Wizard Immortal

Chapter 71 Magic Stone

During the six months he spent at the academy, Adir had also specifically looked up information about elves and obtained some clues.

In places where wizards gather, elves are not uncommon, though they are relatively rare. At least, things about elves circulate from time to time.

Back then, Adir's mother left behind a badge with a purple bird and a moon engraved on it.

According to the records in the academy's library, the moon represents the bloodline of the ancient moon elves, and is also one of the earliest royal bloodlines of the elf race.

A pure moon emblem usually represents the elven royal family, while if there are other things besides the silver moon, then it is generally a branch of the royal bloodline.

Therefore, it can be roughly inferred that Adir's mother should belong to a branch of the Moon Elf royal family, and inherited some of the Elf royal bloodline.

The affinity between light and plant elements on Adir's body should stem from this influence.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

Not all wizards have excellent elemental affinity. Most wizards actually have only average affinity for all elements, and some may even have a repulsive reaction to certain elemental particles due to their physical constitution.

Adir's elemental affinity is already quite good.

"Plant magic... I remember that Instructor Edith is quite skilled in plant magic, so I can ask her for advice in this area."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Adir pondered to himself: "As for the light magic, it's more troublesome. It seems that no instructor in the academy specializes in this kind of witchcraft, so there may be a lack of knowledge and materials in this area."

"In that case, we can only specialize in botany for now, and try to find this kind of knowledge later when we have the opportunity."

Having made up his mind, Adir stood up and quickly walked towards the outside, intending to go to the library to find some information.

Time flew by, and the peace of the past returned.

Adir spends his days rushing between several places, constantly repeating his previous ascetic lifestyle, and seems no different from before.

The only difference was that his expenses at the academy had increased significantly. After being promoted to first-class apprentice, he had already mastered most of the free basic knowledge. If he wanted to advance quickly and prepare for promotion to second-class apprentice, he would have to attend many paid courses, which greatly increased his expenses.

Three months later.

In the classroom, as soon as a lecture ended, the third-class apprentice in charge of the lecture quickly left, seemingly not wanting to stay a moment longer, much to the disappointment of the countless apprentices who had been looking forward to it.

When the lecture ended, the apprentices around him showed no intention of staying any longer and all left.

After most of the people around had left, there was a knock on the door, and then a burly apprentice in a gray robe walked in, carrying a package in his hand.

"Adir, something for you has arrived."

With a smile, Gray handed the package forward, glancing at Adir who was still sitting there: "How was it? How much did you understand in this lesson on differentiation?"

"You understood most of it, right? This kind of analytical class covers too much. In just a few hours, they went through all the characteristics of dozens of organisms. You can't remember much from just one class."

At the front, Adir took the package, saying with a wry smile.

"You're already very good at understanding most of it."

Standing before him, Gray listened to Adir's words with admiration, saying, "I'm different. I've been in the academy for two or three years, and my progress is still not as good as yours."

"Let's not talk about that now." Seeing the expression on the other person's face, Adir changed the subject, "How's your meditation progressing? I heard you're almost promoted to first-class apprentice?"

This tactic of changing the subject was very effective. A hint of joy appeared on Gray's face: "I've already been promoted, just yesterday."

"Congratulations." Adir smiled and congratulated the other person.

Since entering the academy, he has lived an ascetic life and doesn't have many friends. He is only familiar with some of the apprentices he attends classes and discusses with, and Gray in front of him is one of them.

The other person entered the academy two or three years earlier than Adir. He was a member of a local wizarding family and had a very good personality. He didn't have the aloofness and coldness of other wizarding apprentices. During this time, he got along quite well with Adir.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Adir left the classroom and headed towards the dormitory area.

Back in his dormitory, he closed the door, opened the package in his hand, revealing some items inside.

At the top are two letters. One is from the White Stone Tower, sent by Andrew, who had traveled to this continent with him by ship. The other is from the Bar Islands, signed by Duke Ariel.

After thinking for a moment, he first opened Andrew's letter.

Since arriving on this continent, they have each entered different academies. Because they came from the same place, the three of them exchanged addresses and kept in touch with each other during this time.

Among them, Andrew entered the White Stone Tower. Although he did not have a token like Adir and directly became an apprentice under a formal wizard, he successfully contacted a third-class apprentice from his family and lived quite well under the other party's care.

As for Cisti, although she didn't have the protection of her clansmen who were third-class apprentices like Andrew, she was doing quite well. She had made contact with apprentices from several families. Although none of them were third-class apprentices, there were several second-class apprentices among them. They were doing quite well by sticking together.

As for Adir, although he was the fastest to advance among the three, he had few clansmen in the academy and was always alone.

Andrew's letter didn't contain much information; it merely described his situation and inquired about Adir's progress.

After quickly reading the letter, Adir smiled, then opened the letter sent by Duke Ariel and took a look.

Because of the great distance, even if it costs a lot of money and is delivered as quickly as possible, it would still take at least half a year to send something from the Bar Islands to this mainland.

Compared to Andrew, the Duke of Ariel sent a much thicker letter, which not only expressed his concern and care for Adir, but also provided a detailed description of some intelligence from there.

Chaos has returned to the southern kingdoms, with several kingdoms locked in a stalemate and war seemingly imminent. Considering the time difference, the fighting may have already broken out there by now.

As for the northern lands where Adir was born, they have now been occupied by several kingdoms, and the members of the Fakus family who did not have time to evacuate have been almost completely wiped out.

In the letter, Duke Arrieux also mentioned Elwa's current situation. Elwa had inherited the estate of Count Poria in the Duchy of Baron and was still a count, though he seemed extremely depressed and lived a life of debauchery, but his situation wasn't exactly bad.

According to Duke Ariel, they have now essentially given up on Elwa and are simply waiting for him to marry a woman of sufficient status so that he can carry on the bloodline of the Faucus family.

After silently reading the entire letter, Adir sighed and then took out a wooden box from the bottom of the package.

The wooden box is black and looks very exquisite, with the distinctive coat of arms of the Fakus family engraved on it.

Upon opening it, I found eight magic stones inside.

Inside the wooden box, the magic stones were arranged neatly and appeared to have been specially cleaned, looking very clean.

Holding these magic stones, Adir felt a little heavy-hearted.

These magic stones were all funded by the entire Fakus family.

On the continent where Adir came from, various wizarding resources were scarce. These magic stones were obtained with great difficulty. Some were acquired at great cost, and some were obtained by sending armies to explore dangerous places. Every magic stone was the result of the hard work of the entire Fakus family, all in the hope of supporting Adir.

"A wizard."

He muttered to himself, a sigh in his voice.

The path of a wizard, though powerful, requires many things. Talent, resources, knowledge, environment, and other conditions are all indispensable; without support, it is difficult to succeed.

Adir gently put away the magic stones in front of him and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In fact, for him, these magic stones came at just the right time.

The resources required for learning to be a wizard are too numerous. Whether it is borrowing precious books and materials or attending paid classes taught by formal wizards, a large number of magic stones are needed.

After becoming a first-class apprentice, you've learned most of the basic knowledge. The next step is to learn more advanced knowledge. Most of this knowledge requires payment; whether it's borrowing books or attending formal wizard classes, a certain amount of magic stones is needed.

Therefore, in just three months, Adir had used up almost all of the magic stones he had brought with him.

However, in reality, under normal circumstances, if it's only used for borrowing books and attending classes, a first-class apprentice wouldn't consume magic stones so quickly.

However, Adir is different. He possesses a memory chip, which gives him a significant advantage in learning, making his learning efficiency and speed far surpass those of other apprentices.

Knowledge and experiments that took other apprentices a long time to grasp, Adir could master in just a few days. Therefore, in the same amount of time, Adir could learn far more than other apprentices. This accelerated his knowledge accumulation during his apprenticeship, but it also increased the physical demands of his studies.

The more paid knowledge he learns, the more magic stones he needs to pay, which has led to his current awkward situation.

Apprentices from powerful wizarding families who possess such learning efficiency will certainly be valued by their families. The stronger their learning talent, the more resources they will receive, and they will have no need to worry about these magic stones.

But Adir is different. Although the ancestors of the Fakus family had produced wizards, they have long since declined and are not located on this continent. Even if they did their best, the support they could give Adir would be limited and could not keep up with his current learning progress.

"It seems I need to find a way to earn magic stones during this period."

Thinking about his situation, Adir rubbed his forehead in distress and muttered to himself.

(End of this chapter)