A noun entry: Wizard

"Does Shilling want me to become an arcane wizard, or a crippled arcane wizard by sacrificing my first and second level Vrui models?"

Bertrand Russell sat in his study, with five thick books on his desk.

"His desire for control is too strong; he simply cannot tolerate his disciples surpassing him, or even just matching him."

"What Shilling probably wants is an arcane wizard assistant, but not one who is too powerful, so that he can keep her under his control."

"If we don't want to be rendered useless and reduced to mere logistics personnel, we need to find a way out... It's time to make a run for it."

Russell rubbed his cheeks, feeling somewhat annoyed.

The plan to escape must be made as early as possible; the deadline is when you are promoted to the third-level wizard apprentice.

Third-level wizard apprentices reside in Shillien's Wizard Tower, as is customary.

After initially constructing the three-tiered Vortex model, Shilling will teach Russell four spell models suitable for arcane wizards.

At that time, it would be an unimaginably foolish act to try to escape under Schilling's nose.

"Given the talent I've shown so far, staying at the second-level wizard apprentice level for too long is a weakness."

It has taken Russell seven months and ten days to get to where he is today, from the time he became a newly initiated wizarding apprentice.

"Even if one uses the excuse of being immersed in the study of spell scrolls, the latest time to become a third-level wizard apprentice cannot exceed one year."

"In a year, that's three 100-pulls. Adding the 20 points I've accumulated so far, and by dismantling some useless affixes, I can make up for four 100-pulls."

Russell has a far-sighted vision. Will he be able to draw the key to change his current predicament after four hundred consecutive draws?

"Anyway, let's stall for time as much as possible." Russell began flipping through the five books Schilling had given him.

The progress of constructing spell models needs to be slowed down.

During this period, the focus will be on researching sea spirits and spell scrolls, which will take at least a year.

If Schilling doesn't urge them on, then try to delay as much time as possible.

As time passed, Russell became immersed in the study of the art of spellcasting.

These five books mostly discuss the basic theory of spell scrolls, while the actual production methods are basically at the wizard apprentice level.

Only a small portion involves the creation of formal wizard-level spell scrolls, but without condensed soul runes, it is impossible to create first-tier spell scrolls.

The highest level of spell scrolls that can be created is a spell scroll that stores Rank 0 high-level spells.

"It turns out that the spells sealed inside the spell scrolls are not limited to the spells that the creator possesses."

"However, spells that one has mastered are easier to draw, while other spells are much more laborious and require some materials."

"Furthermore, adding certain materials during the drawing process can enhance the power of the spell."

"All sorts of materials, most of which I've never even heard of. Sure enough, elemental wizards save themselves trouble. They just resonate with the elements of heaven and earth, and then start bombarding, and that's it."

Russell flipped through the books and gained a deeper understanding of wizards.

Many spells cannot be cast by the wizard alone; they require certain materials as a medium.

These materials are virtually impossible to find in Panlong Mountain.

Panlong Mountain is located in the remote Kingdom of Ente, where these materials are already rare and hard to find.

Of course, there are also cases where the wizards of Shilin have no need for these materials, and they do not specifically collect them or cultivate them in Panlong Mountain.

The main feature of elemental wizards is their ease of use.

My usual research focuses on how to resonate with and control more elements of heaven and earth to unleash more powerful spells.

Panlong Mountain, founded by the elemental wizard Shilin, is also entirely populated by a group of elemental wizard apprentices.

Needless to say, first and second-level wizard apprentices usually focus on building core meditation models and spell models in preparation for advancement.

His usual research consisted of studying Hai Si's corpse, with the aim of extracting his essence and blood for casting spells.

A severe lack of knowledge in research is one of the reasons why Russell has not yet figured out what the "curse of Hais" is.

In this context, it's no wonder that Schilling was surprised by the emergence of Russell, a "promising arcane wizard."

There is simply no suitable soil for such seedlings to grow strong.

In fact, the seed shouldn't even germinate.

However, thanks to the enhanced understanding gained from the mythological entries, Russell managed to sprout and grow even in the most adverse environment.

"In any case, at least Schilling has stored up quite a bit of relevant knowledge."

Bertrand Russell turned the pages of the book.

After all, knowledge is the power of a wizard, and no wizard would feel that they possess too much knowledge.

"The materials for crafting spell scrolls are too scarce. I can first research materials that don't require materials, or materials that can be found in Panlong City."

Russell thought to himself, "If I cultivate the persona of frequently visiting Panlong City, I can suddenly run away one day and catch Shilin off guard."

……

Three months later.

Russell walked through the trading market of Panlong City.

This place gathers a large number of wizard apprentices, who often simply tear off a piece of cloth, lay it on the ground, and start setting up their stalls for sale.

These things are often related to wizards.

When they were bidding, they were all incredibly aggressive.

At this point, you need a pair of eyes that can distinguish between the real and the fake.

For the past three months, Russell has frequently traveled here in search of magical artifacts or materials recorded in books.

Unfortunately, Russell has gained very little in the past three months.

There are quite a few unscrupulous merchants who pat their chests and guarantee that the items they sell are witchcraft artifacts.

This is a witchcraft artifact; it's not real.

After so much time has passed, the only witchcraft artifact he has seen is a broken one, which was sold as an ordinary junk antique, allowing Russell to snag it at a low price.

Take it back to the lab for research.

As for its use? That would be asking too much of this incomplete magical artifact.

Only the materials of the magical artifact itself have some value.

Russell did find a material that could be used to make spell scrolls.

Its name is Water Arrow Grass, and it prefers to grow in places with abundant water.

After drying and grinding it into powder, it can enhance the power of water elemental spells, but it can only be used to make spell scrolls.

In response, Russell, through research, successfully created a spell scroll by mixing the essence of the sea with water arrow grass.

The blood essence of a first-level Sea Heir can reach the level of a zero-level intermediate spell!

To this end, Russell specially requested a Level 2 Sea Heir's corpse, and after adjustments and research, successfully brought its power to the upper level of the zero tier!

Most importantly, water hyacinth is not a valuable material; you can find plenty by spending some time searching along the coast.

The only problem is that there aren't many Tier 2 Sea Heirs, which means Russell only has one Tier 0 Upper-level spell scroll.

"Huh? This is it."

Russell squatted down in front of a stall, picked up a black stone, and compared it with the description in the book.