Chapter 376: Enhanced Wizardry Power
Chapter 376: Enhanced Wizardry Power
"This is your junior, Rain," Mojaro introduced succinctly.
Previously, during their conversation, they had agreed to keep Rain's identity as a swordsman confidential for the time being.
Thus, Mojaro did not reveal Rain's status as a swordsman, as the identity of an Electrum Rank Swordsman was too rare and sensitive.
"Oh, you're Rain?" The young girl covered her small mouth and exclaimed in surprise.
Her already large, beautiful eyes nearly bulged out.
"Audrey, stop shouting. First, take Rain around to familiarize him with the process of creating Wrath Hammer Battle Puppets. If Rain has any questions, help him out."
"By the way, take care of any trivial tasks for Rain within the academy. I'll increase your contribution points in a few days," Mojaro instructed.
"Ah? Oh! Okay," Audrey quickly nodded.
However, she grumbled to herself, "Isn't he my junior? Why do I feel like a nanny?"
At the same time, her bright eyes frequently glanced at Rain, filled with curiosity.
Is this the genius wizard Rain from the Minster Province that the mentor has mentioned countless times?
Apart from being a bit taller and stronger, there doesn't seem to be anything particularly special about him.
Wait, no!
"Y-Your strength..." When Audrey slightly perceived Rain's aura, she suddenly found herself unable to speak coherently.
"Yes, Rain has already reached the level of a Second Rank Liquidation Wizard," Mojaro nodded, confirming Audrey's suspicion.
"Mentor... he... my junior?" Audrey turned to her mentor in shock, pointing at Rain and herself.
She now has a junior who is at the level of a Second Rank Liquidation Wizard?
No, isn't that even higher than the mentor's level?
Heaven!
Audrey felt her head buzzing.
Seeing Audrey's shocked expression, Mojaro rubbed his forehead and frowned. He then turned to Rain and said, "Rain, if your status as a Second Rank Liquidation Wizard gets out, it will cause a significant impact within the academy."
"Perhaps we should conceal it... with magic or a magical item?" Mojaro looked around and muttered to himself.
Soon, Mojaro's face brightened. He took out a grayish-white wizard's robe from a nearby wardrobe and handed it to Rain, saying:
"This is an advanced magical item, the 'Concealing Robe.' When you wear it, your apparent strength will drop to the level of a First Rank Wizard, making you less conspicuous."
"Thank you, mentor," Rain gratefully accepted the robe and bowed slightly.
"Right, Audrey, remember to keep this a secret. If it gets out, I'll hold you responsible first," Mojaro warned his valued student.
"Don't worry, mentor," Audrey quickly nodded.
"Alright, Rain, once you put on the Concealing Robe, follow Audrey to get familiar with the environment."
"Yes, Mentor Mojaro," Rain bowed slightly.
Soon, Rain put on the Concealing Robe and discovered that advanced magical items had a simple resizing function, making him feel comfortable and not restricted.
This made him quite pleased.
Rain carefully examined the intricate runes on the inside of the robe, knowing that the secret must lie in these runes. However, with his basic knowledge of runecrafting, he could not understand the content at all.
"I should find an opportunity to study runes properly in the future," Rain thought to himself.
As he pondered, Rain followed the lively Audrey out of Mojaro's room and into the hallway.
"This is where everyone has their offices. Formal wizards have independent offices and laboratories, while apprentices share offices," Audrey pointed to the offices along the corridor, introducing them meticulously.
Her attitude was as if she were treating a distinguished figure rather than her junior.
There was no help for it; Rain's status as a Second Rank Liquidation Wizard had thoroughly stunned her.
What about Paul Nixon?
What about a late-stage First Rank Wizard?
In front of this Rain, no, her junior, they were all nothing!
Audrey now understood why her mentor always mentioned Rain.
If she had such a student, mere mention wouldn't be enough; she would have to guard him every day!
"Um, Audrey, what else do you do at the academy besides researching puppet creation?" Rain asked, somewhat curious.
"Besides the assigned tasks and work, we also research and practice magic, and teach new metal wizards. Of course, Mojaro mentor already mentioned these trivial tasks, and I'll take care of them for you, Lord Rain."
Audrey's lively eyes carefully glanced at Rain.
She still did not dare to call Rain her junior, opting instead for the versatile term 'Lord,' and observing Rain's reaction.
Seeing no displeasure on Rain's face, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Right, although our Bius Armament Academy is research-oriented, combat is ultimately unavoidable.
(Choice A) is buried by nearby animals as they forage along the ridges for food.
(Choice B) evolved to have underground traps to access more prey than would surface traps.
(Choice C) formed pitchers early in development to absorb more moisture.
(Choice D) represents one of many undiscovered carnivorous plant species in the region.
Given the context provided, the most logical hypothesis based on the unique feature of the underground pitchers and the environment (fairly dry ridges with few other plants and animals) is:
(Choice B) evolved to have underground traps to access more prey than would surface traps.
This hypothesis aligns with the idea that the unique underground traps might be an evolutionary adaptation to capture prey in an environment where surface traps would be less effective.
"Alicia approached with a playful smile.
'It's like this,' Rain smiled and explained.
'Rain, it's almost lunchtime. How about I treat you to a nice meal?'
'Thank you, but I'll treat you next time. I want to study the creation of the Wrath Hammer Battle Puppet parts,' Rain politely declined with a smile.
'Oh, aren't you serious, Rain? If you learn it, you can help me with these, and of course, these contribution points will be credited to you,' Alicia batted her eyelashes at Rain.
'Of course,' Rain nodded, not refusing. This didn't conflict with his purpose of earning Academy contribution points.
'By the way, do we need to make all of these?'
'Yes, this part is mine, and that part is Alicia's. They are the left and right legs of the Wrath Hammer Battle Puppet,' Audrey nodded.
'Okay, I'll take these standard components to study. By the way, Audrey, go for lunch first and bring me a portion when you're done,' Rain instructed.
'Er, Lady Rain,' Audrey began.
'Listen to me,' Rain interrupted.
'Okay, Lady Rain,' Audrey hurriedly agreed, thinking of Rain's strength.
A few minutes later...
Inside Rain's room...
He looked at the standard components again and then placed his hand on a piece of iron ingot.
The next moment, the component transformed into the same cylindrical shape as the battle puppet's leg that Audrey had demonstrated earlier.
But the speed was so fast, it was almost instantaneous."
Compared to this, Rain's transformation speed was like a Ferrari 458, while Audrey's Metal Transformation Spell was as slow as a crawling turtle.
This was why Rain wanted to send Audrey away.
'One component is worth 10 contribution points, and 500 points is enough to make 50 of these. It's just a matter of a minute,' Rain explained.
'Even if we calculate the runes, a basic defense rune is something I already master. It would only take me two minutes for one, and I can finish a hundred and one in a little over an hour,' Rain calculated, his eyes lighting up.
In practice, Rain's creation was even faster than he had anticipated.
Rain spent about an hour and completed the components worth 500 contribution points.
As he became more familiar with creating the basic defense runes, his speed increased from two minutes per rune to just over a minute.
After finishing, Rain didn't rush out but instead chose to rest in his room.
'Knock knock knock!'
'Come in!'
Audrey and Alicia entered, each carrying a portion of food and a cup of coffee for Rain.
Suddenly, both of them seemed to be struck by lightning!
The room was filled with components, leaving the two women wide-eyed in shock.
'What the... Rain, you...'
Audrey, usually a beauty-conscious woman, and the mature and enchanting Alicia were both stunned, their eyes wide as they took in the sight before them.
What had they seen?
Rain, who had spent over an hour, had completed the work they had planned for nearly half a month?
'Haha, Metal Transformation Spell is one of my most proficient spells, so the speed is faster. And I happen to know the basic defense runes,' Rain explained with a smile.
Alicia, who usually cared about her appearance, didn't mind the coffee stains on her clothes. Instead, she excitedly ran to the pile of components and carefully examined them.
'Oh my! Rain, you actually finished them all,' Alicia exclaimed after checking, finding each component almost identical to the standard ones.
Audrey, thinking of Rain's strength as a Second Rank Liquidation Wizard, was less shocked but still impressed by the sight.
'Is the gap between a Second Rank and First Rank Wizard this big?'
'It shouldn't be!' Audrey muttered to herself.
That afternoon, Rain finally obtained the long-awaited Advanced Steel Heart Meditation second layer.
Rain looked at the wall clock and realized it was already 5 p.m.
After some thought, he bid farewell to Mojaro.
Anna was still at the Bavaria Mansion. Since Rain had already obtained the Advanced Steel Heart Meditation second layer according to his plan, he decided to leave.
'Mentor, I'll head back first. I plan to study the meditation, so I might not come to the Academy for a couple of days,' Rain said.
'Rain, you can manage your time,' Mojaro said, his expression filled with satisfaction as he looked at Rain.
Regarding the student before him, he couldn't be more satisfied.
That evening, Rain was at the door of the Craig Brewery.
After Rain boarded the carriage, it quickly departed and returned to the Bavaria Mansion.
After dinner with Anna, Rain went to the study and took out the memory crystal recording the Advanced Steel Heart Meditation second layer.
Soon, a special memory content appeared in his mind, and Rain began to carefully comprehend it.
'Advanced Steel Heart Meditation second layer, the cultivation difficulty is higher.'
'But after successful cultivation, apart from further refining the spiritual power and promoting spiritual power liquidation, it will also enhance the power of Metal Wizardry by approximately four-tenths.'
Upon reading this, Rain's eyes lit up.
"Forty percent? That's incredible! At the first level, it was only twenty percent, and the effect was already remarkable. Now, it's actually forty percent!"
It was well-known that for a First Rank Wizard, even with a Mana Haze exceeding 90%, the increase in spell power was generally around fifty percent.
But the special effect of the Advanced Steel Heart Meditation had reached forty percent, which was undoubtedly high!
Of course, this was only in reference to Metal Sorcery.
For Rain, this effect was extremely astonishing.
Don't forget that Rain's Metal affinity was Superb!
"Let's take the First Tier Metal Sorcery 'Metal Barrier' as an example. When I first entered the First Rank of Wizardry, my defense was around 40 degrees."
"But now, a rough calculation shows that with a 1.5 times Mana boost and a 1.4 times 'Steel Heart' special boost, it directly reaches 84 degrees."
"You should know that the power of Second Rank Spells is generally between 60 and 100 degrees. If I successfully master the second layer of 'Steel Heart,' I can almost use a First Tier spell as if it were a Second Tier spell."
Although the power of a First Tier spell cast by a Second Rank Liquidation Wizard is naturally much higher than that of a First Rank Wizard, it's usually around 50 to 60 degrees, barely reaching the lower limit of Second Tier spell power.
But Rain was different.
Once he masters the second layer of 'Steel Heart,' the power of his First Tier Metal Sorcery will directly reach the mainstream level of Second Tier spells.
This is the result of having Superb Metal affinity, combined with an almost tailor-made Advanced Meditation, creating an explosive effect where one plus one is greater than two!
It's comparable to some of the top-tier Advanced Meditations that grant special spells upon successful cultivation.
"As Master Mogarro said, this Advanced Meditation is especially suitable for those with higher Metal Element affinity, and it's extremely well-suited for me."
Rain's heart was filled with joy!
After calming his emotions, Rain immediately focused his mind and began to cultivate the second layer's requirements diligently.
Unlike the first layer's thirty-six three-dimensional Will Runes, the second layer's three-dimensional patterns were more complex, naturally making it more challenging.
If one's Mana was insufficient, just looking at this three-dimensional pattern could make one dizzy and cause eye strain.
Rain carefully counted, and the second layer's three-dimensional pattern was composed of a full sixty Will Runes.
Nearly two-thirds more than the first layer!
One could imagine how difficult it was to visualize this pattern in their mind all at once.
"Hiss~ What a challenge!"
"I'm afraid that for a typical Second Rank Liquidation Wizard, entering this practice would be extremely difficult." Rain nodded to himself.
"However, my Mana is significantly higher than others, so it should be faster."
Rain glanced at his attribute panel, where the 90 points in Mana were the source of his confidence.
"Of course, to go even faster, I'll need to rely on the attribute points I've accumulated before."
At that moment, Rain began to visualize the second layer's three-dimensional structure in his mind.
One hour later.
After more than twenty attempts, Rain had successfully visualized a pattern composed of fifty-five Will Runes, with only five remaining uncompleted.
However, after so many attempts, Rain finally felt a subtle throbbing in his temples.
Clearly, this was due to the excessive Mana consumption from cultivating the second layer of the Advanced Meditation, and his progress had already reached his limit.
Fortunately, Rain had previously practiced tailoring in Minster, accumulating a full 12 attribute points to use during critical moments like breakthroughs or battles.
Without hesitation, Rain added 1 point to his Mana.
Instantly, his Mana increased from 90 to 91 points, and at the same time, Rain felt his mind clearing, as if a spring had suddenly appeared in his mind's eye, washing away the intense fatigue.
With his mind restored to peak condition, Rain once again began to visualize the complex three-dimensional pattern of the second layer of Steel Heart Advanced Meditation in his mind.
Another hour passed.
The first Will Rune.
The thirtieth
The fifty-eighth Will Rune!
"Just a little more, only two left!" Rain said with a delighted expression, although he felt a wave of dizziness. But now, success was just a step away, and there was no reason to give up halfway! So, Rain added another point.
Half an hour later, Rain's face was filled with joy, and he vigorously pumped his fist! In his mind's eye, the crystal base at the bottom of the crystal had nearly doubled in thickness.
The system prompt also followed:
[You have cultivated the second layer of Steel Heart Advanced Meditation, and your understanding has improved!]
[Your skill, Steel Heart Advanced Meditation, has been enhanced, and you have gained experience points!]
(End of Chapter)
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