There was a sense of panic in Whiterun.
After the news of Amber City's destruction spread, there was another piece of news that was spreading around.
That was, the elite Survey Corps sent by Whiterun were directly killed by the two-headed ogre, and it was a merciless slaughter. Only a few people escaped back alive. News said that the two-headed ogre was a high-grade wizard, and its power was enough to threaten the safety of Whiterun. The strength of a class holder would not be written on their face. If the ogre did not use its full power, it would be a test of one's eyesight.
The two-headed ogre had the ability [Multi-Casting].
This was the most powerful innate spellcasting ability. Even the gods couldn't easily obtain it. As the name suggested, it could be used multiple times. A two-headed ogre's head could use two types of spells. Even though the number of spells it knew was not as many as a human adept, the damage it could unleash was several times more than a human adept. If it was really a high-grade wizard, then with its own creature level, the challenge level of a two-headed ogre would be legendary.
It had more than 18 points of Strength, far better Constitution than ordinary people, and the spellcasting ability of a high-grade wizard.
It could fight, cast spells, and take hits.
To deal with such an existence, it would take at least half of a legendary team to ensure that there would be no major casualties. The challenge level was not much different from that of an adult dragon.
Søren carefully entered the Arcane Shop. The security of Whiterun was much tighter than before.
It was already evening, and he wasted some time trying to avoid the patrolling guards. So, he didn't go to the caravan to see Vivian. Instead, he went to copy a Level 0 Spell Scroll and found a place to stay for the night. Whiterun had completely implemented a curfew, and no one was allowed to move around after dark. If anyone was found out, they would be questioned or even arrested. Although he was not strictly investigated, Søren did not want to deal with the guards at all.
He was a wanderer.
These guys naturally did not like wanderers, and they might find trouble and lock you up.
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The Arcane Shop sold most of the spell scrolls.
However, the highest level of spell scrolls was Level 5. Spell scrolls above Level 5 were very difficult to purchase through conventional means. They had to be obtained from special organizations. The wizards still maintained their monopoly on ancient knowledge. Many wizard organizations had to join them in order to learn more advanced spells. As for spells above the 8th circle, certain conditions had to be met before they could be learned. This was because these spells all possessed astonishing destructive power.
Level 0 spells were very cheap, only requiring a dozen Kindler Coins. However, Level 1 spells were several times more expensive, requiring dozens of Kindler Coins. Some may exceed 100 Kindler's. Most Level-2 Spells started at 150 Kindler Coins, and many of them were close to 300 Kindler Coins. Most Level-3 Spells were worth 500 Kindler Coins, and a few of them were worth 800 Kindler Coins. Level-4 Spells basically cost more than 1000 Kindler Coins, and a few Spell Scrolls were worth as much as 3000 – 5000 Kindler Coins.
So when Søren looked at the price, he immediately understood how the wizards felt.
As a Spellcaster, you were always short of money, although you were really rich!
Søren only bought the lowest Level-0 Spells. He could not afford anything more expensive, and even if he bought them, he would not be able to use them for the time being.
Although Spell Scrolls were very powerful, they were extremely expensive and difficult to make. If they were not copied into the Spellbook, but used as a one-time use item, a slightly more intense battle could make you bankrupt. Sometimes, after a battle, the Kindler Coins earned was not even a fraction of the cost of making Spell Scrolls.
The sky darkened.
Søren found an inn to rest and began to read the Spellbook.
The period before the ancient red dragon appeared was relatively peaceful. There were not many earth-shattering events.
The only serious event was a huge explosion. Other than that, everything was relatively peaceful. This was because the gods also fell into silence. They began to fight against a terrible energy storm until they were stripped of their divine power and fell to the mortal world. Søren did not remember very clearly about the explosion. He only vaguely remembered some information.
Not long after, a huge explosion occurred in a place called Stonard in the polar region.
The power of the explosion was equivalent to the tonnage of 100 atomic bombs. It covered an area of nearly 1000 kilometers, and at the same time, forced many people near the polar region to migrate on a large scale. A year later, it further intensified the war in the southern region. The number of explosions was calculated by some researchers at the time because they had a lot of advantages as wizards. There were no clues about the explosion. There were legendary beings who sought answers from the gods, but the gods fell into silence.
They did not find any signs of human activity, nor were there any obvious traces of magic. It was very likely a natural explosion.
Finally.
This incident was classified as "Nature's Mystery," and was listed as one of the three major explosions on Earth.
Because of this, many people gave up on exploring the legendary missions that might exist later.
There were three bizarre explosions on Earth. They were the "Tianqi Explosion" in China, the "Death Hill Incident" in India, and the "Tunguska Explosion" in Russia.
The Tunguska Explosion occurred at about 7 a.m. on June 30, 1908. The power of the explosion was equivalent to 500 atomic bombs or dozens of bombs exploding at the same time. More than 60 million trees within 2150 square kilometers were burned down. There was no clear answer to this incident. In the end, it was inferred that there was an explosion of "antimatter annihilation." (Knowledge)
In this world.
The explosion that was about to happen in the polar region of Stonard was the same. Although it was only one-fifth of the power of the Tunguska Explosion, there were still many spellcasters who went in to investigate. Some even used "legendary prophecy," but there were still no clues. The gods happened to lose their perception of the mortal world during this period of time, so they did not know the cause of the big explosion. They could only be sure that this explosion had caused a mutation in the area, and some special creatures that even the demons felt were dangerous had appeared.
Those creatures would not leave the range of the explosion, so they were not very threatening.
Søren had also gone there to take a look, but because he was not a spellcaster, he could not find many clues at all. Soon, he left that place.
Until the gods returned to heaven, that place was still unknown.
There were still no clues about the explosion, but the consequences affected the whole world. Many creatures near the polar region saw the horrible mushroom cloud rising. The shamans and priests prophesied that a terrible disaster would come. So this forced the creatures near the polar region to migrate on a large scale. Many races that had disappeared appeared in the eyes of the world. But it was still early because it would take about a year for them to migrate.
About this explosion, the most reliable inference was that it was related to the antimatter annihilation spell during the Arcane Empire.
Most wizards thought that only something from that era could cause such a terrible explosion. Unfortunately, no one could find the real answer.
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In the hotel.
Søren temporarily gave up on the study of Arcane Missile and began to memorize the most basic Level 0 spell model.
Maybe it was because he had studied Level 1 spells first, but when he constructed the Level 0 spell model, he suddenly felt that it was a lot easier. Especially the simplest spell, Illuminate, which only had less than 30 Spell Nodes and one Spell Circuit that wasn't too difficult to cast. Søren actually used less than two hours to complete the model of Light spell.
However.
At this time, a row of data appeared:
"Successfully learned!"
"You have successfully constructed the spell model of the Level-0 spell [Light]! … Do you want to spend 30 Slaughter EXP to permanently store it in the data template? "
"After permanently storing it, you will not need a spellbook to memorize it again."
That works?
Søren's face showed a hint of surprise, and then he chose to confirm. Then a stream of data appeared, and the data in his brain automatically formed the Light spell model.
"ORZ …"
Søren tried to cast the spell, and a flash of light appeared on his fingertips. As the spell slots were consumed, the spell model that was originally successfully constructed disappeared.
He slowly closed his eyes and found that his brain had indeed memorized the original spell model. He did not need to memorize it in the spellbook. He could reconstruct the spell model by himself.
"What if I can store it all?" Søren looked at his fingertips in surprise and murmured, "Then I won't need a spellbook in the future?"
A wizard's spellbook was very important.
Because some high-level spells were too complicated, there was no way to memorize them without a spellbook, and there was even a possibility of losing the ability to cast them.
It was just like how it was impossible to always remember a very long and complicated academic paper, and this paper could not be wrong when recalling it. Once you made a mistake, your brain might explode. So if it could be stored, Søren could still memorize spells in the future without a spellbook, which was equivalent to forming an invisible spellbook in his brain. However, this kind of memorization required additional Slaughter EXP.
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