Wizard: My career panel has no upper limit

Chapter 136 Explosion
The early morning sunlight shines through the stained glass windows, casting mottled shadows on the ground.

Ron arrived at the classroom early and chose a less conspicuous seat to sit down.

Today is the first class after the mind control course was upgraded to an advanced course. Students have already arrived in the classroom, most of them are middle-level apprentices, and there are also a few students who have reached the advanced apprentice level.

Unlike the noisy basic courses, the atmosphere here is noticeably more serious and focused.

"Are these the geniuses in the wizarding candidate sequence?" Ron looked around, silently evaluating his potential competitors in his mind.

Each student exudes an extraordinary aura, and their speech and behavior are full of confidence and pride.

Compared to the basic course, this class was much smaller, with only twelve students, but the quality was obviously much higher.

Of course, there are also people who are not in the wizard candidate sequence. Many people in the sequence, such as Holt, Oliver, Cynthia, etc., have actually completed this course long ago.

Most of the candidate wizard sequence members studying here, like Ron, have only entered the sequence in recent years.

Ron noticed that Tracy was not among them, perhaps because her mentor Corinna had arranged special training for her.

Just as Ron was thinking, the door of the classroom opened again, and the person who walked in was not Eric, but a familiar figure that made Ron instantly alert - Soren Griffith.

He was the serious middle-aged man who had presided over his upgrading to the intermediate apprentice certification, and was also one of the supervisors of the entire candidate wizard sequence.

Soran walked slowly to the podium and looked at every student in the classroom. When his eyes passed by Ron, they paused for a moment, but quickly moved away.

"My name is Soren Griffith. Starting today, I will take over from my students Eric and Leah and officially serve as the instructor of your advanced course after the two basic courses are merged."

Soran's voice was gentle and calm, yet it carried a majesty that was difficult to ignore:

“The difficulty and depth of this course will far exceed your previous experience. I hope that every student who can enter this class can fully realize this.”

He slowly raised his hand, and a complex energy structure appeared out of thin air in the center of the classroom. It was composed of countless tiny points of light, constantly changing shape and color.

"To advance in mental control and spell construction, the first thing to understand is the theory of multi-level construction."

Soran flicked his fingers gently, and the energy structure immediately decomposed into three levels, each with a different way of energy flow.

"In the basic course, you learned how to construct a single spell model. In the advanced stage, you will need to learn to maintain multiple spell models at the same time and establish connections and coordination between them."

Ron observed the demonstration model intently, secretly marveling at Soran's exquisite control over his mental power.

The trajectories of those energy flows were incredibly precise, with every tiny fluctuation being just right.

As expected, he is a formal wizard!
Just from a glimpse of the demonstration model, he, who had been somewhat complacent about his control over mental power due to the additional feature "stable state", now felt like a primary school student doing homework and suddenly being instructed by an International Olympiad contestant.

"Today's first exercise is to try to superimpose two independent spell models together."

As Soran waved his hand, a crystal ball appeared in front of each student:

"Please try to construct any two spell models you have mastered in the crystal ball at the same time."

Of course, the purpose of their course is not to create complex spells, which is an advanced skill that only formal wizards can master.

Now we have two spell models built at the same time, just to make the casting faster during combat.

The classroom immediately became quiet, and every student began to concentrate on operating the crystal ball in front of them.

Ron took a deep breath, closed his eyes, mobilized his mental strength and began to build.

He chose Sonic Oscillation and Slime Splash, two spell models that he was already quite proficient in, and tried to stack them.

This was his first attempt to build two spell models at the same time, and it was much more difficult than he had imagined.

The two energies of different attributes attract and repel each other in the spiritual space, forming a peculiar tension.

Ron carefully channeled these energies, trying to find a balance.

[Spell Construction (Proficiency) Experience + 1]

An hour later, only three students in the classroom had successfully completed the initial construction, and Ron was one of them.

In his crystal ball, two spell models coexisted in a stable state. Although still a bit rough, the basic structure had been formed.

Soran walked around the classroom, observing the progress of each student.

When he came to Ron, a subtle expression appeared on his face.

"Nice try, Apprentice Ron." Soran commented softly:

"The two spell models you chose have quite different attributes, which should have made them more difficult to combine, but you found a clever balance."

He pointed to a node in the crystal ball:

"Look here, you designed the intersection of vibration energy and water elemental energy into a vortex structure. This idea is very inspiring."

Ron nodded respectfully to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance. This is just a preliminary attempt, and there is still a lot that needs improvement."

Soran seemed satisfied with his modesty and patted him on the shoulder gently:

"We must continue to maintain this spirit of exploration. Advanced courses are not only about learning existing knowledge, but more importantly, about innovation and breakthroughs."

When Soran left, Ron was keenly aware of the looks cast at him by the people around him.

Those students who had not paid much attention to him before now began to look at him with a reassessing look.

At the end of the initial session, Soren gave a brief summary to the class, highlighting the key points for the coming weeks:
Multi-model construction, energy efficiency optimization, and most importantly - the pre-theory of mental blast.

"Mind Blast is one of the signature abilities of a formal wizard."

Soran's voice was low and magnetic:
"Although you are not yet able to perform a complete Mind Blast, you are all candidate wizard seeds. Learning its theoretical basis and simplified version in advance will play an important role in improving your mind control ability."

After class, Ron deliberately slowed down his packing and waited until the other students bowed to the instructor and left the classroom before walking towards Soran.

He noticed that Soran seemed to stay here on purpose, and judging by his posture, he didn't seem to be waiting for the next class.

"Teacher Griffith..." Ron calmed down and stepped forward and asked softly:

"I noticed the mental blast you mentioned. Is it somehow related to the mental interference wave beam I currently possess?"

Although the other party had tried his best to restrain himself, the oppressive feeling that was unique to formal wizards still made him somewhat uncomfortable.

Soran, who was sitting at the edge of the podium in deep thought, looked up at Ron with a hint of surprise.
"Have you mastered the high-precision beaming of mental interference? This is difficult for even a mid-level apprentice to achieve, and its short-term practicality is far less than practicing direct offensive spells."

"I find it quite useful in certain situations," Ron replied cautiously, "especially when facing opponents who rely on thinking and perception."

A hint of approval flashed in Soran's eyes:
"Your thinking is correct. Mind interference is indeed a simplified version of mind blast, or rather its basic form. A formal wizard's mind blast essentially amplifies the effect of mind interference a hundredfold and adds a direct physical impact."

He thought for a moment and added, "Since you already have this foundation, perhaps I can give you some additional guidance to help you strengthen the effects of your mental interference."

Ron immediately expressed his gratitude: "It would be a great honor, mentor."

"Okay." Soran nodded. "Stay after class next time and I'll give you some special exercises. Now go to your next class."

As Ron left the classroom, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief. Although Soran's identity and power had made him instinctively wary, today's interaction had gone unexpectedly smoothly.

"He seems to be very interested in me." Ron thought, "But I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

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In the afternoon, there was the weekly alchemy test, and Instructor Thompson spoke highly of Ron's performance.

Since his last demonstration of his outstanding energy storage ability, Ron has gained a certain degree of fame in the class.

"Apprentice Ron's alchemical perception is extraordinary," Thompson announced in front of the class.

"His latest work – an improved energy conversion array – is nearly 20% more efficient than the standard version. This is the kind of innovative thinking we encourage."

After the weekly test, Thompson left Ron alone.

"Starting next week, you can directly participate in the advanced alchemy course."

He said with satisfaction: "You have already mastered the basics very well. There is no need to waste time on introductory courses."

"Thank you for your recognition, senior." Ron replied sincerely, "I will continue to work hard."

The same thing happens with the Elemental Affinity class.

After observing Ron's excellent control over the elements of light and fire, Leila also approved him to enter the advanced class early.

"I have to say, your elemental affinity talent is quite outstanding."

Leila commented: “Especially his perception and guidance of light elements, which has reached the level of an average advanced apprentice.

In this way, Ron qualified for three advanced courses at the same time in just two weeks, which was a rare achievement within the school.

"Everything is going according to plan." One night, Ron muttered to himself in the workshop's private research room:
"As long as we maintain this momentum, the road ahead will become wider and wider."

He took out the ranking list of candidate wizards and found that his ranking had risen from the initial 30th to 24th, and now to 19th.

This improvement speed far exceeded expectations and also proved that his efforts were being recognized.

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Another half month has passed.

Ron's life is busy and fulfilling as he shuttles between workshops and classes every day.

In the workshop, his blood modulation experiments made great progress.

The autophagic slime showed various strange changes in his hands, from the simple color change in the early stage to the complex shape transformation that can be maintained for a short time now.

[Blood Modulation Experience + 1]

[Current Progress: Blood Modulation (Entry 42/50)]

He also did not neglect the study of extraordinary biology. Through extensive reading and practice, he has mastered fairly in-depth knowledge.

[Super Biology Experience + 1]

[Current Progress: Extraordinary Biology (Introduction 48/50)]

The growth of the little mermaid Dale is even more amazing.

Under Ailan's careful care, she has grown to 70 or 80 centimeters, and her size is close to that of a three-year-old human child.

What is even more surprising is that her language ability has made great progress.

"Master, look at me!" Dai'er spun happily in the crystal tank, her voice clear and sweet: "I have learned to swim flip!"

Ailan watched with satisfaction from the side. She and Dai'er had established a relationship almost like that of mother and daughter.

The dryad's vines often gently stroke the little siren's hair as a sign of encouragement and appreciation.

"Dai'er is making great progress." On Ailan's leaf was written:
"She has begun to try to control the water flow. Although it is still very weak, she has already demonstrated the unique talent of a siren."

Ron nodded in approval. "Yes, her potential far exceeds my expectations. In two months, I think she can start memory editing."

At the same time, Ron began to show his talent in the school's courses.

Soran's advanced mental control course is much deeper and more difficult than the basic course, but this has stimulated Ron's potential.

His learning speed was amazing, especially in strengthening mental interference, where his progress was even faster.

During the special instruction time after class, Soran personally explained the basic theory of mental blast to Ron.

"The core of mental blast lies in energy compression and explosion."

Soran patiently explained:
"Ordinary mental interference only slightly disrupts the opponent's thinking, but mental blast instantly releases highly compressed mental energy, forming a combined attack that not only affects the mind but also causes a severe impact."

He demonstrated a simplified version, and an invisible energy wave spread out from his fingertips, shattering a crystal cup five meters away.

"It seems simple, but it actually requires extremely high levels of mental control. The more tightly the energy is compressed, the greater the explosive force, but it also places a greater mental burden on the caster."

Ron studied attentively, trying to imitate Soran's technique.

At first, he could only generate weak energy fluctuations, barely enough to blow away the paper.

But as he practiced more, his control became more and more precise, and the intensity of the energy waves steadily increased.

[Mental Interference (Proficiency) Experience Points +1]

"Amazing progress," Soran said approvingly, "Your talent for mind control is quite rare."

He moved closer to Ron and lowered his voice:

"I've noticed that your recent accumulation of mental pollution is very slight, almost negligible. Is this related to your 'Medicine Body Resonance' talent?"

Ron pretended to think:
"It may be, Master. I do find that after taking certain potions, my mental state becomes particularly clear and stable. This may be a manifestation of 'drug-body resonance'."

An unreadable look flashed across Soran's eyes:

"This is a rare second-tier talent, with very few records. Perhaps it does have the ability to effectively resist mental pollution."

He paused for a moment and added:

"However, even if you have this talent, don't rely on it too much. The accumulation of mental pollution is a complex process, and sometimes seemingly insignificant changes can eventually lead to serious consequences."

Ron nodded respectfully: "I will keep my mentor's warning in mind."

As he left the classroom, Ron thought about Soran's words and felt a little confused.

(End of this chapter)