Chapter 1: The Priest of Knowledge
"The inauguration of 'pastors' is successful."
"You've earned your first official career rank."
Call.
Finally glancing at the data records in the information bar, a hint of relief appeared on Charles's tired face, and he called out the 'quit game' option with his mind, and clicked on it.
The spirit is disconnected from the game, and a messy dormitory of about 20 square meters appears in view.
I didn't look at the time, I worked hard in the royal library for more than a month, and finally got the official job I wanted, Charles sat on the simulation chair and laughed loudly.
"Charles, what are you doing?"
There was a head sticking out of the mosquito net in the air behind him, looking condescendingly at the somewhat crazy roommate below, and said indignantly: "Pay attention, it's nap time, I still have to rest, and tonight I have made an appointment to open a level 2 dungeon." ”
"I've got a professional level, can't I be happy?"
Charles gradually suppressed his laughter.
This is the men's dormitory of a university in the delta of Guangdong Province, with a double room, and behind it is Zhang Ze, Charles's best friend and friend at school. Both chose to be born in Cormier, the forest kingdom in the central region of the world of Dawn.
However, Zhang Ze is far better than Charles, he has already obtained the professional level, and he is also the father of "Dawn", mage.
The harsh inauguration conditions of a mage or warlock doomed the profession to be scarce. Although "Dawn" has been in beta for more than a month, most of the current legal players, still in the apprenticeship stage, will only have some terrible magic tricks.
"I really don't understand you, the profession of a pastor on the rotten street, it takes a month to take office, is it worth it?" Zhang Ze complained on the bed, "We all said before the test, we will become mages together, and then specialize in the genre, you learn thunder, I learn fire, thunder and fire, and kill all enemies into slag." ”
"Who says the profession of pastor is rotten? In order for the player to become a priest such as a paladin or priest, they must believe in a certain deity, and the more common priest nowadays is to believe in the Lord of the Dawn, Loshanda. ”
Charles smiled, "And I, Ogma, the god of knowledge, am absolutely neutral. I stayed in the Royal Capital Library for more than a month just to improve my knowledge and skills. ”
"Also, the legal system of "Dawn" is different, there is no thunder method and fire method, and it should be collectively referred to as the plastic energy system. You can specialize in the Shaping Energy Department, and when you get the 'Spell Specialization' specialty, then read more information books, and point your mystical knowledge and spell recognition skills to 5, and when your spell casting class reaches level 3, you can get the first advanced class, the School Master. ”
Charles said as he drank water to moisten his mouth.
"Damn!"
Zhang Ze almost jumped up from the bed, and said dumbfounded: "Such a boastful look, you dare to say that you didn't lie to me?" Level 3 can be advanced, how can it be ......"
"The theoretical hierarchy is like this." Xia Er glanced at Zhang Ze unhurriedly, "It's not difficult to specialize in spells. The main thing is knowledge skills and spell recognition skills. Most of the aboriginal spellcasters of "Dawn" are advanced at the stage of level five to ten, so you can weigh it yourself. ”
"School Master ......" Zhang Ze muttered, his eyes magical: "Apart from this, does the mage have any other advanced options?" ”
"It's a lot."
Charles smiled and continued, "For example, the most common ** masters, secret magicians, spell summoners, tricksters, and so on. ”
"You cow, you are a scholar everywhere!" Zhang Ze stretched out a thumbs from the mosquito net, and then slammed down on the bed, "I'm going to sleep, don't make any more noises about me." ”
Charles smiled and shook his head, no longer surprised by the big nerves of his sworn friends. If these advanced information are published on the forum, I don't know how many worships will be aroused, and I am willing to shout Dad.
However, as he doesn't have the surname Ray, Charles doesn't feel the need to throw out this precious information. In fact, those things were some additional knowledge that he learned in passing when he was collecting information about priests in the library of Cormier's royal capital.
After boiling a random egg noodle to fill his stomach, Charles climbed into bed.
It was evening, and when he got out of bed, his best friend was already sitting in a holographic simulation chair, presumably playing in the virtual world.
Charles also connected to Dawn.
"Welcome back, Holy Presence."
The Holy Presence is the collective term for players by the Natives of Dawn.
"Dawn" is set in the Haptus calendar, the 14th era, the winter of 14.
Fourteen years have passed since the Year of Turmoil, but another darkness has loomed over the world of Torrell. High gods with powerful divine powers died in droves, and there were countless weak people who fell from the gods.
There is no justice in the dark years, and any race is an ant that survives in the shadow of evil. In this way, the player was born as the savior of the Torel continent.
Komyr, royal capital, Susar.
On the top floor of the Central Library, a figure dressed in a white priest's robe gradually solidified in the aisle of the two bookshelves.
The library was silent and empty, as Charles was accustomed to. Although the game has been in beta for more than a month, players are still immersed in the upgrade spree, and few people will waste gold to visit here.
Civilian NPCs are extinct in the aristocratic district buildings, and the guards at the gate will kill trespassers on the spot. Charles walked down the spiral staircase and walked lightly downstairs, where only a few aristocratic ladies and scholars were silent, flipping through books in the large three-story building.
A gray-haired old man at the front desk, hearing the sound of footsteps, raised his head and pushed the frame of his gold-rimmed glasses, and said with a kind smile: "May Ogma protect you, Holy Presence." ”
"There is a great immortal energy hidden in books. Knowledge has no weight, but it can move entire mountains when it is used wisely. Holy Presence, you must have achieved what you wanted, and you are always welcome here. ”
Charles leaned over to pay his respects. This is a high-ranking mage who believes in the god of knowledge, belongs to the Cormier royal family, and is tasked with guarding the library, which is a lot stronger than the player's mentor.
"By the way, Master Haz, why haven't you seen Miss Cathy these past few days?" Walking to the door of the library, Charles suddenly remembered something, turned around and asked. Without a trace, he glanced at the owl on the stage in front of him, and the Iron Golem standing behind the stage.
"Kathy?"
The old mage said meaningfully, "Poor noble lady, she is now in trouble. Her quest for knowledge is respectable, and Ogma will help every soul who is passionate about knowledge. If you think you have enough wisdom and strength, you can help her. ”
"I will."
Charr had a glint in his eyes and left the library.
The aristocratic area is very quiet, the pedestrians are neatly dressed, and the noble private soldiers and royal city guards can be seen everywhere, intimidating the low-level people with unclean hands and feet. The players didn't like this place either. They gather in the outer city area of the royal capital, where they can shout and sell treasures at will and post team information.
Walking to a street-facing shop on the border between the aristocratic and commoner quarters, Charles looked up at the store's sign, Nana's Alchemy Hut, and stepped in.
"Hey, Charles, you're finally here!"
"It's a little late today, the boss has been waiting for you in the lab for a long time."
The young waiter greeted Charles warmly, drawing a wave of astonished glances from the store's players.
Charles nodded, and slammed up the narrow staircase. The second floor is shaped like an inn, with a straight corridor on the left and right sides of a total of seven or eight locked laboratories.
Knocking on the door of the first room with the No. 1 bronze plaque hanging, a crisp voice came from inside, "Is it Charles?" Come on in. ”
"Boss."
Pushing the door open, Charles walked into the lab. A petite figure stood on a stool, its pointed chin level with the lab table. In front of her lay a miscellaneous alchemy potion bottle.
"Today you're going to help me with an improvement experiment."
It was a female dwarf, only three feet tall and smaller than a halfling. Gnomes generally live for more than three hundred years, but the female gnome boss is clearly still very young, with a delicate appearance like a porcelain doll, long brown hair falling down, and eyes shining like black jewels, looking at Charles expectantly.
"I'm sorry, boss." Charles smiled apologetically, leaned over slightly, and said, "I'm here to ask you for my resignation today, because I'm about to start my own adventure." ”
"Resign?"
The female dwarf Luna's eyes widened, her head shook like a rattle, and she said in a loud voice, "No, no." Charles, you're Luna's right-hand man, and I won't be able to complete a lot of experiments if you're gone. ”
"Is there too little money? You are already a high-level alchemy apprentice and are about to become a full-fledged alchemist. In the future, how about selling your alchemy works in the store, and getting a fifty-fifty share? ”
Luna anxiously jumped off her stool and trotted over to Charles. She was only as tall as Charles' thighs, so she raised her delicate face and pinched with her fingers pinched.
"It's not about the money, it's about starting my own journey, but I'm not going to leave the royal capital Susar anytime soon." Charles patiently explained. After all, Luna was his alchemy mentor and taught him carefully for more than a month.
"That's it......" The two thin eyebrows were almost twisted together, and the female tutor Luna was entangled for a long time, and finally sighed, "I knew I couldn't keep you." ”
"When you first learned alchemy with me, you were even more skilled in blending than I was. So, you Holy Comings are really God's people, where do you need the help of our aborigines. ”
The ancestors of the gnomes came from the Elven Wilds, so they are sometimes considered elven creatures as well. The female boss Luna raised her delicate face and puffed out her cheeks, a little angry and a little crying, which made Charles feel a big headache.
He wished he was facing a big man at this time. But looking down at the delicate and lovely female tutor at his feet, Charles found that he seemed to be unable to harden his heart.
"Okay, boss, you won, I'll work overtime tonight to assist you in an experiment."
Luna blinked and made sure she heard correctly, then jumped up with her applause and laughed, "Charles, I really didn't misunderstand you." ”
"We're going to do an experiment to improve the alchemy acid bomb. The primary acid bomb is generally refined from the acid of the giant ant's tail needle. Hehe, this time I got some Acid for the Wyvern, see if I can make a few high-grade acid bombs. ”
"Charles, don't stand still and come here, put on gloves first and help me deal with the poison sac......"