Chapter 3: The Brigade Mage
There is no doubt that this book, which shimmers like a star, is the reason why Zuo Si was able to travel to the magical world, and it is also the reason why he was able to survive in this cruel world.
He doesn't know who the previous owner of the book was and how he died.
But what is certain is that this book was shaped by a certain traveling mage before his death, using his own unquenched spark through some powerful magical power.
Originally, it was just a collection of cards, but it became what it is when it was activated.
It's not much of a system, it's just expressed in a way that is most understandable to the holder.
And in the thick pages, all the cards and possessions made by the traveling mage are stored.
As long as Zuo Si completes a guiding task, he will get a chance to draw cards of various types and levels from it.
The two spells of [Mimic] and [Library of Thought] are the bonus card effects obtained after completing the first and second tasks.
"Is the mana pool finally going to be full? It's not easy! I was finally able to make my first land. Zuo Si's tone was unabashedly surprised.
Because through many previous attempts, he has understood that there are generally only three ways to obtain mana.
The first one is to know without asking, nature is to slowly absorb from the surrounding environment.
The advantage of this method is that it doesn't take much effort to calculate it based on the level of the spell caster class you have.
For example, in this magical world, Zuo Si used mimicry to obtain a LV5 creator class level, so he can get at least 5 general mana points after sufficient rest every day.
Main attribute - If the intelligence is relatively high, there will be an additional bonus.
As long as you don't use the special abilities of the class, or consume mana to make potions and magic items, you can put all of them into the mana pool and store them before going to bed.
In addition to this, a portion of the energy is obtained from the allotment given to each apprentice by the Mage Tower every day.
If you don't run out of money that day, you can also store it in the mana pool.
These stored mana can be used to craft and use cards for the Brigade Mage class, or they can be invested in a class like in-game experience points to increase their level.
As for the second type, it is obtained by killing creatures with mana.
After all, in the magical world, even ordinary people will contain a small amount of magical energy in their bodies.
Those warriors, spellcasters, and all kinds of magical creatures with professional professions are even more than ordinary people, and they don't know how many times or even dozens of times.
The moment these things die, the magical energy and life energy begin to dissipate.
As long as the distance is close enough, Zuo Si will be able to absorb a little residual energy.
Of course, the best effect is definitely to touch at zero distance.
Magical energy is stored in a pool of mana.
Life energy, on the other hand, will slowly accumulate in his body as a by-product, and when it reaches a certain critical point, it will be transformed into one point and six basic attributes.
However, so far, most of the benefits have been strength, agility, and constitution, and very few of the truly useful perception and intelligence stats have been added.
Part of the exaggerated added value behind Zuo Si's basic attributes is the benefit of vivisection under the orders of the necromancer for almost two years.
With his current familiarity with the anatomy of humans and other humanoids, he would be more than qualified to serve as a surgeon in the modern world.
As for the third type, it is natural to use the special ability of the creator's profession - "refinement".
Extracts the magical energy contained in potions, magic items, weapons, armor, and strange objects.
However, doing so often means that the potion and magic item will be completely destroyed, which is an outright act of ruin.
Unless it is in a dangerous situation as a last resort, Zuo Si will never do this.
As for the so-called "lands", it is the fourth in addition to the above three.
It is also one of the most stable.
It is through the unique power of the Brigade Mage's spark to establish a permanent channel for the transmission of magical energy.
And this passage will be closely connected to the traveling mage, and will not be cut off by any force.
Whether it is across planes, crystal walls, or universes, it can continuously transmit magical energy into the mana pool.
In other words, only a traveling mage with a land card can be considered a real traveling mage.
In fact, Zoth wanted to make a land card early on.
The problem is, making lands isn't the same as making other cards.
First of all, even the lowest level hole cards require at least 100 universal mana in the mana pool, or double the mana of other colors.
This requires upgrading the Brigade Mage class to Level 2.
Because the upper limit of the mana pool of a first-class brigade mage is only 50 points.
Zuo Si, who used to use his abilities frequently, couldn't save much mana at all.
It wasn't until the plague broke out, and the entire Mage Tower and even the Floating City were full of dead people in patches, that he had a large amount of mana in his account.
Second, making land tiles is bound to create a lot of movement.
Zuo Si didn't want anyone to discover the secret that he had managed to hide.
You must know that even the necromancer who pulled Zuo Si out of that unknown space and signed the covenant, Asta, only thought that he had some rare "talent".
I didn't know that he was actually a novice brigade mage who ignited a spark and crossed over from another world, and he didn't know that the spark of a traveling mage could actually be captured.
Otherwise......
God knows what this gloomy, cruel and tyrannical old guy with a longing for "eternal life" will do.
You must know that in order to better control Zuo Si, Asta deliberately guided him to the rare and special profession of [Creator] when he first started to teach magic knowledge.
In order to make Zuo Si completely lose his ability to cast spells, he will never be able to pose any threat to himself, let alone get out of his control.
After all, although the creator can create and use all kinds of magical items, strange objects, and even scrolls, it is only a strong research and support class in the final analysis.
In terms of combat effectiveness, it can't be compared with a real mage after all.
No guy with the talent to become a mage would willingly give up his spell casting ability and become a full-time support tool.
If it weren't for the hidden travel mage card system, Zuo Si Bacheng would have been played with by the insidious necromancer.
Although the relationship between the two is ostensibly that of master and apprentice and ally, they have secretly tested each other more than once.
Fortunately!
Zuo Si has always been vigilant, and he has never trusted Asta from beginning to end.
While carefully learning magical knowledge and secretly crafting magical weapons and strange objects to accumulate strength, he planned to pass through the portal directly at a suitable time and escape to Faeron on the other side.
It's a pity that all this was interrupted with the outbreak of the terrible plague.
Right now, all I have to do is make a land card and tie it to the Creator class.
Then, using all the resources at your disposal, break the blockade of the superstructure and the various guardian monsters, rush to the room where the portal is located, activate the closed portal, and escape from the floating city, which is already doomed to destruction.
Of course, if he could, he would have preferred to go to a relatively safe magical world.
For example, the magical version of Earth where the Harry Potter story takes place, and then stays honestly until the body reaches adulthood.
In fact, the reason why Zuo Si became what he is now is rooted in the moment when he ignited the spark and became a traveling mage.
I don't know why, but his own spark and the spark embers left in the legacy erupted into an unprecedented violent resonance.
The whole person was instantly pulled into an unknown space.
After touching a cloud of gray smoke, its body degenerates from an adult to a child less than ten years of age at an extremely rapid rate.
If it weren't for Asta's otherworldly exploration and pulling him into the present world, he might have turned into a baby, a fertilized egg, or disappeared forever.
It's a pity that the tempting idea of going to the relatively safe world of Harry Potter to stay until the body reaches adulthood can't be put into practice.
Changing the positioning of the portal is impossible to do in a short period of time.
It takes at least days, weeks, or even months of continuous exploration.
Otherwise, if you start the teleportation rashly, the devil knows where it will appear.
If it was cold and airless outer space, you would definitely die on the spot.
And Zuo Si felt that his unstable teleportation ability was most likely related to that resonance.
After all, a normal traveling mage should have only one spark at work, and he has two.
He tried to use the traveling mage's abilities to open a portal to Earth, but nothing happened.
This means that the universe where the earth where I was born is located is completely devoid of magical energy.
But the question is, if there is no magical energy in the universe where the earth is located, how did the "heritage" appear on the earth and happen to be bought as a handicraft by himself?
How did you get into that strange space after lighting the spark?
There were too many questions and puzzles that plagued Zuo Si, making him unable to figure out the truth of the matter.