Chapter 10 Only when you are in good health can you become a mage
Ethan didn't understand Isandrola's words, but he had been busy for a long time, and it was getting darker and darker, and his vision was beginning to be affected, and he was about to return to the camp.
So even though the two didn't communicate smoothly, Ethan still brought Isandrora to Camp Rog.
The wooden fence and Rogge, who were scattered around the patrols and guards, were telling Issandra that this was not the town she was looking for, but through the contact just now, she also realized that she and Ethan didn't seem to be able to communicate smoothly, so she also held back the doubts in her heart and quietly followed.
"It's a pleasure to see you back safely. ”
Rogge, who was standing guard at the door, greeted Ethan when he saw him, and then stopped Issandra to ask what he meant.
"I'm a mage from the East, and I've been traveling around lately. During this time, I noticed that the dark forces in this area were getting stronger and stronger, so I came to investigate. ”
"Hello, Venerable Mage, welcome to Camp Rogue, I think Lord Kashya can give you a satisfactory answer to your question. ”
Then, after saying hello to his colleagues who were standing guard with him, he took Issandra to Kasha.
Ethan didn't go with him, he went straight to Akara with the collected herbs, and he was not very interested in the next conversation between the 'protagonist' of this world and Kashya, not to mention that he didn't understand.
Now he wants to give the herb to Akara in exchange for his own payment, and he wants to see if he can learn the art of making potions from Akara.
You don't want to learn it right away, you just need to be able to memorize it and practice it slowly.
He hadn't thought of this, but when he was gathering herbs and fighting zombies, he realized that in that world full of oceans, there was no guarantee that he would not get sick or even get injured, and that it was necessary to learn some unexpected tricks properly in the absence of a partner.
After counting the herbs, Akara gave Ethan the prepared food, water, and some of the gold coins, and nodded when he learned that Ethan wanted to help make the magic potion.
"The erosion of dark forces is getting worse and stronger, and these herbs inevitably contain more and more dark energy, which must be removed before making herbs, and this requires a lot of my energy. Akara also seemed frustrated by the worsening situation: "So, I do need help. Unfortunately, the blind nuns are too busy to do such menial work. ”
"If you're willing to help me with those trivial things, I can teach you about magic potion making......" Akara thought for a moment, "As for healing spells, you may not be able to learn this. ”
Ethan learned from a simple question that the mainstream spells used by the Blind Eye were based on devout beliefs, and that the healing techniques they used were closer to those that borrowed power from the gods than many mages used various energies to achieve their own ends.
"I see. ”
Fortunately, Ethan is not a greedy person in the first place, and he is already happy to be able to learn about the production of magic potions. Painfully, he had to memorize an entire tome of basic herbal medicine books before he could learn how to make potions.
According to Akara, he had to learn to distinguish between the types of herbs and the different medicinal properties contained in them before he could begin to learn how to use them wisely to make magical potions with various effects.
With the primer book given by Akara, Ethan returned to his tent depressed, he really didn't know what this kind of book was of use to him?
"Could it be that the herbs of the dark world can still spread to all planes?"
The only thing he was looking forward to now was that the herbs recorded in this book were more 'versatile' and could be found in more places, otherwise it would be useless to memorize them and leave this world.
"Huh?"
When he opened the book, he realized that he had made a big mistake.
This introduction to herbology from Akara is not what I thought it would be—fixed shapes, fixed colors, and even fixed medicinal properties.
It is a primer on how to directly use mental power to distinguish the 'energy characteristics' contained in the herb itself, and the way he classifies the herbs is also based on the energy properties contained in the herbs, and what he teaches from the beginning is how to use the spiritual power to distinguish what kind of effect a herb can play and what kind of medicine is suitable for making.
According to the classification method in the book, as long as it contains the effects of hemostasis and stimulation of wound recovery, it can be used as the main medicine for making red potions. Even two herbs that are very different in appearance, but because they can extract the same characteristics and make the same medicine, they are all classified in the same category in this book.
"I see!"
This book, in fact, is an introduction to herbology for mages, and it points directly to the essence of potions - extracting the characteristics of plants to amplify their effects and accelerate their time of action. So there is no such thing as leaving the dark world and the book is completely useless.
It can even be said that the ability to make magic potions is much more important than Ethan thought.
After realizing the great value of the book, Ethan changed his previous state of not being interested in the slightest, and held the book and gnawed all night, and when he came back to his senses, it was Acala who sent a nun to call him over for help, and then he realized that it was already dawn.
"I don't feel tired at all!"
Except for sitting for a night and feeling a little stiff and uncomfortable, Ethan felt that his spirit was not sluggish at all, which was simply unimaginable in his previous life. Even if he was in the best health back then, after a tiring day and an all-nighter, the whole person would be tired.
"Is this the reason for the improvement of mental power?"
Spiritual power comes from two levels: body and soul, and the strength of both levels is indispensable.
Ethan's body is still developing at a high speed, and there are no hidden worries, although it is not strong, it is above the qualification line.
Originally, his mental power could only be regarded as ordinary, but because of the time and space pointer, he practiced the control of his mental power for several years, and the basic training was very good.
Coupled with the possession and crossing, in addition to the spiritual power carried by his own soul, there are also spiritual remnants of the original owner remaining inside this body. Originally, these spiritual powers would slowly dissipate with the passage of time, but Ethan got a method of exercising mental power in time. After insisting on cultivating for a period of time, he began to automatically absorb all the energy in his body that could improve his spiritual power, so he naturally entered a period of rapid improvement.
The improvement of mental power will also stimulate the improvement of physical fitness - this improvement is actually very small, and can only be simply understood as a strong mental power that will stimulate the body cells to be more active, so that Ethan's development speed is faster and better recovery. Originally, this change was inconspicuous, but if you want to make a drastic change in a short period of time, you need more advanced and powerful magic.
It's just that Ethan himself is in the stage of rapid development, and he suddenly absorbed a lot of remnants of mental power, so there has been a more obvious change.
"Look at it this way, the mage is not brittle!"
Come to think of it, the mages in the Marvel world are all melee maniacs, and they play with a pancake in one hand.
The white-bearded old man in the Lord of the Rings with a sword in one hand and a staff in one hand is the benchmark for melee mages.
It is said that even the famous magician in Arthurian legend was actually a melee maniac, preferring to use a holy sword to slash people over with magic.
However, in many games and novels that Ethan has played and watched before, mages are always described as particularly weak, as if their bodies are their biggest shortcoming, but in fact, it is impossible to think about it carefully.
In many adventures, mages follow their teammates on long journeys, over mountains and rivers, and you let a weak person walk for a month, not to mention that mages can enter battle mode and fight the enemy at any time.
You can't walk for a day, and when you finally see the enemy, the mage is already lying on the ground tired and can't get up, right?
Even if this is not mentioned, the mages often hide in their laboratories for long periods of time without rest, just to conduct various experiments, and if they are not well, they would have died suddenly—at least Ethan had never seen a mage who died suddenly in a story. At most, he did an experiment and had an uncontrollable accident and killed himself.
"So, a good mage must have a body of steel and iron, or is a good body the foundation of becoming a mage?"
Ethan walked out of the tent, thinking about it while doing simple activities, and when he turned his head and moved his neck, he saw an acquaintance coming out of the tent not far away, it was the female mage Issandra who he had met yesterday, and it seemed that she had been approved by Kashya, and also lived in the camp.
Issandra saw him as well and approached with her staff.
"Hello, Ethan, thank you for showing me the way yesterday. ”
Instead of speaking in a language Ethan didn't understand, Issandra used her psychic powers to communicate with Ethan - and as a sign of respect for Ethan, Issandra first 'knocked on the door' with her psychic powers and only linked with Ethan's permission.
"You're welcome, even if you don't meet me, you'll soon be able to see Camp Rog. ”
"By the way, where are you from?"
There are only a few mage groups in this world, and there are even special mage councils, no matter which group they come from, there is no language barrier, so Issandra is very curious about Ethan.
"Oriental, my teacher is not famous. ”
"Oriental?" Issandra didn't believe that most of the mage groups were currently in the East, and she didn't believe that mages from the East couldn't communicate.
Ethan sensed Isandrola's suspicions, so he added, "It's even farther away, I accidentally fell here using a teleportation scroll, so I don't know exactly how far away." ”
"Oh...... More far-farther away?" Issandra was skeptical, "By the way, I'm going to find Akara, Kashya said yesterday that she might need my help, do you know where to find her?"
Ethan, who was still struggling with how to make it up if he continued, finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the change in topic: "I'm going to her too, let's go together." ”