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Chapter 754: Seventh-Level Alchemy
Chapter 754: Seventh-Level Alchemy
Ivan's words left Nicolas Flamel utterly stunned.
In his six-hundred-year-long career, he had mentored many disciples, but none had ever studied as diligently as Ivan, almost to the point of self-sacrifice.
No wonder such a young individual could possess magical abilities far surpassing those of ordinary wizards.
Nicolas Flamel silently marveled, but in the end, he firmly rejected Ivan's self-torturing study plan.
Continuous high-intensity learning for over a month, even if the body could endure it, would inevitably lead to mental exhaustion, ultimately affecting learning efficiency. It was a completely counterproductive approach.
Most importantly, he didn't want to wake up at the crack of dawn to teach Ivan alchemy. If this continued, even if the boy could handle it, he himself wouldn't be able to keep up.
Seeing that Nicolas Flamel was adamant about easing his workload, Ivan didn't argue further. He could use the free time to read or study on his own.
After finalizing the plan, Ivan threw himself wholeheartedly into the study of alchemy. Nicolas Flamel was also generous with his teachings, dedicating a significant amount of time each day to answer Ivan's questions.
However, Ivan was somewhat disappointed that despite his rapid progress in alchemy over the past few days, the level displayed in the System Bar remained stubbornly at the maximum of sixth level, showing no signs of change.
"What's going wrong?" Ivan muttered, puzzled.
Unable to figure it out, Ivan decided to stop thinking about it. The knowledge he had acquired was genuine, and his alchemy skills had indeed improved. That was enough for now.
Ivan believed that with continued improvement, a qualitative change would eventually occur.
And it shouldn't take too long, as he had deliberately saved thousands of House Points from the previous term, now using them all to advance his alchemy studies.
With the double boost of cheating and hard work, Nicolas Flamel expected him to learn a week's worth of lessons in just a few days. This both surprised and impressed Nicolas Flamel, who then tried increasing the workload to give Ivan more pressure.
This high-pressure routine continued for over a month, with Ivan living a monotonous life of opening his eyes to classes and closing them to sleep.
It wasn't until the week before the start of the new term, while working on a magical item in the laboratory, that Ivan finally heard the long-absent System Notification in his mind.
[Ding, after a period of practice, your alchemy skills have significantly improved. Current level: Seventh (11/32000)]
Ivan calmly finished engraving a ring and slipped it onto his left pinky finger before opening the System status bar to check.
[Ivan Hals
Occupation: Bloodline Mage
Bloodline Fusion: 4/7 (Unicorn, Basilisk, Boggart, Norwegian Ridgeback)
Magic Gauge: 239
Magic Bar: Transfiguration Spell 7th Level (3700/12800), Memory Charm 7th Level (11/12800), Legilimency 7th Level (265/12800), Occlumency 7th Level (64/12800), Alchemy 7th Level (11/32000)...
Legendary Points: 3 (23)
House Points: 76]
"Stuck for half a year, finally broke through." Ivan exhaled a slow breath as he saw his alchemy level in the Magic Bar rise to the seventh level.
This was his fifth Skill to reach level seven, and it was the most arduous one. Just looking at the lengthy progress bar for upgrading it, he knew how much effort he had put into it.
To break through this bottleneck, he had spent all his accumulated House Points, read through most of Nicolas Flamel's collection of alchemy books, and mastered the Emotion Channeling Spell with ease.
If the System still wouldn't recognize him as a level seven alchemist after all this, Ivan would truly be in despair.
In contrast, his talent in mental magic was much higher. The Memory Charm, Legilimency, and Occlumency naturally progressed to level seven with almost no targeted training.
Ivan suspected that this talent might be related to his frequent use of the Scholar Experience Card to enhance his brain's processing speed.
Of course, the Dark Wizards locked in the cages also played a significant role. During his time in Knockturn Alley, Ivan often used them for experiments.
"Magic has increased by 22 points compared to last time, almost matching the boost from a single Bloodline Fusion", Ivan nodded in satisfaction, muttering to himself.
Since the age of fourteen, he had entered a peak period for Magic enhancement, and it would only get faster until he reached his mid-twenties, after which it would slow down and eventually stagnate around the age of thirty.
Ivan estimated that by the end of the year, he would have 2.7 times the Magic of an adult Wizard.
Unfortunately, it was still not quite enough...
Ivan thought greedily, but he quickly refocused his attention on the experiment table. He had a very heavy workload for the afternoon and immediately picked up another ring to inscribe.
Time ticked by, and by the time he finished and put down his engraving tool, the sky had grown dark.
At that moment, Ivan faintly heard footsteps. He turned around to see the laboratory door being pushed open.
"How did it go? Everything smooth?" Nicolas Flamel stepped in and asked.
"Yep, all done!" Ivan nodded, proudly showing off his hands, each finger adorned with a protective ring.
Nicolas Flamel's lips twitched slightly. He was aware that Ivan had been using his newly learned alchemy knowledge to enhance his magical items and boost his combat strength.
However, he hadn't expected Ivan to create ten enhanced protective rings at once and wear them all.
That... was a bit too cautious, wasn't it?
Nicolas Flamel shook his head, speechless. "Ivan, you should know that more magical items don't always mean better."
Ivan nodded sheepishly; he understood that very well.
In general, a Wizard could only manage to control four or five magical items during a battle. Any more would lead to chaos and hinder their combat effectiveness.
But he was an exception. With the boost from the Scholar Experience Card, he could control a dozen magical items simultaneously without any issues.
Moreover, the low defense and high offense of Wizards had always been a concern for him. Unlike Voldemort, who could transform into Dark Fog to immune most attacks, he needed an extra layer of protection. Hence, he created the ten rings for defense!
Any attacks from other Wizards or even Muggles' firearms would have to penetrate ten layers of protection. Each layer was more resilient than a Protego he cast himself. Even if a dozen Wizards attacked him non-stop for a short while, they wouldn't be able to break through...
(End of Chapter)
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