Three months—more precisely, three months and twelve days—had passed, and Ronan's Character Panel had undergone quite a few new changes.
First was his strength. His progress had shot up from 11% of Level Five Apprentice to 69% of Level Seven.
It was still thanks to chugging potions.
Four bottles of Mid-Level Spirit Nurturing Potion had raised Ronan's Spiritual Power cultivation by more than two full levels in one go.
The price was a full eight Mid-Level Magic Stones.
Besides opening the Storage Waist Pouch of the second intermediate-apprentice Black Robe Wizard and gaining another batch of magic stones from it, Ronan's own craft had also reached new heights in profitability. That was one of the reasons he dared to adopt such a "luxurious" cultivation method.
His rune-inscription skill had improved greatly. His proficiency with protective runes had advanced to proficient, and his inscription success rate had risen above fifty percent.
He could practically guarantee one success for every two attempts. On a lucky day, he could successfully inscribe five to seven stones.
At the current market price of roughly twelve Low-Level Magic Stones per protective rune, he could earn at least ten Mid-Level Magic Stones in net income each month!
With money in hand, Ronan underwent a complete upgrade. Not only did he finally buy the staff he had wanted for so long, he also changed into a new robe, bought the spells he wanted, and kept several commonly used combat potions on him at all times.
Compared to three months ago, his overall strength had increased by far more than tenfold.
"The key was that my lack of control methods has been greatly remedied."
Ronan, who had once lacked even a single control skill, now had three control spells quietly sitting in the skill section of his Character Panel—and