Chapter 674: Arcane Library

The Arcane Library of Midgard University has a similar structure to the library of Leiden College. It is also divided into "library" and "reading room". After the "Borrowing Instructions" issued by the school, I still found some regulations that were very different from those of my alma mater.

In the Arcane Library of Leiden College, real money must be paid for borrowing spell scrolls; in addition to cash, the Arcane Library of Midgard University also allows payment of borrowing fees in "credits".

On campus, the purchasing power of a credit is equivalent to 100 gold coins.

Joan has just entered school, and she doesn't know much about how to earn credits, but according to Hailaer, earning credits is even more difficult than making money.

Joan is not surprised by this. There is no free lunch in the world. As a private university, Midgard University, even if it does not take profit as its primary purpose, at least it cannot do business at a loss. This means that every time a student earns a credit, The value created for the school must be greater than 100 Gold Duga.

The so-called "internship system", to put it bluntly, is part-time work and part-study.

The arcane library of Leiden College only opens 1-3 ring spell scrolls to ordinary students, while Midgard University is more generous, opening 1-5 ring spell scrolls to students majoring in arcane magic (including master and doctoral students). As long as you reach the level of learning the spell and pay enough money or credits, you can borrow it at will.

Spell scrolls higher than level 5 are actually collected in the library, but the borrowing conditions are more stringent, and they are usually only open to teachers, and students have almost no chance to touch them.

After carefully reading the "Instructions for Borrowing", Joan turned around and walked to the counter, took out her student ID and handed it to the administrator.

After checking the documents, the librarian instructed Joan to go to the room next to the reading room to check the spell catalog and pick out the scrolls he wanted to borrow.

When Joan was at Leiden College, she spent most of her time in the library, and thought that the library of Midgard University would also have cabinets with catalog cards for students to search for themselves.

When I went to the next room to look, I was surprised to find that the surrounding area was empty, not even a catalog cabinet.

Rectangular mirrors are hung on the surrounding walls, and the mirrors glow with a hazy magical aura.

Joan saw a girl walk up to the empty mirror directly opposite, raised her hand and touched the mirror lightly, and rows of glowing text catalogs immediately appeared in the mirror.

The girl flicked the mirror lightly with her fingertips, skillfully called out the spell she wanted to borrow, and swiped lightly on the catalog twice, the borrowing information was recorded and transmitted to the librarian.

After completing this series of operations, the girl turned and walked out the door. When passing by Qiao An, he noticed that he was looking at him, so he brushed his temples and smiled at him.

"Do you need help?"

"Thanks, I already know what to do."

Joan walked up to a magic mirror, imitating what the senior sister did just now, and reached out to touch the mirror lightly.

Then the mirror fluctuated with magic power, showing the collection of books and scroll catalogs.

Joan clicked on "Arcane Scroll" to enter the second-level directory; then clicked on "Third-Level Arcane" to enter the next-level directory-the densely packed 3-ring spell entries covered the mirror surface from top to bottom, enough to cover the upper and lower levels. There are as many as a hundred.

Compared with the library of Leiden College, Joan found that the Arcane Library of Midgard University not only has more spells, but also has more efficient and convenient access methods. It is indeed the highest institution in the New World.

Qiao An just paid 1,500 Gold Duga tuition yesterday, and only had 3,400 Gold Duga deposits left, and no credits available. Considering that there are still many places to spend money in the future, he had to plan carefully.

After some careful screening, Joan decided to borrow four 3-ring arcane scrolls that were the most cost-effective for him, namely "Dispel", "Pierce", "Tremor Perception" and "Secondary Mind Link". Wire".

Joan returned to the counter in the reading room next door, and after waiting for a while, the administrator brought him four bundled sheepskin scrolls.

Joan filled out 1,200 Gold Duga on a check issued by "Gulf Commercial Bank", signed it and handed it to the administrator, took the scroll and walked to the reading room, found an empty table and sat down, rubbed his hands, feeling excited He spread out the spell book, set up the pen and ink, and began to copy the scrolls.

The first scroll Joan transcribed was the 3rd ring "Dispel", also known as "Dispel Magic". The function of this spell is just like its name, it can disintegrate the configuration of other spells, and it is specially used to dispel various magical effects that continue to take effect.

Level 3 "Dispel", which can perfectly dispel all magical effects that are not higher than one's own level. For example, a puddle of oily sludge created by the "greasy technique", or a pile of spider silk created by the "spider web technique", as long as a "dispersion technique" is cast, the sludge and spider silk produced by the spell will instantly decompose into disordered magic threads, Return to the embrace of the magic net.

Spells higher than the third level tend to have a more stable configuration, and the magical energy level of the "dispel" cannot guarantee 100% removal.

The higher the ring number of the spell effect, the lower the success rate of dispelling. In addition, the higher the spellcasting attribute of the disperser, the higher the success rate of the "dispersion technique".

In Qiao An's view, the function of the third-level "dispel" is similar to "myth counter", although it is far less stable and reliable than "myth counter", and it can't disperse instant burst spells like "fireball". The Power of Myth", which is more economical.

The 3rd level "pit piercing technique" that Qiao An copied next is actually an enhanced and upgraded version of the 2nd level "pit making technique". The method of casting the spell is exactly the same as that of "Building Pit". There are two main differences: the created trap is larger and deeper, and the bottom and walls of the pit are covered with spikes.

Enemies who fall into the "pit of thorns" will truly experience the pain of "sitting on pins and needles", and it will become more difficult to climb up from the pit full of spikes.

The third spell that Joan transcribed was "Tremor Perception" belonging to the School of Prophecy.

This third-level spell can temporarily grant the caster the ability of "blind sight". The skin covered by magic power will become extremely sensitive, able to sense the slight fluctuations spreading around, and judge the precise position of the target based on the echo—— It's a bit like the echolocation ability of bats, but it doesn't rely on ears.

After mastering this spell, even if you are blindfolded, plugged your ears, and placed in an absolutely dark space, you can still be sensitive to the wind and grass around you, and be alert to potential threats in time.

In order to make up for the shortcoming caused by the disability of the right eye, Joan has always been interested in this kind of magic that enhances the senses.

His prosthetic eye has been enchanted with "dark vision", "devil's eye", "see through invisibility" and "fog vision". When he learns "tremor perception" in the future, he will also enchant this spell to his prosthetic eye , Turn the prosthetic eye into a "universal magic detector"!

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