Chapter 376 A Dazzling Collection
"Okay, trouble." Gothe took the parchment and the thick military merit exchange list.
It is said to be one book, but in fact it should be two books, just packaged together.
"You're welcome." The staff member handed the things to Gaode and left in a hurry.
Gaode stood at the door and couldn't wait to open the parchment, the letter, and read it.
The content is very simple and clear:
"Second-class trainee mage Gaode, during the task of expelling water beasts in Makoko District, discovered the truth behind the water beast incident, and won first and second-class merit;
After that, as a first-level mage, he bravely captured the second-level mage Aldrich, who had a close relationship with the water beast incident, and received another first- and second-class merit;
Since this is your first mission and your performance is so outstanding, after comprehensive consideration, you will be awarded an additional first and second class merit as an encouragement. "
Just as Lieutenant Leisen said, it was three second-class meritorious service.
After waiting for five days, it’s finally here!
While Gao De was slightly happy, he turned his attention to the thick military merit exchange list.
The military merit exchange list is officially produced by Sea Sentinel. It lists in detail the treasures that military merit can be exchanged for and the military merit required for redemption.
It is divided into three books, namely the first-class merit redemption list, the second-class merit redemption list and the third-class merit redemption list.
As the name suggests, the items on the first-class merit redemption list can only be exchanged for first-class merit, and so on.
These three military merit exchange lists are not given directly to you in one go. The corresponding military merit exchange list will be "unlocked" after you obtain which level of military merit.
And these three military merit exchange lists will be updated every year.
Some of the more popular treasures may have a "price increase" in the coming year due to the military merit required for redemption, while those unpopular treasures that no one can redeem may have a "price decrease".
Gaode obtained three second-class merits and two third-class merits in one mission this time, so he directly unlocked two exchange lists for second- and third-class merits in one go.
Him He didn't bother to go to the old Harlem grocery store. He immediately returned to the living room, closed the door, sat down, and opened the third-class merit exchange list with great interest.
The first page is the catalog and classification. The categories are very detailed: magic plants, magic potions, spell formulas, extraordinary materials, extraordinary equipment, books, miscellaneous items.
Everything that should be included is there.
But most of them are relatively low-end.
Because Gothe was the first to turn to the spell recipe page that he was most interested in. When he scanned it at a glance, he found that they were all ordinary spell formulas and there was not a single rare spell formula.
This shows the level of the treasures listed on the third-class merit exchange list.
However, although they are all ordinary spell formulas, they happen to be the attack spells most needed by Gaode.
— Officially, combat spell formulas are never sold, so although Gaode has mastered 27 first-level spells so far, even including [Mage Armor] and [Shield], there are only five combat-related spells in total.
Among the attack spells, there is only one [Frozen Blade], and [Hunter's Mark] is a damage gain spell and does not have the ability to directly cause damage.
This is extremely "scientific".
The most powerful thing about a mage is its "omnipotence", not combat and destruction.
As a sea sentinel mage, combat power must be a top priority, and the weak "subjects" must be quickly made up.
Hence, Gothe focused on the first-level attack spells:
[Arrow of Pressure] (change system, first-level):
For the duration of this spell (1 minute), it increases the weight and density of the arrows you fire with your bow or crossbow before hitting the target, and then returns them to normal.
While you are affected by this spell, damage you deal with a bow or crossbow is treated as if it were a weapon that was more powerful than it actually was, as if it fired an arrow one level larger than it actually was.
Only you can benefit from this spell. If someone else holds your bow and continues to attack, the arrow will only cause damage consistent with its normal size.
[Military merit required for exchange: third-class merit*2]
[Arrow of heavy pressure] Gaode just glanced at the spell effect and skipped it.
Obviously, this spell is suitable for mages who are good at archery.
And he, let alone archery, doesn't even have a bow.
Of course, bows are not difficult to buy. The key point is that archery requires hard practice and time accumulation, as well as a certain amount of talent. The threshold is too high.
For a first-level spell, spending a lot of time learning archery skills that may not necessarily lead to good practice?
It can only be said that it is not necessary.
Look further down.
【Blade of Pressure】(Transformation, 1st level):
When you attack enemies with melee weapons, Blade of Pressure will enhance their momentum and density.
When you cast this spell, the damage dealt by all melee weapons you carry is treated as one level greater than its actual size. For example, a medium-sized longsword will deal the damage of a large sword due to the effect of Heavy Blade.
Only you can benefit from this spell.
Others using your weapon will deal damage equal to the weapon's normal size when attacking.
[Required military merit for exchange: third-class merit*3]
Spells of the "Heavy Pressure" series with the same number as [Arrow of Heavy Pressure].
But Gothe didn't pass it by at a glance like [Arrow of Heavy Pressure].
It is true that he does not know how to use a sword.
But the problem is, he has [North Wind].
The original seventh-level Ice Demon Martial Arts is there, and it is impossible for Gaode to abandon it.
He won't learn archery for a first-level spell, but there is no problem learning swordsmanship for [North Wind].
Besides, even if you don’t know how to use a sword, using [North Wind] as an electric baton is a bit rough, but it is still a useful method. At this time, you can superimpose the spell effect of [Blade of Heavy Pressure].
This spell must be learned!
It was just that Gaode scanned the request for exchange of military merit, but was speechless for a moment.
They both belong to the Heavy Pressure series, and the difference is only one arrow and one blade. However, the military merit required for redemption of the latter is one more third-class merit than the former.
Although you can understand it if you think about it carefully - it is obvious that the applicability of [Blade of Heavy Pressure] is much greater than that of Arrows of Heavy Pressure. Melee weapons are easier to get started with than bows and arrows, and their range is much wider than bows and arrows.
Even if you haven’t learned anything, you can at least cut and hammer people with melee weapons, but if you haven’t learned archery, you probably won’t even know how to shoot an arrow when you pick up a bow, let alone how to shoot accurately.
Look again and again.
The reward for the water beast expulsion mission in Makoko District is only two third-class merits, which is exactly one third-class merits short of redeeming [Blade of Heavy Pressure].
Although he has three second-class merits in his body, it is equivalent to thirty third-class merits.
But I haven’t looked at the second-class merit exchange list yet, and there is a high probability that there are rare spells on it.
Must give priority to rare spells.
In addition, maybe there are more satisfactory choices among the ordinary one-level attack spells?
Gaode folded the page that recorded [Blade of Heavy Pressure] into a small fold as a mark, and put it on the reserve list first. If there is any leftover power, then go back and redeem it.
【Stone Fist】(Transmutation [Earth], 1st level):
This spell turns your hands into living stone for the duration of the spell.
When you are affected by a spell effect, your unarmed strikes will cause fatal bludgeoning damage. In addition, your unarmed strikes can ignore the hardness of the object itself to a certain extent when damaging the object.
[Military merit required for exchange: third-class merit*2]
This spell impressed Goude very deeply. It was exactly the spell used by Metis during the assessment.
This is just an ordinary spell, but in the opponent's hands, it has an extremely powerful effect.
The spells themselves vary in intensity, but the intensity of the same spell in the hands of different mages will also show a huge difference.
Still skipped. Master Fa's use of sword is already the bottom line of high virtue. Going into battle shirtless is not called Master Fa, but a martial artist!
How can spells be such an inconvenience?
【Magic Missile】(Evocation, 1st level):
You create three flashing darts formed by a magical force field, and let each dart hit a designated creature you can see within the casting range.
Each dart causes force damage to the target. All darts will hit the target at the same time, and you can also specify that they hit the same target or several targets separately.
【Military merit required for exchange: third-class merit*4】
Gaode took a deep breath.
Other spells still need to be discussed, but there is nothing to say about [Magic Missile]. You must learn it.
This spell is really too classic.
[Magic Missile] is a first-level spell, which is equivalent to [Fireball] being a third-level spell.
Mages of any fighting style will not miss these two spells.
It can be called a "national level" spell.
Just like no matter how picky an eater is, they will not refuse a bowl of tomato scrambled eggs.
It is the military merit required for exchange that really raises the price.
Gaode knows that [Magic Missile] is extremely universal and has a very wide audience, so many people will definitely redeem it.
According to the rules of the Sea Sentinel exchange list, it is an unspoken rule that the price of popular treasures will increase in the coming year.
The problem is that it is reasonable to increase the prices of consumable items such as magic plants and magic potions according to demand, but spell formulas are cost-free and can be copied hundreds of times in one go. Why do they do this?
Complaints are complaints, but they still need to be redeemed.
Look further down, [Electric Claw], [Water Blast], [Flash Explosion], [Harsh Scream], [Burning Hands].
There are several pages of attack spells of the plasticity system.
In terms of causing damage, evocation spells are still second to none.
In addition, there are some scattered attack spells belonging to the necromancy system, illusion system, etc., such as [Weakening Ray] and [Colorful Jet].
After finishing the attack spells, Gothe looked at other spells.
Even if you don’t necessarily want to redeem it now, it’s still a good idea to find out more about it first.
One good thing about spell formulas is that they are not afraid of being out of stock.
As long as it appears on the military merit exchange list, unless special circumstances occur, the spell formula will always exist. Unlike extraordinary materials and extraordinary equipment, which are often limited in time.
Don't mention it, I hurriedly browsed through it, and there are indeed ordinary first-level spells that I am interested in.
【Chasing people tirelessly】(Change system, one link):
You strengthen your body's ability to travel long distances. The stamina you consume during rapid marches and forced marches is reduced by half.
In addition, you ignore any fatigue from traveling for the duration of the spell.
After the spell ends, you become fatigued. If you are tired, you will be exhausted.
[Military merit required for exchange: third-class merit*2]
After Gaode temporarily marked the first-level spell formulas he was interested in, he did not look at the high-level spells anymore, but first opened the pages of the magic plant book.
In this category of magic plants, the subdivisions are much more complicated and diverse.
But generally speaking, there are two main categories. One is the magic plants needed to refine magic potions, which are the cornerstone of magic potions, and the other is magic plants that can be eaten directly or used externally.
The second category of magic plants is actually somewhat similar to magic potions, and can bring various magic potion-like effects to the eater.
The difference between it and magic medicine is actually a bit like the difference between Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
Magic plant is a traditional Chinese medicine. The effect is often not as powerful and immediate as that of Western medicine. The production cycle is long and the price is relatively expensive. However, the medicinal properties are relatively mild and there is no poison.
Magic medicine is a Western medicine. It mainly has a strong effect and is easy to produce in batches. The price is relatively cheaper. The disadvantage is that the medicine is strong and has poisonous deposits.
However, compared to magic potions, magic plants have a unique and incomparable advantage.
Those are some of the top magic plants that can truly be called "treasures from heaven and earth". They often contain mysterious and unique powers and have special effects that cannot be replicated by magic medicine.
For example, the tears of Mandora, the fourth-level snow-covered magic plant that Gothe discovered in Dandong Snow Peak, made him awaken the Mandora Magic Eye.
For example, Wolf Blood Ginseng allowed him to condense more than ten drops of liquid mana in one breath.
These are things that magic medicine cannot do. Needless to say, most of the magic plants that appear on the third-class merit exchange list are first-class magic plants, and the second-class magic plants are also varieties with mediocre and lackluster effects:
[Mermaid Comb] (first-level magic plant):
A kind of magical seaweed that exists in the sea, exuding vitality all over the body. People who take a portion of Mermaid Comb can temporarily gain the ability to breathe underwater like a mermaid, just like in the air, lasting for 8 hours.
[Military merit required for exchange: third-class merit*2]
[Observation of ooze] (First-level magic plant):
Purple clay fungus growing in the depths of the lightless underground, applying its mucus to the eyes will gain dark vision, which lasts for 24 hours. If you already have dark vision, the range of dark vision will increase by 30 feet.
Hence, regular use of this magic plant will cause permanent purple spots on the skin around the user's eyes.
【Military merit required for exchange: third-class merit*1】
The military merit required for the general redemption of first-level magic plants ranges from third-level merit*1 to third-level merit*5. If you read further, there are higher-level second-level magic plants, third-level magic plants, fourth-level magic plants, and even fifth-level magic plants.
The military merit required for redemption is an astonishing third-class merit*500, which is extremely exaggerated.
The number of magic potions is even greater, including those that assist in practice, heal injuries, cure diseases, detoxify, restore mana, increase status, and even aphrodisiac
The same is true for extraordinary materials, with a dazzling variety, ranging from materials such as eyes and bones taken from earth-line creatures to naturally occurring minerals.
Extraordinary equipment is less, and even for the lowest level of first-level extraordinary equipment, the military merit required for redemption is starting from 5 third-level merit.
In terms of books and miscellaneous items, there are some curious pursuits, such as some ancient relics and ancient books whose uses are unknown. They are not very practical, but it is possible to find treasures. They are more suitable for mages who have rich military achievements and are leisurely and leisurely to explore.
There are also miscellaneous books and items such as high-level blood food for the growth of beast pets, unique secret books for beast pet cultivation, analysis of earth-line creatures, etc.
It is worth mentioning that it is estimated that only the Plantagenet Dynasty can provide so many ancient items for the Sea Sentinel Mage to exchange.
Because the Plantagenets are the oldest dynasty in the world.
In the entire history of the human race, the appearance of the first human eight-ring mage served as the dividing point between ancient times and the middle ages.
The emergence of the first human dynasty, the Plantagenet Dynasty, distinguishes the Middle Ages from the Modern Ages.
Over the long years, the Plantagenet Dynasty has accumulated countless treasures and antiquities. In terms of antiquities, it naturally has the largest and most complete collection.
After briefly browsing the third-class merit redemption list, Gao De opened the second-class merit redemption list non-stop.
He wanted to see what good things were in it!
(End of this chapter)