Above the mage!

Chapter 186 Short Clip

"Will I be promoted directly upon reaching the third-level mage apprentice?" Hearing Gao De's words, He Xi confirmed: "No more time to settle down?"

According to common sense, after reaching the third-class mage apprentice, it is best to settle down for a while before starting to advance.

"I had already accumulated enough experience before I became a third-class mage apprentice." Gao De was embarrassed to be perfunctory about He Xi, so he told the truth, "I learn things very quickly, including spells."

"That's it." He Xi said he could not refute Gao De's words.

He thought about it again and took the initiative to say, "Do you need any help from me?"

"Teacher, I mainly want to ask about your experience when you were promoted to a first-ring mage."

Gao De hesitated for a moment, but still said, "If possible, please see if you have any tricks that the academy's library doesn't have."

He was a little hesitant when saying this, and it was somewhat "offensive" to take the initiative to ask He Xi for the spell formula.

After all, in most cases, the spell formula in a wizard's hand is one of the spells he masters.

What's more, spell formulas that the academy doesn't have are obviously rare spells.

However, He Xi obviously did not take this seriously.

He thought for a moment and said to Gao De, "Wait a moment."

He Xi walked to the laboratory table in the middle of the workshop, picked up a pen and paper, wrote two spell formulas for Gao De on the spot, and then handed them to Gao De.

[Druid Tricks] (Transmutation, Level 0):

Whisper to the spirit of nature, creating one of the following effects:

Creates a small, harmless sensory effect that predicts the weather conditions for your location over the next 24 hours. The effect can appear as a golden ball for a clear sky, a cloud for a rainy day, snowflakes for a snowy day, etc.

It can instantly make a flower bloom, a seed break its shell, and a leaf bud sprout.

Creates a small, harmless, immediate sensory effect, such as falling leaves, a breeze, the movement of a small animal, or the faint scent of a skunk. This effect operates only in a 5-foot cube.

A candle, a torch, or a small campfire can be lit or extinguished instantly.

[Defeat the Enemy First] (Prophecy, Level 0):

You reach out your hand and point your finger at a creature within range, magically seeing through the target's defenses for a split second.

"In fact, I was able to learn more than these two spells that were not available in the academy, but," He Xi said confidently, "I am a rune master, and most of my energy is spent on learning runes, so I have neglected learning spells a little."

In total, he is just a sub-professional master with only levels but no combat power. Gao De thought subconsciously, then quickly took the two handwritten spell formulas and expressed his gratitude to He Xi.

With these two spells, the number of spells he masters will reach "44", which is infinitely close to 45.

It's basically stable.

"As for the promotion to the first-level mage." He Xi thought about it, carefully recalled what happened hundreds of years ago, and slowly said:
"The process of raising the ring is actually divided into four stages. The first stage is to cleanse the blood and increase life vitality."

"Generally speaking, when you are promoted, the younger you are, the more vigorous your blood and energy will be, and the smoother the process will be. That's why it is said that the golden period for promotion to a first-ring mage is before the age of 20."

"The purpose of this stage is to extend your lifespan after you are promoted to a first-level mage."

Increased life expectancy is a very tempting term for everyone.

Whether it is an emperor, a general, a monk, or even a monkey, they all seek immortality.

Likewise, Gaode is no exception.

"How long will the life span of a first-ring mage increase?" he couldn't help but ask with concern.

"The theoretical lifespan of mortals and wizard apprentices is 75 years old. The theoretical lifespan of a first-level wizard is 150 years old, a second-level wizard is 225 years old, a third-level wizard is 375 years old, and a fourth-level wizard is 600 years old. And so on."

150 years old. And still just a first-level wizard.

Longer life span has always been the advantage of supernatural powers over technology. Gao De was a little emotional.

After answering Gao De's question, He Xi continued, "The second stage is the mana liquid."

"At the level of a mage apprentice, the magic power you cultivate is actually not much different from the magic power wandering in the outside world."

"This kind of magic power is of too low quality, which results in the magic that a wizard apprentice can cast being extremely limited. Even a third-class wizard apprentice can only cast twenty cantrips in one go."

“However, once you are promoted to a first-ring wizard, even if you have just been promoted, the number of cantrips you can cast will reach more than 80.

"The reason why the gap is so huge is that during the upgrade process, the magic power you cultivated has undergone a transformation and its quality has undergone a transformation."

"At this stage, the higher the concentration of magic in your environment, the higher the success rate of the mana liquid."

According to Gaode's popular understanding, the "energy" is reprocessed and the "endurance" is greatly improved.

"The third stage of the upgrade is to remove the impurities of spiritual power."

"Once you complete the third stage, you will have precise perception abilities. You will be able to sense every tiny improvement and change in yourself, and even be able to measure the growth of your mental strength with precise numbers."

"The last step is to expand the magic star sea. Once you open up a ring of the star sea, you will be considered to have successfully been promoted to a first-ring mage."

"This is also the reason why mages are ranked based on the number of rings they have."

"And the Water of Soul Ascension is a comprehensive potion that can provide you with assistance in the four stages and increase the success rate of the soul-ascension."

"Of course, you don't have to feel pressured. Even if the upgrade fails, it won't affect anything."

"Anyway, before the age of 1 is the golden age for becoming a st-level mage. You can try again after a year." He Xi comforted Gao De and told him not to be too nervous.

For someone like He Xi, being promoted to the first ring is not a big deal, but he still remembers how nervous he felt when he was promoted to the first ring.

To make an analogy, advancing to the first ring is like the "college entrance examination". Although there will be many more tests in life afterwards, most people always have a particularly deep impression of the college entrance examination.

"I understand." Gao De thanked.

"Wait a minute, I'll give you something." He Xi said again.

After saying that, he walked into the laboratory, took out a document in less than a moment, and handed it directly to Gao De.

It was obviously prepared long ago.

Gao De took it and looked at it. It turned out to be an application for the use of a third-level training room. At the bottom of the document was He Xi's signature.

"When you advance, do it in the third-level training room. With the help of the Spiritual Water, you can almost be guaranteed to complete the second stage successfully." He Xi said.

"You don't have to worry about the cost. The academy allocates a certain amount of free use time of the third-level training room to us instructors every year. I haven't used it once this year, so it's enough for you to use." He added.

That was indeed a bit of a waste. This was Gao De’s first reaction.

Then he hurried to thank He Xi.

"You don't have to be so polite to me," He Xi said with a smile, "I have no wife or children, and you are my student. After I am gone, everything should be inherited by you. As for these things that cannot be inherited, use as much as you can while I am still here."

While saying this, He Xi looked at some details in the workshop.

Everything here was pieced together by him.

“Don’t let the college get away with it,” he said finally.

"Okay." At this time, Gao De thought of his previous mentor "Seda". While feeling a little emotional, he subconsciously looked at He Xi out of the corner of his eye.

Although the old man has appeared to be in very good spirits recently, as if he had become decades younger, it is visible to the naked eye that there are more and more yellow-brown spots on his face.

This gave Gao De a bad feeling in his heart.

(End of this chapter)