January 20th.

Roddy, who stayed in Hollier City for two days, was not idle, although the weather was cold, but the city's "Mage Association" and library were not closed, so he had the "Elemental Summoner" profession and ran a lot in the city, taking advantage of the convenience of the "main city" to buy a lot of materials for mages to cast spells, and had good luck to "Tao" two new skills.

On this continent, the "Elemental" also has the ability to "Elemental Summon". I have the impression that after the level is raised, there are so many cases of "water elementals" and "fire elements" in the team to help fight dungeons, which is not surprising at all. And now the "Elemental Summoner" he has is obviously similar to the "Elemental Master", so after trying it, he found a rule: the skill books that the "Elemental Master" can learn can basically be learned by himself.

This "compatibility" made him happy, but the ensuing troubles also surprised him: "magic" was not as simple as he imagined.

Roddy thought that "casting spells" was just a matter of issuing a command, at least the skill of "Demon Hunter" was such a process: activating the skill, the body reacted accordingly, and the skill was released.

However, when he bought the spell casting materials and cast the spell according to the skill instructions, he found that the "system" would not assist in spellcasting at all!

The skills of "Demon Hunter" do not have the words "casting time" and "casting materials", and fundamentally speaking, they are more like the application of physical instincts, but "magic"... It's another story entirely.

Not to mention the complexity and difficulty of making the "casting materials" itself, if you want to successfully cast a spell, you must not make a mistake with the spell you chant, the gestures you make, or the image you build in your head.

So Roddy smiled wryly at the pile of scrapped spellcasting materials in front of him.

"It's so much harder than you think..."

It was only then that Roddy realized that he had relied too much on the "system" in the past, and when the "system support" could not help him save the spell casting step, these shortcomings were immediately exposed.

However, he did not give up, but redoubled his efforts to learn - with the help of one of Solomon's "small inventions", he finally succeeded in casting a "mage's hand" after a day of trying, and grabbed a magic book of about two catties.

Roddy is pleased with this: at least he can learn things quickly!

In addition to the basic skill of "Mage's Hand", the "Mage Armor" and "Inferior Flame Orb" that Roddy learned by staying up late reading in the past two days are also displayed in the "Skill Column". But looking at the effects of these skills, he really couldn't laugh or cry...

"Mage Armor" Level 1

Cost: 80 mana

Required: Cast material, cast gesture

Effect: Condense armor with mana around the body, increasing armor by 400 points.

Duration: 10 minutes.

"Secondary Orb of Flame" Level 1

Cost: 60 mana

Required: Cast material, cast gesture

Cast Time: 3 seconds

Effect: Condense the fire elemental and attack the enemy with the orb of flame, damaging 150 HP.

Attack Range: 15 yards

These two skills are really chicken ribs, and the armor value provided by "Mage Armor" is about the same as that of Roddy's leather armor pants, and the attack method of "Secondary Flame Bead"... Seriously, it might be more appropriate to use it for a campfire.

But even so, Roddy still honestly chose to learn - when he realized that his spell foundation was not strong enough, he knew that what he had to do was to work steadily and "learn from scratch".

These skills may sound completely useless, but if you can't even master this kind of thing, you might as well give up the profession of "Elemental Summoner" as soon as possible.

"Master, Master... First of all, you can only be a master after three years of miscellaneous dogs, and the history of blood and tears for three years is really no joke..."

After briefly cleaning up the scraps of the experimental materials, Roddy began to write notes in his notebook: part about his experience of understanding magic, and part about his headaches.

In the past, every time I used a skill, my head hurt, and I didn't get used to it at first, but then I got used to the pain, but after I had the profession of "Elemental Summoner", Roddy found that the headache had improved... At least it's a lot lighter than before, but of course it's unclear if this has something to do with the increased cast rate. What he has to do now is to "quantify" the pain level numerically and record the number of times, and then record it for a long time to see if there is a pattern to it.

After spending two days in Houllier, Roddy felt it was time for him to leave, as Elson had a lot to worry about.

"Roddy, the sun is finally out there!"

Sally's excited voice came from outside the door, and soon the duke ran into the house like a bird, and when he saw Roddy closing his notebook, he wondered, "What are you writing?"

"Nothing, it's just some spell casting. ”

Roddy smiled and prepared to put the notebook away. Sally ran over to see it, and Roddy was worried that she would see her record of headaches, so she hurriedly took her hand and whispered, "Don't make a fuss yet, that... I have a gift for you. ”

"What's that?"

Sally stood still, her eyes shining at Roddy, and she forgot about the notebook.

Luo Di breathed a sigh of relief, quietly put away the notebook, and whispered: "It's not good to say it, come--close your eyes." ”

The duchess didn't know what she thought, she closed her eyes with a blushing face, and her breathing became slightly short: "Okay... Okay, I'm closed. ”

Roddy didn't speak, and took out a ring-shaped gemstone from his pocket.

The gem was called "Firefiend's Wrath", and although it looked like a ring, it was actually a "magic item" that could be carried in his pocket or worn on his finger, and Roddy decided that it was not only a level, but also like a ring, so he chose it as a gift for Sally.

The equipment that can be placed in Solomon's treasure room is naturally not ordinary, this piece of "Fire Demon Fury" is made of a piece of "elemental essence" that truly belongs to the elemental lord, with a lustrous luster and a solid elemental rhythm. It stores a high-level "Fire Demon Breath" inside, and Mighty Roddy can't imagine it just by looking at the description, but it shouldn't be a problem to kill an enemy within level 40 in seconds, and more importantly... This piece of equipment can be "recharged" with the power of the Shard and can theoretically be used an unlimited number of times.

Great/mages at the height of the high elves each carry at least seven or eight similar "magic storage items" on their bodies, as it is more effective, faster and more practical than scrolls. This "Fire Demon's Wrath" was considered the best in the beginning, but now, it can no longer be described as "superb" - in today's high elf "magic prop" manufacturing technology is lost, this ring can be called a "priceless treasure".

Roddy naturally chose it for Sally's safety, but of course the shape of the "ring" was also an important factor. Although the technical nerd is not sensitive to "romance", he has never eaten pork and seen a pig run, right?

He pulled Sally's slender white fingers, thought about it, and directly put "Fire Demon's Wrath" on his ring finger.

"Okay, you can open your eyes. I've been picking this ring for a long time, and I've always felt like it's best for you, and I've written down the activation spell on paper, and you've got to write it down, because it's not—huh?"

Roddy was satisfied with the size he had chosen, but when he looked up, the words were stuck in his mouth.

Because Sally cried.

Tears dripped down her cheeks to the ground, she stared at Luo Di with teary eyes, and gently raised her hand: "Big villain, you tied me up with it, and I was never allowed to let go again, do you hear?"

Luo Di was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that putting a ring on a girl's ring finger seemed to be the rhythm of "proposing", but he did not hesitate to do so, and immediately raised his hand and said:

"By the glory of the Lord of Elson City and Baron Evta, I will never let go, Lord Duke. ”

"Nasty!"

Sally wept with joy, put her arms around Roddy and offered a long kiss.

The kiss lasted for a long time, until she was short of breath and her little face was flushed, and she reluctantly parted - Sally stared at the "ring" with her head down, only to feel that the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. The luster of the "Elemental Essence" was not comparable to that of ordinary gemstones, and although Roddy did not say its value, she also understood that this thing was absolutely rare. But it's not just the object itself that she likes, it's the deeper meaning behind it.

But the more this happened, the more Sally understood that Roddy was preparing to leave. She was silent for a moment, and then took the initiative to speak, "When are you leaving?"

Roddy nodded: "This afternoon, the arrangements over there in Elson City should be almost done, and many things have to be accelerated, I always feel... Orcs aren't that easy to be honest. ”

"Okay, okay, you're much busier than I am, but I've heard that Elson City has taken in a lot of refugees this winter, which has caused some nobles' taxes to drop a lot next year, and some people are even clamoring for a duel with you. ”

Luo Di naturally knew the reason, and smiled: "What does it have to do with me where those refugees want to go, they have long legs on themselves, and they can blame me for this?"

"Of course I don't blame you, I think it's your beautiful 'staff', right?"

Sally bit the word "staff" very hard, and Roddy didn't know what she meant after hearing it? Reached out and knocked her on the head: "I know all day long that I want to think about this nonsense, I am estimated to stay in Elson City for two months, so the border must be monitored during this time..."

"Gee, you've said it so many times, my ears are calloused. Sally was disgusted, but her hand was tightly holding Roddy, she suddenly wanted to say the news about the "Fuser Silver Mine" and the "Mine", but thinking that everything had not yet settled, she suppressed the words, thinking that she would surprise Roddy after a few months.

The two sat next to each other, and each could feel each other's body temperature. In this somewhat ambiguous atmosphere, Sally looked down at the ring on her fingertips, and suddenly said, "Roddy... When are we going to get married?"

[Thanks for the support: Strengthened Bartlet, Industrial Knight]

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