"You can't escape, but you can't fight because you don't have enough time to cast spells, so you need to dodge temporarily. Flying apes are extremely agile, ordinary spells are difficult to hit, and there are so many of them that you need to find a way to concentrate them. Steve quickly analyzed the situation in front of him.

"The flying ape is now surrounding the trunks of the trees, and I think it should be attacked with fire. Without trees, the threat of flying apes would be halved!" Ivan offered his opinion.

"The trees of the Sunset Mountains are no different from ordinary trees, because they have been nourished by the magic of the water element for a long time, they are not easy to burn, and if you use fire directly, it will not have much effect. It is only good to ignite after cutting it for a while. Steve explained.

"But don't be too afraid, fortunately there is a cave for us to avoid, apes have limited patience, and it won't be long before they give up or storm the cave, either of which is good for us. Steve said happily.

Sure enough, as Steve expected, the flying ape began to scream in the trees in about a quarter of an hour, obviously in a hurry. After a while, more than a dozen flying apes jumped down from the trees and attacked the cave.

With the strength of its arms and the blessing of wind magic, the stones and sticks it throws are like solid cannonballs, and they can make potholes the size of basins when they hit the stone wall. With Steve's full force activating the earthen wall technique to protect the front, with a solid defense, there is also time to cast intermediate magic.

A lengthy spell sounded, the condensation of magic power was clearly palpable, and a magic array the size of a round table unfolded around Steve, and the rich fire elemental magic power condensed into three magic cannonballs, and then shot at the incoming flying ape like a rocket.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Three violent explosions sounded, and more than a dozen flying apes were directly blown up and their flesh and blood flew sideways. That scene was really bloody and violent, and it would have been 100% harmonious in the previous life. Seeing that the losses were heavy and there was no progress, the flying ape angrily smashed and left.

"Uncle, what kind of magic are you, the power is simply amazing!" Ivan felt for the first time the violence of magic, a desirable force that could dictate the fate of other lives.

"This is a fifth-order magic arcane missile, the most famous mid-level magic in the world, which seems to have originated from a magical empire in ancient times. But now it's a must-have for intermediate mages, and it's recognized as the best intermediate magic in the world. Steve said with some pride.

"Wow! There is such a long history, uncle, you said that an intermediate magician is necessary, can other departments also use it?" Ivan noticed something unusual. Each department has its own unique magic, and different departments rarely have the same magic.

"Yes, that's where it's great, and different departments have different effects! Steve pointed to a mess not far away.

Thirty meters around each explosion site was blasted into deep pits, and the ferocious flying apes were blown up to the point where only debris could be seen, and the affected trees were shattered.

This kind of power, low-level magic is simply beyond the reach of dust, and there is already a level gap. If fireballs have the power of bullets, then arcane missiles are the power of cannonballs.

Relieved of the danger, the trio set out on their journey back again. Along the way, Steve begins to explain to Ivan about magicians.

The mage's weak body is a relative statement, and for ordinary people, the mage's magician-nourished body can be said to be quite strong.

And for the warrior, the mage's body is considered weak. Warriors train their bodies from an early age and absorb magic to change their physical fitness, and unlike magicians, this change is carried out on their own initiative.

The warrior fuses life force, mental power, and magic power to form a fighting spirit controlled by the body. The controllability of this power is too much magic power of the mage in the high place, and the disadvantage is that it cannot mobilize the magic power outside, and it is a big difference in the mage from the point of view of the destructive power.

Finally, compared to Warcraft, there is no difference between a mage's physical strength and a weak chicken, which is why it is difficult for a mage to fight against Warcraft alone. There are some powerful spells, but you have to have a chance to unleash them!

Fortunately, magicians can use external forces to help themselves, what scrolls, dangers, teams, staffs, etc. are all the means of magicians.

Spell scrolls store built magic in scrolls. The magic wand greatly enhances the magician's ability to cast spells, and can be set with magic gems, which can build magic and store mana. A gem is an additional spell that changes the shortcomings of the single means of medium and low-level magicians.

But all of this is conditional on money! No magician will say that I will never run out of money, but I will never have enough. Money is not everything, but no money is everything. To become a powerful magician, money is a necessity.

The journey back was so far away from the attack of the flying apes that it was getting late that the three of them returned to the adventurer's town. After one night stay, we returned to Glow City the next day.

Mr. Painter paid the commission fee as promised, but Steve still reported Mr. Painter's behavior - not acting according to the agreement of the commission, which made the commission more difficult. Once it is verified, it is difficult for Mr. Painter's commission to be accepted. No one likes to take unexpected risks.

Returning to the Mercenary Guild, Ivan officially became a brass mercenary. As he was leaving, Ivan suddenly noticed a group of mercenaries gathered in the commission bar and discussing something. Squeezed over to see that it was a bounty request issued by the guild leader.

The gist is that the mercenary guild is declining day by day, and can only survive with difficulty, although there are still many entrusted tasks, but the benefits are very limited, the president wants to brainstorm, reward good suggestions, revitalize the mercenary guild, and the first place proposal will get the grand prize of the mercenary guild.

"It's kind of interesting," Ivan thinks that the president's hand is very good, not to mention whether there are any good suggestions, just mobilizing the enthusiasm of the mercenaries is very effective.

"It's a pity that it's just a soup to stop boiling. Ivan commented.

There are too few elites among the mercenaries. To be honest, except for a few fools like Steve, the mercenaries are the most miserable of the hardest. The aristocracy and the rich don't have to think about it, even the commoners with a little talent have been recruited by the state and the nobility. The level of the rest of the people can be imagined.

Out of boredom, Ivan also filled in his own suggestions, not expecting anything to gain, purely for fun.

It reads as follows:

I think the biggest problem with guilds is that they're too low-end, and low-end makes discovery limited.

First, the task is low-end. The guild accepts almost any task, and although this can expand the source of commissions, it is also branded as low-level and not recognized by the upper echelons. High-level commissions are dying out.

Suggestion: Strict grading of delegators, delegators, and mercenaries, and strict correspondence between the levels of delegators, delegates, and mercenaries. Make the hierarchy more obvious and meet the needs of different levels.

Second, the members are low-level. Mercenaries are generally of very low quality and limited abilities, and most of them are of low origin and have very poor qualifications.

Suggestion:

1. Set an example. Compile the legend of the mercenary and spread it widely. To set an example of mercenaries who are moral, intellectual, physical, and mercenary, (nothing can be made) and to publicize their heroic deeds (ibid.).

2. Put forward slogans such as struggle to change fate, freedom without restraint, mercenary experience to exercise skills, and I want to become the king of mercenaries.

3. Expand visibility. Regularly hold mercenary king competitions, invite people from all walks of life to participate in and contact the aristocratic design commission list, determine the ranking of participants with the list, and greatly publicize.

After the bad taste is satisfied, Ivan goes home with Uncle Steve.

—Frank Manor

"Okay, you kid, you finally came back from vacation and didn't accompany me well, and you took my best friend with you. You're my own son. "Old Frank expressed deep dissatisfaction with Ivan's cheating behavior.

"Well, father, it was my mistake. Isn't there still a few days left, can't I keep you with Uncle Steve?" Ivan hurriedly comforted the lonely father.

"You still have a little conscience!"

......

After a few leisurely days at home, the day of the opening of the academy arrived.

"Hey, Hudson, Bill, how are you okay after a long time of not seeing you?" Ivan greeted his two roommates.

"I'm fine, Hudson, Ivan, I brought you gifts, young mage robes. My mother made it herself, you can take a look!" said Bill, who quickly took out the clothes in the package and unfolded them for the two of them.

The style of clothes has the mystery of a magician and the vigor of a teenager, plus some styles that pull the style, it is definitely the best choice for secondary two teenagers.

"Oh, Bill, you're so nice, I love it so much. I also brought you gifts, two magic amulets. Hudson also took out two talismans made of animal bones, in a very primitive style.

"They have a first-order light healing technique, and although the effect is not strong, the production itself is beautiful. ”

Bill gladly accepted the gift. Now Ivan was very embarrassed, and he did mention gifts before the holiday, but Ivan was too obsessed with mercenary commissions and completely forgot about it.

"Don't mind Ivan, the gift is just a small greeting gift, you can talk about interesting things about the holiday as a greeting gift for us. Hudson saw Ivan's embarrassment and helped Ivan out.

"Well, I spent all my vacation on mercenary missions, and forgot about everything else!"

Ivan then shared interesting things about his life as a mercenary.

"Wow, Ivan, you're amazing! You have such a colorful experience, and you've become a full-fledged mercenary! I'm all about eating, drinking, and having fun at home. ”

Bill was very impressed by Ivan's "legendary" experience and deeply regretted that he had wasted his time.

"I just helped my father's business at home, and I thought I was amazing, and it was too shocking to compare with you!"

Hudson also had an expression of envy and admiration.

"Take me next time!" the two said in unison.

"Being a mercenary is not for fun, the commission is strange and dangerous, and I don't plan to go again in the near future. How dare I venture without my uncle Steve!" Ivan hurriedly declined the two men's request.

Although the two were very unwilling, they gave up under Ivan's "earnest teaching".