Successful Mastery

"The animating energy fills the hair, allowing it to grow rapidly and strengthen...

This is the Hair Ghost Witch Body!

To perform this modification, one must consume the Hair Ghost Bloodline Potion and undergo a series of mysterious rituals to control its origin..."

Roy continued reading.

The Hair Ghost Bloodline Potion's main ingredients are Hair Ghost residue and Animate Potion, which can be simply mixed.

The Hair Ghost residue is a supplementary practical resource that the Wizard Tower will provide for free.

This is an investment in cultivation.

However, the Animate Potion must be refined by oneself!

This is not only a personalized requirement but also a test.

"Let me see...

The Great Albert Water is a common universal solvent that can be bought directly at the Market Street.

200 milliliters of fresh human blood, used to provide specific bioactive components, can also be extracted at any time...

There's also slime mucus, dried earthworms...

Various miscellaneous items are common occult symbolic objects, readily available in the materials market.

But one thing is that during the refining process, one needs to cast 'Animate' to convert the corresponding Magecraft energy into a specific form...

It seems everything is ready, except for the crucial element.

The real key, as expected, lies in mastering 'Animate'!"

With this clear, Roy understood.

As for entrusting it to others, or using a ready-made Animate Potion refined by someone else.

Such options do not exist.

A Wizard's Mage Body Modification signifies their core secrets.

This must be held firmly in one's own hands.

Only followers, slaves, or Puppets would allow others to perform such procedures.

Furthermore, being able to refine it oneself often means being able to withstand the erosion of animating energy during the ritual process, achieving ideal results.

This is a way to test if one is suitable for the potion before actually consuming it.

When refining it oneself, one uses their own Magecraft energy, eliminating any rejection reactions.

This, in turn, invisibly increases the success rate of the modification.

Unknowingly, time had reached June.

As the first anniversary of the transmigration approached, the 17th Tiwaz () and the 18th Berkano () Will Runes were successively successfully manifested.

The progress of [Alchemy Talent Acquisition in Progress] finally accumulated to the long-awaited 100%!

A semi-transparent illusory panel appeared in his vision, displaying the text.

[Alchemy Machine (Black Iron Rank)]

[When performing Apprentice-level Alchemy operations, stamina and energy consumption are halved]

Roy suddenly snapped out of his Meditation, looking at it with slight surprise.

"Another talent that affects the Apprentice level!

This time it's halving stamina and energy consumption!"

He pondered for a moment and quickly understood that this would greatly reduce fatigue when performing related operations.

The significance of this seemed far greater than just feeling better; it could also save recovery time afterward.

In addition, it would prevent increased failure rates or decreased quality caused by fatigue.

"It seems I can pair this with [Skilled Worker] for more relaxed daily refining!"

Roy's evaluation of it was "as if it were."

It wasn't something that caused a qualitative change, but it could greatly improve the daily Alchemy experience.

After all, as a Witch Realm Alchemist, daily refining was very tedious and tiring.

"But this progress is too slow. It took a full year to finally accumulate 100%.

If there's a chance in the future, I need to find ways to speed it up!"

Alchemy Talent was always his foundation; he had to find a way to explore it thoroughly!

Time flew by, and several more months passed.

The difficulty of mastering 'Animate' far exceeded Roy's expectations. Even after October, he still hadn't learned it.

It had already been half a year since he met the requirements for studying.

During this time, the progress of [Alchemy Talent Acquisition in Progress] seemed to have slowed down, only reaching 20% to this day.

However, his spiritual power continued to grow steadily. New Will Runes, the 19th to 22nd, Ehwaz (), Mannaz (), Laguz (), and Ingwaz (), manifested one after another.

This was already the upper-tier level for a senior apprentice. With just two more runes, he would meet the standard for promotion to Advanced Apprentice!

"Sigh, studying is so hard!"

Another early morning.

Roy woke up in his bed, rubbing his temples, feeling only a dull headache.

In this field, without the boost of alchemy talent, he truly understood the struggles of an ordinary person.

If only his alchemy talent could help with learning...

Certain thoughts suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Fortunately, after all these days of research, I've gradually digested much of the knowledge learned in classes and the library.

Using this to deduce the incantation essentials...

It should be like this, and also like this..."

After a simple wash, Roy didn't even bother with breakfast and got busy once more.

The light in his residence was bright, illuminating the tabletop and casting a pale hue on his focused and serious face.

He repeatedly wrote and drew, sketching out mysterious rune patterns in his notebook.

These were the key components of the spell model. As he deduced, he attempted to compile and run them in his mind.

Roy organized his thoughts, confirming the mystical symbolism of the Will Runes.

The incantation "", the pronunciation of the second rune, Uruz ().

Its meaning is "wild ox," symbolizing determination, willpower, courage, vitality, and primal strength and endurance.

It points to the inherent will and power of an object.

And "", the pronunciation of the twenty-first rune, Laguz ().

Translated, it means "water."

But just as "water" in the Five Elements doesn't just represent "water" in a narrow sense, its true meaning is the power and fluctuation inherent in water bodies.

All things in heaven and earth, like streams, waterfalls, and even oceans, possess a flowing characteristic.

This is a key component of the Animate spell.

Controlling energy, power, movement, flow...

All are related to it.

The combination of the two is "the flow of power," which extends to all things, animating them.

Suddenly, Roy had an epiphany.

Many processes that he hadn't understood before became clear as if by natural progression, and he suddenly saw the light.

"I understand! The casting of 'Animate' should be like this..."

A low incantation suddenly echoed in the room.

"", "".

A moment later, Roy pointed his hand towards the clothes hanging on the rack in front of him.

He could clearly sense that as he pointed, a force within him left his body.

It was a portion of his spiritual power, imbued with his thoughts and intentions, containing the deep mysteries of the spell incantation and model structure.

What they constructed was the power of "Animate," which he had been desperately seeking for over half a year!

As a white light emanated, the clothes seemed to come alive, hopping off the hangers and lining up neatly on the table, as if soldiers awaiting inspection.