Chapter 78

Chapter 78 Benefits of a First-Class Wizard Apprentice

In front of the wooden house where the registration office is located.

The person on duty today is a halfling second-class wizard apprentice whom Locke has never seen before.

He held the badge representing a first-class wizard apprentice in both hands and handed it to Locke respectfully. “Hello, senior, this is your badge.”

“According to the contract for a first-class wizard apprentice, you will receive a monthly subsidy of 100 magic stones from the academy, as well as two bottles of Stardust Tears potion and one bottle of Blood-Weeping Nightshade potion. This subsidy has no time limit.”

“In addition to this, you can retain your residence in Upside Down Lane, and you can choose your standard first-class wizard apprentice three-piece housing unit, which includes two living quarters and a small laboratory, at any designated location in Lilith Cottage.”

“You can choose any location you like. The academy will soon place the alchemical items in Lilith’s cabin at your designated location.”

The halfling second-class wizard apprentice said respectfully, “Master Locke, in addition to the monthly academy resource subsidy and housing provided, you will also have a chance to enter the wizard’s secret realm and choose a magical plant and a magical item.”

“Since you have become a first-class wizard apprentice within two years, the list of magical plants and magical items you can choose from is of the highest level.”

The halfling second-class wizard apprentice handed a list to Locke, who found that there were three levels on the list.

They are prepared for wizard apprentices within two years, three years and other first-class wizard apprentices respectively.

The enchanted items and magical plants on the list within the past two years are of the highest level, and there are even a few rare apprentice-level magical plants.

It will be slightly better within three years.

The item levels on the last level list seem to be relatively average.

Just last night, Witch Sophia signed the academy contract with Locke, which was actually just a formality.

Because there are very few first-class wizard apprentices who would not continue to sign the contract at this time.

If the contract is suddenly terminated, the academy will not only cancel all subsequent training for him, but will also require the wizard apprentice to repay the previous resources.

Of course, Locke also paid off the student loan debt of one thousand magic stones that he had previously owed.

Anyway, I have no intention of leaving Lilith’s Hut at the moment.

The benefits of Lilith Hut are very generous, and as an obligation, I only have to sign a contract with Lilith Hut after becoming a first-ring wizard, or make certain contributions to Lilith Hut, and then leave.

During the first-class wizard apprenticeship period, his main obligation is to protect the interests of Lilith’s Hut. When the academy encounters a crisis, he must rush back from all over the world to protect the academy.

In addition, you may have to take on certain voluntary duties in the college and work for the college.

Because he is a breeder and has developed two new varieties of magic plants in succession, the position assigned to him by the academy this time is very suitable for him – public plantation maintainer.

It was a public plantation that he established at the academy, and he was responsible for its maintenance together with the first-class wizard apprentices from other academies.

As the hub of potion studies, Lilith’s Cottage has a huge public botanical garden that provides a large number of magical plants for the potion masters in Lilith’s Cottage to make potions.

Therefore, a large number of professional wizard apprentices are needed to carry out regular maintenance of public super-large plantations.

However, this job is not busy. I only need to go there for half a month a year. Moreover, I can also gain knowledge in the super-giant botanical garden, which is quite beneficial.

Locke quickly found the most cost-effective and suitable magical plant on the list. “Magic plant… I’ll choose the rotten earth magic plant.”

Locke looked at the second-class halfling wizard apprentice. “I don’t need a high-level magical item right now. Can I use the opportunity to choose a high-level magical item in exchange for a Rotten Earth Konjac?”

Locke just looked at the list and found that there was no Clivia on it, but there was Amorphophallus konjac.

The level of the Houndoom is set to level 6 by the Horadric synthesis block, but if you own three Houndooms, you can synthesize the three Houndooms into a level 7 one.

However, konjac is not common in the market and cannot be bought casually in the Chimera Market. Locke has already asked the clerk of Li Jin Secret Language and made an advance reservation for konjac and Clivia.

Whenever there is a new shipment, these shop assistants will contact me proactively.

But a few days have passed and there is no news. I guess I will have to wait.

The halfling second-class wizard apprentice smiled and said, “Of course, Master Locke.”

“There have been precedents for this before. So, which wizard secret realm would you like to choose?”

Locke looked at the wizard secret realms on the list. There were only three wizard secret realms to choose from on the reward list for ordinary first-class wizard apprentices.

And on his highest level reward list, there are two more wizard secret realms. Obviously, these two wizard secret realms are of the highest level.

It is a benefit for young wizards like myself who are advancing quickly.

“I remember Teacher Sophia saying that wizard secret realms come from many different sources. Some are resource points left behind by ancient wizards, others are masterpieces of nature’s uncanny craftsmanship, and still others are man-made places created by modern wizards, or they are unsolved mysteries, relics from other worlds.” Locke scanned three common secret realms: the Everdusk Garden, the Tesla Wasteland, and the Arctic Iceland.

There are some introductions to the three common secret realms on the list.

The so-called secret realm is a place for wizards to explore and obtain resources, both natural and man-made.

The Everdusk Garden is an artificial resource point for modern wizards of the White Wizard Association. It is specifically used to provide outstanding young wizards with a way to obtain resources. It contains a large number of resources related to potions.

Tesla Wasteland is a natural energy concentration point on the coast. There are many rare magical creatures there, which are suitable for wizards of the summoning school to obtain resources.

The Arctic Iceland is a small overseas island, suitable for wizard apprentices of the Shaping School to go to the island to obtain magical resources.

These three secret realms all require certain risks and efforts to gain something.

It is the easiest place for first-class wizard apprentices who have no future but are unwilling to give up to seek a future.

Locke looked at the two special wizard secrets on the list, namely the Forbidden Forest and the Canyon of the Membrane.

The Forbidden Forest is a forest that gathers powerful magical energy. The reason for its formation is unknown and it is an ownerless land. However, hundreds of wizard organizations of all sizes around it regularly organize wizard apprentices to enter it and seize resources.

The Forbidden Forest is one of the most important wizard resource points in the central region of the southeast corner. If it were not for a special reward, Locke would not even see its existence on the reward list.

There is a strange witchcraft force inside the Forbidden Forest, which seems to have the power to distort the laws of physics and ignore what has happened in reality. So far, everyone’s exploration of the Forbidden Forest has only stayed in the most marginal areas.

That is the safe area.

The secret area of the forbidden forest is only this part, and does not include the deeper forbidden forest.

Legend has it that in the deepest part of the Forbidden Forest, there lies a dark power that the wizards of the Southeast Corner cannot imagine.

No one can come out of it alive.

The Membrane Canyon is a secret realm slightly smaller than the Forbidden Forest. There is a huge, unhealable spatial rift in the canyon. According to investigation, it may be a wound caused by the battle between high-ring wizards. The world power of the main material plane cannot even heal such a wound by itself. As time goes by, a membrane is formed there that collides with other planes in space. It is suitable for wizards who study the school of spells.

After thinking about it, Locke chose the Forbidden Forest. Even if he didn’t ask Witch Sophia, he knew that Witch Sophia would definitely let him choose the Forbidden Forest.

Because the Forbidden Forest… is a paradise for potion masters and breeders!

(End of this chapter)