The mage arrives

"First killed a Fusion Chimera, and then fought a battle with two Demon One-Eyed Demons, it's already pretty good to be able to survive until now..." Gordon thought to himself.

Dwemer Iron River circled the Iron Giant: "Well, 40.00% of the outer armor plate needs to be replaced. As for the internal transmission system and joint structure, it needs to be checked slowly..."

The metal raw materials brought by the dwarf master are not too much, but after the damaged outer armor plate is removed and recast, it should be able to make up for the missing parts.Gordon silently calculated the cost of repairing the Black Titan, and found that it would cost almost a thousand gold coins.

Although Earl Thompson's family had a rich family after he was plundered, he couldn't stand such a toss.After all, this is not a one-time expense. It would be really embarrassing if such a high maintenance fee would be invested in every fierce battle in the future.

"Gordon, me and my little brats have no problem fixing mechanical problems with this big guy, but what if there's a magic problem? You know, we dwarves and things like runes and circles, are completely Insulated. I wish some mages could help."

When the Black Titan was being built in Clearwater City, Grand Duke Antaello sent several mages to help him.But now, in Gaoyan City, it is difficult for him to find a mage assistant.

"It seems that I can only do it myself..." Gordon frowned when he thought that he would have to spare part of his time to repair and maintain the Black Titan.

"By the way!" He suddenly thought, isn't Dalinar very interested in golems?Although he is just a little mage apprentice.But repairing inscriptions, repainting magic circles and other tasks do not require strong arcane skills to complete.Just be patient.Just be able to devote a lot of time.

Thinking of this, Gordon decided to go to "Wild Gem" immediately.

Saying goodbye to the busy Dwarven Iron River who was busy in the backyard of the fortress, Gordon left the fortress on foot - the battle was imminent, and all the horses had been requisitioned by the army, either for transporting baggage or for forming Temporary cavalry with unknown combat effectiveness.

Time to come to "Wild Gem".It was already past eight o'clock in the evening.In order to make more money, Dalinar usually closes very late.

Gordon entered the little shop, and Dalinar sat behind the counter.He greeted him immediately.

"Lord Baron Freeman, welcome, what would you like to order today?"

"I'm not here to buy things, but to find you."

"Looking for me?" Dudlin was surprised. "I'm just a mage apprentice. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Last time when I watched you draw a magic scroll, I found that although your knowledge system has many mistakes and omissions, the basic skills of drawing and writing are very good. So I want to hire you to help repair a golem. The reward is [-] gold coins per day."

"Twenty gold coins?" Dalinar was taken aback.

This salary is indeed unreasonably high.Thinking back to when Gordon was a first-ring mage, the working environment as a tomb keeper was very bad. He needed to attract people with high salaries. He could only earn [-] gold coins a month, and it was considered a high salary.And now.It is beyond common sense for a sorcerer apprentice to work for such a high salary for a day.

"Lord Baron. I don't doubt you... But, can you tell me the specific content of the job first?" Dalinar's eyes flashed with anxiety.Gordon's big purchase three days ago almost bought out all the most valuable items in the "Wild Gem".In the past two days, as the war was getting closer and closer, adventurers left Gaoyan City one after another, and Dalinar's business became increasingly difficult.He had considered whether to close the shop and go home to the country.But now that he suddenly encountered such a good thing like a pie in the sky, he would naturally feel suspicious.

"After I came to shop with you last time, I heard from Chuck that you are the son of Bivis Crante. And I have a good relationship with your father."

"Lord Baron, do you know my father?" Dalinar's expression darkened when he mentioned his father who passed away not long ago.

"I fought alongside him in the Coldmist Mountains against demons. He was a great mage and saved my family."

"I knew that my father was a great man!" Dalinar showed a proud expression after hearing Gordon's words.

Knowing that Gordon had a relationship with his father, he agreed to Gordon's request without thinking too long: "Lord Baron Freeman, when do you need me to start working?"

Beavis is just a lowly noble with a knight title.Compared with the Freeman family's hereditary baronial title, it's not even 01:30.After his death, all his family became civilians.Although the land and property of the family are still there, after losing the status of nobility, they have lost preferential policies in terms of taxation and so on.The more difficult the business is, the more difficult the life of the whole family becomes.Although the large income that Gordon brought before was enough for Dalina and his family to live comfortably for many years.However, this situation of making ends meet has continued, and there will always be a day of sitting and eating.

Working for Gordon, the rich reward of twenty gold coins that day is actually nothing.The most important thing is to be able to get the favor of a hereditary baron and a five-ring mage.What this meant for his own future, Dalinar knew very well.

The young man was very much like his father.Although he looks wretched and behaves like a philistine, he is very smart and knows how to weigh the interests and seize the opportunity.It's just that due to the limitations of talent and environment, it is unknown.

"Don't be in a hurry. I'll give you one night to take care of the store. Come and find me at Red Rock Fortress tomorrow." Gordon handed Dudley a fortress pass.He thought for a while, then took out a note from the dimensional bag and handed it to the other party, "This is the experience I recorded when I was learning the first-level spells and the second-level spells. In addition, it also recorded four first-level spells and Take the three second-level spells, take the time to study them yourself."

For a mage, it is definitely a good habit to write notes at any time in the process of studying arcane arts, recording his own experiences and lessons.This helps to form your own thinking system.When encountering difficulties on the path of arcane arts, looking back at one's previous experience, one can often draw inferences.

Notes that record a mage's experience in arcane arts are often more valuable than those dry spell books.Many mages are willing to join the adventure group, exploring the deep dungeons, abandoned mage towers, and ancient city ruins, just to find the valuable knowledge left by the previous mages.

Dalinar thought that he used to study with a three-ring mage, called a student, but in fact he was just a hard-working sweat worker who spent countless hours and energy, but he didn't learn anything at all.But now, the young baron in front of him gave him a spell note that was considered a priceless treasure for apprentice mages.

"My... my lord, this is really too precious..."

Gordon saw Dalinar's small triangular eyes filled with tears. Although he knew it was because of gratitude, he still thought it was funny--as expected, some things still depend on the face. If a teary and cute girl stood In front of him, I'm afraid he will be shocked.

"I promised your father to take good care of you, so I will help you as much as possible in arcane learning. But recently, I have too many things to do, so I can only let you figure it out on your own." Gordon As he said that, he suddenly thought of another thing, "By the way, when you come to me tomorrow, bring your little invention—yes, the thing that can enhance the control range of the golem, and bring it here."

"Lord Freeman, have you discovered the value of my invention?" Dalinar's eyes shone with hope.

"Not so fast. I just have an idea in my mind, but whether this idea can be put into practice still needs to be verified slowly."

Originally, Gordon only regarded the golem control distance amplifier made by Dalinar as a gadget with no practical value.But when he was free, he had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of a possibility.

In the world of Telos, mages, as a high-end group with a very wide coverage, have many branch professions.Among them, only the knowledge, skills and training received by field mages are purely for the battlefield.

Battle mages often only focus on the research of spells that can kill and confuse the enemy, and cover friendly forces, and do not pursue the versatility of spells.They also undergo armor and weapons training, and can wear medium armor without compromising arcane spell success.

On the battlefield, field mages who lead troops alone or in small groups can play a great role.However, in the adventure team, field mages can only do part of the work of traditional mages, and No. 2 spellcasters are often needed to make up for the shortcomings of field mages.In other traditional mage fields, such as arcane research, alchemy, and strange object creation, battlefield mages know almost nothing.

There are very few geniuses like Grand Duke Rob Antello who are born as field mages but can develop in an all-round way.

The existence of battlefield mages also shows from one aspect that without extreme training and training, ordinary mages are not suitable for large-scale battlefield environments.

But Gordon thought of a way to allow a mage who has not received any actual combat training—or to put it a little lower, just a mage apprentice can play more than a few heavy knights on the battlefield .

The key point of his thinking lies in the golem.

As a loyal servant of the mage, the golem has a relatively small range of orders, so it is usually used for close protection.In daily life or adventure activities, such a distance limit is not a big problem, because the combat range is so close.But if it's on the battlefield, it's a big problem. (To be continued..)