Duque frowned. It seemed that this was all he could do for the time being.
Duke didn't have much to complain about. He was lucky enough to complete the foundation even though he was blindly trying to do so. With the Arcane Fire Circuit inherited from the High Elf King, Duque was already luckier than most Mages.
Duque slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was Old Norton, who was still in shock and hiding in the magic shield, even trembling a little.
"You've finished building your magic circuit?" the old man asked tentatively.
"Yes. I'm afraid I'll have to call the Elf Prince Kael 'thas senior brother from now on, "Duque said playfully.
The old man almost fainted from fear. "Please, don't scare me. Learning the inheritance of the elves, no, the Elven King without permission will be very troublesome! "
"It's okay, the Sun King is very fast …" Duque wanted to say that it wouldn't be long before the Sun King died, but he suddenly remembered that the secrets of heaven could not be revealed, so he shut his mouth.
"What's wrong with the Sun King?"
"Nothing, if this gets out of hand, the person who sent me the letter will take the blame." Duque didn't really want Aurelia to take the blame. He was thinking about how to further modify his magic circuit so that in the future, even if the Sun King stood in front of him, he wouldn't be able to see it.
"Yes, where did you go to collect the magic power just now?"
Duque looked at the dull magic power gems at the old man's feet and suddenly felt a heartache. The old man had even compensated him for the cost of his coffin in order for him to build the arcane circuit.
Not wanting to implicate Old Norton, Duque made a shushing gesture. "I went to borrow some from the Medivh."
Unexpectedly, the old man cried out strangely, "Impossible! The guardian has been missing since last Wednesday. Without any warning, he was neither in Stormwind nor back to Karazhan. "
Du Ke's heart skipped a beat, and started to beat wildly.
Medivh is missing?!
Duque, who was familiar with the history of the World of Azeroth, knew what this meant.
Medivh's disappearance was a major event for Stormwind and the entire world. While Medivh was missing, Sargeras was no longer satisfied with hiding in the dark and secretly influencing Medivh's decisions. Sargeras began to devour Medivh's soul.
When Medivh reappeared in front of the people of Stormwind, he would trigger the most famous event in history, [The Dark Portal], and bring the Orcs into the World of Azeroth. This was also the beginning of a series of upheavals and apocalyptic crises in the World of Azeroth.
At this moment, Duque finally felt that the seemingly stagnant wheel of history was still moving in an irreversible direction!
Duque couldn't help but be speechless. "Okay, I admit that I took the mana from the mana crystal that Medivh put in the Mage Tower. But I didn't take it. It was the Sun King's backdoor. "Duque told Norton about the backdoor that the Sun King had left with his mental power.
The old man was both happy and shocked.
He was happy that nothing would happen to him and Duque this time. He was shocked that the elves were not kind. They actually held back the mana gems that they had given to the humans.
Seeing the old man's fear, Duque comforted the old man. "Don't worry, I have the Pearl Sea Route now. At most, I'll go back and buy a batch of mana gems to compensate Medivh."
It would be strange if he would compensate!
The next time he saw Medivh, that guy would already be the Boss of the Burning Legion! He didn't go and kill the Boss, but gave the Boss a gift? I'd be crazy to do this.
Of course, Duque's move still comforted the old man very well. When Duque proposed to compensate the old man for the mana crystals, the old man refused.
"There's no need. I don't have any children. I've been studying arcane spells for most of my life. It wasn't until recently that I suddenly realized that I was really old that I remembered that I should accept a disciple. Although you're not my disciple in the real sense, I treat you as my last disciple. Itana might be better. She's expected to become a Sky Mage. But Darnielle will be lucky if he can become an Earth Mage in this lifetime. "
The old man put his hand on Duque's shoulder. "I'll rely on you to help pass on my research."
"I …"
Duque's eyes couldn't help but turn red and moist.
It was like a father giving birth to a son, and a son giving birth to a grandson. In the world of Mages, inheritance was just like that. Many times, for the continuation of knowledge, many things were done without asking for anything in return.
"You don't have to be surprised. When you're old, you'll think the same. Alright, now that you have a very solid foundation, you can officially learn my arcane techniques from tomorrow onwards. "
"Got it."
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the room. It should be the guards and the Mages on duty rushing over.
"Hey! Abala Norton, you old ghost, are you dead yet? If you're dead, just grunt. "A rude shout came from outside the window.
"Flit, you're dead, but I'm not dead!" Old man Norton roared back in annoyance.
"Very good. Then what about that little guy Duke Marcus? "
"After a while, you'll be able to sit on the Sky Mage seat with him."
"Oh, damn it. I've lived my life in vain. Right, where should I send the bill? Here or at Marcus's? We've lost a lot this time. It can't be settled without a few thousand gold coins. "
At the mention of a few thousand gold coins, old man Norton's head shrank. "Of course it'll be handled by that kid Marcus himself."
Duque was tongue-tied. The gratitude he felt from the old man not needing him to pay for the crystals was gone.
Hey! What happened to the mentor taking care of everything?
Give me back my gratitude!
Facing Duque's aggrieved gaze, old man Norton decisively changed the subject. "Right! Your foundation in arcane magic has been built very well. Now it's time to strengthen your understanding of arcane magic. Starting tomorrow, you'll come to me to learn arcane magic techniques. "
Alright, I'll just treat it as tuition.
After this day, the entire academy knew that Duque had advanced to a ninth-grade Earth Mage. All the official Mages looked at Duque differently.
At first, Duque didn't understand. Later, it was the old man who told him that in the world of Mages, only those who could truly form a magic circuit and continuously absorb the magic power drifting in the atmosphere would be recognized as true Mages. The standard of being able to cast three level-one spells was purely for the convenience of determining the boundary between a Mage and an Apprentice.
In the following days, Duque focused on learning arcane magic techniques from old man Norton, which was Metamagic Abilities.
It was different from the kind of special effects that could be obtained by simply adding points in games. In a situation where even the system elf couldn't analyze it, Duque could only be like a real Apprentice, constantly using his own senses to perceive.
Again and again, he repeated this in constant failure and practice. The number of failures was so many that Duque couldn't remember how many times he had failed.
Finally, Duque succeeded.
[Arcane Subtlety]: Reduces your target's resistance to all your spells. The specific effect depends on whether you can grasp the target's weakness in actual combat.
[Arcane Focus]: Gives you a 10% chance of entering the Energy Saving Spellcasting state after casting any kind of damaging spell. The Energy Saving Spellcasting state can reduce the mana consumed by your next damaging spell by 100%.
[Arcane Meditation]: Allows you to maintain 15% mana recovery speed when casting spells.
Just when Duque thought that his days of research would continue indefinitely, a magic imprint on his hand heated up.
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