The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 31: Formal Apprentice

"Of course I agree."

Richard took the crystal ball and bowed slightly to Joe Lord respectfully.

"In that case, let's make a contract."

Joe Lord took out a piece of parchment covered with wizard writing from the drawer.

"This is a soul contract. After signing it, you will be my official apprentice. I will teach you my knowledge, and you will take over this knowledge and pass it on."

The inheritance of knowledge is the foundation of the wizard apprenticeship system. In the distant and ignorant period, wizards began to accept apprentices and pass on the knowledge they had explored throughout their lives.

This relationship is even more important than blood ties for wizards.

Richard took the parchment. There were many things written on it, but most of them were prohibitions against wizard apprentices from selling their inherited knowledge to outsiders without permission.

Knowledge is too valuable, and apprenticeship is too poor.

If not restricted, even the slightest temptation might be enough to induce an apprentice to sell his knowledge.

After signing the contract, a flame instantly ignited from Richard's signature and then burned the entire contract to ashes.

"In accordance with the ancient tradition, Apprentice Richard, I will initiate you."

Jorod placed a hand on Richard's forehead and chanted the ancient wizard's hymn.

Richard could not understand these hymns, but in the dim light, he felt that his mental strength was growing slightly.

After a section of eulogy, Richard felt that his mental strength had increased by about 0.1 during this period of time.

This is much more efficient than meditation.

"Okay, enlightenment is complete." Qiao Luode clapped his hands, and with a smile, he used magic to summon several thick tomes from the bookshelf.

"These books are your elementary courses. Go back and memorize them, learn them thoroughly, and then come back to me to buy the next part."

"purchase?"

Richard was stunned. Wasn't he already a formal apprentice? Why was he still reading like he was in a library?

"Yes, buy it." Chucks walked to Richard and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't be so surprised. Senior Sister Anna and I are the same. We both have to spend magic stones to buy knowledge from the teacher."

"Why... is this?" Richard asked puzzled.

"It's very simple. Knowledge is precious and should not be passed on lightly. Knowledge that is too easy to obtain will be looked down upon." Qiao Luode stroked his beard, looking mysterious. "Also, the art of alchemy requires practice. Knowledge from books alone is far from enough."

"If you have enough skills, you can definitely earn enough magic stones in the business district to exchange for knowledge by selling magic equipment and potions."

Anna on the side also said:

"Teacher's knowledge is not expensive. As long as you are skilled, it is not difficult to earn enough magic stones in the business district. With your current skills, Richard, I am afraid it will take less than two years to exchange for new knowledge."

Since that was the rule, Richard didn't say anything more.

After taking the books from Joe Lord, Richard left the laboratory with Anna and Chucks.

"Alright, Junior Brother. You are very good at hiding your true abilities."

As soon as they went out, Chucks and Richard were arm in arm, acting like good brothers.

"You shocked me and my senior sister with this move."

Anna was feeling mixed emotions. Before Richard, she was the most talented apprentice that Jorod had in the past thousand years.

But now it is clear that this title is about to change hands.

But Anna was not a narrow-minded person. After being depressed for a while, she put the matter aside.

"Okay, Chucks, let Richard go. As your senior brother, why don't you give him a gift?" As she said that, Anna took out a medal from her waist pocket and handed it to Richard.

"This is a badge engraved with a deflection field. It can deflect long-range physical spells such as Cone of Ice."

"Thank you, senior sister!"

When Chucks saw Anna like this, he couldn't help but frown.

He didn't have any magic armor for Richard.

"Junior brother, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's just that my direction is not in magic equipment. How about you wait for two days and I will make you a small synthetic beast?" Chucks said to Richard with a bitter face.

"Synthetic beast? Brother, are you researching synthetic beasts?"

Richard suddenly thought of the synthetic beast core he obtained in the entrance examination. He threw it in a corner and forgot to extract the information from it.

"Well, like my mentor, I am also studying synthetic beasts." Chucks nodded.

"The monster for the entrance exam is you, brother..."

Chucks scratched his head and said with a smile:
"That thing was originally the instructor's job, but he threw it to me. So, my synthetic beast is pretty good, isn't it?"

It's really good.

Richard thought back to the situation at that time. If the monster had not been seriously injured and he had the magic equipment on hand, he might not have been able to pass the exam alive.

"It's really amazing. But I got something that looks like a heart from a monster. I wonder if you can use it, brother."

Chucks was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something.

"Heart? You should be talking about the core. If you have a core, I will customize a synthetic beast for you as a gift." Chucks patted his chest. "I may not be good at other things, but I am good at making synthetic beasts."

The most tedious process of synthesizing a beast is the cultivation of its core. If there is a core, Chucks is confident that he can use the materials on hand to assemble a low-level synthetic beast within three days.

"Thank you very much, senior brother."

After coming out of the black tower, Richard went straight to the dormitory and found the core of the synthetic beast.

Even without any external energy for several months, this core is still beating slightly. Its vitality can only be described as exaggerated.

Taking the core in hand, Richard spent fifteen points of mental energy to extract the information on it.

Although he could exchange this information from Qiao Luode, he would rather save it if possible.

After the extraction was completed, Richard felt as if his head had been hit by a heavy hammer, and he felt dizzy. Fortunately, Richard's mental strength had reached 20 points due to the feedback effect, so after extracting the information, he still had the energy to hand over the core to Chucks.

"Brother, what kind of synthetic beast do you want?" Chucks checked the core's vitality, and after confirming that it could still be recovered, he waved his hand and gave Richard a long list. The list densely recorded hundreds of low-level synthetic beasts with different abilities.

Richard looked through the list. There were some powerful monsters like the Seven-Headed Demonic Sheep on it, but Richard considered it and finally chose a low-level synthetic beast called the Death Crow.

This synthetic beast does not have a strong combat power, but it has the ability to see through illusions and dark vision. Synthetic beasts, like ordinary magical pets, can be connected to the senses by planting soul seeds. If Richard connects with the death crow's senses, then he will have the ability of the death crow.

Seeing that Richard chose the Crow of Death, Chucks waved his hand generously.

"This thing called the Dead Crow is simple. Come to me in three days to get the goods."

After everything was done, Richard returned to the room and collapsed on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

The consumption of refined mental energy made him very tired. Normally, he should meditate to recover, but today, Richard especially wanted to have a good sleep.

By becoming Joe Lord's official apprentice, he has gained a firm foothold in this academy and is one step closer to becoming a wizard.

Richard closed his eyes, and the magnificent scenery he saw when he first connected to the Sea of ​​Souls appeared before his eyes. An admiring smile unconsciously appeared on the corners of his mouth.

"The Star Realm... I really want to go and see it."

(End of this chapter)