Chapter 24: The White Gift
After the inauguration, Alan was given three white energy clusters, but he only chose to open them twice, keeping the last one.
At that time, he felt that he was in the territory and there was no way to go out, there were no spells that he urgently needed, and because of the advanced meditation technique, he wanted to accumulate white energy clusters to see if the white gift could solve his own cultivation problem.
It was slim, but it was the only hope he had ever had.
However, with the appearance of a letter, the predicament he faced was inexplicably overcome, and the accumulated white energy mass naturally had no "use".
However, because there was no urgency, he didn't choose to break it down into gray at that time, but just accumulated, wanting to accumulate white gifts and see what would happen to the gifts after promotion.
Until now.
With the successive issues of the weekly newspaper in August, the six-pointed star has been charged before it knows it.
Alan looked expectant, and secretly turned his thoughts
Open!
With his command, the six star horns of the six-pointed star released a dazzling light again, and then six white energy clusters flew out of it, revolved around Allen, and then turned into six images!
[A roe deer thief tinkers in front of a door, holding a wire in his hand.] 】
[A long blue sword made of smoke, held in the mage's hand.] 】
[An oval-shaped glass bottle, lying quietly on the laboratory table, filled with green pus, is not a good thing at first glance.] 】
[A short metal crossbow with a simple color and square shape was handed to another by a short man.] 】
[A green silk turban with a peculiar eye pattern in the center.] 】
Finally, there is a strange machine the size of a microwave oven, with four mechanical arms sticking out from both sides, the machine is translucent on the outside, and there are some weeds on the inside...
Alan stared
"How is it an entry-level skill for lockpicking?"
The first influence disappointed him, the gray gift was an entry skill, and the white one shouldn't be one level higher?
And the latter things, it looks like that's what it is.
After accumulating for nearly a month, Alan inevitably had great expectations in his heart, but the cruelty of reality obviously shattered some of his illusions.
"It's amazing to see a machine. Muttering these comforting words, Alan first glanced at the microwave-like machine.
"Rope braider?"
Just looking at the name made him feel the urge to roll his eyes, but for the sake of the machine, Alan really wanted to choose it.
But in the end, he suppressed his impulse.
The memories of his previous life in his mind were not mechanical engineering, and even if he chose this rope braider, he would not be able to study anything, but wasted this gift.
Look down one after another.
Bottles filled with green liquid are called acid bombs.
The smoke sword held by the mage is called the summoning sword, which is supposed to be a spell skill.
The name of the crossbow in the short man's hand is the dwarf crossbow, I don't know how powerful it is, but looking at the workmanship, it must not be bad, and he still knows a little about the knowledge of bow and crossbow weapons.
In the end, there was the green turban, and Alan couldn't bear to look at it directly, so he didn't study it much, so he directly gave up this item called the scout turban.
Then he decisively gave up unlocking.
Dwarven crossbows and acid bombs were also dropped one after another.
The former is because there is no shortage of weapons in his private arsenal, there are all kinds of weapons, and there is no need to choose this at all.
The latter looks like a disposable item and may be very powerful, but it is gone when it is used up, and it is not what Allen wants.
In the end, the rope braider and the summoning long sword were left, the rope braider had been considered before, and it was not very suitable, Alan sighed and directly chose to summon the long sword.
The short man is taller, to be honest, Alan is not very satisfied with this summoning long sword, although it will be very convenient to conjure a long sword out of thin air on some occasions, although he is very familiar with the long sword weapon, and it must be very powerful to use it, but-
"I want to vomit when I play with swords. ”
With this complaint, the image of the summoned sword turned into a white smoke and poured into Eren's mouth and nose into his mind.
A wave of memories of the spell of summoning the longsword came to light, and along with it, the magic in Allen's mind began to drain.
The memories are constantly received by Allen, and the summoning of the long sword is a little more complicated than the spells obtained before, and the mana consumption is also a lot more.
When most of the mana was consumed, the flood of memories in Allen's mind came to an abrupt end.
Opening his eyes, he sensed the remaining mana, and couldn't help but be extremely glad that he didn't turn on the six-pointed star immediately after it was recharged, but first chose to open it after recovering the mana consumed by cultivation.
"I'm out of luck if I accept a gift without magic. ”
Thinking about the long-term migraines he had experienced twice, Alan had palpitations, but he immediately diverted his attention again: "Try it!"
Coming to the open space of the study, Alan took a deep breath, recalled the casting process of summoning the long sword, and then stretched out his right hand and held it weakly.
With a burst of imperceptible magic fluctuations, countless blue "streams" suddenly appeared in the void around Allen's right hand, as if attracted by something, the water flow quickly converged towards his void hand, forming a tiny vortex in his void grip.
As the vortex formed, a translucent illusory sword 'grew' from it, and then as the blue water continued to pour in, the long sword was slowly enriched, and finally, a translucent long sword emitting a blue mist appeared in Allen's hand.
"It's a little different from what it looks like in the image?" Alan held the long sword in his hand and raised it in front of him, feeling the touch of real metal at the hilt of the sword, and the coldness of the smoke in front of him, and couldn't help but mention a little interest.
With a wave of his hand, the long sword naturally brought a blue tail, accompanied by a sound like splitting the air, proving that this weapon was extraordinary!
"Good sword!" Alan exclaimed, and his disappointment at the white gift had subsided considerably.
But when he realized that he had little magic left, the admiration was replaced by contemplation.
"The remaining mana is about one-third of my total mana, which means that I can only summon such a long sword three times, and then I have to meditate to restore my mana..."
"No, it's not just summoning a long sword, according to the gray gift skills, it is estimated that the skill consumption of the white gift is about the same, so obviously it is not very suitable for me at this stage. ”
"The things that appear in the white gift look a little more high-end, but they are not too high-end, and they don't seem to be of much use, and the white energy mass is difficult to accumulate, and the skill consumption is very large. So obviously, the skills in the grey gift are what I should be considering. ”
Thinking about the direction of the future gift, Allen, who was distracted, didn't notice that a short figure suddenly flew in from the study window!
The short figure may not be very proficient in flying, and after landing, he staggered and fell to the ground. He looked up at the study, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on Alan in the corner.
Or rather, the blue smoke sword in Allen's hand.
"Elemental weapons?"
The characteristic loud voice made Alan wake up suddenly, and he subconsciously raised his sword to make a defensive gesture, but after seeing the person who came, he couldn't help but let down his vigilance.
Seeing Oliver walk in front of him, Alan asked strangely, "How did you get in?"
Oliver said with a big grin: "The windows of your house are not closed tightly, uncle, I flew in!"
Then without waiting for Alan to say anything, he reached out and grabbed the smoke sword in his hand: "Show me!"
The sword moved sideways slightly, and the tip of the sword, hidden in the blue mist, rushed towards Oliver, and Mr. Gnome's outstretched hand hurriedly paused.
"Don't be too stingy, boy!"
Oliver withdrew his hand and glared at Alan disapprovingly.
"I'm not in the habit of being polite to an uninvited person. Alan rolled his eyes, took a sword flower in his right hand, and handed the sword to Oliver while holding the handle upside down.
The move just now seemed to be superfluous, but in fact, Oliver had unconsciously restrained some of his emotions, at least not so casually.
They weren't too familiar.
It's not surprising that Oliver didn't pay attention to any of this, or that he knew Allen had always been like this.
At this time, Mr. Dwarf had already taken the sword and was looking down.
"Tsk, the magic is strong, the workmanship is exquisite, and the blade part is not variegated, like it is made of star iron, but it is not... What kind of material is this made of? Why haven't I seen it?"
Alan smiled slightly, and as his mind turned, the long sword in Oliver's hand suddenly turned into mist and dissipated.
"It's a spell!?"
Mr. Midget's eyes widened.
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Oliver had come with some purpose, but Alan had no intention of working with him again, and sent him away in a few words.
Of course, this is also the reason for the skill of summoning the longsword, Oliver wanted to exchange the spell of summoning the longsword with a certain skill he had learned, and Alan agreed after a little thought. - with alchemy!
Of course, it is not all the alchemy that Oliver has mastered, Alan wants the whole set, but Oliver is only willing to teach Alan to the introductory stage, and he does not agree with anything about the knowledge after that.
Seeing this, Alan didn't bother anymore and decisively chose to agree.
However, Allen's gift skills do not have spells, and he certainly doesn't need spells to use them himself, but it's not so convenient to be another mage.
They want to cast a spell without a spell, and unless they study the spell deeply, like Eren (the gift spell goes deep into the instinct), they can only honestly formulate the spell based on the spell itself.
Yes, spells, when the first mages were still wizards, there were no spells in the world, spells were derivatives of spells cast in this world.
Absorbing magical elements and storing them in mana, combined with spells and gestures, allows the mage to cast spells in a normal state, otherwise he can only cast spells in a magical state of perception - that is, the business of early wizards.
Therefore, spells are not "innate", and the original spells were naturally developed by mages, who still have the ability to delve into spells, and even invent spells.
The same goes for Oliver.
Eren only had to be in charge of teaching Oliver the special magic fluctuations of the summoning longsword to Oliver, and it wasn't his job to extend the spell from it, and he didn't understand it.
This caused Oliver to cry out, but judging by the impatience he had when he left, Mr. Midget clearly didn't mean it.
Thinking about Oliver's purpose for coming here, Alan couldn't help but touch a scroll that he had in his arms.
The scroll is also made of sheepskin, with a rough and old appearance, and it is also a drawing, just like the previous collaboration given to Oliver.
As with the crafting blueprints for the Wind Elemental Staff, this scroll was one of Eren's early gifts, but to Eren, it was more important.
"I guess there should be a result on Raphael's side. ”
Playing with the scroll in his hand, Alan remembered Mr. Advisor, who had left not long ago because of his own instructions.
"Hope everything goes well. ”