Wizard: Starting from Escaping Another World to Pioneering

Three weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.

There are only three weeks left before the school's mission to die.

At this moment, Matthew sat quietly at his workbench, intently inscribing runes. He had been working hard to create the [Firebird Spell Scroll] for the past few days.

Matthew's engraving pen slid slowly across the paper, drawing lines and creating intricate yet orderly patterns.

As one arc connects with another line, forming a closed loop, a red glow appears on the reel.

Matthew did not put down his carving knife, but instead engraved his mark on the already completed [Firebird Spell Scroll].

Many wizards would add their own personal mark after completing the scroll.

This mark serves two purposes: firstly, to identify the maker, much like a trademark on a product in the past, and secondly, scrolls by renowned makers were often snapped up.

On the other hand, the mark itself also serves as an encryption function. Some wizards' scrolls have their own modified spell structures. Once the mark is applied, the scroll cannot be modified or probed. Forcibly breaking the mark will only damage the scroll.

Matthew's scroll mark is a flame.

After finishing all that, he put down the carving knife, let out a breath, and said, "Phew, done."

For the past three weeks, he had been preparing for the upcoming death mission, so he produced a large number of healing potions and [Firebird Scrolls].

Aside from keeping some as a backup, he planned to sell the remaining potions and scrolls to obtain magic stones to buy more life-saving items and increase his chances of survival.

Of course, he still hadn't given up on the idea of ​​being promoted to intermediate apprentice before the mission arrived.

However, given the remaining time, it seems unlikely that the task will be completed in time.

Matthew's mental strength has reached a maximum of 22 points, and he is only 8 points away from being promoted to intermediate apprentice.

"It would be great if the mission could be postponed for a while, or if we could skip this mission altogether."

"Once I'm promoted to intermediate apprentice, I'll be able to choose my own tasks!"

However, he could only think about such things in his heart.

Matthew shook his head, walked to the wall, took off his wizard's robe, put it on, and then pushed open the door and went out.

……

Twenty minutes later, Matthew arrived at the trading area within the school.

He had no interest in browsing and went straight to the Smith Family Grocery Store.

When selling items, it's better to find someone you know than a stranger.

Despite Tom's seemingly carefree demeanor, he actually offers very fair prices for healing potions.

Therefore, Matthew was happy to sell items in his shop.

"Squeak—"

Matthew slowly pushed open the heavy door of the Smith Family Grocery Store.

Tom, sitting behind the counter, had a long face and his dead fish eyes were drooping, looking listless.

But when he saw that it was Matthew who came in, he couldn't help but perk up.

Matthew's value to Smith Family Grocery Store goes beyond just being a regular customer.

His healing potions also significantly increased the grocery store's profits, and most importantly, greatly enhanced the store's reputation.

Many wizarding apprentices come specifically to John's family's general store to buy the healing potions made by Matthew.

Once these people enter the store, they will inevitably look around, which increases the sales opportunities for other goods in the store.

In Matthew's words from his previous life, this is called "traffic generation"!

Therefore, he always paid special attention to Matthew whenever he came here.

"Oh, the pharmacy genius is here?" Tom rubbed his hands together and joked.

"Since your healing potions sold out, the shop has become much less popular. I'll take all the potions you've prepared this time."

Matthew ignored the other person's teasing. He raised his hand, and a package flew out of his spatial bracelet.

Tom reached for the package, opened it with practiced ease, and exclaimed, "Wow, so much!?"

Matthew said calmly, "This is the amount I've saved up for three weeks, and I'm giving it all to you this time."

"besides……"

Matthew communicated with the spatial bracelet using his mind and waved it casually.

Immediately, more than a dozen rolls were neatly stacked on the counter.

"Hey, this is the [Firebird Spell Scroll]!" Tom opened one of the scrolls to take a look.

"You can make scrolls? How come I've never heard you mention that before?"

Matthew said casually, "I learned it recently."

Tom was somewhat disappointed upon hearing Matthew's answer, because he knew how difficult it was to make a magic scroll, so he didn't have high expectations for the power of the scroll made by Matthew, a beginner.

However, considering it was Matthew, he decided to accept the rolls.

"Okay, I'll take all of these reels. Let me calculate the cost for you..."

At this point, Matthew interrupted, "Do you have any knowledge about soul corruption?"

Tom shook his head. "No, soul corruption is a field that even advanced apprentices in soul studies are involved in."

"I reckon only that crazy woman Angela knows this among all the advanced apprentices."

"Angela... do you know her?"

"She's the most promising candidate to become a full-fledged wizard among this year's advanced apprentices. Who in the school doesn't know her?"

Matthew remained silent. Since returning from the Winter Realm, he had been busy with various studies, so he didn't know much about some things within the school.

After a moment, he spoke again, "Do you have any powerful magical artifacts here that can help you save your life?"

Tom was taken aback. "A magical artifact with strong self-preservation capabilities?"

"Yes, I do, but what do you need it for?" His expression suddenly tensed, and his tone became urgent.

Matthew's healing potion was an important product in the grocery store, so Tom didn't want anything to happen to Matthew.

"It is to prepare for the task of the school."

The fact that the school had a mission every three months wasn't a secret, so Matthew didn't hide it and told them directly.

Tom then slapped his forehead. "I remember now, with your aptitude, the school must have assigned you the most dangerous missions."

"I thought it was something serious, twenty magic stone fragments..."

"No," Tom waved his hand and changed his mind, "Friendship price, ten magic stone fragments."

"With just ten magic stone fragments, I have a way to help you escape this school mission."

"Huh?" This time it was Matthew's turn to be stunned.

"How much did you say?"

"Ten magic stone fragments," Tom repeated, making the number ten gesture with his hand.

Matthew was somewhat incredulous. "Just... ten magic stone fragments, and I can escape the sect's mission?"

It wasn't that he didn't trust Tom; it was just that in his understanding, unless a formal wizard from the school stepped out, no apprentice could escape the school's mission.

After all, even Angela, the most promising high school apprentice to become a formal wizard, only agreed to help him complete the mission, not to escape it.

Could it be true, as old Tom boasted, that the Smith family's general store is all over the wizarding world, and even the formal wizards of the Tide School have to give them face?

Seeing Matthew deep in thought, Tom was about to speak.

At that moment, Matthew suddenly spoke up, "Deal!"