Open Source and Throttling

How important are Experience Points?

For the natives, it's a non-existent concept. But whether it's a Mage learning how to construct magical models in class, or a warrior swinging a sword 1,000 times a day to wield their weapon like an extension of their arm, it's all in pursuit of a result.

To gain more power, to have more trump cards when facing danger.

According to the new spell system of the academy reform, learning three 1st-circle spells is enough to become a Level 2 Apprentice, but a Level 3 Apprentice needs to master four 1st-circle spells and two 2nd-circle spells.

Du Pont has already met the former requirement, but the latter seems a long way off.

However, according to his exploration of the System, as long as he can save up 2,000 Experience Points, he can rely on the System to directly become a Level 3 Mage and comprehend two additional spells.

Of course, he can also do it without relying on the System. He can completely comprehend two 2nd-circle spells on his own to become a Level 3 Mage, saving the valuable Experience Points for his next plan.

This can greatly increase his speed of advancement, and it can be said to be his greatest help. But the fact that diligently copying scrolls doesn't increase Experience Points but instead decreases them is something he finds hard to accept.

Isn't this a waste of time?

The System provided an answer to his question.

Copying scrolls or creating magical items will inevitably consume a certain amount of Experience Points. The specific consumption depends on the level of the item being created. This is the case for all Mages.

Du Pont pondered after reading this.

In addition to the magic power contained in the materials themselves, magical items also need to be awakened by attaching magic arrays. It seems that this step also requires Experience Points, or rather, soul power. It's a basic setting, not aimed at him specifically.

"If the copying fails, will Experience Points be wasted?"

After seeing the word "confirmed," Du Pont's heart sank.

Although 10 points per scroll isn't too high, he only gains 24 Experience Points from attending a class. And as a Construction Mage, they also have other courses such as staff combat, engineering, and golem studies. On average, he can only get a maximum of 72 Experience Points per day, and there are 2 days of vacation per week.

He can gain a maximum of 360 Experience Points in five days, but he has to spend a minimum of 100 Experience Points per week copying scrolls. If he maintains his original 40% success rate, he will have to spend about 250 Experience Points on scrolls per week. It can be said that he will only have about 110 Experience Points left per week.

And are there 3 magic classes every day?

No, although engineering and staff combat only have one class per week, golem studies is a course that must be studied every day, which means that the total Experience Points he can gain will be reduced by another 48.

360-250-48, after this whole process, the net inflow he can get in a week is only 62 Experience Points. Multiplying that by 4 for a month is 248. He currently has 390 Experience Points, and he needs 2,000 to level up to Level 3. That means if he studies honestly, it will take him six and a half months to become a Level 3 Mage.

In addition, copying scrolls also consumes a lot of energy, causing fatigue and headaches. If he forces himself to write, it will further reduce the success rate of copying scrolls.

"This is too much of a rip-off..." Du Pont couldn't help but calculate in his heart.

If he doesn't copy scrolls, then the failure of copying scrolls doesn't need to be calculated. Then he will have an extra 1,000 Experience Points out of thin air every month. As long as he is healthy, his net income from studying Experience Points will not be less than 1,440 per month. That way, he only needs one and a half months to advance to Level 3 Mage, which is four times more efficient.

Thinking of this, Du Pont almost died of anger.

Damn it, the academy's requirements are completely unreasonable! No wonder those apprentices who have a Mentor to teach them and don't need to copy scrolls advance so quickly. There are also rumors that those aristocratic children can become High-level Mages before they come of age. The efficiency of spending money and not spending money is completely different. He can be said to be a pure workhorse.

He, as a good young man and the future of the motherland, is actually being so oppressed. This is simply sucking his blood!

Can this be tolerated?

No way!

This book is not worth reading, I'm leaving!

No, the Middle Ages don't seem to care about this kind of thing. If he leaves here, he won't have a stable income of Experience Points, let alone where to learn new spells.

Honestly sitting back in his chair, Du Pont can only find his most reliable partner: his debtor to inquire about methods.

'Is there any way to quickly increase Experience Points?'

Killing creatures with souls can yield corresponding Experience Points. The specific amount depends on the strength of the soul of the deceased target.

Hearing this sentence, Du Pont's heart rate became heavy.

Kill creatures with souls, the stronger the better?

But he has never even slaughtered a fish before...

As a citizen of a great foodie nation, he has naturally seen scenes of slaughtering livestock. During festivals, his family would also kill some live animals such as chickens, ducks, and fish to make delicious dishes. But relying on the hard work of his parents, the unmarried him has never done these things. He basically just helps with cutting vegetables, stir-frying, or making dumplings, and doesn't have to worry about anything else.

The most ferocious thing he has ever killed should be the flying cockroaches in the South.

This kind of thing is obviously not related to things with strong souls, and the information Du Pont inquired about also made him gasp.

Commoner, Challenge Rating 1/8, Experience Points 20

Goblin, Challenge Rating 1/8, Experience Points 15

Kobold, Challenge Rating 1/8, Experience Points 25

Black Bear, Challenge Rating 1/2, Experience Points 100

Ghoul, Challenge Rating 1, Experience Points 200

Griffon, Challenge Rating 2, Experience Points 450

Challenge Rating, simply put, is the danger that four adventurers of the same level can likely handle. If there is one less person, the danger will greatly increase.

Killing a Goblin only yields 15 Experience Points, and he needs 2,000 to level up.

It seems not difficult, but Goblins are always in groups. Can he face 10 Goblins at the same time if he goes to a dungeon?

Du Pont feels doubtful. Once the number exceeds a certain threshold, it becomes quality. If the terrain is more complicated, he will suffer even more. With his current strength, it is basically impossible to solo a Goblin nest.

Not to mention that he needs to kill more than 100 to meet the required Experience Points.

Looking at it this way, 24 Experience Points per class is quite a lot. As long as he studies, he can gain Experience Points, and the fact that he has to pay isn't too outrageous.

But if he just honestly toils away like a beast of burden, he'll end up as just another face in the crowd. When he runs into a robber, he'll have to watch their expression. He needs to remember that this world isn't exactly peaceful.

Learning second-circle spells is already so difficult. If he wants to learn third-circle spells, wouldn't he need more than a year?

After thinking for a long time, Du Pont asked, "Is there a more civilized way?"

[Reading books to learn knowledge and practicing martial arts skills will also increase a certain amount of experience. If the user can independently learn specialties, it will also save a lot of resources and gain additional class levels after meeting the conditions.]

Seeing this information, Du Pont also thought of a way to 'increase' Experience Points.

That is, use Gold Coins to buy other people's spell scrolls to complete academy tasks, avoiding the loss of his own Experience Points.

A scroll in the academy costs 3 Gold Coins, which means he can save 30 Gold Coins per week to avoid the loss of 100 Experience Points. 120 Gold Coins a month. If he can do that, he won't have to worry about being exploited for Experience Points. He'll be promoted in two months no matter what.

This is undoubtedly a very cost-effective deal.

Although a 14-year-old boy has plenty of time to waste, wasting time should at least involve eating, drinking, and having fun, or chasing after girls. What's the point of copying scrolls every day?

Being able to save three months and become a level 3 Mage to escape this misery can be said to be an extremely worthwhile deal.

But then the problem arises again: where can he earn 120 Gold Coins a month?

Not to mention he still has a debt of 1000 Gold Coins to repay.

"How to make money..."