Ian arrived at Elemental Mysteries.
The Academy had not changed in any noticeable way from before.
Ian first went to the Academy's mission hall to submit the mine records, then returned home.
This time, he had a week off after returning.
So, using his newly issued contribution points, Ian purchased quite a few precious Wizardry resources, paying for the rest with Magic Stones.
But the former's purchasing power was clearly far greater than the latter's, nearly reaching a one-to-two ratio.
He bought neither Mental Power crystals nor purification potions.
First, he could not digest any more of them. Second, he could receive one of each for free from Kieran every quarter.
It had to be said, this was the greatest benefit of all.
A Mental Power crystal cost fifteen hundred contribution points, while purification potions were much cheaper—but still cost five hundred per bottle.
That came to two thousand in total.
For a Wizard in the early stage of the first ring, that truly was a considerable benefit.
The contribution points brought by his duties were also completely sufficient.
After resting for a day.
Ian headed to Four Symbols Academy.
Within Castle No. 3, another quarterly assessment meeting was being held.
Compared to last time, both El and Andre had changed quite a bit. The Mental Power El emitted was noticeably stronger, while Andre merely carried an additional scent of plants and magical vegetation.
After Kieran finished teaching that day's content.
He began checking the Wizards' recent progress.
At that moment, Ian also noticed that Kieran had skipped quite a few Wizards, which left him puzzled.
Ian asked Peter beside him.
"Every Wizard develops differently, so the teacher's requirements naturally differ as well. Most of them go to the teacher the day before to have their progress checked. Only those