Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

After completing the formalities, Ian thought about what happened at the library and decided to go back, pack his things, and move here.

From now on, he'll be considered an apprentice with some connections. If he's careful and doesn't cause trouble, his safety shouldn't be a concern.

Fortunately, this disastrous trip to the academy wasn't entirely fruitless.

"At least I got a free witchcraft skill."

A common intermediate-level spell, worth around 30 magic stones.

Even if you use the Tower's Memory Crystal, it won't exceed 100 Magic Stones.

Apprentices who have the money will choose to buy new sorcery directly from the Shadowmoon Tower if they want to learn it.

Those who are short of money can only choose to learn from their classmates, and the prices of the two are vastly different.

On the way back, Ian had a sudden thought and brought up the control panel.

[Witchcraft: Vigilant Eye (0/100)]

Once this spell is cast, an invisible magical eye will rise into the air to help the caster be on guard.

The initial height was only 10 meters, and the warning range was only about 50 meters.

He felt that his offensive magic was still strong enough to protect himself for the time being, and what he wanted most was a shield-type magic, but unfortunately there was none in the catalog.

He had no choice but to settle for the second best and chose this warning magic.

After settling in, Ian planned to hone his witchcraft to a proficiency level to prevent anyone from sneaking up on him and attacking him.

Not far from Nightfall Town, Ian sensed something was wrong.

Sometime later, a young apprentice in a gray robe appeared behind him.

Her long, golden-red hair was tied back, and she wore several rings on her hands.

Ian sensed a slight magical fluctuation on the ring; it was a witchcraft ring, rarely worn by low- to mid-level apprentices.

His mind raced, he secretly observed his surroundings, and then quickly disappeared into the woods.

……

Gavin Monroe was already impatient by this point.

He was invited here by his subordinate Hua Moshi, and after waiting in this godforsaken place for a whole day, his target finally appeared.

Seeing Ian run towards the woods, he wasn't in a hurry; a cruel smile appeared on his lips.

There were already people intercepting them ahead; a mere low-level apprentice like him was easy to capture.

Faintly, Gavin heard a soft scream.

"Simon stopped it so quickly; he acted fast."

Fearing that Simon might be hiding the magic stone from Ian, he hurriedly ran over as well.

Suddenly, the view ahead cleared up, revealing a clearing in the woods. Ian was standing on the opposite edge.

"Why did you stop running? Hey, where's Simon?"

What angered Gavin was that the other person was looking him up and down with a strange expression.

"You bug, I'll slowly gouge your eyes out."

Gavin glared at Ian with a vicious look, his expression extremely cruel.

"Hey...you guys are so weak, how dare you chase after me like this?"

Ian found it strange; were all intermediate apprentices this arrogant?

In his keen perception, this person posed no threat to him whatsoever.

He was indeed a little nervous when he first realized that someone was following him.

Since transmigrating, he has never fought with anyone.

He had barely run into the woods when he ran into Simon, who was blocking his way.

The other party's sudden appearance made Ian's heart tighten, and he immediately pointed his finger at it.

To everyone's surprise, Simon had no time to react and stood there like a statue, his head easily blown off.

Ian was stunned for a moment, somewhat incredulous.

Simon, who was powerful in the original owner's memories, is actually so weak.

Looking at the exaggerated proficiency level of "Secondary Frost Ray" on the panel, a sense of confidence welled up inside me.

Then he changed direction and lured the enemies behind him over.

Standing at the edge of the open space, Ian looked at Gavin, whose face was contorted with rage, and didn't bother to say anything more.

With a whoosh, a blue streak of light flashed through the air.

Gavin was suddenly alarmed and wanted to activate the magic within the ring.

With a snap, everything went white, and I couldn't see anything clearly.

At that moment, an oval-shaped shield covered in cracks enveloped his entire body.

Looking at the pendant on his chest, which was about to shatter, a chill ran down his spine.

This pendant was his brother's trump card to save his life, so how could it break after just one hit?

His brother once said that even a high-level wizard apprentice could rarely break this shield with a single spell.

"Damn it! Stop right now, you know who I am..."

His voice, however, was blocked by the ice and could not be heard at all.

With another "poof," the shield shattered.

Gavin's expression changed drastically, and he was about to beg for mercy.

I caught a glimpse of a blue light out of the corner of my eye, and then my mind sank into endless darkness.

[Secondary Frost Ray Proficiency +1]

Ian looked at the block of ice in front of him, somewhat surprised.

It took three consecutive beams to take down the opponent, making him significantly stronger than Simon.

"The turtle's shell is so hard. It seems there are differences even among intermediate apprentices. I should be more careful in the future."

Ian was calm at the moment and felt no discomfort.

An added benefit of using this witchcraft to kill enemies is that there is no bloodshed whatsoever.

Next comes the most important part: looting the corpse.

Both corpses were encased in ice. He used his Wizard's Hand technique and it took him a while to remove them.

As for the disposal of the body, in this desolate wilderness, nothing will be left for long.

After sorting through them, the two didn't have many magic stones, only 63. Their biggest find was two witchcraft rings.

There was also a well-preserved medicine formula on Gavin's person.

Rock Bear Potion!

Ian was pleasantly surprised, and a few thoughts flashed through his mind, but they quickly disappeared.

"Wait, I think I've overlooked something?"

I thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember, so I had to give up for the time being.

He went to the tower yesterday, intending to devise a formula for this.

As a result, he was so frightened in the library that he fled in a panic.

"What is lost on one front is gained on another!"

Ian also realized that if that old bastard in the library went outside to lure low-level apprentices, he should be able to do it easily.

His choice to act inside the tower suggests there must be some restriction preventing him from coming out.

"Great, it's better that we can't get out!"

The knot in my heart has subsided considerably with the gains I just made.

When he got home, he took a nice hot shower.

My mind went blank, and my thoughts began to replay previous details like a movie.

Today was my first time fighting a wizard. Although it was an unexpected situation, the result was pretty good.

But this brief battle yielded little useful experience.

The two were too weak; he hadn't even exerted any effort before they both collapsed.

Suddenly, Nolan Monroe of the Shadow Society appeared before them in the square.

The blond man who followed him today looks and dresses very similar to Nolan.

Ian's eye twitched as he tried to comfort himself.

"It can't be that much of a coincidence, can it?"

Sigh... It seems Simon was wary of Kenner and lured this blond man here.

That guy is really disgusting; I'd rather he died than live without him.

"So, does that mean I've suddenly gained another genius nemesis?"

Ian was somewhat frustrated; if the other party investigated carefully, they would definitely find clues to trace this place.

He is a highly skilled apprentice, and he is currently completely unable to cope with him.

A novice wizard apprentice can learn a maximum of three low-level spells; any more will cause the Will Rune to become unstable.

Once you reach the intermediate level, you can learn three intermediate-level spells, and a dozen or so low-level spells are no problem.

Advanced apprentices can learn six advanced witchcraft spells and more than a dozen intermediate witchcraft spells.

A highly skilled apprentice who has lived for a long time and possesses considerable talent, with a reasonable combination of witchcraft, his combat power is self-evident.

Ian's only decent work these days is "Secondary Frost Ray"; everything else is a mess.

"Sigh... let's just see how things go, hopefully they'll find out about this soon."