Chapter 7: Sloan
There were only thirty-one jackals in total, and Ainan solved half of them alone, and no one was impressed.
This kid is obviously a magic apprentice, how can he be so powerful?
Could it be that he is an undiscovered genius?
Among those who were willing to follow Sir Lothar into exile were many nobles and their retainers, and these people were above Sloan in terms of knowledge. Seeing that Ainan took advantage of the special environment of the Sadol River to easily make the jackals lose more than half with a small spell, many people's eyes lit up, and they secretly paid attention to this unknown young man.
Ainan, a commoner-turned-apprentice magician, joined the party when Sir Lothar was passing through a small village on his way out of exile from Riptide Castle. His strength is at the bottom of the ranks among many magic apprentices, so he is not conspicuous, so naturally not many people waste energy on him. However, this young man was very down-to-earth, and compared to his peers who forcibly memorized advanced magical knowledge in Arugao, Ainan only flipped through basic magic books that were suitable for his current practice.
Now that I think about it, the reason why Arugao and the others forcibly memorize things they can't understand is actually that they have already prepared to leave, which is why they seem so impatient. Ainan was different, he patiently looked at the basic spell book, which was enough to show that he really planned to follow Sir around.
With this realization, many people looked at Ainan with friendly eyes, because they felt that Ainan and himself were all the way, and they were both hardcore emperors who sincerely followed the descendants of Emperor Soladin.
The wind knows the strength of the grass, the board knows the sincerity, and the person who still stands by your side in the face of adversity is the person who is most worthy of cherishing and trusting.
It would have been amusing if Ainan had known what they were thinking, and the reason why he had started from the very basics was because the owner of this body himself had very little magical knowledge and couldn't make up for it without making up for it. Those advanced magical knowledge Ainan did not think much of them, this knowledge was a treasure to others, and to Ainan, who had obtained a treasure trove of knowledge of a true god, it was not as good as a basic meditation technique that would allow him to get started. He does not lack advanced knowledge, how much there is in the tangram Godhead, and the most lacking thing is the basic things, and there is no such thing in the Godhead at all.
Of course, even if Ainan knew about it, he wouldn't explain it, this world is a hierarchical world, and it is not easy for a person from a civilian background, even if he is a mage, to gain the goodwill of the nobles and then gain the acceptance of the ruling class of society. It is in such a down-and-out exile that the aristocracy will have a sense of closeness to the person who is firmly with him, provided that you show your worth.
If you think about it, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the commoners to try their luck in the south with Sir Lothar, and if they succeeded, they could easily break into the aristocracy and become a part of the ruling class. Compared with the conventional method of boiling gray hair for several generations or even more than ten generations to have a chance to become a low-level nobleman, it can be regarded as a step to the sky.
What others think of himself Ainan didn't know at this time, let alone have time to care, he was trying to recover his magic. The gnolls on the other side did not give up after losing half of their manpower, and as a race that uses appetite as their only driving force, the gnolls have long been dizzy in the face of so much fresh meat on the other side - the living.
The difference in strength between the two sides?
Your own losses?
The gnolls, who were dominated by their appetites, didn't think about it at all, and all they could pretend to be rushing over to feast on.
The destruction of the second echelon of the Gnolls caused a gap in their offensive, and Sloanan finally gathered all his guards on this occasion. Under the siege of a whole group of human soldiers, the two gnolls who landed on the shore were cut into several pieces and died no more.
After defeating the enemy, Sloan arranged for the guards to arrange the defensive line, and on the other hand, he approached Ainan's side with a flattering face: "Your Excellency Mage, the gnolls are destroying the ice, what do you say we should do?" ”
After all, the gnolls still have some wisdom when it comes to human characters, and the ice created by Ainan will make them slip and fall off the cliffs, and the gnolls who have learned their lesson will break the ice one by one with their claws and sticks. With the speed of their destruction, they will be able to attack again in half a minute.
Thirty seconds is not enough for me to restore my mana to the point where I can cast a spell...... It's not enough, it's far from enough.
The situation still seems to be unfavorable for his side, but it is only for the sake of seeming, and Ainan does not think that there is no way to solve it. As long as the special terrain on both sides of the Sadol River is used well, it is easy to take out the gnolls on the opposite bank.
"Do you see the rocks under our feet, and when the gnolls jump over the other side, they can dig up some large pieces of dirt without stones."
Hearing Ainan's words, Sloan's eyes lit up, and the latter came to Ainan for help with the purpose of easing the relationship, who let Sloan talk cheaply and offended Ainan before. Although Ainan didn't say anything, and he ignored Sloanan, it was this attitude of ignorance that made Sloanan very uneasy, for fear that Ainan would keep this in mind and stab him with a fatal stab at a critical moment.
In other words, Sloanan didn't really expect any good methods from Ainan to get it, and what he didn't expect was that Ainan actually had an idea, and it was very feasible.
On this side of the cliff they were on, there was not much but a lot of rocks, and they could pick up a handful when they bent down.
Hitting people with a stone is something that can be done by one person.
There are quite a few civilians in the team who have the strength to fight the gnolls, and it is no problem to let them throw stones from afar. No matter how flexible the gnoll's body is, there is nowhere to borrow strength in the air, there is no way to change the direction, as long as the technique is not very bad, it can basically hit.
Sloanan remembered the scene when Ainan threw a stick and knocked the two gnolls down the Sadol River, and he couldn't help but curse himself for being a pig-brain. Others Ainan had already made a demonstration, but he didn't expect it, it was really stupid and sad.
Embarrassed, Sloanan wished he had left Ainan's side as soon as possible, but the purpose of his coming here had not been achieved, and he couldn't leave so quickly. So this guy's face turned red, and he said in a whisper: "Your Excellency Master, I'm very sorry, I ...... before"
Before he could finish speaking, Ainan pointed to the other side: "If you have anything to say, let's deal with the gnolls first." ”
As Sloanan and Ainan spoke, the gnolls had broken the ice, and they squinted and retreated some distance before sprinting again.
These brutes really know how to pick the time.
Sloe scolded in peace, he finally bowed his head and admitted his mistake, wanting Ainan not to worry about him, and just about to get to the point, the jackals launched an attack at this time, didn't he intend to go against him?
If I don't kill you brutes, I'm your grandson.