Witch, don't be so lazy

It's just that out of flattery and courtesy, people have gradually vulgarized this term. For example, the "follower wizard" originally referred to the northern sages under the command of the "Star Witch", each of whom was at least a fourth-level extraordinary wizard. As a result, now even Hahn has a bunch of "follower wizards" around him.

After all, An Ke was born in China, and she is very humble and low-key at heart. Well, it may also be that she feels that she will be able to get the title of master sooner or later, so there is no need to rush.

Since the other party said so, Sally naturally would not refuse. She just looked at the new sign on the stall and recalled the herbs and minerals in her hands when she left the crowd just now.

"Ms. Anke, are you...changing careers?"

Sally asked hesitantly, "Excuse me, do you also provide enchantment services?"

"Of course I do. I just stumbled upon a blue ocean, so I decided to start a side...er, main business."

Anko replied, blinking.

Strictly speaking, ever since she discovered that Encore Treasure Appraisal not only made money after it was launched, but also quickly improved her proficiency in Insight, her enchantment business should become a side hustle.

After all, it takes a full 10,000 points to advance in ancient spells. Even if you get the relevant books, it is impossible to gain that much proficiency in a short period of time. Naturally, the previous practice plan must be changed.

The current priority is: Telekinesis Shield - Insight - Magic Scroll Making - Basic Meditation - Mage's Hand.

[Telekinesis Shield: 545/1000/Skilled]

[Insight: 101/1000/Skilled]

It felt like it wouldn't be long before he could meet the next requirement for becoming a wizard, which was to practice the three magic tricks to the mastery level.

Of course, the enchanting business still needs to be done. After all, the profits are very considerable. After making a name for yourself, you can easily get contributions from the Adventurer's Guild. Although it is not as fast as Mars and others exploring the nest and clearing out the White Walkers, it is safer.

Speaking of White Walker lairs, Anke was actually a little curious. After all, she had never seen extraordinary creatures from another world with her own eyes, and she also had many fantasies about exploring underground. Was it possible to ask someone to guide her...

Forget it, she quickly suppressed the thought. The other team had been working together for a long time, and her own telekinesis shield had not yet reached the mastery level, so she couldn't let her imagination run wild.

"What equipment do you want to enchant? What spells do you want to engrave?"

An Ke glanced at Mars's battered heavy armor, his eyes swirling. "Are you planning on getting a new one? Your current armor is quite badly damaged. Even if you give it to an alchemist to repair it, some areas of the runes are too deformed and corroded by the ice element, especially the part responsible for charging. For safety reasons, it's really time to replace it... How did you know I'm proficient in [Armor Spell: Solidity]?"

"Or this greatsword? [Pyromancy: Power] can indeed better kill White Walkers, but if you want to enchant it, you may have to wait a day or two."

"Could it be this short-handled mace? Hmm, it seems a bit small. I can't use a specialized spell on it, but I can use a normal cantrip."

A series of words came.

Mars was stunned for a long time, until Leah elbowed him, and then he scratched his head:

"Well, actually, we wanted you to add the 'Sharp Blade Curse' to Susie's scimitar, but what you said seems to make some sense. My armor really needs to be replaced. I've been trying to find a spellcaster in Asda City to enchant my greatsword, but I haven't been able to make an appointment. This mace is new and I haven't considered enchanting it yet..."

"Oh, the Blade Curse, nine gold coins."

Encore reaches out.

There was nothing much to say. After renting the tent, Anke went in with a machete and started working directly.

The four people outside looked at each other and started to feel confused.

"[Armor Spell: Solid], it feels pretty good. If I encounter the unexpected situation from the past two days again, I can just withstand the damage and kill those White Walkers. If I add the enchanted greatsword, it will be even easier..."

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"But if you want to engrave the armor-specialization spell, you'll need armor mixed with mithril, which is much more expensive than the hundred-forged steel you're using now. Are our contributions enough to buy it?"

Susie frowned and looked at Sally, who was in charge of logistics.

"Of course it's enough, but at this rate, unless we can maintain the efficiency of the first two days in the subsequent exploration of the lair, we won't be able to exchange it for Uncle Rickon's promotion materials."

The deeper you go into the White Walker's lair, the more difficult it will be. No one can guarantee that every operation will be fruitful. We should be thankful if no fatal situations occur.

"Switch! We need a reliable front line!" Rickon waved his hand. "As for my promotion materials, it doesn't matter if they wait a little longer. We've already waited so long, and the chances of success seem slim, given our past failures."

The mage's promotion ceremony can certainly be repeated, but the backlash after failure is often terrible. The luckiest result is damage to mental strength. In serious cases, the soul is polluted, the caster becomes a madman, and there are even many unlucky people who die on the spot.

Therefore, even if an apprentice meets the requirements, even if he has spent a lot of effort to collect all the materials for promotion, he still dare not hold the promotion ceremony at will. For example, Mars plans to save more money to buy a potion that can reduce the backlash.

Rickon was relatively lucky. He failed to be promoted, his mental strength was damaged, and he completely forgot the trick "Air Bomb", which led to him being kicked out of the original adventurer team.

But his soul was only slightly polluted, and he later joined Mars and the others, practiced "Wind Blade" again, and returned to the door of promotion.

"Don't say that. You will definitely pass it successfully. Then we will have a big leg to hug."

Sally muttered, then frowned. "There's no rush to change the armor. We can't just accept whatever others say. Even if the Blade Curse performs well, the difficulty of mastering it is completely different. We only have one material, and failure is the end of it... I see she has a Black Iron Badge, so it's best to ask the person in charge of this base first."

When it came to the large expenditure of the team, she calmed down instead, no longer showing the same eagerness as before when she kept calling him "Master".

"The person in charge of the stronghold seems to have only shown up once in the camp in the past few days. She is elusive and has left a lot of work to her assistant. How can I find her to ask questions?" Mars asked.

"Aren't we supposed to report the abnormalities in the lair to the town lord? It's something to do with monsters. And since you three are adventurers holding Black Iron Badges, she, as the head of the guild, has an obligation to be there. Just in case, you can go and make a report and give him a heads-up later."

Sally finished speaking and the other three nodded.

……

"No trace of other dark creatures was found. It is inferred that it is a special species of White Walker with high intelligence, commanding the tribe to set traps."

Yom crossed his arms, watched the four people leave, then looked aside, "Luya, what do you think?"

"It makes sense. After all, there's a second-level leader in the lair, so it makes sense that he'd be more intelligent." Luya shrugged, but then she thought about it again, "But this time, the White Walkers are indeed a little strange."

The White Walkers are evil dark creatures who love negative energy and are keen on tyranny and killing. These are things engraved deep in their souls.

But the White Walkers in Cedar Town seemed to be a little quiet, mainly the leader.

If it had a certain degree of intelligence, it would not have stayed in the nest and waited for death. It would definitely take some action, such as suddenly slipping from the bottom floor of the nest to the middle and upper floors, killing all those reckless adventurers, and then hiding back in the depths of the nest before Yom could make any move.

Although this may not change the final outcome of the White Walkers, it can at least greatly slow down the adventurers' advance and weaken the town's strength.

Otherwise, it would try to destroy John's magic blockade and try every possible way to escape. The reason why John had to stay in the camp these days was mainly to prevent this from happening.

But none of the above situations happened.

In any case, in Yom's perception, the White Walker leader always stayed in the deepest part of the nest and hardly moved. However, the White Walker leader would occasionally go to the middle level of the nest. Now it seems that he might be directing the setting of traps.

How to say it, these are totally unlike what ordinary White Walkers would do, it's really weird.

Anyone with a normal brain will subconsciously be on high alert.

Yom thought for a moment and said, "Luya, how is the magic circle you have set up recently?"

Currently in the town, apart from Yom himself, the only three people who know that there is a second-level White Walker leader in the lair are the tax collector, the chief, and Luya. The directors of the school and the head of the Winter Chamber of Commerce are not aware of it.

"It's okay, it should be done in another week."

Luya shrugged.

In order to ensure that the leader of the White Walkers could be killed, Yom mobilized a large amount of supplies stored by the Aleman family and prepared to build a large-scale magic circle around the cemetery so that Yom could draw on the magic power of the earth during the battle.

"Should I take the Earth Dragon Jade out of the treasury?"

Yom hesitated.

The Earth Dragon Jade, the Aleman family's most valuable treasure, is usually placed a hundred meters underground in the mansion. When combined with a magic circle to achieve resonance, it can greatly increase the concentration of magic power in a certain space, and even slightly enhance affinity with the earth element after long-term contact.

Of course, it can also be used as a powerful prop in battle, but this means that it will cause irreparable damage to it. Secondly, the sudden interruption of resonance will cause a chaos of magic power. Let alone assisting in practice, it would be good if it can avoid being injured. The time to regulate magic power and re-establish resonance is calculated in years.

But if used as a prop, it can not only increase the chances of winning, but may also be able to quickly kill the White Walker leader and obtain more complete and better quality extraordinary materials.

Luya didn't answer, just waved her hand and walked out the door.

Such issues can only be decided by Yom himself and have nothing to do with her.

After leaving the house, Luya raised her eyebrows and found that the four adventurers who had just provided the report seemed to be waiting for her.

……

Deep underground, in the deepest part of the nest.

The White Walker leader knelt in the center of the altar, and the intertwined black and icy blue lights formed a mysterious and ancient spell.

The snake eye between the eyebrows, which symbolized the royal bloodline, lit up, the golden pupils stared at the ground, and the lips muttered something.

In the middle of the magic circle lies a broken original seal, which is one of the witch relics preserved by the royal family.

White Walker language.

"Great witch Baba Yaga, our creator, the white lord of snow and frost, the wind of death that blows across the wilderness of the soul, I beg you to bestow your mercy and help us escape our predicament..."

After waiting for a long time, I didn't get an immediate response, which was expected.

The witch has been sleeping in the spirit world for many years, and this relic is also quite weak as a medium, because those powerful relics have long been snatched away by the Bone Witch who killed the Lord.

But it's okay.

Pious and continuous prayers, coupled with cold blood and fresh death, a trace of great power called upon from the unknown, is enough to allow him to crush the ants on the ground to death, and then successfully escape to the beach before the pursuit arrives.

Chapter 30: Photo Stone

The Adventurer's Guild's meditation room.

The sharp carving knife carried magic power and went down along the curved corrugations, touching the shoulder armor, chest plate, plastron, chain mail skirt, and knee pads. The sound was sharp and smooth, and continued to echo in the secret room.

Calming incense and soothing candles burned quietly, casting elongated shadows obliquely on the gray stone walls.

After meeting Sally and the others yesterday evening and successfully enchanting the scimitar, Anke received an invitation for a commission that evening. However, because he had to take the armor to the alchemist for fitting first, the enchantment time was set for noon the next day.

As soon as school was over, Anke ran straight back to the tavern, while Mars' team was already waiting in the underground lobby. After all, they had no equipment and could not continue exploring the nest, so they simply returned to the town from the camp.

Then, after negotiating the remuneration and receiving the deposit, Encore rented a meditation room.

In fact, she could just find a quiet place to do it, even her own room would be fine, but in order to avoid making the guests overly anxious, the considerate Miss Anke chose to act more reliable.

About two and a half hours passed.

After finishing work, he exhaled, sat down on the ground, and rubbed his sore waist.

Compared to drawing scrolls, enchanting, especially specialized enchanting, takes a lot more time. It is not only a simple technical job, but also a physical job.

After all, engraving runes on uneven heavy armor is indeed more difficult than drawing on paper. Moreover, since the enchantment requires repeated use, there must be a certain degree of design redundancy, otherwise it will be worn out after a few bumps. It would be better to use scrolls. Adding multiple new modules such as charging, the complexity of the runes has skyrocketed.

An Ke had previously completed the enchantment of [Armor Spell: Solid] in the assessment. Although the mithril mixed in this heavy armor was obviously more than the knight armor last time, and the difficulty of engraving increased a lot, but because her scroll making skills had been broken through long ago, this naturally did not pose any difficulty for her at all.

However, although the work went smoothly, An Ke puffed out his cheeks.

Although she could feel more obvious feedback on her progress this time, and a message popped up on the proficiency panel, but...

[Ancient Curse +1]

[Ancient Curse: 33/10000/Beginner]

Calculating the time, she could only find time to enchant three or five magic spells every day at most. In other words, she could improve her proficiency by three to five points a day. Taking the most optimistic scenario into consideration, it would take her about six years to reach a new stage. If she was a little slow, it might take ten years.

While this was a quantum leap compared to the sixty years required to simply draw a magic scroll, it was still ten years. Ten years later, Miss Anke was already twenty-three years old, and she had only just reached the proficient level in reproducing the ancient runes that could produce intermediate-level magic...

Well, this may sound a bit Versailles, and it will probably make most pattern masters so angry that they vomit blood.

But An Ke thought that he had a golden finger after all, and could not be compared with ordinary apprentices. Considering that "those who aim for the best will get the middle, and those who aim for the middle will get the worst", he naturally had to set his goal higher.

Furthermore, the proficiency required to master ancient spells to the mastery level is definitely much higher. If it is multiplied several times, wouldn't it take decades? And then there are other skills that require hard work...

As expected, I still need to find a way to speed up, work hard to complete more commissions, and get the learning materials for the ancient scrolls as soon as possible. Alas, I never thought that one day I would have to spend time and effort on serious learning materials.

Anke thought about it for a while, then pushed open the door.

Naturally, Mars and others had been waiting outside, fidgeting and anxious like the family members outside the hospital delivery room. As soon as they saw An Ke appear, they immediately surrounded her, looking like they wanted to ask something but didn't dare.

Forcibly suppressing the bad taste of "mother and child are safe, fat baby weighs eight pounds", Enke just said lightly:

"It's done."

So, Mars took the lead, and the other three followed closely behind.

When Anke walked back in, Mars was already holding his 60-pound "child" and stroking him non-stop, saying, "What a beautiful spell pattern, a perfect magic circuit, oh, look at this shiny luster..."

For most warriors, weapons and armor are indeed extremely important. After all, they are related to their lives and property, so it is inevitable to be excited when you can get a good piece of equipment.

Watching several people circling around the heavy armor, then helping Mars put it on, and then seeing him start to try it out with great interest, a bright yellow luster shone from the surface of the armor, and then suddenly covered with a layer of blazing flames, he even drew out his greatsword and made a few moves.

An Ke couldn't help but sigh at the other person's strong physique. He was indeed a person who had practiced breathing techniques. He could still jump around even with such a heavy object. Then he said:

"how do you feel?"

"Excellent!" Mars replied excitedly. "The armor spell attainments are far beyond my imagination. The resonating earth element even seems to be interfering with my spellcasting. Haha."

This is a small drawback of enchanted equipment, which is particularly prominent in full armor - if the enchanted spell and the wearer do not belong to the same school, the spellcasting will be slightly weakened. If the two are from the same school, the elemental competition caused by the different resonance initiators will still lead to a decrease in the power of the spell.

Of course, since the elemental affinity of the caster in the apprentice stage is too low, there is no need to consider the above issues at all.

"Then take a look at this great sword of mine. When can I... Hey, why are you hitting me?"

Sally glared at Mars, then handed over the purse with a smile: "Miss Anke, please count it first."

Including the previous deposit, the total is fifty-nine gold coins.