Chapter 497: Should Be Stable For Now!

Chapter 497: Should Be Stable For Now!

If a Warrior and a Spellcaster were far apart, just that distance alone allowed the Spellcaster to cast many spells. Therefore, even some high-rank Professionals, when facing a Spellcaster who was much weaker than themselves, would have a very tough time if the distance was opened far enough.

There were just too many types of magic. If the Spellcaster they were up against specialized in sticky, annoying methods, imagine a hundred-meter distance could be stretched out like a marathon—that wasn’t impossible. They might not kill you, but they could disgust you to death. With enough distance, a Spellcaster’s combat methods and combinations were still very rich.

Warriors were simple: charge forward, activate Combat Techniques, and slash away. Even weird Combat Techniques had a close-range requirement. It wasn’t like with a spellcaster-type, who could just say “a big Fireball to the face from a hundred meters away” and make it happen. Archers? Against a Mage, high-rank Archers were actually quite a counter…

In short, non-orthodox Spellcasters couldn’t easily do many things. A magic barrier that a Spellcaster at the “Reaching the Tier” stage could release—even a high-rank Warrior plus a half-baked Spellcaster would have a hard time releasing it. Cultivating multiple paths was difficult to advance, so the path of a Spellcaster was not easy!

What about six years of elementary school, three years of middle school, three years of high school, plus four years of university to become successful? For Spellcasters, if their Talent was a bit poor, doubling that time was common!

So, in a sense, Zheng Yichen was also considered a genius… Well, although most of his Talent for learning magic was passively enhanced by the Dragon Clan race, if he had crossed over as an ordinary Human, Zheng Yichen wouldn’t have had such good physical conditions. To achieve his current accomplishments without those, it would be incredibly difficult without decades. With fewer lucky encounters, he might not even reach his current strength in a lifetime.

After all, the physical strength of the Dragon Clan was also there. Plus, after Zheng Yichen met the Witches, he learned too much Witch-related knowledge. These were things ordinary Humans couldn’t access. From the starting point, he stood too high.

So, it was normal that he achieved in a few years what others couldn’t in decades. For other Dragon Clan members, it was just a matter of sleeping once. To put it bluntly, even in this Campsite, there were many so-called ‘high-rank’ Professionals. It was very close to the Stone Forest, and weaker Professionals wouldn’t stay nearby at night during dangerous times.

Even though there were many ‘high-rank’ folks, if that reclusive Red Dragon Augusta charged over and gave the place a Dragon Breath cleansing, at least eighty percent of the people here would be wiped out!

Of course, at the level of a Witch… Zheng Yichen pondered, if Loris went all out once, she could probably slap several dragons to death. Oh right, according to what other Witches said about her abilities, destruction was just the surface; the real part was the Curse… its spread was top-notch, like a virus running rampant. When facing dragons, it wouldn’t just be about slapping a few dragons to death.

By the way, Zheng Yichen had tried Dragon Breath; he could only spit out saliva… Probably because his body conditions weren’t fully developed yet?

Back on topic, Oss’s Magic Eye was the essence of a special Magical Beast, and it was also enhanced under Zheng Yichen’s Magical Modification. He had this habit because he was influenced by Dan Marina. The ‘profession’ of Spellbreaker was something Zheng Yichen had mentioned!

In short, this habit of learning anytime, anywhere was a good habit. After seeing enough Magic, even though each person’s cast spells had slight adjustments to better suit themselves, the general framework remained unchanged. So, breaking them wasn’t difficult, especially when he could also see the Magic Nodes. Cutting through Magic with a blade wasn’t a dream.

Well, Warriors… if the Mana gathered in their attack was condensed enough, they could indeed slash and explode magic. The prerequisite was that the strength of those spells wasn’t high enough. For powerful enough Magic, only a fool would try to slash it head-on. Not only was the consumption high, but the recoil from Mana collision would also hurt themselves. Losing Mana and also losing HP—was it worth it?

But Oss was different. By attacking the weak points of the magic, he didn’t need to expend much power to slash and explode the Magic, and he wouldn’t suffer much recoil himself. Zheng Yichen wondered if he should update the Magic Weapon Summoning Book with a pair of egg-shaped blades?

High-Level Magic Soldier… Well, that level seemed a bit unworthy compared to Frostmourne among the Intermediate Magic Weapons… Then let these two become a pair.

Withdrawing his gaze, Zheng Yichen returned to his single room. He took out the Magic Weapon Summoning Book and sent a message on the Forum. There was an official post from the Potion Masters Association. After Zheng Yichen posted a message within it, plus with that specially customized account identity, the Potion Masters Association people immediately noticed Zheng Yichen’s message. They promptly transferred this matter to the Vice President of the Potion Masters Association.

The Vice President had specifically instructed this. Once any active contact related to Zheng Yichen appeared, they shouldn’t say anything more but immediately transfer the matter to him. One minute late, and he would hold the current person in charge accountable!

These past few days, he had also been pondering. He had finished reading the materials Zheng Yichen provided, even rereading them several times over these days. How should he put it? The things they had racked their brains trying to do, now Zheng Yichen was actively ‘delivering himself to their doorstep.’ Happiness came too fast, so fast it felt a bit unreal to him!

After all, this pie that fell was just too big, so big that he couldn’t help but suspect if there was a discus mixed inside it!

—Even if it was a discus, he still wanted to catch it!

Zheng Yichen hadn’t said anything about joining the Potion Masters Association; he just wanted to establish a special cooperative relationship with them, similar to… something like the Purple Vine Guild. However, the Vice President of the Potion Masters Association acknowledged that his methods couldn’t match that young and beautiful female President. She was too bold, leveraging various conditions to almost make Zheng Yichen become a unique, exclusive label for the Purple Vine Guild.

What she had offered, or any undisclosed dealings she had with Zheng Yichen, the Vice President was curious but didn’t want to dig too deeply. Why care so much about things outside his own system? Leaving that aside, their cooperation seemed fine. So, with the Purple Vine Guild being the first to cross the river, when Zheng Yichen actively proposed establishing a cooperative relationship, the Potion Masters Association might as well give it a try.

Initially, he was worried. Later, he sought out the Association’s President. The result gave the elder Vice President a feeling of ‘Wow, the women of this era are all so bold!’

No need to say more. Since the President didn’t object, what was he still worried about? Just wait for Zheng Yichen’s later messages. The unconventional Potion research path he introduced, which almost relied on luck, had development prospects. Sticking to conventional research and development was stable, with almost no surprises, but the progress speed was very slow.

With unconventional methods, with a stroke of good luck, a big breakthrough might come… Surprises were always unexpected. Maybe one surprise could lead to a major breakthrough for the entire Magic Potion research system. But there was a crucial prerequisite: not everyone had Talent like Zheng Yichen. Therefore, for this unconventional path to develop brilliantly, the hard requirement was having enough Magic Pharmacists. A large base was needed to more likely trigger that ‘small probability’ event that relied on luck to fish out.

Even though many old-fashioned Magic Pharmacists still looked down on and rejected this, among the higher-ups of the Potion Masters Association, he was not old-fashioned! The President was not old-fashioned either. Those Magic Pharmacists with limited Talent, with almost no path for further improvement, could break conventions for the sake of advancement and future prospects.

So, since this method had already spread, simply being old-fashioned couldn’t completely kill it, unless all Magic Pharmacists had exceptionally good Talent and didn’t need Zheng Yichen’s unconventional approach.

He waited and waited, even thinking over several times what to say when Zheng Yichen contacted him. Now Zheng Yichen finally made contact. As for the matters at the Stone Forest? Ah, that place was already sealed off. It was unlikely anything could escape under the watch of the Sanctuary Church. Plus, that area was also a three-no-management zone, as it was directly connected to a Witch and there was an indestructible Stone Forest present.

The Empire whose territory covered that area had long since abandoned that region.

So, no matter how big the problem over there was, as long as the Containment Zone didn’t break, it was fine! Rather than worrying about matters over there, it was better to think more about the upcoming discussions. As for Zheng Yichen being inside? That was just an Alchemical Avatar that could be discarded at any time. No big deal.

Looking at Zheng Yichen’s straight-to-the-point question, the Potion Masters Association Vice President didn’t hesitate to give the corresponding answer. Zheng Yichen asked if they agreed to his cooperation proposal. His answer was, of course, yes… He had already decided before, why disagree? As long as Zheng Yichen wasn’t someone who liked to cause trouble, even if he was related to Witches, since the Sanctuary Church was temporarily turning a blind eye for now, as long as they maintained a proper balance on their end, the problem shouldn’t be big.

From various signs, Zheng Yichen was a very pure researcher, and he was involved in many areas: Potionology, Alchemy, Engineering—not excluding other Secondary Profession systems. He was proficient in each field. Without sufficient dedicated learning, this simply couldn’t be achieved, even for a talented person. Having Talent in one field doesn’t mean you have Talent in every field, right?

Having Talent just makes learning in that field easier and makes it easier to achieve great accomplishments. Relying on old merits would eventually ruin oneself.

So, a pure researcher, as long as he didn’t go down a wrong path, generally didn’t pose a big problem. Looking at Zheng Yichen’s behavior, he also wasn’t the type whose brain had turned to mush from studying. He wasn’t likely to be fooled by people with unclear intentions. On the contrary, judging from this cooperation proposal, he was quite opinionated. Although the Potion Masters Association Vice President somewhat suspected that the Witch behind him might have drafted this…

A Witch was just a Witch. During the waiting period, he had already looked up a lot of information, some of which he could only learn through connections. The Witch behind Zheng Yichen had a danger level among the top tier, but her activity level was the lowest. There were hardly any actual malicious incidents related to her reported. After all, her abilities were special; anyone wanting to impersonate or frame her couldn’t mimic it.

A Witch who didn’t like to stir up trouble, for people at their level, was a good Witch! The likelihood of the Cursed Witch leading Zheng Yichen down a wrong path was small, unless she herself faced a great threat. But given her low-key nature, plus the Witch Hunt having just passed… At least for several decades, it should be stable, right!