Taking the Withered Wood Potion, Growth

Sally said, "Three or four points. Brewing an introductory potion generally earns one or two points. Although Leo performed more outstandingly, he would only receive an additional one or two points."

Chris asked again, "Wizard Sally, if I brew the Basic Recovery Potion, how many points can I get?"

Sally said, "One point."

"And if I fail to brew it?"

"Zero points."

Hearing this, Chris stroked his chin and said, "It seems that in academic subjects, it really is difficult to obtain a high Comprehensive Assessment score."

Leo also frowned.

It seemed that while the so-called Comprehensive Assessment score was exceedingly generous with scholarships for spiritual energy, spiritual talent, and Arcane Hand, it was miserly when it came to the various subjects.

Leo had accumulated materials and brewed the relatively difficult Withered Wood Potion, yet he could only receive three or four Comprehensive Assessment points.

Even if Chris failed to brew it, he would only lose two or three points.

Leo suddenly felt a little puzzled.

Given the returns from this scholarship, how were the other wizard apprentices supposed to pay so much tuition afterward?

Sally seemed to see through Leo's thoughts. She said, "At the end of the day, scholarships are meant for Wizard Seedlings who have no ability to earn Magic Stones. Once you participate in a subject, you already possess the ability to earn Magic Stones, so the scholarship naturally becomes much smaller in that regard."

"Take Potionology as an example. After brewing potions, you can consign them to shops and earn Magic Stones. So although the initial investment is substantial, you can recoup it later by selling potions."

Sally had reminded Leo of a crucial point.

That was, now that he could brew potions, Leo could obtain Magic Stones by selling them.

The other subjects were likely the same.

Sally had once said that every subject was a gold mine.

It was simply that Leo had not considered it from that angle.

After Sally's explanation, Leo roughly understood the process for the student and graduate stages.

First-year scholarships were easier to obtain.

And within a year, many people should have already become wizards.

For these people, their main means of obtaining Magic Stones afterward would no longer be scholarships, but using the subjects they had mastered to complete jobs rewarded with Magic Stones.

Leo said, "Thank you for the reminder, Wizard Sally."

"Chris, compared to Danville, I think you should feel more urgency," Sally said. "If you want to obtain enough scholarship money to pay your tuition in two months, you will need to work even harder."

Chris drooped his head and said, "Wizard Sally, I'll work harder."

Sally raised her smooth neck, her red lips parting as she said:

"Danville, since you have successfully prepared the potion, you may arrange the following lessons according to your own needs. You may attend, or you may not. To speak frankly, your three basic operations have now reached a level that can be called outstanding for a Wizard Seedling."

"As for further study in Potionology, I think it would be better for you to explore in the laboratories of other Potionology wizards."

"Yes, Lady Sally," Leo said with a nod.

Sally's words suited him perfectly.

Leo had originally intended to find a time to ask for leave, then prepare for the knights' mission to hunt sea monsters.

At last, Sally smiled brightly. "Danville, to be honest, when Wizard Tesla said he wanted you to obtain the Nova Title, I didn't dare believe it. But now, I think you might truly be able to do it."

Leo caught the implication in Sally's wording.

Even after Leo had displayed such astonishing talent, Sally still lacked confidence in whether he could obtain the Nova Title.

This showed that obtaining the Nova Title was probably far more difficult than he had imagined.

However, Leo did not take it to heart.

He himself did not have such a strong desire to obtain the Nova Title.

After returning to his room, Leo placed the two bottles of Withered Wood Potion on the table.

The nearly brown bottle was of inferior quality. Its effects would be much weaker after consumption, and it also carried rather severe side effects.

Leo planned to sell that bottle.

As for the remaining high-quality Withered Wood Potion, while it still had some side effects, they were already very slight.

Although cultivating the Super Body Fortification Spell would certainly require more than one bottle of Withered Wood Potion, there was no need to force himself to consume an inferior potion with greater aftereffects.

Leo picked up the high-quality Withered Wood Potion and drained it in one gulp.

At once, the potion transformed within his body into spiritual energy reinforcement that radiated throughout his entire body.

Leo felt heat begin to emanate from within him in an instant.

The source of that heat was his heart.

This heat continuously fortified Leo's body.

As his body was fortified, the Basic Body Fortification spell he cast could also achieve greater enhancement.

The next day, Leo did not go to the teaching room, instead staying in his room to prepare and continue cultivating.

His meditation technique was not far from mastering a higher-quality illustrated guide.

The Withered Wood Potion was still fermenting within his body.

These were all visible improvements.

Unfortunately, by the day of departure, Leo's spiritual energy still had not reached 10 points, remaining at a little over nine points.

Leo packed his belongings and headed for the location of the Woodpecker Hut.

A knight was waiting there.

This knight was not tall. Standing before Leo, he looked like a little dwarf.

Of course, he was not actually short. He should have been over 1.7 meters tall.

But compared with a Prossian like Leo, the difference was vast.

"Lord Danville, I have been waiting for a long time," the knight said, bowing in salute.

Leo urged, "Let's set out."

"This way, please. I will take you to where our ship is docked. Besides you, several other wizards will be traveling with us this time."

Hearing this, Leo asked, "If another wizard kills the sea monster then, can I still receive the remaining Magic Stones?"

Before coming, Leo had also considered that Aifel and the others might have hired other wizards.

The knight seemed to have anticipated this. As soon as Leo finished asking, he promptly answered, "Other than one other wizard, the remaining wizards traveling with us this time have not accepted our task of eliminating the sea monster. They are merely borrowing our ship to put to sea."

"As for you and that wizard, so long as you can provide assistance in killing the sea monster during this hunt, we will give each of you 50 Magic Stones according to the original agreed reward."

Leo nodded, then followed the knight toward where Aifel and the others were located.

The place was not unfamiliar either. It was the dock where Leo and the other Wizard Seedlings had first arrived at the Tower of Dawn.

At the docks, wizard ships could still be seen one after another.

The knight led Leo before a luxurious warship.

Compared to wizard ships, this warship was even larger in scale.

Many knights clad in silver-white full-body armor stood atop it.

Even among a crowd of knights, Aifel still stood out like a crane among chickens.

However, Leo's gaze was drawn to another figure whose height was unremarkable.