Level Two Wizard Apprentice

The month of Flowing Fire, the days when the sun walks across the land.

The scorching weather makes people irritable and weary.

However, within the inner fortress, there is a scene of joy.

After consuming four bottles of Dragon’s Blood Potion, Brother Ke Yi smoothly broke through to become a Great Knight!

If knights are the backbone and elite force of a territory, then a Great Knight is the cornerstone of the territory.

No matter the country, a Great Knight is undoubtedly a high-end combat power.

A Great Knight who has mastered the external discharge of fighting qi is like a tank-level war beast on the battlefield, invincible wherever it goes.

With Brother Ke Yi advancing to Great Knight, the gloom hanging over Blackstone City from Shining City seems to have dissipated quite a bit.

The joyous atmosphere outside doesn’t affect Su Nan.

With only just over two hundred proficiency points needed to upgrade his Star Ring Meditation Technique, he shuts himself in the meditation room, instructing others not to disturb him, focused on preparing for his advancement.

Three days later,

Su Nan sits cross-legged on the ground, eyes tightly closed.

In the depths of his sea of consciousness, bits of energy particles merge into the third star ring’s phantom, filling the last illusionary void.

The instant the entire star ring becomes fully substantial, an unprecedented sense of thrill surges like a tide, overwhelming his consciousness instantly.

In the silent tranquility, Su Nan feels as if he is swimming in the boundless cosmic starlight, waves of intangible warmth washing over him inside and out, the indescribable ultimate pleasure brought by the sublimation of life essence flooding every inch of his being.

After an unknown period, Su Nan gradually returns to his senses and opens his eyes.

The world before him seems to have been wiped clean of a layer of dusty haze, becoming much clearer suddenly.

“So this is the feeling of advancement.”

Cheerful delight wells up inside Su Nan, and he hurriedly opens the panel.

[Su Nan Anes-t, Human Male, 17 years old]

[Mental 13.25/Physique 12.02]

[Skills]

Star Ring Meditation Technique Lv4 (3/20000)

Potion Making Lv2 (2641/3000)

Biological Modification Lv1 (527/1000)

Puppet Crafting Lv2 (816/3000)

“Mental strength increased by 1.27, a bit less than expected, but it’s normal since my original mental strength was nearly 12.”

“Physique hasn’t changed much, only increased by less than 0.5.”

A sincere smile of joy spreads across Su Nan’s face.

From this moment, he is a Level Two Wizard Apprentice!

In today’s Starlight Continent, a Level Two Wizard Apprentice is undeniably a strong entity!

On the road to becoming a wizard, he has taken another solid step forward.

Taking a deep breath, Su Nan calms the surge in his heart and begins to study the enhancements this advancement brought.

The most obvious change is the faster casting speed.

Spells like Mage Hand, Acid Splash, and Sleep Curse have their preparation time reduced by about a third.

The growth in mental power alone is clearly insufficient to cause such effects.

Su Nan speculates that breaking through 12 points in mental strength reached a certain threshold, where quantity turned into quality, leading to such a noticeable reduction in casting time.

Don’t underestimate the reduced casting time; even in a fleeting combat moment, as short as a blink, it could change the outcome.

For a wizard apprentice, casting time is equivalent to life.

“Spells cast without incantation and instant spellcasting techniques need to be learned after advancing to a Level Three Wizard Apprentice. At this stage, reducing spell preparation time to about one second is about the limit.”

The second change is the control over energy particles.

Snap!

Su Nan snapped his fingers, and a layer of faint blue glow abruptly illuminated his body.

A layer of moisture appeared out of thin air, drenching his whole body.

Soon after, a layer of fiery red halo glowed on his body, wisps of white steam evaporating, drying off the moisture, leaving him feeling fresh.

With the advancement to a Level Two Wizard Apprentice, the qualitative change in mental power allows Su Nan to initially control energy particles and utilize their properties to achieve results similar to spells.

For example, using water energy particles and fire energy particles to clean the body.

Moreover, energy particles can also be applied in combat.

Su Nan extended his hand, and a flash of azure blue light flickered in his palm. In the next moment, there was a crackling sound, countless tiny electrical arcs appeared out of thin air, entwining and flickering on the surface of his palm.

Immediately afterwards, the lightning transformed into blazing flames, then successively turned into a whirling wind, pure white frost, and eerie shadows, with various elements alternately manifesting.

A Level Two Wizard Apprentice can manifest energy particles into elemental entities for attack, or attach energy particles to weapons or onto themselves, granting various elemental properties.

For instance, attaching fire energy particles to weapons adds fire damage.

Attaching wind energy particles to oneself makes the body lighter and more agile.

These examples are innumerable.

This is why a Level Two Wizard Apprentice’s combat power far exceeds that of a Level One Wizard Apprentice.

Even without employing spells, a Level Two Wizard Apprentice can easily crush any grade of knight with their own not-weak physique along with the assistance of energy particles.

And with the addition of spells, standing against a Great Knight wouldn’t be a difficulty.

Not to mention, a Level Two Wizard Apprentice can also use magical items and contract magic pets.

Thinking of magical items, Su Nan suddenly turned his eyes to the Bloodvine Ring, which he has been wearing on his index finger since bringing it out of the Blackstone Mine.

Previously, he could only sense the energy particles within the ring but couldn’t manipulate them.

But now, with just a thought, he can activate the magic properties the ring carries at any time.

With the power of the Bloodvine Ring, it is enough to become one of his trump cards.

“There are also energy runes; I can now create energy rune gems.”

“Magic pets need to be added to the agenda.”

Magic pets are a type of magical creature, originally just ordinary animals, exotic beasts, or variants containing special bloodlines, which awaken special abilities after being contracted by a wizard, transforming into magic pets.

Magic pets are divided into auxiliary and combat types.

Auxiliary magic pets are mostly various spirit-like creatures, such as fairies, sprites, and the like.

These magic pets generally possess strong plant spirituality and are naturally able to communicate with magical plants, making them suitable as gardeners for cultivating magical plants.

Additionally, some magic pets are used by wizard apprentices as experimental assistants.

Combat magic pets come in a wide variety.

From small animals like bats, cats, lizards, owls, snakes, and toads, to large ferocious exotic beasts comparable to knights, they can be transformed into combat magic pets, assisting wizard apprentices in combat to kill enemies.

A few powerful magic pets can even become ace up the sleeve for wizard apprentices, their role not to be underestimated.

“The stronger the original being, the more powerful it becomes after turning into a magic pet.”

“For the first magic pet contract, the transformation target must be chosen carefully.”

Wait!

Su Nan suddenly remembers.

Speaking of suitable transformation targets, isn’t there one right in the courtyard now?

That dragon lizard hybrid!

Su Nan’s eyes instantly light up.

With the dragon lizard blood, transforming it into a magic pet certainly has the potential to become another powerful combat method in his arsenal!

It’s worth a try!