Above the mage

Chapter 23 [Acid Splash+]

tick-

tick-

Gao De carried an oil lamp and walked through the sewer pipes. An unknown liquid kept seeping from the pipe walls and dripping into the murky sewage.

Light is coming from ahead.

Gaode Maps knows we're approaching the entrance.

He quickened his pace, the slippery and dirty surroundings making him feel constantly uncomfortable.

Upon reaching the entrance, Gaode carefully climbed, trying his best to avoid getting his clothes stained with the unknown liquid adhering to the sewer pipe walls.

Just as he was about to leave the sewers, he seemed to vaguely hear strange noises coming from the sewers behind him, like the cries of some kind of animal.

Gao De subconsciously turned around to look.

In the boundless darkness of the sewers, two eerie red spots suddenly appeared.

Deep red.

It was like a pair of eyes staring at him.

In an instant, Gao De felt a chill run through his body. He dared not look back and quickly left the sewer through the opening.

Gode ​​returned to the grocery store and informed Pierre that he had finished cleaning up the worms.

He also returned the unused insecticide to Pierre and received his meager reward—two clover silver coins.

"I'll bring you the ring tomorrow. I'm heading back now; I smell bad." After receiving his payment, Gao De took his leave decisively.

Even though he was extremely careful in the sewers, and even used his "magic hand" to clean them, he still inevitably got some filth on himself and was eager to go back and wash himself.

After rushing back to the herb garden, Gao De first took a shower to wash away the stench on his body before heading to the restaurant for a meal.

With Night Assassin Yilan's "glorious" record as a precedent, the other apprentices in the herb garden, except for his roommate Amy, kept their distance from him during this period.

Just like now, as Gaode sat down at the table with his food, the other apprentices who were still eating subconsciously sped up their eating to leave the restaurant as soon as possible and avoid being in the same room as Gaode.

Gaode didn't care about any of that. He finished his dinner slowly, cleaned up the dishes, and went to his workspace.

Two major projects await him tonight.

In the workroom.

Gao De sat cross-legged in meditation, concentrating his mind.

"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow!"

As he silently recited it in his mind, that simple yet familiar interface reappeared.

In the spell bar, except for [Repair+], the other four spells all have a small yellow plus sign flashing.

After thinking for a moment, Gao De finally focused his attention on [Acid Splash].

"In terms of lethality, acid splatter is far more dangerous than freezing rays."

This time, the skill point allocation will only allow you to choose one of the two lethal spells: Acid Splash and Freezing Ray.

In "professional" terms, when facing a major disadvantage, you should use your limited resources to buy damage-dealing items, as that's the only chance you'll have to turn the tide.

"Add some points!"

Without further hesitation, Gaode stared intently at the plus sign after "Acid Splash".

The next instant, the "Big Dipper," representing the origin of the Dark Swamp Worms, swam out from within the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow and merged into the spell model that was splashing acid like lightning.

The two blended together, and based on the original spell model of acid splash, new branches were generated and extended outwards.

In a short while, the acid splash spell model, which consisted of nine stars, expanded into a new model with a full eighteen stars.

In the spell bar, the plus sign after [Acid Splash] has disappeared, and its name has changed to [Acid Splash+].

[Acid Splash+] (Curse Magic, 0 Rings):

A small acid ball is launched at the target, with an initial maximum range of 25 feet (approximately 8.5 meters).

You must make a successful ranged contact attack to hit the target; the acid ball will cause strong acid damage.

The acid in the sourball will disappear after a few seconds.

Additional information: The acid solution can be kept for up to one day, depending on your needs.

"It's done." Gao De felt a surge of joy.

The changes from [Acid Splash+] did not disappoint him either.

The acid from the acid ball itself is a continuous damage source; as long as the acid exists, it will continue to cause damage until the acid is depleted.

However, most of the time, the acid released by the acid splash has not been completely consumed before the acid duration has expired.

Therefore, the longer the acid is retained, the greater its lethality.

Moreover, the significance of preserving the acid for at most one day is not only the enhancement of its destructive power, but also has strategic value, expanding the uses of the spell.

For example, Gaode Maps' current idea is that since acid can only be preserved for a maximum of one day, it can completely preserve the acid of "Acid Splash+" one day in advance.

When needed, he can indirectly "cast" the acid splash spell by physically throwing it, thereby breaking through his magical power limitations.

"Add points" is now complete.

Gao De took a deep breath, calmed his turbulent emotions, and began the second major project of the night.

He rummaged in his pocket and pulled out a ring.

The broken ring of divine guidance.

"Give it a try."

Gao De concentrated his mind, mobilized the magic power within his body, and controlled the magic power to flash through the spell model of [Repair Spell+].

His magical power transformed into countless invisible energy streams, gathering in his fingers and coalescing into a soft light that gradually enveloped the damaged Divine Ring.

The glimmer of light precisely penetrated the crack in the ring, flowing along it like molten metal flowing into a mold, quickly filling and healing every blemish.

Generally speaking, this is the end.

The function of restoration techniques is limited to this; they can only repair physical damage to objects.

However, what Gaode currently possesses is not "Repair Technique", but "Repair Technique+".

Therefore, the repair is still ongoing.

The runes on the ring's surface, representing the source of its magical power, were now enveloped in the soft light of the restoration spell.

Then, a golden line began to extend from the broken edge of the rune, towards its end, the original connection point.

It was as if an invisible quill, dipped in golden ink, was beginning to draw where the runes had broken.

As the last ray of light merged into the ring, the surface of the Divine Ring once again shone with its original luster.

The lost magical power was thus restored.

Gao De took a slight breath.

The mana cost of casting 【Repair+】is equivalent to that of casting three normal level 0 spells.

But the eventual restoration of the ring proved that every effort has its reward.

He put the restored divine ring back on his finger, focused his mental energy on the ring, and immediately received relevant information in response:

With the help of the Ring of Divine Guidance, one can cast the spell [Divine Guidance] once a day without consuming any resources.

[Divine Guidance] (Prophecy, 0 Rings):

Select a target to cast this spell, temporarily and slightly improving their performance in the next skill.

Including but not limited to: lockpicking success rate, archery accuracy, and item crafting success rate.

(End of this chapter)