The Truth of Magic

Chapter 296

296 An unimaginable skill bonus

The most commendable thing about Arthur was that everyone was consistent.

npcs would not have special abilities that were specially customized. as long as npcs had special abilities, players could also have them. this had become a common understanding.

Therefore, players needed 10 minutes to cast the level 3 spell ” Phantom foal. this naturally meant that the native Wizards of Arthur would do the same.

“is it instantaneous?” snow, the ranger, asked the wizard beside him, chen nuo, since he did not know much about spells.

However, he shook his head. spontaneous casting can only compress ‘standard action’ into ‘swift action’. It’s ineffective for spells that take more than one round of casting time.

“So how did he do it?”

at this moment, guild leader frostsword, who was standing at the side, did not seem to notice the scene in the arena. he whispered to the other dozens of guild members on the other side to get ready to set off.

however, his tight grip on the hilt of his sword still revealed his nervousness.

As the president of the Guild, frostsword knew that if he could turn a spell that required a long casting time into a spell that only required one round of casting time, the strategic value of the spell would be immeasurable.

this was especially true for many players. once they saw a spell that required a one-minute casting time, they would basically give up.

After all, casting a spell wasn’t as simple as just clicking on a computer or spending a minute to cast a spell.

he really needed to spend 1 minute to cast the spell.

this was also the reason why mages needed an hour to prepare their spells, and many people were discouraged. it even forced wizards to save their spell slots so that they didn’t have to prepare spells the next day or spend less time preparing spells.

Combined with the fact that the other party had used up a level 3 spell slot to hurry on his way without saying a word, frostsword couldn’t help but think about the mage’s true level.

he didn’t believe that a normal level-5 wizard could do what he just did.

Frostsword felt a headache coming on.

he had already realized that he had to give more to the other party in the final division of the harvest.

but zhao xu, who was in the center of the storm, didn’t think too much about it.

Apart from being able to let Zhao Xu use his spell slots to cast all the spells he knew, the bizarre forethought specialty was also able to help him cast spells.

another powerful effect was that it allowed him to cast spells that were not within the spell mastery range within one round.

Therefore, he didn’t feel guilty at all and cast those spells that took an hour or ten minutes to cast.

In his previous life, Zhao Xu had been envious of this spell for a long time when he watched the Wizards cast it. This time, when he reached Level 5, he decided to try this spell first.

“Mr. Wizard, what’s the difference between your Level 3 ‘Phantom Colt’ spell and the ordinary Level 1 ‘summon Mount’ spell?”

After everyone picked up their weapons and shields and was ready to set off, the core rogue of the Guild, thief Zhi, went over to Zhao Xu’s Phantom Stallion and asked him this question.

the summoned Mount is the projection of Arthur’s dwarf. It’s not much different from a normal dwarf. The only difference is the duration. the phantom foal is a specially made mount.”

Mage Chen nuo interjected. He looked gentle and his tone had returned to normal.

“what’s the difference?” The Rogue Bandit continued to ask, determined to get to the bottom of it, but Chen nuo couldn’t answer.

it was only then that zhao xu realized that the wizard was chen nuo, a high level player from earth in his previous life.

chen nuo was only level 2, and his equipment was very plain. like most of the high-level players, he had experienced a tough life in the early stages of the game.

zhao xu didn’t want the other party to feel awkward, so he interrupted, ” “the phantom foal is faster, and its speed increases with the level of the caster. at full speed, a level 5 caster can run at 20 meters per second.”

in other words, if zhao xu’s horse ran at full speed for an hour, it would be traveling at a speed of 72 kilometers per hour.

zhao xu was a level 7 spellcaster, so he could increase the spell’s power by another 20%.

and this was a horse that would not tire.

in fact, when zhao xu’s spellcaster level reached level 8, this horse could even travel at full speed through sand and muddy ground.

at level 10, they could walk on water, at level 12, they could walk in the air for one round, and at level 14, they could become flying horses.

When Zhao Xu rode out of the relay station, the other horses around him saw him and instinctively avoided him.

after everyone had left the city, chen nuo used his [ mysterious knowledge ] skill to recall the details of the [ phantom horse ].

after the players from the guild heard chen nuo’s explanation, they couldn’t help but look at zhao xu’s mount with shining eyes.

” a level 3 spell slot can do that? that’s so cool. ”

“no, i have to become a mage too.”

” ha, you’re speaking as if you’ve never signed up before. i remember you were arranged to go to yat city, right? ”

at this moment, zhao xu was sitting firmly on his phantom stallion with his legs clamped between them. at the same time, he was holding a magic book in his hands and reading it.

The Supreme magic staff was fastened to the side of the horse’s saddle, ready to be pulled out at any time to fight.

the other guild players who were about to enter the water were given priority to the carriages to save their stamina.

Most of the players from the Guild were walking along the post Road outside Mystra.

When he saw Zhao Xu’s Phantom Stallion, frostsword actually felt like his heart was bleeding.

he had to ask chen nuo for help to get the ‘underwater breathing’ scroll from the wizard association.

she never would have thought that zhao xu would waste a level 3 spell slot just to get here.

when he made his request to the sorcerer’s association, he had specifically left some requirements.

The first was the good camp, and the second was the mage who knew the ‘breathing in water’ spell.

unfortunately, this spell was too unpopular. unless it was in a port city, it would never be a priority for mages to learn.

And frostsword’s requirement was to trap a level 5 wizard, so he was very nervous during the waiting process.

When they finally received news that a mage had accepted the quest, frostsword and the other higher-ups of the Guild could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

At this moment, frostsword pulled Chen nuo over and whispered to him, ” “Go and ask Mr. Gale. If the other party also planned to use The Phantom Colt to travel the day after tomorrow. Let’s Make a Deal and have him prepare a level 1 summoned Mount instead. He’ll use one less Level 3 spell slot and save us a level 3 underwater breathing scroll. We’ll give him half the cost of the scroll.”

frostsword’s plan was very clear. zhao xu was going to keep a level 3 spell slot for emergency use as promised.

Instead of letting them waste their mounts, it was better to let them save a scroll. In any case, if they were in a critical situation, the scroll he saved would be of use.

Chen nuo walked over to Zhao Xu and told him what he had just said.

“sure.” zhao xu replied readily.

However, he immediately began to plan in his mind.

no one present could react in time. zhao xu already had a level 3 spell slot, and on one hand, he still had level 2 spell slots that he could combine.

on the other hand, he was also trying to find out the general location.

chen nuo told him the key information about the three days, and zhao xu immediately drew a rough map of the area in his mind based on the direction they were going and the speed at which they were going.

He instantly picked out a few lakes that might be suspected.

when zhao xu saw chen nuo happily go back to report after he had finished his task, he suddenly felt a sense of guilt, as if he had lied to an honest man.

For the Watchmen Guild to be able to make a name for itself in the future, and even gather many future well-known players under frostsword in the early days, the atmosphere and discipline of the Guild itself were pretty good.

at the very least, the rogues in charge of guarding the outer circle were still very cautious in their reconnaissance of the surroundings and did not participate in the conversation of the players on rotation in the middle circle.

“By the way, did you guys vote?”

” cast our faith in the east city god. she is the light that guides us forward. ” A female mage said proudly.

“Hehe, how come she’s not a level 5 player?”

“It’s not interesting to say that. Among the level 5 players who have jumped levels, there have been a few Level 3 Wizards. We still don’t know who those people are on the forum. I guess one of them must be Dongcheng kun.” Rogue Bandit didn’t have his turn for the time being, so he joined the conversation.

” there’s no need to guess, ” chen nuo said. ” one of the level 3 mages must be ning wei from the floating city. ”

At this moment, the few people around him who were making fun of him suddenly fell silent.

after two months, even people like them who lived under mystra had more or less heard of the female mage’s reputation.

Therefore, even if the fact that the other party was already Level 3 had not been confirmed, it did not stop them from completely believing it.

sigh, this guy’s only Level 3. I wonder how that starry sky reflection managed to reach Level 5. Another player complained about the daily life of the forum.

everyone felt even worse when they thought about how they were only level one or two.

as for the rest of the journey, the group from the ” watchman ” guild maintained a steady pace.

when they approached a river that was about seven to eight meters wide, frostsword looked at the danger map he had bought and shouted, ” be careful! everyone, scout! many wild beasts and monsters often come here to drink water! ”

upon hearing this command, the entire guild’s team immediately became alert and entered a state of alert.

in arthur, when low-level players encountered each other, it was often the first move that won.

everyone’s defense was weak, and they had poor health.

Sometimes, whoever successfully detected the enemy first and shot out a round of arrows first would be able to seize the initiative and establish a huge advantage in numbers.

“Be careful, the host’s ‘snow’ detection skill level and attributes are only at level 8. If she makes a mistake, we’ll have to rely on everyone else to Scout.” at this moment, the priest at the side reminded everyone to be careful.

the number of skill points in arthur was actually the level of each player’s ability. usually, the final ability was determined by the number of points added to the specific performance level.

however, the average performance range was between level 1 to 20.

So, if the enemy’s Scout skill bonus could overpower snow, who was the highest-leveled player on the scene, by 20 levels and reach level 28 ...

Basically, it was certain that the other party would detect them first.

however, unless the monster’s combat level was over level 10 or above, or even legendary, the average monster would not have the detection standard of a level 28 monster.

It was the same for players. In a situation where it was extremely difficult to increase their attributes, they could only level up by one level and level up their Tier 1 skills.

Only spells could often be used to break the impossible.

Zhao Xu subconsciously felt that something was off, and his heart was trembling.

“You don’t mind if I cast a spell that increases your detection, do you?” Zhao Xu asked frostsword after some thought.

frostsword was overjoyed when he heard this. ” how could that be? my sister, xuexue, has the best detection ability among us. Your spells can be cast on her first, but the final decision is still up to you, Mr. Wind.”

Snow, the Ranger mentioned by his brother, looked over at Zhao Xu, but he was a little hesitant to speak.

if the other party had only increased his detection bonus by one or two grades, she would have advised him to save his spell slots. she believed in her own performance.

However, Zhao Xu had a mysterious smile on his face as he said, ” it’s fine. This is a spell that everyone can enjoy, and the more people there are, the better the effect.

as he spoke, zhao xu got on his phantom colt and cast a spell-detection net.

this was the spell that he had cast in the prophecy forest, which had increased the bonus of everyone’s inspect skill.

Suddenly, all the players from the watchman Guild received a notification that left them dumbfounded.

“Haha, I can’t believe this game can make a mistake. Guess how many levels I’m showing? It’s so exaggerated to even remove a zero.” The Barbarian in the team laughed.

“Idiot, look at your scouting ability.”

“It turns out that we know nothing about the world of magic.”

however, most of the people’s eyes were already attracted by the dynamic prompt bar ...

[ adventurer xxx, you have received the wizard’s ” Gale ” spell blessing. The bonus points of inspect and listen have been increased by 80 levels. ]