Wizards begin by accessing the Inspiration panel.

Chapter 10: The Mentor's Welcome Gift (Please continue reading)

"Of course, no problem. This is actually common sense. You'll understand once you spend some time in the school," Meiluo began to explain enthusiastically.

"A wizard's aptitude mainly depends on their mental strength and elemental affinity. Generally speaking, each can be divided into five grades, from highest to lowest: super grade, upper grade, middle grade, lower grade, and inferior grade."

If a person has superhuman mental strength and superhuman elemental affinity, then they have an almost 99% chance of advancing to become a formal wizard.

But such geniuses are extremely rare. For example, among the more than one hundred new students who arrived at the academy last month, the one whose talent was tested to be the highest only possessed superior mental strength and upper-level dark elemental affinity.

Hearing this, Richard couldn't help but ask, "Senior, what are the chances of someone like me, with low-level mental strength and moderate dark elemental affinity, becoming a formal wizard?"

It seems that Richard's question was not easy to answer.

Meiluo hesitated for a moment, then said:

"Well, the odds aren't very high, but opportunity is also very important in many situations."

"For example, with how much Professor Seres values ​​you, he could give you some potions that enhance your elemental affinity or boost your mental strength."

"Richard, you still have a great chance of becoming a full-fledged wizard."

Although he didn't hear a direct answer, Richard himself knew that the probability was very low, otherwise Meiluo wouldn't have been so secretive.

Moreover, the potion that Meiluo mentioned must be extremely precious.

If simply taking drugs could quickly improve one's aptitude, why would any school of thought require its new students to undergo talent tests?

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the dormitory area.

Richard opened the door to room number 861, went closer, and thought, "Hmm, not bad!"

The room is about 30 square meters in size, with one large room and one small bathroom. The large room has a bed, a desk and a few chairs, and the overall environment is clean and refreshing.

After putting away his luggage, Richard changed into a brand-new gray apprentice robe, and then went with Melo to visit their mentor, Serales.

At this moment, he compared himself with the other apprentices he met on the road, noting the difference in the patterns on their chests. He had a white bone staff, while others had two crossed white bone staffs.

Clearly, these two symbols represent a first-level necromancer apprentice and a second-level necromancer apprentice, respectively.

After passing through a corridor and a garden, the two arrived once again at the two-story house where Richard had slept the night before.

"Richard, Professor Serales is engrossed in alchemy experiments, and what he hates most is being disturbed at an inopportune time."

"Once we go upstairs, just wait at the door. Don't knock. If you don't call us within five minutes, we'll come downstairs."

Richard, upon hearing this, naturally had no objection and nodded to indicate that he understood.

After the two went up to the second floor, they waited quietly outside the door. After a while, Celes' deep voice came from inside the room: "Richard, come in. Melo, give me the information and then go back."

"Yes, mentor!" After entering the room, Meiluo gently placed Richard's talent test form on Seres's desk, then gave a ladylike curtsy and turned to go downstairs.

As she passed Richard, she even winked at him playfully.

As Richard entered the room, he was greeted by three enormous laboratory tables.

Each table was piled high with various containers, including test tubes, funnels, evaporating dishes, graduated cylinders, and many more unfamiliar devices whose names I couldn't recall.

As Richard took a few more steps closer, his nostrils were instantly filled with all sorts of strange and unusual smells, making him choke!

It seems his prediction was correct; Seras is a wizard obsessed with alchemy.

Such an environment is hard for a normal person to like, at least Richard himself didn't.

Cress, dressed in a black robe, looked at Richard's talent test chart while shaking the glass vessel in his hand.

"Richard, your wizarding aptitude is just as I sensed when I saw you yesterday—not very good."

"Given your talent, without some extraordinary opportunity, you most likely won't become a formal wizard. So, do you still intend to stay with the Ignis School?"

Although Richard knew from the previous test results that it would be difficult for him to become a formal wizard based on his aptitude.

But when he heard that Seres had almost made a definitive judgment on him, he still felt very uncomfortable, feeling both resentful and unwilling to accept it.

"Yes, Instructor Serales, even if the chances are slim, there is still a chance, isn't there?" Richard looked into Serales' eyes and said firmly, without the slightest hesitation.

Just kidding, as long as there's even the slightest chance, with my inspiration panel, I'll become a full-fledged wizard sooner or later!

Seres gave Richard an approving look, even though this newly recruited disciple was arguably the least talented of all the disciples.

But his defiant temper was quite to his liking.

Many years ago, his mentor thought he was not cut out to be an alchemist at all, but in the end, he refused to admit defeat and became the strongest alchemist among all his mentor's disciples.

"Good! It's good to have confidence! Moreover, given the life-saving grace your grandfather gave me, I feel that simply bringing you to the Ignis School would not be enough to repay him."

Here are three options for you, which can be considered both a gift to you as my new disciple and compensation for your grandfather's life-saving grace.

Richard, you must remember that as a wizard, the most important thing is to uphold the spirit of contracts.

Since Serales said that, Richard knew that the other party was not just being polite, but genuinely wanted to repay his grandfather's past kindness.

Celeste paused, then continued, "I'll give you three options. The first is a potion of Shadow Power, which will slightly increase your affinity for dark elements. This potion is most effective the first time you take it, the effect is halved the second time, and subsequent doses are almost ineffective."

Of course, you can also switch to the Prophet's Potion, which can permanently and slightly increase your total mental strength. However, like the Shadow Power Potion, this potion is most effective the first time you take it, and the effect is halved with each subsequent use.

Either of these two options is a good choice, a small way to compensate for your lack of talent.

The second option is to give you five bottles of Frostbite. Frostbite is an alchemical bomb that freezes objects within a ten-meter radius and causes significant frost damage, making it suitable for use when you encounter danger in the wild.

The last one is a fragmented top-tier meditation technique—the "Rodriguez Meditation Method." I found it many years ago in a ruin; it's from my private collection. Moreover, the content related to formal wizards in the meditation method has been burned, so giving it to you will not violate the Wizarding Convention of the Byers Continent.

However, I must remind you that although the Rodrigo meditation method is extremely valuable, this is only an incomplete version, and both the initial learning and subsequent practice are extremely difficult.

Please think carefully about which one you choose.

This kind of opportunity might only come once in your lifetime.

After saying his last words, Serales looked at Richard quietly and said nothing more.

Richard realized that everything was good, but his task was to choose the one that best suited him.

Richard's brain then began to work at full speed.

Obviously, the second option, Ice Bite Alchemy Bomb, is the first to be ruled out.

Both options one and three can improve aptitude, but neither the Shadow Power Potion nor the Prophet Potion can only improve his talent in a small amount at a time. For him, it seems that they are far less valuable than the Advanced Meditation Method.

Although Meiluo had mentioned on the way that every new student could learn the school's basic meditation methods for free.

However, basic meditation techniques improve mental strength very slowly. Therefore, many apprentices, after reaching the second level of wizard apprenticeship, begin to seek out intermediate and advanced meditation techniques.

However, intermediate and advanced meditation methods are extremely rare. You either have to work hard to earn school points to exchange for them, or you have to risk your life to explore ancient ruins.

Moreover, it is said that the only thing that can be exchanged with school points is intermediate meditation techniques, but even so, wizard apprentices still flock to them.

It's important to know that the "Rodriguez Meditation Method" is an advanced meditation method, and advanced meditation methods generally have special effects. Some can even subtly and gradually improve a person's wizarding aptitude!

After some thought, Li realized that although the Rodrigo meditation method was incomplete and quite difficult, he still had a good chance of quickly getting started with it, thanks to his Inspiration Panel.

(End of this chapter)