Wizard: I can predict the future

In the laboratory on the second floor of the academy's center, Nord finally stopped what he was doing.

On the lab table, a black and gold metal box sat quietly.

The box is about half an arm's length long, with thick edges and corners, and it is completely invisible from the outside that it is actually a powerful offensive magical artifact.

This is how he created Pandora.

The unused form has been transformed by Nord into a box form, making it easy to carry and concealing its true purpose.

Nord reached out and placed his hand on the box, slowly channeling magic into it.

The next moment, patterns lit up on the surface of Pandora, and the black and gold box emitted a series of soft, crisp mechanical sounds.

Click.

The box quickly unfolds, folds, and reassembles.

In less than a second, a heavy alchemical hand cannon appeared in Nord's hand.

The hand cannon was almost as long as his arm and several centimeters wide. It was heavy and menacing, with a pitch-black muzzle at the front and a faint blue magical light swirling inside.

Nord grasped Pandora's hand and turned to walk towards the training ground next to the laboratory.

Unlike potion labs, construction and enchanting labs are usually equipped with a sizable training ground.

After all, most wizards will test the abilities of a magical artifact after it has been crafted.

The walls of these training grounds are mostly reinforced with a single layer of material and are also specially equipped with defensive magic arrays.

Wizards have always placed great importance on the secrecy of knowledge and experimental results.

Therefore, nothing inside the college's laboratories will be leaked.

After all, these laboratories are not only rented by Nord, but also by some formal wizards.

For this reason, Nord was not worried about damaging the building when testing the magical artifact, nor was he worried about Pandora's trump card being exposed prematurely.

Nord stood in the training field, raising his hand to aim at a crystal wall.

Just a gentle press.

boom!

A dark blue magic bullet flew out instantly and slammed into the wall.

The crystal wall remained unchanged and did not even tremble; only a string of numbers appeared.

【33452】.

Nord looked at the numbers on the wall, then looked down at the magic furnace on Pandora.

[99950/100000]

This is a magic furnace made from Karak magic crystals, which stores a full 100,000 points of magic power.

This figure is nearly five times greater than the total magical power of many apprentices who are stuck before becoming formal wizards.

Immediately afterwards, Nord tapped rapidly on Pandora to switch output modes.

Then, the trigger rune was activated again in succession.

boom! boom! boom!

Three magic bullets were fired in succession.

【64852】

【65128】

【64588】

The numbers in the magic furnace inside Pandora change accordingly.

[99650/100000]

Pandora's normal output frequency has two modes: fifty magic power and one hundred magic power.

The former is slightly more powerful than ordinary level 3 zero-ring sorcery, but it has the advantage of low consumption and fast firing rate.

The latter has significantly increased power, but the charging time is longer and the rate of fire is significantly reduced.

Most importantly, Pandora's attacks do not deplete Nord's own mental energy.

He only needs to expend a small amount of mental energy to control the trajectory of the magic bullet.

Nord estimated that to achieve the same power as the previous mode when using the Vacuum Rift Ring, he would need to master it thoroughly.

To reach the standard power of 60,000, one needs to at least reach the level of mastery or even minor mastery.

Nord then infused magic again, activating the second form.

Pandora's two sides suddenly unfolded, transforming into a ring half a meter in diameter, with twenty-four tiny metal tubes appearing on the outside.

Immediately afterwards, Pandora, under Nord's control, slowly flew to the top of his head.

In the next instant, twenty-four azure magic energy projectiles flew out simultaneously, transforming into a dense barrage that covered the entire wall in front of them.

Boom boom boom!

Explosions rang out one after another.

【118548】

【121324】

……

Nord nodded in satisfaction as he watched the numbers constantly changing on the crystal wall.

I looked up at Pandora's magic furnace again.

[96650/100000]

A full three thousand points of magic power were lost.

Upon seeing this number, Nord couldn't help but feel a slight jolt.

It should be noted that the total amount of magic power in his body is only slightly over four thousand.

In other words, in just a short moment, Pandora had consumed nearly three-quarters of his magic power.

If it were an ordinary first-level wizard apprentice, even if they could construct a wizarding model of equal power, they would simply not be able to support such terrifying consumption.

Pandora is different.

As long as there are reserves in the magic furnace, it can continue to unleash attacks.

This is what makes alchemical artifacts truly terrifying.

However, the vast majority of magical artifacts crafted by apprentices certainly cannot achieve this effect.

After all, most apprentice wizard artifacts cost only a few hundred or a thousand magic stones, while Pandora's material costs alone are close to seven thousand magic stones.

Even if Nord had a complete manuscript, he might not have been able to design such a magical artifact even after another ten or twenty years of deduction.

About two minutes later.

Pandora above their heads glowed again, and twenty-four more magic energy projectiles flew out once more.

Nord watched this scene, but mentally recorded the test information.

"In swarm formation mode, there is a cooldown period of at least two minutes after each attack."

"In addition, the form switch just now took about two seconds."

Without pausing, Nord infused the magic once more.

Pandora transformed into a cylinder that was one meter long and several centimeters in diameter.

The next moment, all the enchanted runes lit up simultaneously.

The magic furnace at the end, forged from Karak magic crystals, became dazzling, and a deep blue light converged along the magic channel to the muzzle of the cannon.

The air in the training field seemed to have become hot and dry.

Judgment Beam.

A beam of blue-white light pierced through the air in an instant.

There was no explosion.

Only a blinding flash of light passed by.

Nord looked at the numbers that had not yet appeared on the crystal wall and a sense of doubt arose in his heart.

Could it be that it wasn't detected?

But the next moment, a string of numbers slowly appeared.

【21528954】

Nord's pupils contracted slightly.

More than 20 million.

The power of the Judgment Beam actually reached over 20 million!

Nord instinctively looked toward Pandora's magic furnace.

[83650/100000]

This single attack consumed a full ten thousand points of magic power.

Nord reached out and touched Pandora, and could clearly feel the burning heat emanating from it.

Then he looked at the now-faded enchantment patterns on the surface and slowly exhaled.

"The Judgment Beam is extremely powerful."

"But it consumes a lot of energy, requiring three seconds to charge, and once used, Pandora cannot be used again for half an hour."

He looked at Pandora, who had returned to her suitcase form, and a hint of satisfaction finally appeared in his eyes.

The power of this magical artifact is enough to be his trump card in the preliminary test.

He could even picture the scene during the small exam.

He was clad in black and silver armor and wielded a long spear as he moved through the horde of monsters.

The frost spread along the spearhead, and with each thrust, a layer of fine white frost condensed on the enemy's body.

Above his head, Pandora hovered silently, unleashing a barrage of magical energy projectiles.

Suddenly, another bolt of lightning struck from the sky, burning the enemy to a crisp.

Nord shook his head, trying to banish those images from his mind, but the slight upturn of his lips betrayed his true feelings at that moment.

He left the center of the college without stopping.

Now that the magical artifact has been completed, the most crucial step is still to register it.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to bring it into the college's quiz.

Nord walked along the stone path and soon came to a black spire not far away.

This is the Alchemy Items Association of Ash Academy, and also the registration point for this academy's preliminary exam.

There weren't many people here at the time.

However, this is a normal phenomenon.

After all, there were less than ten days left until the small exam.

Apprentices capable of crafting magical artifacts would have completed their registration long ago, and wouldn't have waited until now.

Those without the ability to refine it probably wouldn't be able to refine a high-level alchemical artifact like Nord did in just two months.