Magicians never make wishes

Chapter 145 The Mystery of Classes

Valley of the Dead, Grek's Research Institute.

Professor Greck, dressed in a white coat, paced back and forth in front of the lab table.

"Margaret, give me another dose of the anti-curse potion."

Professor Greck frowned and instructed Margaret to increase the dosage.

On the experimental table, a creature that is half human and half octopus is tightly bound by leather straps and is struggling.

"Ronan, come and hold him down."

Seeing that the other person was struggling quite a bit, Grek called Ronan for help.

Upon hearing this, Ronan immediately stepped forward and restrained the already mutated Overlord Fist.

The Overlord Fist was no longer what it used to be.

His head had become octopus-like, with so many slippery tentacles that they covered his neck, and his arms had also become two thick, eerie tentacles.

As Ronan brought him back, this alienation deepened.

This strange phenomenon is very similar to the pollution Ronan once encountered.

But Professor Greck told him that it had nothing to do with pollution, but was caused by a curse, and a very powerful and familiar one at that.

"Professor, have you ever seen this kind of curse before?" Ronan asked, wondering why Professor Greck would use the word "familiar" to describe it.

"This is the old one-eyed man's curse magic," Professor Grek replied coldly.

Judging from his tone, he seemed to dislike the old one-eyed man he was talking about.

Ronan had previously briefly told Professor Greck how they were attacked while on a mission and eventually obtained the storage bag, and hoped that Professor Greck could save Baquan.

Unexpectedly, Professor Greck, upon seeing Baquan's appearance, immediately began to rescue him without saying a word.

It seems there are still good people in the Valley of the Dead.

"Ronan, I have to thank you for sending me such a high-quality cursed specimen. It's such valuable experimental material!"

Professor Greck struggled to suppress his excitement, which caused his voice to tremble slightly.

"Professor, can you save him? He's a freshman too." Ronan realized he had spoken too soon, but still hoped Professor Greck could help Baquan.

This was the only way he could think of to save Ba Quan.

Anyone else who saw Ba Quan in that state would have abandoned him and run away long ago.

Instead, Ronan not only used the "Hand of the Wizard" to send him back to the academy, but also took him to the research institute.

Of course, Ronan didn't rest on the way back.

Through mental probing and with the help of the two skeletons, he easily killed three more plague demons and obtained the remaining eyeballs.

The task is complete, but I haven't submitted it yet.

"Of course, Ronan, of course!" Professor Greck said, his eyes fixed on the giant fist on the experimental table. "How could such a precious experimental subject die without my permission?"

Ronan had no choice but to believe Professor Greck. He had already done everything he could; there was nothing more he could do to help Ba Quan.

"Professor, what kind of curse is this? Why is it so serious?" Ronan pressed.

After Margaret injected him with a drug in the chest, Ba Quan's struggles noticeably lessened.

Ronan wanted to see if he could find out the attacker's identity. He didn't want to be targeted by someone he knew nothing about, especially a mentor-level figure with such bizarre attack methods.

As Ba Quan's condition gradually stabilized, Professor Greik breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I can tell you who cast the curse, but as for who owns the storage bag, I don't know."

"Professor, do you mean that this wasn't done by the same person?" Ronan asked, puzzled.

"Your storage bag is a high-end storage device, all made by the same person. The curse on the storage bag is a defense mechanism he set up. This person is the very famous One-Eyed Dragon of the Dead Valley, a second-tier sorcerer, Demon Eye."

"However, based on your description, the owner of the bag should belong to the Plague faction, but I don't know exactly who it is. I only know one or two Plague Shamans, and I only met them after my experimental research began."

"Plague Shaman? Is this the class that the Plague lineage gains after acquiring a class?" Ronan asked.

"Yes. Although according to the academy's regulations, I shouldn't reveal this information to you apprentices, lest it cause a bias in your choice of career—but never mind, consider it a perk for participating in the experiment," Professor Greck said nonchalantly, shrugging.

So that's how it is. The curse on the storage bag is a secondary function, created by the second-tier sorcerer, Demon Child.

The true owner of the storage bag was actually a plague shaman, who was also the one who ultimately controlled the Overlord Fist.

"Professor Grek, how exactly should an apprentice acquire a class and choose a lineage that suits them?"

Ronan had only attended two free lessons and was unfamiliar with the relevant knowledge, so he planned to learn it from Professor Greck in advance.

The benefits for participating in the experiment should be no less than this.

"Although you'll have a general understanding after completing the free course—never mind, I'll just tell you briefly anyway, since your free course has already been forced to be postponed, that Cursed Eye guy is truly lawless—"

Professor Greck glanced at the dormant Baquan on the experimental table, coughed, and said, "Acquiring a class has different methods for different professions. For us mages, there are two prerequisites: first, our mental strength must reach 100 or higher; second, we must possess a class seed."

"Once you meet the requirements, you can construct a primal magic within the Seed of Class, and this primal magic determines the different classes."

"For example, if you choose an elemental magic as your source magic, then your class seed will change to the class of elemental mage, and you will officially become an elemental mage."

"And when you want to acquire the necromancer class, you need to be careful. The choice of related elemental magic must be made with utmost care."

"If you want to become a necromancer, you must choose necromancy as your primary magic. Once you use magic from another lineage as your primary magic, the class you acquire will change to that lineage. Understand?"

Ronan nodded repeatedly, looking as if he had just realized something.

So this is the secret of job ranks.

Looking back now, the reason why the president of the Secretarial Society could not hold a rank for long was probably because neither of the above two points were met.

"Professor, what if I have two class seeds?" Ronan asked suddenly.

"As you probably know, necromancers have always emphasized that dual cultivation is not allowed."

Professor Greck smiled slightly and said, "If you want to die, I suggest you become my experimental consumables, so as not to waste resources."

"Professor, what I mean is, what if I chose a different school of magic? For example, is it possible for me to become both a necromancer and an elemental mage?"

"What you're describing is a dual-career situation. There have been geniuses in history who tried it, but they all ultimately failed," Professor Grecker explained. "The reason is that everyone has a limited number of souls. The total amount of souls remains constant. If you advance in two careers simultaneously, the total amount of souls each career can occupy is only half of what it was before, essentially putting you at a disadvantage from the start."

"Even the most talented person, after being weakened like this, cannot match the potential of a normal single profession, not to mention that dual professions also have to face the problem of allocating learning energy, time and growth resources."

"Historically, those who pursued dual professions generally could not exceed the second tier."

Ronan understood instantly.

It's not that dual-class is impossible, but rather that the total amount of souls has been capped.

Unless—they can also strengthen their souls through willpower, just like I have, and continuously increase the total amount of their souls!