House Witch

  Chapter 7 7. Staff

  For a spellcaster, the importance of the staff is self-evident. A suitable staff can improve an excellent spellcaster more than a sword master found his dream sword.

  Similarly, if a spellcaster loses his staff, it is like a sharpshooter without a gun in his hand. Basically, half of his abilities are crippled on the spot, unless the spellcaster has mastered high-level skills such as casting spells without a stick.

As the ultimate race standing at the top of the caster system, the witches are much less dependent on the staff than those mages of other races who can't use fireball after leaving the staff. After all, they are born with The ability to cast spells without a staff.

   Some little witches with outstanding talents even have magical power in their first cry, which belongs to innate magic and does not need any staff support at all.

And those witch cubs who are not very sensible and do not know how to control the natural magic power in their bodies are even more terrifying. The bear children of other races are at most skinny, and at most they will harm furniture or something, which is not harmful, but witch cubs The child may just hit the parent's face with fireballs and frost at every turn.

   It is said that some of today's pinnacle witches were even more powerful when they were young. They were so talented that they could even use high-level magic just by following their instincts when they were young. It is normal to accidentally send unprepared parents into the hospital.

  Well, although the witches look like humans on the outside, it’s not a problem to regard their essence as the kind of magical beasts that are born to use magic.

  However, this does not mean that witches do not need a staff. This is like a person who can walk but drive faster. A high-quality staff has a considerable effect on the magic of witches.

   After so many years of development and evolution of the staff, and the adjustment and upgrade of countless spellcasters, the entire system process is very mature today.

  Witch World's current staffs are basically divided according to length, divided into three categories: short staffs, long staffs and standard staffs.

The length of a short staff is generally less than 40cm, and the longest will not exceed the length of a person's forearm. The advantages of such a staff are that it is quick and convenient to cast spells, and has a high degree of precision in manipulating magic power. The short body is also easy to hide, and is suitable for assassination or fast Used by attack casters.

   As for the disadvantages, the material used is insufficient, the conversion efficiency of magic power is low, it is easy to cause more meaningless loss of magic power, and the increase in magic effect is also small.

  Long wands are generally more than 1.5 meters tall, and many of them are even taller than the caster himself. The advantage of such a wand is that it has high magic power conversion efficiency and a strong effect on magic.

   It's just that the long staff is also too long, which is inconvenient to conceal, and it is easy to expose the existence of the caster. Because the magic power carried is too large, it is not easy to control, so there are certain shortcomings such as requirements for the user's magic manipulation precision.

As for the standard staff, just like its name, it is the most standard type of staff. The length is between the short staff and the long staff, generally about one meter, and it also takes into account the short staff and the long staff. The biggest advantage is the kind of mediocre panacea type that is okay in all aspects, but not outstanding in all aspects, but fortunately has no shortcomings.

After Dorothy followed Alice into the store, the first thing she saw were various glass display cabinets. The whole store was divided into three areas. The left wall was full of all kinds of short sticks, and the right display wall There are various long staffs, and various standard staffs are displayed in the glass wall cabinet in the middle.

   "Welcome, two lovely witches."

A somewhat old voice welcomed the two of them. It was an old man with gold-rimmed eyes. The old man had white beard and hair, but he was in good spirits, very energetic, and dressed very elegantly, with a kind of The smell of an elderly gentleman.

  Dorothy looked at the old man's appearance, and recognized that he was an ordinary human mage, which made her have a high opinion of the old man's skills.

After all, although humans are close relatives of witches, they are not high-level races in this magical world, and their magical talents are far inferior to extraordinary races such as elves and dwarves. The only thing that can be obtained is the huge population. And the care behind the witches.

  The entrance standard of the Witch Store is very high, even for extraordinary races like elves and dwarves, it is not easy to meet the standard, let alone more mediocre humans.

   But relatively, the human store that can officially enter the witch store must have a few brushes.

   "Grandpa Odell, I'm here to take care of your business again."

  Alice approached and greeted the old man very familiarly when she saw him.

   "Hehehe, welcome, little Alice."

  The old man also showed a kind smile, and cheerfully welcomed this regular customer.

   "Are you still here to maintain the staff today?"

   he asked.

"Hmm, I'm going to trouble you again, and this is my sister Dorothy, I brought her here today to buy a new staff, please help to see if there is one suitable for her, preferably the latest smart staff .”

  While Alice took out two pistols from her magic pocket and handed them to the old man, she introduced her elder sister.

  And Dorothy's eyes stayed more on the two pistols that Alice took out, with a slightly weird expression.

These are a pair of cool-looking double guns, one black and one white, with some bloodshot red lines all over the gun body, and there are even two sharp blades extending from the bottom of the barrel, which represents Both guns also seem to be usable for melee combat.

   This pair of guns is Alice's staff, which belongs to the short staff category.

   "Tsk, the times have really changed for a staff like this to grow up."

Dorothy complained in her heart. Not only did she, a traveler, not feel the information advantage of a traveler, but she often felt that she could not keep up with the development of this magical world, and she felt like an old fashion out of touch with the times. This is really true It makes people feel complicated.

But the staff in the Witch World is like this. Except for the length, there are no other restrictions. The shape is like a sword, gun, sword, halberd, guns and sticks. It is not the single one in her inherent impression at all. The shape of a wooden stick inlaid with gems.

But it's normal to think about it carefully. After all, although witches are top spellcasters, they are not as fragile as real spellcasters. Excellent physical fitness allows witches to fight with enemies without fear after being approached by the enemy. The enemy fought hand-to-hand and beat up professional fighters.

  Then as a witch's staff, the wooden stick structure that is not conducive to melee combat is naturally not enough. The witch's staff must also be of the type that can bomb from a distance and can fight a knife in a short distance.

   While Dorothy was still there persuading herself to get used to it earlier, the old man, the shopkeeper, also turned his attention to her.

   "Miss Witch, can I see your previous wand?"

  The old man said gently.

  Dorothy quickly took out the magic wand she had been using from her pocket and handed it to the old man.

   This is also a short wand, but it is the kind of short wand that is similar to the wand in a movie of a magic academy she watched in her previous life.

   This is also an old buddy who has been with her for more than ten years. When she first started learning magic, she chose this entry-level beginner's staff because of her feelings for the movie.

  However, in recent years, the old man has really been unable to keep up with her growth. Now every time she casts a spell, she has to carefully control the magic power to prevent the old man from dying suddenly on the spot. Now it is indeed time for the old man to retire and rest.

  She looked at the short staff with some reluctance, and then looked at the old man with some expectation, wondering what new staff the old man would recommend to her later.

   EDG awesome

  (end of this chapter)