yasinovel Chapter 177 The Andrei Incident, the Banquet Ends Unhappily, The Grip of Flames!
Chapter 177 The Andrei Incident, the Banquet Ends Unhappily, The Grip of Flames!
Chapter 177 The Andrei Incident, the Banquet Ends Unhappily, The Grip of Flames!
"Brother Ian!"
Ian was also taken aback by Andrei's words.
You weren't like this at the banquet before!
Looking at the other wizards, their expressions toward Ian were no longer as cold as before; they seemed to show a bit more approval.
Ian couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness at the wizards' pragmatism.
However, he naturally couldn't say it out loud; he simply became much more friendly to these wizards on the surface.
Even the usually aloof El spoke a few words to Ian, appearing much closer to him.
"Brother Ian, what did your mentor ask you to do just now?" Andre asked only then.
Everyone turned to look at Ian.
Ian naturally understood what these people meant, scratched his head and smiled, saying, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that my meditation practice has made some progress!"
Everyone suddenly realized.
Hearing this, El silently took a few steps back, regaining his usual coldness.
Her opinion of Ian returned to what it was before.
Once you break through to become a first-ring wizard, the influence of meditation is negligible, so there's really no need to waste time communicating about it.
We chatted for a while.
Andrei suggested again that everyone could go down the mountain to sit down and talk about the matters concerning advancing to become a formal wizard.
Naturally, no one would refuse.
After all, their time isn't that precious, even for El.
Ian was curious, so he went along.
Soon everyone arrived at a new restaurant. After the dishes were served, Andrei began to talk about the preparations for advancing to become a formal wizard.
"To advance to the rank of a formal wizard, in addition to personal preparation, external preparations must also be made; at least two things are required."
Everyone looked on with curiosity.
Andrei coughed and continued, "First, naturally, you should choose a place with abundant elements. The academy has element pools to choose from, all of which must be at least at the first level. The price ranges from four or five hundred magic stones a day to several thousand magic stones, but generally, a breakthrough requires at least several thousand magic stones."
Secondly, there are various potions for breakthroughs, among which the Soul Burning Potion is the most important. It costs at least 3,000 magic stones to make one, and the academy has them, but the number of people who can use them each year is limited.
Adding in other miscellaneous items, each breakthrough requires at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of magic stones. It's not easy!
Ian listened very attentively.
Don't be fooled by the tens of thousands of magic stones he still has; that's because he searched for the Emerald Shadow's legacy.
For an ordinary wizard apprentice to accumulate so many magic stones would be extremely difficult.
No wonder they said they needed the support of the academy and their families.
And this is just the most basic level.
Given Ian's resources, these are probably far from enough, but fortunately, these potions are also included in the inheritance.
He also noticed that among the potions he obtained, there was an extra bottle of mental purification potion and a vitality potion.
It seems there are a few more.
We'll need to exchange some documents to check if we really need these medicines.
"Not to mention the various stages of the breakthrough, so this step in a wizard's breakthrough is not easy!"
Andrei was still reflecting on this moment.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh.
Even within the academy, the status of first-ring wizards is highly valued, as they are official members of the academy.
They were just prospective members.
The difference between these two is considerable.
Even those present might not be able to break through to become formal wizards, not to mention the time limit.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. Congratulations to everyone here for staying under Wizard Kieran's command for another month. Some of you have even made great progress."
Andrei raised his glass, looked at Ian first, and then drank it all in one gulp.
Then, regardless of what the other wizards thought, they all toasted Ian with a glass of wine.
until..
When it was El's turn, she sat calmly in the chair, without moving.
When Andrei looked at her, she simply said calmly, "It's just a tiny bit of progress. He's not worthy of my toast."
The scene froze instantly.
Andrei was also a little embarrassed and turned to look at Ian.
"It's okay."
Ian shook his head, but his opinion of El plummeted to the bottom; he was a foolish wizard.
Seeing that Ian didn't mind, Andrei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, a toast was offered to Harold, who had also made progress, and everyone went through another round, only to get stuck again when it came to El.
Clearly, she wasn't targeting Ian, but rather all low-talented wizards.
Fortunately, everyone has gotten used to it.
But regardless of who they were, they didn't like El's evaluation, since most of the people present were first-class talents.
It was evident from the subsequent gatherings that people were no longer as enthusiastic about El as before.
Finally, El stood up and walked outside, turning to Andrei who was not far away and saying, "Andrei, I suggest you don't waste your time on these people. Our time is precious."
Done.
She left immediately.
The group was left looking at each other in bewilderment.
Andrei's expression gradually froze.
"Ahem." He coughed twice and said, "El comes from the Star-Eyed Clan, a rather powerful wizarding family. Her family supports her a lot, so her personality..."
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"However, there's really no need to hold the gathering. Everyone should focus on breaking through to the next level. As far as I know, although Wizard Kieran always gives a three-year limit, he has only taken in four at most at one time."
He looked at everyone.
The tension among the crowd immediately rose.
Of the nine people in this group, if two Silver Moon level talents are removed, at most two of the seven will remain.
Ian's gaze also turned serious.
If that's the case, we need to hurry.
I left the hotel.
Ian returned home.
To break through to the first level of wizardry, resources aside, one definitely needs to master the model of a first-level wizardry spell.
Thinking about this...
Ian took out the knowledge crystal given to him by Kieran, which was of higher quality than the one that had previously carried zero-ring sorcery.
Open it.
They quickly learned about this witchcraft.
Fierce Grip!
A top-tier sorcery suitable for a first-ring wizard's mark, its effect is to condense raging fire elemental into a fiery touch, which can be sprayed from a distance or wrapped around the target at close range, constantly absorbing the target's magic power to nourish itself while burning.
Ian doesn't understand the power of this witchcraft just from the description, but an image remains within the knowledge crystal.
Ian opened it.
Then a familiar wizard appeared. Wasn't that the headmaster of the Molten Institute, the Fire Wizard?
At this moment, he was surrounded by flame tentacles.
With a swing, a piece of enchanted metal in front of it was engulfed by the blazing flames, turning into pools of dark red molten material. Even more alarming, as the flame tentacles destroyed the rock, a layer of even brighter light seemed to sweep across their surface, as if they had truly drawn something from the attack.
Ian recognized the metal; it was commonly used in the making of alchemical dolls.
The intensity is extremely high.
He had acquired two before, but even the strongest sorcery could not completely destroy them, let alone turn them into liquid metal like this.
Moreover, this was only using one flame tentacle, while there were dozens of flame tentacles around Huoyan at this moment.
"Is this the Grip of Blazing Flames?"
Ian was still quite satisfied.
After all, once a wizard enters the first ring, if the first spell is an offensive spell, it can quickly make him a combatant.
Moreover, branding magic can grow along with the wizard.
This witchcraft definitely fits the description.
So Ian looked at the section on the transmission of witchcraft, and a flood of knowledge rushed toward him like a tide.
The number of runes that make up the sorcery model is more than ten times that of the top-tier zero-ring sorcery runes. Its structure is as complex as a miniature maze. The way energy flows between many nodes is counterintuitive, yet it exudes a strange harmony.
Not to mention that the core is a first-ring rune, and even just taking a look at it made Ian feel the difficulty.
"It will probably take quite a while."
Ian took a deep breath.
Compared to zero-ring sorcery, first-ring sorcery is on a completely different level, and the talent value it brings is also considerable.
Ian was immediately motivated.
They began to study it carefully.
at last.
Three months later.
Ian has finally mastered it!