Wizard: I devour the stars with swarms of insects.

"Here are three apprentice-level sorcery books on biological modification. You can start learning them once your mental strength reaches 5.0, which is equivalent to a second-class wizard apprentice."

As they were talking, Professor Morse clapped his hands, and from a culture tank next to the laboratory, a pale tentacle similar to the one from last time stretched out.

After arriving in Wayne's presence, it opened its eyes and spat out three ancient books with leather covers, which landed in Wayne's hands.

"Remember, do not attempt to practice until your mental strength reaches 5.0. If you force yourself to practice when your mental strength is insufficient, you may suffer a backlash from the magic. I am giving you these three books of witchcraft tricks so that you can familiarize yourself with them in advance and try to collect and prepare the experimental materials needed to learn these skills in the future."

"If you can learn all these witchcraft tricks in the future and your mental strength reaches level 30.0, then congratulations, you will have entered the realm of a first-class wizard apprentice."

"Hmm... Keep it up, young man! Your magical affinity is quite good. You might very well become the top first-class wizard apprentice in our Natural Symbiosis Wizard Tower in the future."

After saying that, Mentor Morse waved his hand, indicating that Wayne could leave, and gave Wayne a reminder before he left.

"Now that you have become a formal apprentice at the Natural Symbiosis Wizard Tower, your two senior brothers, Glenn and Holman, are either currently participating in a hunting expedition organized by the wizards of the Black Forest City and have not yet returned, or they have gone back to handle some family affairs due to some changes in their families. Therefore, the cleaning work of the laboratory will temporarily fall on your shoulders."

"Remember to clean and tidy my lab twice a day, morning and evening. Also, remember not to touch my experimental materials unless you intend to replace them as my experimental materials."

Professor Morse's laboratory has too many valuable experimental items, so magic tricks like "cleaning" cannot be used to clean them.

Because it may affect the experimental materials inside, manual cleaning is still necessary under normal circumstances.

Wayne respectfully stated that he had kept Morse's instructions firmly in mind.

Then, carrying three books on sorcery and magic skills, he turned and left his mentor Morse's laboratory.

Soon, I went up the spiral staircase back to the first floor, entered my room, and closed the door.

Looking at the three books of witchcraft and magic in front of him, Wayne couldn't help but smile.

This is the advantage of joining a less popular wizarding tower. For other popular wizarding towers, obtaining even a single spellbook often requires immense effort.

And it will likely require spending a large amount of magic stones to purchase them from the mentor—after all, wizards adhere to the principle of equivalent exchange and are emotionally detached.

Even one's own apprentices are essentially considered "subordinates" or "employees" to a wizard.

They would naturally not let go of the opportunity to exploit them for resources.

Among the many wizard towers in the Black Forest City, Morse's Natural Symbiosis Wizard Tower is a relatively unpopular one.

Because research topics like "biological modification" certainly don't sound as cool as wizarding categories like "elemental manipulation," "alchemy workshops," or "rune arrays."

Therefore, not many apprentices choose to join this wizard tower.

As far as he knew, there were only three wizard apprentices under his mentor Morse, including himself who had recently joined.

The other two were a second-class wizard apprentice named Glenn, who participated in a hunting expedition organized by the Black Forest City a few months ago and has not yet returned.

Another one, like Wayne, is also a third-class wizard apprentice. Recently, due to some changes in his family, he went back to take care of family affairs.

Based on their understanding, neither of them had a high aptitude for magic affinity; the highest aptitude they had was "Glen" B.

Therefore, Glenn is now nearly forty years old and has only just reached the level of a second-class wizard apprentice.

Among the many apprentices in the wizard tower, this is the oldest, and at this age, one can only be considered a second-class wizard apprentice.

It has been proven that the chances of breaking through to become a first-class wizard apprentice are slim.

Holman, a third-class wizard apprentice, only had a C-level aptitude for magical affinity.

He has been stuck at the level of a third-class wizard apprentice for many years and has yet to see any hope of breaking through.

So now, as an "A" grade apprentice, I have officially joined the Natural Symbiosis Wizard Tower and become a registered apprentice here.

That's why his mentor Morse generously gave him three books on witchcraft and magic, allowing him to study them at his own pace.

Clearly, he placed high hopes on himself, hoping that a first-class wizard apprentice would emerge from his wizard tower in his lifetime—of course, that's all.

Even though Wayne's aptitude had reached A-level, Mentor Morse never imagined that a formal wizard would emerge from his wizard tower in the future.

After all, becoming a formal wizard... is too difficult to achieve.

The Black Forest City Wizarding Organization has a history of over a hundred years since its establishment, but the total number of officially recognized wizards it has produced is only a mere twenty or so.

As long as a first-class wizard apprentice can emerge from his wizard tower in the future, that will be enough to make Master Morse happy.

After all, reaching the level of a first-class wizard apprentice already puts one in the middle class of the Black Forest City.

These are valuable resources that already belong to the wizarding organization of the Black Forest City, even in the most popular wizarding towers.

The number of first-class wizard apprentices who can emerge from this ranks is extremely small, consisting of only the very best of the best.

Wayne could certainly feel the high expectations his mentor, Morse, had for him... and that was precisely why he had resolutely chosen to join the Natural Symbiosis Wizard Tower.

The reason is to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond. In this less popular wizard tower, although the resources may not be as abundant as in other wizard towers.

However, as the "lone survivor" among them, he was able to get food for himself, even though the other wizard towers had abundant resources.

Furthermore, the wizards they encounter are of a higher level and realm, but... the competition is naturally fierce.

Even if you have a lot of resources, if they don't belong to you, they're a waste, aren't they?

Now, receiving three books of sorcery tricks from Mentor Morse proves that my initial choice... was the right gamble!

So, Wayne couldn't resist flipping through the three books on witchcraft and magic that his mentor Morse had given him.