SWDnovel Chapter 217 Academic Rising Star, The Academy's Secret Realm
Chapter 217 Academic Rising Star, The Academy's Secret Realm
Chapter 217 Academic Rising Star, The Academy's Secret Realm
Name: Ian Green
Age: 21
[Strength: First-Ring Wizard (First Crystal 100/100), Crystal Skin (100/100)]
[Talent: Crescent Moon Level (4050/7000)]
[Skills: Level 1, Intermediate: Flowing Wind Core (Proficient 1/200), Instant Pressure Rune (Beginner 50/100)]
Lower-tier, First Ring: Chaotic Rune (Expert 100/400), Qi Domain Rune (Master 10/300), Wind and Fire Rune (Master 10/300), Hand of Blazing Flames (Master), Four Symbols Resonance Technique (Master), Constant Body Forging Technique (Level 1 - Expert 100/400), Fire Mark (Expert 100/400)...
[Talents: Photographic Memory, Multitasking, Elemental Affinity (Tier 1), Insight into Principles (Tier 1 - Cannot be Upgraded)]
The lava crystal pit has two underground levels.
Ian checked the panel.
At this point, a year had passed since the paper was published.
For the past year, he has spent almost all his time here, focusing on improving his mental strength and learning new solidified witchcraft.
The changes are enormous.
First of all, his mental strength has been completely perfected.
At this moment, he could mobilize almost twice as much mental energy as before, which allowed his strength to leap forward.
Secondly, with the abundant resources he received, he also advanced Crystal Skin's progress to the Master level.
Looking down at his skin, Ian could almost see a thin layer of crystalline skin hidden beneath the surface of his body.
It is sufficient to withstand early-stage first-level witchcraft.
It can be said that even his Blazing Hand could not easily break through the defense.
This significantly improved his survival skills.
Moreover, unlike witchcraft, this type of solidified rune is integrated into the body and requires almost no energy to maintain.
It was almost entirely a passive situation.
This is why he never gave up on the body-strengthening method.
However, the first level of body tempering technique still hasn't reached the master level.
This is a bit of a pity, mainly because he was forced to learn through resources, which resulted in a lack of proficiency.
Secondly, there's the improvement in skills over the past year.
All five runes of the Flowing Wind Barrier have been learned, and the three first-tier beginner runes have reached the proficiency level or above.
Because learning intermediate-level runes in Tier 1 involves skipping stages, it is extremely difficult.
Even with the use of considerable resources, he only reached the proficiency level in one of them, and that was only after he used the ability to see through things.
However, normally speaking, this level is already enough to advance.
"But there are still some risks..."
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Ian narrowed his eyes slightly.
His proficiency is not high, and there are instances where he fails to condense spiritual energy crystals.
Normally, he might need about a year to prepare before he can achieve complete success.
Then you advance.
But this time is different...
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Ian narrowed his eyes slightly.
In addition to resources, the scholarship also included a chance to enter a secret realm, which was said to improve proficiency.
That's why he's not worried.
Now a year has passed.
It's time to take advantage of this opportunity.
Thinking of this, he slowly walked down to the ground floor, passing through the passage leading to the third floor.
"Once I advance to the mid-stage of the first ring, perhaps I can come over here."
Ian glanced at it.
We soon arrived at the ground floor.
"Ian."
Magnus waved to him from afar, his enthusiasm unmatched, a stark contrast to when Ian had first arrived.
Grayson, standing to the side, was also smiling.
Over the past year, every time they went down there, they could feel that Ian was getting stronger and stronger, so their attitude towards Ian also improved.
"I'm preparing to return to the academy once, and this time it might not be just for seven days."
Ian walked over, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then spoke.
"No problem, leave this to us. You can go and take care of what you need to do."
Magnus patted his chest.
"grateful."
Ian expressed his gratitude.
This time, he not only needs to prepare to enter the secret realm, but also to break through to the mid-stage of the first ring, so it will definitely take a day longer.
Ian returned to the elemental mystic arts.
As soon as he stepped off the airship, Ian went straight to the Department of Academic Contributions and Knowledge Management, just like last year!
This is because he also published an article this year, which mainly focused on an in-depth analysis of one of the runes in the Fire Emblem.
This is what Ian discovered as well.
When a player reaches the Master level with a particular rune, their understanding of that rune is almost perfect.
This extreme level of skill allows him to write articles with ease.
"Congratulations on writing an article in Zone 3. You will receive a total of 5,000 contribution points and any beginner-level knowledge of any level."
Diana looked at Ian with a complicated expression.
Who would have thought that Ian could publish articles in "Elements Latitude and Longitude" for two consecutive years? It's simply outrageous.
I initially thought his academic potential was limited.
In retrospect, he can certainly be called a rising academic star.
"Also, if you publish another paper next year, you can be promoted to scholar in the society, which may set a new record for the fastest promotion in the society," Diana said.
"Yes, Ms. Diana."
Ian nodded.
He once used his identity as a potion genius during his time at the Academy to avoid a lot of trouble.
Similarly, he felt he needed an identity now.
Being an academic genius is a great choice.
He can earn contribution points, as well as some benefits from the association, and so on... It's also a way for him to protect himself.
"Keep it up!"
Diana looked at Ian with a complicated expression.
I also hoped that Ian could achieve this goal.
However, it's difficult.
After all, it's already difficult to publish articles every two years, let alone three in a row? Even she thinks it's going to be tough.
The latest quarterly performance review meeting.
When Ian stepped into Castle Number Three, he could clearly sense the difference in atmosphere.
The first round of eliminations for the new batch of prospective apprentices has been completed, leaving only four people.
The way they looked at Ian was no longer with disdain, but with obvious admiration and curiosity.
"That's Senior Ian, who has published articles in 'Elemental Latitude and Longitude' for two years —"
"That's amazing!"
They looked at Ian, clearly having read the latest issue of "Elemental Latitude and Longitude," and were quite impressed. "Ian, you're really amazing, congratulations!"
Flynn also stood up and walked over to welcome Ian.
One article might be lucky, but two in a row, that's not something that can be solved by luck.
He can definitely be called a rising academic star.
Everyone else quickly offered their congratulations, even Sophia congratulated Ian when he arrived.
Andrei looked at Ian with a complicated expression.
Both are at the early stage of the first ring, but their situations here are completely different. At this time, Ian is someone that almost no one will ignore.
After greeting each wizard, Ian sat down in his seat and saw El not far ahead.
She was sitting on the second tier at the moment.
She glanced at Ian, her gaze complex, containing scrutiny, comparison, and a hint of barely perceptible urgency.
She knew that Ian's academic talent was already widely recognized, and once he broke through the mid-term, his competitiveness would increase dramatically.
She had to admit it.
Although Ian was less talented than her, his academic talent made him comparable to her.
Of course, this is based on the Crescent Moon level talent.
Kieran said this about six months ago, and it's a major reason why people's attitudes have changed now.
At this point, Ian was fully capable of establishing himself among them.
soon.
When Kieran arrived, his gaze swept over all the wizards, and he looked at Ian with a hint of admiration.
This lecture went by very quickly.
It was over in just half an hour.
After everyone left, Ian found Kieran.
"Shall we enter the secret realm?"
Kieran's gaze swept over Ian, and when he sensed Ian's near-limited mental strength, he nodded in satisfaction.
"Okay." Kieran handed him a silver token.
"This is the access pass to the secret realm. With this pass, you can enter the main courtyard's secret realm area. Remember, the time for comprehending the secret realm is limited, and the requirements for wizards are very high. After you enter, focus on comprehending the deep connection between the [Flowing Wind Barrier] and the [Four Symbols Resonance Method], and try to build the prototype of the second crystal."
"Yes."
Ian took the voucher with a delighted expression.
One day later.
He stood outside the main courtyard.
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