Academic genius: Arcane Invasion of America

Upon hearing this, all the wizard apprentices turned to look at Fabian.

This isn't the first time the Maple Leaf Town apprentice gathering has been held.

As one of the hosts, Fabian was also the one with the strongest magical abilities among them, and was always deeply respected by the apprentices.

Moreover, Fabian has a formal wizard as his teacher.

The knowledge he shared at each gathering was very attractive to the other apprentices.

result……

After the transaction was completed, Fabian surprisingly offered to add two more magic crystal fragments as a bargaining chip.

This only shows that the information about the [Shield Technique] provided by Mr. Su Guang is extremely valuable.

In order to adhere to the most basic principle of equivalent exchange in the wizarding world, Fabian had no choice but to step in and make up the price difference.

Kevin was the first to react, "Mr. Suguang, do you have any other knowledge-based trades similar to [Shield Spell], or do you need any materials?"

After a moment's hesitation, Li Ang said, "I need one portion of thirty-year-old Night-Shining Mushrooms, one portion of Silver Leaf Fern Spores, and several portions of Ice Crystal Stones..."

Thirty-year-old Night-Shining Mushrooms and Silverleaf Fern Spores are important ingredients in the Amethyst Mage's Potions as recorded in "0-Ring General Magic and Basic Potions".

These past few days, Li Ang has searched all over the Maple Leaf Town market but couldn't find a stall selling either of the two materials, so he had no choice but to bring it up at the gathering.

He understood that if any of these apprentices knew the recipe for the Amethyst Mage's potion, they might suspect his identity.

After all, a formal wizard would most likely not collect the potion materials needed for an apprentice's advancement, but rather collect both.

Of course, in addition to potions, there are also rituals and first-circle magic required to become a full-fledged wizard.

Li Ang also has needs for the latter two.

But you have to eat one bite at a time. If Li Ang were to say everything in one breath, everyone present would probably know that he is not a formal wizard.

If his public image collapses, it will actually hinder his future actions.

Before he could finish speaking, Sylvia spoke first, "Mr. Su Guang, I have a large amount of [Ice Crystal Stone] powder here."

As she spoke, the red-haired witch magically opened a small cloth bag at her waist, revealing a shimmering white powder inside.

Li Ang finally understood what "a large amount" meant.

He had previously purchased the [Burning Fire] spell material, [Earth Flame Stone] powder, twice. Each portion weighed only about two grams and was worth one Frank Kingdom silver coin.

The packet of [Ice Crystal Stone] powder that Sylvia took out probably weighed over a hundred grams.

Why is it that only our wizard apprentices are poor and destitute, while other wizard apprentices are so rich?

"I have some silver leaf fern spores here, but only a third of a portion," Stanley added.

"Mr. Suguang, although I don't have any glow mushrooms on hand, I can provide you with their location," Kevin suddenly said, pulling out a rough parchment map.

Fabian and Reid did not provide any materials, but expressed their willingness to exchange five magic crystal fragments each for an opportunity to learn the knowledge.

"Okay." Li Ang nodded. "According to the rules of the equivalent transaction between Fabian and me, this time I will still price it at five magic crystal fragments, or the equivalent of the materials I need."

Everyone agreed, and the transaction was quickly completed. Just as Li Ang was about to speak, Stanley asked first, "Mr. Su Guang, before you share your knowledge, may I ask you a question?"

"Can."

Stanley: "Regarding the finer control of magical perception, I've recently tried to expand my perception range, but I always lose accuracy beyond two meters. Do you have any suggestions?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ang carefully examined Stanley.

The other person's face was tightly covered by a hood, and Li Ang could only vaguely make out that he was about seventeen or eighteen years old and had a pair of red pupils.

The seemingly reasonable question he raised may actually be a test.

To test Li Ang's true identity.

However, this was exactly what Li Ang wanted.

Since his intelligence level increased to 1.7 and he developed the [Mind Awareness] ability in Ioria, Li Ang wanted to compare his current mental strength with that of other apprentices to see how much difference there was.

With that thought in mind, he calmly said, "The accuracy of magic perception mainly depends on two factors: the strength of mental power and the understanding of external magical elements. The problem you're encountering is a common bottleneck for apprentices, usually because when expanding perception, the corresponding mental power isn't adjusted in time..."

"How exactly should we adjust it?" Stanley pressed.

"Unlike expanding your mental perception range outward from yourself as the origin, you can extend your mental tendrils in a specific direction."

Li Ang patiently guided him.

"Is that so?" Before he finished speaking, Stanley cautiously released a tiny wisp of his mental energy tendril, reaching towards Leon.

When the mental tendrils were still five or six meters away from Li Ang, Stanley suddenly let out a low cry, leaned back, and almost fell to the ground.

His face was pale, and he pressed both hands to his temples, with fine beads of sweat constantly appearing on his forehead.

"Stanley?"

Everyone quickly realized what was going on.

Stanley was testing Mr. Su Guang, and their mental energies clashed, resulting in Stanley suffering a backlash.

This kind of manifestation of mental strength is something that ordinary apprentices can never achieve.

Mr. Su Guang is a formal wizard, and his powerful spiritual strength is the most compelling proof of that.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Su Guang. I apologize for my recklessness just now. I shouldn't have been so foolish as to test you. Thank you for showing mercy. I'm willing to pay three magic crystal fragments as compensation." Stanley took a breath, and his eyes looked at Li Ang with more awe and even fear.

Stanley's probing was the result of Li Ang's inducement, so he naturally didn't take it too seriously.

On the surface, he pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Let's continue. Next, I'll share my improved understanding of the [Water Splash Technique]."

"【Water Splash Technique】, is that the kind of magic trick that only sprays a small amount of water from the palm?"

Upon hearing this, a deep disappointment flashed across the eyes of the group of wizard apprentices who had just been full of enthusiasm.

Although Mr. Light showed a mental strength far exceeding that of a wizard apprentice during Stanley's test.

But the [Water Splash] technique isn't worth it.

This kind of useless trick is neither as good as practical support tricks like "Hand of the Mage" or "Dancing Light," nor as good as attack tricks like "Freezing Ray."

The only use of learning it is so that you don't have to search for water when you're thirsty.

Most importantly, explanations of the [Water Splash] spell are practically commonplace in the Wizarding World. Spending five magic crystal shards to listen to someone explain it would definitely make you a target of resentment.

The apprentices exchanged glances but dared not say anything.

After all, no one dares to take the lead in offending a formal wizard.

Li Ang glanced around and continued, "I've discovered that using [Light Flame] and [Blazing Breath] to cast [Water Splash] isn't the optimal solution. The [Reaction] generates heat, which the caster needs to neutralize with magic. Until I find a better way to collect and utilize this heat, I prefer to use another method to cast [Water Splash]."