Chapter 176: Spell Test Report

Xia Duo frowned subconsciously; this management was far too unstandardized. But before he could speak, Mage He Sai began to introduce it to him: "The entire Underground Floor One is laid out with a Binding Array. As long as one lacks the specific Permission Level, any creature entering here will be bound."

Upon hearing this, Xia Duo felt a shock in his heart. Fortunately, he already possessed the relevant Permission Level; otherwise, following Mage He Sai here like this would truly have been courting death! He Sai continued, "The creatures here are mostly Orcs, thick-skinned and sturdy, very suitable for testing various Spells. Other creatures are relatively rare, especially humans; they are basically only used when testing mind-affecting Spells."

He did not avoid talking about the existence of human test subjects just because he was also a human, which gave Xia Duo a more profound understanding of the order of this world.

"Where is the place we are testing?" Xia Duo asked.

"Over there." Mage He Sai pointed to the left, "Let's go apply for a Restraint Room first. We will use an Orc for the test this time."

This place was similar to the Public Level, also a circular corridor with independent rooms distributed on the left and right. The only difference was that most of these rooms had no doors, or rather, only simple metal prison doors.

If it were not inside the Mage Tower, it would be impossible to restrict any sentient creature at all.

……

Test room.

Xia Duo looked at the Orc squatting inside, half-dazed and pounding the ground, feeling some emotion in his heart. Today it was indeed "I am the knife and chopping board, they are the fish and meat," but who knew when he himself might become the "fish and meat."

Seeing Xia Duo and Mage He Sai arrive, the Orc did not have any extreme reactions, just pounding the ground intermittently, as if wanting to destroy the Mage Tower.

But its efforts were clearly in vain.

In a focused state, Xia Duo could clearly see that from the moment he entered Underground Floor One, the place was filled with bright Magic Aura, and everywhere there were twisted Nodes of the Magic Net.

And in the half of the room where the Orc was, the Magic Net was densely intertwined with the Orc as the center, and there was a ring-shaped area under its feet that shone dazzlingly.

Xia Duo did not know the specific effects of these Magic Arrays, but with such a great display, if this Orc could still run away, then the Tower of Time would have been built in vain.

"Its fighting will has been completely worn away," Mage He Sai said. At first, Xia Duo thought he was sighing for the Orc.

But the very next sentence was, "Such Orcs can be applied for with very few Gold Coins."

Xia Duo was speechless and urged, "Let's start the test!"

"Alright."

……

The testing process was not complicated; it was just activating the Scroll and Guidance for release. The Mage Tower already had mature experience, roughly having indicators such as "Ease of Use," "Method of Action," and "Safety."

This test was considered relatively simple, as it was only a 1st Circle Spell.

After Mage He Sai activated the Scroll, a white steam mass the size of a human eyeball appeared above the Scroll, and immediately after—

With a "hiss," a semi-transparent white gas column as thick as a finger shot out from the steam mass, directly hitting the Orc's back.

"Roar—"

The intense pain made the Orc roar, and its body, which had been squatting and leaning forward, suddenly straightened up, its knees hitting the ground, and then there were no further actions.

But the Spell activated by Mage He Sai continued, and the experienced Mage guided the steam column to sweep across a large area of the Orc's back.

Where the gas column passed, the Orc's exposed skin became white and wrinkled, as if it had been boiled, and it even emitted a foul stench.

Mage He Sai did not change his expression and continued to control the gas column to sweep across the Orc's neck. After the Orc let out a wail, it could no longer make a sound, leaving only the sound of gasping.

But the body still had no movement.

Soon the Spell ended, and Mage He Sai praised, "A good effect! But the Guidance is inconvenient, not suitable for beginners to use."

Xia Duo was silent; he had expected this result, but hearing it for real was still hard to accept.

Next, Mage He Sai activated the remaining two Scrolls and finally gave his conclusion—

"This Spell is indeed quite novel, and the effect is not bad, but the flaws are also obvious: the difficulty of guiding the Spell is a bit high, not suitable for beginners. The price I can offer is 22 Gold Coins each."

"Fine."

Xia Duo had no choice but to accept it. Even if he took it outside to sell, it would still have to undergo testing to set a price; the only difference was that the other party would pay for the Scrolls tested outside.

But the Mage Tower's testing itself was a form of endorsement, a qualification, and it could be used outside, so Xia Duo was still willing to pay this money.

The test ended, and the two left the test room together. As for that half-cooked Orc, who would care!

……

Returning to the Material Requisition Office, Xia Duo paid the testing fee and received a "Spell Test Report" issued in the name of the Mage Tower.

With this, his 【Steam Ray】 Scroll could officially go on sale.

It was a pity that the three Scrolls he had spent all night making had already been consumed in the test, and he would not sell the two Learning Scrolls, so after exchanging a few pleasantries with Mage He Sai, he took his leave.

After this trip, Xia Duo had gained quite a lot; he had seen the new environment of the Mage Tower and obtained the Spell Test Report, which would facilitate selling Scrolls next time.

In addition, Xia Duo also received a piece of news from Mage He Sai that was not exactly a secret, but was very useful to know in advance—

Because the Territory was about to develop the Green Pearl Forest, the price of some 1st Circle Magic Scrolls had begun to rise. Of course, this was not the main point.

The point was that members of the Mage Tower could receive extra rewards, including but not limited to Xia Duo's previous promotion task indicators, as long as they chose the Material Requisition Office when selling Magic Scrolls.

In other words, as long as Xia Duo sold the designated Scrolls to the Mage Tower, that unfinished promotion task could be waived.

If it weren't for happening to catch a good time, one wouldn't normally encounter such a good thing; one could earn money and receive extra rewards at the same time.

But the problem arose: Xia Duo could currently only make 1st Circle 【Steam Ray】 Scrolls, and he didn't know a single one of the designated Scrolls the Mage Tower needed.

This made him feel a bit frantic.

If he had known this earlier, he would have learned other Spells first.

Since 【Mage Armor】 was not on the designated Scroll list, after Xia Duo left the Material Requisition Office, he headed straight for the Library. What he needed to find were 【Magic Alarm】 and 【Magic Weapon】.

These two 1st Circle Spells were among the Spells on the designated Scroll list and were also two of the Spells Xia Duo planned to learn, only he had placed them after 【Mage Armor】.

Adjusting the order slightly now would not have much impact. The missing elements for 【Mage Armor】 were already under research, and the only impact would probably be on his wallet; there was no such thing as a discount for borrowing so many books here at once.

Thanks to 【Zou Zai Xun Yang De Lu Shang】 for the 500 reward, thanks to 【Dao Jue Sui Xin】 for the 100 reward!!

Thank you all for your support and companionship!

Go Wuhan! Go China!

(End of this chapter)