Knocked on the door, Rhodes gently pushed open the cabin door. As soon as he entered, a stale musty smell hit his face, mixed with a strong smell of medicine. Rhodes' expression remained unchanged, and he carefully observed what was inside the cabin.
Everything.
The firelight illuminated the scene inside the cabin, and outside light could not penetrate into it. On the simple desk, various classics were piled up scatteredly. A huge crucible was set up behind it, and there was a flame burning below. A man in gray robes
Human beings are standing in front of the crucible, staring at the boiling liquid inside.
Noticing Rhodes' arrival, the mage turned around, and Rhodes saw his face clearly.
On the mage's old and thin face, there are sharp eyes that are not commensurate with his age. The wisdom accumulated over the years is condensed in his eyes, as if he can understand everything.
Rhodes seemed very familiar with this kind of look. Not long ago, Rhode's body also had such a look, and the effect was even more powerful than the mage in front of him.
Under the gaze of this mage, Rhodes' expression remained unchanged, showing no urgency, and seemed extremely calm for a moment.
"Zarian." The mage said in a deep voice, "I don't remember asking you to bring food."
Rhodes replied calmly: "It has been a long time since you last ate, so I took it upon myself to ask the crew for food."
Rhodes got a lot of information from the previous crew member, which he could use to cover up the abnormality of his behavior.
Seeing Rhodes's answer, the mage showed a hint of surprise: "You do mean it."
Rhodes shook his head and said respectfully: "As your apprentice, these are what I should do. I understand your obsession with spells. You always study spells for many days in a row, and you even forget to eat."<
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The mage took a deep look at Rhodes, and then said: "Put the food on the table, you can go out, and come in again when I call you."
Seeing what the mage said, Rhodes didn't have any extra words to say. After placing the dinner plate on a free space on the table, he walked out of the cabin without saying a word.
When they came to the corridor outside, the feeling of watching on Rhodes still hadn't disappeared. Rhodes knew that the mage inside the cabin was still watching his every move.
After discovering this, Rhodes stood seemingly casually in the aisle at the stern of the ship, looking at the endless ocean without making any unnecessary moves.
Soon, the feeling of gaze that existed in Rhodes gradually disappeared, but Rhodes did not relax his vigilance because of this. He always pretended that the mage was still watching him.
Through his brief contact with this mage, Rhodes learned a lot of useful information.
Rhodes realized that this mage's identity should be the ship's mage here, responsible for casting aid when the ship is attacked or encounters a storm, so that the creatures on the ship can get out of trouble.
Generally speaking, the ship's mage has a very high status among the crew, especially for ships sailing on routes with high accident rates. The ship's mage has considerable say when facing disasters that cannot be resisted by human power.
, if the crew wants to survive, they must rely on the power of the mage on board, which also places extremely high demands on the mage's own abilities.
Through his own perception, Rhodes noticed that this mage has a sixth-level strength. Even if he has just entered the sixth level, he can be regarded as a near-top existence in Brakada's magic academy.
Judging from the previous words of the crew member, the attitude of the crew towards this mage is not considered respectful, and is far from the kind of awe they feel when facing a high-level mage.
Perhaps for other crew members, they only generally know that mages are very capable, but it is difficult for them to distinguish whether a mage is a fourth-level official mage or a sixth-level high-level mage. Only with the same
Only with the existence of the spell caster can we detect the difference in the strength of the mana fluctuations, thereby determining the caster's rank.
Faced with this situation, the ship mage often needs to find opportunities to show his own strength, or make the sky clear when the heavy rain comes, or break up the huge waves head-on, in order to earn the respect he deserves.<
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Recalling the situation in the room, this mage seemed to be refining the potion, and the entire refining process was almost over, which undoubtedly gave Rhodes a lot of ideas.
Rhodes, who has extensive research on potions, can naturally see the entire potion refining process. Although he does not know what kind of potion the mage is refining, in terms of the refining process, Rhodes is confident that there will be no
Any mistake.
After thinking for a while, something in Rhodes' arms suddenly vibrated.
Feeling the abnormality coming from in front of him, Rhodes took out the thing and saw that the shell Zarian was carrying was the one that vibrated.
Understanding that this was the way the mage called, Rhodes stopped waiting and turned around to enter the cabin.
This time, the interior of the cabin was much darker. Only the candlelight on the wall was still shining. The flame under the crucible had been extinguished, and only the residual warmth remained.
In front of the table where the mage was sitting, there was some food left on the plate, but Rhodes' focus was obviously not on this, but on the crucible at the back.
Inside the crucible, residual heat was radiating outwards, but Rhodes could not see any traces of the potion remaining. The refined potion had obviously been included in the space ring by the mage.
Since all time in the space ring is static, it is a feasible way to directly put the crude potion into the space ring. Even if it is taken out later, the potion will still maintain the temperature before it was put in. This is what the potion master likes.
A method used.
"Take these." Seeing Rhodes entering the cabin, the mage said calmly.
Due to the preciousness of spells, spellcasters who generally have little property and want to learn spells can only choose to become the apprentice of a powerful mage like Zarian, in addition to joining the Freelancer Chamber of Commerce and finding ways to obtain gold coins.<
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It is said that they are apprentices, but the work that a mage apprentice has to do also includes the part of a servant. If you meet a kind mage, the apprentice will be treated well, and you can learn new spells from time to time. If you meet a grumpy mage,
, Mage apprentices are inevitably punished frequently and cannot be taught knowledge for a long time. This is also inevitable.
Brakada's magic academy also does not teach magic for free. If you want to gain more knowledge, you must rely on the wizard's own efforts.
After hearing the mage's instructions, Rhodes did not rush to clear away the dishes immediately, but asked with some confusion: "Have you finished refining the magic potion?"
At this moment, the mage's face suddenly changed: "Who told you about potions? I never taught you this knowledge."