Self-Experimentation

"..."

The Wizard Apprentices of Ember Building followed the explorers to the ruins.

Scholars usually brought one or two disciples into the ruins to help decipher the writings of lost ancient civilizations.

They would not hoard such knowledge. It was an exceedingly rare learning opportunity, yet every scholar had far more than two disciples. The other Zero-Ring Wizard Apprentices waited outside the ruins for their chance to rotate in.

"There really are quite a few Zero-Ring Wizard Apprentices who never got to participate in ruin development."

The wizarding world was structured like a pyramid. High-ranking wizards used their monopoly over knowledge to effortlessly exploit lower-ranking wizards, while Zero-Ring Wizard Apprentices stood at the pyramid's very bottom and were by far the most numerous.

Yin Ming had become a scholar long ago and enjoyed treatment equal to that of a First-Ring Wizard. Yet he had never exploited other Wizard Apprentices, instead keeping himself unsullied. Thinking about it, he truly felt ashamed!

"..."

"Ding ding..."

Yin Ming walked up to the white gate of the ruins.

He took two large Element Crystals from his gourd and tossed them high into the air. They struck each other, producing an incomparably pleasant sound.

The sound of money?

The attention of every idle Wizard Apprentice instantly converged on that one spot.

Zero-Ring Wizard Apprentices never worried about being unable to buy things with Element Crystals, because they did not even have any Element Crystals.

A young blond Wizard Apprentice had seen Yin Ming at a scholar's public lecture. Staring at the Element Crystals with amber eyes, he drew a deep breath and asked, "Scholar Eno, are you..."

Yin Ming put away the two Element Crystals, paused, and said to everyone, "I have a simple experiment that requires your help. The reward starts at one Element