "magic missiles", let alone stop incorporeal undead such as "ghosts" from approaching them; The force field tower shield created by "Shield Spell" can perfectly defend against the attacks of magic missiles and incorporeal undead creatures, especially the former, making this spell the best choice for mage duels-do you dare to use "Shield Spell" ", the opponent dares to blast you into a sieve with continuous magic missiles!

The profession of mage is actually very contradictory, both powerful and fragile.

The strength is that there are countless kinds of spells available for casting, and it is omnipotent from heaven to earth. The weakness is that mages need to spend all their energy on learning knowledge and researching spells, and nine out of ten are nerds who have no power to restrain themselves.

In order to ensure the flexible completion of spellcasting gestures, mages with weak bodies usually cannot support heavy armor, let alone waste one hand for holding a shield, so their own defense is extremely weak. The situation becomes dangerous.

In order to make up for the shortcomings in defense, mages throughout the ages have created many spells designed to enhance their own defenses. Among them, the most basic and practical two first-level spells are "Mage Armor" and "Shield Spell".

As Thomas said, "Mage Armor" and "Shield Technique" are compulsory courses for all mages. After all, safety is more important than anything else. Only by protecting yourself can you talk about dealing with the enemy.

Joan knows neither "mage armor" nor "shield technique".

This is not because he is unique, but because he has no chance to learn these two very important defensive spells.

In fact, from the first day Joan came into contact with magic, he suffered from the lack of teaching materials and mentors.

Compared with Edward Gates, a noble young master who learned magic knowledge step by step from his tutor since he was a child, Joan was like a hungry beggar, learning whatever spells he picked up, so how could he be picky?

The spells he has mastered are many and complex, and they are not systematic, which just shows that he is from Ye Luzi.