Wizard: Starting from Escaping Another World to Pioneering

Matthew sprinted back along the route he had come from.

By the time they returned to the school's headquarters, it was already completely dark.

After a day of searching, they still found nothing.

Matthew sat at the lab bench in the cabin, lost in thought.

"The snowy mountain is mainly covered with magical plants. Although elements can be extracted from them, the amount is far from enough to complete the cultivation."

"Finding suitable raw materials in the snowy mountains is like finding a needle in a haystack."

"Perhaps I should change my approach and start with inexpensive and readily available items."

After pondering for a moment, Matthew was still clueless. "Let's meditate first."

Despite being busy with various things, Matthew still tries to find time to meditate every day.

The meditation method he used was the "Basic Meditation Method" from his early days.

However, in fact, newcomers in the Tide School will switch to meditation diagrams after advancing to the level of novice apprentice.

Matthew didn't change the meditation chart because it was a reward for the research project.

He closed his eyes, and his mind gradually calmed down.

His consciousness sank into the mental space, and Matthew was met with complete darkness.

The Basic Meditation Method requires meditating on a rune tree.

The tree is completely transparent and is composed of a series of runes with special meanings.

Matthew took a deep breath and focused his mental energy.

He guided his consciousness, starting with the outline of the tree trunk and gradually sketching out the branches and leaves...

Two hours later...

Matthew slowly opened his eyes, but he didn't feel any change in his mental energy.

Since completing the bloodline activation ritual, his mental strength has increased significantly.

The effects of "Basic Meditation" on him were almost negligible; he might need to meditate for several weeks before his mental strength showed any improvement.

If the research experiment is not completed, the growth of mental strength will also hit a bottleneck in the future.

Matthew sighed; he had yet another reason to get it done.

"But how do we find suitable raw materials for extracting elements?"

"Inexpensive, readily available items that contain elements?"

"If only there were something like the magical particles in the air, which are everywhere and contain elemental power."

"etc……"

"Why don't I just extract air directly?"

Although the air is filled with magical particles, they are invisible to the naked eye, so Matthew has always ignored their existence.

Without hesitation, Matthew immediately closed his eyes, sensed the air in the cabin, and then activated the system.

"really!"

【Name: Air】

Ingredients: ...

[Can be extracted: Wind element, Water element...]

Due to the climate and environment, the elements in the air of the Winter Realm are predominantly wind and water.

Other elements are present, but their concentrations are lower compared to wind and water.

Fortunately, these two elements have a good affinity, so Matthew plans to use them to cultivate hybrid elemental spirits.

"System, extract wind and water elements."

Instantly, two particles, smaller than dust, appeared in Matthew's palm; they would have been almost undetectable had he not used his mental power to probe them. "They are small, but their advantage is that they are readily available."

"With large-scale refining, gathering the necessary elements for cultivation is only a matter of time."

"If the concentration of magic in the air is higher, the speed of refining elemental particles will also be faster."

Matthew suddenly remembered where the magic concentration was higher.

"We've encountered a snow monster's cave!"

"The process of refining elements there should be much faster."

Mentioning that cave brought back the memory of that eerie totem.

Although the totem was incomplete, the pattern on it seemed to be drawn by some force, firmly engraved in Matthew's mind, and could not be erased.

Matthew really didn't want to go back to that place unless absolutely necessary, but with the call to exterminate the Snow Fang Clan looming, he couldn't care less about anything else.

"I've dealt with that snow beast, and its body has been completely burned. It should be out of danger."

Having found raw materials from which to extract large quantities of pure elements, Matthew breathed a sigh of relief and stretched lazily.

He glanced out the window and realized that a whole night had passed.

"I didn't expect it to be dawn already."

With his current mental strength, he wouldn't have any problems even if he didn't sleep for many days.

He is not sleepy at all; on the contrary, he is quite energetic.

However, he did not immediately set off for the Great Snow Mountain.

Since completing the bloodline activation ritual, his appetite has increased dramatically once again.

Matthew patted his empty stomach and looked at the bare dining table.

Looks like I'll have to go to the cafeteria again.

Matthew was relaxed, humming a little tune as he walked briskly toward the cafeteria.

……

Upon entering the cafeteria, Matthew noticed that it seemed a little different today.

The canteen, which usually only had two or three apprentices, was now filled with a large group of apprentices.

Many people were whispering and discussing something.

Matthew noticed that the atmosphere was somewhat oppressive, and the apprentices' expressions were not very good.

At that moment, someone in the crowd saw him and shouted.

"Matthew!"

Matthew stepped forward and greeted him, "Todd."

"Matthew, I saw you leave yesterday, and shortly after, Jack and his gang went to the Great Snow Mountain."

Did you run into them?

"I didn't know, did they go up the snow mountain too?"

Matthew chuckled. It wasn't that he didn't trust Todd; it was just that the fewer people who knew about it, the less likely his secrets would be exposed, especially with so many people present.

"That's true." Todd didn't doubt Matthew's answer, because he didn't believe Matthew could escape safely from that group.

"By the way, what are they talking about?"

"You probably don't know yet, but the school is about to launch an extermination campaign against the Snow Fang Clan."

Matthew had already been assigned to participate in the extermination of the Snowfang Clan, so he didn't react much at this moment.

He has now found a source of raw materials that can be used to extract large quantities of pure elements, and with nearly three weeks left, it is more than enough time to complete the training of the mixed elemental spirits before the recruitment.

Matthew nodded. "I know about that too."

Todd looked tense and sighed, "Sigh, it'll probably be in the next few days. I wonder how many of us cannon fodder will be left this time."

"Wait? These next few days?" According to the timeline Luke told Matthew, the school should have launched an extermination campaign against the Snow Fang Clan in three weeks.

"Yes, in the next few days."

Todd added, "I heard that according to the original plan, the cleanup should have taken another three weeks to prepare, but for some reason, the school suddenly moved the timeline forward."

Matthew's cheerful mood vanished in an instant.

He originally thought that as long as he followed the steps to extract the elements, he could complete his project assessment within three weeks.

did not expect……

"We need to hurry!"

He immediately said goodbye to Todd and went to the food window to collect a large amount of meat.

Then, without looking back, they headed towards the direction of the Great Snow Mountain.