Recaps

Ian advanced from a new apprentice to a place in the Potions Department, steadily improving his talent, wizardry, and potion-making while navigating rivalries and the threat of war. The arc left him learning material processing under Kevin and Martin as his speed began to improve.

• Ian arrived at Horton Wizard School, discovered his status screen, and began training in meditation and cantrips under Victor.
• Ian joined Logan’s Mutual Aid Society, defeated Halman in a meditation contest, and advanced to First-class Wizard Apprentice by condensing a Mental Power Rune.
• Ian registered as an apprentice, survived the shock of an ambush that killed many students, and entered the school’s next training stage as a recognized apprentice.
• Ian excelled in wizardry assessments, increased his talent through practice, and accepted sponsorship from Chris Silver Moon Lake.
• Ian condensed more Mental Power Runes, pursued the Potions Department despite rising competition, and defeated Halman in a combat match.
• Ian learned potion-making, brewed a Minor Hemostatic Potion, and imprinted the difficult rune feather Mickey had given him.
• Ian placed first in the Basic Potions Course test and entered the Potions Department, where Victor assigned him to process materials with Kevin and Martin.

Ian advanced rapidly from a potion apprentice to a Junior Potion Master while surviving Ross’s attack and Hal’s efforts to hinder him. As war reached the Potions Department, Ian revealed his growing command of Faint Glimmer to Vivian.

• Ian improved his potion skills, joined the Potions Department, and killed Ross when Ross attacked him for the secret behind his growth.
• Vivian secured Ian’s place in the department, where Hal assigned him menial work and withheld resources while Ian worked toward becoming a Junior Potion Master.
• Ian passed Vivian’s assessment by brewing three kinds of potions, and Chris’s family raised his monthly support to twenty Magic Stones.
• Ian became a Junior Potion Master, received new privileges and inheritances, and learned that potion masters could be sent to the front lines unless they entered the Cultivation Sequence.
• Ian practiced Faint Glimmer and potion-making, mastered Lesser Sedative and Minor Healing Potions, and resolved to become a Second-class Apprentice Witch and Intermediate Potion Master.
• Ian reunited with his friends, promised to make potions for them at the cost of materials, and continued building his skills.
• After Blackstone School captured several core resource sites, Doug announced that the Potions Department would stockpile potions and might send members to a fallen frontline base.
• Ian asked Vivian for more Faint Glimmer materials and revealed that he had reached the spell’s first stage, shocking her.

Ian advanced from a First-class Wizard Apprentice to an Intermediate Potion Master and entered the Cultivation Sequence after helping Vivian create an antidote for a new poison. He acquired a powerful meditation method and new artifacts, while the worsening war and Hyde’s warning made him resolve to grow stronger quickly.

• Ian mastered Advanced Potions, reached Second-grade Star, and passed Vivian’s test to begin studying Intermediate Potions.
• Ian analyzed the new poison and helped Vivian formulate an antidote, earning Hyde’s rewards while asking that his contribution remain out of the spotlight.
• Ian chose Spirit Pattern Resonance Art, condensed twenty Mental Power Runes, and advanced to Second-class Wizard Apprentice.
• Ian passed the Intermediate Potion Master assessment and entered the Cultivation Sequence, then began searching for an Advanced Meditation Method.
• Ian purchased the Four-Element Resonance Meditation Method and started working toward its Spirit Wind Rune.
• Vivian offered Ian an independent laboratory, and Ian went to collect his betting winnings from Hyde and Ed.
• Ian acquired an Echo Staff, Guardian Robe, and Space Ring, then helped arrange Emily’s transfer to a better laboratory.
• After Ed warned him about the worsening war against the Blackstone School, Hyde urged Ian to advance within two years, and Ian resolved to become stronger while keeping Hal in mind.

Ian killed Hal, advanced to Second-class Apprentice Witch, and uncovered a Blackstone School plot at Grayrock Mine while building his potion business. With war threatening to escalate, he pursued contribution points and stronger skills, completed the Cornerstone Rune, and prepared to advance quickly.

• Ian secretly ambushed and killed Hal, then escaped the School’s investigation after Mickey erased the traces.
• Ian advanced to Second-class Apprentice Witch, moved into his own residence, and expanded his laboratory while the School’s reforms strengthened Doug’s control over potion missions.
• Ian accepted a garrison assignment at Grayrock Mine, where he uncovered Lucien and Downs’s plan to steal resources and help the Blackstone School capture the mine.
• Ian helped Charles’s squad defeat the attackers, pursued Lucien and Downs into the forest, killed them, and returned with hidden Grayrock and other valuable loot.
• Hyde told Ian that Horton’s planned healing ritual in seven months could bring a major escalation, prompting Ian to pursue Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice and seek a way out of the School.
• Ian began making Energy Potions for contribution points, mastered Radiant Eye and Spiritual Guidance Technique, and raised his talent to 560 points.
• Ian noticed that Horton’s Wizard Tower seemed drained, gathered resources through difficult missions, and completed the Cornerstone Rune.