The captured horses and new slaves cost Epicurus a little more than four thousand silver kates, and he really couldn't afford the rest in cash, so Quest "generously" asked him to make up for it with some spices he carried.

With that done, Quest didn't fly back to the dragon's lair right away, he was interested in ogres who could find a unique set of spell-casting techniques. The dragon inheritance he had obtained did not have the memory of this ability to cast spells.

In the Blue Dragon's Lair, it costs a lot of money for young dragons to learn spellcasting skills from their older kind, or even Salotta, the lord of the Dragon's Lair, after all, Blue Dragons are not selfless creatures, so it is a rare opportunity for Quis to learn some new knowledge at a low cost.

"Generous big man, I want to try the delicious taste of Blue's cooking again today," the ogre gourmet, who was concentrating on the camel ribs on the barbecue grill in front of him, greeted happily when he saw Quiss coming over with his things.

Giving some spices from Epicurus to the three brothers for free, Quest gained a reputation for "generosity and hospitality" from the ogres, and as for the matter of sharing food, Quest, who had traveled through the arrogant foodie empire, naturally did not refuse.

"Of course, I'm looking forward to your new roast camel meat, and yesterday's chili sauce! ”

Quest handed the ogre gourmet, and Blue slipped the barrel open and tasted it, his eyes lit up, and handed it to his two brothers.

"Hey, friend, this water is very good, and it has a very precious sweetness. Blue licked his tongue and looked expectantly at Naru, who was drinking, hoping that his brother would save himself a small bite to taste again.

"It's not water, Blue. This is a fermented wine made by squeezing the juice of sand dates, but it has no alcohol content, and of course this sweet wine is very expensive. The witch doctor Ogre Palu, who had a good knowledge of plants, explained to his brother after taking a small bite.

"Short men are timid and stingy, and only big men like us and the big ones are generous and brave men!" Nalu unsurprisingly drank all the jujube in the barrel, and greeted Quest with one hand holding the barrel as if he were holding a wine glass.

Who said that ogres are outspoken and reckless, this big guy is obviously complimenting himself. Quiz looked at Naru's "sincere" expression and thought that if he hadn't seen him cooperate with his two brothers to murder that tricky elven singer, the blue dragon might have been deceived by him.

"Got it, Nalu, there's only this barrel left in this caravan, and I'll give you a few more barrels to enjoy when I get back to the dragon's nest. ”

Standing in human form between the three ogre brothers sitting on the ground, Quis patted the shoulder of the "blacksmith" Naru next to him and said. The ogre, who had obtained the desired result, couldn't help but smile at his brother, signaling that his "little plan" had succeeded.

"Mighty Dragon's Lair Emissary, please forgive my brother's rudeness. Paru, the most mature and steady of the three brothers, bowed his head slightly to express his apologies to Quest.

"It's okay, Witch Doctor. Do you still have an 'energy ointment' here, I want to experience the cooling sensation again. In the previous contact, in addition to the Ogre Gourmet's strange spell-casting ability, the Voodoo potion called "Energy Ointment" provided by this ogre witch doctor also gave Quest a great surprise.

This ointment is a little disgusting in addition to the color and appearance, but it is very familiar to Ques in terms of smell and the cool and refreshing feeling after application.

"This is cooling oil!"

Smeared with the ointment handed by the witch doctor, reminding him of the ointment he used to use in the summer after being bitten by mosquitoes in the summer when he was a child in his hometown, Quest couldn't help but recall some memories that had become a little blurry.

"This ointment is awesome!"

The ogre witch doctor likes to be praised for the effectiveness of his potions, which is the greatest compliment to his abilities. Except for his brother, who can tolerate the appearance and smell of his potion, it is difficult for the other "little people" to spontaneously like the witch potion they have invented. Well, "big guy" Quest is an exception.

"In fact, Palu also has a kind of energy potion to drink, which is much better, and even has some detoxification effects. The ogre gourmet, fiddling with grilled ribs, bowed his head.

"That's right, that's right!" Naru also excitedly cooperated.

"Well, that's right, it's just that this potion needs to be taken quickly, and you can't taste it carefully, because," Seeing Quest look at him, the ogre witch doctor took out a small water bag.

The hydration bladder is made of fascia from an unknown animal, and when you hold it in your hand, you can see a yellow-brown liquid shaking inside.

Relying on his natural physique, Quest felt that there should be no problem, and before Palu could finish speaking, he opened the plug of the water bag and tasted it, poof......

Bitter bitter bitter mother, this is the taste of ten times the strong fragrance type "Huoxiang Zhengqi".

This is a powerful potion that can shift the faction......

Seeing that Quest was suffering to the point of pain, Blue who bowed his head and forbearance and Naru with an expectant expression instantly burst out laughing.

Palu looked embarrassed, and stopped talking: "You can only drink a little at a time, because the taste is too bitter." ”

"It's okay, drink some of this fire, on this hot day, it is said that Huoxiang righteousness is more compatible with barbecue!" Quisi said gloomily.

Regardless of whether the ogres could understand what he was saying, Quis put his arms around Blue's neck, and with the other hand, he was responsible for pouring the potion from the animal's fascial water bag into the ogre Blue's open mouth.

"Oh, let go of me, don't you want to know what is going on with my spell-casting knowledge, it's all in the food books, I'll lend you the books!"

The clever ogre, who always had an idea, "saved" himself with his wisdom, and he was only poured a small sip before he was let go, as if he had been reborn.

However, the "blacksmith" ogre Naru was not so lucky, and although the strange power was amazing, the gifted baby dragon was still stronger......

"Oh-oh, big man, I can give you a few pieces of armor made of Naru, or teach you the art of blacksmithing......"

"In my previous life, I was the life of moving bricks, and I won't learn to strike iron in this life. ”

Tun Dun Dun, the rest of the potion was poured into the big mouth of the ogre Naru.

"Palu, this potion can't poison Naru......" Seeing that his brother looked like he was dying after being poisoned, Blue asked Palu quietly.

After receiving a negative answer, Blue burst out laughing just as heartlessly as Quiss.

Hahahaha......

After following the caravan for a few days, Quest slowly summed up an overview of the knowledge of the spells cast by the ogre magicians by studying Blue's "Ogre Gourmet Cooking Guide":

"It's a relatively novel form of spell casting, but it also has traces of the Bloodline Warlock's spell-casting habits.

Unlike directly communicating with mysterious sources or using life force as an equivalent exchange for spellcasting, the ogre's skill is to discover the properties of some of the materials themselves to simulate the sensory state of the spell when it is cast.

Instead of using materials to stimulate himself and bring synaesthesia to him, he used materials to determine the principles and construct models of spells, like mages who studied the nature of things. The superficial senses are used to directly 'see' or experience the spell model, and then the model is stabilized by mentally mobilizing the elements, so as to achieve the effect of spell casting.

For example, ogres use fire blasts to first use the taste of 'chili peppers' to stimulate their psychic synaesthesia.

The creature itself does not taste 'spicy', and this taste is actually a compound sensation of burning and slight pain. And it is through the splitting of this feeling that the ogre magician extracts the strange senses that burn.

This feeling is similar to the spiritual perception of the fire itself obtained by shamanic witchcraft by sacrificing or self-sacrifice by burning the flame.

By synaesthesia stimulation of the taste of 'spicy', the ogre magician can simulate the nature of the flame, plus the sneezing air eruption explosion synaesthesia burst form, the two are superimposed on each other, and finally add some warlocks' innate ability to mobilize the elements, and fill the elemental mobilization into the spell model formed by synaesthesia, and the flame blast spell is formed. ”

"Much like the ability to construct a primitive shaman, but with the skill of a warlock. Therefore, it is not uncommon to call ogres ogres magicians.

This is a novel form of spell casting based on experience and intuition. The Ogre Magician already has several very good spells in the field of Plasticity, and the use of simulacrum on the battlefield shows that in the field of illusion, this technique can still work. It's just that the abilities of other spell schools[1] I don't know if they can also be effectively simulated, and if they can, what kind of materials do they need to stimulate their senses?

There is no need to memorize spells in advance, no spell structures, no spell chanting, and if it is not for the time being, there is no way to avoid the disadvantages of not being able to cast spells and materials, and there are too many spell forms that have questions about whether they can be synaesthesia simulated. This is indeed a new way to cast spells. ”

"If an ancient civilization also had this form of spell casting, would it be possible to win the battle against the Annihilation civilization that has the power of the forbidden realm?"

Quest pondered the question for a moment, and finally reason told himself that it was impossible. The Reaper civilization can force a curse of fate that can compete with the powerful civilization of Nethariel, who can compete with the Arcane civilization, and the Annihilation Bringers must be far more limited in their magical abilities than they can imagine. This spell-casting ability still requires the mobilization of elements in the end, and perhaps in their spell prohibition realm, it is a question of whether there is a spell element or not.

Of course, this did not prevent him from learning a new and interesting ability, and as for the use of this ability, Quis also had some ideas. He couldn't wait to imagine the stimulation he could bring to other dragons when he used synaesthesia stimulation to simulate the breath of other five-colored dragons or even metal dragons. Of course, some special dragon breath is estimated to have no way to achieve synaesthesia imitation.

PS: Spell School: Also known as Spell School, Magic School, etc., it is the d&D rules that stipulate that spells are artificially divided into eight spell schools and a common school according to their effects. The eight major schools of spell are: Protection, Spells, Prophecy, Enchantment, Plastic, and Illusion. A few spells (such as the Arcane Mark, Limited Wish, Permanency, Prestidigitation, and Wish) do not belong to any school and are called "universal" spells.