Wizard Immortality.

Chapter 9 Unexpected Turn of Events | Advancement to Wizard Apprentice

"Has it already been a year? Time flies."

Siggs sounded somewhat wistful.

Looking at the dejected Vic, her thoughts seemed to drift back to the past.

After a year of study and training, she is now a wizard apprentice, but the amazing boy who once captivated her is still a mortal.

They hid under the bridge and eke out a living.

However, she didn't come today to mock Vic; she just wanted to catch a glimpse of someone she used to know.

"Is something the matter?" Vic asked.

"Reeves is dead. A month ago, Uncle Aubert also died."

Yesterday, a letter arrived from my family informing me that my father, suffering from heart problems, fell asleep and never woke up again.

Sigurds' voice was calm, but her sadness was still palpable.

These things, just as the first-level wizard Ethos taught her on her first day of class, are based on an ironclad rule in the wizarding world that no one can shake.

The principle of equivalence.

To gain something, you must pay an equal price; no one can shirk this responsibility.

Her talent on the path of wizardry is so great that it cannot be adequately described as superior or inferior. To paraphrase Ethos, there has been no one like her in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Black Tower.

But from the day she embarked on the path of a wizard, she was surrounded by death, and those who cared for her and loved her were all leaving her.

It was as if all of this was the price she had to pay.

Reeves was the young knight who had asked Vic for advice back then.

Judging from Aubel's current state, if Vic is not mistaken, Sigurds must have paid a considerable price.

The human body has been modified to this extent.

An average suturer couldn't do that.

The stitcher is one of the six professions of wizards, and their knowledge system corresponds to the realm of life and death.

To become a qualified suturer, talent alone is not enough. Practitioners need to be proficient in several disciplines related to life and death, as well as some other interdisciplinary fields.

Anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, pharmaceuticals, etc.

Regarding his wizarding career, Vic plans to advance to the level of wizard apprentice and then develop towards becoming an alchemist.

This is how you earn Soul Stones, accumulating knowledge and resources for future learning.

The truth is revealed in the details.

Sigurds was willing to pay such a high price just so that Aubert could spend more time with her.

In other words, this girl is someone who cherishes the past.

but.

Having weathered thousands of years in his previous life, Vic's pursuit of the truth of wizardry is as firm as a rock, and it is difficult for external things to shake him.

Looking the girl straight in the eye, Vic said, "My condolences."

Sigurds nodded slightly and said, "A month ago, I constructed my first knowledge system in my spiritual body and advanced to the level of wizard apprentice."

Therefore, I have my own laboratory at Black Tower Academy, and I can help you if you need it.

The girl made her meaning very clear.

As long as Vic speaks.

She will definitely apply to the teaching affairs office to let Vic work in her lab, so he won't have to sleep under the bridge every day.

But Vic's direction is clear and firm; he will not waste precious time on low-yield work for trivial matters.

He directly declined Sigurds's offer, saying, "I'm fine now."

Seeing that Vic was unmoved, Sigurds was clearly disappointed, because this was not the ambitious, unassuming young man she had met that night.

But she didn't insist. Instead, she took out a black-covered notebook from her gold ring and handed it to Vic, saying, "These are my notes from my studies over the past few days."

Don't refuse right away.

A year ago, on the way to the academy with the convoy, you took care of me; you deserved it.

Vic was quite surprised by this.

For a wizard, insights and knowledge are the most valuable assets, and they cannot be given away for free.

but.

This time, Vic did not refuse.

He would not belittle a wizard apprentice's insights during the learning process just because he was a level six wizard in his previous life.

in contrast.

Vic takes this very seriously.

Moreover, given his life experience, it's not hard to see that Siggs came to say goodbye.

He took the notebook from Sigurds with both hands and said, "I owe you a favor, Sigurds."

The girl didn't say anything more, just glanced at Vic, and turned to leave.

Actually, she wanted to say something else.

After that, she will be away from the academy for a long time, hoping that after Vic gets the notes, they can meet again as wizards someday.

But Siggs didn't say it aloud, thinking that such words might hurt Vic's pride.

After Siggs left.

Vic sat down on the ground and opened the notebook the other person had given him.

The knowledge and insights contained within, because they possess a certain amount of energy, require specially formulated ink with corresponding mysterious properties.

The latest novel is first published here!

The notebook pages are yellowed.

Siggs's handwriting is beautiful and gentle.

On the surface of the rich, ink-black characters, dark purple energy pulses flow at high frequency.

It contains Sigurds's insights on how she built a system of frost magic knowledge from scratch.

Because it uses a lot of knowledge from the creative field.

Most of Vic couldn't remember or understand, but Siggs made good use of the property that heat can be conducted through different objects.

Frost is formed by removing heat from a region.

This process differs from the phase transitions in the realm of change.

Knowledge in the field of creation is counterintuitive.

This process involves the flow of heat from a colder object to a hotter object.

Sigurds probably knew that Vic's talent was not yet sufficient to understand the knowledge of the creation realm, so after she became a wizard apprentice, she left behind some introductory knowledge for learning alchemy.

Alchemists, as one of the six professions of wizards, correspond to the realm of transformation.

While basic alchemy knowledge cannot be used to construct witchcraft, it can enhance the energy intensity of Vic's spiritual body.

Strengthen our capabilities.

The notes describe the basic method for making a gold-plated ring.

It encompasses two disciplines: metallurgy and cipher etching.

Alchemy rings are the most common storage equipment in the Wizarding World. The size of the internal storage space varies depending on the materials used and the level of knowledge of the maker.

With Siggs's notes as support, Vic would have ample reason to explain his alchemical knowledge when he sells the alchemical ring, even if someone doubts the source of his knowledge.

Keep your notes safe.

After Vic ate ​​at the college cafeteria.

He planned to purchase a batch of supplies at the academy and then secretly advance his wizard apprenticeship in the wild.

Because during the process of becoming a wizard apprentice, the mental magnetic field becomes uncontrollable.

The sudden advancement of a forgotten wanderer to a wizard's apprentice makes it hard not to suspect that Vic possesses a powerful wizard's lineage.

Vic knew that the people in the academy were complicated, and he didn't have a strong background or identity. He was in great danger if he were targeted by someone with ulterior motives.

The money for purchasing supplies was left by Aaron when he visited him.

Three copper-mixed gold coins are enough.

Two months later.

Deep in the uninhabited mountains, a hundred kilometers away from the Black Tower Academy, the mental magnetic field of a wizard at the time of his breakthrough transforms into a terrifying vortex capable of distorting everything.

Within a radius of several meters around Vic, the material was either melted or weathered.

Then.

Everything returned to calm.

It took Vic a year and three months to successfully advance to the rank of wizard apprentice.

He picked up a dead branch from the ground.

Without any kindling, the dry branches spontaneously began to burn in his hands, the flames roaring.

That year, Vic was just over eighteen years old.

(End of this chapter)