Free Web NovelChapter 156: Chapter 126: Freeloading Magic Scrolls and the Powerful Attributes of the Secret Silver Gloves
Lin Mo clearly remembered the price Flora had mentioned when she first told him about the Secret Silver Gloves.
Around 1000 Gold Coins. Since there was a Mithril ore mine near Silver Stream City, they were a little cheaper, but would still cost at least 800 Gold Coins.
Madam Chacher’s asking price of 850 gold coins was perfectly normal, and it more or less matched Lin Mo’s expectations.
But in a single sentence, she dropped the price by a full 200 Gold Coins. You couldn’t find Secret Silver Gloves for 650 Gold Coins anywhere on the Continent. It was truly the cost price.
"Thank you, Madam Chacher. You’re the kindest, warmest, and most beautiful lady I’ve ever met."
Since she was being so generous, Lin Mo didn’t hold back his praise, showering her with compliments.
Madam Chacher beamed. "It’s rare to meet a young man as well-spoken as you these days. In that case, I’ll throw in a Basic Magic Potion as well."
Lin Mo was delighted and thanked her profusely once more.
A single Basic Magic Potion was worth 25 gold coins. That meant he had just earned 25 gold coins with a few words!
’Those who run Alchemy Shops must really be loaded.’
’I wonder if Alchemy is hard to learn... But to get any good at it, I bet it takes a long time of practice and study. I’ll save that for later.’
Lin Mo paid, taking the Secret Silver Gloves and Magic Potion in hand. He didn’t rush to leave, instead asking, "Actually, I’d also like to buy a Magic Scroll. I don’t suppose you have any here...?"
"Magic Scrolls? The shop doesn’t sell them. I do have two in my personal collection, but—"
For one, they were expensive. For another, she didn’t really want to sell them.
Lin Mo saw her hesitation and quickly said, "Since they’re part of your collection, I wouldn’t want to pressure you into parting with them. But would it be all right if I just took a look?"
"That’s no problem at all."
Chacher went into the back room and rummaged around for a bit before coming out with a beautiful box.
Inside lay the two Magic Scrolls.
"May I open them and take a look?"
"Go ahead..."
Chacher didn’t mind. Skill Scrolls were precious because their creation process incorporated the creator’s experience and insights into the skill. Holding a scroll would therefore greatly increase the speed at which one could learn and practice that skill.
This esoteric quality was difficult to replicate and couldn’t be achieved by simply transcribing the contents.
Therefore, not all Skill Scrolls were equal. A scroll made by a Master would be far more valuable.
Without a scroll, relying only on diagrams of the pathways or on another person’s teaching, the difficulty of learning and mastering a skill would increase several times over.
Unless, of course, the person teaching you was extremely powerful and had profound mastery of that particular skill.
For example, if Great Mage Elvis were to teach someone personally, the results would far surpass what a Skill Scroll could offer.
As far as Chacher was concerned, Lin Mo just wanted to see the two scrolls out of simple curiosity.
But...
Lin Mo opened the first scroll.
The inscription at the top of the scroll was incredibly familiar. It was from the hand of Great Mage Elvis, just like the Fireball Technique scroll he had first obtained!
’Madam Chacher must have bought it from one of the Magic Academy students who come here for practical training.’
It was an Ordinary Level magic, one of the Basic Magics, called the Earth Shield Skill. It was a primarily Defense Class magic.
The reason it was considered "primarily" defensive was that you could, in a pinch, use it for offense—like a Knight smashing someone with their shield.
Of course, its offensive power couldn’t compare to a true offensive magic.
Defensive magic was clearly less useful to a novice Mage than offensive magic, but for a High-Level Mage, powerful Defense Magic was indispensable.
A Mage’s Constitution was too fragile compared to other Professions of the same level; they were even easier to assassinate than a Ranger. If an enemy got close and the Mage had no Defense Magic, they would die a horrible death.
For Lin Mo, however, this skill wasn’t especially significant.
That being said, he still had to learn and practice it.
Lin Mo read on carefully. The skill’s circuits were number 7 and number 9—a very simple piece of Basic Magic.
Lin Mo tried channeling it and quickly mastered it.
However, to avoid being too conspicuous, he didn’t demonstrate it on the spot.
"Skill Learned: [Earth Shield Skill]! Magic Power +1!"
Lin Mo’s Magic Power rose to 5 points.
’On to the next one!’
Lin Mo carefully rolled up the scroll, placed it back in the box, then picked up the other one. As he unrolled it, a look of surprise crossed his face.
’This scroll is no simple thing...’
[Thunder Strike Skill]. It was constructed from Magic Circuits 37, 64, 86, and 93—a total of four.
An Excellent Level Magic!
A look of delight appeared on Lin Mo’s face as he immersed himself in studying it.
Compared to an Ordinary Level magic, combining four Magic Circuits was indeed much more difficult. Furthermore, the creator of this Skill Scroll was clearly not on the same level as Elvis, so Lin Mo had to stare at the scroll for several minutes before he slowly figured out how to channel it.
A flash of lightning sparked in his hand before quickly dissipating.
He had just found the right combination of pathways and was still very clumsy with it, so the attempt failed. It didn’t matter, though. Lin Mo had already memorized the feeling, so he placed the scroll back in the box.
"Thank you for your generosity, Madam Chacher."
Chacher was staring at him in astonishment. She was no fool. Alchemist was a profession that relied on Magic Power, and their perception of it was extremely keen. Of course she had felt that fluctuation of the Thunder Element.
’This kid... he wasn’t just looking, was he?’
Even if it was just a failed attempt, being able to form the Thunder Element with Magic Power after only a glance at the scroll was astonishing.
’Or maybe he’s encountered Thunder Element magic before?’
’Yes, that explanation seems more reasonable.’
"If you need it, I can let you borrow it for a while."
"There’s no need..."
Lin Mo waved his hand. "Thank you for the kind offer, but that was enough."
’Enough? What does he mean by that?’
Chacher stared at him, dumbfounded. ’He couldn’t have learned it already, could he?’
She immediately shook her head. ’I must be going crazy to even have such a ridiculous thought.’
’He probably tried, failed, realized it was difficult, and decided not to bite off more than he can chew for now.’
Learning a magic took a considerable amount of time, let alone an Excellent Level magic. Even if this boy had some connection to Little Feney, she couldn’t possibly lend him such a precious scroll until he had completely mastered it.
’His refusal now shows he knows his limits.’
"You’ve probably heard this a dozen times already, but I still want to remind you that a person’s energy is limited. Maybe you didn’t have the opportunity before, so you had no choice but to become a Warrior first. But now that you’ve discovered your talent for magic, it would be better to focus on your magical studies from now on. After all, a person can only receive the blessing of a single Profession at a time."
"Understood."
Lin Mo had indeed heard those words many times. This was just one more to add to the list.
"Alright, alright. If there’s nothing else, I’m going to get some rest..."
Chacher waved a hand and settled back into her recliner.
Lin Mo and Ali left the Alchemy Workshop, and he eagerly returned to the inn.
He went to the small courtyard behind the inn and began practicing the Magic Circuits he had just memorized.
A flash of lightning appeared in his hand again. Lin Mo had more or less mastered the composition of the Thunder Element.
Compared to the Fire, Ice, and Earth elements he’d learned before, Thunder Elemental Magic seemed a bit more difficult, but not by much.
After more than an hour of practice, Lin Mo extended his hand again. A bolt of lightning shot from his palm, letting out a sharp CRACKLE as it burst in the air.
"Skill Learned: [Thunder Strike Skill]! Magic Power +2!"
’Awesome!’
Lin Mo looked at his Magic Power, now at 7 points, and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
’This trip was a huge success!’
But then his vision went dark, and he felt a bit dizzy.
Of course, an Excellent Level Magic consumed far more Magic Power than an Ordinary Level Magic, and it also put a greater strain on his Spirit.
Lin Mo’s mere 5 points of Spirit were really holding him back.
’I need to get a magic to Full Level as soon as possible. According to the scroll, fully mastering a magic also gives a small boost to Spirit.’
Back in his room, he placed the beautiful box on his bed and slowly opened it. He admired the pair of Secret Silver Gloves, worth hundreds of Gold Coins, as if appreciating a great beauty.
Ever since he’d learned of their existence from Flora, he had been absolutely tormented.
He had thought about them day and night, saving up every coin until he could finally buy them.
Lin Mo carefully ran his fingers over the gloves.
They were cool and smooth to the touch, feeling even more pleasant than Ali’s hand.
When he put them on, the gloves only covered the back of his hands, the back of his fingers, and his fingertips. They didn’t completely encase his fingers, and their segmented structure didn’t hinder his dexterity in the slightest.
Once on, the segments on the back of his fingers magically molded to them, fitting snugly.
This was the benefit of Mithril’s malleability.
Moreover, Mithril was also quite sturdy; if need be, they could function as combat Gloves.
’Very nice...’
Of course, beyond these features, the most important thing for a piece of magic equipment was its Attributes.
[Secret Silver Gloves]
Weapon Types: Magic Equipment/Gloves
Level: Excellence (Blue)
Attributes: Durability +80%, Sturdiness +50%
Hidden Attributes: Magic Communication III: Increases magic casting speed by 15%; increases the power of All Attribute magic by 15%
Equipment Amplification: Magic Amplification III: Increases maximum Magic Power output by 20% when casting magic
Even though he had seen it many times before, Lin Mo was still shocked.
’So this is what Thousand Gold Level, Excellent Level equipment is like? It’s absolutely insane!’
The Basic Attributes were one thing, but the craftsmanship of these gloves was also quite impressive.
The main thing was the Hidden Attributes and the amplification. Each one was more absurd than the last.
"Increases magic casting speed by 15%; increases the power of All Attribute magic by 15%." These two simple lines were enough to demonstrate the power of the Secret Silver Gloves.
It was just like the old saying: the only drawback to expensive things is that they’re expensive.
As for the "Magic Amplification" effect, that was the real heavy hitter.
A magic’s power was related to the skill’s Grade, but the final result still depended on the actual Magic Power used.
This "Magic Amplification" was equivalent to forcibly increasing the skill’s output efficiency by 20%. You could think of it as "overclocking" the magic by consuming extra Magic Power to unleash even greater might!
In gaming terms, this was a 20% independent multiplicative bonus.
So overpowered!
So overpowered that Lin Mo wanted nothing more than to put on the gloves and rush into Loran Forest for a killing spree!
