Full-Time Wizard: Starting with Harvesting Wheat

Soraya firmly believed that no matter how much a white mouse's intelligence evolved, even if it reached the level of an adult human, it would still not have the desire to learn.

It will only learn, solve problems, learn, solve problems, and repeat this process over and over again under command.

If it actually starts learning on its own, climbing up the bookshelf to look at books, that would be a truly bizarre sight.

In short, there is absolutely no such possibility.

Soraya drew her conclusion.

"I'd like to lend a hand for the next test," Roy suddenly suggested.

"If it's an intelligence test, perhaps I can help."

--Um?

Soraya sent a signal of doubt.

Just because you can solve a number matrix doesn't mean you have the ability to design tests.

She was confident that her years in the wizarding world gave her a broader perspective than Roy, who was in this small plane, and therefore she could design better testing procedures.

For example, for memory tests, she plans to refer to a game she saw in a book before:

Dozens of cards are laid flat on the table. The test subject is first allowed to look at the front of the cards for a period of time, and then the cards are flipped over. The test subject must find two cards with the same pattern based on memory, until all of them are found.

This game only tests visual memory and does not involve text, making it one of the most suitable tests for guinea pigs.

Roy pondered for a moment, then took a blank sheet of paper and decided to demonstrate to Soraya a popular puzzle game on Earth that was simple in mechanics yet quite entertaining.

The game is called "Draw in One Stroke".

—Start moving from one cell and move through all the cells without repeating the same cell?

Soraya initially didn't take the game seriously, but the more she thought about it, the more alarmed she became.

Although this game is simple, the arrangement of the grid can create countless possible scenarios.

Moreover, this test is actually quite simple to do.

If we simply reuse the floor tiles on the fifth floor of the Magic Tower, wouldn't we be able to create this "one-stroke drawing"?

Such a brilliant idea, how could it come from a country boy?

Okay. She simply assumed it was a sudden burst of inspiration.

At this point, Soraya still did not feel that Roy was qualified to replace her as the designer of the test.

"One game isn't enough, so how about two?"

The second game that popped into his mind was based on the historical anecdote of Cao Cao's defeat at Huarong Pass during the Three Kingdoms period, hence the game's name was—

Huarong Road.

If drawing a line in one stroke can be infinitely varied, then Huarong Road can generate countless variations, all within a small square!

It can be described as the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese people.

"Move the wooden blocks so that the middle block escapes through the exit, and you've cleared the level." He explained simply, and even Karazhan listened with great interest, exclaiming, "How does Roy's brain work?"

After Roy finished telling the story of the game, Soraya was stunned for a moment.

She clearly realized that the difficulty of this game lay entirely with its creator.

To increase the difficulty, you enlarge the boxes and add obstacles; to decrease the difficulty, you do the opposite!

If the questions are difficult enough, even a wizard apprentice can be stuck for a long time.

An exquisite game.

—I admit…

"Wait a minute." Roy interrupted her, just as she was about to agree, "There's one more game."

He drew three pillars on the paper, with three rings inside them.

"This game is called the Tower of Hanoi."

The rule is to transfer all the rings to a designated post.

Simple and easy to understand.

His demonstration only required three rings, making it easy to pass.

However, this does not mean that Soraya would underestimate this game.

She realized that once the number of links that needed to be transferred increased, the number of steps would also skyrocket.

Geometric growth!

—This Tower of Hanoi probably has a fixed set of steps to solve. Once you find this step, no matter how many rings there are, it's just a matter of time.

While this game may not be as varied as the previous two, it is still a brilliantly creative concept.

"If we're going to use the Tower of Trials format again next time, I want more than just designing one floor," Roy requested. "If possible, could you let me design all five floors?"

"Of course, in exchange, you need to reduce my debt, Miss Soraya," he said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

See you in the picture!

—Want to offset the debt?

Soraya paused for a moment.

—That's not impossible, provided that your design meets my expectations.

—My requirements are very high.

Receiving Soraya's thoughts, Roy breathed a sigh of relief. Their positions were unequal; Soraya could even force him to help with the design without paying a single price.

Her current attitude proves that she is still a kind wizard, capable of communicating with mortals on an equal footing.

Of course, the "mortals" here refer to people like Roy who have wizarding talents.

As for her request, it was quite reasonable. Party A always inspects the finished product before paying the full amount.

Roy immediately began drawing up the design, because having witnessed Algier's level of intelligence, he could boldly increase the difficulty of the next Magic Tower challenge. In addition to the first three games, the fourth level was designed as a spot-the-difference game, where players had to find differences between two pictures to test Algier's image recognition abilities.

On the last floor, he thought of a movie—"The Maze Runner".

If Algiers could easily navigate a maze with a fixed route before, what if it were constantly changing?

The difficulty is more than twice that of a regular maze.

He also specifically asked Soraya if she could create a facility where the walls could move in a regular pattern, to which she replied that it was no problem.

For true alchemists, this is probably as simple as making a toy.

—If you want to create a moving maze on the fifth floor, this floor cannot offset your debt.

Soraya added.

—Because in my design for the next Magic Tower, there will also be a moving maze.

"I can add some design elements to your maze." Roy hadn't given up on the moving maze; instead, he planned to increase its difficulty.

"For example, there are floor tiles similar to those on the fifth floor of the Magic Tower in this game. Only by stepping on all the floor tiles can the gate at the end be opened," Roy thought, stroking his chin. "And some floor tiles are surrounded by four immovable walls. Only by pulling the levers that exist in the maze can those four walls be lowered."

He spoke at length, offering numerous opinions, seemingly determined to turn this labyrinth into a horrific hell.

--stop.

Soraya sent out a thought, and Roy immediately quieted down.

—Aren't you overestimating Algier's intelligence? Based on current tests, it may have significant flaws, and the maze you designed sounds like... even I would have a hard time getting in.

“That’s right.” Roy nodded in agreement, but his approach was not as Soraya had expected. “I overlooked something before. Algia’s memory is its weakness. It needs to draw on the ground to complete the number array. What if it finds a tile covered by a wall, or the gate to the end, but then forgets where it is? That would be terrible.”

"So I think it would be perfectly feasible to have Algier carry something like fluorescent powder so that it could leave a mark on the ground along its path, which would greatly reduce the difficulty."

—What are you doing...?

Soraya was just about to refute him when she heard his argument that made things easier.

I think that makes a lot of sense.

"Also, remember to place food in the maze. This will ensure Algiers' survival and also serve as a reward mechanism. What do you think, Miss Soraya?" Roy looked at Soraya.

The latter remained silent for a moment.

—If that's the case, the difficulty of the maze should be about the same... However, since the base is still the moving maze I designed, the reward for the fifth floor will be reduced by half.

A one-stroke drawing costs 30 magic stones, Huarong Road costs 50 magic stones, the Tower of Hanoi costs 30 magic stones, finding the differences costs 20 magic stones, and for the final maze, considering how many suggestions you've made, I'll give you 20 magic stones.

In total, 150 magic stones will be deducted.

Your original debt was 1620 magic stones. After subtracting 150, the remaining amount is 1470.

"150 magic stones...?" Although Roy didn't know the exchange rate for magic stones, he felt that the value of these games was definitely more than that.

I think I was tricked by Soraya.

But being able to pay off some of the debt before going to Gulimo Academy is not bad.

Damn it, right now, sleepiness is washing over me again.

On this particular day, having picked up the habits of the Lottery lion, he actually slept for more than half a day.

This severely slowed down his learning progress.

Besides studying, he spends most of his time practicing the Lion Breathing Technique, striving to improve his attributes even further.

He was sleepy, so what could he do? He immediately lay down on the makeshift bed on the floor and fell into a deep sleep.

It takes less than ten seconds from lying down to falling asleep.

Both those who don't have insomnia and those who do are drooling with envy.

Seeing Roy lying down and sleeping soundly, Karazhan forced his eyelids open, fighting off sleepiness.

"We won! We won!"

"What does it matter if Roy is talented, as long as I study longer than him? Hard work is the only way!"

"I want to be the tortoise that keeps running forward and beat this rabbit that falls asleep halfway through!"

This is the story of "The Tortoise and the Hare" that Roy told him, and it fits perfectly here.

Unexpectedly, the creator of this story eventually became an unpopular rabbit due to various reasons.

Sadly.

Soraya saw how hard Karazhan was trying.

Her gaze swept across the bookshelf, searching for the books Karazhan would study next.

Of course, they are all from bloodline factions.

It was meant to be read to Karazhan, but her study path couldn't be replicated, since their intelligence and foundation were not on the same level.

His understanding of blood is probably limited to bloodletting therapy.

……

Every few days, Roy would go down the mountain to check on the level of the aspiring knights and give his opinions.

The rest of the time was spent being taught by Robert.

Even though it happens every few days, it doesn't change the fact that everyone thinks Roy's teaching level is higher.

It should be said that the progress they made from just one of his guidances was equivalent to hundreds or even thousands of times of guidance from Robert.

Roy also heard from Malena that Leylin came to cause trouble for him because of a report from Instructor Robert.

The instructor lived in constant fear, terrified that Roy would seek revenge.

You've chosen the wrong side.

That was his first thought.

Leylin is a complete waste.

This is the second one.

He began to try to please Roy in every way possible. For example, when Roy came down the mountain, he would set up a chair with a backrest in the training ground and personally shoot down a few birds for Roy to barbecue.

Even when he was instructing other teenagers, Robert would sidle up to Roy and flatter him, then ask Roy to give him some guidance as well.

However, they never follow the instructions to make improvements.

It wasn't until the boys' swordsmanship improved by leaps and bounds, demonstrating an astonishing rate of progress, that he realized, somewhat incredulously...

Is this guy serious?

In the cold wind of the training ground at night, Robert, holding a wooden sword, recalled Roy's previous instructions and drew his sword fiercely.

The next day, he treated the god even better!

He can improve the swordsmanship of this knight's squire with just a few words of guidance. What a prodigy!

You have to understand, he has been immersed in swordsmanship for many years, and his movements are already ingrained and difficult to change!

It's unbelievable that they made so much money overnight!

"As expected of Lord Histor's illegitimate son, he is just as good as Leylin."

"Moreover, fundamentally speaking, Roy has been a greater help to me, since Leylin has never given me a second glance," Robert pondered. "Besides, the lord's attitude has been quite clear."

"I'm on Roy's side this time!"

So he chose to ask Roy for guidance every day, while also giving him a smooth compliment.

To Roy's dismay, for some reason, after Robert set this precedent, more and more knights and squires came to him seeking guidance.

He nodded and found that, apart from those who had gone hunting with Leylin, all the knights and squires in the manor had come.

Including a completely bewildered Olivier.

"Who exactly is the instructor?"

Most importantly, these servants actually made significant progress after receiving Roy's guidance!

"My Whirlwind Slash seems to be one step closer to the master level!"

(The Master level mentioned here refers to Lv.4)

"And my straight thrust—now I'm so accurate I can even pierce a falling leaf!"

"My heavy downward slash is the same!" said a servant wielding a two-handed sword. "I feel like after adjusting my movements, my falling speed has increased by at least 20%, and the force of the impact has also increased!"

"That's strange. They even improved my Iaijutsu. I remember that among all the servants, I was the only one who knew this sword technique," one of the servants said, puzzled.

"Yes, where did he learn these sword skills? Did the lord teach him from a young age?"

"Let's just say that's how it is. But to have mastered all these sword skills to this level at the age of 13 is just too monstrous, isn't it?"

The attendant who practiced the Whirlwind Slash said incredulously, "He can guide my Whirlwind Slash to near the master level, could he be a master himself?"

"If that's the case, then my straight thrust attack is also under his guidance, and I'm almost a master!"

"A heavy downward chop or a downward strike wouldn't be out of the question!"

"And there's the Iaijutsu!"

When the servants gathered together to discuss the matter, they all showed expressions of horror.

Is there really such a powerful person who has mastered all the sword techniques to the master level?

It's important to know that some sword techniques are completely opposite. For example, the straight thrust is known for its precision and lightness, while the heavy slash and downward chop... sound like a very hard two-handed sword technique.

Practicing these two extremes together is not as simple as it's about getting half the results with twice the effort.

"Hiss—" Everyone gasped, a sense of fear rising in their hearts.

"What do you think?" the attendant who practiced the Whirlwind Slash suddenly hesitated, "Could it be that this young master Roy... could break young master Leylin's record as the youngest official knight?"

"I don't think so..."