Wizard: My skills can be upgraded indefinitely.

"I have a few friends who helped me a lot in the early stages of my learning Rock Bear Potion."

Malena nodded in agreement. Ian's character in not abandoning his original partner was commendable and made him a worthy collaborator with her.

"Here, this is my collection of fairy honey flower tea, it's good for mental strength."

After the two finished discussing business, Malena enthusiastically took out her treasured tea leaves, brewed them, and poured Ian a cup.

"Thank you." Ian picked up the glass and took a sip.

The scalding hot tea entered my mouth, yet a refreshing coolness filled my mind, giving me a jolt and making me feel my mental strength slowly increase.

Ian closed his eyes and slowly savored the sensation, then opened them after a while.

"This is truly excellent tea. Is it also a specialty of the Elven race?"

Malena nodded gently. "This was a gift from the wizard Alivia. I'll share some with you later; I don't have much myself!"

Marlena seemed a little distressed, which showed that this tea was indeed extraordinary.

"Thank you very much, steward. I'll accept it without hesitation."

He would naturally not refuse anything that could increase his mental strength.

"Don't call me manager. It makes me feel old. I'm not that much older than you. Just call me by my name from now on."

"Okay." Ian readily agreed, drank some tea for a while, and returned to his residence with a packet of tea leaves.

……

In the courtyard, a watchful eye hovered in the sky.

Ian has been enjoying himself these past few days, spending his days concocting potions and practicing witchcraft, and making the most of his evening meditation time.

He used three Rock Bear Potions to pay back the 800 magic stones he owed Malena.

Unfortunately, their peaceful days were shattered by the news brought by Kenna and his companions.

"What?! The Shadow Society's top brass has been completely disbanded, and the lower-ranking members have scattered and fled. Is it all over?!"

Ian was stunned; things had changed so fast that he didn't react in time.

"Yes, in just a few days, the outside world has descended into chaos, with battles breaking out everywhere, and even lower-level students dare not venture out."

Wade was incredibly frustrated. He'd only had a few good days, and it was all that damned Shadow Society's fault!

"A friend of mine said that a senior apprentice in the Shadow Order named Nolan is frantically searching for someone, and that person is Simon, whom you killed."

Ian sighed inwardly; the shoe had finally dropped!

The man he killed, though his identity was not clearly stated at the time, was almost certainly related to the Nolan brothers based on his appearance with Simon and his physical characteristics.

Although Ian sensed the impending crisis, he did not panic or make any mistakes.

With his current strength and the background of the potions shop, he is no longer a little wizard that anyone can bully.

However, it's best to minimize going out in the near future to avoid being attacked in a sneaky manner.

As long as he doesn't go out, a senior apprentice would never dare to break into a full-fledged wizard's potions shop and kill someone.

"Wade, get your friends involved and help me find out some general information about Nolan. This is dangerous, so make sure your friends are careful."

After Ian finished speaking, he handed over 10 doses of sobering potion.

Wade took it and nodded in agreement, "It's just information I found out, it might not be true, so you should be prepared."

He has many friends, so he can easily get information, but he is powerless to uncover core secrets.

"Yes! I understand." Ian nodded in understanding and turned to look at Kenner.

"You had a direct conflict with Simon because of me, so you need to be extra careful. Don't go home; it's best to go out and avoid the area for a while."

Ian's suggestion was not an overreaction; some advanced apprentices would act extremely brutally when they came to this outer region, not to mention organizations like the Shadow Order.

Ian's suggestion left Kenner and the others looking grave.

After the others left, Ian intended to collect the pure rock-armored demon bear's blood, but he felt restless and couldn't calm down.

He knew that if this crisis was not handled properly, he could really risk his life.

Nolan is no ordinary character. Wade said that he killed no fewer than ten advanced apprentices while fighting for potions in the ruins.

Ian had never heard of many of the methods used by dark wizards, making them difficult to prevent.

Ian walked around the house for a while, then suddenly grabbed some medicine and rushed out.

Upon arriving at Kenner's team's hideout in town, they were told to all evacuate and not to take any chances.

If there is an emergency and you need to contact him, just pass the message to the potion shop.

In addition, Ian wrote an urgent letter home and asked Kenner to mail it.

The letter clearly stated the troubles they were facing and asked them to make some preparations. His father, having been an earl for so many years, would surely make the appropriate arrangements.

After Ian left, Kenner and the others noticed Ian's nervous demeanor and, recalling the Shadow Society's past methods, their expressions changed.

After discussing it for a while, the group hurriedly packed their belongings and headed straight out of town.

……

Ten days later.

Nolan stood in front of Ian's former house, his face grim.

At this time, Ian's house and Kenner's house next door had been completely destroyed by Nolan, and the scene was a mess.

"Reporting to Lord Nolan, Kenna's house next door has also been deserted for a long time; he must have run away too."

A member of the Shadow faction stood behind Nolan and reported in a low voice.

"It seems to be them. They have some nerve to kill my brother."

Nolan's tone was cold. He was indeed heartbroken by his brother's death, but what bothered him more was that the formula he had worked so hard to find had been lost.

He bought the bloodline potion recipe from a declining wizarding family at a price. After agreeing on the price, he simply asked Gavin to go and retrieve it.

He originally planned to find someone to refine the formula as soon as he got it, in order to make up for the shortcomings in his physique.

During the formal breakthrough of a wizard, life force is consumed and burned wildly, which is then transformed into spiritual power to break through the upper limit and thus break the barrier of realm.

Many advanced apprentices whose physiques were not strong enough fell at this stage. It was the process of breaking through to become a wizard; if you didn't advance, you would die!

His foolish younger brother, relying on his father's power, also imitated his arrogant and unrestrained behavior.

But he lacked the ability to be arrogant, and now he has died silently, ruining his grand plan.

"If we hadn't been preparing for the memorial at the time, we wouldn't have entrusted this task to an idiot like you."

He went to the scene of Gavin's death, but because so much time had passed, not even a bone could be found, only scattered fragments of clothing remained.

However, there are still subtle traces of witchcraft. Judging from the power, it should have been done by a high-level apprentice or by the use of witchcraft tools of corresponding power.

He was ruthless in his actions and had offended countless people. After investigating many of his enemies without success, he finally found this place.

Surprisingly, these little mice were unusually wary and ran away beforehand.

"Hmph! You think you can escape?"

Nolan got up and walked towards Nightfall Town, giving orders to his subordinates behind him.

"Give the order to issue a bounty on the black market, doubling the magic stone bounty for Kenna and the others."

The subordinate shuddered, silently mourning for the others in his heart, and quickly replied, "Yes!"

The bounty for Kenna and his group has now reached an insane level of 60 magic stones per person.

None of them were advanced apprentices; it was a lucrative and relatively safe mission.

"And that Ian, he's the one who caused this, I'll take care of him personally."