Søren waited for a long time.
When he was sure that the wizard had left, he walked towards the corpses of the grey dwarves. There should be something valuable on them. Although the high-ranked wizard didn't think much of it, he was still a thief with a little sister to feed. The more money he had, the better. The little girl would need to spend a lot of money in the future, so he had to prepare some savings. Besides, if he really wanted to spend money, a set of Rare-grade equipment would cost him more than three thousand Kindler Coins.
There were bloodstains everywhere on the ground, and it seemed like a sudden battle had taken place.
"Internal conflict?"
Søren looked at the footprints nearby and frowned. "It seems like they were on the same side at first. I don't know why they suddenly started fighting."
The footprints were very neat, as if a group of people were protecting something as they moved forward.
The footprints behind him started to get messy. When a person was running at full speed, the footprints would naturally be different from when they were walking. Søren tried to reconstruct the scene in his mind, but he could only vaguely tell that the grey dwarves had suddenly attacked. Because there were traces of second-grade Warriors charging on the ground, they were able to stimulate their potential in a short period of time and burst forward with astonishing speed. Even an ordinary Warrior could reach the speed of an Olympic champion.
"What's this?"
Søren reached out and picked up a shard. He then turned over the three corpses and found a grey dwarf with a hole in his chest. There were traces of corrosion around the wound.
"Acid Arrow?"
Søren carefully took off the ring on the corpse's finger, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. "So they brought a wizard with them, but he was killed in an instant!"
There was a wizard in the grey dwarf's team.
However, he was only a second-grade wizard, around level 5. Perhaps because the battle had happened so suddenly, he didn't have time to react before the high-ranked wizard killed him with an Acid Arrow. Søren touched the ring, and a faint glow of magic appeared on it. The smile on his face became more and more obvious. This was a low-ranked wizard's ring, and it could store an additional level 1 or 2 spells.
"It's worth at least 1200 Kindler coins!"
Soran put the ring away and continued to rummage through the dead dwarf's body. He thought to himself, "He didn't even touch the dead bodies of his peers. Either he's too rich to care, or there's something very important that he can't afford to delay."
"What else happened during this period of time?"
"Damn it!"
"Why didn't you pay more attention to the changes in the situation?"
Søren quickly took out a multi-dimensional bag. It was also a low-level multi-dimensional bag. Even though a rank 2 Magus' wealth wasn't low, it still wasn't considered a tycoon. There were a lot of things inside, and not many of them were valuable. However, there was one thing that Søren really wanted.
That was — a spellbook!
The grey dwarf wizard's spellbook was a thick black book with mysterious runes engraved on the outside. It wouldn't be damaged by natural causes and could be maintained for a long time. Søren flipped to a page. It was filled with densely packed runes, many of which he couldn't recognize. Since he didn't have the 'Arcane Text Recognition' ability, he could only use his experience to determine the spells that were copied from the book.
The first spell was the 'Giant Transformation' spell.
It could double the size of a creature and increase the user's strength by 2, but it would also decrease the user's agility by 2.
If one had a metamagic ability, this spell could also be used on certain areas to double the size of certain things. Of course, this effect wasn't created by the natives of the storyline. It was created by someone who had spent a lot of time combining metamagic abilities. It could also be used together with the 'Shrinking' spell.
The second spell was the 'Arcane Missile' spell.
It was one of the most common spells used by wizards because it only took one second to cast.
Søren didn't recognize one or two of the spells that were recorded, but he could still remember most of them. They were Charm Person, Burning Hand, Rainbow Spray, Mage Armor, Shield, Web, Brute Force, and Flame Arrow.
Each spell was recorded on more than ten pages. Of course, the spells didn't have to be that long.
There were also many diagrams, some of which were even three-dimensional.
These were the legendary spell models. After a wizard copied a spell onto a spellbook, they would spend a period of time to analyze and construct it. It wasn't as simple as copying a spell onto a spellbook. According to their talent and intelligence, a wizard would need a long period of time to understand the spell and construct a spell model in their brain. Finally, they would connect their perception to the Magic Net and form a spell slot to record it. The spell model would be stored in their brain. After casting the spell, they would need to use up the energy gathered through the Magic Net and memorize the spell model again.
It was a simple analogy.
A spell model created by a wizard was like a bullet. It needed to be loaded into a spell slot created by the Magic Net.
The bullet would be shot out and the spell would disappear.
The spell model would disappear and the wizard would need to memorize it again through a spellbook. Unless the wizard's talent was so good that they could recall a complicated circuit board without the help of notes. There couldn't be a single mistake in the process of memorizing the spell model. If there was a mistake, the spell would backfire. The higher the level of the spell, the more severe the backfire. It could even explode the wizard's brain.
In Søren's memory, apart from advanced arcanists, there weren't many people who could memorize spells without the help of a spellbook.
Most arcanists had around 25 points of intelligence, which was equivalent to a biological computer.
The memory of a normal person, even an excellent wizard, couldn't reach that level. This was why they had to carry a spellbook with them at all times.
Mastering spells took a long time. A wizard with 18 points of intelligence would need at least half a month to learn a level 1 spell. However, it was much easier to memorize the spell after learning it. All they needed to do was spend some time meditating after casting the spell, and they could recreate the spell model. Therefore, the number of spells a wizard could learn was limited. Normally, a high-grade wizard would know many spells, while a low-grade wizard would know very few.
Only a legendary wizard would have enough time and energy to learn more spells.
"What's this?"
Sauron took out a special roll of paper. After opening it, he took a look and quickly put it away.
There was a symbol of three tentacles on it.
If he remembered correctly, it was called 'Shadow Tentacles'. It was a level 4 spell that could summon three tentacles of energy to bind the enemy. The dwarf wizard didn't record it in his spellbook, which meant he was probably a wizard below level 7.
A wizard's value was really high!
Søren calculated the value of the loot. It was worth more than 2000 Kindler coins.
"Awoo!"
While Søren was happily rummaging through the other corpses, a wolf's howl came from afar. He sped up and put everything into the multi-dimensional bag he just found. He then came to the corpses of the dwarves with primitive firearms.
"So it's a stone pellet gun."
He picked up an alchemy weapon, weighed it in his hand, and then stuffed it into his multi-dimensional bag. This gun was as thick as an adult's arm, and it was made of polished stone bullets. It was a relatively low-level alchemy gun, and some dwarves would be equipped with it. Because of its primitive craftsmanship, its shooting range and accuracy were average, and its firing speed was not fast. Sometimes, its power was not as good as a crossbow or a longbow, especially the longbows of some human-like races. Its effective shooting range was more than 300 meters, and it could penetrate half a centimeter thick steel plate. It was like a sniper rifle.
The craftsmanship of this primitive gun was similar to that of the 18th century.
There were even better guns in the hands of the dwarves of Todeldry. Due to their inferior physique, these dwarves were very dedicated to alchemy research.
Unfortunately, these weapons couldn't defeat a black dragon with a monster level of 24. In the end, the whole city was destroyed by the dragon's breath.
It was estimated that this would happen in about a year.
The howls of the wolves were getting closer and closer. Søren hurriedly cleaned up the corpses and headed toward the road.
He didn't want to fight a pack of wolves right now.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and many wild creatures were starting to move. The smell of blood here would attract many carnivores.
As Søren was leaving, he saw a pair of ghostly green eyes in the forest.
It was a gnoll scout!
They could smell blood within a one-kilometer radius, and they would spread out when hunting. When they found their prey, they would summon their companions through a special sound. It was likely that these wolves would have to fight the gnolls.
There would be a carnival tonight, so it was better to stay away from them.
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