Chapter 61: Three Essential Spells for Mage Survival in the Wild

"Bremen hasn't had earth veins for too long, so everyone has lost their vigilance and has a psychological blind spot, not thinking in this direction at all..." Pierre sighed with emotion.

"The generation of earth veins takes a period of time, and mana enrichment and the increase of subterranean creatures are precisely one of the precursors to the generation of earth veins."

"Of course, perhaps as most people think now, these abnormalities are just caused by high-rank magic plants attracting subterranean creatures, and everything is just my sensitivity and suspicion."

Pierre said seriously: "It's just that I'm at this age and don't dare to gamble. Once the earth veins are completely generated, it will be too late to leave then."

"Plus, the strange things about population disappearance in the city haven't been solved, and no one knows when the strange things will happen to themselves."

"Living in fear every day is not a solution."

There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

"So, after thinking about it, I decided to leave."

"You should think about it too." Pierre hesitated for a moment, but still persuaded tactfully.

Gao De's mind turned rapidly, and at the same time nodded: "I will."

"Let's not talk about this; what is the matter with coming to me today?" Pierre waved his hand and asked.

Gao De tightened the package on his back and said truthfully: "I originally wanted to sell a batch of potions at your place, but looking at your situation now, it's not appropriate."

Clearly, Pierre was busy clearing inventory and shipping, so there was no reason to buy more.

"Haha, you kid has been selling at my place, why not look at the goods in my shop today," Pierre laughed: "The prices of items in the shop are basically cost prices or even sold at a loss, which is very cost-effective."

Gao De scanned the goods in the shop and shook his head apologetically: "I don't have any needs for now."

Pierre thought for a moment, suddenly leaned close to Gao De, and asked in a low voice: "What about spell formulas?"

"Hmm?!" Gao De was startled.

Pierre had already sat down on the chair behind the counter and said slowly: "I don't know if you have heard of the 'Three Essential Spells for Mage Survival in the Wild'."

"Three Essential Spells for Survival in the Wild? What is this?"

Clearly, Gao De hadn't heard of it.

Not having received systematic mage education means being short-sighted.

"It refers to 【Create Water】, 【North-Pointing】, and 【Purify Food and Drink】, these three cantrips."

"When I was young and still wandering, I finally gathered these three spells." Speaking of this, the old man showed a nostalgic look, nostalgic for that period of time when he was young.

"You also know that in the Bremen area, there are only so many developed areas, and most areas are primitive forests and wastelands that have not been developed." 【61

"But whether it's hunting subterranean creatures or searching for precious magical plants, one must step into these primeval forests."

"You hunted subterranean creatures when you were young?!" Gao De was surprised; he couldn't tell that this lazy old man had been so "hot-blooded" in his youth.

It was no wonder that Pierre, as an unremarkable grocery store owner, knew so much.

So he had been a "hero" in his youth.

"Of course. Any aspiring magic user, unless they come from a noble family, has to risk their life to earn money, right?" Pierre said as a matter of course.

"You should know how much magic user cultivation consumes in terms of money."

"Only by hunting subterranean creatures and picking magical plants is it possible to earn enough resources for cultivation; the money earned through ordinary methods is simply not enough for cultivation needs."

Gao De nodded in deep agreement.

Setting aside the "BOSS" that was Master Seda, his starting point was already better than many others—he started with an herb garden.

With such a stable industry as an herb garden, he was still only a first-tier apprentice.

Even so, he often sighed about the "difficulty of living" when faced with the resources needed for cultivation.

One can imagine what a luxurious "profession" being a magic user is.

"At that time, in order to earn some money, I would often dive into the primeval forest for at least half a month at a time." "Surviving in the primeval forest for such a long time is simply impossible without the assistance of magic."

While speaking, Pierre glanced outside the shop several times, and after confirming no one was there, he opened the drawer of the counter.

Inside were three small booklets.

They were exactly three spell formulas.

Clearly, Pierre had been prepared and was just waiting for Gao De to come.

"Take a look first; we'll talk about the rest later."

Gao De hurriedly took the three spell formulas and browsed through them: 【Create Water】 (Conjuration, 0-circle):

This spell creates two gallons (which can increase as the magic user's rank improves) of sanitary, drinkable water, just like clean rainwater.

You can create the water in an appropriately sized area that can hold liquid, or an area three times that size—this water might fall like rain or fill many smaller containers.

If this water is not consumed, it will disappear after 1 day.

Note: Each gallon (about 4.8 liters) of water weighs about 8 pounds. One cubic foot can hold 8 gallons of water, weighing about 60 pounds.

【Find North】 (Divination, 0-circle):

When you cast this spell, you will immediately know which direction is north from your current location.

This spell only lets you know the location of north at the moment you cast it; if you do not use a reference point to maintain your orientation, you may lose your way again.

【Purify Food and Drink】 (Transmutation, 0-circle):

This spell can purify 1 cubic foot (which can increase as the magic user's rank improves) of spoiled, rotten, diseased, poisonous, or otherwise contaminated food and water into an edible and drinkable state.

This spell cannot prevent subsequent natural decay or spoilage.

Evil water and food and drink with similar meanings will lose their effects after being treated with Purify Food and Drink, but this spell is ineffective against any type of creature or magical potion.

Putting down the spell formulas, Gao De finally understood why these three spells were called the "three essentials for magic user field survival."

Survival is nothing more than four points.

Eating, drinking, living, and traveling.

These three spells correspond exactly to three of them: eating, drinking, and traveling.

【Create Water】 ensures drinking water, 【Find North】 ensures he won't get lost in the complex environment of the primeval forest, and 【Purify Food and Drink】 ensures food to a certain extent.

"Actually, strictly speaking, the third of the three essentials shouldn't be 【Purify Food and Drink】, but 【Create Food】."

"It's just that 【Create Food】 is a third-circle spell, and the threshold is too high, so it can only be replaced by 【Purify Food and Drink】," Pierre explained again.

"How much?" Gao De gripped the spell formulas in his hand and asked.

With three such practical spells in front of him, how could he not be tempted? "Didn't I tell you? Private trading of spell formulas is strictly prohibited by the authorities, and I don't do illegal things."

Pierre's answer was unexpected to Gao De.

In his view, Pierre asking like this meant he was going to sell him the spell formulas.

After all, the reason Pierre refused to trade spell formulas with him privately in the beginning was because his shop was opened here.

If he were reported for trading spell formulas, his shop would be sealed; compared to the potential profits, the risk was too great.

But now, Pierre's grocery store was preparing to close and sell out, so he shouldn't have such concerns anymore.

What's more, he had already taken out the spell formulas, clearly waiting for him, so why wouldn't he sell them?

He couldn't be playing with him, could he? Before Gao De could figure it out, Pierre laughed: "So, I'll give you these three spell formulas directly!"

(End of Chapter)