Experimental Accident

With Saine's abilities as an Intermediate Apprentice, participating in the experiment of a Formal Black Wizard like Mentor Moxidu was still somewhat beyond his capabilities.

Fortunately, Saine had previously studied in earnest the "Introduction to Alchemy" Mentor Moxidu had given him.

Even though he did not know the specific principles behind his mentor's experiment, merely observing the peripheral details and paying close attention to the steps of the experiment was enough for Saine to benefit immensely.

This was also a privilege and advantage available only to Saine as Moxidu's fifth disciple.

Otherwise, there were plenty of apprentices at the Black Wizard Academy stronger than Saine, or more intelligent than him.

They too would certainly have wanted to observe a Formal Black Wizard's experimental process up close and experience the mysteries of alchemy.

But unfortunately, the restrictions of a master-disciple lineage, coupled with how highly magicians valued knowledge, meant that Moxidu could never casually spread his precious knowledge around.

For instance, the "Introduction to Alchemy" and "Basic Knowledge of Fire Element" taught by Master Moxidu in Public Classroom sessions—no matter how hard those Magic Apprentices racked their brains, they would never have imagined there was so much obscure, unwritten knowledge left untouched by the texts.

Only after becoming Master Moxidu's disciple and obtaining his true Magic Notebook could Saine truly enter through the gates and delve into the mysteries of magic.

Black Magicians like Mentor Moxidu were certainly not isolated cases.

Nearly every Formal Black Wizard at the City of Mozhsuobula Black Magic Academy held something back.

Public Classroom sessions merely taught these little ones introductory knowledge as required by the dean.

If Magic Apprentices wished to go farther and explore deeper knowledge of Truth Arcana, they could only gain a glimpse of it by taking these proud, reclusive Black Magicians as masters.

Saine assisted his mentor and the others in experiments within this laboratory for more than half a month.

Although this experiment had little to do with Saine from beginning to end, and he was merely a faithful recorder of experimental data.

Even his range of movement was limited to within five meters of that small Laboratory Table.

Yet over the course of those half a month of experiments, Saine had truly benefited immensely.

Knowledge acquired from books was ultimately only something dead.

If one wanted to truly master it, one still had to get one's own hands on it.

Whether Senior Sister Fei'er was uninterested in alchemy or simply wanted to slack off, by the latter half of the experiment, she had practically handed every operational step at the small Laboratory Table over to Saine.

Fortunately, those procedures were all quite simple—or perhaps Saine really did possess a talent for alchemy.

Though he had stumbled along at first, after more than half a month, he had finally become much more proficient.

A scarlet sphere the size of a fist was the final harvest Mentor Moxidu and his three disciples had obtained after nearly half a month.

According to what Senior Sister Fei'er had told Saine in private, they had already spent nearly three months working on this Fire Element Fission Generator.

Long before Saine became his disciple, Mentor Moxidu had held in-depth discussions with Senior Brother.

After the Fire Element Fission Generator, Mentor Moxidu still needed to make a Water Element Fission Generator, an Earth Element Fission Generator, and a Wind Element Fission Generator.

With the success of the Fire Element Fission Generator to pave the way, the manufacturing process for the latter three should have gone much more smoothly.

Saine had thought so too, until the third day of work on the Water Element Fission Generator.

"Boom!" A tremendous magical explosion sounded outside Mentor Moxidu's house.

Not only were Saine and the others in the laboratory left dusty and disheveled, but the Water-type Brilliant Crystal they had placed into the Laboratory Table yesterday also split in two amid the roar.

Dense Water Element energy flooded the laboratory.

It soaked more than half the experimental equipment in the room. Even Mentor Moxidu, who stood at the very center of the Laboratory Table, was caught off guard and blasted back several meters by the splashing Water Element energy.

As a Formal Magician, such an accident and elemental impact were nothing much.

The one who suffered was Senior Brother Zorro, who stood not far from Mentor Moxidu.

Although Senior Brother Zorro was already extremely close to becoming a Formal Black Wizard, he was not one after all.

He could not, like his mentor, promptly condense an Elemental Shield for defense and cushioning when an accident suddenly struck.

Saine and Fei'er, however, were farther from the center of the main Laboratory Table. With their mentor and Senior Brother serving as a buffer, they hastily bent down and hid beneath the Laboratory Table in front of them when the Water Element impact arrived, escaping without much injury.

Saine had long heard of experimental accidents before this.

His girlfriend Lina's appearance had been permanently fixed in the state of a little girl precisely because of an experimental accident.

But no matter how he looked at it, this accident did not seem accidental.

What had that explosion just now been about?

While Saine was still somewhat dazed by the experimental accident and elemental impact, Mentor Moxidu glanced at Senior Brother Zorro's condition before storming out of the laboratory in uncontrollable fury.

"Who was it?!" The towering rage of a Formal Black Wizard filled the space around Moxidu.

This should have been the first time Saine had seen his mentor lose his temper so badly.

A wave of Fire Element flames appeared over Moxidu's body, but what drew even more attention were the several Metal Discs floating around Mentor Moxidu's body.

As a renowned alchemist, even advanced magical equipment like the Strong Acid Scepter was merely a "little trinket" he could refine at will.

It was clear that the magical equipment he used himself had to be even more powerful.

Each of these Metal Discs was equipment suitable for Formal Black Wizards, yet Master Moxidu was lavish enough to possess more than one.

One Metal Disc flew beneath Master Moxidu's feet and carried him out of the house, while the other discs circled around him.

Saine also noticed a detail. Apart from these Metal Discs, Mentor Moxidu had drawn a brass-colored staff from his robes.

This was not the staff Mentor Moxidu normally used, but one Saine had never seen before.

Furthermore, formidable magical fluctuations rippled from Mentor Moxidu's Magic Robe, collar, boots, and wrists.

Saine knew that the reason senior apprentice Fei'er had won the academy award for becoming an Advanced Apprentice during the annual assessment was because she had multiple pieces of magical equipment on her.

Clearly, Senior Sister Fei'er had learned this trait from Mentor Moxidu.

This should count as a characteristic of Master Moxidu's lineage, right?

Had Saine not also killed Yierke and Scarface Qiao Ke like lightning before one could cover one's ears, mainly by relying on that Strong Acid Scepter?

Since their mentor had charged out first, Saine and the other disciples naturally could not keep cowering in the laboratory.

Senior Sister Fei'er was the second to run out. Knowing his own strength was lacking, Saine did not rashly follow her outside.

Instead, he first went to the center of the laboratory and helped up Senior Brother Zorro, whose complexion was visibly paler and weaker, before slowly heading outside.

"Senior Brother, how badly are you hurt? I have a Low-Level Recovery Potion here. I don't know whether it will be of any use to you." Saine sincerely said as he took a light red potion from his robes.

This was one of the three Recovery Potions Meili had given him not long ago. Saine had already fed two of them to Lina, making this the last one he had.

To an apprentice like Zorro, who stood infinitely close to becoming a Formal Black Wizard, a Low-Level Recovery Potion was not worth mentioning at all.

Even a high-level Recovery Potion would not normally draw much notice from Senior Brother Zorro, considering his wealth.

But at this moment, Saine's gesture warmed Zorro's heart.

"Thank you. Mentor already cast a Flesh Regeneration spell on me just now, so it should not be a serious problem." Senior Brother accepted the Low-Level Recovery Potion Saine offered and said with a slight smile.