Main Volume Chapter 88: High talent? Low aptitude?
As a summoner, the first priority is to stay alive. Only by staying alive can you output damage, add buffs to heroes, and summon more specialized characters to attack the enemy's weaknesses.
If the summoner dies, even if the followers can fight independently, they will fall into chaos and be unable to cooperate, eventually causing the balance of victory to tilt towards the enemy.
A battle that could have been won might turn into a tough fight, and a battle that was originally a tough fight might turn into an unbeatable dead end.
By the time the summoner spends the resurrection coins to come back to life, the remaining followers are probably dead in battle. He will have to spend a lot of resources to revive all the followers, which is much more of a loss than commanding the followers to fight when he is alive...
Therefore, the first condition for Zhang Yun to choose a career is: not easy to die.
There are many who meet this condition, such as a warrior with high health and durability, an assassin who is born to be a king of escape, a paladin who is both tanky and can heal himself...
However, for Zhang Yun, he still likes magic professions that can bombard enemies from a long distance or add various buffs to teammates.
Although magic professions are relatively fragile and will die if touched by others, but with the support of bug abilities such as "Insight" and "Map", Zhang Yun feels that not many things can touch him.
As long as the magic profession is not attacked or backstabbed, they can use all kinds of magic to protect themselves, just like an innocent old immortal who can't be killed by anyone.
Not to mention the existence of defensive followers and cover followers. As long as Zhang Yun is not a pervert like the legendary BOSS who can destroy a city with one move, he can run away if he wants to, and no one can stop him.
It has great power, strong auxiliary function, and can calmly deal with enemies. This is the advantage of the magician, and it is also the reason why Zhang Yun chose it...
Then, after thinking it through, Zhang Yun found a shelf with various magic wands, selected the magician's wand, picked it up, aimed it at the magic puppet swaying in front of him, and silently said "magic launch" in his mind.
“…”
For a long while, nothing happened.
"Why doesn't it work?" Zhang Yun was confused. He picked up the magician's wand, looked around carefully, and then touched it to make sure there was nothing wrong with the wand.
Oh shit!
Is it possible that I have no talent for magic?
So you can’t use a staff, become a magician, or learn those magics?
still……
Because I didn't chant the spell?
In the game, players do not need to recite spells to cast spells, they can just silently recite the name of the skill in their minds. However, during the casting process, the character controlled by the player will automatically recite the spell, just like the legendary "chunibyo" disease.
Unless in the later stages, when the player's profession level is raised and the passive profession skill "Instant Magic" is learned, the player character will omit those lines full of middle school flavor and directly release magic skills to attack the enemy.
The reason for doing this is mainly to curb the power of the mage profession in the early stage and slow down the release speed of their skills to prevent them from being too overpowered.
After all, monsters in the early stage are all physically resistant beasts, so it is easy for magician players to fight them. If the skills can be cast instantly and have a large-scale AOE, then they will all become mobile turrets, killing a lot of people with one shot, and the upgrade speed will definitely be much faster than other players.
"but!"
“Isn’t this wrong?”
"Do I have to cast a spell when I perform a normal attack?"
"etc……"
"It seems that at the beginning, the mage did have to chant a spell to use a basic attack. Only when it reached level 10 and unlocked the EX skill that could speed up the casting speed, was this cumbersome setting eliminated..."
"Well, it's been too long, I can't remember the details, but there is indeed a similar mechanism, which is mainly to limit the first-day advantage brought by the magician's high-damage basic attack in the early stage..."
Zhang Yun was right. In order to limit the situation where a magician's basic attack could be used as a skill and prevent magicians from surpassing others too much on the first day, they were indeed required to chant spells before reaching level 10, but they no longer had to chant spells when using basic attacks after level 10.
Just like the spells needed to release skills, this is to reduce the attack speed of players who choose the mage, reduce their efficiency in killing enemies, and the speed of upgrading...
However, at that time, players did not need to chant the spell themselves. They could just silently say "magic launch" in their minds and the controlled character would automatically chant the spell. Also, the time required to reach the full ten levels was very short, so most people did not remember this incident.
Zhang Yun was able to remember it only because she remembered that magicians needed to chant spells to release skills, and she was unable to release magic waves now, so she dug out this past setting from her subconscious.
"So, now I have to manually chant the spell before I can launch a basic attack?"
Zhang Yun looked at the staff in his hand speechlessly, then picked it up again, aimed it at the magic puppet, and recalled the magic spell he had recited when he had used the normal attack.
It seems like some element is obeying my orders, blah blah, kura-kura or something like that?
Oh shit!
The spell cast ten years ago was completely useless after only being recited for half a day!
Who can think of this?
In desperation, Zhang Yun could only say a few random words and try her luck to see if she could succeed.
"Bala Bala energy?"
“…”
“Magical elements sleeping in the air, please hear my call and serve me!”
“…”
"Fireball! Explode!"
“…”
"The Evil King's True Eye! Activate!"
“…”
"Guardian of the great desert sea, call upon the winds to strike down our enemies!"
“…”
"Balus Rod!"
“…”
invalid!
All invalid!
No matter whether it was the second-year dialogue from the previous life, the advanced magic spells in the game, or the spells in the English version, none of them could trigger a reaction from the staff!
Zhang Yun could only try the last method, which was to recite the name of the basic attack in the game again to see if it could trigger a reaction from the staff.
"Magic launch!"
"Buzz!"
The staff emitted a faint glow, and a stream of energy shot out from the tip of the staff, hitting the magic puppet's abdomen and creating a fist-sized hole.
Zhang Yun: “???”
wipe?
How come it suddenly worked?
I just said the same words... Ah! Got it! Magic launch!
The staff did not respond.
Zhang Yun opened her mouth and read out loud: "Magic launch!"
"Buzz!" The staff emitted light again, and a magic wave shot out and hit the magic puppet, adding a new obvious hole to its body.
Zhang Yun was amused and continued to shout: "Magic launch!"
"Magic launch! Magic launch! Magic launch!"
"Buzz...Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!" The staff struck the magic puppet four times in a row, all of which hit the thin blood bar on its head, emptying it, and then it turned into a pool of mud and spilled on the ground.
[Tip: Complete the career mission, open the career system, and obtain a new career - Magician! ]
Seeing the magic puppet being defeated by Zhang Yun, the muscular man stood up from the stool and crossed his arms over his chest: "Wow? It seems that you are quite good at it? Have you learned magic from other magicians before?"
Zhang Yun replied: "No."
The muscular man was stunned: "No?"
For a person with magical talent, he is either a citizen of the kingdom, or is detected by his lord at an early age, and then trained from a young age to become the backbone of the kingdom.
Or they were just gangsters in refugee camps or chaotic places, with no chance to test their magical talent, but later on they were lucky enough to meet some powerful magicians, and learned from them how to manipulate the elements, becoming a half-baked wizard.
There are also some powerful geniuses who discover that they can control the elements and have the talent to become magicians, but such people are very rare and basically unlikely to appear.
Therefore, most refugees and gangsters without citizenship, if they do not meet a magician with a discerning eye, even if they have good magical talent, may not discover this talent in their lifetime and eventually become lost in the crowd.
The muscular man would think that since Zhang Yun could release magic and defeat the magic puppet with magic waves, he must have learned magic knowledge.
But if he were a citizen of the Kingdom of Alberia or any other kingdom, he should have already obtained certification as a magician from the local professional guild. There would be no need to travel all the way to the desert city to get certified for a very basic profession.
Only the descendants of gangsters from the disorderly places would come to such a remote place to certify the most primitive profession.
Combined with the previous situation, it means that Zhang Yun is most likely a half-baked wizard who has learned a thing or two from a wild magician. Otherwise, how could he cast a magic wave?
That's why the muscular man asked Zhang Yun if she had ever learned magic from a magician...
"It seems that you have a strong talent for magic, little brother? You can even cast a magic wave when you use a staff for the first time! This is something that many high-level magicians can't do!"
The muscular man's eyes gleamed with a gleam of light as he expressed his judgment, with praise revealed in his words.
Zhang Yun asked puzzledly: "Is it difficult to release a magic wave for the first time?"
The muscular man nodded: "Yes!"
Huh? Difficult? No , if this thing is difficult to put, even people who can become advanced magicians can't do it, then why are you testing it? Others can't complete the task of defeating the magic puppet, right?
Seeing Zhang Yun's puzzled expression, the muscular man laughed and explained, "Hahaha! It seems you don't know? All the weapons in our professional guild are cast with special magic. Only people with corresponding talents can pick them up and defeat the magic puppets."
"If your talent is not suitable for any profession, no matter what weapon you use in this room, you will not be able to defeat the magic puppet. Even if you continuously hit the magic puppet for three days and three nights, you will not be able to cause any damage to it..."
Zhang Yun realized: "You mean?"
The muscular man looked at Zhang Yun with disbelief: "Yes, the normal process is that you use your staff to directly hit the magic puppet's head. If you can defeat it with brute force, it means that you have the talent of a magician."
Zhang Yun: “.”
This setting of yours is quite cool...
I accept...
After figuring out the situation, Zhang Yun didn't bother to waste any more time, so she put the staff back to its original place and asked, "What about now? The test is over, can I leave now?"
The muscular man said, "It's not over yet. This test can only tell what profession you can learn, but it hasn't tested your specific level and talent yet."
"Although you have reached the level of a novice magician releasing magic waves..."
Zhang Yun tilted her head. "Is that so? Then can you just give me a novice magician's badge, or a lower-level certification, and let me go?"
To Zhang Yun, professional badges and high-level professional certifications are all dispensable things. He only needs to open the career system and upgrade his career level.
Now that the career system has been opened and the magician's career attributes have been obtained, the remaining processes seem troublesome and time-consuming, so Zhang Yun plans to skip these things directly.
While there is still some time, I will go to the underground arena that I discovered while shopping with Lucina, find a few monsters with more experience, brush up my professional level, and temporarily improve myself...
Um!
That’s a good plan!
I think it’s ok!
However, the muscular man shook his head and said, "That won't work. The process must be completed before we can issue the professional badge!"
Well, I don't want the professional badge, nor do I want your certification. I can just leave, right?
Just as Zhang Yun was about to say this, he found a system prompt suddenly appeared, and he was forced to hold back the words he was about to say, without uttering a single word.
【New ! 】
【Trigger a new task! 】
【Professional mission————Professional certification.】
[Task Introduction: You have obtained a preliminary career direction, but your true level is not yet known. Please follow the guidance of the person in charge of the professional guild, determine your talent and current level, and obtain certification from the professional guild.]
[Mission objectives: Complete the talent test, complete the level test, and get the certification. ]
[Quest Reward: Learn the basic magician skills - Fireball, Wind Blade, Lightning, Ice Spike.]
…
Well, as a magician, how can you not have your own attack magic? Can you conquer the world with just a single magic wave?
If this were to be told to others, he would definitely be the world's worst wizard, unable to even cast a decent spell...
Thinking of this, Zhang Yun sighed and asked helplessly: "Then how should we test it?"
The muscular man shook his head, pointed at the corridor leading to this room, and said slowly: "Follow me!"
Then, the two entered a small door in the corridor, which was filled with various magic props, and a huge magic ball standing in the middle of the room like a pearl.
"Take the magic wand in the room and attack the magic ball with all your strength. Your current level will be displayed on it. Then take the one on the left..."
The muscular man told Zhang Yun the process, which was to use the magic props in the room to test step by step, and finally test out the approximate data that was closest to the actual level of the tester.
Zhang Yun followed the muscular man's advice and tried them one by one. In the end, it was found that his magic level was just at the level of a novice magician, which was a long way from being a low-level magician.
And his magic talent was beyond the muscular man's expectations. It was actually very low, not even reaching the level of an ordinary magician. He was just barely reaching the threshold of a magician ...
Isn't this supposed to happen?
The muscular man was completely confused, and even thought that Zhang Yun had lied to him. He actually studied with a real magician, so he knew the basic magic waves?
Zhang Yun, on the other hand, looked normal and was not surprised at all. She even felt that her actual level should be lower.
after all……
According to the system evaluation...
Zhang Yun has not been upgraded yet, and her aptitude is only 1 star. The power of her various attributes and skills should be much lower than that of other professionals with 2 stars or above...
