NOVEL NEXT Chapter 73: Mage Teacher.
Chapter 73: Mage Teacher.
Levi, after arranging everything, left the Templeris Forest and let Ben be in charge. He still needs to find Clara and Otis, but he doesn’t know where they are. According to their personalities, they couldn't make a peaceful deal with the mage tower. The only way is that they will kidnap some mages to gather or extort Information.
With his strength right now, he can fight with a few peak adept mages or warriors, and combined with the Blood Venom dragon transformation, he might be able to escape from master rank. The difference between adept and master rank is huge, and his only advantage is that his mana reserves are higher than those of regular peak adept mages thanks to the Advance Magic Elements Manual.
Time passed, and Levi arrived in Qraso wearing a dark blue mage robe. Walking on the sidewalk, he can see the road, and the sky is busy with people going to their locations. With versatile energy like mana, they can do almost anything.
There is even a horse carriage that is already set up with magic devices to control the temperature and make the carriage less heavy, or you can replace the horse with a mechanical horse.
Levi enters the magic armor shop, where there is a mage robe, a magic wand, a staff, and other magic weapons. The robe had an effect to reduce damage and other effects, while the magic wand and staff could cast magic faster and reduce the consumption of mana when casting a spell. The expensive one even stores a magic spell that can be used if the wearer runs out of mana or as a surprise attack.
However, what surprises him is the price of using gold and mana stones.
"Sir, do you need any help?" A male receptionist asked."
"Can you show me a magic wand or staff?"
"Yes, what type of element are you proficient in? There is even a magic wand and staff that can boost certain types of elemental spells."
"I am proficient in all the basic elements."
"I recommended using a neutral magic wand and staff because the one that can boost certain elements will affect other elemental spells."
Okay, show me the neutral magic wand and staff."
The male receptionist goes behind the counter and takes out a round crystal ball from the shelf. "This is the list of the magic wand and staff."
Levi touches the round crystal ball and can see the list of names and details in his mind.
[Fragrant Ash Wand: Made from a tree that had lived for 100 years. Effect: Lower the consummation of mana by 5% when casting spells. Price: 20 gold coins (4 mana stones)
The price of one mana stone is around 10 gold coins or higher because it is hard to buy. That means if you used mana stones to buy the magic wand, it was equivalent to just 5 gold coins for one mana stone. That means the shop will make a lot of extra profit.
Levi doesn’t show any reaction and keeps reading.
[Raven Balsa Wand: Made from a magic tree inside a swarm of poisonous insects, But the tree is immune to the poison. Effect: Lower the consummation of mana by 5% when casting a spell, and the holder has a slight resistance to poison attacks. Price: 25 gold coins (5 mana stones)
[Lacia wand]
[Yuggine wand]
[Thon wand]
[Bone Aethory staff]
[Fyalea staff]
The list is too long at the end. Levi stopped reading and asked the male receptionist. "What is the best magic wand for the peak adept mage?"
"Please wait a minute." The male receptionist is calm, but his heart is beating fast. Even if the man in front of him is not a peak adept mage, that means he is connected to someone at the peak of adept rank. They are the existence that he doesn’t want to offend.
"Please touch the crystal ball again; here are the three magic wands that are suitable for any spell in adept rank." The male receptionist acted more politely.
Levi can see three magic wand lists in his mind.
[Floss Silk Wand: Made from a peak adept mana spider body and web. Effect: Lower the consummation of mana by 35% when casting a spell and help in the absorption of mana by 10%. Price: 1015 gold coins or 203 mana stones]
[Black Lily Wand: Made from a magic flower tree Effect: Lower the consummation of mana by 36% when casting a spell. Price: 1110 gold coins/222 mana stones]
[Prairifire Wand: Made from a magic tree that can’t be burned by fire. Effect: Lower the consummation of mana by 33% when casting spells, and the user can lessen 15% of the damage from fire attacks. Price: 1000 gold coins or 200 mana stones]
"Give me the Floss Silk Wand." Fortunately, Levi had a large beg to hide a secret: he can use space magic.
"Do you want to pay using gold coins or bank gold coin certificates?" Bank gold coin certificates are a guarantee from the bank that you have the gold coins and help prevent people from carrying heavy coins around. Most customers will not pay in mana stones because they're hard to get.
"Gold coins." After paying for the wand, Levi leaves. The reason he doesn’t want to buy the mage robe is because he is afraid that if he accidentally transforms into a blood-venom dragon, he will destroy the expensive robe.
The receptionist inside the shop is puzzled about how someone can carry a large amount of gold around, especially a mage.
At the center of the city, there is a huge tower-like structure. According to the people, this is where most of the talented mages in the city work or become members of a mage tower.
In front of the mage tower, a group of people are lining up in their clothes; they are all mages.
"What are you lining up here for?" Levi asked.
"To become a private magic teacher, the pay is 50 gold coins per month." A middle-aged mage said it excitedly. He is an apprentice mage, and because of his age, it's already hard for him to advance to adept rank. Most of the job of apprentice mages is to help with research, alchemy, and other dangerous jobs.
For Levi, 50 gold coins are not enough, and most of the magic devices and armor are expensive. What Levi does not realize is that for most apprentice mages, 50 gold coins is a large amount. Compared to hunting monsters, becoming a teacher is safer.
"If we do a gob job, we might get an offer to work or become a member of Aurora Gem mage Tower."
Levi at first wanted to leave, but he suddenly stopped. If he gets accepted, he might get some information about Clara and Otis. After contemplating, he decided to follow the line.
Soon they all enter the building, which leads to a large arena.
"Be quiet; now we are going to test your magic without using a magic wand and staff!" The burly mage shouted
Hearing that the mages complain because the magic wand and staff let them focus on creating a magic circle spell and conserve their mana. Most of them were born in a mage nation and are already used to it.
"If you don’t like the rules, you can leave!" The burly mage gazed at them with a condescending look. He can sense that most of them are apprentices. ‘Oh, interesting.’ He looks at the brunette-haired man and then gazes at the rest of the magi. After that, he waves his hand, and a mechanical golem that looks like a giant humanoid wearing armor comes out from the entrance and stands in the arena.
Levi notices the gaze, but he doubts that the burly mage can estimate his true strength. Even a spell can only detect if someone has mana inside their body, not how strong that person is.
"Okay, each of you needs to cast your strongest spell at the mechanical golem; if you can destroy it, even better."
The mages thought the test was easy, but only when they cast their strongest spell did they notice even their strongest attack couldn’t damage the mechanical golem.
"The mechanical golem was created by a master artisan." After that, the burly man eliminated the mages one by one after looking at the damage. Some of them even failed to cast a spell, and this type of mage wants to be the first young master teacher.
He doesn’t care if the first young master is an illegitimate child. Because he is the same, born into a noble family as an illegitimate child and has been an outcast since youth, magic is his only companion.
However, to survive, he became a mercenary, which is why he had a burly body.
"Next."
Few of them manage to damage the mechanical golem, but it’s still standing.
After that, it was Levi's turn. He raised both of his hands, and a human-sized magic circle appeared. The other magi can feel the heat and move far away from him.
"Fire lance." A large fire lance flies through the air and pierces through the mechanical golem, melting the armor and gears inside. Soon the mechanical golem stops functioning and collapses on the arena floor.
The burly mage is not surprised because he can also destroy the mechanical golem if he has enough time to cast a spell. But in battle, anything can happen.
"Good, the rest of you can go home." The burly man walks toward Levi and shakes his hand. "What is your name?"
"My name is Levi." Levi smile.
"My name is Adrian; come with me; we need to ask you several more questions before you are accepted to be a private teacher."