第20章 兑换"奇迹之阵"

As he thought,

the elevator doors opened. Wayne set his thoughts aside and stepped out.

As for what he had just been thinking about,

having an idea was enough. He only thought it over so that when it happened, he would not be left completely in the dark.

As for the truth?

He would learn it sooner or later.

Entering the library on the ninth floor, Wayne saw a middle-aged man

fiddling with a crystal ball on the table.

Wayne stepped forward. "Hello, may I ask,

how do I exchange for information on artificially cultivating sprites?"

The middle-aged man looked up at Wayne and could not help chuckling. "Tsk tsk,

a freshman who just enrolled?"

Wayne nodded slightly, not minding the man's tone. After all, the man did not know

that he was not lacking in top-grade magic crystals.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man shook his head.

"How boring.

The information you want is all inside. You can go in and look for yourself. Once you have made your choice,

come back and exchange for it."

He paused.

"But let me remind you: all the materials inside require contribution points or magic crystals.

If your pockets are empty,

you had better not go in."

Wayne raised an eyebrow and glanced at the middle-aged man. He had clearly not expected such a warning from him,

but he did not dwell on it and simply said,

"Thank you for your concern."

Then he headed inside.

A moment later,

Wayne entered. Unlike the apprentice section, there were only two areas here, one on the left and one on the right,

and neither was very large.

Together, the left and right sides contained only two bookshelves.

One was for dragons.

The other was for sprites.

Seeing this, Wayne turned toward the area marked Sprites.

When he reached the bookshelf,

Wayne picked up a booklet and flipped through it briefly.

He found that it was an introduction to common sprites.

An hour later,

Wayne set down the three booklets before him, now possessing a broader understanding of sprites.

Sprites were divided into higher and lower classes according to the magic value of their birth,

of course,

this distinction was not based on level or quality, but on the value of the magical plant.

For example, wheat sprites and the Awakening Flower, the main ingredient of Awakening Potion,

the magical plant sprites born from them—

which was more valuable went without saying.

In addition,

Wayne found information in the books on several representative sprites, though detailed illustrated guides

still had to be exchanged for on the second floor.

Even so, it had broadened his horizons.

Finally,

and most importantly, there was an introduction to the formation for artificially cultivating sprites.

The opening introduction read:

[This formation was created by Sanctuary Will.]

This was an attribute-less formation, but it could change according to the magic crystals used. For example, placing top-grade fire-element magic crystals into it would turn it into a fire-element formation.

This formation for cultivating sprites also had a pleasant name.

It was called the Miracle Array.

Its level was not high. It contained only 1,300 runes, making it merely equivalent to a first-level witch formation.

That was the detailed introduction to the formation.

Finally came the explanation of how to use it.

There were three main requirements for cultivating a sprite.

First, one thousand top-grade magic crystals.

Second, one magical plant.

Third, three years of cultivation time.

However, these were only the main requirements. The first two conditions had quite a few variations.

For example, when cultivating a fire-element magical plant,

one needed one thousand top-grade fire-element magic crystals or top-grade attribute-less magic crystals.

Put simply,

a magical plant of a given attribute required top-grade magic crystals of the corresponding attribute. Naturally, attribute-less magic crystals, the all-purpose option,

could be used as well.

Thus, this was no problem at all for Wayne. Thinking of this, Wayne silently

thanked Rose Marquis once more!

If Rose Marquis had not given him top-grade attribute-less magic crystals, he would have been left scratching his head.

After all,

even if top-grade magic crystals with attributes were unlimited in number, their uses were still restricted.

After all, fire-element top-grade magic crystals could not possibly be used to cultivate water-element magical plants, could they?

Shaking his head,

Wayne dismissed his thoughts and rose to return the three books to the shelf. As for the other books,

Wayne did not spare them another glance.

They were all supplementary information about sprites and how to care for them. To Wayne,

they were not worth exchanging for. No matter how well one cared for them, could it compare to letting them endlessly devour top-grade magic crystals?

After putting the books away,

Wayne looked toward the area marked Dragons.

After thinking for a moment,

he still walked over and casually picked up a book from the shelf. Six large words were written on its cover:

[Things Dragons Love]

Wayne's mouth twitched. He had no interest whatsoever in opening it, and after putting it back,

he pulled out several more books in succession.

Yet Wayne did not open any of them. In the end, he concluded that on this floor of the library,

the only thing useful to him

was the witch formation for creating sprites.

After reviewing the materials,

Wayne headed outside and made his way to the middle-aged man.

"Hello, I would like to exchange for the formation diagram of the Miracle Array."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly.

"One thousand contribution points, or one high-grade magic crystal. Naturally, equivalent medium- or low-grade magic crystals

are also acceptable."

Wayne did not think it was expensive. Rather, he had no magic crystals of other grades on him.

Moreover,

Wayne was currently focused on his own cultivation and found it difficult to inscribe the Miracle Array's runes himself.

So he added, "It is not expensive,

but

can I exchange for Miracle Array formation plates here?"

The middle-aged man chuckled. "Of course.

Likewise, one thousand contribution points or one high-grade magic crystal. Do not bother taking out low- or medium-grade ones.

The Miracle Array formation diagram is an exchange benefit provided by the academy, intended to ensure that each of you has a copy.

But exchanging for Miracle Array formation plates

is my own business."

Hearing that, Wayne nodded in satisfaction.

As for whose business it was? It did not matter.

As long as the item was available, that was enough.

He took out a top-grade magic crystal from his spatial ring and tossed it to the middle-aged man,

then said,

"One Miracle Array formation diagram, and ninety-nine Miracle Array formation plates."

The middle-aged man caught the top-grade magic crystal and hurriedly stood up.

"Haha, good lad. You are certainly forthright."

As he spoke, he gave a solemn bow.

"Linus is willing to serve you."

Wayne smiled at the sight. The old saying truly was right: money could make ghosts grind the millstone.

The ancestors had not deceived him.

Wayne spread his hands. "Just give me the items."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly. "Please wait a moment."

As he spoke, he tapped lightly with his fingertip.

A witch formation lit up, covering an area with a radius of ten meters. Then ten palm-sized metal discs appeared before him,

hovering in the air

without falling.

Wayne was somewhat dumbfounded at the sight.

He was making them on the spot?

How long would that take?

Yet what happened next overturned Wayne's understanding.

Linus

tapped each of the ten circular metal discs. Immediately, a flash of light passed over the metal discs.

Linus did not stop moving.

With a sweep of his hand, the ten formation plates flew out before him and hovered in midair. Then he took out another ten metal discs.

The same process followed.

In less than three minutes, Wayne saw one hundred metal discs floating in the air.

At that point,

Linus looked at Wayne. "There are one hundred Miracle Array formation plates here.

The extra one is a gift for you.

To use them, simply imprint them with your mental power. You will then be able to control them freely and know how to use them."

Wayne asked instinctively, "That is it?"

Hearing this,

Linus chuckled. "What else did you expect?

Did you expect me to be like an alchemist,

drawing them bit by bit?"

He paused. "Do not think I am merely making money off you.

This is an ability unique to lord wizards,"

It looked easy,

Hmm... though it actually was easy, we made our living on our own merits."

Wayne shook his head at that, not feeling shortchanged. It was just like picking locks in his previous life,

As long as the goal was achieved, that was enough.

He then said, "I don't feel shortchanged,

No matter how long it took,

As long as there was nothing wrong with the item, it was fine. On the contrary, I thank you for saving my precious time."