Chapter 137 Chapter 123 Big Brain Genius

Coming out of the crystal ball magic store, Du Wei walked forward, and was attracted by a strangely shaped item store on the side. The shape of this shop is a complete tree! In the hall of the magic guild, there are strange buildings in the front, back, left, and right, but there is only such a big tree standing here alone.According to Du Wei's visual inspection, even seven or eight strong men would not be able to embrace this big tree.Weird green vines twine around the blackened trunk. The strangest thing is that the inside of this vibrant tree has been completely hollowed out and turned into a tree-shaped house. It is not known how the 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 was arranged to look like a room.When Du Wei walked in, he saw a wooden stick as tall as a person hanging at the door. Apparently, this is a place that specializes in selling magician's wands. Standing inside the big tree, in front of a tall wooden counter, the whole room was filled with a stuffy smell of shavings, but Du Wei was immediately attracted by the various magic wands hanging on the surrounding walls up! The wand is also an indispensable equipment for magicians.A good wand must be made of a special wooden material, because metal is usually repellent to magic.Wands are extremely picky about wood requirements.For example, in Du Wei's current magic baggage, there is a semi-finished magic wand, which is a gift from the Magic Union of Luolin Plain.It was a piece of walnut, and it was made of a branch that gave off its first buds in spring.

Du Wei knew a little bit about magic wands. Magicians are usually physically weak. Because they have been obsessed with magic research for a long time, their bodies cannot be exercised and their physical strength is insufficient. Under such circumstances, the lighter the weight of the wand, 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 fluctuation of magic power smoothly. The third point is equally important, that is magic!Although metal is repellent to magic, most tree mages choose wood to make wands, but not all wood has good magic.There are also many woods that are not suitable.

It should be light and strong, and at the same time have good magical properties. Generally speaking, Roland Continental makes wands, and the most used wood on the market is divided into three grades. The lowest level is a kind of wood called "Zijialuo tree". This kind of wood is very light and strong, and it is easy to collect, especially it grows in the south where there is plenty of sunshine all the year round, making this kind of wand naturally suitable for fire magic. Very sensitive, suitable for fire magicians. But the weakness of this kind of Zijialuo tree is obvious: except for fire magic, the effect of using other magic will be greatly reduced.Moreover, especially when facing water magicians, this kind of wand is particularly afraid of moisture. Once it gets wet, it will greatly damage its effect.Born to be restrained by the water system.

However, because of the convenience of collecting and making, usually the low-level fire magicians on the mainland would still choose this kind of wood.This is also the initial choice of most fire magicians. There are many middle-grade materials. Currently, the most widely used one on the mainland is a kind of tree called "Rollia tree". This kind of tree is born with strong magical properties and is strong enough.It's just that the weight is a little heavy.And the most important thing is that it is not easy to cultivate, and it only grows in the southern part of the mainland, close to the southern swamp.The most precious thing is that among a hundred trees of this kind of wood, one may not be able to find one that is suitable as a material for a magic wand.Because the wood of most laurel trees is very heavy, even the weight is comparable to the metal of the same volume!Only some rare varieties will be lighter in weight.

As for the top-grade material, it is currently recognized as a common tree "walnut tree" in Du Wei's previous life.But the strange thing is that walnut trees are very rare in Roland Continent! The craft of making a wand from a walnut tree is very special. It is necessary to select an old tree over 50 years old, and then wait for the spring of the year to pick the branch with the first new bud in the new spring. Such a material is considered is the best.Whether it's the weight, the degree of sturdiness, or the magical properties of using various types of magic, they are all top-notch!

But walnut trees are rare in the Roland Continent, and usually walnut trees cannot grow to fifty years old!Unless it is carefully cultivated by a professional magician with various magic potions.making this material even rarer.Although the wands used by many magicians on the market are claimed to be from walnut trees, most of them are not even fifty years old, and they may not be the first branches of new buds in early spring.So it's a lot worse in every way. Du Wei looked around this shop and found that the wands here are all semi-finished products, most of which are middle-grade materials, and occasionally one or two top-grade walnut trees can be seen. According to Du Wei, an experienced magic pharmacist, , The degree of understanding of magic plants can be seen at a glance that the trees are absolutely not old enough.

"Excuse me, do you need any help?" Just as Du Wei was watching casually, a head popped up behind the high counter. The man looked to be in his thirties, with a huge head and a pitifully thin neck.The hair on his head was sparse, and his face looked dazed, as if he had just woken up. Especially what Du Wei thought was ridiculous was that this man was wearing a single-eyed glasses. Obviously, the one-eyed glasses were inlaid with craftsmen. The kind of magnifying glass we use when carving.He carried this thing, which made people see that one of the eyes on his face was as small as a soybean, and the other became as big as a bull's eye under the action of a magnifying glass, which was really ridiculous.

The man leaned out from behind the counter and wiped his saliva vigorously. It was obvious that he had secretly fallen asleep just now.Seeing the waiter on Du Wei clearly, he quickly ran out from behind the counter and bowed to salute: "Hello, respected magician, do you need a magic wand?" Du Wei glanced at this man, and Du Wei was slightly surprised that this man was not wearing a silver magic apprentice's robe, but a gray official magician's robe!Although the magician's badge he was wearing made Du Wei feel a little weird. After being stunned for a moment, Du Wei recognized that although the man in front of him was wearing a magician's robe, his real identity was a magic pharmacist!

The status of a magic pharmacist is not as good as that of a magic apprentice. This is an accepted fact in magic circles. However, Du Wei started his career by learning magic potions. Of course, he would not look down on magic potionists. He smiled very politely: "I just took a look. Well, I'm very surprised, why are all the wands here are semi-finished products?" The guy with the big head grinned and said, "You're kidding... Where can I sell finished wands? I only provide wood materials for making wands here. And the magic gems inlaid on it, you can find them at the front There are several. The craftsmanship of making wooden sticks is different from that of refining magical gems. I am only good at woodworking, and I don’t understand alchemy.”

Du Wei nodded, picked up a black walnut tree, weighed it in his hand, and said, "This walnut tree doesn't seem old enough?" "Of course, the handle in your hand is made of 20-year-old walnut wood, which is already very rare. If you really want to find 50-year-old walnut wood, I'm afraid there are not many in the whole continent! And, fifty years old The walnut trees that are 100 years old are regarded as taboos by some great magicians, so how can they be mined and sold casually?" The man looked at Du Wei and said with a smile: "However, a 20-year-old walnut tree is already very old. It's rare, it's good in all aspects, many intermediate magicians are willing to use this kind of wand, you..." Du Wei smiled, and put down the wand in his hand: "I'm just curious about the craftsmanship of making wands. Let me ask, if I have suitable and high-quality wood and high-quality gemstones in my hand, how can I get rid of it?" Can it be made into a finished wand?" Seeing that Du Wei didn't intend to buy it, and he wasn't impatient at all, the big head said politely, "Well, there is a magic props shop at the corner in front, which can undertake the manufacture of various props, as long as you provide suitable ones. materials, and then it can be done according to your requirements." "Then, they can also make the magic circle pattern on the wand?" Du Wei frowned. He had seen Gandolph's wand, and that wand looked inconspicuous, even the wood wasn't walnut, and he didn't know what it was made of.The most important thing is that on the stick, there are many strange patterns and patterns, which are obviously a kind of auxiliary blessing magic. This big head's eyes lit up, as if he heard the topic he was most interested in, he immediately became more enthusiastic: "It seems that you are a very experienced magician! Generally speaking, adding some auxiliary magic to the wand , it can be done. But because of the difference in materials, only the best wood can bless magic, and low-grade materials, such as Zijialuo wood and rotten wood, cannot do it. Walnut wood is okay... But you also know that crystal stone is the best material for depicting magic circles. Wood, even the best wood, has a slightly weaker absorption effect on magic power. Therefore, it is generally only necessary to add auxiliary magic to the magic wand. It may be some low-level light spells and magic boosting spells, but if you want to bless powerful magic, it may not work. Even if you have a good fifty-year-old walnut tree, it can't meet this requirement." Du Wei smiled, and said casually: "In this case, it is better to use pure magic crystals to make magic wands." The big head couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, he slapped his thigh, and a surprise expression appeared on his face: "Yi? Do you think so too? Aha! I think so too! From the point of view of magic, any material is better than No crystals! Even walnut wood, which is known as the best wood, won’t work! I have calculated that for spells of the same level, when cast, crystals are 1.5 times more effective than wood! But... ..." Du Wei also became interested: "But what?" The big head sighed, with a helpless expression on his face: "But when I proposed this idea back then, I was scolded so badly by the teacher... Sigh, after all, this method is just a fantasy." Du Wei frowned, and after thinking about it, he understood the reason. A wand made of pure crystal?Under normal circumstances, the length of the wand is about one meter or more, and the wands used by most magicians are as tall as one person.With such a large volume, made of pure crystal stone, I am afraid that there is no weight that cannot weigh two to three hundred kilograms! Two or three hundred kilograms?I'm afraid even a powerful barbarian warrior with a huge two-handed sword in his hand is not so heavy!Let those old magicians with weak bodies fight with wands that are several times heavier than the weapons in the hands of barbarians? If there is such a good wand, I am afraid that none of the magicians in the whole continent can lift it! It is indeed fantasy. This big-headed person is obviously the kind of confused person. Seeing that he met a person who was actually interested in what he was studying, he immediately forgot everything and talked with Du Wei in a forgetful manner. "Although it is impossible to use pure crystal. But it is not impossible to improve the wood." His eyes were shining brightly. From the principle of magic, the wand is actually a magic amplifier.And the better the material of the amplifier, the less unnecessary consumption of magic power when casting magic, and the more powerful the power will be. "After years of research, I have also found a lot of materials, but they all have congenital defects, such as Zijia Luomu, which is very good for fire magic. Simply speaking, fire magic is even more magical than Walnut wood is good. But other elements are not good, and it is especially restrained by water elements. If a magician holding a Zijialuo wood staff meets a water element magician, then he is completely inferior... I have been studying these for many years Trees and plants...if they can be cross-cultured..." The more the big head talked, the more lost it was, and couldn't help dancing: "For example, I used Zijialuo wood to crossbreed with a kind of morning glory. Originally, the morning glory is the least afraid of water. I think I can neutralize Zijialuo. I'm not afraid of the weakness of water..." Du Wei's face was calm, 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? Du Wei naturally knew this kind of thing in his previous life, and the modern technology in his previous life can naturally do it.But in this world... except for the prosperity of magic, everything else is almost in the middle ages! Plant hybridization?I'm afraid it would be shocking to say it out! Looking at this big head, his hands fell into Du Wei's eyes, which made Du Wei's heart move!The fingers of these hands are stubby and strong, and there are thick calluses on the palms, and there are still many cracks, which are wrapped with layers of tape.Such hands are not at all like a pampered magician, but more like a gardener who has been dealing with plants and soil all year round! "...Unfortunately, I cultivated a lot of strange things myself, but in the end my teacher saw me and scolded me, saying that I was not doing my job properly, and all the things I cultivated were burned. Then, I I was brought here to make wands... The teacher said that I still have a good eye for wood, alas..." Having said that, the big head couldn't help but sigh. Du Wei's heart beat wildly... Such a guy was actually sent to work in a shop?What a waste of money! !His teacher, Du Wei really didn't know whether to kiss him twice or kick him twice! To waste the talent of such a talented guy should be kicked.But if that's not the case... How can I, Master Du Wei, have a chance? When Du Wei thought of this, he had already made up his mind, and he couldn't help showing that special smile on his face - if there were people from Luo Lin's family next to him at this moment, he would definitely recognize it. Poor little Vivienne was exactly the same! "This man, don't be too discouraged..." Du Wei casually comforted a few words, and immediately asked: "I'm very interested in your views. In fact, I also have a lot of research on magic plants. Why don't I have the opportunity , let's sit down and have a good chat... By the way, after talking for so long, I still don't know your name?" "Me?" The big head grinned, with a look of no intention on his face: "My name is Seth. I am a disciple of Master Aziz in the Magic Union... Sigh, but I have followed Master Aziz for twenty years. But he is the most useless of the master's apprentices..." Seth?Du Wei secretly remembered the name. But...Az? Du Wei is more familiar with this name! Gargamel?Az? Du Wei remembered, it seemed that Gargamel hated the magician most in his heart!Back then Gargamel followed Aziz into the frozen forest, but when he met Medusa, Aziz ran away alone and abandoned his companions! Could it be that magician? ? Thoughts were turning in his mind, Du Wei's face was very calm, and he said with a smile: "My name is Du Wei, and I belong to Luo Lin's family." "Ah, you must be the new bachelor of magic." Seth smiled: "I've heard of your name. Now the magic union is talking about you. Dear Mr. Du Wei, there are dozens of magic unions There is no new Bachelor of Magic in the past year! It's just..." Seth glanced at Du Wei, and said with some embarrassment: "It's just that I didn't expect you to be so young." Du Wei casually smiled, and chatted with Seth about some things about magic plants. What made Seth happy was that the newly appointed magician was so knowledgeable about magic pharmacy when magic pharmacy was declining. !Seth is a heartless and simple person, and when he is happy, he dances and dances, forgetting all the etiquette. While the two were talking, they suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "Ah! Your Excellency Du Wei, I have been looking for you for a long time." Saying that, a person walked in outside, it was Master Clark. When Du Wei saw Clark, he couldn't help but froze for a moment.Clark's appearance at this moment is quite different from when they parted yesterday.I haven't seen him for a day, and this gray guy seems to be looking much better, with a smug look in his eyes.The gray mage robe on his body is also brand new.And there is another subtle difference, that is, the badge on his chest, in addition to the original magician level badge, there is another badge with a strange shape: a miniature wand, the top of the wand is not a gemstone, but It's a hexagram pattern. Seth was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Clark, he couldn't help showing a trace of fear—no matter in any era, dark magicians are always scary.This big head was clever, quickly put down his waving hands, and said in a low voice with fear: "Ah! Master Clark..." After a pause, he suddenly saw the badge on Clark's chest, couldn't help but startled, and quickly changed his words: " Ah no, Master Deacon Clark!" deacon? Du Wei wondered secretly, probably a high-ranking position in the magic union?Seeing Seth's fearful look, I'm afraid this deacon's status is not low. Du Wei guessed right.In the magic guild, those great magicians are devoted to magic research on weekdays. How can they have the time to manage the normal affairs of the magic guild?Under such circumstances, the huge daily affairs in the magic union are presided over by a few deacons.Being a deacon is equivalent to having real power in the magic union! Clark made great contributions to the matter about Du Wei this time, and brought Du Wei back to the imperial capital safely, and even saved Du Wei's life in the middle, so he was promoted by the chairman because of his merit... It explained, now in the eyes of the magic union, the importance of Du Wei is now! "Your Excellency Du Wei, when I came out just now, I heard people say that you have come here. I have been looking for you for a long time. Come on, Mr. Chairman must really want to see you now." Naturally, Clark wouldn't have a good look at a small first-level magician (and the most despised pharmacist). He glanced at Seth, and then came up and pulled Du Wei out. Du Wei paused, and smiled at Seth, "I will come to you when I have time." Leaving Seth stunned, 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 Clark was probably promoted, and he was promoted after returning to the imperial capital with him. Yes, most likely it has something to do with me. "I forgot to congratulate you, Master Deacon Clark." Du Wei smiled.Clark didn't 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 a deacon like me. A small deacon is really not worth mentioning. " Is it not worth mentioning?I'm afraid not! Although Du Wei didn't know much about the specific concept of a deacon, the two of them walked along the way, and the people they met on the way all saluted them.And looking at Clark with a hint of awe in his eyes, it is not difficult for Du Wei to imagine that this deacon must not be simple!