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Mark said, "Oh," and added, "And he claims to be particularly good at spells."
**
As for Wang, he was happily looting the enemy mage's spell material bag.
The spellcaster is actually a very tedious profession. Unless you have mastered the feat of casting spells without materials, quite a lot of spells require materials.
Some materials are easy to prepare. For example, the material for detecting invisibility is just a handful of talcum powder. If you want the spell to be more effective, just add a little bit of silver powder into it.
The materials for other spells are more complicated, such as the famous magician's life-saving skill "Trigger", which requires some mercury and an eyelash of an ogre mage. If you don't have an ogre mage friend, you can only ask a wild ogre mage for one.
Therefore, it is very important to confiscate the enemy's spell material bag.
Wang found talcum powder, diamond fragments, and various other biological fragments in the bag of this unknown wizard. The biggest reward was a gem the size of a thumbnail.
After throwing the gem into the dimensional bag, Wang touched something that looked like a gem in the enemy's bag again, this time it was as big as an egg!
He excitedly took the thing out, only to find that it was a real rotten egg, which should be the material for the stinking cloud spell. These thieves actually brought a three-ring spellcaster with them.
It was quite frustrating for a third-level spellcaster to be killed by a precise attack of Grease and Slingshot. The king stopped looting and stared at the mage's face, imprinting his stupid look in his mind, reminding himself that he must not die in such a frustrating way.
After finishing the search for spell materials, Wang picked up the enemy's spell book, flipped through it a few times, and stuffed it into his dimensional bag.
Obviously to him, this spell book was worthless, but it could be sold for some money.
After doing everything, Wang walked towards the two members of the team and asked, "Do you think I need to cast a detect magic item? These people may have magical weapons."
Mark laughed: "Stop joking, Tang will not send elite troops equipped with magic weapons to deal with Her Royal Highness's team now."
Zhuo Er: "Yes, at most you can find something they bought after being tricked by others, and at most there are one or two tricks stored in it."
Wang spread his hands.
Chapter 8 The Value of Eyelashes
Bruce Langdon was quite surprised when he saw a pigeon fly into the window and transform into a human form.
"You're back so soon?" he said to the druid, "Have you figured out the strength of that mage?"
Casander nodded. "It's obvious that 'Tang' from the Thieves Guild also wants to find out the strength of the wizard who suddenly appeared. And...Tang also hopes that your sister can continue to play the role of the pitiful Ping and stop increasing her strength."
Bruce Langdon cursed angrily, "Fuck you, you beat around the bush when you told me about it, like tricking my sister into taking an adventure in the sewers, and this and that. It made me have to tell that stupid Marilyn about the goblin eating the cat at the salon just now!"
Cassander: "It's clear that the guild also hopes that you can continue to play the role of an obedient puppet."
Bruce snorted, "Just wait, one day he will be bitten hard. So how good is that wizard?"
Cassander considered his tone and said, "From my personal experience, he is top-notch. I mean, among those who can cast spells of the same level, he is top-notch."
"Why do you think so?" Bruce was not satisfied with the simple conclusion. Obviously, he wanted to know how this conclusion was drawn.
Kassande: "Your sister's drow servant made the first move, and then the mage completed the invisibility spell in a few seconds under the sudden change of circumstances. Because the drow's smoke bombs interfered with his vision.
"Then he climbed up to the gallows, which was the highest point at the time, and tried to observe the situation. At this time, the guild's mage used a weak wind spell to blow away the smoke.
"He then immediately cast Grease, disrupting the Guild Mage who was about to cast See Invisibility, and used True Strike on himself, and then knocked out the Guild Mage with a sling attack."
Bruce: "Kill the enemy first?"
"Yes, an inexperienced mage would be busy casting protective magic on himself, but he accurately determined that the only threat to him was the opposing spellcaster. Then, by observing his opponent, he determined that the opponent did not use protective magic, and finally used the simple enemy-killing machine and sling to knock down the opponent."
Bruce: "So this is a veteran with a lot of combat experience?"
"It is also possible that there is a teacher with rich combat experience. His spell selection is very crisp, without any hesitation, and the spells are cast quickly. The gestures and spells are very standard. Your Highness has picked up a great bargain."
Bruce snorted, "And my sister is planning to take such a brilliant wizard with her to investigate the disappearance of cats and dogs!"
Suddenly, Bruce frowned: "That's not right. Why would such an outstanding wizard investigate the disappearance of cats and dogs?"
Cassandra shrugged.
Bruce thought for a while and shook his head: "Forget it, maybe he just likes my sister's appearance. I already know that this wizard is very skilled. How many levels of spells can he cast?"
Casander: "I don't know. And I feel... he should be deliberately hiding his strength. He didn't cast spells like magic missiles or mirror image that can show his magic power."
For the spell of magic missiles, the stronger the wizard is, the more missiles will be shot out, and there is no way to deliberately shoot less missiles to conceal one's ability, so the strength of the caster can be roughly judged by observing the number of missiles.
The same goes for Mirror Image. The stronger the wizard, the more phantoms he has, up to a maximum of eight.
Bruce was shocked: "Intentionally hiding the power... The more I listen, the more it sounds like my sister is in touch with a certain great wizard."
"Isn't this a good thing? The stronger Her Royal Highness is, the more she can distract us. Then, maybe we can contain the considerable power of the conservatives behind your brother."
Bruce didn't answer, but turned and stared out the window, lost in long thought.
**
On Wang's side, after ending the "fight, no acquaintance" with the Thieves Guild, Wang successfully visited all the places he thought could be set up for large-scale magic.
Finally he concluded that no one used magic to induce cats and dogs.
With this conclusion, Wang led his two guards, one visible and one invisible, back to the Three Little Pigs Tavern - oh no, it was three wild boars.
After entering, Wang saw the guests in the tavern, hesitated for a moment, and almost wanted to leave.
Mark pushed him and pointed to the stairs leading to the second-floor wing.
After going upstairs, the king immediately guessed that this was where the princess had observed him this morning. There was a magical device in the room that allowed people in the room to see the face of the person sitting in front of the bar.
The king observed the magic device carefully, and then said, "So in the morning, when Bob, the tavern owner, gave me honey beer, the position of the glass was designed so that it could guide me to sit in which chair. When I sit in the right chair, Her Royal Highness can look at me at will."
Mark: "You are right. His Highness observed you here this morning, and then went around to the main entrance through the passage next to it. By the way, when you use this place as your base, you don't have to go through the main entrance of the bar. I will show you how to go through the side door later."
As soon as Mark finished speaking, the closet in the room opened and Elizabeth Langdon walked out of the closet. Apparently there was a secret passage in the closet leading to somewhere else. Wang immediately noticed the magical light inside the closet.
Seeing the king, the princess was surprised: "Are you done?"
"It's done." Mark said with a smile, "Let our commander make the final decision himself!"
Wang: "There is no sign of magic guiding the animals."
Then the room fell silent.
Elizabeth waited for a moment. "That's it?"
Marika emerged from the side door and joined the conversation: "We were attacked in a big way by the Thieves Guild."
Elizabeth was shocked: "Oh?"
Wang: "Is it my illusion? You seem to be looking forward to it?"
Elizabeth blushed slightly, "I...I am concerned about my subjects! So what is the situation?"
Marika: "We destroyed their attacking force. The mages used low-level spells to effectively kill the opposing spellcasters."
Wang: "I said that I have a 100% winning rate in duels in the tower. No mage can beat me. I am looking forward to sparring with other types of spellcasters."
Mark: "You can't imagine, this guy knocked down the opposing mage with a slingshot."
Wang: "It's the sling with True Strike. It makes a huge difference. Without True Strike, my sling's hit rate would depend on luck."
"By the way," Marika suddenly interrupted, "Remember next time, Mage, don't give me the Nemesis first. And try not to give it to Misha Sara. We are always accurate."
Wang gave a thumbs up, "Got it. Now we're starting to feel like a team! Let's high-five, Marika!"
Marika looked at Wang as if he was a fool, and did not answer. Instead, she asked Elizabeth, "How is the pastor's matter going?"
"Oh, it's hard to explain. Wang, why are you raising your hand?"
Wang: "It's like this. I consumed some spellcasting materials in the battle today. Although I still have some spare ones, if I keep consuming them without replenishing them, they will eventually run out."
Elizabeth: "You want to... request a budget?"
"No, no, lard and the like are actually quite sufficient and don't need to be replenished so quickly. But if human eyelashes are not replenished in time, I will soon be unable to use invisibility."
Elizabeth held her forehead with her hand. "Invisibility... gel containing eyelashes, why is there such a disgusting spell material?"
As a sorcerer, Elizabeth didn't need to prepare in advance to cast spells, but she still needed all the necessary materials. She obviously knew what was needed for invisibility.
Wang: "So, Your Highness, can you provide some eyelashes?"
"Huh? Me?"
Wang nodded. "Yes, I see you have a lot of eyelashes. Cutting them a little won't affect your appearance. And your eyelashes are long and straight, very beautiful, and will be very effective as a spellcasting material."
Elizabeth was stunned, her ears turned bright red: "You, you, you...I am indeed pretty, you don't need to praise me like that."
"Your (eyelashes) are not only beautiful, but also very effective for casting spells." The king repeated again, "Please let me cut some."
"Uh… okay. No! Wait! Mark's eyelashes aren't okay?"
Mark was eating the honeydew melon on the table when he suddenly froze: "Ah? Me? No, no, no, no, eyelashes are to prevent sand and dust from blowing into my eyes. Without eyelashes, I would have to close my eyes when the wind is strong."
Marika: "You can close your eyes and roar like you did in the battle."
Wang looked at Mark, then at Elizabeth: "It's all right, just let me take some eyelashes."
Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the cat man Ku suddenly opened the side door and rushed in: "Everyone! I'm back! The druids have nothing to do with the disappearance of the cats and dogs, and they have also noticed the disappearance of the cats and dogs and are investigating!"
Elizabeth was shocked: "Sure enough... I knew there must be something fishy."
Chapter 9 Gathering information in the tavern is a necessary step in adventure
Wang: "So can we leave this matter to the druids? After all... Elizabeth's principle is to let professionals do professional things, and druids are obviously the most professional."
Misha Sara shook her head: "No, the druids rely heavily on small animals in the city to provide intelligence, and stray cats and dogs are the biggest ones."
Elizabeth: "You mean, their intelligence capabilities are no longer good?"
"That's what I mean." The cat man spread his hands.
Elizabeth: "Well, we were planning to continue our investigation anyway. In the last etiquette class today, Marilyn told me a story about goblins who like to pickle cats and dogs and make them into dry food..."
Wang: “No, they actually prefer mice.”
"what?"
"Rats are rodents that often steal food from humans," Wang continued.
"I know, but eating rats... never mind, let's not discuss this issue. So the intelligence we have gathered now points to the goblins doing all this?"
The king shook his head. "No, the intelligence we have only proves that this was not done by magic or druids. We still lack conclusive evidence as to who did it."