Internet addiction is like a spring, the tighter it is pressed, the stronger the rebound.
Xiao Ma, who had been offline for 40 hours, sent a letter to Gao Fei and Jiang Feng after class the next afternoon:
"Brother Fei! Sister Feng! I'm coming!"
Gao Fei is writing his graduation thesis. He has just chosen a topic and is looking up information.
Jiang Feng, who is across the desk, is also preparing for his graduation project. The title is very high-key, called "The Metaverse and MMT".
Needless to say, "Metaverse" is a very popular virtual economy trend nowadays.
"MMT" is the so-called modern monetary theory, and it is also a very hot topic.
Gao Fei couldn't figure out how these two unrelated concepts could be connected together.
However, Comrade Xiao Jiang pointed out that the strength of economics is to combine various seemingly unrelated things and find the underlying economic principles by analyzing relevant variables.
Applying this set of research methods, economists can get involved in any field and forcefully explain it. How else can we call it "economic imperialism"?
Gao Fei feels that her research method is similar to the "little Wuxiang Kung" in martial arts novels, and is somewhat suspected of "holding a hammer in your hand and everything looks like a nail."
Of course, he doesn't understand economics, and his thesis is just a fool's errand. It's "reinventing the wheel" just to get a degree certificate. He really has no right to criticize Xiao Jiang.
"Rich man, it's only 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and you're starting to play games. As a freshman, aren't you a little too depraved?"
"Brother Fei! I've finished today's class, finished my homework, and all the previews and stuff are done!"
"No...where do you get so much time?"
"In order to squeeze in time to play games, I got up at 5 o'clock in the morning and went to the library to study. I didn't sleep at noon. I read books in the classroom. My classmates praised me for my hard work!"
"You worked really hard just to play a little longer." Gao Fei couldn't laugh or cry.
"Stop talking nonsense! Get online quickly, don't waste precious time!"
At the urging of classmate Xiao Ma, Gao Fei and Jiang Feng had no choice but to open the astrolabe and log into the "Savior Simulator".
The two accepted Ma Yun's invitation and entered the wizard module "The Wizard of Oz" as allies.
The game scene has left the "Ceramic City" Patra Fort and arrived at the Gobi Desert with long yellow sand.
This is the western border of Oz, the legendary gold-rich Winkie Country.
It is said that the ruler of the entire Winkie Township, Theodora, the Witch of the West, lives in a castle in the desert.
Before departure, travelers still have two things to do.
One is to inquire about news in a small town tavern, especially the rumors about the Witch of the West.
The Winkies in the town, the dwarfs who live in the Gobi Desert, are so afraid of Theodora that they don't even dare to speak her name publicly, instead using "that witch" instead.
In the Winkie descriptions, Theodora's image is unpredictable.
Sometimes she is an ugly old woman with a complexion as yellow as sand.
Sometimes she turns into a sexy beauty wearing scantily clad clothes.
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There is also a dwarf who claims that the Witch of the West is not a human being, but a sculpture made of sand with vicious wisdom that can be decomposed into a pile of yellow sand at any time and merge into the desert, just like a drop of water disappearing into the sea.
As for the magic power of this old witch, people's opinions are surprisingly unanimous.
Among the four great witches of the East, West, and North, Theodora, the Witch of the West, ranks second, second only to Glinda, the Witch of the South.
Ma Yun has already met the Witch of the East and the Witch of the North. The former is a level 12 night hag mage, and the latter is a level 12 half-elf warlock.
Since the Witch of the West is recognized to be stronger than the two of them, and the capped level of this game module is level 12, it is not difficult to infer that Theodora should be a level 12 warlock.
The reason why she is presumed not to be a mage is because according to people's descriptions, this old witch does not have the habit of carrying magic books with her. She is keen on discovering ancient ruins in the desert, but is not interested in ancient books in underground ruins. She only wants to collect treasures.
and magic items.
Theodora is the most greedy of money among the four witches.
This old witch firmly dominates the gold mines in the desert, forcing all adult male Winkies to spend six months every year, bringing their own dry food and tools, to mine ore in her mines.
Because of this heavy corvee, the Winkies hated Theodora deeply, but they did not dare to openly resist her tyranny.
Theodora not only has great magical power, but also has a large number of accomplices to help her maintain her cruel rule.
This includes the Tengu clan.
Since the idol that the Tengu once worshiped, the Gorgon Patra, was killed by Theodora and transformed into a zombie and imprisoned in the "Ceramic City", the Tengu clan has become the slaves of the old witch, mainly responsible for the mines.
Worked as an overseer on the field and mercilessly whipped the dwarf workers who dared to be lazy.
In addition to the tengu, it is said that the old witch has many more cruel accomplices.
For example, there are a group of very cunning black wolves that can speak human language, and many half-human, half-bird banshees with vulture wings.
As for whether these rumors are true and what kind of monster they correspond to, Gao Fei and others are still not sure.
Before heading to the "Golden Sand Castle" where Theodora lived, Gao Fei obtained Ma Yun's consent and stole from her... to be precise, it should be "reproduction" - several spells.
After some trade-offs, Gao Fei’s level 5 “Spell Thief”’s current spell list is as follows:
Ring 0 - Whip of Thorns, Mage's Hand/Bringed;
Level 1 - Magic Missile;
2nd level - invisibility, fuel, searing ray.
The two replaced spells, "Magic Explosion" and "Detect Undead", the former was replaced by "Magic Missile", which also has a force field attribute, while the latter has no applicable occasion for the time being.
"Mage's Hand" comes from the spell-stealer's professional ability "Remote Technique" and does not need to occupy the spell-stealing position.
There are also three second-level magics, "Invisibility", "Fuel" and "Scorching Ray", all carefully selected by Goofy.
Needless to say, "invisibility" is a backstab and sneak attack. It is a must-have for the thief profession.
"Fuel Technique" and "Scorching Ray" combine to create "adding fuel to the fire", a tactic that combines field control and damage, which is simple and practical.
In fact, Gao Fei also wanted "Fragile Mark" and "Attribute Strengthening", but unfortunately, the level 5 magic thief can only keep 5 stolen magic at most, and the space is limited, so he had to reluctantly give up.
Ma Yun spent a burst of astrolabe energy to quickly skip a long rest, and the magic stolen by Gao Fei was automatically reset and returned to her known spell list.
The adventurers replenished fresh water and dry food in the Gobi town, and also bought five camels.
After being prepared, everyone except the lion Dimitri rode a camel and continued towards the hinterland of the western desert where the gold mine was located.
