A Bar In An Alternate World: Pick Up A Young Witch - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Wealth is Combat Power

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Let me see,” Elise stretched out her fair little hand, and Lin Ge placed the gem in her palm without any hesitation.

Elise’s slender fingers closed, barely holding the gem.

“You’re really at ease. Aren’t you afraid that I’ll lie to you?”

“If you like it, then take it,” Lin Ge said nonchalantly.

To him, neither gemstones nor magic items were of much significance, because as long as he brought them to Earth, they would most likely turn into stone.

Besides, he did not want to become a great mage who could summon the wind and rain either.

“What, are you trying to bribe me?” Elise wrinkled her delicate nose, “It’s not that easy. Take it back!”

She threw the sapphire back at Lin Ge.

“I’ve already erased the imprint on it. You can use it without worry.”

Lin Ge looked at Elise in surprise. He didn’t expect her to help him.

“Why are you staring at me like a frog? It’s so disgusting.”

“Thank you,” Lin Ge said with a smile.

Elise snorted and left the bar.

No new customers came in after that, and neither Karina nor Prince Lieyang showed up. Only Lanya sat at the bar and chatted with Lin Ge. Since there were no customers, Lin Ge would give her some fruits from time to time, such as oranges, grapes, oranges, and blueberries.

As they had agreed to go to the Mage Guild to do the test together after work, Lanya had explained a lot of common knowledge about magic in this world to Lin Ge.

From her, Lin Ge learned that this world was filled with magic energy. Humans could guide magic into their bodies through meditation and store it.

However, everyone’s physique was different, and the amount of magic energy that their bodies could hold was also different. Only when one’s magic energy storage reached a certain level could they release magic. The Mage Guild’s test was mainly aimed at this point.

Lin Ge had played some RPGs before, so he understood the magic energy storage as the mana bar. If the mana bar wasn’t long enough, he wouldn’t be able to cast a spell.

However, the human body wasn’t the only carrier of magic energy. There were many other ways to store it, which produced various magic items.

Therefore, money and wealth became important indicators of a mage’s strength. After all, no matter how fast one’s chanting speed was, it could not be compared to instantaneous magic items.

For example, if a talented civilian mage were to go up against a wealthy noble mage who only had a mana bar of five centimeters but high-level magic equipment, an endless supply of magic potions, and high-level magic scrolls, the one with that higher probability of winning would be the latter.

To put it simply, a high-level civilian account was not as good as a low-level rich player account.

In addition to mana, the mages in this world had another important indicator -intelligence, or rather, the ability to learn magic.

Every magic spell was like a math problem, and not everyone could learn it. Those who simply couldn’t understand could only copy other people’s answers. In the field of magic, magic that one couldn’t learn could only be used with the corresponding scroll.

However, this was not easy to quantify or test. It could only be judged by the speed of learning magic, so the apprentice test did not include this index.

In short, there were three main indicators to judge a mage’s ability: magic energy, financial resources, and intelligence.

After work, Lin Ge changed his clothes and headed to the mage Guild with Lanya. This time, he did not bring his phone.

The Mage’s Guild was located on the east side of Castaron. Unlike the bustling Uradahar Street, the eastern streets were clean and tidy. There were no roadside stalls. All Lin Ge saw along the way were mansions of the rich and noble.

The two of them arrived at the Mage Guild. The huge dome-shaped building in front of them was magnificent and looked extremely expensive. Ordinary people would be intimidated by the noble and sacred aura just by standing in front of the building, and they would lose the courage to step in.

Lin Ge sized up the building in front of him and sighed in amazement in his heart. This must be a place where the rich guys stayed.

The two of them walked into the Mage Guild. The spacious hall was silent, and the smooth floor reflected the light of the magic chandeliers, making the hall even brighter.

In the middle of the hall stood a lifelike statue. Lin Ge’s eyes were attracted by the statue, not only by its graceful body and beautiful face but more importantly its noble and holy aura.

Lin Ge had never seen a sculpture of such a level on Earth. The statue was amazing. It could display the temperament akin to a real person.

“That’s Freya, the Goddess of magic,” Lanya introduced in a low voice.

Lin Ge nodded and looked away. He went to the counter to register with her and went to the west corner of the hall.

There was a pure white stone platform here. It was about one meter tall with a floating crystal ball on it.

It was a crystal ball that aided meditation. It could help the person who came into contact with it concentrate and absorb the surrounding magic energy. If enough magic energy was absorbed, the crystal ball would emit light.

As long as the crystal ball could be lit up, one could pass the mage’s aptitude test.

The elf responsible for recording smiled and said, “Please place your hand on the crystal ball for ten seconds. If the crystal ball lights up in ten seconds, you pass the test.”

Lin Ge placed his hand on the crystal ball. It was cold and smooth to the touch, and the moment he touched it, he entered a strange state.

He felt an unprecedented peace, and some invisible things were pouring into his body from all around.

Three seconds later, the crystal ball released a dazzling blue light.

“It’s a strong blue light. Sir, you have superior talent,” The elf smiled.

Superior talent, not bad. Lin Ge thought, then asked, “Can I let go now?”

“Yes. If you’re sure you want to join the Mage Guild, please come with me to the registration office to register.”

“Do I need to pay a membership fee or something?”

“Registration as an apprentice does not require a fee. Only the grading examinations require a fee.”

It turned out that there was an examination system for mages, but Lanya had never mentioned it.

“What are the grades of mages?”

“Once a magic apprentice passes the first examination, they can become an official mage. Official mages have a good status in all countries on the continent and are the targets of recruitment by the nobles.”

“Further up would be the magisters and grand magisters. This isn’t something that ordinary people can achieve. However, with your talent, if you work hard in your cultivation, you should have no problem becoming a magister.”

The elf’s attitude was much friendlier than before as she patiently explained to Lin Ge. After all, it had been many years since a talented magic apprentice had appeared in Castaron.

“Thank you, please take me to register.”

“Alright, please follow me.”

When registering, one had to fill in their current address. Lin Ge did not know the characters of this world, so he asked Lanya to write down the address of the Emeralds bar for him.

After the registration, the staff handed him a round badge that symbolized his identity as an apprentice. It was silver and had the image of Freya, the Goddess of magic, on it.

Before they left, the staff in charge of registration reminded them, “The beginner spells in the guild’s collection are open to apprentices free of charge. If you don’t have a master, you can learn spells in the guild’s library.”

“Thank you. I’ll come and take a look when I have time.”

Lin Ge was interested in magic, but he did not know the characters of this world yet, so he could not learn spells. As such, after leaving the guild, he asked Lanya if she had any magic items that could help him quickly master the language of this world.

Lanya thought for a moment and told him that there were things like knowledge scrolls in this world. As long as he opened the scroll, he could master the knowledge recorded in it, but most of them were used to learn difficult magic and combat skills. Not only were they expensive, but they were also rare. No one would waste precious knowledge scrolls on learning words, something that only children and illiterates needed to do.

“It seems that I still need a long time to become a true mage,” Lin Ge sighed.

Lanya suggested, “Since your shop manager is so powerful, why don’t you ask him? Maybe he has a way for you to quickly master the language of this world.”

Lin Ge’s eyes brightened. That’s right! Since the manager could control a bar that connected to different worlds, this kind of thing might be easy for him.

“Thank you for reminding me. I’ll go back and call him to ask.”

At this moment, Lanya suddenly said softly, “Umm… Can I stay at your place for one more night? I don’t have a single gold coin on me right now.”