Wizard Immortal

Chapter 79 Second-Class Apprentice

Walking quietly around, ignoring the stares from those around him, Adir calmly walked to the side and stopped at a stall.

This was a stall he had specially applied for a few days ago, in order to deal with some medicinal herbs that he had obtained unexpectedly during his patrol missions. Now it just so happens that it comes in handy.

Seeing Adir's actions, the apprentices around him glanced at him and couldn't help but come over.

"How much is this Gamma Wolf?" one of the apprentices couldn't help but ask, looking at the giant wolf in front of Adir.

"Fifteen magic stones."

Turning around, Adir glanced at the apprentice who had spoken, then lowered his head in thought for a moment before quoting the price.

This price would be astronomical for an ordinary apprentice, but it's not outrageous for this Gamma Wolf.

The Gamor Wolves are powerful, and even ordinary individuals among them can rival Great Knights. This particular one is among the best, and its demonic bloodline is definitely much stronger than that of its kind, making it correspondingly more valuable.

This powerful creature with demonic bloodline is an excellent choice, whether it's subdued through special means, used to extract its unique bloodline, or used for various experiments. Even formal wizards would need it, and the price of fifteen magic stones isn't too expensive.

A large group of apprentices nearby were startled when they heard Adir announce the price.

Most of these were ordinary apprentices with humble backgrounds. Because their families were not powerful, they could only provide a limited number of magic stones, just like Adir had done before. They could only afford to use the magic stones for their usual studies at the academy and could not afford to provide any extra magic stones.

"Fifteen magic stones...that's a fair price."

While most apprentices were scared off, some discerning ones nodded, quite satisfied with the price: "This Gamma Wolf..."

"I'll offer twenty magic stones!" A cold voice suddenly came from afar, interrupting the apprentice's voice.

Everyone turned around and saw a slender figure dressed in a black robe walking towards them in the distance.

He was a pale-faced young man wearing a black-sleeved robe and a three-stripe badge on his chest, which proved his status as a third-class apprentice.

"It's Lady Emma!!"

Upon seeing the man's face, the surrounding apprentices gasped in astonishment: "This is a third-class apprentice! Why is he here so early today?"

Upon seeing Emma, ​​the apprentice who had previously made the offer immediately fell silent, clearly intimidated by her reputation and unwilling to compete.

"Twenty magic stones, how about I take this mutated Gamma Wolf?"

Emma approached and stared at the giant wolf for a long time before speaking.

He was currently conducting some highly complex experiments that required rare bloodlines from powerful creatures, and he was struggling to find them. Now that he had come across this opportunity, he naturally wouldn't let it pass him by.

Adir was somewhat surprised by what the other person said.

However, since he could sell it for a higher price, he naturally wouldn't object, so he simply nodded and said, "Deal."

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Emma's pale face.

He took out a cloth bag from his waist and, in front of the surrounding apprentices, pulled out two medium-grade magic stones from it and handed them directly to Adir.

"I am Shiva's student. If you ever catch another creature with such a powerful bloodline, be sure to let me know immediately. I will definitely satisfy you on the price."

Before leaving, he uttered these words to Adir, and then hurriedly departed.

Several puppets carried the giant wolf in front of her, slowly following Emma.

As the apprentices around him gradually dispersed, Adir shook his head, put away what was in front of him, and prepared to leave.

in the afternoon.

Adir hurried along the academy's roads, heading quickly towards the teaching area.

"Today is the first day of pharmacy class. I wonder how much more difficult this course will be compared to the last one."

As he walked along the road, Adir thought to himself.

Several days had passed since the last pharmacy class. During this time, he had mastered all the content from the previous class by repeatedly replaying it on the chip.

After a while, they entered the classroom, where many apprentices had already arrived. However, compared to the last time, the number of people this time was much smaller, almost half the number.

Adir found a seat at random and looked around, but didn't see anyone he recognized.

Apart from him, none of the apprentices who came to the class last time showed up.

Adir heard other apprentices whispering around him, and from their conversation, he understood. Most of these apprentices were not first-timers; they were mostly those who hadn't understood the lessons the last time and were here again for a second chance.

Hearing this, Adir was speechless.

Before I could even think about it, a figure quickly walked out from the door on the side.

Simora, dressed in a black robe, looked somewhat impatient on his wrinkled face as he quickly walked to the front of the stage.

Upon arriving at the classroom, he glanced down at the students, showing no reaction to the sparse number of attendees, clearly used to it.

Only when he saw Adir did a hint of surprise flash in his eyes, and he nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Alright, this lesson will still cover the basics of pharmacy, but it will be much more difficult than the last one."

Standing on the podium, Seymora flicked his fingers, and a pile of experimental equipment automatically came to his front.

"This time, in addition to explaining the basic knowledge, we will also need to observe real experiments..."

As the course officially began, the apprentices instinctively sat up straight, their expressions becoming much more focused, and listened attentively to the explanation given by their instructor, Simora.

After several hours, the class ended amidst the bewildered gazes of the many apprentices.

"Alright, that concludes today's lesson."

Looking at the apprentices below, Simora shook her head and looked away.

In that corner, Adir sat quietly, appearing calm and composed compared to the other apprentices in the classroom, watching him.

"You have ten more minutes."

Seeing Adir's appearance, Simora, who was about to leave, paused for a moment and uttered these words amidst the surprised gazes of the many apprentices below.

The meaning of this statement is quite clear: some time has been deliberately set aside to answer the questions of the apprentices below.

Looking at Simora ahead, Adir's eyes also flashed with surprise.

Such opportunities are rare. Wizards' time is often very precious. Normally, not to mention formal wizards, even third-class apprentices rarely stay after class to specifically set aside time for these lower-class apprentices to answer questions.

Despite his surprise, Adir did not hesitate to take action.

Most of those present were low-level apprentices, and they could not compare with him, a peak Grand Knight, in terms of reaction or speed. Therefore, he was the first to rush to the front.

Ten minutes passed quickly.

During this process, Adir was very satisfied, even though he only had time to ask two questions, as it saved him a lot of time to figure things out.

After leaving the teaching area, Adir returned to his lodgings and quietly meditated in his room.

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More than three months later.

In the spacious room, sitting on the edge of the bed, Adir silently closed his eyes.

After more than three months of meditation, Adir was able to meditate all thirty-six spiritual runes in the basic meditation method at once, and was only one step away from being promoted to a second-class apprentice.

Sitting by the bed, Adir closed his eyes, and darkness enveloped him.

As each mental rune was meditated, he sensed the energy particles in the surrounding space within the darkness, which quietly floated and drifted about.

Sensing Adir's mental fluctuations, these energy particles also exhibited different states, beginning to be influenced by his spirit.

"The meditation on the thirty-six runes has ended; it's time to draw in the energy particles."

Sensing the various energy particles drifting in the surrounding space, Adir felt calm and this thought flashed through his mind.

With a thought, the surrounding energy particles began to be slowly influenced by him, drifting towards his body.

The process went very smoothly.

Drawing energy particles requires only sufficient mental strength, combined with special techniques recorded in meditation. In this respect, Adir's mental strength was already powerful, and after being trained through meditation, he definitely met the standard for drawing energy particles.

"It's a success..."

After a while, Adir silently exited the meditative state, opened his eyes, and muttered to himself.

"As expected, plant-based and light-based energy particles are the easiest to attract. Although other types of energy particles do not reject my spirit, they are much more difficult to attract."

Recalling that feeling just now, Adir concluded, "It seems that in the future, when meditating, I should mainly focus on guiding plant and light-based particles. As for other types of particles, I'll only guide a few at a time."

Thinking back to the scene during his meditation, this thought flashed through his mind, and then he turned to look at his physical condition.

"Name: Adir Fakus. Strength: 11.2. Agility: 11.4. Constitution: 11.5."

"It's gotten to this point."

Looking at his physical condition, Adir sighed softly.

Although meditation primarily enhances the mind, it also trains the body during meditation, allowing him to improve his already exhausted physical condition to this extent over nearly a year.

"My physical abilities had already reached the limit of a Great Knight during meditation. If they can still improve this much after meditation training, others' improvements are probably even more terrifying."

"An apprentice with wizarding potential, even if he was just an ordinary person before, as long as he keeps meditating, his physical qualities after reaching the second-class apprentice level will probably not be inferior to some powerful knights."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, thinking about this, Adir was speechless: "With this level of skill, it's no wonder that those wizard families look down on knights. I'm afraid that even if an apprentice doesn't receive any training, once they reach the third rank, their physical strength will not be inferior to that of a great knight."

"With this level of physical ability, coupled with the powerful magic, as long as you don't encounter a peak Grand Knight like me, you can already run rampant among Grand Knights."

Sitting on the bed, Adir stretched out his hand.

With a thought, a bit of newly condensed magical power within his body was released, attracting surrounding energy particles to slowly gather in his hand, emitting a pale green glow.

"Second-class apprenticeship...finally achieved."

Seeing this scene before him and feeling the power that was completely different from the knight system, Adir couldn't help but sigh.

Among the three stages before becoming a formal wizard, a first-class apprentice is merely someone whose spirit is stronger than that of an ordinary person, and whose physical abilities will gradually improve through meditation. Compared to an ordinary person, at most, they can learn faster and have slightly stronger physical abilities.

Only after reaching the second-class apprentice level can one truly possess some of the wizard's power, not only being able to manipulate energy particles in the world, but also using this as a foundation to learn some basic spells.

At this stage, wizard apprentices truly become powerful, possessing not only strong physical abilities but also magical abilities, making them far more powerful than ordinary knights in combat.

(End of this chapter)