After leaving the library, Herag began preparing his next plan.
Now that he had enough magic stones, he was ready to purchase many level 0 spells.
The variety of level 0 spells is diverse, and most wizard apprentices, due to time, effort, and financial constraints, cannot support themselves learning and mastering many level 0 spells.
But Herag was different. With Shenlan’s assistance, he could save a lot of time learning and mastering level 0 spells, and he wasn’t short of magic stones to freely purchase spells now.
The more spells one masters, the more responses one has to various situations.
There are three ways to purchase level 0 spells. The cheapest is the flea market, where wizard apprentices generally sell spells they’ve learned themselves, just to get some returns, so the price is a bit lower.
There’s also the option of buying from the official store in Moonlight Forest, where there’s a greater variety but at higher prices, which Herag couldn’t afford before.
The last option is directly trading with other wizards. For instance, Herag previously bought spells from Leo and Larry. Updates are released by novelꜰire.net
Herag decided to check out the flea market first. Although there weren’t many people recently, saving a bit still matters.
It was nearing midnight when he left the library, so Herag went home and meditated all night, setting off for the flea market the next morning.
The flea market was noticeably quieter than before, with few vendors and even fewer visitors.
After browsing for a while, Herag found a vendor selling level 0 spells.
He squatted by the roadside and examined the spell models laid out on the ground, excluding the level 0 spells he already knew, and picked out three that seemed nice.
"Small Fireball Technique"
The Small Fireball Technique has decent lethality, and once mastered, it can be cast faster and stronger than using demonized items.
The Flame Shield is a fire attribute shield, and this shield spell is quite special.
Aside from being defensive, it also has a certain level of offensiveness.
The surface of the Flame Shield is high-temperature, allowing the user to charge into enemy formations with the shield on.
For fire element-specialized wizards, this shield is quite good.
Although Herag is not fire-specialized, he still plans to buy it because he can never have too many shield-type spells.
The last one is Magical Missile, which is most suitable for Herag, as it is a dark attribute attack spell.
Currently, Herag doesn’t have a single dark energy attack spell, so Magical Missile comes in handy.
Magical Missile is considered a practical level 0 spell with low mana consumption and decent lethality.
"How much for these three level 0 spells?" Herag asked.
The vendor, a frail second-class wizard apprentice, glanced at Herag and said, "Two magic stones per book."
"I’ll take them all," Herag found the price acceptable and bought them all, as the market price was generally this amount.
He promptly paid six magic stones and collected the three level 0 spell books.
The vendor carefully took the six magic stones, seemingly relieved.
Herag knew what six magic stones meant for an average wizard apprentice; they could accomplish a lot with that.
He then continued browsing other stalls but found few level 0 spells available, ending up buying only one more, "Ice Arrow."
"I still have to check out the spell store in Moonlight Forest." After browsing without finding anything valuable, Herag headed towards the magic shop.
The magic shop is located across from the Lion Coffee Shop, in a five-story building.
The magic shop used to be quite bustling, but nowadays, few people can be seen entering or exiting its entrance.
The magic shop mainly sells level 0 spells and a few level 1 spells.
Besides spells, it also offers a large number of casting materials for sale.
Many spells require the corresponding casting materials to be performed, and these materials are often consumable, needing regular replenishment.
Herag’s current spells do not require casting materials, so he rarely deals with these or comes to the magic shop to buy casting materials.
The magic shop looks like a bookstore on the surface, with numerous bookshelves inside. Each row of shelves is lined with books, each containing a spell’s spell model.
Each book is priced below it, and the first floor is all level 0 spells, generally priced between three to five magic stones, typically one magic stone more than at the flea market.
Standing before a bookshelf, Herag immediately noticed this spell.
The Hand of Weariness is a status spell, which, after casting, causes the enemy to fall into a state of weariness upon contact.
It seems unremarkable but is quite useful in real combat.
In high-intensity combat, a single lapse in attention could cost one their life.
The only drawback is that the spell requires close range to cast.
But that wasn’t a problem for Herag, as he had his own plans.
After picking up the Hand of Weariness from the shelf, Herag continued browsing and soon found another spell he was interested in.
This spell is also defensive, but unlike shield spells, Mana Armor increases physical-type attack resistance on the body surface, like wearing armor, hence being called Mana Armor.
Herag was happy to take any defensive spell, so he grabbed it right away.
He subsequently purchased five shield-type spells, almost collecting all the shield-type spells among level 0 spells.
Besides shield spells, Herag also bought some beneficial spells.
"Great Stride Running: Instantly increases movement speed, lasting one second."
This is a speed burst spell, and since Herag hasn’t learned it yet, he doesn’t know the specific stats.
He figured the spell could be quite useful and possibly have some unexpected effects.
"Blood Python’s Fury: Greatly increases physical strength and power."
This is a spell that requires casting materials, using the blood of a Blood Python Bull smeared on any part of the body for casting.
"Indomitable Will: Enhances resistance to negative effects such as charm and fear."
"Blessing of the Mountain Elf: Temporarily receive the blessing of the Mountain Elf, granting you a body as strong as a Mountain Giant."
There aren’t many beneficial level 0 spells, so Herag selected three that seemed good.
Next up were the dark energy spells.
As a wizard apprentice specialized in dark energy, he had mastered too few spells in this area.
Dark energy spells were relatively scarce, and after going through them, Herag picked up a book titled "Level 0 Spell: Shadowy Corner."
This is a shadow element spell, categorized under dark energy element.
"Shadowy Corner: Merge your body into the shadows, concealing your presence."
This is more like a thief’s stealth technique, but more sophisticated and effective.
Herag had his eyes on this spell immediately, as it was perfect for ambushing and looting.
However, this spell is only for ambushes, as it becomes useless if the enemy is prepared with magical perception.