Second-Class Wizard Apprentice

Chen Chuan tightened his grip on the emergency communication rune in his pocket, feeling its cold markings beneath his fingertips.

He turned toward the bed and sat cross-legged to meditate.

Outside the window, the moon seemed a little fuller than it had been the night before. The night of the full moon was drawing near.

Over the next few days, Chen Chuan took another four bottles of Concentration Potion. He had fewer than 200 elementary magic stones and six freshly made bottles of Concentration Potion left in his pocket.

With his potionology level and success rate having risen, Chen Chuan had managed to bring the cost of each bottle down to around 40 elementary magic stones.

The four bottles of Concentration Potion increased his spiritual force by 2.6 points. His meditation method had recently increased it by another 0.1 points.

His spiritual force had reached 39.5.

He was only 0.5 points short of the minimum requirement for a Second-Class Wizard.

According to the information Arwen had given him, the full moon was still about a month away.

Without hesitation, Chen Chuan continued improving.

The requirements for advancing to Second-Class Wizard were as follows.

First, spiritual force had to reach 40 points.

Second, one had to learn the Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method. The prerequisite was reaching mastery, or lv5, in the Elementary Tree of Life Meditation Method.

Third, the Seed of Life had to advance from the Resonance Stage to the Nurturing Stage.

Moving the Seed of Life from the Resonance Stage to the Nurturing Stage was actually very simple. After learning the Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method, one only had to let the new meditation method circulate freely through the body and nourish the Seed of Life, and it would naturally enter the Nurturing Stage.

The greatest difficulty facing Chen Chuan at the moment was raising the Elementary Tree of Life Meditation Method to lv5. His current progress was lv4 (3/400).

He did not have enough magic stones on hand, with fewer than 200 elementary magic stones left.

The short-term method of improvement Chen Chuan could think of was to keep making Concentration Potions, exchange them for elementary magic stones, and then exchange the stones for Source of Magic Power.

Finally, he would use it to increase his experience in the Elementary Tree of Life Meditation Method.

At that thought, Chen Chuan quickened his pace toward the laboratory.

A week passed. Aside from making Concentration Potions, Chen Chuan barely went out. He had told Arwen in advance that he was going to make a push for Second-Class Wizard Apprentice in the short term and would not be joining the project team for the time being.

Arwen agreed at once without asking any further questions.

Chen Chuan's production speed grew stable, but the quality improved considerably. He could make an average of five bottles of Concentration Potion a day, and they were almost all good quality, with a few excellent ones.

His Elementary Potionology level also rose rapidly to lv4 (211/300).

Unfortunately, as his potionologist level increased, Concentration Potions gave him less and less experience, and sometimes none at all.

During that time,

Chen Chuan sold seven bottles of passable Concentration Potion at Alex's Potion Cottage for 110 elementary magic stones each.

He also sold 26 bottles of good-quality Concentration Potion for 150 elementary magic stones each, and two bottles of excellent Concentration Potion for 200 magic stones each.

In total, he earned around 5,000 elementary magic stones.

Chen Chuan divided the magic stones into two portions, one to exchange for Source of Magic Power to increase his meditation method's experience.

The other was to buy more materials and continue making Concentration Potions.

He first converted 4,000 elementary magic stones into Source of Magic Power.

As the numbers flickered, his Elementary Tree of Life Meditation Method's experience shot up, its progress bar climbing from lv4 (3/400) all the way to lv5 (mastered).

Only 470 points of Source of Magic Power remained.

Spiritual force +2.

As Chen Chuan's spiritual force drew closer to the threshold for a Third-Class Wizard,

the increase in spiritual force from upgrading the Elementary Tree of Life Meditation Method had become much smaller.

Even so, it brought Chen Chuan's spiritual force attribute to 41.5.

The Seed of Life within him instantly rejoiced, followed by a feeling of power building without being released.

Chen Chuan's mind grew clearer. He could distinctly sense a longing in the Seed of Life's mood. It was a signal from the Seed of Life, which also longed to advance.

Chen Chuan hesitated no longer and called up the panel. The progress bar for All-Things Analysis showed that analysis of the Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method was complete.

He had exchanged for it at the magic book exchange before deciding to advance to Second-Class Wizard Apprentice. He had begun analyzing it early, just for this moment.

Although he could have used All-Things Analysis to crack it directly, he had still purchased it for 200 elementary magic stones.

After all, that gave him a legitimate source for his knowledge.

After confirming that he would receive the analyzed information,

Chen Chuan closed his eyes and focused, guiding the flow of energy from the Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method through his body.

As the meditation method operated, a completely new, gentle yet resolute Magic Power spread from his dantian and precisely enveloped the Seed of Life floating inside him.

A faint green light appeared on the surface of the Seed of Life. Like a seed awakening, it began absorbing the life energy around it.

Chen Chuan could clearly sense the Seed of Life shifting from a mere state of resonance toward the deeper Nurturing Stage.

"The Nurturing Stage..." Chen Chuan murmured, feeling the changes taking place inside him.

According to Alex's explanation, the Nurturing Stage meant that the Seed of Life was beginning to truly become the source of a wizard's innate power, laying the foundation for more advanced life magic later on.

Outside the window, the moonlight shone brighter, falling across Chen Chuan's face and illuminating his focused expression.

He took a deep breath and poured all 470 remaining points of Source of Magic Power into the Seed of Life.

As the Source of Magic Power was consumed, the Seed of Life shone ever more brilliantly, finally stabilizing at a new level.

Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method lv1 (48/100).

Nurturing Stage complete!

Chen Chuan opened his eyes, a glimmer of green flashing through them.

He stood up, walked over to the window, and looked at the enormous Mother Tree outside.

At that moment, he could feel a wondrous connection, as though his bond with the Mother Tree had grown closer.

"Second-Class Wizard Apprentice..." Chen Chuan murmured, feeling the power surging inside him.

The Seed of Life had entered the Nurturing Stage, an important step in advancing to Second-Class Wizard.

In just one week, with the Crimson System's help, he had stepped straight into the ranks of Second-Class Wizard Apprentices.

Crimson System · Host [Chen Chuan]

Class: Life Wizard

Physique: 13.6+

Agility: 13.5+

Spirit: 41.5+

Skills: Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method lv1 (48/100)+

Elementary Potionology lv4 (211/400), expandable+

Talents/Active: Light of Wisdom, Seed of Life.

Source of Magic Power: 0

His spiritual force had reached 41.5 points, enough to support his use of more advanced life magic.

"Looks like it's time to try out a new ability."

Chen Chuan withdrew his hand, turned, and walked over to the laboratory bench.

He took out a few ordinary herbs and placed them in his palm, then closed his eyes and tried to draw on the power of the Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method within him.

A gentle green light radiated from Chen Chuan's palm, enveloping the herbs.

A surprising sight unfolded. Nourished by the green light, the somewhat wilted herbs came back to life. Their leaves unfurled, and they even produced a tiny white flower.

"Life Revival..." Chen Chuan's eyes widened as he watched the changes in his palm.

The Intermediate Tree of Life Meditation Method was indeed much more powerful than the elementary version. It had given Chen Chuan's existing Magic Power the ability to heal living things, although for now it could only heal delicate plants.

But if he could use it on himself later, his ability to survive would improve enormously.

Chen Chuan put away the herbs, a smile appearing on his face.

The power of a Second-Class Wizard Apprentice far exceeded his expectations, especially when it came to life magic.