Elite Mages’ Academy

"What's your name?" the middle-aged man asked.

"The surname is Xiao." After all, it was a stranger who didn't know anything, and Xiao Lin didn't directly disclose his name.

The man didn't take it seriously, and smiled kindly: "My surname is Lin, and it's been decades since I left Shuguang College. What grade are you in?"

Xiao Lin noticed that the man said that he left from Shuguang, not graduated, and that he was a very old senior for several decades. He was a little confused and surprised, but he didn't want to ask too many questions, so he replied: "Freshman."

The man was a little surprised: "Just enrolled, freshman?"

"That's right."

"It's surprising that a dawn freshman appears."

The two chatted briefly, but the man didn't continue to ask Xiao Lin what he was doing here or how he got here. It was obvious that he was a well-mannered person, and soon their topic returned to the bookshelf here.

"These books are all my personal collection. I collected them when I was traveling around the New World in my early years. Not all of them. There are also some translations. I have no other hobbies, so I have to read books. I don't need these books anymore. , It’s a waste to keep it, so I opened a small shop here, and I don’t want to make money. It’s not bad to invite a few friends to sit down in your spare time.”

Speaking of this, the man smiled and said: "You can choose whatever you want, I'll give you the cost price, it's fate to have a rare guest, it's okay to give it to you, but I still have to recover some of the cost, the house price in New Washington is not cheap .”

Xiao Lin also picked them up bluntly, but within a few minutes, the man saw that he was an amateur, and he didn't know how to judge and choose skill books. Thinking that Xiao Lin was just a freshman, the man was not too surprised. The voice explained a little.

The so-called skill book is obviously not the same concept as in the game, nor does it mean that you can learn it immediately with a click of the mouse. The skill book is actually a textbook. The textbook will describe the composition of skills, learning requirements, and how to use them in detail. For the slightly higher-end ones, more classic battle examples will be attached.

The skill books on the man's bookshelf are very old, the footers are badly curled, and the writing is wrinkled a lot. However, it can be seen that the man has preserved these skill books very well, and there is not much damage.

Xiao Lin didn't dislike it too much, but he still couldn't help paying for it. These are not new books, even if they are just cost prices. It doesn't seem cheap either.

But when he flipped through it casually for a few moments, it lit up, and his thoughts just now were thrown out of the blue by him. In the skill book, besides the printed words, there are often a few lines of small red writing next to it, which is obviously a man. Later, I added the label myself.

Seeing what Xiao Lin was thinking, the man said: "These are my learning experiences in the early years, which are personal experiences. If you want to read them, you can refer to them. If you don't want to read them, just ignore them. I don't dare to say that my experience is suitable for you. everyone."

What Xiao Lin looked at were some high-level skill books. He may not be able to learn the skill content in them now, but judging from the man's markings, these markings are definitely of great value.

For example, in the skill book of Explosive Fireball, next to a certain section introducing the action of casting spells, the man has the following mark. If these actions are omitted, the power of Explosive Fireball will only be reduced by about 10%, but the casting time of condensing elements This will save several seconds.

Such little details. Sometimes it may play a key role. After all, for spells, a few seconds less time may be the relationship between victory and defeat.

Xiao Lin read these notes with gusto. I quickly realized that something was wrong. For those who sell books, they undoubtedly hate that people who buy books just read but don't buy.

The man had already returned to his sofa chair, and said with a smile, "Sit here and watch, there is more light here."

Xiao Lin was a little embarrassed, and put down the skill book in his hand. In addition to the skill books, there are also many works translated from the New World. They may not be skill books, but they are all written by local indigenous experts.

Xiao Lin felt that he was a bit picky, he looked around and thought it was good, but he didn't know what to choose.

The man saw his embarrassment, and walked over again: "Tell me, what kind of courses are you taking? In fact, for freshmen, most of the skill books here may not be used by you."

Xiao Lin thought for a while and said, "Any basic skill book is fine."

The man raised his eyebrows: "What about the types? There are more basic skills. The various elements of spells have basic skills, and there are also compound elements. Melee also has basic skills."

"Then what types do you have?" Xiao Lin asked. He found the man's annotations in the book to be very useful. If there is a basic skill book, he doesn't mind taking some away.

"Hehe, what if I have all of them."

Xiao Lin was a little surprised, and even couldn't help but wonder if this man is also the type who repairs a lot of weapons?

As if seeing his thoughts again, the man smiled and said: "I said that I like reading books, but I prefer to collect books. I don't have so much energy to learn the skill books here. Many of them are bought back from others at a low price. , Skill books are consumables, once you have mastered this skill, the skill book is worthless, and often no one will buy the used skill book, so I will buy it at a low price."

"Bought it at a low price, just to read the book?" Xiao Lin was a little puzzled, but soon realized that what the man read was not the skill book itself, but the marks in the skill book that others had learned.

Sure enough, the man said: "Everyone's understanding of skills is different. I am not a learning genius, let alone a gifted student. My understanding of some skills is actually based on the learning experience of many other people. summed up."

"Can I have a look at your basic skill book?"

"That will have to wait a while."

The man readily agreed, turned and left and went to the basement. After a while, he came back carrying a heavy copper box, which was placed on the floor with a bang, and the box was covered with thick dust.

"These are accumulated from traveling around in the early years. I haven't read them for decades. Later, all colleges and universities began to use standard textbooks, and not many people read these basic skills books."

The man wiped the dust while explaining, opened the lid of the box, and the inside was full of books, big and small. Xiao Lin picked up one and looked through it, and unexpectedly found that it was full of handwritten words, and those skills on the shelf. The books are completely different. The skill books here are all handwritten.

It is more appropriate to say that these are study notes rather than skill books. ) Book friends, pay attention!