Chapter 231 Ice Marrow and [Blade Explosion+]
After the lights in the tents around Duoer were extinguished one after another, Gothe, who had just sat cross-legged and was about to start practicing today, heard footsteps coming from outside the tent.
Gothe suddenly stopped moving, and he became wary.
Who else would come to see him so late?
"It's me," the voice of Chief Shimo came from outside the tent, "You haven't slept yet, right?"
"Not yet." Gothe stood up quickly, opened the tent, and welcomed Chief Shimo in.
"What's the matter, Chief Shimo?"
Chief Shimo smiled, "If you hadn't taken action today, Duo'erbian would have been in great trouble."
"There are no good things in the tribe. After thinking about it, this is the only one I can barely get hold of."
While speaking, Chief Shimo carefully took out a small ice bottle from his arms.
The ice bottle is clear, and through the bottle, you can clearly see three drops of crystal blue drop-shaped "gel" inside.
Chief Shimo handed the ice bottle to Gothe.
"What is this?" Gao De asked in surprise.
"Ice marrow, first-level," Chief Shimo introduced: "In the North, ice marrow is the most difficult 'currency'."
With the introduction of Chief Shimo, Gothe gradually understood the situation.
In a place like the North, gold and silver coins are meaningless.
People here are more accustomed to bartering. In fact, there is only one thing that can really be regarded as "currency", and that is "Ice Marrow".
The so-called ice marrow is not a rare ore, but a drop-shaped gel obtained by the "Ice Extraction" method that the Iceborn master after awakening the Iceborn bloodline. They use the Iceborn bloodline to reconcile their own mana and finally condense it into a drop-shaped gel.
The whole process is actually somewhat similar to preparing a magic potion, except that only ice marrow can condense the "ice marrow".
Similarly, the stronger the bloodline power, the higher the level of the condensed ice marrow.
In addition, the more abundant the mana is, the shorter the time it takes to condense the ice marrow.
Himo is an ice-born mage at the early stage of the first level, and the ice marrow he condenses is naturally the first-level ice marrow.
Based on his mage level, it would take about a year to condense a drop of first-level ice marrow.
For an iceborn mage in the middle stage of the first level, it will take half a year, and for a mage in the late stage of the first level, it will also take four months.
It can be imagined that the ice marrow is precious.
Of course, the preciousness of ice marrow lies not only in the difficulty of its condensation process, but also in its powerful effectiveness.
This ice marrow contains extremely abundant and pure ice elemental power. In addition to being used as medicine, it can also be used directly as a magic potion.
After the mage swallows ice marrow, the power of the ice element spells he casts will skyrocket.
However, the most important reason why it has become a hard currency in the North is that after taking ice marrow, in addition to "increasing" the power of ice spells, it can also be used to assist in the practice of ice-based practices, and even improve one's own ice-born bloodline.
Needless to say about the former, the ice-born mage’s practice methods are all derived from the "Ice Secrets" obtained through bloodline awakening, and are the purest ice-based practice methods.
As for the latter, for people in the north, it is even more important.
The Ice Mage's spells are obtained through his own bloodline, and there is no need to spend time building spell models like ordinary mages.
At the same time, the powerful Iceborn bloodline power will also quickly increase the Iceborn mage's mage level.
For example, the new war mother of the Zhenbing Tribe, Sunaifa, is already at the fourth ring level at a young age, and she relies on her powerful Iceborn bloodline.
This is the advantage of the Ice Bloodline.
But on another level, the Iceborn bloodline also limits the growth of the Iceborn mage.
Because the breakthrough of "The Secret of Ice" is limited by the power of blood.
Himo, an ice-born mage with a meager ice-born bloodline, has a lifetime limit of only the late stage of the first level.
Without a breakthrough in bloodline power, [Secret of Ice] will never be able to complete the level promotion and be promoted to a second-level mage.
The reason why the Iceborn are getting weaker and weaker is precisely because they are extremely dependent on the power of the Iceborn bloodline, and the power of the bloodline is constantly declining.
In ancient times, the Iceborn bloodline could allow Iceborn to reach the seventh or even eighth level.
But now, it is already difficult to even reach the fifth ring.
Let's take Sunaifa as an example. Because of her Iceborn bloodline, she can quickly become a fourth-level Iceborn mage in just a few years. However, she may also stay at the Fourth Level for her entire life due to the limitations of her Iceborn bloodline.
The strength of the ice bloodline is innate and can only depend on luck, but it cannot be changed by the day after tomorrow.
One of the most well-known methods is to swallow ice marrow and then use the "Ice Condensation" ability in "The Secret of Ice" to enhance the power of one's ice blood.
It should be because the ice marrow was originally condensed by the ice mage using the power of blood, and it has such a magical effect only when it comes from the same source.
The difficulty of the ice marrow condensation process combined with the powerful use of its potency, the latter destined that "ice marrow" will always be scarce and will never rot in your hands.
The former is to ensure that "Ice Marrow" will not suffer "inflation" and its value will be stable.
This is exactly in line with the properties of currency.
Hence, "Ice Marrow" has become the hard currency in the North, and there is nothing wrong with calling it a high-value currency.
The three drops of ice marrow in front of me are what the leader of the Shimo clan has been hoarding for three years.
Sincerity is evident in every word.
"In this case, it's better to obey orders than to be respectful." Gothe thought for a moment and reached out to take the ice bottle.
If the other party just offers some dispensable things as thanks, then there is actually not much difference between accepting or not accepting.
But the other party has really given away his most precious thing, and accepting it is a better choice.
Seeing Gothe's acceptance, Chief Shimo suddenly showed a look of relief on his face: "Then I won't disturb your rest."
After watching Chief Shimo leave, Gothe opened the cap of the ice bottle in his hand.
The rich ice elemental aura hit his face in an instant, shaking people's spirits.
Gothe looked at these three drops of ice marrow that contained rich ice element power, but he thought of what Du Wei had told him at the beginning: refining the magic plant containing the ice element into a medicinal liquid and dripping it into the eyes. After absorbing enough ice element power, Mandola's magic eye can continue to improve.
Ice marrow has extremely abundant and pure ice element power, which just meets this condition.
Hence, Mandora's Magic Eye should be able to be improved through ice marrow, and the effect may be far better than the medicinal solution refined by magic plants.
Thinking like this, Gothe's heart moved slightly and he opened Mandola's magic eye.
His originally normal pupil of his left eye immediately showed a circle of deep blue fluorescent light, becoming mysterious and unpredictable.
At the same time, the field of vision changed. The world seen with the left eye became microscopic, and the dividing lines of blue particles solidified in the ice marrow could even be faintly distinguished.
If you look into the distance, things that were originally small seem to be right in front of you, just like the telephoto lens of a camera in your previous life.
Subsequently, Gothe raised his head, took out a drop of ice marrow from the ice bottle, and dropped it into his left eye.
In an instant, he felt a refreshing chill pouring into his eyes.
Without any additional action from him, the glowing Mandora Magic Eye automatically began to absorb the abundant ice elemental power.
I don’t know how long the whole process lasted.
When the chill completely dissipated, the Mandora Magic Eye on Gothe's left was obviously a bit deeper than before.
Hunting to use Mandora's magic eye to observe things again, it was a little clearer than before.
Gaode felt it carefully. Under the strong mental perception, some information naturally came to his mind.
With another 71 drops of the ice marrow just like that, his Mandora Eye can be upgraded to the next stage.
Mandora's Magic Eye is a special ability obtained through "Mandora's Tears".
Due to the rarity and randomness of "Mandora's Tears", and the fact that even if you take "Mandora's Tears" you may not be able to obtain "Mandora's Magic Eye."
Hence, there are very few mages with "Mandora's Magic Eye", and it is absolutely a rare ability.
For such an uncommon special ability, of course there is not much information recorded, and there is no specific hierarchical classification.
In order to make it easier for him to distinguish the levels of Mandola's magic eye, Gothe thought for a while and decided to make one himself since there was no level division.
He simply designated the newly awakened Mandora Demonic Eye as the first level.
The next level is naturally the second level.
Divided based on the number of drops of first-level ice marrow, it should now be: first-level Mandora Magic Eye (1/72).
After this was settled, Gothe suddenly felt much more comfortable - compared to vague concepts, specific data was his comfort zone.
It takes 71 drops of ice marrow to upgrade Mandora's Magic Eye to the next stage.
However, he only has two drops in his hand now.
And it is still unclear what the upper limit of Mandola's Demonic Eye is.
But in short, the more ice marrow, the better.
It's just that ice marrow is the most difficult treasure in the north. Gothe thought about it and couldn't think of anything of equal value that he could exchange for it.
The most valuable thing about him now, except for the set of fourth-level runes "Breath of the Wilderness" that He Xi left for him, are the dozens of Xien gold coins
Well, after entering the northern border, these dozens of Xien gold coins also lost their value.
Let alone buying ice marrow, even if you use it to buy food, you will be disliked by the people in the north.
"You still have to rely on planting trees."
After thinking about it, Gothe found that his only reliance was still on planting trees.
When relying on the ability of Yuga Tsheela to have a strong influence in the north, there will naturally be no shortage of ice marrow.
The simplest example is to provide Duoerbian with a livable place, and in exchange for Chief Shimo continuing to condense ice marrow for him, Chief Shimo would definitely be willing to do so.
"In the first year of planting trees, relying on one's own strength is still too weak, and the best thing to use is the magic circle. From this point of view, entering the rune department and learning runes has also paved the way for the present"
Whether it is the practice of the [Aoki Immortality Sutra], the realization of Flora's potential, or the expected formation of her own force, it is inseparable from Yugatha Sheila.
The top priority now is to find a suitable tree planting site.
It is definitely unrealistic to just explore and find on your own, it is too much luck.
The first thing you need is a map, something rough and simple will do.
Obviously, this kind of thing does not exist among the small tribe of Duolbian tribe. Their nomadic area is limited.
However, Gothe has also found out where the current camp of the medium-sized tribe closest to Duo'er is.
The next step is to rush there and find a way to buy the map from them.
After thinking about the next itinerary, Gaode stopped thinking about it and prepared to start today's practice.
But before that, there is one more thing to do.
He focused his mind on "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow".
Origin:
Him 0 Ring-——[Snow Wolf] (7/7).
Yes, the new origin he just obtained today has not been used yet.
At the stage of a level 1 mage, at least the source of level 0, there is no need for Gaode to save it for emergencies.
Just use a little bit.
His attention flashed through the tricks he had not "added" one by one, and finally fell on [Blade Explosion].
This is a rare trick in the conjuration system.
In terms of power alone, it is actually not outstanding. It is only 6 degrees, and it is 12 degrees when the level is raised to cast a spell. It is comparable to the [Magic Explosion] which is 2 degrees higher than the level cast.
However, the damage caused by [Blade Burst] is noble force field damage, and it is also an extremely rare range attack spell.
The combination of these two points is enough to raise its point-adding priority much higher.
Now that he has made a decision, Gothe focuses on the flashing yellow "+" sign after [Blade Explosion], and be decisive.
【Blade Burst+】(Conjuration system, level 0):
You instantly create a circle of translucent sharp blades to sweep around you.
Every creature within the spell's range (5 feet) except you takes damage.
Extra: The center point of the sword burst will no longer be fixed to the caster, but the caster can choose any point within 20 feet as the center point of the sword burst (but if the caster does not cast the spell with himself as the center and is within the casting range, he will also be harmed).
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A very peculiar improvement.
A simple and rough understanding is equivalent to extending the casting distance.
After all, when the spell is cast centered on oneself and the spell range is only 5 feet, the applicable range of [Blade Burst] is actually limited: if and only when a large number of enemies are close to the face.
In fact, for a mage, falling into this situation, not to mention a narrow escape, is also very dangerous.
So under normal circumstances, the mage will definitely try to avoid falling into this situation.
If you don't fall into this situation, [Blade Explosion] will be useless.
Under this contradiction, [Blade Burst] is destined to be a group attack spell, but it cannot really be used as a conventional combat spell. It is more often a limited spell at the bottom of the box.
But after adding points to "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow", the applicability of [Blade Burst+] is greatly improved.
The casting distance of 20 feet plus the spell range of 5 feet means that [Blade Burst+] can hit enemies up to 25 feet away.
As expected of you, Fengling Yueying!
Gaode is very satisfied.
At this time.
The sound of footsteps outside the tent sounded again.
But it is obviously much lighter than before, so it is not the return of the Shimo clan leader.
Who is it?
Gaode raised his eyebrows slightly.
A moment later, someone outside the tent shouted softly and cautiously in Ace language:
「我可以进来吗？」
是朵儿边部的族人。
Gothe thought for a moment, stood up again, and opened the tent.
Outside the tent, a short, dark, seven or eight-year-old boy with hair as dry as grass was standing.
Gaud had a little impression of this boy.
Because during the bonfire party in the evening, the boy had been staring at him from time to time with a look that was so fanatical that it could be said to be worship.
(End of this chapter)