Wizard Immortality.

Chapter 8 Time Flies By

Since the talent test ended.

Siggs never spoke to Vic again, and the two rarely interacted anymore.

On the contrary, the dark-skinned, thin boy always valued his hometown relationship with Vic, and would greet him warmly whenever they met on the street.

Tell Vic that he will do his best to help if he encounters any trouble at the academy.

These changes have occurred.

The biggest reason is that during the three-day selection process, the wizards of Black Tower Academy had already sent people to pick up Vic's fellow students.

Only Vic and Luke the Free Knight remained, but because their talents were too poor, no one paid them any attention.

Oliver Lionheart did find a wizard apprentice willing to take him on.

According to Aaron, the count's son gifted a senior apprentice an unsigned "Wizard's Notebook".

It is quite valuable.

He had specifically inquired about it and found that the item was worth at least one hundred soul stones in the trading market.

Even for a seasoned apprentice, it would be difficult to obtain so many soul stones at once.

In the wizarding world.

Soulstones are one of the most commonly used currencies by wizards.

Besides being used in trade, Soulstones can also restore the energy a wizard consumes while learning knowledge, and have a certain stabilizing effect on the spiritual body.

Black Tower Academy has a dedicated bank that handles the exchange between gold coins and soul stones.

One Soul Stone can be exchanged for ten copper-mixed gold coins.

That's roughly the total annual income of a farming family.

The main source of Soul Stones for wizards in the academy, besides their meager annual stipend, is through missions.

Black Tower Academy also has a dedicated mission brokerage agency.

After that.

The wizarding careers of Vic's fellow students gradually got on track.

Learn knowledge.

Organize a seminar.

Go on an adventure together.

Only Vic and Luke need to find their own way out.

Students in this situation are generally referred to as "free wizards" at Black Tower Academy.

That sounds really good.

But it's actually a derogatory and discriminatory term. To be realistic, these people are practically unemployed in the college.

Not under the jurisdiction of the college.

Similarly, they cannot enjoy any benefits.

To learn knowledge and acquire extraction methods, one can only obtain them by purchasing them with Soul Stones in the trading market; it is almost impossible to access the academy's core knowledge.

Luke maintained a good attitude and did not become discouraged by the test failure; instead, he was full of fighting spirit.

Every day, I wander around the quest brokerage market, working for wizard apprentices who need protection when they go out, earning meager wages.

He planned to save up enough soul stones to acquire an extraction method in the trading market and study the path of a wizard on his own.

He invited Vic to join him during that time.

But Vic refused.

Generally, students who enter the Black Tower Academy will receive a free introductory extraction method, and the library will only open a portion of its area to them.

The basic extraction methods and more advanced knowledge are all in the hands of the first-level wizards and the Council of Five.

But Vic not only possesses advanced extraction techniques for spirit reading.

The knowledge stored in the lich's life casket within the spiritual body is also exceptionally abundant, accumulated from the knowledge of a sixth-level wizard over a thousand years, far surpassing the foundation of the Black Tower Academy.

Vic only needs to study hard, and becoming a wizard apprentice is only a matter of time; he doesn't need to go on missions or adventures.

In the wizarding world.

It's common for wizard apprentices to die during missions, let alone regular knights with low strength.

When encountering bizarre creatures, you're just cannon fodder with no chance of resistance.

However, they lack soul stones to pay the rent.

Vic spends most of his time living under the bridge at the academy, and Black Tower Academy is very generous with his food and drink, providing them all for free.

Time flies by.

one year later.

After this period of accumulation and learning.

Vic has already established the rudiments of a knowledge system within his spiritual body.

With his talent, normally, and with enough luck, it would take him at least five years to even reach the threshold of becoming a wizard apprentice.

But progress has been so rapid.

The most helpful aspect is the increased learning speed brought about by the advanced extraction method, Spiritual Speed ​​Reading.

Diligence can make up for lack of talent; even a slow bird can fly first.

Vic knew the value of time, so throughout the year, he hardly left the bridge archway where he lived, except for eating and resting.

Despite wind and rain, it has never wavered.

Like an old tree, firmly rooted on the path to becoming a wizard.

Regarding knowledge systems.

Vic chose fire magic.

Not only is fire magic simpler than other magic, but in actual combat, fire magic is far more effective at damaging physical creatures than acid and frost.

but.

Vic's talent currently only allows him to build a knowledge system in the realm of change.

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In this mysterious realm, the most basic understanding is the mutual transformation between phases of matter. Oxidation reaction is the most fundamental and also the upper limit of the knowledge system that mortals can understand.

Vic established this most basic knowledge system of oxidation generating heat, which ultimately forms a flame.

As long as the system is successfully established.

He could then use some tricks that could generate fire, thus becoming a wizard's apprentice.

cloudy day.

A light rain was falling.

As always, Vic was wrapped in a dark blanket and sat alone, cross-legged under the bridge.

No matter who passed by, Vic remained unmoved.

Although his appearance was slovenly.

However, upon closer inspection, one can detect that a faint magnetic field has begun to appear around Vic's body.

This is a sign that someone is about to become a wizard's apprentice.

but.

Few people would pay attention to a homeless man living under a bridge.

Six months ago, Vic's classmates would occasionally laugh at him when they passed by the bridge, believing that Vic's spirit had suffered a major blow after failing the talent test.

He was depressed all day long, and his whole mental state seemed abnormal.

He neither works hard to earn Soul Stones nor cares about the wizarding world, only knowing how to hide under the bridge, sleep, and wait to die, being timid and subservient.

Another half year passed.

Vic's contemporaries have completely forgotten about him.

Because no one wastes their energy on a loser.

During this time, Aaron visited Vic three times. Each time, the dark-skinned, thin boy would sigh with regret and bring him some food and money.

I stayed by Vic's side and chatted with him, hoping to help this down-on-his-luck fellow villager get back on his feet.

But Aaron's last visit to Vic was three months ago.

It seems that even the dark-skinned, thin boy has completely given up on Vic.

On the contrary.

Luke, the ever-active Free Knight, is known for his considerable strength and extensive experience in venturing out on adventures.

During that year, he met many wizard apprentices, and it is said that he has saved enough money to buy the most basic extraction method and the "Knowledge Handbook".

It's lunchtime now.

Vic carefully concealed his spiritual magnetic field to avoid attracting attention.

He planned to fill his stomach at the free canteen and then return to continue his ascetic practices.

At this time.

A pair of jet-black women's leather boots suddenly came into his view.

But Vic remained unmoved, neatly folding the blanket and placing it aside, coldly asking, "Did you need something?"

"Vic, it's me."

Vic felt the voice sounded familiar.

He raised his head.

Sigurd Murray, whom we haven't seen in a long time, looks much more mature than she did a year ago.

Her long, golden hair was neatly coiled up at the back of her head.

The clothing also features a black cloak and vest, a combination favored by wizards.

Knight Commander Aubert wore an expensive set of alchemical armor, with faint traces of human modification visible below his neck. He held an umbrella in his hand, his eyes vacant, and stood silently behind Sigurds.

(End of this chapter)