Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the body of Ian Marcus, a Low-level Wizard Apprentice, Ian discovered that Simon had supplied him with Rot-Bone Flower instead of Moonlight Grass, causing the potion accident that killed the original owner. Ian failed at brewing an Awakening Potion but unlocked a game-like status panel, then recognized that he had only two months to become an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice and keep his place at Shadowmoon Tower Academy.

• Ian examined the herbs from his failed brewing attempt and identified the supposed Moonlight Grass as Rot-Bone Flower, which Simon had supplied to him.
• Ian tried brewing an Awakening Potion again, but the potion failed and he gained a point of proficiency.
• Ian unlocked a status panel showing his wizarding realm, talents, and skill progress.
• Ian realized he had two months to reach the Intermediate Wizard Apprentice level or face high tuition fees or expulsion from Shadowmoon Tower Academy.
• Ian decided to prioritize improving his Star-Moon Meditation Method, but after eating he continued brewing potions instead of meditating.

Ian dealt with Simon’s attempt to force him to buy overpriced herbs by asking Kenna for protection in exchange for an Awakening Potion. After three days of brewing, Ian mastered the potion and used one to meditate, leaving his progress tracked on the Status Panel.

• Simon pressured Ian into taking herbs worth far less than the fifteen magic stones he demanded, and Ian promised to pay later.
• Ian asked Kenna to intervene if Simon returned and offered him an Awakening Potion in exchange.
• Ian spent three days brewing until he reached Beginner proficiency in the Awakening Potion and successfully made one.
• Ian drank the potion and meditated with the Star-Moon Meditation Method, gaining proficiency as he studied his Will Runes.
• After two hours, Ian felt mental strain and checked his Status Panel.

Ian confirmed that his potion brewing had become consistently successful, gave Kenna the promised Awakening Potion, and began learning the offensive spell Lesser Frost Ray. He spent the following days practicing the spell and brewing replacement potions, while his studies continued to improve through the Status Panel.

• Ian brewed three Awakening Potions in a row and estimated that his remaining ingredients could make about a hundred more.
• Ian brought Kenna an Awakening Potion, and Kenna agreed to help protect him from Simon once.
• Ian studied the Rank Zero witchcraft spells and chose to learn Lesser Frost Ray.
• Ian successfully cast Lesser Frost Ray, creating a wide patch of frost five meters away, and continued practicing it.
• Ian spent the following days practicing Lesser Frost Ray, brewing potions at night, and reading his books.

Ian continued strengthening his magic and avoided Simon until Simon confronted him over unpaid magic stones. After Kenna intervened and warned him about Simon’s possible Advanced Apprentice backing, Ian demonstrated his improved Frost Ray and left home to restock supplies.

• Ian claimed he had no magic stones to repay Simon, but Kenna arrived and said he had lent Ian the stones.
• Simon demanded repayment within a month and left after Kenna intervened; Kenna warned Ian that an Advanced Apprentice might be backing Simon and bought an Awakening Potion.
• Ian reviewed his progress, including reaching Mastery with Lesser Frost Ray and reducing its casting time to half a second.
• Ian tested Frost Ray in an empty clearing, piercing a tree and spreading frost across its trunk.
• Ian put on his High Tower robe and left home with gold coins and eleven magic stones to buy food.

Ian visited Nightfall Town to buy potion ingredients and provisions, where he witnessed the dangers and costs of the wizarding market. Shaken by the experience, he resolved to stay home until becoming an Intermediate Apprentice and intensified his training.

• Ian entered Nightfall Town and learned the prices of goods while browsing its crowded market.
• An Advanced Wizard Apprentice selling herbs threatened Ian when he asked about Moonlight Grass without buying any, and he hurried away.
• Ian bought ten sets of Awakening Potion ingredients at a Magic Potion Shop and compared the shop's potions with his own.
• Ian read the dangerous, low-paying tasks posted in the town square and reflected on his family's support and Simon's threat.
• Ian returned home safely, decided not to leave until he became an Intermediate Apprentice, and devoted himself to wizardry, reading, potion brewing, and meditation.

Ian broke through to Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, tested the increased power of his Lesser Frost Ray, and visited Kenna to discuss the Nightshadow Society and potential cooperation with Kenna’s team. The chapter ended with Kenna understanding that Ian wanted to meet the team and explore working together.

• Ian completed his breakthrough to Intermediate Wizard Apprentice and discovered that frequent potion use and meditation had caused small patches of Magic Power corrosion on his chest.
• Ian tested his strengthened Lesser Frost Ray in the woods, finding that it could pierce a tree, freeze its trunk, and reach nearly thirty meters.
• Ian visited Kenna, thanked him for driving Simon away, and gave him an Awakening Potion.
• Kenna told Ian that Simon was connected to the Nightshadow Society, a new organization of more than a dozen Advanced Apprentices who were all Dark-Attribute Wizards.
• Ian asked about Kenna’s Magic Beast-hunting team and said he wanted to meet them to discuss working together.

Ian reflected on the hardships faced by low-level apprentices, read letters from his father, and traveled to the High Tower after advancing. He arrived near the Academy, intending to report his advancement and learn a free spell.

• Ian realized that his sheltered upbringing had left him ignorant of low-level apprentices’ struggles and considered developing another potion formula.
• Ian meditated, gained less proficiency than before, and recognized that he needed to improve his method while managing Magic Power erosion.
• Ian read letters from Latour, then collected twenty magic stones and wrote back asking his family to stop sending them.
• Ian traveled by carriage toward the High Tower, where he planned to report his advancement and claim a free spell.

Ian returned to Shadowmoon Tower Academy, registered as an Intermediate Apprentice, and chose a free intermediate spell. After surveying the mission board and encountering Advanced Apprentice Nolan Monroe, he went to the Library to learn more about the wizarding world.

• Ian reached Shadowmoon Tower Academy and bribed Umar, who told him Elena had become an Advanced Apprentice a year earlier.
• Ian met Wizard Luca, passed verification, registered as an Intermediate Apprentice, and received a spell catalog and an Inheritance Crystal Ball for his chosen spell.
• Ian visited the mission distribution area and noticed a lucrative potion-making partnership mission that only Potion Masters could accept.
• Nolan Monroe silenced the crowd at the mission board while waiting for his younger brother and looking over available missions.
• Ian went to the Library, selected books about the continent, wizard society, hierarchy, and trade, and began reading.

After escaping a wizard’s coercive lure in the Library, Ian decided to avoid the High Tower and seek work in the wilderness. He joined the Starleaf potion shop in Nightfall Town, where he would have lodging, protection, and a steady supply of ingredients.

• Ian resisted the Library wizard’s enchantment thanks to his Status Panel and escaped after the doors opened.
• Ian stayed in the mission area until dawn, then returned to Nightfall Town and went to the Starleaf potion shop.
• Ian told manager Malena he could brew Awakening Potions and demonstrated his skill in the shop’s workroom.
• Malena approved Ian’s potion and offered him a contract requiring one finished potion for every four sets of ingredients provided.
• Ian accepted the terms and signed the contract, joining Starleaf as a Potion Master.

Ian acquired the Eye of Vigilance spell, then killed Simon and Gavin Monroe when they ambushed him on the road and looted their bodies. After discovering Gavin’s connection to Nolan Monroe, he worried that he had made a dangerous enemy and hoped the Shadow Society would not trace him soon.

• Ian chose the Eye of Vigilance spell and planned to train it after settling in.
• Ian fled into the woods after noticing a gray-robed apprentice following him, then killed Simon with a Lesser Frost Ray when Simon intercepted him.
• Ian lured Gavin Monroe into a clearing and killed him with three Lesser Frost Rays after Gavin’s protective pendant shield failed.
• Ian looted the frozen bodies and found sixty-three magic stones, two spell Rings, and Gavin’s Rock Bear Potion formula.
• Ian recognized Gavin’s resemblance to Nolan Monroe and feared the Shadow Society would discover where he lived.

Ian sought the ingredients and Bloodline Purification Art needed to brew Rock Bear Potion, which could permanently strengthen his physique. He established a potion-for-materials partnership with Kenna's team and arranged for them to pursue Rock-armored Demon Bears in Gale Wind Fjord.

• Ian read that Rock Bear Potion permanently enhanced the drinker's physique, then decided to find its ingredients and obtain the Bloodline Purification Art.
• Ian met Kenna and his teammates Wade, Robert, and Monica, and revealed that he had killed Simon and warned them the Shadow Society might investigate.
• Ian offered the group Awakening Potions, and they agreed to gather Rock-armored Demon Bear blood and Thornvine bast in exchange for potions.
• Ian arranged to buy Moonlight Grass from Kenna's group for Starleaf Apothecary, and Kenna handed over the Moonlight Grass they had collected.
• Kenna agreed to ask his contact about buying the Bloodline Purification Art for Ian.

After reaching a spell proficiency threshold, Ian broke Lesser Frost Ray past Mastery and gained two Ice Runes that let him cast twin rays instantly. He paid Kenna and the others for the Rock Bear blood, which he planned to use for his experiments.

• Ian cast Lesser Frost Ray for the final time before its next breakthrough, and his Status Panel recorded a Limit Break with the Twin effect.
• Two Ice Runes formed in Ian’s mind, allowing him to cast two guided rays instantly without gestures or incantations.
• Ian tested the twin rays on two trees and found that their power remained undiminished while consuming an acceptable amount of Mental Power.
• Ian decided to ask Clayton about the unfamiliar runes and worried that Magic Power was increasingly eroding his body.
• Ian welcomed Kenna and the others, gave them the potions he owed, and accepted their remaining Rock Bear blood.
• Ian paid Kenna and the others thirty magic stones each, and they left with more potions and funds for their studies.

Ian learned the Bloodline Purification Art and spent five days mastering its first stage, then purified beast blood into Blood Essences. He began brewing Rock Bear Potion, but the chapter ended before the potion was finished.

• Ian bought the Bloodline Purification Art from Kenna and learned that Leica wanted to meet him, while Wade reported rumors of the Shadow Society’s plans to seize ruins.
• Ian studied the booklet, then bought Bloodthirsty Wild Boar blood and began practicing the art in his potion room.
• After spending 120 magic stones on beast blood over five days, Ian initiated the Bloodline Purification Art and extracted Blood Essence from the boar blood.
• Ian refined his stored Rock Bear blood into eight Blood Essences without failing.
• Ian began brewing Rock Bear Potion by simmering Oak Distillate and adding Thornbark, Magic Catalytic Powder, and pieces of Blood Essence.

Ian received an expensive Life Potion from Malena to address the damage to his body, and its Water of Life restored his health and enhanced his physical abilities. He planned to resume cultivating freely while continuing work on the difficult Rock Bear Potion, though his brewing expenses and limited knowledge remained obstacles.

• Clayton praised Ian’s rapid progress as a Potion Master, while Malena reprimanded Ian for neglecting his training and warned him about taking private orders.
• Malena offered Ian an 800-magic-stone Life Potion on credit, and Ian accepted it after promising to repay her and reduce his private orders.
• Ian drank the Life Potion and felt its Life Energy heal his body, remove the fungal patches on his chest, and improve his strength, agility, and appearance.
• Ian checked his potion progress and saw that the Awakening Potion was at Mastery while the Rock Bear Potion was close to initiation.
• Ian recognized that brewing the advanced-grade Rock Bear Potion exceeded his current realm and incomplete Potion Studies knowledge, while its ingredients and repeated attempts strained his finances.

Ian mastered the Rock Bear Potion and survived its painful transformation, gaining substantial physical enhancements. He arranged future cooperation with Kenna's team and learned that the Shadow Society had won an ancient wizard's inheritance, provoking powerful enemies.

• Ian perfected the Rock Bear Potion and drank it, enduring a dangerous ordeal as his body transformed.
• Ian recovered with greatly increased strength, senses, and constitution, then decided to focus on brewing Rock Bear Potions and work with Malena to sell them.
• Ian invited Kenna's team to discuss future cooperation and planned to stop producing Awakening Potions in large quantities.
• Kenna told Ian that the Shadow Society had claimed an ancient wizard's potion garden and inheritance after a fierce battle in the ruins.
• Ian learned that the Shadow Society had killed many rivals and would likely face retaliation from the other organizations.

Ian attended Alivia's Potion Studies class and learned that potion-making relied on energy resonance and directional conversion rather than simply following recipes. After the lesson, he spotted Allen, an old acquaintance from his kingdom, in the classroom.

• Ian noticed a new batch of apprentices arriving at the Academy and went to the notice board to find a Potion Studies class.
• Ian enrolled in Alivia's class, where he met Kanon and heard that her lessons were advanced.
• Alivia taught that potion-making involved energy resonance and directional conversion, explaining how magical ingredients and potions affected one another.
• Ian listened closely as Alivia's lesson clarified his understanding of Potion Studies, then the class ended.
• Ian recognized Allen, his former travel companion from the same kingdom, discussing something with another apprentice.

Ian returned to Nightfall Town after a Potion Studies lesson, learned why the Shadow Society was being hunted, and offered the Magic Potion Shop his Rock Bear Potion. Malena proposed a lucrative deal in exchange for exclusive sales rights.

• Ian spoke with Allen at the High Tower and reviewed his progress, deciding to study the Bloodline Purification Art before taking more Rock Bear Potion.
• On the carriage ride to Nightfall Town, Ian saw White Bear Order apprentices attack Shadow Society members and learned that Nolan had taken the Tranquil Flower from the ruins.
• Ian asked Manager Malena about the market for physique-enhancing potions and showed her a Rock Bear Potion he had brewed.
• Malena estimated the potion could sell for at least five hundred magic stones and offered Ian three hundred per sale if the shop received exclusive sales rights.

Ian learned that the Shadow Society had collapsed and that Nolan was hunting him over the death of Simon and the loss of a Bloodline Potion Formula. Ian hid his friends and warned his family, but Nolan destroyed Ian’s former home and put a bounty on Kenna and the others before setting out to deal with Ian himself.

• Malena gave Ian Fairy Honeyflower Tea, and Ian accepted a packet before returning to his residence.
• Wade told Ian that the Shadow Society had fallen apart and Nolan was searching for Simon’s killer, so Ian asked Wade to investigate Nolan and warned Kenna to hide.
• Ian hurried to Kenna’s team, urged them to flee town, and sent an urgent letter home explaining the danger.
• Ten days later, Nolan found Ian’s and Kenna’s abandoned homes destroyed and concluded that they had fled.
• Nolan ordered a doubled Black Market bounty on Kenna and the others and vowed to deal with Ian personally.

Nolan secretly came to Nightfall Town seeking Ian’s formula and revenge, while Ian stayed indoors and learned a defensive witchcraft from Clayton. Worried Nolan might be nearby, Ian asked Malena to find him a powerful Wizard Tool for protection.

• Nolan arrived in Nightfall Town secretly and planned to retrieve Ian’s formula and avenge his younger brother.
• Ian taught Clayton about Awakening Potions, and Clayton gave him the family witchcraft Crystal Energy Barrier in return.
• Ian studied Crystal Energy Barrier and began practicing it, while continuing to monitor the area with his Eye of Vigilance.
• Ian read Wade’s warning about Nolan and decided to ask Malena to investigate whether Nolan had reached Nightfall Town.
• Ian asked Malena to help him find a Wizard Tool capable of threatening an Advanced Apprentice, and she asked whether he had encountered danger.

Ian told Malena that Nolan and the Shadow Society were targeting him, and the Magic Potion Shop captured three spies and learned Nolan was in Nightfall Town. While Malena and Harvey prepared to investigate Nolan, Ian kept training his Crystal Energy Barrier, and Nolan left his hiding place to act.

• Ian warned Malena that Nolan was a dangerous Advanced Apprentice with a wizard mentor and that Shadow Society members might be watching the shop.
• Malena ordered Harvey to capture the spies outside, and Harvey returned with three Shadow Society members who had been monitoring Ian.
• Harvey reported that Nolan might be in Nightfall Town, and Malena told him to investigate carefully.
• Malena said Ian could rent a Wizard Tool and refused his request to use the wizardry practice room; Ian left to continue training on his own.
• Nolan decided to stop waiting for Ian to leave the shop and quietly headed toward Nightfall Town.
• Ian meditated and practiced the Crystal Energy Barrier, anxious to defend himself against Nolan.