Chapter 49 Preparations before departure
August 31, morning.
On the last day before Anvis left Moonfall Castle, Duke Carrot summoned him again.
"Father--"
In the study, Anvis put his right hand on his chest and bowed to the Duke.
The Duke was reading a document and occasionally making some notes on it with a magic quill.
After a minute or two, he put the pen back into the crystal ink bottle, stared at Avis with his blue eyes, and asked a question in a seemingly casual tone that made Avis' heart beat faster.
"I heard that you created a magical item with growth potential yesterday?"
"Yes, father, it is a low-level growth item. I plan to give it to Fiona as a parting gift before I leave."
Unable to guess the Duke's intention in bringing up this matter at this time, Anvis answered slightly cautiously.
"It's great that you can create growth-oriented wonders at this age, Avis. But you have to understand that a person's time and energy are ultimately limited."
Seeing Anvis's somewhat nervous expression, Duke Carrot smiled kindly and gave him some pointers in a casual tone.
Anvis immediately understood that the Duke was worried that he would become overly obsessed with his secondary job and thus neglect the study of magical knowledge and the improvement of his personal strength.
Although as a reborn person, I don't have this problem, but I can't explain this to the Duke.
"I understand, father. I will manage the energy I put into my deputy position in the future."
"Um--"
Duke Carrot nodded and ended the topic.
"Tomorrow is the day you leave for Pamir. Given your personality, you must have learned about Pamir College in advance, right?"
"Yes, I already have some understanding of the basic information of the academy."
Anvis replied modestly.
"So, do you know about the 'association' in Pamir Academy?"
"I know a little bit. It is a small group of formal students who spontaneously organize themselves for various common purposes. It is loosely structured and usually consists of more than five students."
The Duke nodded again, expressing his satisfaction with Anvis's answer.
"Very good. What I am going to tell you now is about a society called the True Knowledge Society."
Avis politely tilted his head slightly, his deep blue eyes focused on the Duke, indicating that he was all ears.
“Although it is not well-known, it is the most powerful and influential association in Pamir College.
Different from the small associations formed among ordinary students, the Zhenzhi Society is a semi-hidden association that only absorbs a few to a dozen new members every year from the formal students who have passed the freshman period.
The criteria are based on a comprehensive evaluation of the students’ background, talent level, etc. Only the most cutting-edge talents are eligible to receive an invitation letter.”
“If we say that Pamir Academy gathers the best talents and noble children in the entire empire, it is equivalent to the Gloria aristocracy in the future.
Then the Zhenzhi Society is the gathering place of the most cutting-edge elites among the nobles—
Every member who comes out of the Zhenzhi Society is the backbone and cornerstone of the future development of the Gloria Empire.
Of course, as a direct descendant of Olivendi, you are already qualified to receive the invitation letter in advance. I am telling you this now just to give you some understanding in advance."
As he spoke, the Duke smiled, touched the emblem ring on his hand, his eyes slightly absent-minded, as if he was recalling the past.
“So far, eight ninth-level professionals have emerged from the True Knowledge Society, including me—yes, I am also a member of the True Knowledge Society.
I won’t go into detail about the specific rules for joining the club, they are on every invitation letter, and you can choose whether to join based on your own wishes.”
Then, the Duke stood up behind the desk and waved his right hand, and three more objects suddenly appeared in the air in the study.
An exquisite staff inlaid with dark blue crystals, a silver-white magic book, and a dark silver ring surrounded by light green inscriptions.
In the sunlight shining into the study through the window, the three objects glowed with magical halos of different colors, appearing extremely beautiful and mysterious.
"These are the parting gifts your three brothers and sisters prepared for you."
As the Duke spoke, the object in the air suddenly floated towards Anvis and hovered in front of him.
"The Dark Moon Staff can increase the success rate of spellcasting, spell effects and duration. It comes with the sixth-level Disintegration spell and can be cast twice a day.
For spells below level 4, its amplification effect is 2.5 times. For spells above level 4 and below level 6, its amplification effect is 1.5 times, and for level 7 spells, it is 1.15 times. "
"The Mithril Codex has a total of eighteen pages. Three of the silver pages can record up to seventh-tier spells, and the remaining ordinary pages can record up to sixth-tier spells."
"The Ring of the Meditator can make the wearer think clearly and react quickly. It also has partial resistance to spell power.
When the wearer is attacked with great force, the ring will automatically eject a defensive force field once a day, and its defensive power is enough to withstand any attack below level seven."
Pointing to the objects in the air, the Duke explained to Anvis their effects one by one.
Although he already knew these names, Avis couldn't help but feel emotional when he heard these famous names.
All of them were top-quality purple equipment that had been sold at auction houses at sky-high prices in the previous life, and they were well-known and had names! They also came with top-quality skills! In the previous life, when Anvis was in his 40s, he had earned a favor from a high-level NPC alchemist through a series of hidden tasks.
Then he chose a Darkmoon Staff from the exchange list given by the alchemist.
However, the staff only increases spells below level 4 by 2.2 times, and spells above level 4 and below level 6 by 1.35 times, and the only additional spell is level 5 chain lightning.
There was no need to think about Dissociation, as it was a spell that only a master could cast. And for a master to cast it, not only would it cost a huge amount of money, but it would also require a certain level of favorability with the NPC.
Except for the presidents of the big guilds and the professional players of the clubs, no one can afford to ask the master for help.
But even so, the Darkmoon Staff ranked 17th on the players' staff rankings at the time!
You have to know that at that time, the mainstream spells of spellcasters were still between level three and four, and the amplification coefficient of staffs was generally less than 1.5x.
A staff with an amplification factor of 2.2x and two free fifth-order chain lightning bolts per day is a real artifact! The amplification of spell effects in "Mystic Era" is not just a dry increase in magic panel damage.
Instead, it includes a flexible and full range of increases, including spell stability, spell range, spell duration, etc.
These three pieces of equipment were not the end. The next thing that appeared in front of Avis made him hold his breath slightly.
(End of this chapter)
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