I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 224 Pay off the debt

After David finished the call, he hurriedly ended the communication without even having time to say goodbye.

Judging from the hint of anxiety and urgency that he tried so hard to hide but still managed to reveal, Jemin guessed that this guy probably also had a lot of debts that he couldn't pay off.

After hanging up the call, Jemin couldn't help but chuckle.

He realized that in wizarding civilizations, you'd be embarrassed to call yourself a "genius" if you didn't have a debt that's been accumulating for at least a century.

This is understandable.

After all, for a group like wizards who are extremely rational and believe in equivalent exchange, so-called "investment" is never free.

Only when they confirm that you have the potential to go further and can bring them sufficient returns will those high-ranking wizards or large organizations be willing to invest in you.

In wizarding civilization, the amount of debt a wizard carries, to some extent, represents the degree to which the outside world recognizes your potential.

Those wizards with real potential are often burdened with massive debts.

After saying goodbye to David, Jemin once again immersed himself in studying the vast amount of spatial knowledge.

He estimated that he wouldn't be able to chat with David for a while.

Since the other party has decided to go into seclusion to advance to the second level of wizard, there will be no further response for the next ten or even several decades.

The reason why Jemin was able to successfully advance to a second-level wizard in just a few months was because he had already spent fifty years in the Frostfire Plane completing the prerequisites for advancement.

The most crucial and time-consuming step for a first-level wizard to advance to a second-level wizard is to thoroughly and systematically "reorganize" and integrate all the knowledge they have acquired since their apprenticeship.

This means that the time required for a wizard to advance from level one to level two varies greatly, depending on the amount of knowledge each wizard has.

Logistics wizards have a wide range of knowledge, so the amount of information they need to sort out and integrate when they are promoted is astronomical.

This results in them generally being promoted very slowly, with the time spent being measured in "years," making it impossible for them to advance in the ever-changing battlefield.

Combat-oriented wizards, on the other hand, are the opposite.

The knowledge they acquired was mostly specialized in combat and killing, and the system was relatively simple and pure.

When they are promoted, they usually only need to spend a few days sorting out and optimizing their combat system to quickly complete the promotion.

Therefore, on the battlefield, combat wizards often advance at an astonishing speed.

Basically, as long as you're lucky enough to acquire enough resources and seize an opportunity for combat insight, you can advance on the spot.

However, the advancement speed of logistics wizards is much slower.

Of course, increasing your level does not necessarily mean that your combat power will increase.

What truly influences a wizard's power is the amount of knowledge they possess and the depth of their understanding of that knowledge.

A wizard's level primarily increases the upper limit of the power a wizard can contain and unleash; it doesn't mean you can actually fully utilize that limit.

Many top-tier level six wizards have enough resources and wealth to create hundreds of other level six "instant" wizards in a short period of time using pure resources.

However, level six wizards created in this way have virtually no real combat power.

Let alone fighting against the elite alchemical units created by normal level six wizards themselves, such "quick-made" wizards probably can't even beat native gods of the same level who fight based on instinct.

Just like Senior Viola.

With the help of a "Soul Ascension Potion," she advanced to the sixth level of wizardry in one go, looking incredibly powerful and awe-inspiring.

In reality, aside from the knowledge and application of the "Pain" law that she had already thoroughly studied in advance, her combat ability in other aspects was not comparable to that of a true veteran level 5 wizard, and she probably couldn't even beat a typical logistics level 4 wizard with a solid knowledge base.

The reason why Mentor Clark rushed to the Frostfire Plane so quickly was to have Viola assist him.

Besides capturing her to pay off debts and to gain access to top-tier materials like the "Living Dimension" as quickly as possible, it was also to allow Viola to accumulate sufficient knowledge and experience while working as an assistant.

She should be able to transform her mere realm of power into real strength as soon as possible.

In the time that followed, with the aid of the body-strengthening method, Jemin learned spatial knowledge much faster than he had expected.

In the end, he spent only a little over twenty years to fully learn the knowledge that was originally expected to take at least nearly a hundred years to learn, and he achieved a thorough understanding of it.

After he finished learning, he became even more certain of one thing—the spatial knowledge he had learned, as specified by Master Roland, was indeed of little use to him at the moment.

Although he now knows about the various manifestations and theoretical content of "spatial gaps," with his current mental strength and the ability to observe with his soul, he simply doesn't have the capacity to directly observe this microscopic phenomenon existing in the spatial interlayer. Without observation, there is no manipulation.

Therefore, at this stage, this advanced knowledge is really of little practical use except for helping him repay part of his loan.

However, Jemin wasn't too disappointed.

He had anticipated this situation.

Wizards' knowledge is inherently progressive. Although the spatial knowledge he has learned is not very useful to him now, it will save him a lot of trouble when he encounters spatial knowledge after advancing to the third tier.

It's never a bad thing to lay a solid foundation in advance.

After some time, once Jemin confirmed that his "All-Seeing Eye" sorcery model had evolved into a completely new form with the integration of this new knowledge, he quickly contacted Master Roland of the Tower of Annihilation again.

"Oh? Wizard Jemin? You're done?"

When Master Roland saw the message from Jemin on the other end of the communication line, his tone was filled with undisguised surprise.

In his view, it was already a remarkable talent that Jemin was able to complete this task within a century.

He never expected that the other party would only need more than twenty years.

When he received the optimized and upgraded "Eye of All Use" sorcery model transmitted by Jemin, and loaded it into his mental sea for a simple trial use, his surprise was even greater.

The observation results were even better than he had expected!
Jemin not only completed the task, but the quality of his work was beyond imagination!
Roland had originally expected that Jemin would only be able to possess this level of observational ability once he reached the third level of wizardry.

The changes in witchcraft itself are closely related to the witch's ability to understand knowledge.

This shows that Jemin not only learned those skills, but his understanding of spatial knowledge was even more profound than that of some level three wizards who specialized in this field!

"Incredible... Absolutely incredible!" Master Roland exclaimed sincerely. "Wizard Jemin, you possess unparalleled talent in spatial perception and model building! If... you'd like, once you advance to level three, you can join my research team! I guarantee you'll gain access to the best resources and cutting-edge knowledge in spatial rift research!"

"Well... I'll have to see what my advisor says..."

Faced with a formal invitation from a level-five wizard, Jemin gave an awkward smile and politely declined the invitation.

Jemin knew that what the wizard Roland said was true, but there was a lot of exaggeration involved.

After all, the so-called "spatial gap" is just a very insignificant little branch of spatial knowledge.

Jemin believed that Roland Wizard's claim of being cutting-edge knowledge was true, since it was indeed not very useful in the realm of spatial knowledge, and its effects could easily be overridden or replaced by other spatial knowledge.

Jemin estimated that "spatial gaps" were essential prerequisites for certain special spells in the Tower of Annihilation, which is why the wizard Roland studied them in this way.

From any perspective, there is no need for him to delve into the knowledge of "spatial gaps".

After being politely declined by Jemin, Master Roland also expressed great regret.

However, he was not angry about it; instead, he became even more enthusiastic.

He seemed determined to cultivate a good relationship with Jemin, this "genius" with great potential.

“In that case, I won’t insist.” Master Roland’s tone carried a hint of regret, then he changed the subject, “By the way, Wizard Jemin, to thank you for your excellent work this time, I would like to give you a small gift. Are you interested in a more effective spatial teleportation escape artifact?”

"I can help you build a bridge, and have my Level 7 mentor personally create one tailored just for you." He offered a tempting offer that made Jemin's heart stop beating.

"With the immense power of a seventh-level wizard, the spatial artifacts he creates can ignore most spatial interference or spatial confinement effects! They are absolutely the best choice for survival!"

Seemingly sensing Jemin's potential concerns, Master Roland added, "Of course, you don't need to worry about the price. Even if you can't afford it now, it's okay, you can... continue to borrow money from my mentor!"

Upon hearing the word "loan," Jemin immediately understood what this guy was up to.

He could only give an awkward smile again and quickly declined the other party's "kind offer".

Just kidding, he owes a debt to a level 5 wizard, and he'd have to pay it back up to level 3.

If he were to incur another debt to a level seven powerhouse, he would probably never be able to recover in this lifetime.

Master Roland was also somewhat disappointed upon seeing this.

Before ending the call, he reiterated that if Jemin's thoughts changed in the future, he could contact him again at any time.

(End of this chapter)