Eric

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Eric (埃里克)
Alias(es)	Wizard Eric
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Shadow Crow Holy Tower Arcane Academy; Insect School
Occupation/Role	Official Wizard; head of the Insect School; laboratory head and mentor
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 9

Background / History

Eric oversees the academy's Insect School, whose research covers the use, cultivation, and modification of extraordinary insect creatures. The school studies insects as material sources, research aids, and potential combat companions. 9 13

He first notices Luo Lin through the unusually intact Glowmoss Bugs the apprentice submits to the laboratory. Recognizing Luo Lin's precise mental-power control and careful handling of fragile specimens, Eric offers him a high-risk commission to remove Dream Spider silk glands. 9

Luo Lin completes the commission with nineteen flawless glands out of twenty, exceeding Eric's expectations. Eric subsequently recruits him as a part-time laboratory assistant, granting him regular work, compensation, resources, and access to internal academy channels. 10

Personality

Eric is observant and measured in judging talent. He notices the quality of Luo Lin's captured specimens before directly testing his skills, and rewards exceptional work with practical opportunities rather than excessive praise. 9 10

He emphasizes broad foundations over narrow school allegiances. His guidance consistently directs Luo Lin toward understanding life, energy, matter, spell principles, and the requirements for becoming an Official Wizard. 13 16 35

Although restrained in manner, Eric is supportive of Luo Lin's independence. He encourages Luo Lin to gain frontline experience, maintains a place for him in the laboratory, and later assists him as he prepares for the Afterglow Secret Realm and a new assignment. 23 38 49 50

Expertise

Insect School Research

Eric leads research into extraordinary insects and their applications. 13

• Oversees the handling of fragile insect-derived materials, including Dream Spider silk glands. 9 10
• Works with insect creatures possessing specialized properties, such as Crystal-Eyed Beetles that detect energy fluctuations. 13
• Breeds Message Bugs capable of transmitting brief mental messages across a limited distance. 50

Spell Enlightenment and Energy Theory

Eric teaches that formal wizardry requires questioning the principles behind established spell models rather than merely reproducing them. 16

• Advises Luo Lin on compressed energy-particle control after his use of compressed Acid Spray against the Scorpion Lion Chieftain. 19
• Provides guidance on energy stability, life fields, energy-field gradients, and mental-force anchor placement. 21
• Encourages an understanding of life, energy, and matter as universal foundations for wizardly advancement. 13

Material Processing

Eric recognizes and relies on Luo Lin's precision in handling active magical materials. 9 10

• Entrusts Luo Lin with difficult laboratory tasks involving Dream Spider silk glands. 9 10
• Assigns increasingly complex sample-handling and experimental-recording work. 15
• Witnesses Luo Lin stabilize a Molten Fire Beetle venom gland with a carefully controlled Mage Hand vibration. 15

Equipment / Items

• Message Bugs — Carefully bred insects given to Luo Lin before his departure for Blackrock Town; they can transmit short mental messages over a certain distance. 50
• Insect School laboratory resources — Eric grants Luo Lin access to workspaces, specialized tools, internal materials, and lower-level archive records on basic potion-ingredient energy charts. 10 13

Relationships

• Luo Lin — Laboratory assistant and protégé. Eric identifies Luo Lin's talent, provides commissions and resources, advises his research, and supports his independent advancement. 9 10 13 23 49
• Wizard Stone — Fellow Official Wizard who also mentors Luo Lin. Eric introduces Luo Lin to Stone and supports Stone's energy-particle-control course. 19 20 38 49
• Buck — Eric's taciturn Third-Rank Apprentice assistant in the Insect School laboratory. 15 19
• Baha — Luo Lin's mutant Six-Eyed Crow familiar. Eric advises Luo Lin to consider the creature's life-origin compatibility and seek soul-nourishing resources for it. 33

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment of Luo Lin

Eric meets Luo Lin while receiving Glowmoss Bugs at the Insect School laboratory. Impressed by the apprentice's handling technique, he offers the Dream Spider silk-gland commission and later makes Luo Lin his laboratory assistant. 9 10

Apprentice Assessment and Academy Development

Eric observes Luo Lin's unexpected advancement to Third-Rank Apprentice during the assessment and quietly approves. After Luo Lin passes, Eric continues guiding his studies through laboratory work, archive access, and lessons on fundamental wizardly knowledge. 11 13

He also gives Luo Lin Starlight Dew before the assessment, helping stabilize the apprentice's sea of consciousness during his breakthrough preparations. 10

Guidance Beyond the Insect School

Eric encourages Luo Lin to study beyond the Insect School's specialization and supports his attendance in Wizard Stone's course on microscopic control of energy particles. He later provides advice that contributes to Luo Lin's development of Breeze Dust-Cleansing. 13 20 21

Black Forest Support

When Luo Lin volunteers for the Black Forest frontline mission, Eric warns him about its dangers while encouraging him to gain real-world experience. He promises to retain Luo Lin's laboratory assistant position during the assignment. 23

Eric continues offering guidance through communication stones during Luo Lin's years at Gray Tower Outpost, including advice concerning Baha's development and the dangers of the Afterglow Secret Realm. 33 38

Recognition of Luo Lin's Official-Wizard Advancement

After Luo Lin becomes a First-Circle Official Wizard, Eric and Stone summon him to discuss his advancement. Eric praises Luo Lin's achievement and questions the unusual meditation method behind his breakthrough. 49

Before Luo Lin departs for Blackrock Town, Eric gives him Message Bugs for long-distance contact. 50

Notable Quotes

“Do not let the name of a school limit your vision.” 13

“But remember, returning alive is what matters most.” 23