Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 18 Demon Potion

Pei Ze looked at Qi Shan's miserable appearance with a calm expression.

Since you dared to use him as a scapegoat, you should be prepared to face retaliation.

Seemingly sensing Pei Ze's thoughts, Qi Shan's eyes widened suddenly, he took a few rapid breaths, then his head lolled to the side and he fell silent.

Pei Ze shook his head and turned to walk towards the two wizards.

As they got closer, they could hear the two talking.

"The demonic aura isn't very strong; he's probably been taking the potion for less than a month."

"They actually dared to intrude into the academy; those guys need to be taught a lesson."

Seeing Pei Ze approach, Mo Weng and the short, stout wizard stopped talking and turned to look at him.

"My lord, the spell model has been transferred." Pei Ze handed over the memory crystal ball with both hands.

Mo Weng nodded slightly, flicked his finger, and the memory crystal ball immediately floated into his sleeve and disappeared.

"teacher."

A familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Pei Ze looked in the direction of the sound and saw Yin Xue rushing over. She first glanced solemnly at the corpse of the horned monster, and then respectfully said to Mo Weng, "Teacher, I have notified the enforcement team to handle this."

He then bowed slightly to the short, stout wizard and smiled, saying, "Lord Gu Yi, it's been a long time. I heard from my teacher that you've been promoted to a third-level wizard!"

The short, stout wizard laughed and waved his hand, saying, "You're nowhere near as good as your teacher."

teacher?

Pei Ze blinked, somewhat surprised.

In the academy, wizarding apprentices usually address formal wizards as "sir" or "teacher," and only direct disciples are qualified to address them as "teacher."

Yin Xue actually has a formal wizard teacher!

This is an incredible honor in the academy!

It's important to understand that formal wizards are pragmatic creatures who prioritize profit and rarely waste time instructing apprentices for free, let alone taking on apprentices themselves.

—Unless you encounter an exceptionally talented wizard apprentice!

Therefore, every apprentice in the academy who is formally accepted as a disciple by a wizard is a prodigy with extraordinary talent.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, I am almost certain to advance to the rank of wizard.

Pei Ze never expected that Senior Sister Yin Xue, who seemed gentle and mild-mannered, was actually a top genius.

and many more!

Pei Ze suddenly remembered that the owner of the No. 8 herb garden seemed to be named Mo Weng.

So, Senior Sister Yin Xue's teacher is not only a formal wizard, but also a pharmacist.

Pei Ze immediately clicked his tongue in amazement.

As a disciple of both a wizard and apothecary, Senior Sister Yin Xue must be a prominent figure in the third year.

Mo Weng and Gu Yi didn't stay long. After giving Yin Xue a few instructions, they turned and left.

After watching them walk away, Yin Xue turned to look at Pei Ze, scrutinizing him from head to toe as if she were meeting him for the first time.

"Junior, you really surprise me! I never expected you to take down a demonized creature all by yourself!"

Yin Xue looked at Pei Ze with undisguised surprise and admiration in her eyes.

Even newly transformed demons possess physiques and strength comparable to mid-level knights.

Yin Xue would never have believed that a first-level wizard apprentice could kill a demon in a direct battle.

"It was just luck," Pei Ze said modestly.

If the demonized one hadn't been injured by the burning hand first, he might not have been able to kill him.

However, Yin Xue did not think so.

In any case, being able to kill a demonized being is enough to prove Pei Ze's strength.

She hadn't misjudged him; this junior was indeed outstanding, not much worse than Pei Shaoqi, Yin Guang, and Gu Lin, the top geniuses among the first-year students.

"You helped the academy deal with the demonized ones this time, preventing further casualties. The academy should reward you with contribution points afterward," Yin Xue said with a smile.

Pei Ze was delighted upon hearing this.

So, there's another unexpected bonus!

However, he quickly regained his composure, suppressed his joy, and asked Yin Xue, "Senior, what exactly is a Demonized One?"

Mentioning this, Yin Xue's expression turned slightly solemn, and she said, "You've heard of heretical sects, haven't you?"

Pei Ze nodded.

During their conquest of different planes, the wizards encountered many powerful opponents.

These adversaries include both the divine planes where gods sit high on their thrones and shepherds countless people, and the demonic abyss planes where souls weep and demons run rampant.

During the long war, these hostile alien gods and demon lords gradually extended their tentacles into the wizarding world, using power as bait to bewitch many people into becoming their followers and henchmen.

The organizations these people secretly established were called heretics.

In order to gain power from the alien gods or demon lords they worship, heretics would often plot vicious events such as blood sacrifices, which greatly annoyed the wizards.

In any wizarding city, heretics are universally hated.

"Recently, a mysterious potion has begun to circulate secretly in the outer city. After taking it, one can greatly improve physical fitness and mental strength. The sellers call this potion the God-given potion."

Yin Xue spoke slowly and deliberately, her pretty face slightly somber.

"However, according to the investigation, this potion is actually a serum extracted from the blood of a certain high-level demon. Although long-term use can improve physical fitness and mental strength, it can easily lead to mutations, turning one into a monster that loses its rationality and craves flesh and blood."

"The wizards call this potion a demonizing potion!"

Pei Ze looked at the demonized one, or rather, Xu Yunfeng's corpse.

He suddenly remembered what Yuan Wanjun had said that day: Xu Yunfeng's meditation progress was far behind, yet he was able to make rapid progress in just half a month and build a will rune to advance to the level of wizard apprentice.

Looking back now, it must all be thanks to the demonizing potion!

"The demonizing potion came from the Hand of Deep Grudges," Yin Xue said. "Those heretics' attack on the academy's wizard apprentices this time will inevitably anger the academy's higher-ups. I estimate that the academy will soon retaliate against the Hand of Deep Grudges."

Yin Xue looked at Pei Ze and said softly, "Junior brother, the heretics have been acting more and more rampantly lately, so you'd better be careful."

"I understand." Pei Ze nodded emphatically.

A few moments later, the law enforcement team arrived and began to handle the scene.

Seeing this, Yin Xue and Pei Ze did not linger and returned to the No. 8 herb garden together.

After completing his routine task of tending to the plants, Pei Ze returned to his apartment.

On the way, thinking about what had happened that day, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Although he had heard a lot about heretics before, he never really had a real understanding of them.

It wasn't until he faced a demonized being today that he truly realized that danger had been lurking all around him all along.

Unlike mining riots and slave rebellions, which only exist in newspapers and are far removed from your own life, heretics may be lurking in some corner of your life, and may suddenly jump out at any moment to stab you in the back.

The world is not as safe as he thought.

Without sufficient strength, you might lose your life one day.

Just like today, if he hadn't mastered the improved spells, he would have become a cold corpse like Qi Shan long ago.

Pei Ze subconsciously touched the spiritual spring potion in his pocket and unconsciously quickened his pace home.

He had never longed to become stronger as much as he did at this moment!

(End of this chapter)