79. Wand
Sapir's Wand Shop.
A long-established shop run by a fairy has a history of almost 200 years, but this shop is located in the middle of nowhere, hidden in the alleys in the corners of the city, so although it has a very good wand-making skills, it does not have much reputation, and it is a good store like a treasure that can only be found through acquaintances.
It's just that compared to the desertion of the past, which may have been without customers for several days on end, today this small wand shop is unexpectedly lively, almost crowded.
But the owner of the shop, an old fairy who knows how old God knew how old, did not rejoice in the prosperity of the business, and he just lay quietly in his little rocking chair, smoking a cigarette in a leisurely manner, and then he continued with a red-furred fox girl.
"Little Cynthia, in the blink of an eye, it's time for you to take in an apprentice, I still remember the scene not long ago when Barbara's old woman brought you to me to buy a wand, when you bought a pear wood wand, the core of the wand made of nightmare hair, how is that wand now."
The old goblin asked with some nostalgia.
"It's already exploded, that wand has only been used for less than half a year and can't withstand my magic power, Sapir, the wand you made is very easy to use, but it's not very strong."
Cynthia, the fox girl, complained.
"You...."
The old goblin's eyes widened, and he blew his gray beard, and he wanted to jump up and beat this little girl whose hair had not yet grown.
The wands he made were used by people who said yes, okay, there could be no quality problems at all.
Although the wands in his shop are all entry-level wands sold to wizard apprentices, in terms of quality, they are not much worse than the wands of formal wizards, and what is lacking is the perfect adaptability of a customized wand to the owner, even if all the magic power of a formal wizard bursts together, it is impossible to blow up the wand made by him.
But the next moment, he remembered that the woman in front of him was no longer the little girl who followed the old witch back then, and now she was a big man who could cause a storm on the whole mysterious side with a casual word.
So, the old goblin's upright body lay down on the rocking chair again and continued to smoke.
Forget it, he's so old, so he doesn't care about this kind of little girl.
.......
Merlin picked up a wand from the counter and tried to wave it twice.
Except for the feeling that it was good, he didn't feel anything else.
No way, who made him an ordinary person without magic patterns.
Looking at Alice, Cinderella and Diana around them, it was clear that everyone was holding the same wand, but every time they waved it, the tip of the wand lit up with a little fluorescent, which showed that the magic power was smoothly transmitted to the wand.
To be honest, Merlin was still a little disappointed with the wands in this world, and he originally wondered if he could see those wands in these wand shops that were as cool as the artifact equipment in the game, but when he entered the door, he saw that they were all short wands like chopsticks, which were not cool at all.
He is no stranger to this kind of short wand, after all, the wands in the popular fantasy movie in his previous life are all like this.
And after looking up the occult knowledge in his mind, Merlin also found that the kind of cool long staff was also popular on the mysterious side a long time ago, and the long staff increased the witchcraft of wizards even more, but with the promulgation of the secret ban, the long staff that is too obvious and cool is really difficult to hide, so since then, wizards have been more inclined to this kind of small and easy to carry, and the short wand with strong concealment has been more inclined when choosing staffs.
Although some of the increase in the strength of the sorcery is sacrificed, it is also much faster to cast this short spell than the thick long staff.
Both have their own advantages and disadvantages.
It's just that the wand in the movie in the previous life is quite smart, and it will choose its own master, and the wand in this world is obviously not good.
Generally speaking, there are only a few styles of standard wands sold in the wand shop, and this kind of standard wand is generally prepared for apprentices who have just begun to learn magic and witchcraft, and those apprentices fail to cast spells at every turn when they learn to cast spells, and the first to suffer the consequences of magic rampage is the wand.
Therefore, for apprentices, wands are actually consumables, so naturally they don't need to be expensive, cheap, usable, and strong enough to withstand the consequences of a few more failed spells, and it is enough to meet these conditions.
Just like the coach car in the previous life, unless there is a lot of money and nowhere to spend, no one will use a high-end car to practice for novice students.
In the same way, just as you will choose your preferred private car after you get your driver's license, wizard apprentices will only consider spending energy to find and train a wand buddy that will accompany them for the rest of their lives as long as they successfully graduate and become a qualified official wizard.
That kind of personal wand is generally not bought off-the-shelf, but needs to be made by the wizards themselves, and the best wand for them is homemade.
Of course, if you really don't have the skills, you can also take the time to cultivate the materials for making wands yourself, and then find a dedicated wand maker to make them for you.
And if you don't even know how to grow materials......
emmmm, probably such a stupid wizard can't finish school.
[rd=70, host occult 90, valuation successful...]
Although you can't use a wand, your knowledge tells you that this is an extremely well-made wand, the best choice for novice wizards. 】
Picking up a few wands at random, he passed a few estimates, and looking at the appraisal results fed back from these skills, Merlin nodded with satisfaction.
Cynthia didn't cheat him this time, but the store she brought him to was good, and every wand on the counter was a boutique.
Since there is no problem with the quality, and the style is only three or four basic models to choose from, and the choice is limited, Merlin had to let the three budding apprentices each choose the most pleasing one to take, and then a few people paid the bill and left.
The shop was so small that they kept occupying the counter, which prevented other customers from coming in.
When passing by the door, Merlin smiled at the werewolf girl with beautiful red fur who had been standing and waiting for a long time.
"You're also freshmen at Aldridge Academy, I'm sorry we delayed you, but to apologize, you can choose from those wands in the corner of the counter in a moment."
Merlin noticed Aldrich's notice that the werewolf girl was also holding in her hand, and thinking that it would be his students in the future, he smiled more kindly, and revealed a little news to them by the way.
Although all the wands in this wand shop were of good quality, the ones in the corner he said were clearly of the best kind.
...............
"Wow, Hong, that goat uncle was so handsome just now."
Seeing the orc-looking strangers leave the store, the werewolf girl Hong, who had been vigilant, finally breathed a sigh of relief, only to hear her friend lying on her head, chirping at her waves.
The girl was suddenly a little speechless.
"Elizabeth, everyone's appearance here is fake, okay, it's a transfiguration that was immediately conjured, how do you know if someone is an uncle."
Red said helplessly to the nymphomaniac's friend.
"You see he has a beard, he must be an uncle."
The fairy girl Elizabeth affirmed.
"Goats have beards, okay."
Red was even more helpless.
But she actually felt that the goat just now was quite handsome, which made her feel a little drooling faster.
The real werewolf girl Hong couldn't help but lick her lips.
Let's eat mutton tonight,
Thinking so, the girl walked into the store, looking at the wands on the counter, she couldn't help but look at the ones in the corner.....