The Weimar Scholar Republic and a Greater Existence Beyond Ordinary Magic

After the Old Witch agreed, she used her magical artifact hand to put the Marso'go Ring of Desire on Yveta's right pinky.

Its square gold setting held a square black ink diamond. After Yveta put on the ring, a mass of entwined black mist unexpectedly appeared above his head.

At the same time, the Third Branch (Odin) of the Tree of Life Spiritual Energy on the wooden floor grew slightly.

"The Marso'go Ring is a ring of desire," the Old Witch said. "It contains a Wizard Apprentice-level spell for charming mortals. Ordinary people lose themselves when they see this ring. It is a treasure I found in some ruins."

"Legend says that the wizard who made this ring cast a very mad curse upon it."

"Only after thousands of years did the spell within gradually weaken, while the ring itself retained this level of quality..."

"Considering the environment it was preserved in, that alone is a miracle."

"This ring can increase the war attribute of your mortal body."

Next, the witch placed the Gryare Eye Ring on Yveta's right middle finger.

The ring band was made of fine mithril, with a pure sapphire half the size of an index finger embedded in it.

The witch carefully explained, "The Ring of Thunder Eye came from the late dwarven master Gryare. It was forged from mithril and sapphire that had been continuously struck by lightning for a hundred days. It stores the Wizard Apprentice spell, Lightning Spell."

"This ring can increase the Lightning Attribute of your mortal body."

"Next is the Triple Crown Bracelet."

The witch slipped it over Yveta's Right Arm. It was a bracelet formed from three interwoven slender rings of gold, silver, and aluminum.

Gold, silver, and aluminum were all expensive metals in this era.

"Jordan's Triple Crown Bracelet contains a Wizard Apprentice-level Damage Curse."

"It came from... forget it... You would not want to hear such a bloody story. All I can say is that every one of its previous owners met a tragic end."

"It can increase the Destruction Attribute of your mortal body."

On the wooden floor, both the Third Branch and the Second Branch grew a little.

Yveta raised his right hand speechlessly. He had been a commoner in his previous life, yet not long after crossing over to this world, he was already about to be covered in accessories.

This was far too extravagant.

Never mind their practicality—the materials alone were incredibly expensive.

Yveta said, "You said every owner of the Triple Crown Bracelet met a bad end?"

The Old Witch immediately choked on her words. "N-No... You are different. This mere bracelet cannot possibly oppose you."

"You will truly possess it, rather than merely wear it."

The Old Witch explained, "These magical items have wills of their own and choose their own masters."

"And some magical items with particularly strong wills may even try to find a new master by killing their previous one, all in order to find their true master."

"And I firmly believe that you are this bracelet's true master!"

Yveta nodded casually.

Given the current situation, he could only wear these magical items first and bring the various power attributes within his body into balance.

Only then would the ritual truly succeed, and only then would he truly become a Wizard Apprentice.

The Old Witch solemnly raised Weimar's Iron Sword Necklace and carefully put it on Yveta with her magical artifact hand.

"I do not know what magical item can increase the Heaven Attribute."

"Except for this one."

"This is a personal accessory belonging to the final leader of a fallen republic. Though no wizard, witch, dwarven master, alchemist from the East, druid from the North, Desert Priest from the South, or church priest has ever touched it, this item is still steeped in legend. It is magical!!"

Yveta looked at the Old Witch in confusion. By then, his Dragonification had greatly receded, leaving only dragon horns on his head.

"What do you mean?"

The Old Witch explained, "This necklace came from the fallen Weimar Scholar Republic."

"Its owner was the first leader of the Weimar Scholar Republic, as well as its last. Because that historian leader enacted laws that were too lenient, the nation was overthrown by nobles."

"This necklace was once the most treasured item at the center of that nation's power. It was even used as a seal."

Yveta touched the necklace on his chest and studied it.

In the Middle Ages, being used as a seal meant that, for a long time, it had been treated as a symbol of the Weimar Scholar Republic's authority.

"The Weimar Scholar Republic was a Kingdom-level nation. The most important personal item of such a nation's ruler gathered a great magic through fate and the era."

"After passing through prosperity and the gaze of countless people, then decline and utter neglect..."

"This magic even surpasses that of a witch born with magic."

The Old Witch said, "So if even it cannot increase the Heaven Attribute of your mortal body, then I do not know what magical item can."

Yveta turned to look at the Tree of Life Spiritual Energy on the wooden floor and found that all its branches had grown to roughly the same length.

The Dragonification above his head had also faded away.

His power had been balanced. No more inexplicable force surged at him, trying to deform his body.

For the first time in a long while, Yveta felt relieved and smiled.

Perfect!

He touched his forehead, and his smile froze.

Damn it.

Why am I still running a fever!

So even after becoming a Wizard Apprentice, and even completely turning into a dragon halfway through, I still did not cure my own fever.

Fine.

Looks like I can only obediently go see a doctor.

The Old Witch had actually noticed that Yveta was still feverish, but she did not care, because no Wizard Apprentice would die from a fever.

Such a minor illness was no big deal.

The Old Witch smiled. "Congratulations, Your Grace. You have become an official Wizard Apprentice!"

"After becoming a Wizard Apprentice, you should possess a certain amount of magic and be able to use it to create some abnormalities."

"However, these abnormalities are not very controllable, and their intensity is not high."

"So you still need to learn how to use magic. Of course, learning to use magical items is also a Shortcut to using magic in advance."

"Mm." Yveta snapped his fingers. "Let us go downstairs and take a look. Black Wolf is still down there."

The Old Witch hurriedly said anxiously, "Your Grace, I have not finished collecting the Dragon Flame."

"Also, before that Manuel Boar Knight died, his body was mutated by you. Some of his organs are extremely valuable."

"His body materials are valuable as well. I need to collect them."

Yveta walked toward the stairs. "No one here is going to compete with you for the materials. Besides, after something this big happened, we have to give the Boss an explanation. And I remember there are enemies downstairs too."

"I wonder how those enemies are doing."

"They should have materials on them too."

The Old Witch's eyes immediately lit up. Right, she had nearly forgotten that there should still be more than a dozen Formal Knights and an assassin downstairs. She had no idea what had become of them.

"Wait." Yveta abruptly stopped on the stairs and turned to the witch. "I think we should discuss how to divide the Spoils of War. Why do I feel that most of these materials should belong to me, Hearthstone Witch?"

Restoring the kingdom required money and an army.

And he had nothing right now, so naturally he could not be generous enough to hand precious materials over to someone else.

The Old Witch wilted.

She knew the Demon God would not simply let her take the valuable materials.

Especially the corpse of Manuel Boar Knight. It might even yield dragon blood.