Only the most intelligent and self-disciplined apprentices will be able to follow the path of mage. - Mangaza, the legendary mage

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The first expansion pack for Dusk Era, "Age of Sprouts", spans the years 774-777 of the Faith calendar, 2 years of real-life time, and is capped at level 60.

With the exception of 777, which is known as the first year of dusk, the remaining three years are called the year of Shinye (774), the year of shimmering flowers (775), and the year of Aoki (776).

Before the battle of faith broke out between the new gods and the old gods in 777, players had three years to level up, enrich their inventory, and try to hug the laps of epic heroes as soon as possible and participate in the upcoming expansion, Will of the Dead.

Back at the beginning of the first expansion, the final level cap of 80 was officially announced, and it was stated that this would not change until the game was shut down - and they did. And the players who have worked hard to reach level 60 are just those 80-level legendary swordsmen, legendary mages and other epic heroes who accompany and waving flags when they fight, and the real participation in the battle of gods (level 85-90) is two and a half years later, when the third large-scale expansion "Ragnarok" arrives, and at that time the level cap is also open to level 80.

That is to say, before this, heroic epics were always the main theme, and everything revolved around them, and because of this, Mu Yan's career as a scholar who knew a lot about the biographies of characters began to play an unimaginable role.

However, a scholar is always an auxiliary profession, and since he has a new body and new attributes, he is naturally going to become a combat profession in his heart!

Fighting is a man's romance!

Among the complex and diverse class system of "Twilight Era", there is one that touches his heart the most - and that is the mage.

"If you want to be a mage, even the most lame and stupid mage, as long as you are a mage."

This sentence was written in a prominent place in the mage area of the game exchange forum, and was regarded as a classic by a group of mage players, and it also expressed Mu Yan's helpless heart.

Aside from his special status, unlike most "click and send" games, in Dusk Era, it takes luck to become a noble spellcasting class, first of all, intelligence.

This intelligence has nothing to do with IQ and is created by shaking the dice. It determines how quickly your character learns spells, how often they can cast spells, how much damage they can damage, how much cooldown they regenerate, and everything else that has to do with spells.

Each player's initial strength and physical resistance is 5 (knowledge is a unique attribute of scholars), and if you are not satisfied (you are not satisfied with a combat class), you can roll the dice to redistribute the first four. Generally, high strength corresponds to the warrior type, high agility corresponds to the thief type, high intelligence corresponds to the mage type, and high physique corresponds to the knight type.

Among them, the legal profession is the most special.

The other three, if you are not satisfied with your attributes, you can change them through the exercises in the game, and basically the corresponding attributes will be increased to full (12) after the end of the beginner's tutorial. And intelligence, as much as you shake out, you can't add it even if you exercise.

Therefore, it is a matter of face to say that in "Twilight Era", it is a matter of face.

This is obviously unfair, but the game's official Villefort is so willful that they even generously spoiled the words "those who choose mages can cry the worst" to mock those players who think they are lucky, so that both mage players and non-master players are offended.

But then things turned out unexpectedly, and after a simple beginner's tutorial, players who entered mage academies around the country really cried tears.

They complained that it was the worst experience ever, with complicated formulas and spellcasting animations and gestures that could not be done with the help of the game, as well as the penalties for failed spells (loss of proficiency, loss of level) caused by various distractions in battle, and the more powerful the magic, the more difficult it was to master. Faced with this dilemma, most people chose to delete the number and repractice - during that time, the account card sold a lot.

The noise about unfairness before the news came out was indeed much quieter, and no one was clamoring for a mage anymore. So in such a quiet environment, the mage players who silently persevered also achieved unbelievable results with their own efforts.

For Mu Yan, boring, troublesome or something, is it a problem? Is there a more boring profession in the world than a scholar? Besides, scholars and mages are the two most compatible classes, others such as blacksmiths and swordsmen, hunters and archers have more or less the illusion of overkill, and Lokan's famous mages, both players and NPCs have the status of scholars.

For example, Mu Yan's Bole - Wynne Garcia, the principal of Morrowind Academy, is a legendary mage and a senior scholar who has studied Elven languages quite a bit.

The only thing that bothered him now was that the "intellectual" attribute of this body was completely insufficient to become a mage.

The best Mage Apprentices have 12 intelligence, just like many melee classes. According to the Data Party, the legendary mage Mangaza had at least 14 intelligence points during his apprenticeship, which meant that it only took him 12 years to become a legendary mage from apprentice (level 1-10) - something that even the player could not do. (3 years of faith + 9 years of dusk calendar, when the level cap is 70)

And his 7-point intelligence, which can't even reach the threshold of a minimum of 9 points, is he destined to become a melee?

Just kidding, isn't it clear how cannon fodder the melee class is as a scholar? When was he invited to the next dungeon, and he wasn't surrounded by a circle of knights, sages, shields, and swordsmen? Those guys are just human punching bags, okay?

There's even a joke on the forum. After saying that a shield swordsman was rejected more than a dozen times in a row on the grounds that his output was too low, he shouted in the mercenary hall "I used to be a bodyguard for the president in reality", and then in an instant, a team application from the French profession filled his field of vision.

"What do you think? Alone at the back of the line in a daze? ”

Martin's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Nothing." After he replied indifferently, he felt that it was not appropriate, so he added, "It's a little cold, I don't want to speak." ”

Martin, however, seemed unconcerned about his indifference.

As a young man in the same town as "Grasshopper", Martin actually felt a little guilty about lying to him, especially when the young man who learned the truth was scared to death, his intestines were even more remorseful. After all, not everyone can do bad things without guilt, not to mention that Martin's father is still a priest in the town, and Kanrosh, a believer in the Holy Word, usually instills in his son the knowledge of karma. So when he saw Mu Yan who woke up showing a different spirit from before, he subconsciously thought that the other party had awakened some memories of his previous life.

Maybe even a god has blessed you! Doesn't the Old Testament say, "If God wants to give me bread, he must first make me experience chaos and hunger, and then I will know the value of fullness."

"Also, this year is much colder than ever, this dress is for you." With that, Martin took off his torn jacket.

"That'...... Thank you. ”

Mu Yan took the clothes in surprise.

"Item: Cowhide Jacket (Old), Cold Attack +1, Charisma Attack -1. [Don't you think you don't fit well with this dress?] ]”

Villefort's system prompt was as harmonious as ever, which came to his mind when he saw his superfluous comment as a "legendary scholar".

The legendary mage's evaluation is "Oh my God, do you really have a girlfriend in reality to become a legendary mage in this game?" ”

Legendary swordsmen, paladins, etc., say "Congratulations...... Wait, isn't this cannon fodder class enough for you to reroll? I also practiced it to a legend! (Account card discount)"

Seeing Mu Yan put on his clothes, Martin breathed a sigh of relief.

He had a feeling that he had offended a lot of guilt, and the polite answer from the other party confirmed his previous guess that the grasshopper would not say thank you.

"By the way, can I give you a few questions?" Mu Yan asked tentatively.

"You say."

"Where are we going to the mine?"

"I don't know if you remember the mangrove forest, walk through it and walk another thirty miles west, and you should be there tomorrow." After answering, Martin looked around, and after making sure that no one was paying attention here, he secretly asked, "Little brother, to be honest, did you suddenly feel any special power?" ”

Mu Yan, who was recalling geographical knowledge, was not half frightened by this sentence, and he looked at Martin with a shocked expression.

"Ha, you really forgot, my dead ghost dad is the pastor of the town, although he talks all day, but what he says still has some truth." Martin had a smug expression on his face, "You really saw through you". "Isn't there a bard in his twenties who suddenly mastered magic in the town of Beloka next door, and if you wake up and judge the two of you, I know there's something wrong here!"

The town of Beloka? It was only in his twenties that he awakened his mage talent......

If there is such detailed information, Mu Yan can't guess who this is, then I'm sorry for his identity as a legendary scholar!

This late-blooming seven-ring mage (level 70) is none other than the white-robed Lorov who will be the most beloved by players in the future. The reason why he is so loved is because he comes from a poor background, he does not have the arrogance and arrogance of most noble mages, even when talking to weak players, he is polite, and every night at 7-9 o'clock in the center of the town where he settles to answer the doubts of mage players, and get his personal answers will also get a buff called "Agile and Eager to Learn", and the skill proficiency gain will increase by 10% within an hour.

However, this white-robed mage who is close to the people has a tragic end, in the 25th year of the Dusk Calendar, that is, during the third expansion, he believes in the old gods and is besieged by the followers of the new gods, and his magic power is exhausted and he dies in the Sulfur Fire Plain. Because of this incident, the players of the plot party, who have always been quiet and self-contained, have scolded the official shamelessness and forcibly issued bento boxes in order to create a sad atmosphere, and of course, there are also conspiracy theories that this is a one-and-done solution taken by programmers who can't stand answering magical theory questions from players every day, which has been widely praised as soon as it came out.

But in any case, being able to beat many epic heroes alive in the hearts of players as the identity of the Seven Rings, this character can be said to be quite successful.

Faced with Martin's sensitive questioning, Mu Yan pretended to smile mysteriously.

The Kansa region at the foot of the Hengduan Mountains, belonging to the territory of the Morning Star Empire, has a cold climate, inconvenient transportation, and a low level of education among the people. However, the main task of these priests was not to preach, as rare intellectuals, they did most to assist the lord in his official business, and they were very busy.

Because of this, the myths and stories that occasionally pass through their mouths have become the only pastime of the locals, and the more unexplored the people, the more convinced they are of this supernatural power - daydreaming is human nature.

"Look, I'll just say!"

Taking Mu Yan's smile as a default, Martin's attitude became more and more cordial and friendly.

Then Martin's naïve questions emerged one after another, and Mu Yan, as a scholar, tried his best to restrain himself, but the inadvertently revealed wisdom and bottomless knowledge reserve also set off a monstrous wave in the other party's heart, and he became more and more convinced of his identity as a "god".

When it was getting dark, he heard a system prompt that he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Your reputation for Civilian (Level 1) Martin Wilson rises to 'Trust', gaining 200 experience."

The reputation of NPCs in the game is divided into neutral, friendly, trusting, respectful, and close friends, and there are five stages.

But when Mu Yan came back to his senses and carefully examined this prompt, he found something strange.

The categorization of this prompt is "Task Log".

That is, he inadvertently started a mission?