Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

The Resource Allocation Office is the college's official "material exchange center," where you can trade and exchange some common materials, and the safety and quality are guaranteed.

However, most apprentices prefer to trade at the Ghost Market, since the prices in this official "system shop" are not cost-effective for either buying or selling.

While the Ghost Market cannot guarantee quality, the prices are significantly lower. It's mostly trade between apprentices, and you can even haggle, making it more cost-effective.

Lynn is only here to exchange for magic stones, so there's no need to worry about him lowering the price.

There were almost no apprentices in the hall, and several deacons were idly spacing out.

If they had cell phones, they wouldn't be so bored.

Lynn walked to one of the counters and handed over his Soul Gold Nameplate.

"Exchange for 3000 magic stones," Lynn said succinctly.

The middle-aged butler behind the counter twitched slightly at the corner of his mouth.

3000 magic stones? Are you kidding me...?

We don't offer lending services here.

The deacon reached out and took the nameplate, embedding it into a rune base nearby. The bone plate screen lit up, quickly displaying Lynn's permission information.

The deacon's brow twitched slightly as he scanned the remaining contribution points.

Wow! 32516 contribution points...

How many tasks would that take!

Unable to see the source of his contribution points, he assumed Lynn was a hoarder who had been holding onto his points without spending them.

As an official store employee, the middle-aged butler had seen many large transactions, so 30,000 contribution points were nothing to him.

I was just a little surprised to see that a third-class apprentice could come up with such a large sum of money.

"Current official exchange rate: 10 contribution points to 1 standard magic stone. Confirm exchange of 30,000 contribution points for 3,000 standard magic stones."

"confirm."

Standard magic stones are the magic stones that Lynn usually uses for trading and training.

There are also high-quality magic stones on this, with extremely abundant magic power; one stone is enough to be exchanged for one hundred standard magic stones.

That thing is used by professional wizards; it's a bit too "high-end" for Lynn.

The butler took out a black metal storage box engraved with spatial stability runes and the academy's emblem from under the counter.

He opened the box, inside which were neatly arranged standard magic stones that shimmered with a pure, deep blue light, each containing stable, pure energy.

The intense magical energy fluctuations caused the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

Lynn was completely captivated by this deep blue ocean.

What beautiful colors!

The middle-aged deacon was unfazed. Instead of counting them one by one, he swept a short staff inlaid with crystals through the box. A flash of light confirmed that the quantity and energy purity were correct.

Then, he took out a specially made black stone tablet and gestured for Lynn to approach with his spatial equipment.

Lynn did as she was told.

This thing isn't suitable to be placed inside a necromancer ring filled with negative energy; it's better to store it separately.

The deacon placed the storage box on the stone slab and activated a magic circle.

The magic stone inside the box transformed into a stream of dark blue light, continuously flowing into Lynn's bone ring.

A few moments later, the steward took the box back.

"Exchange complete. Remaining contribution points: 2516. Magic stones have been stored in the designated storage space."

The deacon returned the Soul Gold Plaque to Lynn.

He paused, then added, following procedure, "Large-scale resource flows have been recorded. May knowledge guide your path forward."

Lynn took the nameplate, confirmed the balance was correct, and then nodded slightly to the butler.

Sinking his consciousness into the skeletal ring, he noticed a pile of dark blue crystals in the corner. These crystals, no bigger than a suitcase, contained astonishing energy.

That's a full three thousand standard magic stones!

It will be enough time for Lynn to train for a long time...

Say no more. From now on, just stay in the lab and don't leave until you've used up all your magic stones!

Back in the lab, Gregor was writing and drawing on a set of crystal cluster energy data.

Lynn displayed his Soul Gold Badge and briefly reported that he had been officially promoted and was eligible to apply to become a junior researcher.

Gregor simply grunted and waved to indicate that he understood, his attention never leaving the data.

Okay, I'll remind him again later.

Lynn returned to his cubicle, intending to immediately enter a state of "seclusion," but the 24-hour access to the second-level reading area made him somewhat itchy to leave.

He had already swept away the vast amount of knowledge on the first floor of the skeletal remains repository. What would the second floor be like?

What amazing knowledge will be revealed?

He took out his Soul Gold Nameplate and looked at the faintly glowing permission mark on it. An idea popped into his head uncontrollably—maybe... he could unlock it?

There is no such thing as lasting fragrance in a 24-hour hourglass!

He didn't know when he would be able to advance to the rank of a formal wizard, but with the support of the second level of knowledge, his analytical abilities would be even more powerful.

This provides a significant boost to both the formation of a perfect mental vortex and the optimization, improvement, and completion of advanced meditation techniques and various witchcraft.

Without hesitation, Lynn focused his mind and activated [Analysis] on the "Reading Permission Encrypted Rune Array" branded on the back of the Soul Gold Nameplate.

Soon, a stream of information flooded into the panel.

[Composite time-limited access control...Structure analysis in progress...Core energy loop mapping...Time anchor binding mechanism...Access verification fluctuation frequency simulation...]

At the same time, a progress bar appeared on the analysis panel.

After five hourglasses, the progress bar reached 35% and then got stuck.

[Hint]: This lock has a complex structure and is deeply bound to the academy's core magic array and the unique fluctuations of the issuer. Current analysis progress: 35%.

Only by capturing a complete dynamic energy model under conditions of permission activation and continuous consumption can reverse simulation and replication be possible.

It's a success! There's a chance!

Lynn suppressed his excitement.

Although it's unknown whether 24 hours is enough to push the access lock progress to 100%, at least the door of hope has been opened a crack.

Without further hesitation, Lynn set off for the ossuary, disregarding the fact that it was already dark.

The first floor of the bone bank still reeks of the familiar smell of old bones.

The hall was brightly lit, with only a few apprentices scattered around the bone bookshelves, some quickly flipping through the pages, others using specially made crystal plates to make rubbings of the knowledge, all with focused expressions.

Very few people study it directly here; most people exchange or make rubbings and then leave in a hurry.

There were hardly any people in the free area on the first floor; the knowledge there had already been thoroughly studied by countless people, and the valuable information had already been recorded.

Lynn didn't linger on the first floor. He walked straight through the rows of bookshelves and headed towards the spiral bone staircase leading to the second floor.

His actions stood out conspicuously among the apprentices who had stopped to listen, attracting the attention of some.