mage's dating rules

Chapter 5: The Travels of Langdon City by the Mage Apprentice
Meanwhile, Mark is leading Wang wandering around the city.

"Can you really tell where the magic nodes are from this map?" The soldier stretched his head to look at the map drawn by Drow in the king's hand.

Wang: "It should be no problem. Although this map is hand-drawn, it is quite accurate, and the main landmarks are also clearly marked. For example, the statue of Langdon I, its position on the map is only to the left of the actual position. One meter."

Mark looked up at the statue of the first Duke of Langdon, and found a crow parked on top of the statue.

Mark: "How are you sure it's off by a meter?"

"I have mastered a variant of positioning technique, which was developed by my teacher to solve my own road-crazy problem."

The soldier frowned, and put his hand on the hilt of his waist: "Have you cast a spell?"

"Yes, I have always had the effect of this spell on me."

Mark: "I didn't catch you reading the words?"

When casting a spell with verbal elements, you need to read the spell clearly and accurately. Generally, this also means that the surrounding creatures can hear the spell, and most common spells contain verbal elements, so Mark is so surprised.

Wang: "I cast this spell when I set off in the morning. After all, Langdon City is a big city, and it lacks a complete urban plan, and the roads are messy. Without this spell, I might not even be able to reach your tavern before the assembly time."

"Three Wild Boars." Mark said, "Our tavern is called Three Wild Boars. When you say departure...you mean before you leave the Wizard Tower?"

"Yes."

"Is this spell so long-lasting?"

"Can it last for five hours, and now there is a little time, maybe five to 10 minutes?"

"After that, you don't know the way?"

Wang laughed and said, "How is that possible? I have firmly memorized the way back to the three wild boars from here. I don't have the road-crazy attribute of my teacher. But if I want to continue to visit the places where magic may be deployed in the city, I will have to trouble you. "

Mark patted his chest: "Leave it to me. So have you finished reading this statue?"

"After reading it, there is no magical aura, at least this place has nothing to do with the disappearance of wild cats and dogs."

"Where do you go next?"

Wang pointed to the lower right corner of the map: "There is a square here."

Mark glanced at the map: "Gallows Square, where people sentenced to death are executed every Monday. It is surrounded by the most chaotic neighborhoods in the city, so the firing squad must be escorted by a large group of ten knights and their retinues .

"Even so, robbing the execution ground often happens. The most recent one was a month ago, when a half-orc rode his war wolf, carrying 22 knives and charged the firing squad single-handedly, trying to take the prisoners from the prison van.

"If the escorted mage hadn't used the slow technique, he might have succeeded."

Wang: "An orc? Riding a wolf? How is his wolf going to sneak in without being seen by the guards?"

Mark spread his hands: "Who knows?"

"That is to say, apart from the city gate, there is also a passage for large four-legged creatures like Wolf Warriors to enter the city."

"Wait, why do you only care about orc wolves?"

"Because according to my observation, Landon City is the intersection of Shield Road and Lai Enlan River. There are a large population of various races, and half-orcs are not uncommon. But half-orc war wolves are very rare. When I entered the city, I saw Orcs ride horses too."

Mark pouted: "Well, I have to admit, after you said that, I realized that this wolf is the biggest problem."

Wang: "Right? Let's go. According to the scale of this map, we need to walk for half an hour to Gallows Square."

"What's a scale? Is it a lingua franca?"

"It's a common language. Why don't you understand this word? As an adventurer, you should always look at the map, right?"

"Yes, I often watch it."

"But you don't know what a scale is?"

"Do I need to know these things? Isn't a map just to know where to go?"

Wang raised his eyebrows: "Indeed, if you don't know the scale... as long as there are landmarks on the map for reference, you can know the location. But how do you plan the march of troops or set up supply routes?"

Mark laughed, and put his arm on the mage's shoulder while laughing: "You actually think I have a part in this kind of thing? No, no, this is something that the knights and their followers worry about. I just need to look at the landmarks and know where I am, Wherever you want to go is enough."

Wang was stunned: "I see. But drow—Miss Elf is obviously proficient in cartography, and the scale of this map is almost completely correct."

In a city like Langdon City, elves are quite common, but drow elves are different. Just saying the word drow in public may be reported to the city guard.

Drow are generally seen as symbols of evil and chaos, often playing the role of combatants, or even the villain itself, in bard tales.

Wang almost said Miss Drow.

Mark reassured him: "Don't be so nervous, in fact, in the Wanderer's Union, there are more unusual things than drow. Sunshine and shadow always go together. Let's go, pay attention to your spell-casting material package.

"Although I don't think our rogues will give others a chance to covet your things, it's always good to be careful."

Wang nodded, and then he suddenly had an epiphany expression: "I know why the eldest lady doesn't want to find the paladin. The moment the paladin sees the elf lady, he will shout 'Look, that evil is worth fighting', and then he can't help but say Attack."

Mark frowned: "Did you realize that?"

"I just realized," Wang readily admitted, "after all, I've only seen drow and paladins in books before."

Mark frowned, speechless: "God, we actually started to act under the command of a nerd like you. I'm starting to worry about the future of Her Royal Highness."

Wang casually asked: "Is the situation Her Royal Highness is now facing very dangerous?"

"It's not dangerous now, because after discovering her talent as a warlock, the Duke invited an old warlock as her teacher. He was a master who could cast spells with six rings. You must know that the Duke's advisor can only cast spells with seven rings." Spells, and the court archmage who visited today is proficient in eight-ring magic."

Wang frowned: "Could it be that... people who can cast nine-ring spells are rare in the outside world?"

"You're right, are there 'inside' Nine Ring masters everywhere?"

Wang: "Do you mean the inside of my teacher's tower? It's okay. After reaching the level of casting nine rings, mana is no longer the main limitation. Whether you can cast nine ring spells and how many nine ring spells you can cast mainly depends on the master. own understanding of the world.

"It says so in the book.

"That's why mages want to travel and study. 'You can never become a great mage if you only hide in the tower and read books'. This is what my teacher said."

Wang paused, and found Mark's expression as if listening to heaven, he continued to explain: "This... It's like the spell of enchantment. I'm not good at enchantment. I often fail to use the simplest charm of human beings..."

Mark: "Wait a minute, is Charm Human the easiest spell?"

"Yes, after the spell is successful, the goal is to treat you as a trustworthy friend."

Mark: "God, I thought the target would listen to you like a construct."

Wang frowned slightly, but he didn't pay much attention. He explained: "You can try to order him, but just like you make requests to other friends, he may not necessarily listen. And once you or your teammates treat him Make a threatening gesture, like attacking him, and the spell will fail."

The sorcerer apprentice paused, swallowed, and continued: "Because I'm really not good at the control system, I basically don't know how to prepare spells of the control system. Don't expect me to use spells such as immobilizing humans in the future."

Mark: "Is it really okay for you to just say your weakness? It's like telling your highness that you are afraid of arcane missiles just now. I am a swordsman, and I happen to be killed by the hold human technique. You will not prepare This spell is great news for me."

Wang stopped and looked at the swordsman: "It seems... that's the case. But you won't attack me, will you?"

Mark was silent for two seconds, then laughed loudly: "That's true. Who would betray the lovely young lady?"

Wang: "Wait a minute, with your statement, are you staying in the team because of her beauty?"

"Of course not. When I was at my worst, it was the eldest lady who gave me a piece of bread. She was only five years old at that time."

Wang: "Sounds similar to Miss Fairy's story?"

"That's what happened. In the current situation, those who want to bet on His Highness the First Prince and those who want to take a chance bet on the Second Prince, only those of us who have emotional reasons will gather around the Princess."

Wang: "Sounds good, people with emotional reasons are the most loyal."

Mark: "At least more loyal than someone who wants to be a princess."

Wang: "That's the idea of ​​my body, not the choice of my soul. So, if something really happens, what chance does the princess have of winning?"

"Zero." Mark blurted out, "Okay, let's get busy with the missing cats and dogs first. After talking for a while, we've already walked halfway, and the Gallows Square is just ahead."

(End of this chapter)