themonasnovels Chapter 255: Change in Attitude; One Year Later, a Leap in Strength, Talent Points Reaching 9000.
Chapter 255: Change in Attitude; One Year Later, a Leap in Strength, Talent Points Reaching 9000.
Chapter 255: Change in Attitude; One Year Later, Leap in Strength, Talent Points Reach 9000
Inside the maintenance room.
Ian looked at the magical artifact before him.
They have all kinds: staves, wizard robes, belts...
The degree of damage also varies; some have only slight wear and tear, while others are almost completely destroyed.
"When wizards participate in the Academy Wars, their magical artifacts and other equipment are easily damaged, and the Academy will be responsible for some of the repairs."
"The only principle here is speed. No matter how well it is repaired, if it is slow, people on the front line will have to go to the battlefield with scrapped equipment."
Allen, who also had a pile of magical artifacts in front of him, turned to the two of them and said.
"Let me demonstrate some first."
After saying that, he picked up a staff that had been broken in two and skillfully applied a fusion agent.
Once the two halves are rejoined, the runes are then inscribed following the original patterns.
After finishing the drawing, he picked up a new staff, while Ian observed him from the side.
Although there is some overlap between the repair and forging of magical artifacts, they are different in general.
In some respects, the former is more difficult.
Because the situation is different for all kinds of magical artifacts, and even more so for runes and energy flow.
Alchemists must have extensive experience and a wide range of alchemical techniques.
Therefore, even in an alchemy workshop, only an intermediate alchemist is qualified to repair alchemical creations of the first level; those of the intermediate level and above usually require an advanced alchemist.
"I'm done. You can come now."
Having finished repairing the artifact, Allen stopped and looked at the two of them.
The two nodded and began.
Ian didn't speak, but lowered his head and picked up the first magical artifact, a damaged piece of armor with a hole burned through the runes on its chest.
An expert-level microscopic eye is at work.
"Just carve along the lines of a small, complete runestone."
Ian’s extensive experience allowed him to make a judgment, while he pondered the various solutions in the Complete Guide to the Repair of Wizarding Artifacts.
Make a choice quickly.
He took out his rune carving knife, the repair materials, and began to work.
Walsh glanced at him, then lowered his head and began dealing with his own pile.
Allen was observing the two of them.
Walsh had previously been on the front lines and had undertaken similar tasks, so his movements were clearly very skilled.
And Ian...
"It has a distinctly academic style, is rather slow, but the effect..."
He picked up the armor that Ian had just repaired; the energy flowed through it smoothly with almost no resistance.
It has restored more than 70% of the effect.
That's enough, considering that the previous artifact was almost entirely damaged in its core.
"and.
He pursed his lips.
Ian was indeed slow at first, initially only keeping pace with Walsh.
But an hour later, he noticed that Ian seemed to be a bit faster than Walsh.
Two more hours passed.
At this point, Ian was already a significant distance ahead of Walsh.
In the end...
"It's about the same speed as me."
Allen had started repairs two hours earlier, and he was glancing at Ian's pace out of the corner of his eye.
By this time, he was almost the same age as him.
"Is this the academy's renowned alchemy genius?"
Allen felt his breath catch in his throat.
The pride that had once been in my heart gradually dissipated.
Meanwhile, Walsh, who was also observing the progress, noticed that Walsh was moving much slower than the other two, so he quickened his pace.
Even so, the distance between them was increasing.
Allen was always in the lead, so his proficiency was understandable. But the fact that Ian, who was always in the back, was doing the same thing made Walsh feel frustrated, realizing that losing to Ian back then was definitely not an accident.
Even without those inventions, he was no match for Ian.
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it was dawn.
Ian and Allen had already repaired their magical artifacts, and even helped Walsh repair some of them.
"Ian, it's a pleasure to meet you. You're amazing."
Allen looked at Ian, extended his hand, and his attitude completely changed.
"Hello there."
Ian nodded, and the two shook hands.
"You must be tired too, after all, you just worked all night. Let me take you to rest first, my teacher may need to see you later."
Allen said with a smile.
The two nodded.
Soon, the two were taken to an area near the Alchemy Department.
Ian was allocated a fairly large apartment, which was sufficient for his use.
After taking a look and finding it acceptable, Ian began to tidy up.
the other side.
After Allen returned to the Alchemy Department, he took the repaired artifact to Rolf.
"You're back. How was it?"
Rolf looked at Allen as he walked in and asked.
"That's impressive."
As Allen spoke, he handed the repaired artifact to Rolf.
As a second-level alchemist, Rolf had incredibly sharp eyes, and his expression instantly turned serious.
After several seconds, he couldn't help but sigh and say, "A true alchemical genius indeed. Once they've rested, have Ian come see me again. This level of skill is capable of handling more important repairs."
Even from his perspective, some of Ian's skills were comparable to those of a seasoned high-level alchemist.
The only shortcoming is that I haven't had enough time to learn alchemy, and there are still some aspects of knowledge and skills that I haven't had time to learn.
On the other hand, Ian was somewhat surprised that Rolf wanted to see him again.
They soon arrived at the Alchemy Department again.
"Ian, your skill level is quite good. In theory, you should have no problem repairing the mid-stage of the first ring, but since you're just starting out, you should repair the early stage of the first ring first."
Rolf looked at Ian and said.
"Okay, supervisor."
Ian nodded.
One of his purposes here is to upgrade his first-level artifact-making skill to the master level.
The skills range from the beginner level of the first stage to the advanced level and even slightly beyond.
Therefore, all of them need to be repaired.
Moreover, starting with lower-level ones is theoretically faster.
"Well, is there anything else you need? There are quite a few resources available at the front."
Rolf said.
"My lord, I may need some ley line essence for meditation."
Ian's eyes lit up.
"Earth ley line essence is fine, but Earth Fortress mainly has earth elemental wizards, and there are many people who need it. But I will give you a quota of ten grams to buy every month."
Rolf pursed his lips and said.
Ten grams?
Ian pondered for a moment. He was only at 3/100 of the third level of mental power, so ten grams would be enough.
"Thank you, sir."
He immediately expressed his gratitude.
"Do your job well. Although I don't particularly like you academic wizards, we're all working for the academy, so I'll treat everyone equally. You can rest today, and we'll officially start tomorrow."
Rolf handed Ian a list of supplies and then signaled the end of the conversation.
Ian caught it, nodded, and then left.
Ian did not immediately return to his new home after leaving.
Instead, he headed straight north of the Earth Fortress.
Soon a high wall came into view, blocking the view, and wizards were patrolling not far away.
The wizard's robes all bear the symbol of the Storm Spear.
This is the Stormspear Chapter's base here.
Ian's purpose in coming here was to visit the Chapter's Vice-Commander, Leonard Ironspine.
After handing over Elena's letter, Ian soon met the second-circle wizard in a castle.
"A teacher's recommendation letter?"
Leonard looked down at Ian.
He was over two meters tall, and his arms were covered with blue lines.
"Yes, sir."
Ian said respectfully.
"Your teacher asked me to take good care of you in the letter, which is quite unusual. This is the first time I've seen her show such importance to a first-ring wizard?"
Leonard took a step forward and looked at Ian.
"You think highly of me."
Ian was very humble.
"No need to be modest. The teacher mentioned some of the things you did in the letter, and I've also heard about you."
Leonard shook his head.
"If you need anything at Earth Fortress, feel free to come to me. As long as it's within my authority, I can help you once."
"Thank you, sir."
Ian nodded.
I also felt a difference from before.
I've traveled to places where everyone was a stranger, and I needed to get to know them all over again.
But now, thanks to the groundwork he laid in the academy, things seem to have become much easier in these places.
"Okay, then I won't keep you any longer. Come find me if you need anything."
Leonard is also very busy.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Ian was seen off.
on the road.
Ian looked at the smoke rising in the distance and took a deep breath.
"The next step was to frantically learn all sorts of knowledge and digest it all."
Ian squinted.
He currently has many skills that he needs to upgrade to master level.
Moreover, he also obtained a batch of resources from the Nicole family, as well as Pierce's resources, in addition to the resources here at the front line.
With all the resources he had left over, he could cultivate here peacefully for about a year.
"Let's focus on steady progress for a year first."
As the sun set, Ian headed towards his house.
In the blink of an eye.
A year has passed.
Inside the alchemy workshop, Ian finished repairing a new batch of mid-stage first-ring equipment.
"Sir, you've worked hard."
Ian's assistants, Roman and Roland, each took turns wiping Ian's sweat and sending the magical artifact away.
But both of their eyes were filled with awe.
The two were sent to Ian as his assistants eight months ago; both are intermediate first-level alchemists.
At first, I was a little unconvinced, but as Ian's skill level became more and more outrageous, I realized that Ian's skill level was becoming increasingly exaggerated.
They have now begun repairing some high-level alchemy equipment, and their progress is astonishingly rapid.
"Um."
Looking at the two of them, Ian nodded.
.
"It's been a year!"
Ian instinctively opened the panel.
Name: Ian Green
Age: 27
[Talent: 9000]
[Strength: First-Ring Wizard (Third Crystal 30/100), Silver Bone (20/100)]
[Skills: First Ring Superior: Earth Tremor (Expert 100/400), Solidification Body Tempering (Third Layer - Proficiency 1/300), Four Symbols Resonance (Proficiency 200/400), Microscopic Eye (Master), Forging Hand (Master), Wizard Artifact Repair (Proficiency 200/300)]
First Ring Intermediate: Four Symbols Resonance Method (Second Level - Master Level 3), Flowing Wind Barrier (Master Level 3)
[Talents: Photographic memory, multitasking, elemental affinity (Tier 1), insight into principles (Tier 1)]
"Your talent level is 9000."
Ian took a deep breath.
For the past year, he has almost always stayed at Earth Fortress.
He devoted all his resources to improving himself.
The effect is also excellent.
Two of his core alchemy spells have been upgraded to the master level, and spells such as ley line vibration have also been greatly improved.
Silver Bone has completed one-fifth of the work.
The level of earth tremor has reached the expert level, and it is not far from the master level.
Once completed, he can learn the Four Symbols Reincarnation, and at the same time, his domain fusion level will experience a surge!
Of course, most importantly, he had upgraded his Breath of the Wind to Master level six months ago.
This completes the final part of the two meditation methods.
This allowed the second level to smoothly advance to the perfect level, and the changes it brought to Ian were enormous.
"It made my meditation faster."
Ian took a deep breath.
Normally, even with an improvement in talent, his mental strength should be between 20 and 25, but it has now reached 30.
"But that's still not enough!"
Ian shook his head inwardly.
The minimum passing score for the preliminary exam three years later is 50%.
But that's just the bottom line, especially after seeing those wizards from the last time.
He realized that fifty was far from enough.
Moreover, his goal is to become a core disciple, not just pass a test.
"So it has to be at least 80 or 90, or even the limit."
Ian was calculating.
He felt that this was not even a lot, because many such wizards had emerged in recent years due to the war.
Based solely on test data, he might not actually be a match for those wizards.
"But the resources are almost exhausted."
Ian sighed inwardly.
The past year has seen tremendous improvements in both mental strength and physical conditioning, regardless of the cost.
However, the resources were almost exhausted.
The mercury in the earth was completely gone; he had underestimated his own consumption of resources.
Earth Vein Essence can be purchased monthly, but the quota is too small for Ian.
As his proficiency and skill level increased, ten grams per month was no longer enough to meet his needs.
Ian squinted.
He seems to have many problems, but actually he only has one.
That is, a lack of resources.
His consumption of resources is simply too great.
Especially the Earth Mercury and the Essence of the Earth Veins. The former is heavily consumed by the war legions, while the latter is in high demand by earth elemental wizards, leading to fierce competition for them.
Of course, for him, the essence of the earth veins is more important at the moment.
Because to outsiders he is still an elemental wizard.
He also plans to compete for core membership as an elemental wizard.
"However, there is some idea behind this."
Ian pondered.
The essence of the earth veins comes from the mineral veins here, but it has always been in short supply.
There are two reasons.
One problem is that there are too many wizards, which consumes too much resources; the other is that mining is difficult.
Mining requires high standards from both the wizard and the mining equipment, especially the latter.
Therefore, I can try to improve the mining equipment.
Ian squinted; this was also his plan.
Instead of going through the motions of various tasks and favors for a little bit of resources.
Let's be more direct.
As before, let's start directly from the source and do something useful.
So he took a deep breath.
He strode out of the repair room and arrived at Rolf's laboratory.
Knock on the door.
They explained their purpose.
"What?"
Upon hearing Ian's words, Rolf immediately stood up.