Above the mage!

Chapter 627 Spell Point Allocation
Barov leaned closer and took a sniff; the sweet and sour aroma instantly made his mouth water, and he couldn't help but swallow.

In all his years, he had only ever seen sour berries in the North, never such plump and bright fruit.

Just looking at it makes my mouth water, and my heart is itching with desire.

At this moment, the stall owner picked up a sunflower fruit and peeled off its skin.

The peel is very thin and comes off easily with a gentle touch.

Inside are plump segments of fruit flesh, like tiny crescent moons, crystal clear, wrapped in a thin membrane, looking incredibly tempting.

A fragrant aroma instantly filled the air.

He broke off two halves and handed one to Barov and the other to Lem.

"Try it, it's free."

Barov took the fruit segment, carefully put the pulp into his mouth, and chewed it gently.

Instantly, the sweet, sour, and juicy flavor explodes in your mouth.

It's sweet with a hint of tartness, the acidity is just right, it's not astringent, and it brings out the sweetness of the fruit. The abundant juice moisturizes the dry throat, and with a refreshing aroma, it spreads from the tip of the tongue all the way to the heart.

Lem couldn't help but squint his eyes, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Barov savored the aroma in his mouth, looking at the peeled sunflower fruit in the stall owner's hand. For a moment, desire overcame his reason.

"Give me ten." He took out two more silver coins from his leather bag and handed them over.

The stall owner deftly wrapped ten sunflower seeds in a clean linen cloth.

The stall also had many rare items, none of which Barov and Lem had ever seen before.

Lem watched with wide eyes, ever since Barov bought the sachet, he had been tugging at Barov's clothes, his mouth opening and closing in envy.

He reached out and touched the silk fabric on the shelf next to him, then stroked the exquisite little pottery, and even leaned close to the sunflower fruit stall to smell it, his throat making gurgling sounds.

But the thought that his pockets were empty, without even a single silver coin, instantly dimmed his eyes.

Only after Barov finished shopping and was about to leave did he grab Barov's arm, his voice tinged with a mixture of grievance and determination: "Barov, next time I will definitely work hard and try to get the coin reward too, so I can exchange it for one of those tranquil sachets for my sister!"

Barov was also dazzled by what he saw.

He felt as if the purple gold and silver frost coins in his hands had become the key to unlocking a new world.

When he squeezed out of the crowd and left the market, his arms were already full of many good things.

Clutching the treasures he had bought at the market, Barov walked briskly home along the newly paved cobblestone path.

The road beneath his feet was flat and solid, and he had also contributed his own efforts, which made him feel particularly at ease walking.

He soon returned to his residential area.

Phoenix intentionally separated the people of different tribes, so apart from Lyme, the neighbor Barov was not familiar with them at first.

But he has lived here for a long time, and he helps each other with his neighbors on a daily basis. Now he is getting to know them better.

As soon as he reached his front door, the large and small bags he was carrying attracted the attention of many neighbors.

"Barov, where did you get all this stuff?" someone asked curiously.

The sound immediately drew the attention of everyone else.

Before Barov could even answer, Lem, unable to contain his excitement, vividly described the bustling market, the exotic goods, and Barov's reward and purchase with coins.

His tone was full of boastfulness, as if he had received those awards himself.

"These were all bought with Purple Jade Gold and Silver Frost Coins, which was the reward Barovti suggested! There are many other good things in the First Market that can only be bought with coins, not bartered!"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they all crowded around, carefully examining the object in Barov's arms.

Barov felt proud and generous seeing everyone's curious expressions.

He thought for a moment, then took out two sunflower fruits from the burlap bag and said, "Everyone, try them. These are sunflower fruits brought from outside, and they taste very good."

As he spoke, he peeled off the skin of the sunflower fruit, revealing the golden flesh inside.

The juicy filling immediately oozed out, releasing a rich, sweet and sour aroma that was even stronger than what one could smell at the market, causing everyone to gasp in surprise.

Barov divided the fruit into small segments and distributed them to his neighbors who were gathered around him; each of them received a small segment.

The first person to taste it was an elderly man. As soon as the fruit entered his mouth, his eyes lit up. He couldn't help but squint and nod repeatedly, saying, "Delicious! So sweet, with a touch of tartness. It's a hundred times better than any berry I've ever eaten before!"

Upon hearing this, the others also stuffed the fruit into their mouths, then licked their lips with lingering satisfaction, their eyes filled with longing as they looked at the remaining sunflower fruit in Barov's hand.

"Barov, can this thing really only be bought with money?"

“That’s right,” Barov replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions instantly became complicated, showing longing, envy, and a touch of disappointment.

Someone sighed softly, "That's great, but it's a pity we don't have any money, so we can't buy it even if we wanted to."

Karen frowned as well: "We used to barter, but now we have so many good things, yet we can only buy them with money. This currency..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the regret in his tone was obvious.

“These coins aren’t hard to get!” Lem immediately chimed in, pointing at Barov, “Barov was rewarded with ten silver frost coins and ten purple gold coins just for proposing a better paving method!”

"And I heard from the officials at the city hall that later on, as long as we work hard, we'll all get paid in cash!"

"But the city hall officials also said that they would no longer provide us with food; if we wanted to eat our fill, we would have to spend money to buy it."

"What are you worried about? With money, you can buy such good things. Are you afraid you won't be able to buy food? The wheat fields outside stretch as far as the eye can see. Do you think our King and Mother would let you go hungry?"

What you said seems to make sense.

Suddenly, the focus of everyone's conversation shifted completely from the rare items they had bought from Barov to coins.
Barov listened to everyone's discussion, feeling a sense of pride. He looked at the eight sunflower fruits he still had in his arms, and the tranquil sachet he had bought for his sister.

Just thinking about the surprised and delighted look on my sister's face when she sees the gift fills me with an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

“My king, these are the second-tier ley line creatures that have been captured recently.” Quentin led God to the specially designated ley line creature breeding area outside the city.

It was surrounded by ice railings and guarded by several soldiers, making it heavily guarded.

Inside the enclosure, dozens of semi-underground stone fences stood in neat rows, each covered with a translucent ice crystal panel. Within these fences, various second-tier leyline creatures moved restlessly.

Some resemble giant lizards covered in rock armor, causing the stone ground to tremble slightly with each stomp; others have spiral horns.
"The surrender of Winterhammer and the Frostwolf Clan has greatly expanded the scope of our hunter team's activities, allowing us to venture into areas we had never set foot in before, and thus capture six more second-tier ley line creatures that we had never captured before."

Gao De stood outside the fence, his gaze sweeping over the various ley line creatures, a slight joy in his heart.

His rules for acquiring Origin Points are extremely unique: one must kill seven creatures of the same type to condense one point of Origin, and each creature can only contribute once.

He had already plundered all the second-tier ley line creatures around Phoenix, and his progress in acquiring the source had stagnated for a long time.

The surrender of the two major tribes has brought Gaode some additional surprises in this regard.

"Very good." Gao De's voice was calm, but a barely perceptible glint flashed in his eyes.

Gaode didn't hold back either, and with a swift move, another six points of Origin were obtained.

Adding the little bit of origin he already had, his second-tier origin count reached seven points again.

This is a good opportunity to add some points to my soon-to-expand second-circle spell library.

Although seven points of origin are not enough to enhance all spells, they are enough to transform a few rare spells.

Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye.

The monetary reforms in the North are still underway, and their impact is spreading at an astonishing pace to every corner of Phoenix, Ironforge, and Valar Bay.

The First Market has become the most eye-catching place in Phoenix during this period.

Those who were the first to receive the first batch of coins through extra work and reasonable suggestions became the most envied people during this period.

They used coins to buy their desired goods that were almost unseen before, earning envious glances and arousing a desire for coins among many people in the North.

What's encouraging is that on the third day after the First Market opened, some extra tasks began to be posted on the bulletin board in front of the City Hall.

The task reward section clearly indicates the amount of coins.

These tasks were not complicated, and could even be described as quite simple: assisting craftsmen in building new schools and transporting building materials; helping the livestock office clean up debris in the feeding areas and feeding the young animals; and participating in the sweeping of city streets and repairing damaged cobblestone pavements.
These tasks are available to everyone, so they immediately sparked a craze.

Many eyes were fixed on the bulletin board, and as soon as a mission was announced, the Northerners would swarm around it.

"A new task has been assigned! We are recruiting twenty people to transport materials for the construction of the 37th Middle School. Each person will receive two silver coins!" As soon as the city hall staff responsible for posting the task notice hung up, the crowd instantly erupted in excitement.

This competition was not chaotic; the city hall had already established simple rules:

Tasks are assigned according to the registration order. Once completed, the person in charge will inspect the work, and if it passes inspection, the money will be issued on the spot.

In these repeated competitions for tasks and the distribution of money, the concept of "earning money through labor" was quietly and subtly instilled in the hearts of the people of the North, like spring rain nourishing the earth.

In addition, many of the things that Gaode brought back are also playing a role in their respective fields.

While refining the "Quantitative Potions" system, Leni Thorn began to deduce and calculate the magic element reaction formula of the first-tier upgrade potion [Silver Star Dew] brought back by God.

Flora planted all the tree species that God brought back from Solonshire, Etherlandshire, and Forthshire in Flora Forest.

This gave Yugathira's growth progress a significant boost.

Meanwhile, Gaode Maps was also busy.

While actively practicing the "Secret Transmission of Perfect Ice" to further accelerate its progress, he also diligently constructed spell models.

The gains in both areas were enormous.

In "The Secret of Zhenbing", he has already broken through to the mid-stage of the second ring.

On the spell front, Goddard constructed corresponding spell models from the five spell recipes obtained from Etherland County and the seven second-circle spell recipes exchanged from the Sea Sentinels.

This means that the exciting moment of "adding points" has finally arrived.

Gao De's consciousness sank into the sea of ​​magical stars.

He had already selected seven spells to enhance.

The reason I waited until now to start was simply to enjoy the thrill of this concentrated intensification.

Under the alteration of the primal power of "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow", seven more spell models began to "take root and sprout" in the High De Magic Star Sea, producing astonishing changes.

The first spell to gain stat points is undoubtedly the True Ice spell obtained through Bloodline Awakening.

As pure ice spells, their spell models are also quite unique, with the starlight that makes up the model being silver.

Nourished by the source, dozens of new golden star nodes have sprung up, signifying that the essence of the spell has been reshaped.

【Stealth Step [Rare]+】(Crystal Spellcaster, Second Ring):
You are briefly enveloped in a silvery mist, teleported to a location within 30 feet that you can see and that is not occupied.

Additional: When casting [Ethereal Step], you can spend extra mana to prevent the silvery-white mist at the teleportation point from immediately dissipating, instead remaining as a frozen phantom for three seconds.
During the duration, you can teleport back to your original location (no distance limit, but you must be in the same plane).

【Frostbound Mist (Rare)】(Energizer, Ring 2):
You released a burst of cold energy into the cone-shaped area.
Additional: Even if the target successfully resists, or the binding effect is removed, a thin layer of frost will still condense on its body surface for 10 minutes.

During this time, you will be more likely to perceive the target, and the target will not be able to escape your sight by "stealth" (Frost will emit a faint glow in the dark, visible only to you).

The enhancement of 【Frosty Mist】 is not very satisfactory.

Objectively speaking, the enhancement of this spell is not weak.

Its tracking effect makes it extremely valuable when dealing with stealthy enemies and chasing down fleeing soldiers, while the concealment of the Frostmark also greatly enhances tactical flexibility.

However, the additional effects are limited to tracking.

Its applicable occasions are relatively narrow.

In direct combat, the tracking function is of little use; against powerful enemies who lack stealth capabilities and are not prone to fleeing, this extra effect is practically useless.

The improvements brought about by the enhancements were not as amazing as expected.

However, the already powerful [Strange Step] became an overpowered skill after Feng Lingyueying added points to it!
Although the fog lasts for a short time, it gives this spell endless tactical possibilities, and it can be used for a variety of tactics such as surprise attacks, retreats, and luring the enemy.

Even when locked by magic, the combination of teleportation and return can be used to avoid fatal damage that cannot be exempted.

Gao De was extremely satisfied.

The next spells to receive stat points are the remaining rare spells.

(End of this chapter)