Wizard: I can predict the future

The moment Nord entered, he saw that the walls on both sides of the hall were covered with all kinds of alchemical artifacts.

There are classic-style canes, rings, and longswords, as well as metal arm armor with a mechanical aesthetic and strangely shaped metal puppets.

In the center of the hall, an elderly apprentice with gray hair sat behind the counter.

In front of him stood a young man holding a ring, carefully explaining his magical artifact.

Nord stood behind the boy, carrying Pandora.

After listening for a while, he roughly understood the function of the ring.

This is a defensive magical artifact.

Once activated, it can generate a magic shield for a short time.

According to the boy, this magic shield can withstand attacks with a power of up to 20,000.

For a second-level wizard apprentice, this is already considered a very good life-saving magical artifact.

After all, most second-tier sorcery has a power level of less than 10,000.

Unless one has sufficient knowledge of witchcraft to be able to harness more mental power and consume more magic.

Like Nord, a normal casting of Lesser Lightning Bolt would require about 10 points of mental energy and 50 points of magic power, with an output power of about 7,000.

However, his understanding of Lesser Lightning Bolt had reached a perfect level.

Casting a Lesser Lightning spell allows one to harness more mental and magical power, easily surpassing the standard power of 10,000.

However, it's not that simple for others. If they insist on mobilizing more magic power, they may even fail to cast the spell and cause a backlash of magic power.

Soon, the boy's verification process was halfway complete.

The old apprentice closed the register and said calmly to the young man:

"Turn left ahead to the second alchemy lab; the materials you need are ready."

"Once you've finished refining it, someone will take you to have it tested."

He paused here, his expression becoming very serious.

"However, I need to remind you in advance."

"If you fail to refine it, or if the final result is too different from the artifact you submitted."

"The academy will charge you for all the materials used in this crafting process."

"If the review is approved, you will not have to pay for the materials, but the reforged artifact will belong to the academy."

Do you have any objections?

The boy shook his head.

"no."

The old apprentice nodded.

"Then you can go over there."

After the boy left, Nord placed the suitcase on the counter.

The old apprentice glanced at him.

"You're here to register your magical artifacts too, right?"

"Yes."

The old apprentice took out another registration form.

"Write down your crafting materials first, and I will have someone prepare a set of the same materials later."

"Then, give a brief description of the function of your magical artifact."

Nord didn't say much, picked up a quill pen, and wrote down the names of the materials one by one on the registration form.

Soon, more than ten kinds of materials were written down one by one.

The old apprentice had only glanced at it during a routine inspection.

But soon, his gaze fell on two of the materials, and his eyelids twitched.

The next moment, he suddenly stood up and looked at Nord.

"Karak Magic Crystal?"

"Hollow-patterned mithril?"

He looked at the registration form again carefully to make sure he hadn't misread it.

Then he glanced at the black and gold briefcase on the counter, and his voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

"You actually used Karak magic crystals and Void-patterned mithril in this witchcraft artifact?"

"You're not kidding me, are you?"

The boy, who had already reached the corner, stopped and turned around when he heard this.

Karak crystals are the core material for crafting magic furnaces.

The magic furnace is one of the core components for forging large-scale offensive magical artifacts.

Hollow-patterned mithril is a core material for crafting magical artifacts with spatial attributes.

Neither of these two items should appear on the list of materials for a regular wizard apprentice's wizarding artifacts.

Moreover, the metallic appearance on the counter doesn't resemble a large-scale offensive magical artifact at all.

Nord remained calm and pointed to the metal box in front of him.

"No, my weapon does indeed require both of these materials."

The old apprentice stared at Nord's face, trying to tell if the man was lying.

However, the other party did not show any sign of guilt.

After a moment, he gently exhaled and quickly tapped the crystal ball beside him.

"I cannot make decisions regarding these materials; I have already informed the wizard of the association."

"That person has quite a temper."

"If you have exaggerated or deliberately misrepresented the materials list, I advise you to take the initiative to explain now."

"Otherwise, when that person comes in person, he might use you as research material."

Less than ten minutes later, a middle-aged man came down from upstairs.

He was tall and thin, with slightly sunken cheeks, and wore a dark gray robe with some metal residue on his body, as if he had just been forcibly summoned from some alchemy laboratory.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the old apprentice immediately stood up and bowed.

"The Wizard Kahn"

Kahn ignored him and looked directly at Pandora on the counter, then glanced at the registration form.

"Karak Magic Crystal, Hollow-out Mithril?"

He snorted coldly.

"These days, apprentices don't even know how to tone down their boasting?"

"Or is it another young master from some family, foolish enough to try and bribe the association?"

The old apprentice's face stiffened slightly, and he dared not respond.

Nord, seeing the middle-aged man's displeased expression as if he had been set ablaze, dared not be negligent in the slightest.

He respectfully performed a standard bow.

"The Wizard Kahn"

Kahn then looked directly at Nord.

"You'd better have this magical artifact just like you described."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind having one more piece of experimental consumables."

After saying that, he walked upstairs without looking back.

"Keep up."

Nord didn't dare say anything more and quickly followed with Pandora in hand.

Soon, the two arrived at a laboratory on the third floor.

Kahn pointed to the laboratory and said:

"The laboratory has the materials you need. If I don't see a second one of the same magical artifacts..."

He snorted coldly as he spoke.

"You should understand the consequences!"

Nord looked at Kahn, who was still angry, and remained silent for a moment before forcing himself to speak.

"The Wizard Kahn"

"Pandora's structure is quite complex, involving miniature magic furnaces, three-form switching, and multi-layered enchantment patterns for stability."

"Even with all the materials, it still took me nearly two weeks to craft my first Pandora."

"With less than ten days until the preliminary exam, there probably isn't enough time to forge an identical magical artifact."

Kahn frowned and looked at him.

"Two weeks?"

Nord nodded.

"Yes."

Kahn stared at Nord for a moment, his expression still not very good.

However, he also knew that Nord's words were not without merit.

If a magical artifact of this caliber could truly be reforged in just a few hours, that would be even more suspicious.

He said coldly:

"Then let's refine the core components first."

"Miniature magic furnace, form-changing structure, three forms of enchanting loops."

"As long as these three parts pass the test, it will be enough to prove that you have indeed mastered the key structure of this magical artifact."

At this point, Kahn's gaze swept over the nameplate on his chest.

"As for a complete replica, we can do that after the mini-exam."

"If you can't even master the core components, even if Professor Dylan himself comes to plead for you, it won't do you any good!"

Nord took a deep breath and nodded.

"I see."

Kahn pushed open the laboratory door.

"Go in."

"Once the refining is complete, press the button by the door, and I will come down to find you."