Wizards begin by accessing the Inspiration panel.

Chapter 92 Thickness Conversion

The two girls immediately stopped talking and looked at Mijat.

The tall, thin boy, Mijat, said, "We're really lucky! But the problem is, we might not be able to eat it all."

"Get to the point!" Jenna urged, she hated this kind of way of speaking that left things unsaid and kept people in suspense.

"Um, through the undead vision of the corpse hound, I discovered that about 200 meters ahead, there are about 30 fishmen moving along one side of the underground river, in the same direction as me."

Hey, Jenna! Her eyes lit up immediately – a huge wave of walking points!

"Are you sure you're not mistaken? Then what are we waiting for! Let's go!" the short girl said excitedly.

"Wait, there are more than four dual-wielding murlocs in that group, and one of them is clearly a high-level murloc warrior!" Mijat panicked and grabbed Brandy, who was about to rush forward. What difference was there between that and courting death?

"A high-level murloc warrior?"

"Seriously! They're at least two meters tall and wielding giant harpoons. I'm afraid the three of us wouldn't be able to take them down," Mijat added.

Now, Jenna couldn't think of any good solutions either, since the three of them, when their strength was averaged, were only equivalent to three level-two wizard apprentices.

On the other hand, the merfolk consisted of one level three wizard apprentice, four level two wizard apprentices, and a whole host of other miscellaneous creatures.

Trying to swallow an elephant whole will only lead to choking.

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Meanwhile, Richard and his two companions searched for traces of the underground races. Although they did not encounter them again, they did find quite a few along the way. Most of the corpses of the underground races killed along the way were fishmen, and a few were cavemen.

Richard had already fought the fishmen before and was somewhat familiar with them.

Richard was still quite curious about the cave dwellers, so he took a closer look. They were hairless, with only bare skin, and were shorter than ordinary humans. Their eyes were cloudy, suggesting they were either blind or had poor eyesight, probably due to living underground for many years.

Don't be fooled by the word "human" in Cave Dwellers. In Richard's view, they are quite different from humans, probably because they walk upright and are classified as humanoid creatures, much like werewolves. However, Cave Dwellers are at least two levels weaker than werewolves in terms of combat ability.

Throughout the journey, Richard kept thinking about how to use the remaining 3000 energy points.

Ever since he learned that there was such a level as Grandmaster, Richard had been considering which type of witchcraft he should improve first.

The principle remains the same: the effectiveness of witchcraft should be linked to the level of control rather than the wizard's aptitude.

Richard's first thought was meditation, but he shook his head. Three thousand points were definitely not enough to advance Rodrigo's meditation from proficiency to mastery, which meant that advancing now would not bring him an immediate increase in strength, so it could be postponed.

Secondly, another option is to continue improving the Summoning Skeleton. Currently, the Summoning Skeleton is at the Master level. Richard is very curious about what the effect would be if it were improved to the Grandmaster level. Would it give him an extra summoning slot, or would it increase the strength of the summoned creature?

The last option is to improve the level of control over defensive magic. Currently, the only way to provide instant defense is with the solidified dark element shield on a black jade ring, and after using it once, you have to wait 24 hours before you can use it again.

Additionally, the Black Jade Ring has a special effect: when the holder uses the level 0 Dark Element Shield spell, the spell's power will be increased by 18%.

From this perspective, if the Dark Element Shield can be improved, the benefits would be quite high in terms of cost-effectiveness.

After a moment's thought, Richard said to Ophelia and Andrea beside him, "I seem to have gained some understanding of the Dark Element Shield spell. Please wait a few minutes."

The moment the words left his mouth, the two of them froze in shock.

Ophelia, in particular, possessed advanced wizarding aptitude and had always been confident in her progress in learning witchcraft. However, compared to Richard, her comprehension of witchcraft seemed to make her appear like a fool.

Ophelia felt completely awful!

"Richard, you..." Andrea was completely at a loss for words.

Before teaming up with Richard, he considered himself a prodigy, having reached the level of an intermediate knight at a young age. Although his noble upbringing prevented him from saying things like "you are all trash" to other freshmen, his inner pride remained hidden deep within him.

But now, this pride seems to be crumbling!

Richard didn't say much, because he didn't know how to explain it either.

[Host detected casting Level 0 Dark Element Shield. Do/Do you wish to consume energy to gain Inspiration for Level 0 Dark Element Shield?]

This time, looking at the value 3000 at the far right of the slider, Richard thought for a moment and decided to learn from his previous mistake. He chose to drag the slider directly to 3000 and selected "Yes!"

In an instant, Richard's soul left his body and entered the dream, and this time the scene in the dream was in a vast grassland.

He possessed the body of a gray-robed apprentice whose face was obscured, while dozens of meters in front of him, the phantom of a demonic whirlwind wolf was watching him intently.

In an instant, he understood the purpose of the dream's design. It must have been his subconscious desire to have something to spar with.

The next second, Gale Wolf instantly unleashed a wind blade, launching an attack on Richard.

Because it was an instantaneous wind blade, Richard couldn't dodge in time, and his arm was torn open. After realizing what had happened, he quickly cast a dark element shield.

A skillful dark element shield takes at least two seconds to cast, but unfortunately, the Gale Wolf's wind blades have a one-second interval, meaning one wind blade per second!

Thus, Richard could only keep dodging, trying to cast spells, and being interrupted again, repeating this process over and over again.

As time went by, Richard went from being so badly injured by the wind blades that he could barely use his skills at first, to eventually being able to use them once.

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In the end, Richard no longer needed to dodge the attacks of the Gale Wolf.

Although his dark element shield is broken by Gale Wolf's wind blade every time, he can create a new shield in the next second, allowing for a seamless transition.

Just as Richard was getting into his comfort zone and was about to relax, the dream changed again. Next to the original Gale Wolf, another Gale Wolf appeared.

Instantly, the wind blades of the two Gale Wolves slashed towards them at lightning speed.

Richard was startled, and in a flash of inspiration, he instinctively focused his mind and mobilized his mental energy to enhance the defense of the shield in front of his body.

The shield membrane in front of Richard was noticeably thicker and darker, indicating that the concentration of dark elements had increased. Meanwhile, the membrane behind him thinned and faded, becoming almost transparent.

The effect was immediate. The thickened black membrane in front, after blocking one wind blade, still had some strength left. It barely managed to block the second wind blade before the entire membrane ruptured and dissipated into the air.

But before Richard could even catch his breath, the next second, the phantoms of the Gale Wolves increased from two to three.

Richard was dumbfounded!

Even though he could adjust the thickness of the dark element shield, Richard still had to dodge hastily when faced with the attack of the three wind blades.

The situation became difficult again, and soon Richard's gray robe was cut into strips, and he was covered in wounds.

But with the help of a wealth of inspiration, he vaguely grasped a glimmer of understanding, as if he had touched a certain boundary, and it seemed that as long as he pushed harder, he could break through this window paper!

Suddenly, the world spun around him, and when Richard returned to his original form...

"Damn it!" Richard couldn't help but swear for the first time. He was really in a bad mood this time!

It was just a little short, and then it ran out of energy!

However, this exclamation startled the two people waiting nearby, who stared blankly at Richard, completely bewildered.

Because all they saw throughout the entire event was Richard closing his eyes, casting a dark elemental shield, and then... nothing more.

The next second, Richard swore.

Before he could explain, Richard pulled up the panel and saw the [Witchcraft] Dark Element Shield (Master 99%, Effect: Thickness Conversion)!

(End of this chapter)