Wizard Alchemist

Chapter 5 The Second Pot of Gold
Roy, Renien and others were envious, but when they learned that they had to pay fees, they were immediately disappointed.

After becoming an intermediate apprentice, the course pressure increased and the gap in magic stones also became larger.

They can't afford the money.

There were not many senior apprentices this time, and after waiting patiently for a while, it was finally their turn.

Roy asked: "I need magic stones and materials...

Is there anyone willing to exchange some gold coins or alchemy products?"

Several eliminated apprentices who hadn't had time to exchange their items came out to respond: "How do you want to exchange? According to the market price?"

Roy said, "There's no such thing as a market price at this time. The market price is what each person needs. Gold coins for magic stones, one to one."

Several eliminated apprentices looked helpless, but after a brief discussion, they decided to sell at a low price.

Under normal circumstances, no one would be willing to exchange magic stones for gold coins, especially at such a low ratio.

But we are about to leave the Wu Tower, and nothing can be explained by common sense.

Roy decisively took out all the gold and silver coins he had saved over the years, as well as small items such as glass beads and perfume bottles made by alchemy. He even shamelessly borrowed 50 gold coins from Renien and started trading with those people.

He vaguely sensed that Renien wanted to socialize, build a small circle, and become the boss.

He didn't mind huddling together with them for warmth.

But the premise is that it is good for yourself.

Although Renien looked a little bit pained, he still pretended to be generous and showed off his financial resources.

Roy also knew the principle of quitting while he was ahead, so he promised on the spot: "Thank you for lending me the money. I will try to repay you as soon as possible, one magic stone for one. I will also pay you interest over time."

This made the other party look a little better.

This time, Roy really emptied his family's savings.

But the results were gratifying, and I once again had 100 magic stones in my hands.

This can be considered as my second pot of gold. Perhaps I can use this magic stone to try more alchemy formulas and find my own way to make money.

……

A few days later, at the residence.

Roy stood up, rubbing his temples with a slight headache, and went to the bathroom to wash up.

"Wizarding knowledge is too obscure and difficult to learn!
The efficiency of meditation is also very low. It seems that this body's aptitude is very poor..."

Over the past few days, he began to come into contact with and understand what an intermediate apprentice should know, which greatly broadened his horizons.

But it also became obviously difficult.

"If we continue like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape the many assessments and elimination projects that will come, and we'll be facing difficulties again!"

Looking in the mirror, Roy frowned secretly at his bloodshot eyes and pale face.

This time, we can't sharpen our weapons before the battle.

We must plan ahead.

After going to the cafeteria outside and having a simple breakfast, Roy went to the teaching area to prepare for more advanced intermediate courses.

As a member of the Seven Towers Alliance in the wizarding world, the teaching content of the Okmi Witch Tower covers the inheritance of the seven towers, including curses, bloodlines, necromancy, elements, alchemy, astrology, summoning, and even some knowledge from another world.

In other words, the apprenticeship education in the seven ancestral pagodas is actually the same.

However, the wizards were not at all impatient with lectures and were still accustomed to the secret inheritance of techniques.

Even the teaching model is derived from the university system of the arcane world and is not something local.

Soon after, Reinien, Niya, Andov and others arrived one after another.

A few people greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries.

"Have you heard that intermediate apprentices can take elective courses for free based on their interests and actual circumstances..."

"Is it really so free?" "Of course, all public knowledge provided by Wuta is free!

After reaching a certain stage, spell inheritance will be granted, and the witch body transformation will be enhanced.

However, at the end of each month, the progress of cultivation must be checked.

Two years later, there will still be a tower clearing assessment.

It takes two years to advance from intermediate to advanced, and eight runes, an average of one rune every three months...

In other words, if no new runes appear in three consecutive monthly exams, you will be deemed unqualified and will be required to undertake a mandatory mission as punishment!

“Well, I knew it wasn’t that cheap!”

Mandatory tasks are part of the tower deacon's job. The rewards are often pitifully low, but they take up a lot of time and energy.

They are quite worried about this.

"Only after successfully revealing sixteen runes can you officially begin learning witchcraft and various formulas..."

"I hope we can hold on until that day and reach the advanced level..."

Renien said with some enthusiasm.

Others echoed: "Yes, becoming an intermediate apprentice doesn't mean you can relax. This is a new starting point. There are still advanced apprentices waiting ahead..."

By this time, Roy already knew that this young man with conspicuous blond hair was the youngest son of a viscount family in the Old World.

Like himself, he was sent here as an apprentice because he was detected to have a talent for mental power.

Renien's background was much nobler than his predecessor, but he had no family business to inherit. His only option was to stay and work hard to become a wizard.

Niya, Andov and others also nodded in agreement.

Niya was born into a merchant family and was considered a woman from the wealthy middle class.

But after seeing the vastness and grandeur of the mysterious world here, I don’t want to just go back and get married as usual.

Andov is a son of a declining noble family who hopes to become a wizard and revive his family business.

All the kings and nobles of the Old World are descendants of wizards, including his ancestor, who was also a great wizard.

In the wizarding world ruled by the Seven Towers Alliance, this is called blood nobility.

"Everyone has their own reasons for working hard and striving to become a true wizard.

But this road is not easy to walk. Just for the advanced apprentices, many people will be eliminated again, just like the previous tower clearing."

Roy thought about his future.

While they were chatting, the head apprentice who was in charge of classroom discipline arrived.

He placed a magical crystal ball the size of a human head at the top of the class and announced the start of the class.

Everyone turned their eyes to the crystal ball, where they saw light emerging and illusions appearing, which soon condensed into the image of an elderly wizard.

He paced across the podium like a ghost and began to speak.

Roy felt that this teaching method was boring and inefficient.

But in the wizarding world, where knowledge is at a premium, any opportunity to learn is a welcome one.

So I listened attentively, took a lot of notes, and didn't dare to relax at all.

At this time, the phantom finally told Roy the part he had been waiting for for a long time - the content related to alchemy!
"Alchemy originated from the attempt to transform base metals into precious metals, especially gold, and later developed into different studies...

Remember, the first principle of alchemy is equal exchange!

This is truly true and there is no falsehood at all!"

The wizard phantom in the crystal ball narrated, unveiling the mystery of this realm for Roy.

(End of this chapter)