A noun entry: Wizard

The curse of the sea monster has a beautiful folk explanation: it is the song of the siren.

It is said that those who hear the siren's song can gain the ability to survive underwater.

Following the sound, you can enter the sea and live happily ever after with the beautiful and enchanting sea nymphs.

However, according to some books about Panlong Mountain, this is just a naive idea of ​​ordinary people.

How could anyone who enters the sea possibly live happily with a beautiful sea monster? They would only become food for the sea creatures!

No, the sea creatures don't eat humans. Their drowned corpses are only eaten by ordinary fish and become nutrients for the ocean.

Russell continued his journey and eventually arrived at a natural sea cave.

The corpse of an unfamiliar sea creature was so withered it was unrecognizable, and it was clutching a small conch shell tightly in its hand.

Haizi is, after all, a creature of the ocean; if it stays on land for too long, it will turn into this.

This is also why many wizarding apprentices do not understand why Hai Si wants to occupy the land.

They clearly cannot survive on land.

Russell looked around and noticed that a section of the rock wall had collapsed, creating a vent that allowed sea breezes to blow in.

When the sea breeze occasionally blows into the conch shell, it produces that strange sound.

"Is it this thing's sound that made even a first-tier Sea Hell want to land?"

Russell carefully avoided touching the conch shell directly, instead picking it up through his robe.

The conch was very small, only about the size of Russell's thumb. After examining it for a while and finding nothing unusual, he put it in his pocket.

Russell also picked up the body of Hai Si that was on the ground.

He has killed over a thousand sea creatures in the past few months. He takes one away to study, and no one else will pay much attention to it.

"I'll take this Haizi corpse and that little conch shell back and study them carefully. Hopefully, they can lift the 'Curse of Haizi' from my body."

Russell sighed.

Although the curse hasn't shown any signs yet, only allowing him to hear the sound of conch shells, he still has to be wary.

Perhaps this curse will suddenly erupt when Russell becomes a full-fledged wizard, causing his death.

If this issue isn't resolved, there will always be a knot in my heart.

Russell returned to his stone house, put his things away, and then went to the chores office.

He wanted to redeem the enormous contributions he had accumulated over the long period of time he had been stationed on the coastline.

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"There are a total of 72 first-level sea creatures and 4 second-level sea creatures, totaling 6900 contribution points."

The second-level wizard apprentice who was exchanging contributions couldn't help but give Russell a second look: "A second-level wizard apprentice?"

Russell nodded.

"Impressive. What are you going to change this time?" After a long silence, the other party could only offer a dry compliment to Russell.

After all, he had watched Russell grow from a novice wizard apprentice to a second-level wizard apprentice.

This growth rate is truly astonishing.

"A bottle of Great Knight Potion, and then... um, can I exchange it for Hai Si's corpse?" Russell asked.

"Normally it would definitely not work, but now the corpses of first-level Sea Heirs are piled up like mountains, so it's certainly possible."

"However, forget about the corpse of a level two Sea Heir; there aren't even enough for three level three wizard apprentices."

"By the way, the selling price is a bit higher than the 'purchase price'. It costs 200 contribution points for each level 1 Sea Sprite, but it includes the matching storage tank and nutrient solution."

"By the way, this is shipped randomly, but for you, I can let you choose the category. There are three types of Level 1 Ocean Supplies. Which one do you want?"

"The second-level wizard apprentice in the miscellaneous affairs department laughed."

"Then let's have one of each and send them to my stone house," Russell said.

"That's 1600 contribution points in total, leaving 5300. Should I exchange them for Originium?"

"Get me the spell model and related knowledge catalog for the Tier 0 intermediate spell 'Swiftness,' and a set of equipment for researching Haizi. Replace the rest with Originium."

Russell added.

Originium is worth 100 contribution points, and both parties can freely exchange them, so many wizard apprentices still prefer to exchange their contribution points for Originium.

As for Swiftness, it is also a wind element spell.

The wind element "lifts" the caster, greatly increasing their speed and even achieving the effect of "Feather Fall".

This means that if you jump from a high place, you can land slowly and avoid falling injuries.

"Oh? You chose 'Swiftness' as your second spell at level two? That's unusual."

The other party was slightly surprised, because normally, apart from defensive spells, one would choose an offensive spell to complement their other offensive spell.

After a moment, he said, "All intermediate level zero spells are the same price: 500 contribution points."

"The equipment for researching Haizi isn't cheap; it costs 1000 contribution points. Of course, that's a small amount of money for you."

Russell nodded and said, "Give me the Originium, the Great Knight's Potion, and the Swiftness spell. Have someone deliver the rest to the stone house."

Soon, the other party handed Russell a bag containing what Russell wanted.

Russell thanked him and turned to leave.

Upon returning to the stone house, Russell immediately and eagerly took the Great Knight Potion.

Then quietly endure the discomfort that comes with the body's transformation.

The most dangerous hurdle in a knight's advancement to a Grand Knight is elemental infusion. Finding an element that is compatible with you and using its power will allow you to overcome it.

But this is not a problem for wizard apprentices.

Russell accomplished this long ago.

Therefore, his path to becoming a great knight was so smooth and easy that it was a natural progression.

[Entry Sequence]:

First Sequence Core Entries: [Tracing the Origins - Supreme Soul (Mythology): Soul Essence +900%, Comprehension +400%, Mythology Passive: Soul Rank +1]

Branch entry: ①【Beginner's Wind (Normal): Wind spell damage +3%】

②【Spell Turret (Rare): Spell damage +110%, 20% chance to increase spell count by 1】

Second sequence: Not built.

Core term: None.

Branch entry: ①: None.

②: Not unlocked.

"There is no such thing as a newly promoted Grand Knight; you are automatically considered a Level 1 Grand Knight."

"Based on the fact that a first-level Grand Knight is only slightly weaker than a second-level Wizard Apprentice, the Knight class has a greater advantage in the early stages."

"Unfortunately, I do not have the knight's training methods, so I cannot continue to improve my knight's level."

"The idea that drinking more Great Knight Potions can lead to further improvement is just wishful thinking on the part of those Great Knights."

Russell had read some relevant books and naturally knew that the Great Knight Potion only had one function: to break through to the Great Knight level.

"Develop your skills in Panlong Mountain for a while, and after you reach the level of a third-level wizard apprentice, apply to Wizard Shilin to leave Panlong City, or even the Kingdom of Ent."

Staying in a remote place like the Kingdom of Ente is not conducive to the growth of strength and personal development.

However, there seems to be no precedent for a wizard apprentice leaving Panlong Mountain.

"Panlong Mountain is vast for these wizarding apprentices. Wizard Shilin is an unattainable goal for them in their entire lives."

"But for me, Panlong Mountain is just a starting point."

Russell took a deep breath, calmed himself, and continued his research.