Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 96 - 89: Advancement to Level 3 Wizard Apprentice (Part 2)
Chapter 96: Chapter 89: Advancement to Level 3 Wizard Apprentice (Part 2)
“Luckily, I have the player panel. As long as I start the training progress of the super magic skills, sheer effort alone will get me there!”
Sunan prepared for a moment, then lightly parted his lips, quickly uttering a syllable.
The surrounding energy particles suddenly fluctuated, but the next second they returned to calm.
The segmental casting failed.
However, Sunan didn’t mind at all.
The notification he wanted had already appeared.
[Completed one segmental casting practice, ’Segmental Casting’ training progress +0.05%]
Sunan nodded in satisfaction.
As long as he continued practicing, he would be able to master segmental casting.
Once he mastered segmental casting, he could begin the training for silent spellcasting.
After that would be instant spellcasting.
Sunan was determined to master these two super magic skills first.
The other super magic skills could be trained at a slower pace.
“Right now, I already have the strength to face a Tier One Legendary Knight.”
“Once I’ve mastered enough Tier Two Magic, taking down a Tier One Legendary Knight will be no problem.”
“And if I add magical items, I won’t have to dread facing a Tier Two Legendary Knight either.”
Sunan’s lips curled into a smile.
Besides, he still had the high-level rune gemstones as a trump card.
As long as he was willing to spend money, he could easily take down a Tier Two Legendary Knight.
The strength range of a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice is enormous.
Weaker ones can only bully a Tier One Legendary Knight.
But powerful Level 3 Wizard Apprentices can easily crush even Tier Three Legendary Knights.
Sunan shook his head, reined in his stray thoughts, and began to think about his next plans.
First was Tier Two Magic.
He now had more than ten Tier Two Magic Books in his possession. Considering the higher difficulty of Tier Two Magic compared to Tier One, he wouldn’t lack spells to learn over the next two to three years.
“There’s also the Demon Pattern Core, which can be prepared now.”
The two main conditions for fusing a Demon Pattern Core were the spiritual power of a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice and the physique of a Junior Grand Knight. Sunan had already fulfilled one of them.
Moreover, a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice can begin to store a small amount of energy particles in their body, enhancing both their resistance to magic and physical attacks, and accelerating their physical strengthening process.
If taken with the Dragon Blood Fruit, Sunan estimated it wouldn’t take long to enhance his physique to the level of a Junior Grand Knight.
“However, the materials are somewhat hard to find.”
“As of now, I’ve only collected forty-eight of the eighty-nine types of metals, and have leads on twelve more. The rest will likely need alternative substitutes developed.”
Sunan sighed, knowing it would be a long and consuming endeavor.
In addition to that, there’s also the skill level of [Magic Item Crafting].
According to Sunan’s estimation, to create a Demon Pattern Core, [Magic Item Crafting] needed to be at least Level 4.
And he’s just short of reaching Level 3.
“Looks like I’ll need to craft more magical items to level up the skill.”
“Conveniently, the base has welcomed more than a dozen newcomers. I’ll prepare more alchemy level magical items to stock in the warehouse for their future exchange.”
“And I’ll also synthesize a few more micro-light level magical items.”
In the previous battle, Sunan was able to defeat Heb, who was of a higher tier than him, thanks in large part to the high-level rune gemstones, as well as the Ring of Extreme Protection, Icebound Necklace, and Ring of Calamity, all of which were micro-light level magical items.
Micro-light level magical items significantly boost combat strength, which requires no further proof.
To strengthen his own power and ensure survival against stronger foes in the future, producing more micro-light level magical items was imperative.
The only thing to note is that even if he carries multiple magical items, only one item of the same type can be used at a time.
For example, in the category of protective magical items, any Wizard Apprentice can activate only one at a time.
Simultaneously activating multiple protective magical items would only cause their energy flows to conflict, resulting in all protections failing.
Even the protective effects of the same kind of magical items cannot be stacked.
Of course, despite this flaw, more magical items are still absolutely beneficial.
“To manufacture more magical items, material consumption is also an issue.”
Sunan thought for a moment but didn’t dwell on it too much.
At worst, after Kei captures the Golden Rock Province, they can leverage the territory’s resources.
While Tier Two Magic and the Demon Pattern Core are important, meditation is the most crucial.
Beyond a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice stands the coveted realm of the Official Wizard.
The primary condition for advancing to an Official Wizard is constructing eighteen star rings.
Yes, a full eighteen!
In other words, he has to raise the Star Ring Meditation Method to Level 19!
Considering that the 10th level of the Star Ring Meditation Method requires 300,000 proficiency, Sunan estimated that for the next nine levels, he’d need a cumulative three to four million proficiency points.
At a daily gain of 1,000 proficiency, it would take eighty to ninety years, or even over a hundred years.
This is even with the assistance of Divine Blood Amber and Superpower Potion.
Other Wizard Apprentices without such resources would almost certainly not achieve this within their lifespans.
Secondly, spiritual power must reach 60 points.
This is, needlessly to say, even more challenging than constructing eighteen star rings.
Once the conditions of star rings and spiritual power are met, a Wizard Apprentice can attempt to construct their innate magic model (crystal).
This is yet another challenging step.
Only by successfully constructing their innate magic model (crystal) can a Wizard Apprentice truly break through and become an Official Wizard.
“Eighteen star rings, 60 points of spiritual power, and the innate magic model—none of these are achievable in a short time.”
“The path is long and arduous.”
Sunan couldn’t help but sigh.
Although successfully advancing to a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, marking an important step towards becoming a wizard, the road ahead is still long and requires continuous effort.
“Super magic skills and Tier Two Magic are slow and meticulous work; they just need to be learned step by step.”
“However, I could look into boosting meditation efficiency.”
“It’s time to synthesize higher-grade potions.”
Sunan estimated that in about half a month, the next batch of Silver Moon Flowers would mature, allowing him to attempt synthesizing higher-grade potions.
“For now, let’s select the spells to learn.”
Sunan took all the Tier Two Magic Books out of his Space Ring and spread them on the floor in front of him.
Seventeen Tier Two Spells in total.
The majority were auxiliary spells like [Mirror Image Skill] and [Floating Skill], or enhancement spells like [Light Spirit Skill] and [Barbaric Strength Skill], with few attack spells.
However, with high-level rune gemstones, the Ring of Calamity, and the Icebound Necklace as his trump cards, he wasn’t in urgent need of offensive spells.
After thinking for a moment, Sunan decided to master [Elemental Protection] first, followed by [Floating Skill] and [Mirror Image Skill].
[Floating Skill], as the name suggests, gives the caster temporary flight ability.
[Mirror Image Skill] allows the creation of identical copies of the caster.
The stronger the caster’s spiritual power, the more copies can be created, up to a maximum of eight.
The copies cannot cast spells or engage in combat, but they can mimic the caster’s movements and merge and separate at will during movement, confusing enemies about the caster’s real location.
Once hit or deliberately canceled by the caster, the copies disappear.
It’s undeniably a highly practical spell.
Especially so for casters.
If used well in combat, it can buy significant spellcasting time.
Notably, among these Tier Two spells, there’s also the [Tier Two Monster Summoning Skill].
The name itself indicates that it’s an advanced version of the [Tier One Monster Summoning Skill].
But honestly, the [Tier Two Monster Summoning Skill] had a low priority for Sunan.
After all, he summoned otherworldly creatures to secure helpers for his base, prioritizing compatibility and useful abilities.
The strength of the creature was secondary.
So the fact that [Tier Two Monster Summoning Skill] can summon stronger otherworldly creatures was not necessarily an advantage and even the increased spiritual consumption became a downside.
[Reading ’Elemental Protection Magic Model,’ ’Elemental Protection’ learning progress +0.08%]
Looking at the message appearing in front of him, Sunan sighed with a sense of emotion.
“I’ll be busy again from now on.”
