"Next, I'll devote myself fully to boosting my Mental Power and strive to reach the threshold of a Third-Class Apprentice before the Three Trials of Life and Death."
A Third-Class Apprentice was already the final stage before becoming a Formal Wizard.
Countless Wizard Apprentices remained trapped at this stage their entire lives, never taking that crucial final step.
Lynn put away his Undead. He planned to spend less time taking on missions, suspend his Analysis at the library, and focus entirely on meditation to increase his Mental Power.
If he had not been short on Magic Stones, he would have wanted to stop taking missions altogether and devote himself to cultivation.
Over the past month or so, it was not only Lynn who had been striving to improve himself. The others had changed greatly as well.
Ever since Eileen sought Lynn's advice last time, she had completely vanished and never appeared in the Task Hall again.
Given how desperately hardworking she was, she should not have gone so long without taking missions to earn resources. She was most likely dead.
What a pity. Someone so diligent had ultimately failed to endure.
Alphonse remained as impressive as ever. He was still a First-Class Apprentice, but he felt far more dangerous to Lynn than the other First-Class Apprentices.
He had once invited Lynn in the Task Hall to join him on a highly rewarding exploration mission.
Lynn politely declined, saying that he needed to focus on preparing for the Three Trials of Life and Death.
Although Lynn had a favorable impression of Alphonse, that did not mean he would take risks for him.
When he could do simple, easy "problem-solving" missions like this, why would he risk his life fighting outside?
Lynn had already made up his mind. Unless absolutely necessary, he