The Wizard: Starting as a Corpse Collector Apprentice and Paying for a Monthly Subscription

Markley's lecture began on time.

"Today we're going to talk about the advanced applications of rune magic."

"For a long time, runic writing has been regarded by wizards as an irreplaceable auxiliary tool."

"It can assist ritualistic science in constructing sacrificial arrays, help alchemy stabilize recipes, is the core driver of all magical puppets, and is the cornerstone of dimensional teleportation arrays."

"If you can master runic literature, your future will be limitless..."

An hour later, after today's lecture, Markley suddenly said:

"Thanks to your excellent performance today, I've decided to give you a reward."

After saying that, he took out a glass ball that looked like a marble, inside which was a small, eerie green fireball.

Tyron's pupils dilated, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

Memory crystals, disposable items.

The knowledge carriers obtained through the refinement of the soul are generally only used to carry special knowledge, and can be considered a more advanced type of book that is destroyed after reading.

The market price... can't be bought with Zijin coins.

"Place it on your forehead."

Tyron first bowed, then placed it on his forehead. A special light flashed by, and many memories flooded Tyron's mind.

This is a completely new and complete set of runes forming the core: [Undead Fire Rune].

This is the absolute core of the entire "Dominate Bones" rune set!

Through this rune, wizard apprentices can concentrate and condense magic at a high intensity, ultimately transforming it into undead fire.

This flame can not only be used to quickly burn souls and bodies, but it is also the key to strengthening skeletal servants and endowing inanimate objects with spirituality.

With this rune, even a level 1 apprentice like Tyrion can use the Undead Fire, which can only be mastered by a formal wizard!

"Watch carefully first, and I'll teach you tomorrow."

Markley gave a brief instruction in his voice, then transformed into a raven and disappeared.

Over the next three days, Markley's teaching style underwent a dramatic transformation.

Instead of simply imparting basic knowledge as before, he began to focus on broadening Tyron's horizons and perspective.

He used rune literature as a starting point to deeply analyze its practical applications in various fields such as combat, survival, and resource gathering.

It even explains in detail how a runemaster should position themselves in the wild, how to maximize their benefits using the runes they have, and how to use the environment and traps to turn the tables on enemies in dangerous situations.

These are real-world experiences, full of bloodshed, that cannot be learned from books.

Tyron listened with rapt attention and learned some precautions and unspoken rules about trading in the wild.

During those three days, aside from sleeping for 20 minutes each day, he devoted all his remaining time to frantic study and practice.

Thanks to the abnormally high efficiency of the "Slacking Off Body," his absorption speed of this profound knowledge can only be described as divine.

Of course, there are costs involved.

Because he was so engrossed in his studies, he didn't have time to collect the body.

I can barely complete 4 daily tasks each day, gaining 1200 experience points.

Even so, three days was enough time for him to successfully break through to level 15 with his "Big Monthly Card".

[Lv12: Basic Alchemy Materials Selection Pack *5, Basic Universal Solvent *3]

[Lv13: Spirit Bone Fragment *4]

[Lv14: Apprentice's experience x5, Grand Wizard's experience x3]

[Lv15: Condensed Soul Fragment *2, Universal Skill Experience *5]

……

Meanwhile, the reform exams within the Wizard Tower also concluded successfully over these three days.

Without any major issues, Tyron passed the program he applied for without any problems.

He achieved fifth place in his first year in all three courses: sigmaology, ritual studies, and classical linguistics.

This result is quite subtle.

He is excellent enough, which proves his value and potential;

It wasn't particularly outstanding, perfectly avoiding the spotlight effect that the top three teams received.

This was obviously the result of Tyronn intentionally controlling the score.

Now that he is about to be transferred to a post outside the capital, he does not want to be too conspicuous and arouse the vigilance of other factions.

On the other hand, she also didn't want those boring social interactions to disrupt her cultivation rhythm.

After all, ever since that day he made a name for himself in the rune shop, his reputation among the lower-level apprentices had been thoroughly established.

In the past few days, the once quiet and deserted entrance to the morgue has been bustling with apprentices running over with eager expressions.

They either bring cheap gifts to curry favor or pretend to be enthusiastic about helping move corpses, trying to latch onto this "big shot."

Tyronn's attitude toward this was unusually firm and cold; he rejected them all.

joke!

With you all around me, how can I slack off?

On the day the results were released, the entire Wizard Tower underwent a major reshuffle.

The aristocratic scions at the top of the social ladder pinched their noses, looking displeased with the pack of stray dogs and their encroachment on their land and resources, but there was nothing they could do.

Many of the lower-level apprentices who met the requirements finally took off their musty-smelling coarse linen clothes and put on clean, tidy, and high-quality pure cotton wizard robes.

This outfit was like a dream to them.

Many people wept with joy, because it meant they were finally free from those tedious and dirty menial jobs and had the opportunity to follow a proper wizard and learn magic like a human being.

Meanwhile, Tyronn seemed to have been forgotten.

The morgue remained deserted, with only him guarding the room full of corpses.

He was still wearing that faded, even somewhat torn linen robe.

into the night.

Inside the morgue, a dim kerosene lamp dispelled some of the darkness.

Tyron sat in front of the dissection table, toying with four oddly shaped short swords in his hands, a childlike smile of excitement on his face.

These four short swords are about 30 centimeters long, with a warm, milky white color and a fine, dense texture. Under the light, they even gleam like jade.

The entire blade is engraved with exquisite blood-red patterns.

They are not made of metal, but of bone.

But this is by no means an ordinary bone.

The raw material for these four skeletal short swords is the rare material rewarded at level 13 of the monthly card – [Spirit Bone Fragment].

In the necromancer system, this is a basic material that is not cheap.

It is an enhanced product formed from ordinary bone fragments after being nourished by the fire of the dead for a long time and absorbing a large amount of bone essence.

Normally, only elite skeleton units of level 2 or higher have a chance to drop it, and on average, you need to kill 10 to get one piece.

In the market, each piece of the Spirit Bone is generally priced at around 2500 Purple Gold Coins.

The core effects of the Spirit Bone Fragment are twofold:

First, the material is extremely hard and tough, making it difficult to break.

The second, and most important, point is spirituality.

Wizards who practice soul-based magic can resonate directly with bone fragments using their spiritual power, thereby achieving remote control.

In the past few days, Tyren used the "Bone Weaving" rune he had learned to weave and reshape these four bone pieces, which were originally only half the size of a palm, into this streamlined short sword shape.

He then engraved a miniature version of the "Dominate Bones" rune array on the swords, with a rune core on each sword.

Finally, it was tempered with his own blood, using the spirituality within his own blood to cover the original spirituality of the bone fragments and strengthen his control.

With the combined blessings of the [Bone Rune of Domination], the spirituality of one's own blood, the material of the spirit bone fragments, and the [Spirit Summoning and Domination Spell]...

"rise!"

"Consuming 2 points of mental energy to activate the rune," Tyron said with a low shout.

He held a bone talisman in his left hand, which served as the core of his control, while simultaneously activating the [Spirit Summoning and Domination Technique] with his mind.

hum!

The four skeletal short swords lying flat on the table seemed to come alive, trembled violently, and then floated up!

They slowly circled around Tyrion, like four loyal swimming fish.

"go!"

Tyronn had a sudden thought.

call out!call out!call out!call out!

The four short swords instantly transformed into four white streaks of light, rapidly darting through the narrow morgue.

They sometimes spiral upwards, sometimes swoop down to strike, their movements incredibly agile.

"Okay, okay!"

Tyron's face flushed with excitement, and he couldn't help but clap and cheer.

As a man who grew up reading cultivation novels, the feeling of being able to control a flying sword with one's mind is simply an irresistible and ultimate romance!

Tyron took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his inner excitement.

"Let's try to control them separately."

"Wouldn't it be incredibly cool to form a sword formation like in the novels?"

Thinking of this, Tyron immediately concentrated his mind, trying to control the four flying swords to fly in four different directions: east, south, west, and north.

however……

Whoosh!

In the instant he was distracted, the four short swords that had been flying steadily in the air suddenly went out of control like kites with broken strings, and fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Well……"

Tyronn grunted, his brows furrowing tightly.

An indescribable feeling of nausea and dizziness instantly spread throughout my body, just like being carsick.

"Is it really that difficult to control in four directions?"

That feeling just now was absolutely awful.

It's as if someone is forcing him to draw a circle with his left hand and a square with his right, while also controlling his left eye to keep watch and his right eye to stand guard.

The brain's processing core was instantly overloaded and simply could not coordinate so many independent instructions.

Tyron rubbed his throbbing temples and bent down to pick up the flying swords one by one from the ground.

"It seems that multitasking is indeed a skill, and it's not so easy to master."

"but……"

Tyron looked at the short sword in his hand, a glint of defiance flashing in his eyes.

"It's uncomfortable, but it shows that this ability can be developed."

"Although they were out of control just now, they did fly off in four different directions for a split second."

"As long as I can improve my mental multi-threading capabilities, this is entirely feasible!"

"I have 30 times more time than others!"

"Train until you drop dead, as long as you don't die!"

"If I could master this 'Sword Control Technique,' and combine it with the enchantment effect of the [Magic Thorn Technique]..."

"This will be a killer move!"