The next day.
Early in the morning.
Ian opened his eyes, glanced at Chris beside him, and slowly got up.
He went to the other room where he kept his things.
Looking at the room packed almost to the brim, he began taking inventory.
First came the gifts from the various departments.
Ian started with the Potions Department.
As the Academy's most important department, and the one Ian had once belonged to, it had sent its gift in a wooden box.
Ian opened it, and his eyes lit up.
Inside lay a Wizard's notebook and two sheets of silver paper.
Ian picked up the silver sheets first. They held recipes for two superior Zero Ring potions: a Potent Healing Potion and a Potent Energy Potion.
The notebook contained notes on becoming an Advanced Potion Master. Alongside Vivian's handwriting, Ian found notes from several people he did not know. Some looked quite old.
"Not resources, but even more useful to me."
Ian was delighted.
Taking this kind of knowledge to Master Level would not only improve his talent; it would also be a tremendous help to him.
The Potent Healing Potion could prove useful at certain times.
The Potent Energy Potion was an improved version of the Energy Potion. Its value to Ian went without saying: it could greatly speed up his study of Wizardry.
Vivian really did know what he wanted.
Next came the Magic Plant Department.
Ian opened its wooden box and stared in surprise at a vine radiating dense wind-element energy.
"Wind Snake Vine?"
Ian's mouth fell open. It was a precious magical plant that could improve a Wizard's affinity for the wind element, and it was quite rare even at Zero Ring.
For Ian, it was more useful still.
His Swift Rune was already more than halfway