Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

Chapter 148 Ultimate Ostrich Mountain, Max Level Dragon Might, Dragon Clan Affinity! (Long chapter of 10,000 words, please subscribe)

The azure sea, with waves upon waves.

Near the flight path around the Gray Tower, a wooden boat is slowly moving forward.

On the wooden boat, Green Ghost Carter was accompanied by several wizard apprentices.

"Keep a close eye on him, everyone. It's been three months. I don't believe that kid will leave the tower."

Green Ghost Carter, under orders from Captain Harland the Demon, was lying in wait for that damned legendary knight on the route near the Grey Tower.

It's been three months, a full three months.

He has been waiting for so long along the possible routes of this gray and white tower.

There was no sign of the legendary knight.

I did see other apprentices from the Gray Tower leave a few times.

If it were any other time, following Green Ghost Carter's usual habits...

He had already taken action against the apprentices of these enemy forces.

However, in order not to alert the enemy, he held back.

"Damn brat, I don't believe you can stay indoors for a year. If you can't stay indoors for a year, then I'll wait two years. If you can't stay indoors for two years, I'll wait three years. Anyway, I have plenty of time."

The people of the Ship of the Dead have become accustomed to cultivating on board.

So Green Ghost Carter wasn't worried about this interfering with his training, since his apprentices usually kept an eye on him anyway.

And so, on the flight path near the Gray Tower.

Green Ghost Carter waited another three months.

He still hadn't met the person he was looking for.

"Mr. Carter, should we keep waiting?"

An apprentice asked cautiously.

"Wait, why not wait? I won't be happy until I kill that little brat. It caused me to be severely punished by the captain, and it's all his fault."

Time passed day by day.

The year 1018 of the Holy Radiance Calendar, the Primordial Moon.

The world has welcomed another New Year.

Throughout the year, the Blue Frost Calamity still occasionally erupted in small-scale outbreaks within the Northern Territory, but it seemed to have weakened considerably compared to when it first appeared.

This put the Emerald Kingdom at ease. If the outbreak only occurred in the North, the royal family and other nobles in the South could rest easy.

Meanwhile, a major piece of news also came from the neighboring Eternal Night Kingdom.

That was the Snow Queen, the great female knight who broke through the legend.

This surprised many people, because although the Ice Queen is a top-tier Grand Knight, she should still be quite far from being a legendary knight.

Even a dazzling white knight couldn't break through to the legendary level.

The Eternal Night Queen has actually broken through; it's truly unbelievable.

In the flower city where spring lasts all year round.

Old man Anderson came to play chess with Andrew again.

The old man, who now lives in the Flower City, has, in his long life, devoted himself to studying the way of chivalry, and his few hobbies include playing chess.

"The Ice Queen has broken through to the Legendary level. It's unbelievable. It seems the Ice Church intends to support the Ice Queen, otherwise she would never have become a Legendary." Anderson said.

"Everyone says the Snow Queen is the daughter of God, so it's normal for her to become a legend," Andrew said while playing chess.

"It's been a year already, and there's still no news from that kid Levi. Has he broken through to the legendary level yet?" Anderson muttered.

"Breaking through to the legendary level shouldn't be that easy, right? Even my master would need some time. Elder, do you have a way to contact my master? I have some things to give him."

Andrew said.

Over the past year, he has collected several diagrams of breathing techniques for Li Wei.

One of them even contains a body-based breathing technique of perfect quality.

It's called "Phoenix Breathing Technique".

It is said that after mastering this technique, one's physique will be as powerful as the legendary phoenix, immune to all poisons, unaffected by water or fire, and even able to... be reborn from the ashes.

Of course, these are all exaggerations, but it is true that this breathing method can give people a strong self-healing ability.

Andrew also went to great lengths to obtain this breathing technique.

"I can't get in touch with him either. I don't even know which organization he went to. How can I contact him? Let's wait for him to contact us. Hopefully, that kid hasn't died in there. The wizarding world may have order, but it's also very dangerous," Anderson said.

……

The endless sea.

Inside the gray-white tower.

Li Wei has been in the Gray Tower for a year now.

Some time ago, Teacher Mylene recovered from her injuries, and now it is said that she is going to try to break through to the second circle of wizards.

If she succeeds, the Grey Tower will have two second-circle wizards in charge, which would undoubtedly be a good thing for Li Wei.

It takes some time from preparation to a breakthrough, and very few people know about it.

This is to prevent the people of the Undead Ship from planting a traitor within the Gray Tower, who could then sabotage the breakthrough at a crucial moment.

Li Wei knew it was because Teacher Mai Lin told him, and it was clear that Teacher Mai Lin trusted Li Wei a lot.

The ninth floor of the Gray Tower.

Li Wei awoke from his meditative state, and his overall condition was much better than it had been six months ago.

The period of weakness caused by burning the blood of the Crimson Lotus has long passed.

Over the past six months, whether in his knightly or wizarding training, Li Wei has made great progress.

In terms of chivalry, Li Wei successfully mastered a breathing technique to its limit.

Li Wei——————

Ostrich Breathing Technique: Level 9 (Limit, Limit Can Be Broken), Special Effect: Ostrich Foot (Gaseous State).

……

"Ostrich Feet: Black energy gathers in the legs, forming gaseous ostrich feet, which specially enhances the leg strength, making a single kick powerful enough to shake mountains and split the earth."

At the heart, the ostrich species stood tall and proud, its long legs strong and agile, black energy surging out and all of it flowing into Li Wei's legs.

Like the fine scales on chicken feet appearing on his legs, Li Wei's legs seemed to become longer and more powerful, and the black mist around his feet swirled and condensed, transforming into a pair of ostrich-like two-toed claws.

Li Wei stared at himself in the mirror with a strange expression.

He then revealed all his black scales and blood wings.

"Black scales, small black feet, bat wings, what the hell kind of monster is this?" Li Wei was speechless.

He kicked out, and the air exploded with a loud bang.

If that kick had landed squarely on the great knight, he would have been crushed to pieces.

The ostrich foot effect is an advancement of the extraordinary power of the previous Ostrich Breathing Technique.

"Giant Breathing strengthens the arms, while Ostrich Breathing strengthens the legs. Even though they are both power-type breathing techniques, they actually strengthen in different directions. I wonder what the Crimson Lotus Breathing strengthens?" Li Wei was somewhat expectant.

As a perfect-quality breathing technique, the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique has the slowest cultivation speed of all breathing techniques. Fortunately, when Li Wei entered the Wizarding World, he prepared a lot of secret medicines, so he doesn't need to worry about the medicines for the time being.

Now that the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique is almost at the ninth level, Li Wei estimates it won't take more than a few months.

Then we'll see what surprises the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique will bring.

So far, among Li Weixing's main breathing techniques, only the Crimson Lotus Breathing Technique and the Blood Beast Breathing Technique, which has just broken through its limit and is currently striving for the tenth rank, have not yet reached their limits.

"Breaking the limits of the Black Serpent Breathing Technique is also on the agenda. I'll be out of seclusion these next few days, and I need to find a way to get some defensive breathing techniques. The wizarding world has existed for so long, there must be some knights who bring their breathing techniques here. I wonder if the Black Sail Wizarding Market sells them."

Li Wei thought to himself.

After experiencing the last undeserved disaster.

Before becoming a formal wizard, Li Wei no longer wanted to leave the Gray Tower.

The outside world is too dangerous; it's better to stay in the tower.

Given Li Wei's current strength and status, he felt he could delegate this task to others within the tower. There was no need to take risks himself for anything that could be done with money.

As for why he collects so many breathing techniques, he simply says he is a collector of breathing techniques, which explains it all.

Aside from practicing breathing techniques, Li Wei has also been studying the Golden Cross Slash during this time. He feels that he has gained some understanding of the Golden Spin, but he is still some distance away from truly comprehending the legendary supreme Golden Spin.

After gathering more information, Li Wei is now basically certain that the Golden Cross Slash is indeed the signature move of the Golden Knight, Greke.

He couldn't help but feel immense respect for this legendary knight.

Every legendary knight has his own unique strengths.

Blood Knight Brad's strong will and his inner sense of justice.

Golden Knight Grek's swordsmanship talent and golden blood.

Lionheart Knight Rhine, Flower Knight Elena, Black Knight Black, Nameless Knight, Snowflake Knight Freyle—although Levi had never met these people, they all deserved respect for creating legends with mortal bodies.

If given the chance, Li Wei would like to trace the footsteps of these legendary knights.

If possible, learn their powerful breathing techniques and their combat skills.

Perhaps this will help Li Wei break through to legendary status and pave the way for the Knights.

Only by standing on the shoulders of giants can we go further on any path.

Humanity's greatest wisdom lies in collective wisdom, which is why wizards established the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council, a cooperative body that ended the chaotic and disorderly state of early wizards. From then on, the development of wizarding theoretical knowledge accelerated.

After half a year of practice.

Li Wei's proficiency with the Black Magic Blade has also increased significantly.

However, it's still a long way from breaking through to the fourth rank.

After reaching the third tier, the Black Demon Blade's training speed slowed down significantly.

Li Wei guessed that to reach the fourth rank, one would need the mental strength of a high-level wizard apprentice.

This black energy technique is a method that unifies physical and spiritual power.

It's all about balance. Li Wei's knighthood has reached its peak, only lacking the legendary status. In terms of physical cultivation, he can already be called a true grandmaster.

However, in terms of spiritual cultivation, he is still only a mid-level wizard apprentice, a complete novice.

Therefore, we can only proceed step by step, gradually.

The final wizard-related training was the part that Li Wei had spent the most time on over the past six months.

Li Wei's Deep Sea Meditation Technique is still at the second level, but his proficiency has increased. Without auxiliary potions, he estimates that it will take about four to five years to reach the third level.

In addition to the deep-sea meditation method, Livy has also mastered the second wizarding meditation method.

Li Wei——————

Night Raven Meditation: Level 1 (420/1000)

……

It may be because Li Wei had already learned the deep-sea meditation method.

It is also possible that the Night Raven Meditation Method is a new school of meditation.

Therefore, Li Wei improved his proficiency in the Night Raven Meditation Technique significantly in just six months.

This speed is nearly three times that of deep-sea meditation.

Li Wei felt that meditation might be similar to breathing techniques. The more meditation techniques he learned, the higher his experience and level of understanding would be, and the faster he could learn new meditation techniques.

Li Wei's mental strength has now been raised to 6 points.

The spell power is also 60 points.

Li Wei now has plenty of points, and he's maxed out all the potions that increase his spell power limit.

The mental strength range of an intermediate wizard apprentice is 5 to 10 points.

If you score above 10, you're considered a high-level wizard apprentice.

The mental power range of a high-level wizard apprentice is 11 to 20 points.

Therefore, Li Wei is still a long way from becoming a formal wizard.

After mastering the basics of Night Raven Meditation, Li Wei completed the spell structure for the Death School's Withering Ray.

The Withering Ray spell requires something called the "Eye of the Gray Serpent".

These spellcasting materials are not sold in White Sail Alley.

This is because these are the casting materials used only by the Death School of magic.

This made Li Wei realize just how difficult it was to learn magic from a different school of thought.

This is why wizards are divided into schools and gather together.

Finding spellcasting materials for the Death School within the territory of the Ocean School is a challenge in itself.

Of course, you can still find it in the Azure Realm.

However, it's not that easy.

Li Wei estimated that the Black Sails Wizarding Market should have it.

Fortunately, there were some materials for casting the Withering Ray in the storage bags of those wizard apprentices, enough for Li Wei to reach the second tier.

Therefore, after mastering the Withering Ray to the second tier, Li Wei had to temporarily suspend his training of this spell.

He then turned to practicing Water Arrow Technique and Tide Grip.

Of these two spells, Water Arrow requires no casting materials and is simpler, even less difficult than Li Wei's first spell, Insect Control, which only has thirty nodes.

So Li Wei quickly set up the spell structure and has now leveled Water Arrow to level two.

As for Tidal Grip, it requires a type of underwater material called "Coral Stone," which is sold in White Sail Alley and is not expensive.

However, this trick is quite difficult, and Li Wei is currently only at the first level.

The two magic tricks, Insect Control and Flower Fairy Dew, are...

Once you reach level four, that's your limit.

After these two tricks reached their limits, no special effects were created.

With his fourth-tier limit insect control technique, Li Wei could control a thousand armored scorpions.

However, the number of armored scorpions in his insect house has only reached a little over three hundred after years of natural breeding.

The breeding cycle of the Sacred Scorpion is too long, and some damned adults will even eat their own larvae. After studying the Sacred Insect Control Technique, Li Wei learned that the larvae need to be fed separately.

However, Li Wei only had one insect house, so he temporarily raised the larvae in a small house on the ninth floor, and usually bought some sea monster meat in White Tower Town to feed them.

Although the teachings say that the Sacred Armor Scorpion evolves faster by eating people, Li Wei would never become a true demon and go on a killing spree just for that.

In the wizarding world, I wouldn't survive more than a month like that.

Therefore, he chooses to feed him marine mammal meat, which is nutritious and quite good.

In general, without systematic guidance from the entomological school, Li Wei faced numerous difficulties in his pursuit of insect control and had to constantly explore on his own.

The fourth-tier limit of Fairy Dew only results in a larger area of ​​watering at once, and the dew contains more nutrients. Other than that, there is no qualitative change.

This is just a magic trick after all; it's already quite good that it has this effect.

Li Wei is still in charge of taking care of the small garden.

Apart from him, none of the other wizard apprentices in the Gray Tower had Li Wei's ability to take good care of those precious herbs.

The reason Li Wei is not giving up on the Little Garden mission is to repay Teacher Merlin's kindness. These herbs are Teacher Merlin's hard work, and many of them are raw materials for precious first-level potions, so he can't give them up.

Moreover, after reaching the fourth level of the Flower Fairy's Dew, Li Wei wouldn't need to spend much time in the small garden.

For the past six months, he has stayed at home, never left the island, and has not gone out to sell medicine to make money.

After all, the 500 points awarded by the tower master alone would be enough for Li Wei to live on for a long time.

Life is unpredictable.

Just a moment ago, Li Wei was worrying about points and had come up with a whole bunch of money-making plans.

However, the next moment, Li Wei became a rich man.

Of course, the policy of making money through pharmaceutical manufacturing will not waver.

Such a stroke of luck as receiving 500 points out of nowhere is purely accidental.

The consumption will only increase in the future.

So Li Wei continued practicing his medicine-making.

It is expected that the drug manufacturing will reach level six by the end of the year.

That's the level of a senior, advanced pharmaceutical engineer.

The success rate of crafting common potions like blue and red potions is generally around 80% to 90%.

Once you become a fully qualified first-level pharmacist, these apprentice-level potions will almost always be 100% successful.

Li Wei didn't have many classes during this period, so he had a lot of time to cultivate.

Professor Mai Lin is currently in seclusion, and the advanced general education courses are temporarily suspended. Li Wei has already mastered all the basic general education courses, and he has basically graduated with full marks.

He had long since mastered the common language of wizards, and with this language, he could communicate freely with other wizards in all the realms of the unbelievers.

As far as Levi knew, due to the influence of some powerful wizards who were exploring other planes, the Wizarding Common Tongue had begun to spread in some parts of the multiverse.

This wave can be described as cultural invasion preceding military action.

During this time, Li Wei will also attend spellcasting and meditation classes.

After all, he has always practiced his own methods, so it's inevitable that he will make some mistakes and fall behind the times.

By now, Li Wei had essentially mastered all the theoretical knowledge of magic and meditation from the apprentice stage.

He won't need to attend basic classes anymore.

Use the time you save to cultivate yourself.

Moreover, given his relationship with Ms. Mai Lin.

If you have any difficult questions, you can consult Teacher Mai Lin.

One-on-one instruction is more efficient.

Among the four Dharma seals that Li Wei obtained in his early years.

The Mark of Hell has already reached its limit, but there are no suitable undead for Li Wei to command.

Inside the Grey Tower, it's not convenient for Li Wei to use the undead, so this sign is temporarily useless.

Li Wei also leveled up the Flame Stream Seal to level four.

The flames evolved into purple flames, the temperature rose higher and higher, and the range of the flame jet reached seven meters.

The current Flame Stream Seal is already as powerful as the Burning School's Tricks mastered by a high-level wizard apprentice. Once it advances to the fifth rank, it is estimated that it will not be much weaker than the first-level Burning Hand. At that time, it will be equivalent to Li Wei mastering a first-level spell ahead of time.

As for the Dragon's Might Seal, it's the limit once you reach level three.

The third-tier Dragon's Might deals even more damage to evil spirits, but unfortunately no evil spirit dares to appear in the Gray Tower, so Li Wei has no way to test it out.

However, the mental impact is a side effect of just the third-tier dragon's might.

That should be enough to give the enemy a hard time.

In addition, the third-tier Dragon Might also creates a special effect called [Dragon Affinity].

This special effect increases Livy's affinity with dragons and any creature with dragon bloodlines, including purebloods, sub-dragons, hybrids, and so on.

In short, the biggest effect of this special effect so far is that Li Wei can now touch the head of the white snake Jormungandr, a dragon hybrid.

This made Li Wei wonder if Winnie was able to touch the white snake's head because she also had the talent of being compatible with dragons.

The final guardian seal is currently only at tier two.

This is also a skill that Li Wei plans to focus on improving after this seclusion.

Once you've leveled this sign to level three, you'll reach your limit.

Li Wei was really looking forward to the special effects of the third-tier Guardian Seal.

Based on current patterns, Li Wei guesses that this special effect is most likely also a friendly type of effect.

The Mark of Hell grants affinity with creatures of hell, while the Mark of Dragon's Might grants affinity with dragons.

The Guardian Seal's affinity is unknown, but it's most likely related to the Earth faction.

In short, what Li Wei values ​​more is the passive effect of the sign's creation, which can still be useful in the late game. The sign itself will definitely become obsolete as Li Wei's strength increases.

After leaving the nine-story gray tower, he got up and went to White Sail Alley.

Some time ago, Li Wei asked the owner of the building materials store in the alley to purchase a large piece of sapphire from the Blacksail Wizard Market.

Pyrostone is relatively rare in the human world, but it is relatively abundant in the wizarding world.

However, these are basic spellcasting materials for the Earth faction, so they are relatively difficult to find even in the Azure Realm.

Li Wei currently enjoys considerable influence, coupled with his financial power.

After giving the shop owner a tip of a few taels of silver.

The boss used his connections to get one from the Black Sail Wizard Market.

Li Wei went to pick up the goods today.

We arrived at the small materials shop.

The boss was a fat man named Manla.

He was also a wizard apprentice, and quite talented, possessing affinity for all three elements.

He was once a prominent figure in the Gray Tower, and the tower master had high hopes for him, believing that he had the potential to become a formal wizard.

However, due to a battle with an apprentice from the Ship of the Dead when he was young, his mental strength was severely damaged, making it impossible for him to advance to a formal wizard. So he simply retired to the second line and helped manage the small shop in the tower to earn some points.

"Hey, look who's here! Our legendary knight, the great hero Levi!"

The boss joked.

Li Wei smiled slightly, then asked, "Has the Radiant Stone arrived?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "This thing is hard to find in the Azure Realm. I asked my friend at the Blacksail Wizard Market to look for it for a long time."

Then he took out a large piece of Radiant Stone. Li Wei looked at it and realized that this amount was enough for him to grind the Guardian Seal to its limit.

"How much?"

"20 Taishi".

Pyroxene is just a basic spellcasting material, so it's not very expensive.

However, non-oceanographic items like pyroxene cannot be purchased with points.

Li Wei readily paid the price.

Then he said, "Boss, could you keep an eye out for any Breathing Technique inheritance diagrams at the nearby wizard market? I like collecting Breathing Techniques, and I'm open to all types. I'll pay with gold coins, and if the quality is high enough, I can pay with silver stones."

"No problem. I, Manra, admire you for daring to kill the wizard of the Undead Ship," the boss laughed.

His promising future was ruined by the ship of the dead.

Therefore, he harbored immense hatred for the ship of the dead.

Unfortunately, his own strength was only average, and he was unable to retaliate against the undead ship.

Li Wei thanked the boss and then left with the brilliance stone.

Thus, of the four great seals, only the Seal of Flame Flow remains.

The other three great seals will soon be at their full potential.

Over the next month, Li Wei will focus on improving his proficiency with the Guardian Seal.

He quickly pushed the Guardian Seal to its limit.

Li Wei————

Guardian Seal: Tier 3 (Limit), Special Effect: Earth Pulse.

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"Earth Pulse: You can feel the pulse of the earth, your affinity for the earth element increases, and the speed of practicing earth-based meditation techniques and spells is significantly increased."

Li Wei looked at the special effects.

Sure enough, it's related to the earth element.

Without a doubt, the remaining Flame Stream Seal's effect should be a fire-type affinity.

"Although I am a Child of Chaos, I have the special effect of Earth Affinity. Even without a proficiency panel, my speed of cultivating the Earth element is definitely much faster than that of a Child of Chaos. In addition, with my proficiency panel, my actual talent now might not be worse than dual-elemental affinity. I have to learn it in the future and not waste this affinity talent."

Li Wei had a sudden thought.

A pale golden light enveloped him, protecting Li Wei like a golden bell.

According to Li Wei's tests, the shield's defensive power is stronger than that of a high-level apprentice level spell, but it's unknown how it compares to the original first-level spell "Shield".

Shield is the most classic defensive spell of the Earth School. It can form a protective force field composed of earth elements to protect the caster.

Many defensive spells from later factions bear the resemblance to shield spells in their structure.

"A third-tier Guardian Seal, tenth-tier Black Serpent's liquid black scales, Frost Giant's Armor—my defense is even more insane. I feel that unless it's a formal wizard, a high-level wizard apprentice simply can't break through my defense," Li Wei analyzed in his mind.

"Next, only the Flame Stream remains. Once the Flame Stream Seal reaches its limit, my overall strength should be comparable to that of a formal wizard."

Even a first-ring wizard who masters four first-ring spells is considered a senior wizard.

Even so, Li Wei has no intention of leaving the island.

He loved these peaceful and tranquil days for spiritual practice.

He had no longing for the outside world.

However, Levi's refusal to leave the island greatly worried Carter, the Green Ghost, who was lying in ambush in the nearby waters to attack him.

On the ship, Green Ghost Carter's face was grim.

He has been waiting for more than half a year.

God knows how he got through it.

"That damn brat, isn't he going to go out?"

"Damn it, that damn brat, if all else fails, I'll have to use my last trump card."

Green Ghost Carter then returned to the cabin.

The Ship of the Dead has planted a spy in the Tower of Grey, and he plans to use this spy to lure Li Wei out and then kill him.

……

On this day, Li Wei was practicing his water arrow technique in the woods as usual.

Water Arrow may seem ordinary, but it has many advantages such as fast casting speed, low mana consumption, and no need for casting materials.

[Water Arrow Proficiency +2]

Li Wei then gripped the Viper Wand and completed another spellcasting attempt.

A huge rock that he used to practice his water arrow technique every day.

It had already been pierced through and is now shaped like a honeycomb briquette.

After practicing his water arrow technique, Li Wei went to the small garden to water the plants.

Then we returned to the nine-story gray tower.

At the entrance, a wizard apprentice stood there, looking somewhat hesitant. When he saw Li Wei, he smiled and said softly, "Junior Brother Li Wei, you're back."

"Senior Brother Noz, is there something you need?"

Li Wei knew this senior brother; he lived on the twentieth floor or above.

He was also the senior who went out with Winnie to visit Whale Song Island.

He seems to be quite close to Winnie.

He seems to be pursuing Winnie, but Winnie hasn't agreed to be his girlfriend; she's only agreed to be friends.

He then continued to be friends with Winnie.

He's quite the old sycophant.

Anyway, if it were Levi, he probably wouldn't date Winnie.

"Here's the thing, Junior Brother Li Wei, I need your help with something. I'm not asking you to help for nothing; I'll give you a great reward after it's done."

"Brother Nords said, his tone serious."

Li Wei's expression remained unchanged. He calmly asked, "What is it? If it's within my power, I can help you, senior brother. We're fellow disciples, it's only right."

Senior Brother Noz thought for a moment and said, "Junior Brother, I was recently caught in a storm and stranded on a deserted island. On the island, I discovered the ruins of a former official wizard. I suspect that the island was once an ancient wizarding organization, but unfortunately, the entrance to the ruins is protected by a magical barrier. My strength is too weak to break it; at least a first-ring wizard would be needed to break the seal. I remember that you are a legendary knight, and your strength is comparable to a first-ring wizard, so I would like to invite you to explore the wizarding ruins with me. We can split what's inside." Noz said softly.

"Is that area of ​​the sea safe?" Li Wei asked.

"Although it's not in safe waters, there aren't any dangerous sea monsters in that area, so there's no real danger. With my level as a high-ranking wizard apprentice, plus your strength as a legendary knight, there shouldn't be any problem," Noz said.

Li Wei nodded, and then decisively said, "Senior brother, I won't go. I've been busy practicing magic lately, preparing for the upcoming year-end assessment."

"And what about after the year-end performance review?"

"It's fully booked."

"Junior brother, you should think this through carefully. This wizard's ruins of mine are absolutely real, and there must be a lot of good stuff inside: Tai Stone, spellbooks, wizard artifacts... these are all good things."

"Let's forget about it, senior brother."

"Okay, how about we go next year?"

"No, I'm not interested in wizarding relics. I'm just a child of chaos, and the spells of this school are enough for me to cultivate for a lifetime. Senior brother, you should find someone else."

In the end, Noz left with no choice.

I returned to my residence.

"That damned Levi, he's so stubborn. Such a huge temptation, and he's not even tempted?" Noz was speechless. The wizard's ruins he mentioned were real; he hadn't lied to Levi.

He was the mole planted in the Gray Tower by the Ship of the Dead.

However, to avoid being exposed, the Undead Ship usually doesn't use him.

"Never mind, let's tell Carter about this situation first. There's nothing more I can do about it."

……

On the sea.

Carter looked at the intelligence report sent by Noz.

"Damn it, that little brat, why isn't he coming out? He's driving me crazy!"

He flew into a rage.

"Teacher, should we wait?"

"Wait and see. I don't believe he can stay in the Gray Tower forever. Going back now will only get him scolded by the captain. He might as well stay here and enjoy himself."

Green Ghost Carter has finally come to terms with it.

He had to catch that damned brat and torture him properly with the vicious spells of the Death School.

The Gray Tower.

Li Wei's daily life was monotonous yet fulfilling.

Meditation, spellcasting, watering flowers, medicine making, breathing techniques, sword skills, and the Black Magic Blade.

Soon, it was time for the annual performance review again.

Li Wei achieved excellent grades in all his theoretical classes this time.

He has already practiced the Water Arrow Technique to the late stage of the second level.

Tidal Grip has also broken through to the second tier.

The second tier is basically at the level of an intermediate wizard apprentice.

Li Wei felt that with his current skill level, he should have no problem handling this year's practical assessment.

However, a month before the actual combat assessment...

He then realized that the tower master wanted to truly hone everyone's combat skills.

Be prepared for retaliation from the Black Wizarding organization, the Ship of the Dead.

Therefore, starting this year, practical assessments will be conducted overseas.

The assessment method is also very simple.

The group was led by Marco, a formal wizard and the spell class teacher.

The apprentices went to the nearby waters to hunt sea creatures.

The three-day test requires anyone who hunts and kills a sea beast of intermediate apprentice strength to pass the assessment.

If one can hunt sea beasts with the strength of a high-level wizard apprentice, then that is excellent.

As for the extraordinary sea beasts comparable to formal wizards, I'll forget about them.

Within the entire Gray Tower, the only one who could possibly hunt extraordinary sea beasts is Li Wei.

Perhaps to accommodate Li Wei, the assessment rules have been changed this year.

As long as you hunt sea monsters, any means are acceptable.

In other words, even if Li Wei used his knightly strength to hunt down sea monsters, it would still be counted in the assessment.

It might be because of the previous attack by the black wizard.

This made the tower master realize how well the Gray Tower protected the wizard apprentices.

People have been living in comfort for too long, and have become somewhat complacent and have lost their fighting spirit.

Therefore, anyone who passes this assessment will receive a one-time reward of 20 points.

Those who excel will receive a one-time reward of 50 points.

Hunting extraordinary sea monsters will earn you 200 points!

This is a considerable points reward for most wizard apprentices.

So everyone was eager to try.

Li Wei was helpless upon hearing this news.

Although the rewards for this event are quite good.

But I really don't want to go out right now.

Before becoming a formal wizard, Li Wei did not want to leave the Gray Tower even for a moment.

However, since this is the tower owner's rule.

Li Wei dared not disobey.

The Tower Master must have considered the possibility of retaliation from the Ship of the Dead when he did this.

He should have been prepared.

"However, with my current strength, fourth-tier Flame Stream, ultimate protection, dragon's might, plus so many trump cards, I still have the power to fight against a formal wizard."

Li Wei is a cautious person and generally prefers conservative estimates.

In the gap while waiting for the practical assessment.

Li Wei was summoned to the seventh floor of the White Pagoda by the tower master.

The tower master smiled as he looked at Li Wei, and the alchemical prosthetic body handed him a small bag.

"Here you go, this is 300 Taishi. This is a reward from the Tower of Stars. Mylin applied for it for you half a year ago. There is a reward for killing evil black wizards. Although the amount is not much, it is the Tower of Stars and the Pan-Dimensional Wizard Council's recognition of your behavior."

The reward was issued rather late, so it only just arrived these past few days. Take it; you're in a period where you're short on money right now.

"That's what the tower master said."

Li Wei looked grateful and quickly took the small bag, saying, "Thank you, Tower Master, and thank you, Teacher Mai Lin."

Teacher Mai Lin truly deserves the title of "Grandma Mai"; she is so kind.

Li Wei was somewhat moved.

He never expected that Ms. Mai Lin had done so much behind the scenes.

This is truly heartwarming.

"Teacher, you must successfully advance to the next level!"

Li Wei prayed inwardly.

He now truly considers the Grey Tower his home in the Wizarding World.

If I have the strength, I will definitely protect this place.

"I called you here because there are some other things."

"That's what the tower master said."

Li Wei nodded and said, "Please go ahead."

"I think the Ship of the Dead will target our apprentices in this practical assessment. Their captain, the Demon Harland, is my old nemesis and has been plotting against us for a long time. So I will protect you secretly. If Harland makes a move, I will. You don't need to worry about your safety."

"I haven't told anyone else about this. I suspect there's a mole in our tower, but I trust you because Mylene is very good at judging people."

"If the Demon Harland doesn't come, I won't make a move unless the situation is truly critical. As a second-ring wizard, if I were to make a move, it would be bullying the weak. With a senior first-ring wizard like Marco here, you don't need to worry about your safety."

"However, although Marco is strong, his strength is limited. So if he can't handle it, I'll have to trouble you to protect our apprentices. My intention is to give you practical experience, but not to send you to your deaths in vain. We are training wizards, not raising poisonous insects."

"Although I am a wizard and don't know much about knights, I do know that those who can become legends on the path of knighthood are no ordinary people."

"Although the Gray Tower is a small organization and insignificant in the face of powerful forces, I sincerely hope that every apprentice who comes here can treat this place as their own home."

The tower owner spoke with heartfelt sincerity.

Li Wei nodded: "Tower Master, rest assured, I will do my best to protect everyone. However, if it is beyond my ability, I hope the Tower Master will lend a hand."

Having left the White Pagoda, Li Wei was completely relieved.

With the Tower Master overseeing this assessment, it's highly unlikely that any problems will arise.

Li Wei returned to the ninth floor of the Gray Tower.

"Another huge sum of 300 taels of silver."

"I never imagined that hunting black wizards would have such benefits."

After putting away the Tai Shi, Li Wei began preparing for the practical assessment.

Red potions to restore physical and mental strength, blue potions to restore magical power, holy medicines to heal injuries, poisons to coat weapons, enhanced sleeping potions to anesthetize giant beasts, and specially made chains purchased at a high price...

Just like the preparations before the killing in the human world, Li Wei proceeded methodically.

Once everything is ready.

Three days later, in the square, Professor Marco stood looking down at the thirty wizard apprentices.

He was quiet and didn't like to talk, so he didn't give any inspiring speeches.

"Let's go."

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