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Out of gratitude for the old man's concern, Richard immediately stopped hiding it: "Sir, I have already learned Shadow Grip, and I will not consider other witchcraft in the short term. I currently plan to focus on improving my basic knowledge so that it will be convenient for me to complete the mission in the wild."
The old man nodded subconsciously. Suddenly, he came to his senses and was shocked. He asked, "What did you say? You learned Shadow Grip in just half a month? How is that possible!"
Richard saw the old man's astonished expression and thought to himself that it was a good thing that he had held back. If he had said that he had reached a proficient level, he didn't know what the old man would think.
The old man suddenly looked quite disappointed and waved his hand, apparently not wanting to communicate with Richard anymore.
Richard was also confused when he saw this, not knowing what was going on, but he still bowed politely and left the library.
The old man behind him sighed heavily. For him, who had been stuck at the third-level wizard apprentice stage for nearly twenty years, he had seen all kinds of geniuses. Learning Shadow Grip in half a month was impossible even for the chief among the newcomers!
I remember that the chief of the last batch of students seemed to be a black-haired girl. She learned Shadow Grip in a little over a month. That was already an extraordinary talent!
Richard, who had just returned to the dormitory, planned to read the "Illustrated Guide to Common Monsters in the Mud Swamp" for a while and then go to the mission area to see if there were any missions suitable for a single person. He didn't really want to kill monsters alone, but he wanted to try it out, accumulate experience, and complete some gathering missions to earn some points and magic stones.
An hour later, Richard arrived at the mission hall and looked carefully at the tasks on the stone wall in the center of the hall, looking for a suitable task.
After a while, Richard took a fancy to two tasks.
The first one is a gathering mission [Gathering Shadow Grass]. A third-level wizard apprentice in the school needs three fresh shadow grasses to conduct potion experiments. The reward is six points and five magic stones, but the mission has a time limit and must be completed within two days.
Shadow grass is a relatively common herb in the silt swamp. It is distributed everywhere and is not difficult to find.
The second is a patrol mission [Clear the Solitary Swamp Spiders]. The number of various spiders near the school's base has recently begun to increase, and they attack people passing by from time to time. Please kill twenty Solitary Swamp Spiders within a week. The mission rewards ten points and eight magic stones.
The swamp solitary spider is the lowest level spider monster. It likes to live alone. Its combat power is even lower than that of the crystal web spider. It is the best target for Richard to practice.
Although the notes for these two tasks suggest that several first-level wizard apprentices form a team to complete them, Richard thought that with his current strength, he could basically complete them independently.
However, before accepting the mission, some preparations need to be made. With the experience of the last mission, Li Cha felt that no matter how confident he was, life-saving potions and alchemical bombs for dealing with emergencies were still indispensable!
After all, there are unexpected events in the world, and people are subject to misfortunes at any time!
Richard, who had just returned to the dormitory, took the magic stone and prepared to go to the trading area to buy some potions and alchemical products, but he didn't expect that just as he was about to leave, he heard a knock on the door.
Richard opened the door and saw Stephana, dressed in a gray robe, standing at the door.
"Richard, won't you invite me in and sit for a while?" Stephanie said with a smile.
"If you have something to say, just say it directly!" Richard blocked the door. He was still quite troubled by Stephanie.
He wanted to keep his distance, but the other party always came to him!
Stephanie stroked her hair by her ears and pouted her red lips as she said, "Richard, do you have any misunderstandings about me? But all of this is in the past and it's not important. What's important is that I have some news that you will definitely be interested in."
Richard thought about it and wanted to see what the other party was up to, so he stepped aside and said, "Come in."
Stephanie looked at Richard proudly and walked into Richard's dormitory gracefully.
After pouring a glass of water for Stephanie, Richard sat down and said, "You can tell me now."
"I heard that there have been reports of monsters appearing in many places in the Heron Kingdom recently. Although most of them are low-level monsters, they are already very dangerous for ordinary families." Having said this, Stephanie stopped and looked at Richard with her beautiful eyes.
Richard's pupils shrank, thinking of the tree monster that the family had killed together before. Indeed, even low-level monsters are not easy to kill by ordinary families, and most of them have to pay the price of blood!
"But I can help you make sure that your family's territory is basically unaffected." Stephanie flicked her nails lightly and said with a smile.
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Richard looked calm and asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, what are your conditions? But first you have to prove that you can help me!"
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"Don't worry about this. As long as you agree, I will contact my uncle, Earl Harris of Rosby County, through special channels tonight and ask him to ensure the safety of your family. In Rosby County, I think you should have heard of the Harris family!"
Richard nodded. He knew that Stephanie was telling the truth. The power of a hereditary earl was extraordinary in the mortal world, and he usually had special channels to recruit professionals to kill monsters.
I remember that last time, Earl Harris arranged for the second-level wizard apprentice Stefano to investigate the monster incident of Richard's family.
"Oh, go on!" Richard said calmly.
Richard's calmness made Stephanie's admiration even stronger.
"My conditions are simple. I want you to join my team and help me complete a mission. As you know, the school's semi-annual assessment requires each of us to obtain more than 30 points. I want to complete it as soon as possible."
"That's the condition?"
"That's the condition! If you agree, your family's safety will be in my hands!" Stephanie said confidently.
Richard looked at her suspiciously and asked, "What is the mission?"
He felt that this matter did not seem that simple.
"The school has issued a new investigation mission. The mission is to investigate the spider trail in the southwest of the silt swamp and find out the reason for the abnormal increase in the number of spiders there. The reward is 50 points and 25 magic stones. All the points belong to me. As for the magic stones, I can give you half, and the other half will be divided equally among the remaining three people in the team.
You know the spider trail in the southwest? That's where your beautiful senior invited you to complete the Crystal Web Spider quest last time."
Richard looked at Stephanie as if she were a fool: "Do you know how dangerous it is there? Do you think a team of all newcomers can successfully complete this mission?"
"Richard, I have accepted the mission and must set off tomorrow.
But you can rest assured that the team members are all carefully selected by me, and they are not mediocre. In addition, I can also provide alchemical products and potions, but whether the mission can be completed in the end depends on your strong support. "
Richard remained silent! If that was the case, this mission was not impossible to do.
Although there are certain risks, my strength is no longer what it used to be, and I can take this opportunity to earn some energy points!
"Okay then. Go prepare the alchemical products first. For the alchemical products, you need five bottles of Ice Bite, ten bottles of Dancing Fire Star, and twenty packs of Silver Moon Dust. For the potions, please."
"Stop!!!" Stephanie's eyebrows immediately turned upside down, and she shouted angrily: "Richard! Do you know how many magic stones are needed for what you just said?"
Richard spread his hands and said jokingly, "You said you could provide me with alchemical products and potions. I'm worried about your safety. Of course, the more the better."
"There are at most five bottles of Fire Dancing Star and ten packs of Silver Moon Dust, that's all. If you want other items, go buy them yourself! Meet at the mission area tomorrow morning!" After saying this, Stephana left angrily.
Richard was delighted. After all, he was still a child. How could he lose his temper so quickly?
However, there was one question that Richard wanted to ask, but after changing his mind, he did not ask it.
Because if Stephanie just wanted to earn points, then she could quickly collect 30 points by doing a few simple and safe tasks. But Stephanie insisted on completing this task, there must be some unknown reason.
(End of this chapter)
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