Chapter 123 Big Head Genius

Chapter 123 Big Head Genius

Coming

out of this magic shop with a crystal ball, Du Wei walked forward and was attracted by a strangely shaped prop shop on the side.

The shape of this shop is a complete tree!

In the hall of the Magic Guild, there are strange-shaped buildings on the left and right, but only such a big tree stands alone. From Du Wei's visual inspection, I am afraid that even seven or eight strong men cannot hug it, the trunk is straight into the ceiling, I don't know how high, the roots are buried deep in the floor under the feet. On the blackened trunk, there are strange green vines entangled.

The strangest thing is that this vigorous tree has been completely hollowed out inside and turned into a tree-shaped house, and I don't know how this tree with its trunk hollowed out survived.

Anyway, a square window and a rectangular door were dug out of the bark surface. The hollowed-out back is arranged to look like a room. When Du Wei walked in, he saw a wooden staff more than one person tall hanging at the door.

Obviously, this is a place that specializes in selling magicians' wands.

Standing inside this big tree, in front of a tall wooden counter, the whole room was filled with a very sullen smell of shavings, but Du Wei was immediately attracted by the various wands hanging on the surrounding walls!

Wands are also an indispensable piece of equipment for magicians. A good wand must be made of special wood materials, as metal is usually repellent to magic. Wands are extremely demanding about wood. For example, in the magic baggage that Du Wei now wears, there is a half-finished wand, which is a gift from the magic union of the Rollin Plain. It was a piece of walnut, and it was made from the branches that produced the first shoots in the spring.

For the magic wand, Du Wei knows a little. Magicians are usually physically weak, because they have been addicted to magical research for a long time, their bodies cannot be exercised, and their physical strength is insufficient, so the weight of the wand is of course the lighter the better.

At the same time, the wand also needs to be strong, because when casting magic, the wand must be able to withstand the fluctuations of mana smoothly.

The third point is equally important. It's magic! Although metal is repellent to magic, leading most tree magicians to choose wood to make wands, not all ground wood has good magic properties. There are also many wood materials that are not suitable.

It should be light, strong, and at the same time have good magic conductivity.

Generally speaking, the most used wood on the market for Roland Continent to make wands is divided into three grades.

The lowest grade is a wood called "Zijia Luo tree", which is very light and strong. And it is easy to collect, especially in the south, sunny places all year round, making this wand naturally sensitive to fire magic, suitable for fire magicians.

But the weakness of this Zijia Luo Tree is obvious: in addition to fire magic. If you use magic from other departments, the effect will be greatly reduced. Moreover, especially when facing water magicians, this wand is especially afraid of moisture. Once it is wet, it will greatly damage its effect. Born with water systems.

However, because of the convenience of collecting and crafting, usually low-level fire magicians on the continent will still choose this wood. This is also the initial choice of most fire magicians.

There are many materials in the middle grade, and the most widely used on the mainland is called "Luotong tree", which is naturally very magical and strong enough. It's just a little heavier. And most importantly. It is not easy to cultivate and only grows in the southern part of the continent, close to the southern marshlands. The most precious thing is that among the hundred of this wood, you may not be able to find a single tree suitable for wand material. Because the wood of most radish trees is very heavy, even weighing the same volume of metal! Only some rare varieties will be lighter.

And the material of the top grade. At present, it is recognized as a kind of "walnut tree" that was common in the world in Du Wei's previous life. But strangely. Walnut trees are rare in the Roland continent!

The craft of making wands from walnut trees is very special, and trees that are more than 50 years old must be selected. Then, it is necessary to wait for the spring of the year, and the branches that produce the first shoots of the new spring are plucked, and such materials are considered the best. Both the weight, the degree of sturdiness, and the magic ability to use each type of magic are top-notch!

However, walnut trees are already rare in the Roland Continent, and usually walnut trees cannot grow to fifty years old! Unless there is a professional magician who carefully cultivates it with various magic potions. This makes this material even rarer. Many magicians on the market use wands, although they claim to be walnut trees, but most of them are not enough to be fifty years old, and they are not necessarily the branches of the first shoots in early spring. So it's a lot worse in every way.

Du Wei looked around this shop and found that the wands here were all semi-finished products, most of the materials were medium grade, and occasionally one or two high-grade walnut trees could be seen, according to Du Wei, an experienced magic apothecary, the level of understanding of magic plants, it was definitely insufficient in age at a glance.

"Excuse me, is there anything you need help with?" Just as Du Wei was watching casually, behind the high counter, a head popped out.

The man looked to be in his thirties, with a huge head and a pitifully thin neck. The hair on his head was thinning, and he looked confused, as if he had just woken up, especially to Du Wei's ridiculous fact, this person actually wore a one-eyed glasses, apparently this one-eyed glasses were inlaid with the kind of magnifying glass that craftsmen used when carving. He carries this thing, making people look like a pair of eyes on his face, one as small as a soybean, and the other as big as a bull's eye under the action of a magnifying glass, which is really funny.

The man leaned out from behind the counter and wiped his saliva hard, apparently secretly asleep just now. Seeing the service on Du Wei's body, he quickly ran out from behind the counter and bent down to salute: "Hello, respected magician, do you need a wand?"

Du Wei glanced at this person, which made Du Wei feel slightly surprised. This person was actually wearing not a silver magic apprentice robe, but a gray formal magic apprentice's robe! Although the magician's badge he wore made Du Wei look a little strange.

After being slightly stunned, Du Wei recognized that although the person in front of him was wearing a magician's robe, his real identity was a magic apothecary!

The status of a magic apothecary is not as good as that of a magic apprentice.

This is a well-established fact in magical circles.

However, Du Wei started by learning magic potions, of course, he would not look down on magic apothecaries, and he smiled politely: "I just take a look casually." Well, I'm wondering, why are all your wands half-finished?

The guy with a big head grinned: "You're kidding... Where is the magic wand sold for finished products. I only provide wood materials for making wands. And the magic gems set on it, if you go to the front, you can find a few. The craft of making a wooden staff and refining magic gems is different, I am only good at wood, and I don't understand alchemy.

Du Wei nodded and casually picked up a black walnut stalk. Weighing it in his hand, he said, "This walnut doesn't seem to be old enough, right?"

"Of course, this handle in your hand is made of twenty-year-old walnut. It's already rare. If you really want to find fifty years of walnut, I am afraid that there are few in the whole continent! Moreover, the fifty-year-old walnut tree has been forbidden by some great magicians. How is it possible for people to mine and sell it casually? The man looked at Du Wei and said with a smile: "However, twenty years of walnut is already rare, it is good in all aspects, and many intermediate magicians are willing to use this kind of wand, you..."

Du Wei smiled and put down the one in his hand: "I'm just a little curious about the process of making magic wands." I'll ask. If I have the right good wood and a good gemstone, how can I make a finished wand?This?

This big head saw that Du Wei did not mean to buy, and did not have the slightest impatience, and still said politely: "Well, there is a magic prop shop around the corner ahead, which can undertake to manufacture all kinds of props, as long as you provide the right materials yourself." Then you can do what you ask.

"That. Magic array patterns on wands, they can also do it? Du Wei frowned.

He had seen Gandorf's wand. The wand looked inconspicuous, not even the wood was walnut, and I didn't know what it was made of. Most importantly, on the wooden staff, a lot of strange patterns are depicted, which is obviously a blessing magic of an auxiliary nature.

The eyes of this big head lit up, as if he heard the topic he was most interested in, and immediately became a lot more enthusiastic: "It seems that you are a very experienced great magician!" In general, it is possible to add some auxiliary magic to the wand. However, because the materials are different, only the finest wood can bless magic, and lower-grade materials, such as Zijia Luo wood and Luo Tong wood, cannot do it. Walnut is can land... But you also know that the best material for portraying a magic array is crystal stone. Wood, even the best wood, the adsorption effect on magic is slightly worse. Therefore, blessing auxiliary magic on the wand can generally only be some low-level light and magic amplification techniques, and if you want to bless powerful magic, I am afraid it will not work. Even if you have a good fifty-year-old walnut, you can't meet this requirement.

Du Wei smiled and said casually: "In that case, then it is better to use pure magic crystals to make magic wands."

This big head couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and when he slapped his thigh, his face suddenly showed a surprised expression: "Yi? Do you think so too? Aha! That's what I thought! In terms of magic conductivity, any material is not comparable to crystal! Even walnut, which is known as the finest wood, will not work! I have calculated that with spells of the same level, when cast, crystals and wood will increase in efficacy by one and a half times! But..."

Du Wei was also interested: "But what?

This big head sighed, and a helpless expression appeared on his face: "But when I proposed this idea, I was scolded by the teacher so miserably... Alas, after all, this method is just a pipe dream.

Du Wei frowned, and then when he thought about it, he understood the reason.

A wand made of pure crystal? Usually, wands are about one meter or more long. Most magicians use wands that are more than one person tall. With such a large volume of earth, made of pure crystal stone, I am afraid that no one can weigh two or three hundred kilograms!

Two or three hundred kilograms? I'm afraid that even a tough barbarian warrior with a giant two-handed sword in his hand is not so heavy! Let those old magicians, who are physically weak, wield wands that are several times heavier than the weapons in the hands of barbarian warriors to fight?

If there really is such a good wand, I am afraid that none of the magicians in the entire continent can lift it!

It's really a fantasy.

This big head is obviously the kind of person who is a little confused, and he has met a person who is actually interested in what he is studying. Suddenly forgot everything, and talked to Du Wei without feeling.

"Although it is impossible to use pure crystal. But it is not without methods of improving timber land. His eyes flashed with essence.

In terms of magic principle, the wand is actually a magic amplifier. The better the extender material, the less unnecessary consumption of mana when casting magic, and the power is naturally better.

"After years of research, I have also found a lot of materials. However, they all have congenital defects, such as Zijia Luomu, which is very good for fire magic, and simply speaking, fire magic, magic guidance is even better than walnut. But other departments can't. And especially restrained by the water system. If the magician with the Zijia Luomu staff encounters a water magician, then it is completely inferior... I've been studying these trees and plants all these years... If you can cross and cultivate..."

The bigger head got carried away the more he spoke, and he couldn't help but dance: "For example." I used Zijia Luomu and a kind of morning glory vine hybrid, originally morning glory vine is the least afraid of water, I think I can neutralize the weakness of Zijia Luomu afraid of water..."

Du Wei's face was silent, but the surprise in his heart was like a tide!

This guy with a big head and a confused face is actually a genius!

Tree grafting? Hybridization?

This kind of thing, Du Wei naturally knew in his previous life, the kind of modern technology in his previous life. Naturally, it can be done. But in this world... Except for the magic flourish, everything else is almost like the Middle Ages!

Plant hybridization? I'm afraid it's shocking to say it!

Looking at this big head, his pair of hands fell into Du Weidi's eyes, making Du Wei's heart move! The fingers of these hands are thick and strong, with thick calluses on the palms, and many cracks in many places, wrapped in layers of adhesive tape. Such a pair of hands does not look like a pampered magician at all. It's more like a gardener who works with plants and soil all year round!

"... Pity. I cultivated a lot of strange things myself, but in the end I was seen by the teacher. They scolded me, saying that I didn't do my job, that all the things I had cultivated were burned, and then I was brought here to make a wand... The teacher said that I still have a good eye for wood, alas..."

Speaking of this, this big head could not help but sigh.

Du Wei's heart was beating wildly... Such a guy was actually sent to work in a shop? It's a violent thing!! He was that teacher, Du Wei really didn't know whether to kiss him twice or kick him twice!

Wasting the talent of such a genius guy is something to kick. But if not... How can my Young Master Du Wei have a chance?

When Du Wei thought of this, he had already made up his mind, and his face involuntarily showed that characteristic smile, if there was someone from the Luolin family next to him at this moment, he would definitely recognize it, and the young master's current smile was almost exactly the same as when he blackmailed poor little Vivian!

"This dude, don't be too discouraged..." Du Wei comforted casually, and immediately asked: "I am very interested in these views of yours, in fact, I myself am also very good at studying magical plants, it is better to have a chance, let's sit down and have a good chat... By the way, after saying it for so long, I still don't know what your name is?

"Me?" The big head grinned, and looked unintentional: "My name is Seth." He is a disciple of Master Az in the Magic Guild... Alas, but I have been following Master Az for twenty years, but I am the most useless of Master's apprentices..."

Dorset? Du Wei secretly remembered the name.

But... Az?

Du Wei is more familiar with the name!

Gegewitch? Az?

Du Wei remembered, as if the magician who Gegewitch hated the most in his heart! At the beginning, Gegewitch followed Az into the frozen forest, but when he met Medusa, Az ran away alone and abandoned his companions!

Could it be the magician??

With thoughts turning in his heart, Du Wei's face was very calm. Smiled: "My name is Du Wei, and I belong to the Luo Lin family." "

"Ah, you must be the new Master of Magic." Set smiled: "I've heard your name." Now the magic union is talking about you. Dear Your Excellency Du Wei, the Magic Guild has not accepted a new Bachelor of Magic for decades! It's just..." Set glanced at Du Wei and said a little embarrassed: "It's just that I didn't expect you to be so young."

Du Wei smiled casually, and chatted with Set about some magical plants, and what made Set happy was that today, when magic potions were declining. It was actually that the new Bachelor of Magic had such a study of magic potions! Set is a simple man without heart and lungs, and when it comes to joy, he dances and forgets all etiquette.

The two were talking, and suddenly they heard someone outside shouting: "Ah! Your Excellency Du Wei, you are here, I have been looking for it for half a day.

With that, a person walked in outside. It was Mage Clark.

Du Wei looked at Clark and couldn't help but be stunned. Clark's appearance at this moment is very different from when they parted yesterday. One day later, this gray guy seemed to look a lot better. There was a smug look in his eyes. The gray mage robe on his body is also brand new. And there is another slight difference, that is, the badge on his chest, in addition to the original magician level badge, there is another strangely shaped badge: a miniature wand. The top of the wand ground glitters not with a gemstone, but with a six-pointed star pattern.

Set was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Clark, he couldn't help but show a trace of fear, no matter in any era, dark magicians are always feared. The big head was clever, and quickly lowered his waving hands, and whispered in fear: "Ah! Master Clark..." After a pause, he suddenly saw the badge on Clark's chest. I couldn't help but be stunned, and quickly changed my words: "Ah no, Lord Deacon Clark!" "

Deacon?

Du Wei secretly wondered in his heart, probably a high-level position in the magic union, right? Looking at this Seth's fearful look, I am afraid that the status of this deacon is not low.

Du Wei guessed right. In the magic union, those great magicians are devoted to magic research on weekdays, where do they have the effort to manage the normal affairs in the magic union? And in this case, in the magic union. Huge day-to-day affairs. They were all presided over by several deacons. Being a deacon is equivalent to holding real power in the magic union!

Clark made a big credit for this incident about Du Wei. He also brought Du Wei back to the imperial capital safely, and even saved Du Wei's life halfway, which was promoted by the chairman by merit... This also shows that now in the eyes of the magic union, Du Wei is important!

"Your Excellency Du Wei, I just came out, I heard someone say that you are here, I have been looking for you for a long time, come on, now Lord Chairman must be very eager to see you."

Clark naturally didn't have a good face for a small first-class magician (and also the most despised apothecary), glanced at Seth, and then came up and pulled Du Wei out.

Du Wei paused and smiled at Seth, "I'll come to you when I have time."

Leaving a stunned Seth, Du Wei left with a puzzled Clark.

Du Wei is a very smart person, looking at the extra badge on Clark's face, and Seth's temporary change of words just now, he understood that this Clark was probably promoted, and he was promoted after returning to the imperial capital with him, and I think most of it is related to himself.

"Forgot to congratulate you, Lord Deacon Clark." Du Wei smiled. Clark did not dare to be arrogant in front of Du Wei, and smiled: "You're welcome." Your Excellency Du Wei... You are a Bachelor of Magic, and your status is much higher than that of me, a deacon. A small deacon, really not worth mentioning. Isn't

it worth mentioning? Not necessarily, I'm afraid!

Although Du Wei did not know much about the specific concept of deacon, the two of them walked along the way, and the people they met on the road all gave gifts to the two of them. And looking at Clark's eyes with a trace of awe, it is not difficult for Du Wei to imagine that this deacon is definitely not simple!