427 Surrounded (1/2)

Those books were not unimportant. All knowledge was useful. Even the travel journals could be eye-openers for the readers. But different people needed different knowledge. For Roland, he was only interested in magic books at this point.

He began to search for useful magic books in the library… In fact, he didn't care if they were useful but simply took a photo of all the books related to magic, ready to copy them and put them in his Magic Tower after he returned.

While Roland was ”looting” books crazily, the other six Mages in the library were more and more drawn to him.

Eventually, it was the male Mage who gave his book to Roland that came to him.

After a brief hesitation, he asked while the other Mages looked at him yearningly, ”May I know your name, sir?”

”Roland!”

Roland closed his book and said to the Mage, ”Is there anything I can help you with?”

”Can you teach us the level-three Flashing Magic Ball?”

The eyes of the male Mage were full of hope.

Roland looked around again, only to find that the rest of the Mages were all staring at him avidly.

So, he might as well teach them.

They had all read the spell model, although they couldn't understand it yet.

Roland hadn't improved the model of the Flashing Magic Ball yet, and those Mages would understand the old model sooner or later, so he might as well teach it to them.

Chances were that they would return the favor someday.

Then, all seven of them sat down around a table, and Roland interpreted Flashing Magic Ball in great detail.

Those Mages were all middle-aged men of levels eight and nine. They could learn level-three spells.

Also, Roland's teaching was very informative. They understood what he said very well.

But the more they listened, the more shocked they became.

It was because of the details that Roland covered. Generally speaking, it would be knowledgeable enough if one knew whether the magic power should pass a certain node quickly or slowly, but Roland told them the functions of all the nodes, informing them what kind of effects the vibrations of a certain frequency at a certain node would cause, why the magic power must be split at certain nodes, etc.

Soon, Roland explained all the nodes in Flashing Magic Ball. The smartest of those Mages could already condense minor plasma balls.

In the next four days, the seven of them met in the library each day and discussed magic.

Although those people did not know the basics as well as Roland did, they were much older than Roland and had many special little tricks.

After listening to their explanation, Roland had a new understanding on the application of mental power.

In the evening of the fourth day, when the meeting was over, Roland said, ”I won't be here tomorrow. There's business that I must attend to.”

He had learned from the guild channel that Li Lin and the rest of the gang had come to the capital. Tomorrow, they would set off for the quest.

”Mr. Roland, when will you return to Delpon?” someone asked.

Roland thought for a moment and said, ”In one month, if we're quick, or two to three months, if we're slow. I'm not sure.”

”Then I'll be sure to visit you in Delpon in half a year,” said the Mage affirmatively.

After the four days, the seven of them were already close to each other. They also learned of each other's identities.

Of the six Mages, four were branch chairmen of the Magic Towers in other cities, and two were Mages in service at the royal palace.

Roland had always hoped to facilitate the communication among Mages whether they were players or locals of this world.

So, he introduced to them the specialties of his Magic Tower, including the unique spell models he modified.

While he talked, he even released magic spiders and magic puppets to be more persuasive.

That indeed drew the attention of those Mages.

Of course, Roland also told him the rules he would implement. His spell models could only be exchanged with other spells models or magic tricks that were equally valuable, or with an appropriate amount of gold coins.

The other Mages promised that they would be fair.

After all, special spell models could be very attractive for the pure Mages.

After the meeting was over, Roland left the library and checked out at his hotel. Then, he came to the manor of the Hibiscus family.

Li Lin and his other friends were waiting inside.

Roland walked in and hugged his friends that he hadn't seen for a long time. They were all very happy.

Dinah, on the other hand, smiled to one side. Her eyes were focused on Betta most of the time.

After chatting with his friends for a while, he said, ”Miss, everybody has been gathered. Can you tell us the details of this mission now?”

Dinah nodded and pointed at the long table, before she sat down first.

After everybody else was seated, she looked around at F6 and gazed at Betta for two seconds. Then she began. ”Like I said earlier, I want you to fetch some water from the Well of Light.”

”The water from the Well of Light?” asked Brazil curiously.

”It's said to be the tears left by the Goddess of Light. It's in a certain forsaken place.”

Roland thought for a moment and said, ”Then may we know the usage of such water?”

”It can improve your physical qualities and bring you much closer to the light,” Dinah said. ”It can also significantly improve your theurgy of light.”