Chapter 92 - 91: [Blade Protection+]

Chapter 92: Chapter 91: [Blade Protection+]

Gaode was even more satisfied.

In the end, he received an extra reward of 7 gold coins from the staff. This was indeed Gaode’s actual battle record, with no false reporting. Added to his initial 5 gold coins of remuneration, it came to a total of 12 gold coins.

To him, this was merely a bonus. The most important harvest was still:

Origin:

0th Ring—[Fierce Bat] (7/7)

After many days, he had finally obtained a new point of Origin. This made Gaode faintly look forward to another Earth Vein Creature siege on the city. After all, the feeling of getting Origin for "free" was truly exhilarating.

With the end of the battle, the alarm in Bremen was finally lifted. Because it was discovered in time, the defensive strength of Bremen far exceeded the power of the Fierce Bats. Therefore, this time, the Fierce Bat siege did not cause any destruction or casualties within the city.

It was a perfect defensive operation.

Upon returning to his home at 437 Camond, Gaode, whose mana had run dry, did not immediately restore his mana. He had more important things to do right now.

"Wind Spirit Moon Shadow."

Skillfully opening the crude information interface, he focused his attention on the dozen or so Tricks on the magic list that were flashing with yellow plus signs. With a stir in his heart, he made a decision.

"Add a point!"

The "Big Dipper" representing the [Fierce Bat] Origin flew out. Its target was the magic model of [Blade Protection].

Following a familiar "cutscene," the flashing yellow plus sign behind the [Blade Protection] entry disappeared. Its name also changed to [Blade Protection+].

[Blade Protection+] (Defense Series, 0th Ring)

Reach out and trace a protection mark in the air to grant oneself resistance against bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage caused by weapon attacks.

Extra: Casting can be performed without the action of tracing the protection mark.

By evening, Bremen quickly recovered its usual liveliness after safely weathering the morning’s Earth Vein Creature siege. The morning’s anxiety and tension turned into topics of conversation over dinner. However, the words "Earth Vein Rebirth" still made those in Bremen with a bit of knowledge feel uncertain, prompting them to start inquiring about the specific situation.

Most people understood that the morning’s Earth Vein Creature siege was merely an incredibly small byproduct of the "Earth Vein Rebirth."

The impact brought by the Earth Vein Rebirth would be extremely profound. At least for this period, no one dared to easily leave the city to hunt or conduct inter-city trade.

"According to past patterns and experiences, the rebirth of an Earth Vein, even if it’s just the lowest Level 3 Earth Vein, is enough to cause a massive shift in the landscape of an entire region," Pierre said to Gaode.

"A Level 3 Earth Vein?" Gaode, who had come to find Pierre to understand the situation right after fully restoring his mana, had indeed encountered a new point of knowledge.

"An Earth Vein is essentially a plane passage formed by the intersection and fusion of our Mage Plane and the Earth Vein Plane.

"Since it is a passage, the path naturally has a distinction in size.

"Entities with a volume larger than the size of the passage cannot squeeze through the plane passage. Otherwise, they will either get stuck and die inside the passage or directly crush the plane passage until it collapses.

"For a plane passage, the size of its path refers to the maximum energy level it can withstand. As for the travelers between the two planes, their Same Tier represents their volume.

"A Level 3 Earth Vein means that this Earth Vein can only allow, at most, 3rd Ring creatures to pass through.

"Among the currently known Earth Veins, the absolute lowest are Level 3 Earth Veins, so everyone has set the Level 3 Earth Veins as the baseline for Earth Veins," Pierre explained in detail to Gaode.

"And the original Earth Vein in our Bremen region is a Level 4 Earth Vein."

A Level 4 Earth Vein meant it could allow up to Fourth Ring Earth Vein Creatures to pass through.

"Mage Plane... Earth Vein Plane..." Gaode repeated these two terms aloud, full of doubt.

"Don’t ask me. I only know the what, not the why. I just know of this concept. If you really want me to explain it in detail, I wouldn’t be able to tell you much," Pierre said, spreading his hands with complete honesty.

At the end of the day, he was just an older, slightly more experienced wild mage. His knowledge was certainly broader than Gaode’s, but it was still limited.

"Every newly born Earth Vein attracts countless Earth Vein Creatures to the local area, and in most cases, these are primarily Earth Vein Creatures that have never appeared in this region before," Pierre sighed.

"Because there are simply far too many types of Earth Vein Creatures.

"To the local residents, this is a natural disaster, but for mages, it might be an opportunity.

"The Bremen region is going to get lively soon. There might even be mages from outside regions rushing over to strike gold."

"How so?" Gaode asked out of curiosity.

"Every Earth Vein Rebirth is accompanied by severe earthquakes, bringing an extremely strong magic-enriching effect, which then forms ultra-high magic power areas around the Earth Vein.

"The emergence of ultra-high magic power areas brings a massive amount of rare magic plants and magic ores.

"In other words, during this time, the area surrounding the newly born Earth Vein is an untapped gold mine.

"Even disregarding that, the massive influx of Earth Vein Creatures brought by the newly born Earth Vein, provided they can be successfully suppressed, is a huge fortune for mages.

"Most of these Earth Vein Creatures are inherently very valuable.

"Many magic materials that previously could only be purchased from outside regions will have the chance to be obtained locally.

"It will even spawn many new industries."

Gaode nodded in agreement.

If this were a game, it would be equivalent to a new "farming spot" spawning in a region. For the "players" in that region, it was naturally something they could only dream of.

"But the prerequisite for all of this is that the first few waves of Earth Vein Creature riots brought by the Earth Vein Rebirth can be suppressed.

"That depends on the power of the authorities."

Pierre sighed and said with a slight heaviness, "I asked my mage friends in the Jade Alliance. Hogan City... has already fallen in the very first wave of the Earth Vein Creature riot."

Gaode fell silent for a moment before saying gloomily, "After all, in the Bremen region, Hogan City is the weakest city, and the Earth Vein just so happened to be born in its vicinity."

Therefore, the threat facing Hogan City was the greatest among all the cities in the Bremen region.

"There must have been at least ten or more Third Ring Earth Vein Creatures attacking Hogan City simultaneously. Otherwise, with the alchemy weapons equipped in Hogan City, it shouldn’t have fallen so quickly," Pierre speculated.

"If it was only Third Ring Earth Vein Creatures, it would actually be fine. I’m just afraid that this newly born Earth Vein isn’t just a Level 3 Earth Vein.

"Let’s wait for the official news first.

"It will be up to them to determine the level of this newly born Earth Vein and pacify the rioting Earth Vein Creatures."

"The authorities haven’t taken action yet?" Gaode asked.

Pierre shook his head. "For a newly born Earth Vein, the official power of a single region isn’t enough."

"We have to wait." Pierre raised his index finger and pointed upwards. "It will only be safe when people from above arrive."

Gaode nodded slightly, knowing that Pierre was referring to Saint Sean City.