Seven hours later, when Grim excitedly rushed back to his residence, an acolyte was waiting for him.
What Grimm did not expect was that the first person to pay him a visit was Am, who was in charge of the witchcraft training room. Although Grimm was a loner, he had heard that Am was not on the list of ten people guarding the Swamp Tower.
This meant that as an intermediate apprentice, Am would have to bear the risk of being forced to complete a mission.
"I heard that you have live eggs of the Swamp Monitor here?" Am I right? He did not hide his intentions the moment they met. Time was running out. All the low-and mid-level apprentices who felt a sense of crisis were making use of every second to strengthen themselves. The items, tools, potions, and scrolls that could assist apprentices in small-scale battles had all increased in value. Their prices were so high that it made everyone's heart ache.
Otherwise, Grimm would not have almost gone bankrupt after buying some single-use spider web accessories.
However, it was not all bad news.
Grimm saw many rare materials that he would never have the chance to see in Danny's shop. These were definitely the treasures of apprentices in the Tower. Many of them were even materials that they had prepared for themselves to advance in the future.
Unfortunately, when the forced mission was right in front of them, they had no choice but to give up on their futures and sell these things in exchange for items that could instantly increase their combat power.
Grimm politely invited Amu into the house.
As soon as he entered, Am could smell the thick smell of blood and the pungent smell of antiseptic solution. In a corner of the room, glass containers of various sizes were piled up. The organs of various monsters were soaked in a light green solution. Hearts, stomachs, brains, eyeballs … Many of the organs still had traces of blood seeping out of them. It was obvious that they were freshly harvested.
* Croak … *
With an excited croak, Am's Poison Dart Frog companion beast suddenly appeared on his shoulder. It was anxiously crying out at the materials. When Am tried to calm it down, it crawled next to Am's ear and whispered.
"Looks like you've got some fresh materials. Why don't you sell them all to me? "Am couldn't wait to make his request.
"These are materials harvested from the Swamp Crocodile King's body. I'm sure those who are in a rush to improve their strength wouldn't mind transplanting the Giant Crocodile King's heart into themselves. If you want to buy them, you have to estimate their value! "Grim reminded calmly.
In this special period of time, any items that could increase a person's combat power could no longer be traded at the usual price. As for how much the price would exceed, it would be directly proportional to the quality of the item and the urgency of the buyer. Therefore, when faced with an item that they urgently needed, anyone would have to be mentally prepared to go bankrupt.
"Swamp Crocodile King? That's even better! " Amu's heart burned even more after hearing this. He then looked at Grimm in confusion, "You're strong enough to kill the Swamp Crocodile King now?"
Grim shook his head and pointed to the next room.
Amu nodded as realization dawned on him.
A Junior Apprentice challenging the Giant Crocodile King was simply courting death. However, if it was an Advanced Apprentice with the identity of a Vampire, it would be hard to say. Although he still had some doubts, it was not completely unacceptable.
In the following time, the two apprentices hid in the room and began a tug-of-war of bargaining. Although one of them was in a hurry to buy, and the other was in a hurry to sell, neither was willing to give in easily. Finally, after two hours of difficult negotiations, Grim sold all the active materials for 17 knowledge points, 3 magic crystals, 1 Screaming Tree Branch, and a bottle of Invisibility Potion (Weak).
As for the scales, fangs, and claws of the Giant Crocodile King, Amu did not have much interest in them. However, he could consider selling them to apprentices who wanted to become Body Refiners.
If not for the lack of time, Grim actually wanted to extract the spine and tendons of the Giant Crocodile King. Those were the most sought-after materials for close combat apprentices. However, he did not have enough time. Even if he rushed back now, the bones of the Giant Crocodile King would have long been devoured by his own kind.
After Amu moved the materials away a few times, Grim immediately rushed to the library with the knowledge points that had not yet warmed up.
This time, he was specifically aiming for those fire defense spells.
… …
[High-Temperature Field, a low-level defensive fire spell. Forms a high-temperature field around the user's body. Enemies that enter the area will be roasted at high temperatures, causing rapid water loss.] [Range: 1. This is the prerequisite for the later stages of the Fire Barrier spell.]
… …
[Flame Impact, a low-level defensive fire spell. Places elemental nodes around the user. Any enemy that touches the nodes will suffer 3-5 points of fire damage.] [Range: 8 metres.] [Number of elemental nodes: 17.]
… …
[Body of Flame], a low-level defensive fire spell. Transforms a part of the user's body into elemental particles temporarily to avoid fatal attacks. It also greatly increases the user's fire resistance.] [Range: This is the prerequisite for the later stages of the Fire Barrier spell.]
… …
[Flame Shield, a low-level defensive fire spell. Forms a small flame shield in front of the user. It can block most long-range spells and close-range attacks. Enemies that attack the shield will suffer 1-2 points of fire damage.] [Range: 3 metres.] [Defense: 3. This is the prerequisite for the later stages of the Flame Shield spell.]
… …
[Flame Shield, a mid-level defensive fire spell. Forms a three-sided flame shield around the user. Before the shield breaks, it can block all long-range and close-range attacks.] [Close-Range enemies will suffer 3-5 points of fire damage.] [Range: 5 metres.] [Defense: 8. Requires Flame Shield as a prerequisite.]
… …
[Flame Barrier, a mid-level defensive fire spell. Uses a large number of fire elemental nodes to form a flame barrier around the user. Any enemy that steps into the barrier will suffer 3-7 points of fire damage per second.] [Range: 1. Requires a high-temperature force field as a prerequisite.]
… …
… …
Hearing Lang's eyes were filled with fire-type defensive spells, and Grimm was faced with a difficult choice. These defensive spells all had their own advantages and disadvantages. Hence, he had to carefully distinguish the differences between them in order to choose one that was suitable for him.
Moreover, most defensive spells had their own systems. Some mid-level defensive spells would require low-level defensive spells as a prerequisite before they could be learned. Once he went down the wrong path, he would have to spend more time and energy to correct it.
Grimm gave a simple analysis.
The high-temperature force field and the Flame Barrier were of the same system. They were both control-type barrier spells. It did not have a physical defense, so it could not provide much protection against long-range attacks. However, it was exceptionally effective against a large number of close-range attacks.
The 5-7 points of fire damage per second of the Flame Barrier in the later stages would be an unbearable pain for enemies that only had close-range combat abilities. For example, Grimm's vitality was only at 14 points. If he was enveloped by the Flame Barrier, he would be burnt to a crisp in less than three seconds.
What could he do in just three seconds? If not for some enchantments, Grimm would have been burnt to death before he could even cast a proper spell.
One could imagine a Quasi-Sorcerer with a Flame Barrier suddenly appearing in the middle of a group of low-level apprentices. The scene would be perfect! He did not even need to do anything. Just the fire damage from within the barrier would be enough to burn a group of rookies that did not have enough fire resistance.
Every time he thought of such an exciting scene, Grimm could not help but tremble. However, when he thought of how the Flame Barrier could not block the attacks of his enemies, he felt a pain in the ass!
In comparison, the Flame Barrier and Flame Barrier series were much more low-key.
They used dense fire elemental particles to form a shield that surrounded the body to defend against spells and close-range attacks. If an enemy dared to get close, before the shield broke, they would be able to counterattack with a decent amount of fire damage.
Overall, the ability to deal group damage was not obvious, but the individual defense was excellent.
Hence, it was no surprise that Grimm chose to borrow the Flame Barrier and Flame Barrier books.
Here, buying a Flame Barrier book required 15 knowledge points, but borrowing it once only required 3 knowledge points. Hence, most acolytes would rather borrow it a few times and slowly copy it themselves than spend so many knowledge points to buy the books.
This was where the power of the A.I. Chip was displayed.
As long as he borrowed a book once, Grimm would be able to use the A.I. Chip to scan and store all the information in the book. Then, he could slowly comprehend it. This way, he could save a lot of knowledge points and borrow more books.
Moreover, defensive spells were not something that could be learned on a whim. One would need to borrow a large amount of prior knowledge, so Grim gritted his teeth and borrowed all of them in one go.
… …
[Effect of Fire Elemental Density on Spells]
[Elementary Flame Control Techniques]
[Analysis of Flame Barrier]
[Elemental Characteristics of Distributed Flames]
… …
… …
Carrying a large pile of borrowed books, Grimm hurried back to his residence. However, just as he reached the door, the wooden door next door opened with a creak. Mary's pretty, cold, and arrogant face popped out.
"Where's my present?"
"Gah …"
Grimm froze on the spot.
He had been so busy with his summoning core that he had forgotten about this matter!
Seeing Mary's gloomy face, who looked like she was about to go berserk, Grimm hurriedly shouted.
"One hour … Just one more hour. The present is almost ready! "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
