Introduction to Wizard Ranks

Hearing this,

Wayne nodded, indicating that he had committed it to memory.

The instructor nodded at that.

"Then the second question: how are knights recruited?

Wait until you pass the minor examination three years from now.

Then you will count as an official member of Lord Wizard Academy.

Every year, Elemental Wizard Academy

and Knight Academy will organize a competition, with everyone from both academies participating.

During this period,

lord wizards may recruit wizards and knights they favor. Of course, whether they can recruit them

will depend on your own abilities."

"Then the third question: compared with knights from the academy and knights from other regions,

or even knights under other lords, which are stronger?

The answer is obvious.

Ninety-nine percent of knights from the academy will be stronger than wild knights from outside or knights trained by territorial academies,

and so on.

Because, from the very beginning, they cannot compare with knights or wizards from the academy.

It comes down to two words: talent.

As for the remaining one percent, they are miracles of the world, appearing only once every few hundred years.

Just treat it as a legend.

After all, you will never encounter one."

Wayne nodded slightly, but he thought otherwise. After all, he had abundant resources.

Given enough time,

he could pile resources up to create a powerhouse. The reason he did not do so was that he currently lacked the strength

or means to control one.

"Then the fourth question: why does the dragon one contracts affect whether a knight can advance to become a level-eight Rule Knight?

The reason lies in the power of heaven and earth.

Wizards come into contact with the power of heaven and earth from the apprentice stage onward, but knights do not. Only upon reaching level seven

can they pry at the power of heaven and earth.

Dragons are also divided into ranks. I will not explain that in detail here; you can study it in the compulsory courses.

Now, back to the question itself.

The power of heaven and earth is most easily manifested through elements. Elements such as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth

are the easiest powers of heaven and earth to pry at.

Therefore,

if you contract an elemental dragon, such as a fire elemental dragon or water elemental dragon, and obtain the corresponding dragon bloodline,

you will naturally find it easiest to sense the power of heaven and earth. If you contract Magic Beasts that do not contain the elements of heaven and earth,

then

your path as a knight will be stuck at level seven, and you will be unable to advance to level eight for the rest of your life."

He added,

"Of course, if you possess wizard talent and follow the wizard system as well, it is not impossible

to advance into a level-eight Rule Knight."

As he spoke, he looked at Wayne.

"As for the last question, I already gave you the answer.

That one percent

are those who can contract other Magic Beasts and possess strength comparable to a level-seven Holy Dragon Knight.

But they are far too rare to be treated as the norm."

Wayne nodded slightly. This answer had cleared away all the doubts in his heart regarding knights.

He rose and gave a bow.

"Wayne thanks you, Teacher, for imparting knowledge and resolving my doubts."

Seeing Wayne act this way,

a smile appeared at the instructor's lips. "Not bad.

You are quite polite."

He paused, then said, "The time is about right, so this class ends here.

Class dismissed."

With that, he walked out of the classroom without looking back.

Seeing this,

Wayne was in no hurry to leave. Instead, he recalled the contents of the lesson.

As the saying went,

reviewing the old brought new understanding.

It also allowed one to fill in gaps and make up for omissions. From today's lesson, regarding the overall ranks and abilities of knights,

as well as the resources required at each rank,

he had thoroughly mastered them all. At the same time, he had also developed an interest in the remaining compulsory courses.

Wayne planned

to attend one lesson each month and, over a little more than a year, complete his advancement to a level-one formal wizard,

as well as

finish all the compulsory courses.

Thinking this,

Wayne stood and walked out of the classroom,

casually closing the classroom door behind him.

As he walked, he thought about recruiting followers. According to the most lavish possible arrangement,

Wayne could naturally afford it.

But there was a question involved: whether it was worth it.

Of course,

the most important thing was to understand the overall training resources used by other lords. Privately using the most lavish resources for training was not a problem, but publicly,

he still had to keep some things hidden.

That was the prudence of a Chinese person.

After all, if everyone were trained with top-tier resources, it was uncertain whether even the Royal Knight Order received such treatment.

When the time came, a single question would suffice:

What are you trying to do?

Of course, Wayne was merely joking with himself. He had yet to figure out the current situation,

especially the outside world.

He would cross each bridge when he came to it.

Another month slipped quietly away.

At noon that day, inside the villa,

Wayne was eating. His cultivation progress had also reached the imprinting of two hundred heaven-and-earth runes.

By calculation,

he could imprint an average of one hundred heaven-and-earth runes per month. Wayne had only realized this belatedly.

As magical energy continuously poured into his body, even though it merely strengthened his body as a side effect, his physical strength

was constantly growing stronger.

Because of this, Wayne could imprint heaven-and-earth runes for several days and nights without rest, then sleep once,

and be full of energy again the next day.

It had not been particularly obvious last month, but this month it had already become routine. This was why

Wayne, this month,

could imprint one hundred heaven-and-earth runes. Now, there were still one thousand runes left to imprint.

This feeling of gradually growing stronger

made Wayne deeply engrossed, and he enjoyed every moment of it.

After eating,

Wayne took a bath and left the villa.

An hour later,

at the entrance of Teaching Building No. 702, Wayne, having restocked from the cafeteria,

arrived there.

He was preparing to attend the next compulsory course. This time, Wayne had chosen an introduction to wizard ranks.

After all,

he had learned about knights. Naturally, it was time to learn about wizard ranks as well, otherwise the readers beyond the fourth wall

would grow impatient.

At the entrance to Classroom 401, Wayne walked in and found that there were quite a few people this time. At a rough glance,

there seemed to be around fifty.

Wayne found a seat by the window and sat down,

then began to wait.

Ten minutes later, the classroom suddenly fell silent. Wayne raised his head and saw a young man walk in.

After entering,

the young man first swept his gaze around the room before speaking. "Then class begins.

As for introductions?

At present, you cannot yet be considered true lord wizards,

or official members of Lord Wizard Academy. Therefore, you do not need to know my name."

He paused.

"Back to the main topic. The lesson begins now and will last two hours.

The first hour and a half will be for explanation. You are not permitted to interrupt or discuss anything.

You need only do one thing: remain quiet and listen.

The remaining half hour

will be reserved for your questions. Do you all understand?"

Seeing everyone nod,

the young man revealed a teasing smile. "Not bad. At least you can understand human speech.

Let us get to the topic.

First, the ranks of wizards. Wizards are divided into a total of nine levels.

First,

there is the apprentice stage. The apprentice stage is further divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

After that,

there is the level-one formal wizard,

the level-two elite wizard,

the level-three grand wizard,

the level-four Star Wizard,

the level-five Full Moon Wizard,

the level-six Great Sun Wizard,

the level-seven True Spirit Wizard,

the level-eight Rule Wizard,

and the level-nine Omniscient Wizard."

He paused here before continuing, "Those are all the known realms of wizards.

Next,

I will explain the methods of advancement for each wizard realm, as well as the qualitative transformations at each stage.

There is no need to mention the apprentice stage.

Beginning with level-one formal wizards, upon reaching level-four Star Wizard, a wizard undergoes a qualitative transformation.

As for what that transformation is,

I will explain it later.

The second qualitative transformation occurs at the level-seven True Spirit Wizard stage.

The third qualitative transformation occurs at the level-eight Rule Wizard stage.

Or, to put it another way,

from level seven onward, every increase in level is a qualitative transformation.