Volume 2 Spread Wings Chapter 115: Mage Merchant
Following the instructions on the map, they soon approached a small valley. It was not far from the battlefield in a straight line, but it was hidden enough. Perhaps this was why it was not discovered by other chosen heroes, and instead benefited the two newcomers and even Levi.
At this time, the greenskins had already invaded the valley, but their shouts and curses could still be heard from time to time, indicating that the battle was not yet completely over.
Janet led the bees on a reconnaissance and discovered that the reason for this appearance was that there was a tree house deep in the valley. It was located on a giant tree that was ten meters high and several people could hug together. Due to the dense branches, the greenskins' long-range attacks were difficult to be effective. After all, the hit rate of the greenskin archers was already very low.
So the greenskins are trying to climb up the trees to launch an attack, but from time to time one or two cheetahs, giant apes and other soldiers who are good at climbing trees come out of the tree house above. At the same time, there are two thick vines that look like living things wrapped around the tree, attacking the greenskins together, so the greenskins' actions are not smooth.
But Levi felt that this situation would not last too long, not only because the vine only looked scary, but its actual attack power was not outstanding. At most, it would make the already green greenskins a little darker in color, which seemed to be a little poisonous.
Moreover, the tree house is not actually very big, probably less than 20 square meters, and it definitely cannot accommodate many troops. Moreover, after the greenskins have passed their initial excitement and are no longer so fanatical, they will quickly come up with other battle strategies.
For example, just cut down the tree or burn it!
But now, since Levi and the others have arrived, nothing will happen naturally.
With a wave of arrows raining down, the number of greenskins' ranged units, which were already few in number, was instantly reduced. They were attacked from behind without any preparation. The critical hit rate of the half-elves' attacks this time was significantly improved.
Janet also started harassing the bees with her. Although the attack power of the blowguns was slightly weaker than when they used spears, it was safer.
The only slightly regrettable thing was that these greenskins all looked roughly the same, and they were unable to tell who the leader was and carry out targeted sniping.
But it doesn't matter. Soon, a two-meter-tall greenskin with bulging muscles and a very strong look jumped out . He swung his machete vigorously and hit a flying arrow. Then he glared at Levi fiercely: "It's those damn elves again. Guys, kill them all!"
After receiving his order, the greenskins who were originally looking for the enemy like headless flies finally had a unified idea. They divided half of their number and turned around to rush towards Levi and his men.
Seeing this scene, Levi just wanted to laugh. There were only a few dozen greenskins present, and many of them were shot dead . Even if half of them were divided now, what would they do? It would only speed up the death!
And just listening to what you say, it is quite intimidating, but judging from your appearance, you are just a mere level 3 green-skinned big guy. If you can catch Donna's two consecutive arrows, I would still look up to you!
After taking a glance at the tree house which was temporarily quiet and thinking for a moment, Levi cast the monster summoning spell twice in succession, and then ordered his troops to launch a general attack.
He always felt that the animals that had just emerged from the tree house were a little strange, but even if he guessed wrong it didn't matter, since the main purpose was just to save the old human wizard.
Less than five minutes later, this brief conflict was completely over. Although the green-skinned big guy shouted loudly and dared to threaten Levi, his strength was actually not that good. Perhaps because he had been injured before, he died on the spot before he could even take on Donna's volley of arrows.
After losing their little leader, the remaining greenskins, although still shouting loudly, were no match for them and were easily killed by them.
Similarly, Levi did not let the Arion cavalry intervene this time. They just formed a temporary team. They are no better than Sam when he was employed. At least Sam would hand over all the spoils. Levi is not sure whether they will do so, so unless it is necessary, it is better not to take action.
However, this time the Arion cavalrymen were not as excited as before, because they had already had this experience and knew that although Levi, the God-chosen hero, did not appear to be as indignant as they were, he was actually very ruthless.
There were two small battles with a total of more than a hundred greenskins, but in the end, not a single one survived or escaped. They were all killed. Is there anything else that can better illustrate Lord Levi's sincerity than the current situation ?
Although he didn't express much on the surface, that's because he prefers to take practical action!
After the battle, the subordinates began to clean up the battlefield. Levi discovered that after many battles, some of the half-elves were finally able to advance to level 3.
But after taking a few glances, Levi frowned, because the other party only had one advancement option, which was the half-elf archer.
Generally speaking, only some races or arms with low potential or intelligence, such as beasts, will only have one option. Now the half-elves are also like this, which makes him have a bad feeling.
So in order to verify his idea, he directly let the other party advance.
A few seconds later, the newly launched Tier 3 troops completely confirmed his guess.
Although it has advanced, the half-elf's attributes have only been improved very little, and it has only gained an additional passive skill of precision. Even the original basic archery proficiency has not been improved, and no talents have been awakened. It is much worse than the high elves of the same level.
This reminded him of an issue that many people have discussed on the forum in recent days. The various races in this game are really not completely balanced . There are many weak races, such as halflings and dwarves. They may really be weak from beginning to end, with low combat effectiveness and low potential.
He couldn't help but sigh secretly. Indeed, these half-elves with thin bloodlines were just an early transitional force. As the chosen heroes of the high elves, if he wanted to become stronger, he must recruit soldiers of his own race as soon as possible!
But he did not show it on the surface. After all, these dozens of half-elves had followed him in battles and made many contributions. Even if their strength could not keep up with the rapidly growing enemy, he could not turn his back on them.
Wen Yan praised the other party a few words and raised his salary, setting an example for other half-elves. Then he let the matter go for the time being and took Donna and others towards the tree house.
Perhaps because he realized that the battle was completely over, an old wizard who looked to be in his fifties and wearing a gray wizard robe soon poked his head out of the tree house tremblingly.
"So you are the God-chosen hero of the high elves. Thank you very much for your help. It's a pity for the other two God-chosen heroes. I'm afraid they have met with misfortune."
As soon as he said this, Levi's favorable impression of the old wizard improved a little bit. He smiled and explained to him: "They are not dead. In fact, it is because of them that I was able to rush here in the first place."
As he spoke, he looked around the old wizard, and just as he had guessed, there were no soldiers around him, as if they had disappeared directly after the battle. This made Levi think of the magic he mastered - monster summoning.
However, this old wizard's attainments in this magic seem to be much more advanced. Not only can he summon more monsters at the same time, but he also controls the types very precisely, and there are only a few types in total.
After a few more polite words and introducing each other's names, Levi learned that the reason the old wizard named Tess was being hunted was because he accidentally revealed his wealth when he passed by a small greenskin tribe. He was actually a hidden businessman, so the greenskins pursued him so relentlessly, even running directly to the rocky highlands.
Levi was overjoyed when he saw this. In fact, with the continuous high-intensity battles, he had accumulated some gold coins. However, things like war machines and medium-sized space rings were too expensive for him to afford for the time being, or he looked down upon the junk in the Novice Village shops.
So for a while he was in a situation where he had money but nowhere to spend it, which was not a good thing, because only by maximizing the utility of money and converting it into combat power could he obtain more spoils. Now, the old wizard, who was originally the target of the mission to rescue, gave Levi an unexpected surprise.
After a brief pause, the old wizard said, "I am a wizard merchant specializing in potions and magic scrolls. Unfortunately, I consumed a lot of my inventory just now in order to save my life from the greenskins, but I still have some left."
"Master Levi, if you don't mind, please pick five first. If you are interested in the rest, I will give you a 20% discount. This is just a small way to express my gratitude."
Out of the pride of a mage, he did not call Levi "Sir", but only addressed each other as mage.
As he spoke, the old wizard spread out a carpet of several square meters, on which were piled dozens of goods.
Levi took a quick look and found that the magic scrolls all sealed magic from level 0 to level 1. They looked varied, but in fact most of them had little effect.
Only one of the scrolls, called Secondary False Life, is pretty good. Its effect is that after use, both the existing life and the life limit will be increased by 6 points. Then there is its advanced version, False Life, which doubles the effect and lasts for up to 30 minutes.
Although the value is not particularly high, it is definitely good for fragile mages and may save their lives at critical moments.
A mage has many kinds of magic, including attack, defense, summoning, and all kinds of tricks, but there is only one aspect missing, and that is no blood restoration. That is a power unique to professions such as priests and druids, but now it can be slightly compensated for.
There are also several very good choices in magic potions, such as Secondary Bull's Strength, Secondary Cat's Grace, etc., which can increase the corresponding attributes by 2 points in a short period of time. Other God-chosen heroes who have teamed up with Levi before have used them, and the effects are very good.
There is also something called tolerance of elemental damage, which can reduce a certain amount of magic damage for a short period of time, and there are many types, from earth, fire, water, wind to darkness and light.
Moreover, after the discount, the prices of these potions are very cheap, with each bottle costing less than 1 silver coin on average.
If these scrolls and magic potions were all made by the old wizard named Tess himself, then he knows a lot of magic, which does not seem to be something an ordinary wizard can do.
In some human towns, ordinary low-level wizards can also be recruited through military merit points, but they usually only know three or four spells. Moreover, because the energy of the natives is limited, they are not like the chosen heroes who want to learn everything. They often have their own preferences and inclinations.
For example, the information currently released by the Sigma Empire shows that their ordinary magicians can be roughly divided into eight factions. In the ice and snow kingdom of Kislev, which has a rather bear-like style, the main magic factions are only ice and wind. You will definitely not find anyone using fire magic there.
But this old wizard in front of him has learned so much, so diversely, and is quite professional. He can even make them into scrolls or magic cube potions. That can only mean one thing, his strength is quite good!
Thinking of this, Levi's eyes flickered and he stopped choosing temporarily: "Master Tess, in fact, I am at a critical moment. I am already level 5. I wonder if you can help me advance to a formal mage?"
Level 10 or level 5, this is the requirement for the host. He is not sure, but at least he can ask. It would be great if it can be done.
The old wizard was stunned at first, then he said with some embarrassment: "In fact, it would be my honor to help Master Levi advance, not to mention that you saved my life."
"Unfortunately, I just expended too much energy fighting these greenskins. If I host the advancement ceremony now, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep my level. After all, 1,000 experience points is not a small amount."
Levi was slightly excited and was stunned when he heard it. Then he instantly realized that there was such a hidden condition. No wonder there were requirements for the host's level, because ordinary low-level mage-type soldiers might not be able to get 1,000 experience points in total!
Seeing that Levi was also stunned, the old wizard whispered again: "Actually, it's not completely impossible, but in order to make up for the damage I suffered afterwards, I'm afraid I'll need a lot of precious materials..."
Levi understood immediately. Oh my god, it turns out that he was waiting for him here. It is true that there was consumption, but it is also true that he took the opportunity to raise the price. He is certainly a very powerful wizard, but at the same time he is also a businessman!
