Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

"Phew, the explosive ointment is completed."

Feeling the rich fire element potion inside the bottle, Hughes said with delight.

Hughes finally understood why blood tonics, nutrient solutions, and low-level antidotes were called the three basic low-level potions by potion masters.

Not only because almost every wizard uses these three potions, but also because these three potions cover almost all the potion-making techniques of low-level potion makers.

Most importantly, these three potions are the simplest to make.

Take this Blazing Ointment for example. Hughes encountered more problems during its creation than he did when creating the three great potions combined, and Serafina taught him the most detailed instructions.

Although it was probably because Hughes had efficiently completed 25% of her mandatory tasks that Serafina was in a very good mood.

As for Shadow Breath Elixir and Soul Healing Dew, Hughes is still researching them. These two are the most difficult. However, these potions are not needed for the time being. Hughes plans to learn a simpler low-level potion from Serafina before registering as a low-level potion master.

During his seclusion, Hughes used up all five bottles of Frost Whisper potion he had obtained from Shirinville. To his surprise, the Frost Whisper potion was surprisingly effective, but after using five bottles, his tolerance had reached its maximum.

He successfully drew 14 mental runes, bringing him one step closer to becoming a third-class wizard apprentice. After finishing his seclusion, Hughes looked in the mirror and found that his beard had grown quite thick, and his gray hair had reached his waist.

Hughes shaved his beard and cut his hair shorter. He then began to read the letters that had been sent to him during this period, though he didn't know many people to begin with.

Nora has been working with the enforcement team. Serafina has already finished her seclusion and asked Hughes to come to her place after she finishes. Bohr, as usual, urged Hughes to deliver the goods and mentioned that the wizard Jon from last time has returned, and it is estimated that the final battle with the Frostskin Dwarves is coming soon.

What caught Hughes's attention most was Holt's letter. He had encountered members of the Shadowweaver during a mission, and his team had partnered with them to hunt the poison rhinoceros.

During this time, Holt discovered that Rice had used some unknown method to make a great knight slave's eyes bleed black blood and then go berserk, slashing at the poisonous rhinoceros. Even when the rhinoceros's horn pierced his chest, he was still moving, just like Booker had done at the time.

After the war, he overheard a conversation between Mor and Rice and discovered that they mentioned a cursed creature called the Blood Pact Tick, which seemed to be the creature that drove the Grand Knight insane.

The letter ended there, but it contained a wealth of information for Hughes. Moore must have known about the Blood Pact Ticks for a long time, but what surprised him was that Rice also had them.

However, Rice is definitely not the murderer. The informants of a second-level wizarding family are not ordinary, because whatever Rice does affects the reputation of the Morsold family.

If Rice knew, then the Morsold family must also know that the second-level wizard would have already made his move if he wanted what he had.

However… Rice was also aware of what happened at the sorcery training ground back then. It's estimated that Rice knew Mor wanted to deal with him, and that Mor had bought the Blood Pact Tick from him…

Thinking of this, a cold glint flashed in Hughes's eyes.

……

Snowy Forest

A small group of wizard apprentices are hunting frost wolves.

This squad consists of 5 wizard apprentices: 4 second-class wizard apprentices and 1 third-class wizard apprentice.

The four second-class wizard apprentices were all experienced in combat, and they handled the frost wolves with ease, with each apprentice taking on more than a dozen frost wolves at the same time.

Second-class wizard apprentices have much higher magic reserves than first-class wizard apprentices, and their equipment is also much better.

Numerous elemental missiles flew around, striking Frostwolf and causing explosions, leaving Frostwolf no time to react.

The apprentice, clad in runic heavy armor, showed no fear as the frost wolves attacked, letting their icy teeth bite into his arm and leg armor.

"Ding!", "Ding!", "Ding!"

The icy teeth pierced the hard armor, but could not cause the slightest scratch. Seeing the frost wolf pack surrounding them, the apprentice in heavy armor raised his right foot and stomped heavily on the ground, shaking the snowflakes off the nearby trees.

The next moment, a wide array of sharp stones emerged from the snow, and the frost wolves, unable to dodge in time, were pierced by the suddenly appearing sharp stones around them.

There was even an apprentice who possessed a magical artifact that allowed him to fly; the metal wings on his back enabled him to move nimbly through the air, attracting the frost wolf pack.

At the same time, it released a purple poisonous mist at the attracted frost wolves. The wolves collapsed to the ground as soon as they came into contact with the mist and died one after another.

The squad leader, Tommy Dylan, the only third-class wizard apprentice, was fighting the Frostwolf leader in the center of the battlefield.

The Frostwolf leader's trusted men, who were responsible for guarding him, were already lying dead on the snow, their bodies bearing terrifying fist-shaped marks, with flickering purple lightning still remaining around them.

Tommy Dylan is a third-class wizard apprentice who follows the path of body-refining wizardry. With a fourth-class affinity for lightning, he chooses to guide lightning to temper his body, and even lightning magic cast by second-class wizard apprentices can hardly harm him.

He took off his wizard's robe, revealing his upper body in a short-sleeved cloth shirt. The lightning stimulated his muscles to swell, causing his body to swell. The Frostwolf leader opposite him was not to be outdone, howling as his muscles also bulged.

Clearly, this Frostwolf leader was not as badly injured as the one Rice encountered last time, and this Frostwolf leader had also awakened a talent.

The man and the wolf charged at each other, Tommy's fists flashing with lightning as they slammed heavily into the Frostwolf leader, each punch accompanied by a loud whooshing sound.

His punches were incredibly fast. The Frostwolf leader was large and it was very difficult for him to dodge. He could only barely turn his body to avoid being hit in a vital spot.

The fist, crackling with lightning, slammed into its massive body, leaving shallow fist marks. Its thick, silvery-white fur blocked the lightning, preventing any injury to its flesh, but the white fur was scorched with black marks.

As the Frostwolf leader dodged, he also swung his enormous claws at Tommy. However, Tommy neither defended nor dodged, and the claws left tiny, icy-blue scratches on his body.

Tommy seemed prepared for a quick victory, attacking his opponent relentlessly, and the number of lightning bolts in his hands gradually increased.

Frostwolf seemed to sense the opponent's intentions. It rammed into Tommy with all its might, and while Tommy was knocked back, it quickly jumped backward to create distance. At the same time, its huge mouth, which had been filled with ice element, opened wide and a 1-meter-long ice blade shot towards Tommy.

Tommy steadied himself and looked at the ice blade shooting towards him. A wall of lightning composed of a large amount of lightning element rose up and easily blocked the incoming ice blade.

The lightning wall hissed as the lightning on it easily tore the ice blades apart, and the shards of ice blades, exuding a strong chill, fell to the snow and shattered into ice fragments.