Episode 45.2 (1/2)
Lecan has come across a few other mages that give off similar feelings before. Jiza was one, the chief mage of Tsubolt was another.
Lecan is capable of discerning those who know their ways around swords with a glance. How they walk, their presence and their reactions toward their surroundings can be used as a reference for that particular individual's strength.
And now that he's gone through his magic training regime as well as honing his mana perceptions, he's also able to discern mages to a degree.
This old man's doesn't have that large of a mana pool, but the mana clad around him is that of a very well honed one.
(Reminds me of Elder Termin.)
Their builds are the complete opposite. Termin is skinny and tall, while the man before him got a short and stout stature. His frame is well defined. You'd believe it if someone told you he's a shield warrior. And yet something about them just feels alike.
”What the. What's with the crowd.”
”I'm telling you they're customers.”
”Hmph.”
The shopkeeper turned his sight at Lecan while complaining. He must have sensed something.
”This big man is Lecan. He's a skilled swordsman who's also a user of amazingly powerful <Flame Spear>.”
”Magic swordsman?”
The shopkeeper's face distorted loathsomely. He might have a prejudice on magic swordsmen.
”Do you have a wand that boosts magic firepower.”
”Hmph. Just sit tight there.”
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The shopkeeper went in the back.
Lecan stared at the counter. It has some sort of magic imbued on it. Several wands have been placed behind the counter invisible to customers, each of which has been imbued with magic.
Lecan can't tell what kind of effects they have, but he marvels at the way they're all interconnected. Transparently beautiful without a hint of distortion. The shopkeeper's quite an expert of magic.
(Now I can't wait for the wands.)
The shopkeeper came out after a little while.
”Here ya go. Let's start with these.”
Three wands got put on the counter. All of them have a fist-sized head and an adult arm-long medium-sized body. They have three magic stones embedded on them.
”All three of these boost your flame magic firepower. The rightmost for power, middle for speed and leftmost for accuracy.”
”What? They only boost flame magic?”
”Tolda. Yer' sure this big thing don't got some screws missing?”
”Lecan. It's because they have fire elemental magic stones on them.”
”What's fire elemental magic stones.”
”Now this is surprising. Haven't you seen one yet? See here, magic beasts in this dungeon drop elemental magic stones. Some boost flame elemental magic power, some lightning elemental magic, some move type magic.”