Along the way, Gandolf released several basic spells through the magic crystal, but now he could basically control the direction, and there was no problem of accidental injury.
As a court mage, Gandolf's skills are indeed not bad at all.
The various theoretical foundations, spells and spell-casting gestures are all at your fingertips. If he had lived in an era of rich magic power, Gandolf would have been at least the level of a magician.
It took only half a day after I got the magic crystal to cast several basic spells using the magic power inside.
You must know that in the era of the Elf Empire, the knight's fighting spirit training method was the quickest way to practice.
The practice of magic is countless times more difficult. Gandolf can master magic to such an extent out of thin air when he has no magic power. It makes people lament that he was born in the wrong era.
Of course, it seems now that the stronger Gandolf's ability is, the happier Richard will be.
But at this time, Richard still has one more thing to confirm.
Although the basic spells such as the fireball spell that Gandolf just released are powerful, their attack power is only at the knight level.
Although Richard was not so luxurious that he could not reach the knight level, he did not pay much attention to it.
Simple basic spells will definitely not satisfy Richard.
"Lord Gandolf, can you cast a bigger spell?"
"sure!"
Facing Richard's question, Gandolf first answered decisively, but soon felt that something was wrong and immediately added:
"But I can't do it now. I can't control the magic that consumes too much mana. I will definitely be able to do it in a while."
It seemed that he was afraid of being asked to perform live, but he was not sure he could succeed, so he immediately left a step for himself.
"According to records, the Elf Empire was maintained by magic crystals in its last days.
Although the magic power has declined, the magic crystal can still provide mana for the elf mages. The Elf Empire relies on this magic crystal to cast spells, and it has persisted for nearly a hundred years after the magic power has declined.
The true end of the elves will not come until all known mana veins are completely dug out."
"According to records, elven mages can use magic crystals to release advanced spells such as fire rain. There are even records that the great mage of the elves relies on a large amount of magic crystals to supply magic power to release forbidden spells such as fire meteor.
"
As he spoke, Gandolf became more and more excited, and a look of fascination appeared on his face.
But Richard silently made up his mind,
He silently pulled Ron aside and quietly told Ron:
"Keep a close eye on this old man when you get back. He won't be allowed to leave the Demon Suppression Castle without my permission."
"Yes, sir!"
Although Gandolf had agreed to work for Richard, he did not say that he would not leave.
Given this old man’s character, it’s unlikely that he would want to go back to the capital to show off before coming back.
After all, everyone has the desire to show off.
But after Richard fully realized the power of magic, he decided to cover up this secret to the greatest extent possible.
It won't be too late to make it public after he has accumulated enough strength to completely ignore all coveting eyes.
When the time comes, he can still sit on the mana mines in the wilderness and reap the benefits.
If it were to be exposed now, not to mention the top nobles, the royal family might even have some thoughts.
Although the current strength of Richard's subordinates is not weak, they are still unable to reap such huge benefits.
Ultimately, it's just not strong enough.
…
Two days later,
The Demon-Suppressing Castle has appeared at the end of the horizon,
In the end, the ogre's pursuers could not catch up, and Richard led the army back to the Demon Suppression Castle smoothly.
Lint prepared a large army as instructed, but it was of no use and turned into a welcoming team.
"It's been a good few days."
After Richard returned to the city, he arranged the troops back to the barracks. The system army did not need him to do anything fancy. When he was disbanded, he gave a few words of encouragement and then shouted excitedly. There are no men in the world who are so easy to deceive.
Lin Te was currently in the city lord's palace reporting to Richard the situation of the past few days.
Under Lin Te's management, the Demon Suppression City without Richard could operate smoothly, or even operate better.
The progress of the construction of the outer city wall is also very gratifying. It has only been a week since Richard went on the expedition, and the changes are already visible to the naked eye when he comes back. It is much faster than expected.
"Although the construction progress of the city wall has been accelerated, the consumption of kobold slaves is also very fast. What do you mean by solving the problem of kobold slaves?"
"Well…"
It's not that Richard forgot about this, it was just that things went too smoothly. He immediately took the Grogash lair and ran away. There was no time to catch the kobold slaves again.
"Next time I'll do it, next time I'll do it..."
Richard laughed and blurred the matter over for now.
"Although we didn't capture the kobold slaves in this expedition, we had greater gains..."
"oh?"
"Glugesh's... two heads on the neck."
"puff…"
"Can you say that again?"
"The two heads on Grugesh's neck are still packed in a box, waiting to be sent to the capital to report his merits. If you don't believe it, you can go to the camp and open the box to check."
When Lint heard that Richard directly killed Grugesh during this expedition, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea.
It's not that Lin Te's imagination isn't rich enough, it's actually that Richard's behavior is a bit outrageous.
The original existence of the Demon Suppression City was to suppress the increasingly dangerous ogres in the wilderness.
Now that the expansion of Demon Suppression City has not been completed, Richard seems to have solved the threat of ogres.
Lint didn't even turn around for a moment,
After thinking about it for a while, Lin Te came back to his senses.
"This time we also found the magic crystal. Lord Gandolf has successfully released the spell, and there is still the possibility of releasing large-scale spells in the future."
"Can you finish the sentence in one go?"
Lin Te rubbed his eyebrows. The amount of information about Richard was getting bigger and bigger each time.
Unlike the people at the bottom, Lint, as a knowledgeable wise man, has a certain understanding of the era of the Elf Empire.
I also understand how meaningful it is to successfully release magic now.
"Where is Master Gandolf now?"
Originally, Gandalf only claimed to be a mage. In fact, except for Richard, most people did not take him seriously.
After all, a mage who can't cast spells is funny, isn't it? How much attention do you want to get?
But now that he has successfully released magic, his importance has naturally risen sharply, and Lint's first reaction was to pay attention to his whereabouts.
"He's in the castle now. I've told Ron to keep an eye on him and not let him leave the confines of the Demon Suppressing City."
"It's not enough. Don't let him leave the City Lord's Mansion for the time being."
"Um"
Richard nodded and agreed happily. Facing the magic that will reappear in the world after a thousand years, no matter how much attention it takes, it cannot be overestimated.
After continuing to talk and understand the situation, Lint resigned first and prepared to go to Gandolf to learn more details.
And Richard has more important things,
There are finally enough resources to build a level 5 barracks...
