Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the sickly Li Ang Carlson aboard a ship carrying wizard apprentices, Li Ang discovered he could bind and upgrade facilities. He bound the ship’s Gale-Sailing Canvas and wondered if he could claim control of the entire ship.

• Li Ang woke in the ship’s damp lower hold with the memories of Li Ang Carlson, whose family had spent its fortune to send him and two retainers to the Wizard Tower in Riley City.
• Kavi struck Li Ang and warned him to address him as deputy class leader after the wizard appointed him to the role.
• Li Ang recalled that Kavi and Matthew had become leaders among the apprentices and had repeatedly beaten him, worsening his lung disease until he died.
• Li Ang climbed to the deck for the assembly and saw a panel identify the ship’s Gale-Sailing Canvas as available for binding.
• Li Ang bound the Gale-Sailing Canvas and learned it could gather wind and increase wind-element mana; when he tested it, a gust made the ship pitch.
• Li Ang considered binding the ship’s other facilities so he could bring the whole ship under his control.

Li Ang attended the wizard ship’s talent testing and learned that he had level-4 spiritual power talent with wind and water elemental affinities. He returned to his room with the meditation and spell books, facing the challenge of completing his first meditation and learning a level-0 spell before the ship reached Riley City.

• Li Ang steadied the ship after it lurched and helped Helena to her feet before they hurried to the deck.
• Matthew and Kavi forced the prospective apprentices to wait in formation, and Kavi slapped one who complained.
• Wizard Selenst’s attendant explained the apprentices’ deadlines and tested their talents with a crystal ball.
• The attendant found that Li Ang had level-4 spiritual power talent and both wind and water affinities, and advised him to focus on one spell type.
• Li Ang collected Basic Meditation Principles and the Level-0 Spell Compendium and returned to his room.

Li Ang used the Gale-Sailing Canvas to clear the air in his cabin and discovered that its wind-element magic field accelerated his meditation. He was still struggling to form his first Astral Star when he learned that Matthew had succeeded.

• Li Ang’s lung disease and the cabin’s foul air repeatedly interrupted his attempts to meditate.
• Li Ang discovered that the ship’s Barrier Planking could be bound, but chose not to bind it because he did not intend to stay aboard.
• Li Ang used the bound Gale-Sailing Canvas to circulate fresh air into his cabin and found that the cleaner air made meditation easier.
• Li Ang realized the canvas’s Wind-Gathering Array concentrated wind-element magic power, which sped up his meditation.
• Li Ang was forced out of meditation by his excitement and heard that Matthew had formed his first Astral Star.

Matthew successfully condensed his first Astral Star and used his achievement to humiliate Li Ang, boasting that the Carlson Family was finished. When Matthew moved to strike him, Li Ang commanded the Gale-Sailing Canvas, violently tilting the wizard ship and sending the crowd tumbling.

• Matthew emerged from his room after condensing his first Astral Star, drawing a crowd of admirers.
• Kavi praised Matthew and emphasized their Carlson Family ties while looking pointedly at Li Ang.
• Matthew and Kavi mocked Li Ang’s illness and Matthew threatened that Li Ang would be sent home without reaching the Wizard Tower.
• As Matthew raised his hand to strike, Li Ang unleashed his cough and commanded the Gale-Sailing Canvas to move.
• A fierce gale made the wizard ship lurch violently, and Matthew and the crowd toppled in alarm.

Li Ang fled after Matthew smashed his face against the rotten threshold, then used the Gale-Sailing Canvas to help condense his first Magic Starlet. He upgraded the Canvas to Lv1 and took his first step toward becoming a wizard.

• Matthew lost his balance and struck the rotten threshold, breaking his jaw and a front tooth while Kavi and the other apprentice candidates watched in shock.
• Li Ang pretended to be weakened by the ship's lurch, then slipped away to his cabin while everyone focused on Matthew.
• Li Ang bolted his door and vowed to gain magic and eventually make Matthew and Kavi pay for their treatment of him and the real Li Ang Carlson.
• Li Ang used the Gale-Sailing Canvas to clear the air and meditated until he condensed his first Magic Starlet.
• Li Ang spent 5 spiritual power to upgrade the Gale-Sailing Canvas to Lv1, increasing its air-control and wind-magic gathering effects by 10%.

Li Ang endured the reserve apprentices’ meager breakfast and returned to his room to study his first spell. He recognized that Breeze Technique worked on the same principle as the ship’s Gale-Sailing Canvas, giving him a familiar way to learn it.

• Li Ang ate the black bread and watery porridge while noticing Helena calmly eating nearby.
• Matthew arrived with bruises and a missing front tooth, struggled to eat, and weakly threatened the reserve apprentices to hurry back to meditation.
• Li Ang returned to his room, used Gale-Sailing Canvas to freshen the air, and opened the Level-0 Spell Compendium.
• Li Ang realized Breeze Technique manipulated airflow much like the Wind-Gathering Array in Gale-Sailing Canvas and prepared to use that experience to learn the spell.

Li Ang successfully learned Breeze Technique and used a powerful blast of wind to stop Kavi from attacking him. Matthew was left terrified by Li Ang’s newfound power.

• Li Ang formed the Breeze Technique’s azure symbol and used it to clear stale air and guide a fresh breeze through his room.
• Li Ang experimented with wind control, then accidentally struck a fly with a concentrated gust and made a loud noise.
• Matthew and Kavi burst into Li Ang’s room, and Kavi charged at him on Matthew’s command.
• Li Ang blasted Kavi across the corridor and into a wooden bulkhead, leaving him gasping on the ground.
• Matthew recoiled in fear as Li Ang stared at him coldly.

Li Ang drove Matthew and Kavi away after using an unusually powerful Breeze Technique, then spent several days refining his wind magic. When Selenst returned for a midterm assessment, Matthew was the first to prove he had condensed an Astral Star.

• Li Ang sent Kavi sprawling with a powerful Breeze Technique, and Matthew dragged him away in fear, resolved to keep Li Ang's magic secret from Selenst.
• Helena apologized for freezing up, and Li Ang reassured her before returning to his room.
• Li Ang realized the Gale-Sailing Canvas boosted his wind spells and focused on practicing Breeze Technique rather than learning another element.
• For several days, Li Ang refined his control, mana use, and casting speed while meditating and exchanging insights with Helena.
• Selenst gathered the probationary apprentices for a midterm check of their Magic Starlets, and Matthew stepped forward first.
• The crystal ball confirmed Matthew had Grade 5 spiritual aptitude, fire-element affinity, and a condensed Astral Star.

Li Ang and three others confirmed their Astral Stars and elemental affinities before Selenst challenged them to learn a spell before landfall. Back in his room, Li Ang mastered the Water Creation Spell and produced pure drinking water.

• Helena confirmed her Level 4 mental power talent and water-element affinity, then thanked Li Ang.
• Ludik confirmed his Level 4 mental power talent and rare light-element affinity.
• Li Ang confirmed dual wind- and water-element affinity, and Selenst challenged the four successful candidates to learn a spell before landfall.
• Li Ang studied the Water Creation Spell and repeatedly practiced shaping water-element magic into its rune.
• Li Ang successfully cast the spell, creating pure water that soothed his sore throat and solved his drinking water problem.

Abyssal Stalker attacked the ship, and Selenst wounded it with powerful fire spells, causing it to release deadly smaller creatures that invaded the cabins. Li Ang survived an attack and found a brass pocket watch, then rushed to help Helena as two creatures cornered her.

• Abyssal Stalker struck the ship and its mental assault incapacitated many reserve apprentices, but Li Ang steadied himself with [Breeze Technique].
• Selenst bound the monster’s tentacles with [Flame Binding Technique] and pierced its head with [Flame Spear Technique].
• The monster’s head exploded into smaller creatures, and a group entered the lower cabins and killed several reserve apprentices with venomous stings.
• Li Ang knocked one creature into a wall with [Breeze Technique] and picked up the brass pocket watch it dropped.
• Li Ang heard Helena cry for help and found her cornered by two dark-purple creatures.

Li Ang saved Helena during a sea monster attack, then was promoted to Wizard Apprentice after Selenst recognized his starlet and combat abilities. He moved to the third deck with a gray robe and new textbook, bound an Acceleration Pocket Watch, and settled into a far more comfortable life aboard the ship.

• Li Ang used two Wind Hammers to kill the jellyfish monsters threatening Helena, and Selenst arrived to clear away the remaining creatures.
• Li Ang bound and upgraded the Acceleration Pocket Watch, which improved his recovery speed.
• After three apprentice candidates died in the attack, Selenst promoted Li Ang to Wizard Apprentice and gave him a gray robe and Fundamentals of Potioncraft.
• Li Ang moved to a room on the third deck while Kavi and Matthew watched him with fear and resentment, and Helena offered him sincere congratulations.
• Li Ang ate white bread, thick soup, and fruit wine in the third-deck dining room, then resolved to grow stronger rather than return to his former hardship.

Li Ang discovered a potion that could cure his chronic lung disease, but its ingredients and tools remained out of reach until he reached Riley City. As Selenst offered to take him into his faction and Helena joined the apprentices, Matthew's jealousy toward Li Ang intensified.

• Li Ang found and memorized the Beginner Lung-Healing Potion formula, realizing he could not obtain its ingredients or brewing equipment before reaching Riley City.
• Selenst hinted that Li Ang should join his faction at the Wizard Tower and offered support as his mentor.
• Matthew moved to the third floor, reacted with hatred to Li Ang's indifference, and hurried to his room.
• Helena became an apprentice after learning the Water Creation Spell, thanked Li Ang for his help, and walked with him to the dining hall.
• Matthew watched Li Ang and Helena together with jealous hatred, then summoned a small flame with his Astral Stars.

Li Ang, Matthew, Helena, and the other successful apprentices arrived at Riley City, where Selenst sorted them by whether they had condensed an Astral Star. The failures chose between returning home and becoming Wizard Tower attendants, and the newcomers entered the city under the tower’s hierarchy.

• Matthew watched flames dance in his palm and vowed to kill Li Ang and the Carlson Family after gaining more power.
• The wizard ship reached Riley City, and Selenst summoned the apprentices for a final confirmation of their progress.
• Thirteen probationary apprentices, including Ludik, joined Li Ang, Matthew, and Helena as those who had condensed Magic Starlets and qualified to continue training.
• Selenst offered those who had failed a choice between returning home or signing contracts to serve as Wizard Tower attendants; five or six left, while Kavi and about a dozen others stayed.
• Selenst told Li Ang, Matthew, and Helena they could choose a school and collect their supplies as Formal Apprentices.
• Selenst led the group into Riley City’s port, where his attendant scolded the local wizard attendants and urged the new servants to seek a wizard lord’s favor.

Selenst led the successful youths through Riley City to their carriages, where Matthew asserted his superiority over the reserve apprentices and Helena made space for two boys he had insulted. As the carriages carried them into a grander part of the city, an invisible pressure descended on them.

• Selenst led the apprentices past Riley City's shops and strange sights to a quiet street where six-hoofed beasts waited to pull their carriages.
• Matthew claimed an entire bench and insulted two reserve apprentices who tried to sit beside him, declaring himself superior as a fifth-tier Formal Apprentice recruited by Selenst.
• Helena invited the two boys to sit beside her and Li Ang, and Li Ang reluctantly agreed as she moved closer to make room.
• Matthew repeated that Selenst had taken him as an apprentice while Li Ang found his boasting ridiculous.
• The carriage traveled through increasingly grand streets for more than half an hour, then slowed as an invisible pressure settled over its passengers.

Li Ang and the apprentice candidates arrived at Riley Wizard Tower, where Selenst showed them its strange facilities and introduced the three wizard schools. The apprentices faced choosing among the Elemental School, Potion School, and Astrology School as Selenst began explaining their paths.

• Li Ang saw that Riley Wizard Tower and its Golden Guards were bindable, but he lacked the Mental Power to bind them.
• Selenst led the apprentices into a hall beneath an Eternal Star Map, where Ludik guessed that the false night sky was a wizard facility.
• The apprentices saw the statue of Legendary Wizard Riley Serta and the three school registration tables.
• Selenst described the Elemental School as the tower's strongest combat force and warned that competition there was fierce.
• Selenst explained that the Potion School made remedies and poisons and demanded patience and meticulousness.

Li Ang chose the Potion School because its facilities suited his [Facility Upgrade Panel] and its potions could extend life. After signing a magically binding contract, he joined the other new apprentices to collect their supplies, where Old Morrie paused to inspect his new gray robe.

• Matthew and Helena chose the Elemental School, while Ludik chose the Astrology School.
• Li Ang chose the Potion School, believing its cauldrons and other facilities would best support his cheat and his growth.
• Li Ang and the other apprentices signed a contract that magically bound them to the Potion School’s terms.
• Mentor Karin sent Ellie to lead the apprentices to the Supplies Distribution Office.
• Old Morrie handed out potioncraft books, cauldrons, herbs, and monthly allowances, then paused when he saw Li Ang’s new gray robe.

Li Ang learned that his advancement to Formal Apprentice gave him a chance to become Mentor Eve’s apprentice by brewing a qualified Calming Potion. After receiving his own quiet room, he bound and upgraded his practice cauldron and examined the potion ingredients provided to him.

• Old Mori praised Li Ang for becoming a Formal Apprentice before reaching the Wizard Tower and told him that brewing a qualified Calming Potion within three days could earn him a chance to become Mentor Eve’s apprentice.
• Wizard Attendant Ellie showed the reserve apprentices their crowded collective dormitories, then led Li Ang to a private room for Formal Apprentices.
• Li Ang entered his room in the Wizard Tower and placed his potion book, cauldron, and herb pack on the desk.
• Li Ang bound his Standard Practice Cauldron and upgraded it to Lv1, improving its potion-brewing stability and Mental Power guidance effect.
• Li Ang opened the basic herb pack and found two Tranquility Flower Stamens and about a dozen dried Silverleaf Orchid leaves.

Li Ang carefully brewed a Calming Potion using his spells and the benefits of his bound crucible, successfully producing the potion and beginning a second batch. He recognized that brewing had nearly exhausted his mental power and resolved to monitor it more carefully.

• Li Ang studied the Calming Potion formula and realized he had to estimate measurements and temperature without proper tools.
• Li Ang used Breeze Technique and Water Creation Spell to prepare the wood scraper and measure 150 milliliters of water, then heated it in the Standard Practice Crucible.
• Li Ang added the Tranquility Flower Stamen and Silverleaf Orchid leaves, guiding their medicinal properties as the liquid changed color.
• Li Ang added Stone Root Grass powder and Pure Crystal Sand, stabilized the mixture, and successfully bottled the first Calming Potion.
• Li Ang began a second batch and nearly ran out of mental power, prompting him to resolve to track his reserves more carefully.

Li Ang brewed an excellent-quality Calming Potion and impressed Old Morrie, who decided to present it to Mentor Eve. After exchanging his other potion for a silver coin, Li Ang discovered that food at the Wizard Tower was expensive and struggled to choose a meal.

• Li Ang brought his qualified and excellent Calming Potions to Old Morrie, who was astonished that he had brewed them as a novice.
• Li Ang explained that he had used purified water created by the [Water Creation Spell], and Old Morrie recognized his exceptional talent.
• Old Morrie kept the excellent potion to present to Mentor Eve and exchanged the qualified potion for one silver coin.
• Li Ang went to the cafeteria, saw that even the cheapest meals strained his budget, and debated whether to save his money or buy the most expensive meal.

Li Ang shared his steak and noodles with a hungry reserve apprentice in the cafeteria. After returning to his dormitory, he was summoned by Mentor Eve and followed an attendant onto a floating platform leading to her workshop and residence.

• Li Ang sat across from a reserve apprentice and watched her struggle to eat only black bread and water.
• Li Ang gave the girl half his steak and then pushed his remaining noodles toward her.
• Li Ang left the cafeteria and returned to his private dormitory.
• A female attendant told Li Ang that Mentor Eve wanted to see him and led him to a vine-carved door.
• Li Ang followed the attendant onto a floating platform, which opened onto an unexplained space without him feeling it move.