Wizard: This mushroom is too fierce.

"Junior Roland, we had a great time working together. I hope we can both achieve the results we want in this competition."

"Of course, Ms. Cliff," Roland said with a smile. "We have strict limits on the number of sponsors we are recruiting this time, as well as specific criteria."

"As the leading catering giant in the Deep Caverns, your Witchcraft Workshop should rightfully be one of the five."

"I hope we can have a pleasant collaboration."

After smiling and bidding farewell to Cliff, Roland returned to his residence and put the contract away.

In five days, thanks to Roland's promotion, a total of seventeen wizarding organizations were willing to sponsor the project. After weeding out those who were swindling and deceiving, Roland selected five sponsors and used their channels to conduct even greater publicity.

According to Professor Ashius, the number of participants is expected to exceed two thousand, and the event is expected to attract more than thirty thousand viewers.

Of course, the better the event was organized, the more Roland would gain. For example, thanks to the sponsorship of magic stones, Roland now had seven thousand magic stones in his hands.

Two thousand magic stones have already been used to repay the academy loan agreement. The remaining magic stones will be used fully and implemented step by step according to plan.

After resting for a while, Roland left home and headed towards the commercial district of the deep underground cave.

Now that he has the magic stone, he naturally wants to spend it wisely to improve his strength.

Soon, he arrived at a shop called "Celtic Magical Artifact Shop Alliance".

According to Olivia, this is the best alchemy shop for apprentices in the Deep Caverns.

Upon entering the shop, a dwarf servant dressed in a black robe immediately approached, smiling, and said, "Respected wizard, may I ask what you wish to buy in the Celts?"

Roland looked around and found there were many kinds. He said in a deep voice, "Introduce them to me."

"Ideally, it should be a magical artifact that a third-class apprentice can use and that can be used until the first-class apprentice level."

As soon as Roland finished speaking, the dwarf servant's eyes widened instantly. He said respectfully, "Please wait a moment. According to our Celtic rules, a distinguished guest like yourself should be served by our shopkeeper."

The dwarf servant hurried away, and a moment later a woman in a white wizard's robe approached Roland: "Greetings, I am Bella Corbin, the Celtic shopkeeper. May I ask how this gentleman is addressed?"

Roland Colt

"You must be Roland, junior?" Bella asked curiously. She observed Roland carefully and noticed that he possessed a special aura that she had only ever seen in her own mentor. It was an aura of calm and composure that came from being tempered by knowledge.

How could such a young man utter such arrogant words on a forum?

"You can't judge a book by its cover..." Bella led Roland to the second floor of the shop, asking as they walked, "Junior Roland, there are many types of magical artifacts, specifically categorized as..."

After a short while, Roland learned about the types of wizarding artifacts. The most important and essential artifact for wizards is the 'weapon', which comes in many forms. At the apprentice level, the main form is the wand.

Of course, for higher-level wizards, such as first-ring wizards or wizards who have already forged their own paths, the form of the weapon is not so important.

It can be a sword or an axe; the key is whether it can bring a significant boost to the wizard's abilities.

"How about this Orlinland wand?" Bella took down a wand hanging on the wall, with three magic stones embedded in the top. "According to you, you are a wizard who follows the botanical school. This wand with Orlinland magic stones can greatly enhance the power of your wood-based spells."

"The increase is 50%, and it comes with an instant-cast 0.5-circle plant spell, 'Entangling Roots,' which can trap enemies on the ground."

"In addition, it has the property that it cannot be destroyed by anyone other than a first-ring wizard, which should be enough for you to use until you become a first-class apprentice."

The Orinland Magic Stone is a mineral unique to the Elf World, possessing the ability to absorb and gather the magical power dissipated when wizards cast spells.

After Bella finished speaking, Roland instantly recalled the relevant knowledge about it and had an idea: could this amplification trigger the leverage force, causing it to multiply again?

Holding the wand in his hand, Roland's magic slightly gathered in his palm, and a spell model began to circulate in his mental world. The next moment, Roland's lips curled slightly, and he said softly, "This one. How many magic stones?"

"Seven hundred magic stones, no credit, Junior Roland. If you need more, we have loans available..." Bella's words trailed off as she stared blankly at the magic crystal card in her hand, softly murmuring, "One...ten...hundred...thousand!"

"Five thousand magic stones?"

Bella was shocked. She couldn't believe that this was the amount of magic stones a third-class wizard apprentice could possess.

She considered herself one of the best among wizard apprentices. She had finally managed to stand out from the crowd of first-class wizard apprentices and become the Celtic shopkeeper, but her monthly salary was only seventy magic stones, enough for her to save for seven or eight years.

But in reality, how can you calculate it like that? She also needs to meditate and conduct experiments, and basically, her salary is all spent as soon as it arrives in her account.

Roland was puzzled by Bella's dazed look. He frowned slightly and asked softly, "Senior Bella?"

Bella snapped out of her daze, then looked at Roland with fervent eyes and asked enthusiastically, "Junior Brother Roland, are there any other magical artifacts you'd like?"

"I will do everything in my power to find the best magic weapon for you."

Before she knew it, Bella's way of addressing Roland changed from "you" to "you (formal)".

After that, Roland spent another 2000 magic stones to buy wizard shoes, a wizard robe, wizard gloves, and a magic pendant.

The shoes are textile-type magical equipment, with an instant-cast Lightness spell and a Power-based Acceleration spell, which can instantly increase speed by 1.5 times in critical moments.

The wizard's robe looks like a standard robe from the Deep Caverns, but unlike ordinary clothing, this robe comes with a 0.5-level defensive spell from the Evocation school called "Ice Armor," which, when used, creates three automatically defensive ice shields around the body.

The magic pendant is a high-quality mana regeneration item that can increase Roland's mana regeneration speed in battle by approximately 30%.

Wizard gloves are the cheapest, costing only 100 magic stones. They have only one function: to transform, and they never get dirty, having a built-in cleaning function.

After the payment was made, Bella respectfully handed over a gift box: "Junior Brother Roland, since you have spent more than two thousand magic stones at our Celtic shop, we will now present you with a 'Celtic Star' medal."

"With this medal, you will receive a 30% discount when shopping at Celtic."

"In addition, you will be a lifelong friend of our shop, and we will repair your alchemy equipment for free forever."

Thank you for coming!