This is the spirit of a magical item?!Griffith subconsciously wanted to take off the ring and throw it away.

He had come into contact with magical objects with a will, almost or, and had tried to acquire some privately. However, this is the first time that he has spoken to a machine spirit like this.

"Don't, nervous," said the Phantom, "Minos is honest and powerful, and if you can provide you with rare and powerful supplies, Minos will exchange his knowledge with you and the precious secrets of this castle called Holmonwaltz." After all, Minos has been here longer than your headmaster!"

"You're the one who gave Camilla the power of magic and the magic?"

"That's right," Minos's Phantom held his head proudly, "if you can gather the corresponding supplies, Minos will give you a condition that you can't refuse." ”

"What do you want?"

"Moon Spirit Essence, fresh pith mushrooms, mandrake juice, these things first," Minos said quickly, "You can get these things in the alchemy class at Holmonwards, just a little, soak Minoan in it." In exchange, Minos can share with you information about castles and forests, secret knowledge, or potion recipes, which are good things that professors won't easily reveal in textbooks, so wait a minute......"

Minos fell silent. Griffith felt as if a gaze was looking him up and down, unusually uncomfortable.

"You bring it, well, how can I tell you~" The bone ring Minos seemed to be thinking, "Can the essentia that condenses the essence of life be provided to Minos?"

Griffith nodded, "Go on." ”

"In return, Minos will give you some valuable knowledge on how to use the power of this magical ring," Minos said, "to make you strong in no time." ”

"Sounds good," Griffith tapped his weapon lightly, "you speak first." ”

"Of course, of course, isn't this just a deposit!~" Minos's phantom seemed to rub his hands excitedly, "Minos knows that you are a trainee knight. The form of your vibrational energy determines that although you have mental power, it is difficult for you to mobilize the power of magic, and you have to be a 'Muggle'. ”

Muggles? What is that? First time I've heard it. Griffith understood what Minos meant, and was curious about the unique nouns it used.

"As a psionic node that assists the wielder to advance further afield, Minos can help you condense useless psychic power into psionic runes of different attributes," Minos said seriously, "You can use the corresponding spell once. For example, the flesh essence you can have now contains the magic of the frost attribute. ”

"Sounds good," Griffith nodded with interest, "how can I give you the essence of flesh and blood?"

"Just put it on the ring," Minos said...... "Don't be nervous, Minos can only absorb inanimate objects." As long as you are alive, you will not be able to absorb life energy from your body. The more you pay, the more I can give. ”

Griffith took out the gelatinous piece of flesh left over from his tentacle from his pocket and carefully pressed it to the ring.

The white bone ring immediately emitted a pale blue light, enveloping the two masses of flesh and blood. Griffith didn't even see the process of digestion before the flesh essence had vanished without a trace.

A moment later, a noisy and chaotic murmur suddenly flooded into Griffith's brain. In a trance, he gained some knowledge.

"Frost Runes. These runes condense mental power to form a figurative form of frost magic, and the user can cast spells by invoking stored runes.

"After each rune construction, the caster needs to rest and regain mental power before they can construct it again.

"The number of psionic runes that can be stored is limited, no more than nine. The wielder can condense new runes through mental power to replenish the consumption. ”

"Ice Armor (First Order). Condense ice that attaches to clothing, armor, and weapons, increases defense and deals freezing damage to enemies who attack you, slowing their movement and attack speed, or enchanting a freeze effect on your weapon. Cast cooldown for 15 seconds. ”

"Polar Freeze Storm/Ice Structure (First Order). Instantly creates a freeze that sweeps across the land, inflicts freezing effects and freeze damage within a radius of five yards, or takes a certain amount of time to condense the ice of the specified shape. Cast cooldown for 15 seconds.

"It takes 15 seconds to condense 1 rune, and enchantments of the same attribute have a common cooldown of 15 seconds. ”

The whispers were fleeting, and Griffith discovered that just by focusing his consciousness on the bone ring, he could condense a frost rune. At the same time, he easily mastered two Frost Spells.

"There's a good essentia in the remnants of that tentacle," Bone Ring Minos explained as he seemed to reminisce, "Minos' current state can only unlock a portion of that power......"

The overjoyed midshipman barely listened, but excitedly tried it.

A layer of ice-blue light immediately appeared on the surface of his clothes and weapons, and could be condensed into solid ice for defense at will, or wrapped around the blade of the sword with extremely cold freezing air.

Griffith was so excited that he flipped his wrist and a cold, sharp ice spear immediately took shape in his hand, and the rock under his feet was spreading and spreading the frozen ice according to his wishes and will.

Frost can be constructed with the power of enchantments!

What a powerful force!

The two frost runes were depleted, and Griffith immediately mobilized his usually almost useless mental power to condense new runes.

Soon, he was once again casting a chilling spell effect, even faster than the seasoned mages of the army chanted. Griffith was even pleasantly surprised to find that his talent for concentration did affect the cooldown time of his skills and the time it took to generate runes, making him faster and more flexible!

Isn't that just a good thing to be my talent?

Suddenly, with runes and spells appearing one after the other, Griffith felt like he had been hit on the head with a wooden stick, and a severe headache nearly knocked him down.

"Stop," Minos hurriedly stopped, "With your current mental power, you can only hold a maximum of 3 runes, and you will have to rest for 6 hours after each condensation to regain your energy." You can boost your mental power by training and taking mentions. In addition, if you can find a substance that contains essentia, you can increase the type, rank, power, and duration of rune spells. ”

Griffith immediately interrupted his attempt, and the reverberations and vertigo in his brain disappeared, replaced by a superjoyous excitement.

The spellbreaker cannot cast the spell of the caster's path. The only way to cross the chasm of the Extraordinary Path, except for the rare Dual-Attribute Extraordinary, is to rely on expensive and rare Hallows and Seals.

Now, as an extraordinary member of the spellbreaker sequence, Griffith has the means to master the power of the spellcaster.

Although this power is not yet perfect, and there are still many restrictions on learning and use, the door has been opened in a flash.

That's how Camilla became a fallen mage, and it's no wonder she's so fanatical about protecting this weapon.

It's mine!

My Hallows!

It's mine...... Baby!

......

"If you can find this kind of good thing next time, you must give it to Minos," Bone Ring Minos said, "Minos does not have the power to provide runes and knowledge of other attributes right now. But...... You can look underneath this blackstone wall, there is a hut, just below the slope that can be found. It is inhabited by the ranger Kroger, a descendant of giants. ”

Seeing Griffith's gaze move to the city walls, the machine spirit continued, "He is an official employee of this school, but he is savage and rude, and is not treated well by noble mages. If you have a good relationship with him, you will get a lot of opportunities to enter the Whispering Forest, where you can gather valuable materials and valuable knowledge. You know, generally, students are not allowed to go there. ”

"I'll think about it," Griffith gestured in the direction of the imposing hall in the middle of the castle, "Does anyone here know you?"

"The shape of this bone ring is unknown, and it is impossible to detect Minoan's breath. In their eyes, it's just an ornament, isn't it common for you GIs to make jewelry out of bones, ears, and noses?" Minos dismissed Griffith's concerns, "Minos doesn't like dealing with self-righteous mages, and unfortunately, the conversation is coming to an end, and Minos needs to ...... Sleeping. ”

As soon as Minos said goodbye, its will vanished without a trace, like a cloud of smoke blown away by a strong wind.

Griffith hesitated and groped his way under the walls. The sturdy blackstone walls had broken down in several places over time, and even without going through the main entrance, Griffith had easily found a gap.

The school only forbade us to enter the Whispering Forest, but did not say that we were forbidden to come here. Griffith thought about it for a moment, and decided that Kroger, as an employee of the school, should not be in great danger, so he searched under the slope.

Soon, he found a huge hut. The foundations and walls of the hut were piled with boulders, and the roof was covered with thick thatch. There was also a large pumpkin patch at the door, overgrown with pumpkins two or three times larger than Griffith's head.

On the outside of the pumpkin field was a wooden sign with a large ugly line written on it - "Kroger's Cabin." ”

"Who's out there!? Don't mess with the stinking imps!"

Before Griffith could take a good look at the terrain, a thunderous sound exploded in the silent darkness.

I didn't expect Kroger's perception to be so keen, and I was noticed more than twenty paces away from the hut! Griffith was taken aback, and hurriedly said in a loud voice:

"I'm Griffith Blanton, a first-year Shotoral, a probationary knight,

"I've got some rum, and roast venison, Mr. Kroger, if you're interested......"

Before Griffith could finish speaking, the wooden door of the hut was pushed open with a "pop", and a figure nearly three meters tall rumbled over: "Rum! Give me some wine! Oh no, I mean, please come in, first grader!"

Kroger rushed out of the hut in a shoddy leather coat, with unusually thick limbs, a blood-stained axe in his hand, red eyes, and a hideous face like a mountain bear that had chosen to devour people. Even Griffith was taken aback.

The powerful coercion pressed over with Kroger, and it seemed that he would be crushed by this big man in the next second. Even in the face of the wolf cavalry charge, Griffith had never panicked like this!

"I don't have much, I'm afraid we'll have to save some drinks," Griffith, trying to keep his composure, picked up the wine bag around his waist and shook it towards the giant.

"Of course, the rum should be enjoyed slowly in a small glass," Kroger said to Griffith, looking down at the cadet knight, "please forgive my rudeness." I was preparing dinner, but the spider struggled so hard that it poked me twice. ”

"I totally understand. Not being able to eat dinner makes people panic. Griffith respectfully handed the wine bag and roast meat to Kroger as if he were a gift, and walked to the hut under the guidance of the joyful owner of the hut.

"I'm sorry, I'm very shabby here. Kroger scraped the soles of his shoes on the insoles of his shoes at the door, apologized as he walked into the house, quickly took out his glasses and knives and forks from the cupboard, and began to put away the food and drink.

This humble hut was surprisingly tidy. There is almost no sludge on the flat brown wooden planks, and some daily necessities are neatly arranged on simple tables and chairs. On the dining table was half a pumpkin, and on the cutting board next to it lay a giant black spider twitching.

The terrifying creature had eight black tentacles and a pair of giant pincers, the size of a puppy, and a huge mouthpiece on the front of its head. Two axes were stuck in the spider's body, green blood splattering intermittently from the wound and plastering the smeared board.

It seems that Kroger was not invited to the banquet just now. With this standard of living, there is usually no alcohol to drink, no wonder the reaction just now is so big.

Griffith pulled out a chair and sat down, estimated the food that the host might use to entertain, waved his hand and said, "I don't drink, do you have pumpkins?"

"Yes!" Kroger happily took back the glass he had just handed Griffith, broke a large chunk from the cooked pumpkin and handed it to the midshipman, then poured himself a full glass of rum.

"Hah~" The giant quickly took a sip, then sighed. The smell of wine and pleasure permeate the air.

"How's it taste?" asked Griffith.

"Taste, of course, I don't have to say!" Kroger took another cautious sip, "The headmaster is afraid that I'm getting drunk and making trouble, so I can only drink a little bit a month, less than a glass." ”

Griffith immediately glanced at the giant warily, and saw that he did not look like he would go crazy when he drank it, and then he took a bite of Kroger's ripe pumpkin with confidence.

Yes...... The apprentice knight chewed on the tasteless pumpkin, watched the giant carefully drink the rum, and pushed the paper bag of venison over.

Kroger immediately took out the venison brought by Griffith from the paper bag and stuffed it into his mouth to chew, seeing that Knight Xi's expression became more kind.

"Mr. Kroger, are you the only ranger under the walls?"

"Yes, rangers are dangerous jobs!" replied Kroger earnestly, "and there were no other rangers before, but they were either scared away or died in the woods. I'm the only one standing on the side, and occasionally the headmaster will ask some laborers to help. ”

With your senses, your physique, and your strength, ordinary danger must not be able to help you. Griffith got up and walked to the kitchen counter, flipped over the huge spider corpse that had been completely dead, and used iron tongs to erect a broken leg: "Is this black spider also a monster from the forest?"

Thick pieces of dark green flesh can be faintly seen in the cracks of the broken arthropods of the demon spider, and the color aside, it is still quite fat.

"Yes, oh my God, watch out for my friend, its flesh is contaminated with evil magic, and eating it is not only harmful to the body, but also to madness. It needs to be carefully removed from the poison before it can be eaten," Kroger said, "It takes time, and next time if you have time, I will invite you to taste the demon spider meat." ”

"It's harmful to the body, I can understand it, what is it about making people crazy?"

"Forest ...... There's, well, weird powers that make animals mutate," Kroger said with a somewhat knotted tongue after a few drinks, "The forest is full of crazy bloodthirsty monsters, and with them...... Over time, people will also become insane. I don't understand why. ”

What an interesting place...... Griffith listened to Kroger's introduction as he looked out the window at the silent dark forest.

A gust of wind blew through the black treetops, blowing ominous and strange sounds that Griffith had never heard before. The apprentice knight calmed down and felt a dizziness. In the vague darkness, something seemed to be watching Hormonwaltz.