Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 40 Defense

"The data on the Corrosion Arrow has been entered."

"The Corruption Arrow spell model has been analyzed."

"The model for the Corruption Arrow spell has been completed."

After a few minutes of waiting, Herag had processed the information related to Corruption Arrow and was ready to begin constructing the spell model.

"Deep Blue, begin constructing the Corruption Arrow spell model."

"The mission has been recorded. The estimated time remaining is 20 minutes, and the estimated mana consumption is 17%."

"Twenty minutes? The number of parameters and formulas for Corrosive Arrow is almost twice that of Partial Petrification, yet it takes five minutes less than constructing Partial Petrification. It seems that the spell model lesson was really worthwhile," Herag analyzed.

In Herag's mind, Deep Blue was precisely controlling his mental power to construct the spell model for the Corrosive Arrow, calculating the parameters and formulas for each step at the speed of light, the process flowing smoothly.

Twenty minutes later.

"The Corruption Arrow spell model has been completed."

"Remaining mana: 83%"

Herag pulled a piece of firewood from beside the fireplace, placed it in the middle of the living room, and then walked a few meters away.

He controlled his own magic and channeled it into the Corrosive Arrow spell model in his mind.

A black energy arrow with some green flecks appeared in front of him. It formed very quickly; according to Deep Blue's statistics, it only took 0.12 seconds to complete the spell.

Herag controlled the corrosive arrow to shoot out, striking the piece of firewood in the living room.

The firewood was split in two. Starting from the cross-section, black corrosive energy began to spread, and the two pieces of firewood were covered by the corrosive energy in the blink of an eye, making a sizzling sound.

A pungent stench wafted out, and Hrag approached to examine it. Bubbling was rising from the surface of the firewood. The corrosive energy was highly corrosive, penetrating deep into the wood and quickly turning the two pieces into rotten logs riddled with holes.

"The effect is good." Herag was quite satisfied with the corrosive arrow.

If a corrosive arrow hits a person, it will torment them like a leech, and is very difficult to treat.

"Remaining mana: 77%"

Herag pondered, "The Corrosive Arrow spell consumes 6% of my mana each time it's cast."

Unlike Fireball or Ice Spike, this spell doesn't have direct lethality, but it excels in its ability to sustain combat and has a high margin for error.

I can miss many arrows, but if you hit me even once, you'll be completely on the defensive.

"But similarly, I currently have no means of defense against other people's spells." Herag frowned; this was a problem that needed to be solved as soon as possible.

He opened the runestone and sent a message to Leo: "Besides Ice Shield, do you have any other defensive spells available?"

After a short wait, Herag received a reply from Leo: "I only have the Ice Shield for now. You can post a quest to buy it or ask any official wizards you know. Official wizards usually have more options."

"Okay, thank you."

"You're welcome."

……

Herag decided to ask Larry, or if all else failed, he would have to issue a quest to acquire a defensive spell, the main problem being that he didn't have much money left.

"Is Mr. Larry there? I'd like to buy a level 0 defensive spell model. I wonder if you have any suitable ones?" Herag asked directly.

Half a day passed without a response after the message was sent, but Hrag wasn't in a hurry. He poured himself a cup of coffee and continued reading the book about Corruption Arrow.

After waiting for a while, Larry finally sent word.

"Yes, the ones that are suitable for you are Ice Shield, Mana Shield, and Dark Energy Shield."

"The Frost Shield is very effective against physical attacks, but it is relatively weak against many magical attacks."

"The mana shield offers some protection against both physical and magical attacks, but it requires a continuous drain on mana."

"The Dark Energy Shield has strong defense against both physical and magical attacks, but its weakness is that it is vulnerable to light magic attacks, although light magic attacks are rarely encountered."

After considering it for a moment, Herag had an idea in mind. He wanted to hear Larry's opinion, so he asked, "Mr. Larry, do you have any suggestions?"

"Considering your situation, I would recommend Mana Shield and Dark Energy Shield. However, Dark Energy Shield is quite difficult to learn and is too advanced for a beginner wizard apprentice like you, so I'll stick with Mana Shield," Larry replied.

"Thank you, Mr. Larry. I've decided... Dark Energy Shield, how much is it?"

"..."

Larry continued, "Three magic stones."

"I only have one magic stone and two hundred gold coins, and can I owe you another one?" Herag looked at his pockets, feeling rather embarrassed.

"Alright, come to my house tomorrow. The address is No. 5, Block C (Sylvia alphabet) in town." Larry agreed to Herrag's request for credit.

"Thank you, Mr. Larry!" Herag was genuinely grateful to Larry, who, despite his seemingly unapproachable demeanor, was quite kind to wizard apprentices.

Based on the actual market price, Larry is still losing money, not to mention he still owes a dollar.

Helag arrived in town early the next morning and found Building 5 in Section C by following the road signs.

He looked up at the seven-story Building No. 5 and thought to himself how well wizards were treated.

This huge building belongs to Larry alone.

There was a doorbell at the front gate, and Helag pressed it gently.

The door opened shortly afterward, but Herag didn't see anyone.

"I'm here," a voice came from below.

Hellagur looked down and saw a green-skinned goblin wearing tattered clothes.

"You must be Mr. Herag. I'll take you upstairs," the goblin said, leading the way.

"Okay, thank you." It was the first time Herag had seen a humanoid species, and he was quite curious.

The goblin muttered, "You're the first wizard to thank me."

"..." Herag was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to reply.

The staircase in Larry's house spirals upwards. When Herag climbed the stairs and looked up, he saw that the interior space had at least a dozen floors, far exceeding the seven floors that appeared from the outside.

The goblin led Herag to the fourth floor, a place that looked like a laboratory, filled with plants in petri dishes and various specimens preserved in jars.

Some shelves also held potions of various colors, none of which Hrag could distinguish with his limited knowledge.

"Hrag, you're here. Jamie, you can go now." Larry came out holding a test tube containing a yellow solution.

"Yes, Master." The goblin bowed and staggered down.

Horrag watched him leave curiously, while Larry chuckled, "That's a house-elf, very common. It's just that Jami is old and has forgotten some elven magic, so he's not very useful anymore, only good for cleaning."

The room was too cramped; even the floor was covered with some unknown plants. The branches and leaves of the plants stretched out, leaving very little room to stand.

(End of this chapter)