Chapter 51: Expansion of Spell Library

Thinking this way, Gao De had already taken out a charcoal pencil and sat down at the table.

He opened the spell formula for 【Fire Bolt】, picked up the charcoal pencil, and according to the detailed description in the formula, began to calculate on the blank space of the page, looking exactly like he was "doing a problem."

Still the old steps: establish a Cartesian coordinate system, decompose the spell star coordinates of the Fire Bolt spell model, and establish an ordered triplet.

The 【Fire Bolt】 spell model is composed of ten spell stars.

This should already be the limit for a cantrip, with one more star than the 【Acid Splash】 spell model.

But for Gao De, who was about to graduate from the Department of Mathematics at Jing University, whether it was the coordinate decomposition of nine stars or ten stars, it was an "elementary school math problem" that couldn't be simpler.

Before long, the ten node coordinates were already presented on the blank space of the formula.

Gao De spent a few more minutes memorizing the ten coordinates, then put down the spell formula, sat cross-legged, relaxed his body, closed his eyes, and cleared his mind.

Quickly entering a meditative state, Gao De's spirit immersed itself in the magnificent sea of spell stars, and he began to trigger the spell stars, attempting to construct the 【Fire Bolt】 spell model.

Hoo! A breath of turbid air was fiercely exhaled by Gao De.

He stood up abruptly, opened his slightly closed eyes, and a faint joy flickered in his pupils.

Time passed quickly without him noticing.

In the blink of an eye, nine days had passed since he opened the box and obtained Master Seda's inheritance.

During these nine days, Gao De had become exceptionally busy.

But the harvest was equally huge.

"Feng Ling Yue Ying."

Gao De muttered in his heart.

Immediately, an incomparably crude information interface appeared in his consciousness.

Source:

Rank 0—【Human】 (2/7), 【Gray-Eyed Rat】 (Used), 【Dark Swamp Crawler】 (Used), Wolf-Rat (1/7)

Spells:

Rank 0—【Mage Hand】, 【Mending+】, 【Acid Splash+】, 【Ray of Frost】, 【Resistance】, 【Fire Bolt】, 【Tracking Mark】, 【Light】, 【Touch of Fatigue】, 【Detect Magic】.

Looking at the ten spells neatly arranged in the spell column, an indescribable sense of satisfaction filled Gao De's heart.

The five spells left by Master Seda had all been mastered by Gao De!

Although Gao De was still a First-Rank Apprentice, in terms of the breadth of his spell library, even a Second-Rank Apprentice was definitely not as good as him.

It could even be said that among Third-Rank Apprentices, only those at the veteran level could possibly surpass him in the breadth of their spell library.

"The breadth is sufficient for now; it would be nice if the depth could also be improved," Gao De muttered to himself.

Looking at the yellow "+" signs constantly flickering after eight of the spells in the spell column, he felt somewhat annoyed and wished he could click them all immediately.

It was just a pity there was no source.

As far as it currently looks, the best way to obtain source is still subterranean creatures.

But subterranean creatures all live in the wilderness outside the city.

For the current Gao De, the act of going to the primitive wilderness to hunt subterranean creatures was still too intense and too risky.

A First-Rank Mage Apprentice indeed already possesses certain supernatural powers, but they are still too fragile themselves.

And in the wilderness, there are too many uncontrollable factors.

Whether it's encountering powerful subterranean creatures or meeting people whose good or evil is hard to distinguish, it could all lead to Gao De being buried in the wilderness.

Unless necessary, it's better not to be reckless.

So, the thought of going out to hunt subterranean creatures to obtain source only lasted for an instant before Gao De quickly strangled it in the next moment.

Commercial District.

After so many more days, the flow of people on the street not only didn't fall back to its previous state, but there were even more people. The abnormality outside Hogen City was still continuing.

More and more outsiders were getting the news and rushing to Hogen City to "treasure hunt."

Seeing this, the sense of unease in Gao De's heart grew a bit heavier.

But even if he was uneasy, besides hoarding food, he seemed unable to do anything else.

Thinking this way, Gao De first went to the Phil Potion Shop to sell the Primary Spider Venom Potion he had made during this period.

When handing Gao De the receipt, the potion shop clerk asked casually: "Why is it that all the potions delivered these days are Primary Spider Venom Potion?"

Gao De's heart stirred, but his face remained calm, and he explained: "Master Mage has been away on business these days and is not in the medicinal garden, so we can only provide Primary Spider Venom Potion during this period."

The clerk had just asked casually and didn't take it to heart. "It's fine; it just so happens that the sales of Primary Spider Venom Potion have been excellent during this period."

"In a few days, I'll have to spend some time trying the Primary Stamina Potion," Gao De thought to himself as soon as he left the Phil Potion Shop.

Currently, he still had to trade with the Phil Potion Shop in the name of Master Seda.

In the short term, he must never expose the news that Master Seda was no longer there.

Although the apprentices in the medicinal garden had already reached a consensus to hide this news together.

But if it really aroused suspicion and someone investigated with intent, it wouldn't be without flaws.

At the very least, he couldn't guarantee that the apprentices could really keep their mouths shut completely.

While pondering how to continue to deceive everyone and use Master Seda's tiger skin as a banner, Gao De kept walking and arrived in front of Pierre's shop.

He stepped inside and was surprised to find that in the small grocery store, where there was almost only Pierre every time he came, there were actually three or four customers today.

Gao De waited patiently on the side for a while until all the customers had left.

"Business is good today." Gao De was a bit surprised; these three or four customers weren't just looking, they each bought some things.

"It's not just today; the last few days have been fine." Pierre didn't use any fake politeness at all.

"There are more and more outsiders, so naturally there are more customers. Now, merchants in the city all wish that the abnormality outside the city could continue forever." He sighed.

"You businessmen have also made a small fortune these days." Gao De nodded thoughtfully.

"I'd rather not make this fortune." Pierre's tone was quite helpless.

Gao De knew Pierre wasn't "humble-bragging"; after all, it was he who reminded him to hoard food to prevent accidents.

"You're looking for me again this time; is there another big business you want to send my way?" Pierre shook his head and asked casually.

Gao De first looked around to confirm that there was no one around, then leaned toward the counter and asked in a low voice: "Boss, can you still contact that Mr. Yomu who sold me the spell formulas before?"

"Hmm?" Pierre's already small eyes narrowed, almost only a slit could be seen.

But from the slit, a sharp light was emitted.

"Still a 10 silver coin intermediary fee." Gao De was thick-skinned and rubbed his fingers, indicating that the benefit would not be small.

"Didn't you look down on the remaining two spell formulas back then?" Pierre glanced at Gao De.

"Back then was back then, now is now," Gao De said with a chuckle: "And I was tight on money back then."

"Greed leads to indigestion; if you want to master all three spell formulas, you'll need to spend quite a bit of time." Pierre frowned slightly, as if giving a hint with deeper meaning.

"I know, isn't it better to be prepared?" Gao De didn't refute Pierre, just found a plausible reason.

"I can still contact him, but whether he is still willing to sell spell formulas, I'm not sure." Seeing Gao De's persistence, Pierre didn't insist anymore, just said very conservatively.

"Regardless of whether he is still willing to sell spell formulas, as long as you help me contact him, I will pay you a reward of 10 silver coins."

Gao De, who could now barely be considered wealthy, said with a pained heart: "Also, if he is unwilling to sell spell formulas anymore, you can reveal to him that I am willing to pay extra..."

"Deal!" Pierre chuckled and swept a meaningful glance at Gao De. "It seems you've had quite a harvest this time."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 52 =====