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Chapter Seventeen

A week had passed since Lynn became a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice in the Potion Garden.

Warm sunlight filtered through the greenhouse, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of soil and herbs.

"Lynn, becoming a First-Level Wizard Apprentice is way too difficult! It's been two months, and I've only barely meditated on the twenty-first rune letter!"

Remy complained helplessly, holding a bundle of herbs in his hand.

He set down the herbs, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and looked at Lynn as though hoping for a bit of comfort.

Lynn heard this, and a strange glint flashed through his eyes, though he quickly hid it. Putting on an expression of shared frustration, he nodded and said,

"Yeah, it really isn't easy..."

"This damned meditation method only lets you meditate twice a day—once in the morning and once at night. Meditating any more doesn't help at all, and it just gives you a splitting headache! Unless you can buy those potions that restore mental power... but how could people like us use those whenever we want?"

The more Remy spoke, the more worked up he became, his tone tinged with resentment.

Lynn smiled faintly and continued silently playing the role of listener.

However, Remy did not know that Lynn's thoughts had long since drifted elsewhere.

Lynn knew that his situation was special.

He was a transmigrator, and he was not following the washed-up loser route, but the genius route!

He had long since become completely convinced that he was a genius on the Path of the Wizard. With his unceasing efforts, diligent sweat, and just a little help from his talent, his future was limitless!

Lynn's cultivation progress might have been related to devouring the soul of his predecessor, which gave him mental power far beyond that of ordinary people and allowed him to leave everyone else behind at the starting line with ease.

Thus, he had entered The Furnace as a First-Level Wizard Apprentice from the very beginning. Combined with his talent that rewarded diligence, his cultivation progressed at an astonishing speed.

Naturally, he had encountered bottlenecks in his meditation method before.

But he soon discovered that, with his talent, as long as he worked hard, he could always make a breakthrough.

After every meditation session, Lynn could feel his mental power improving. Even though headaches occasionally struck, he still never tired of it.

It was precisely because of this unrelenting effort that his progress had been so astonishing.

In two months, he had already broken through to become a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.

Generally speaking, newcomers who had just entered The Furnace needed around half a year to become First-Level Wizard Apprentices.

And advancing from a First-Level Wizard Apprentice to a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice was an even longer process.

Ordinary people usually needed one to three years to advance from First-Level Wizard Apprentice to Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.

As for Level 3 Wizard Apprentices, that was even more difficult. Ordinary people might need five to ten years to reach that level.

Of course, that was from the perspective of ordinary people. Geniuses naturally could not be judged by common standards.

For example, there was the genius girl whom many wizards in The Furnace had talked about endlessly five years ago.

This genius girl had been personally accepted as a student by the Lord of the Furnace, and her talent was extraordinarily formidable.

When she first entered The Furnace, her mental power had already far surpassed that of a First-Level Wizard Apprentice.

She had reached Level 2 Wizard Apprentice in only a month, broken through to Level 3 Wizard Apprentice in less than half a year, and then successfully advanced to become an Official Wizard in two years.

Lynn had lived in The Furnace for more than two months, so naturally he had heard this genius girl's story.

He was not directly comparing himself to her.

After all, a student personally trained by the Lord of the Furnace possessed uniquely favorable resources.

Although Lynn also had his own wizard mentor, he needed to complete The Furnace's assignments to obtain resources, and those resources had to be exchanged for points.

It would not have been fair to compare their circumstances directly.

Lynn was merely using her breakthrough speed to estimate his own possible progress.

After all, if he could continue maintaining his current pace, his breakthrough might not take too long.

She had spent less than half a year advancing from Level 2 Wizard Apprentice to Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

Based on that estimate, Lynn believed that he would need around a year to reach Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

The higher one's realm, the longer breakthroughs naturally took. Lynn could understand that.

After all, when one had only just embarked on the path of wizard cultivation, the time required was relatively short.

But as one's cultivation improved, both the study of spells and the exploration of knowledge required greater accumulation.

Every wizard's achievements were built upon the dual accumulation of knowledge and power. Relying solely on accumulated power was far from enough.

Even Bloodline Wizards needed to constantly expand their reserves of knowledge in order to form their own Permanent Spell Marks and complete their wizardly achievements.

Knowledge is power... Lynn murmured inwardly.

Just then, Remy lightly patted Lynn and reminded him in a low voice,

"Lady Sonia is here!"

The Potion Garden was controlled by several wizards, while a number of Level 3 Wizard Apprentices below them assisted with experiments or managed the vast Potion Garden.

Lynn knew that Sonia was not only a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, but also held a rather high position in this area.

Although Sonia had yet to reach the realm of an Official Wizard, she was already a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice with fairly important responsibilities.

Her time was extremely valuable, so if she had appeared in the Potion Garden, she surely had a task or matter to handle.

When Sonia saw Lynn, she directly waved him over, signaling for him to follow her out.

"Colin came looking for you."

"Sorry. I've been far too busy lately to teach you about daily life in the Wizard World."

As they walked along the passage through the Potion Garden, Sonia sighed, her voice carrying a trace of exhaustion.

Lynn noticed that Sonia's complexion was much duller than it had been two months ago. Her originally radiant pretty face looked somewhat haggard from fatigue.

Lynn knew that she was not making excuses. She truly was overwhelmed with work.

"It's all right, Lady Sonia..."

"By the way, Lady Sonia, I have a question. The books say that spells have a certain connection to our mental power, and that the total amount of mental power seems to be measurable..."

Having finally gotten the chance to see Sonia, Lynn eagerly poured out all the questions he had accumulated over the past two months in one breath.

"Hmm? That is indeed the case. Usually, people only begin studying such things after becoming Level 2 Wizard Apprentices..."

Sonia thought for a moment. Seeing how eager Lynn was to learn, she did not refuse, but said,

"You're so diligent in your studies. If Lady Rosalind knew, she would definitely be very pleased. As for what you mentioned—the total amount of mental power, and the relationship between mental power and spells—The Furnace has dedicated testing rooms. You've worked for two months already, so you should have accumulated some points. You can go take a look during your days off."

The two chatted as they walked, and soon left the Potion Garden.

As soon as they arrived outside the Potion Garden, Lynn's nominal senior brother, Colin, was standing there waiting for him.

Colin did not avoid speaking in front of Sonia and said directly,

"The Furnace has gone to war with the outside world!"