Chapter 90: Promotion to Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice

    While the war in the Golden Rock Province was heating up, Su Nan was alone in the base’s Mind Chamber, oblivious to the world outside.

    Under the soft light, he sat cross-legged on the floor, his eyes closed, his breath long and steady.

    After two months of meditation, his Spiritual Power had reached 29.99.

    Only one last step remained before he could break through and ascend.

    The Mind Chamber was peaceful.

    Only Su Nan’s soft breathing could be heard.

    After an unknown amount of time, the energy particles in the room suddenly fluctuated violently, as if drawn by an invisible force, they rushed towards Su Nan, quickly entering his body.

    In an instant, the concentrated energy particles that Su Nan had previously gathered using the Energy Gathering Formation were absorbed completely.

    More energy particles poured in frantically from outside the Mind Chamber.

    With Su Nan as the center, an invisible vortex of energy particles formed within a radius of hundreds of meters, with Su Nan as the eye of the vortex.

    Not long after, a wave that seemed to originate from the soul level suddenly burst out from Su Nan.

    He slowly opened his eyes, a faint glimmer of light flashing in them.

    A familiar sense of clarity and elevation filled his mind.

    Su Nan had experienced a similar feeling when he was promoted to Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice.

    However, this time it was even more pronounced.

    His perception seemed to have become sharper all of a sudden.

    The whole world seemed to come alive in an instant, countless pieces of information flooding his mind.

    Even though he couldn’t see beyond the room, Su Nan could clearly sense Amy lying on a tree sixty meters away, happily sucking on Ice Mint Candy.

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    Not far away, two newcomers were hiding in a corner of the corridor, looking at Amy on the tree with curiosity, hesitant about whether or not to approach her.

    Further away, he could vaguely hear the joyful singing of the Flower Spirits and the melodious violin playing of Gilly.

    This state of feeling like he had everything around him under control was intoxicating.

    Unfortunately, it didn’t last long.

    Not long after, Su Nan regained consciousness from this strange state.

    He took a deep breath and, with a thought, summoned the panel.

    【Su Nan · Arnest, Human Male】

    【Spiritual 30.00/Constitution 22.21】

    【Skills】

    Star Ring Meditation Method Lv10 (228429/300000)

    Potion Making Lv4 (2012/10000)

    Biological Transformation Lv2 (2338/3000)

    Puppetry Refining Lv3 (4528/6000)

    Magical Item Crafting Lv2 (2140/3000)

    Looking at the panel, Su Nan couldn’t help but smile with genuine joy.

    It had been almost four years since he had crossed over to this world, but he had finally been promoted to Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice!

    He did the math. He would be turning twenty in two months.

    A twenty-year-old Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice, even in the Golden Age of Wizards a thousand years ago, would be considered a talented one.

    After rejoicing for a while, Su Nan calmed down and focused his attention back on the panel.

    From the data alone, his strength didn’t seem to have increased significantly compared to before his promotion.

    However, in reality, compared to Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices, the combat power of Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices could be said to have skyrocketed.

    First and foremost, his control over energy particles had greatly improved.

    Su Nan extended his palm, a slight movement of his mind, and instantly, a mysterious and strange yellow rune appeared above his open palm.

    The next second, the yellow rune shattered abruptly, transforming into a layer of pale yellow light that enveloped his entire body.

    “Now I can condense energy runes at will, even without rune gems.”

    Su Nan smiled slightly.

    From now on, when facing enemies like Great Knights, he wouldn’t need to always rely on rune gems.

    He could kill them using energy runes alone, at most using a spell.

    The second change was the significant increase in casting speed.

    Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices could now try to master Abbreviated Casting.

    Just like Heb, he could now cast spells by only uttering one or two syllables, casting spells incredibly fast.

    If there was anything inconvenient about spells in combat, it was that they took too long to cast, making it easy for enemies to get close and interrupt them.

    However, after mastering Abbreviated Casting, this weakness was greatly improved.

    This was also the main reason why the combat power of Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices increased significantly.

    One step further from Abbreviated Casting was Silent Casting.

    The only thing to keep in mind was that even if one carried multiple magical items, only one of the same kind could be used at the same time.

    For example, for defensive magical items, a Sorcerer Apprentice could only activate one at a time.

    Activating multiple defensive magical items simultaneously would only cause their energy flows to conflict with each other, causing all the defenses to become ineffective at the same time.

    Even if they were the same kind of magical item, their defensive effects wouldn’t stack.

    Of course, even with this flaw, the more magical items, the better.

    “If I want to make more magical items, the material consumption will also be a problem.”

    Su Nan thought about it for a moment but didn’t worry too much.

    He could just fleece the territory after Kei conquered the Golden Rock Province.

    Second-Rank Spells and Magic Emblem Cores were important, but the most important thing was meditation.

    The next step after Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice was the coveted Wizard realm that countless people dreamed of.

    And in order to be promoted to an official Wizard, the first condition was to construct eighteen Star Rings.

    That’s right, eighteen!

    In other words, the Star Ring Meditation Method had to be leveled up to level 19!

    Considering that the level 10 Star Ring Meditation Method already required 300,000 proficiency points, Su Nan estimated that the next 9 levels would require at least 30-40 million proficiency points combined.

    At a rate of 1,000 proficiency points per day, that would take eighty to ninety years, or even a hundred years.

    And this was with the help of Divine Blood Amber and Super Ability Potion for meditation.

    For other Sorcerer Apprentices without resources, it would be almost impossible to meet this condition before their lifespans ran out.

    Secondly, Spiritual Power had to reach 60 points.

    Needless to say, this was even more difficult than constructing eighteen Star Rings.

    Once the two conditions of Star Rings and Spiritual Power were met, Sorcerer Apprentices could then begin to attempt to construct their Talent Model (Crystal).

    This was also an extremely difficult step.

    Only after successfully constructing their own Talent Model (Crystal) could Sorcerer Apprentices truly break through the boundaries and be promoted to official Wizards.

    “Eighteen Star Rings, 60 points of Spiritual Power, and Talent Models, none of these can be achieved in a short amount of time.”

    “There’s a long way to go.”

    Su Nan couldn’t help but sigh.

    Although he had successfully been promoted to Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice and taken a major step forward on the path to becoming a Wizard, the road ahead was still long, and he had to keep working hard.

    “Super Magic Techniques and Second-Rank Spells are a matter of patience, just learn them step by step.”

    “But I can find a way to improve my meditation efficiency.”

    “It’s time to synthesize higher-level potions.”

    Su Nan made an estimate. There were still two weeks left until the next batch of Silver Moon Flowers matured. He could then try to synthesize higher-level potions.

    “For now, let’s start by picking the spells I want to learn.”

    Su Nan took all the Second-Rank Spell books from his spatial ring and placed them on the floor in front of him.

    There were seventeen Second-Rank Spells in total.

    Most of them were auxiliary spells like 【Mirror Image】, 【Levitation】, or enhancement spells like 【Agility】, 【Might】. There were only a few attack spells.

    However, Su Nan now had trump cards like High-Rank Rune Gems, the Calamity Ring, and the Ice Seal Necklace, so he wasn’t that desperate for attack spells.

    After pondering for a moment, Su Nan decided to learn 【Elemental Protection】 first, followed by 【Levitation】 and 【Mirror Image】.

    【Levitation】, as the name suggests, could give the caster the ability to fly for a short period of time.

    【Mirror Image】 could create an exact copy of the caster.

    The stronger the caster’s Spiritual Power, the more copies they could create, with a limit of eight.

    The copies didn’t have the ability to cast spells or fight, but they could perform any action at the caster’s will, and when moving, they could merge and separate at will, making it difficult for enemies to figure out the caster’s true location.

    The copies would disappear only if they were hit or if the caster canceled them manually.

    This was undoubtedly a very practical spell.

    Especially for casters.

    If used effectively in battle, it could buy the caster enough time to cast spells.

    It’s worth mentioning that there was also a 【Level 2 Summoning Technique】 among these Second-Rank Spells.

    As the name suggests, this was an advanced version of 【Level 1 Summoning Technique】.

    To be honest, 【Level 2 Summoning Technique】 wasn’t a high priority in Su Nan’s mind.

    After all, he summoned creatures from other worlds to help the base, and he cared more about whether they were suitable and whether they had useful abilities.

    As for strength, that was secondary.

    So, the fact that 【Level 2 Summoning Technique】 could summon stronger creatures from other worlds wasn’t necessarily an advantage. In fact, the fact that it consumed more Spiritual Power was actually a disadvantage.

    【Reading ‘Elemental Protection Spell Model’, ‘Elemental Protection’ learning progress +0.08%】

    Looking at the text prompt that appeared in front of him, Su Nan sighed with emotion.

    “I’ve got a lot to do next.”

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