Wizard: Start consuming attributes from the equipment slot.

"Um?"

Viktor paused slightly, looking at the inscription provided by the rune tablet, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

He was surprised to find equipment with the same attribute so quickly... but then he shook his head regretfully.

This rune tablet can provide the same attribute to upgrade 'Rune Master' to level 2, but it requires consuming the rune tablet first, and he currently cannot meet the consumption conditions for this rune tablet...

"Looks like I can only use it as a tool for learning and experimenting with runes for now..."

This thing looks very valuable, at least to a wizard apprentice.

Viktor placed it on the table, afraid that it might fall to the ground and break if he didn't do so.

Then, glancing at the two production lines that were still running stably, he walked aside and began practicing two spells.

......

Nina didn't return until evening.

Although her expression was calm, Viktor could see a hint of joy in her eyes, and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Senior, what good thing happened?"

"You look so happy!"

Nina was somewhat surprised:

"Do I look happy?"

Viktor stroked his chin:

"Hmm~~~This~~~"

"Alright..." Nina shrugged knowingly and said, "It's nothing major, it's just that I've already applied for a mission to explore the Astral Plane... and I've found a team to go with."

"If nothing unexpected happens, as long as this Astral Plane mission is completed successfully, I will be able to save up more than half of the money needed to advance to a formal wizard."

"But exploring the astral plane...wouldn't that be dangerous?"

Victor was somewhat surprised.

In his opinion, now that they have begun to move towards becoming formal wizards, shouldn't they prioritize stability?

Nina smiled and shook her head:

"There is indeed danger, but the danger is controllable."

"Moreover, the teams I chose are all friends I know very well. They are all high-level wizard apprentices, and the astral plane we chose is not a very dangerous one."

"The goal is simply to collect materials to earn magic stones. As long as we don't take risks, the probability of encountering danger is not high."

"In reality, most astral planes are not dangerous, otherwise a large number of wizards with mediocre strength would not dare to venture into the astral planes to explore."

Viktor's eyes were somewhat dazed.

After hearing these words, he felt as if a flag had been planted on the head of his senior.

However, he then shook his head, realizing he was just overthinking things. Nina was, after all, an experienced high-level wizard apprentice. Since she herself said she was confident, the success rate was at least 70% or 80%, if not 100%.

The probability of an accident is indeed low.

But the problem is, Nina had promised to take care of him for a while:

"I see. So, when are you leaving, senior?"

"No rush..." Nina understood what Victor meant: "Although you have good talent, you still lack experience and there are still some problems you haven't encountered. I will teach you step by step for about a week, and then I will try to let you start to handle problems on your own."

"I will be heading to the Astral Plane in about two weeks."

"So that means I have two weeks left?" Viktor nodded, indicating that he understood. "I will study hard."

Nina smiled gently:

"Don't worry, you have an outstanding talent for alchemy and you learn much faster than I expected."

"However, simply learning can never compare to hands-on practice. You might be a little flustered at first, but you'll get used to it."

After saying that, she turned her head and glanced at the time:

"Alright, it's about time. You should go home and rest today."

Victor stood up and bowed slightly to her:

"Okay, see you tomorrow, senior."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

......

It was evening.

The sky had darkened, and the magical lights on the streets were already lit.

Compared to the morning, the streets were quiet in the evening. The vendors' shouts were gone, and the people walking on the road had changed from wizards dressed in wizard robes to many ordinary people.

Most of these mortals are locals of Morningstar City, and many are descendants of former wizard apprentices.

When passing by Viktor, although not out of fear, most people would carefully avoid him and not dare to get too close.

Viktor was also aware of this phenomenon.

After all, even in Dawnstar City, which is known as the city of wizards, there are only tens of thousands of wizards. Compared to the city's million-strong population, they only account for a few percent, but they are the true rulers of the entire city.

Even though the academy stipulates that wizards are not allowed to attack mortals at will, they will be punished if they do so and are discovered by the Eye of the Star.

But if you really want to find a reason to stage an accident, you can beat someone up on the grounds of being offended, and you won't pay much of a price.

After all, as the saying goes, wizards are the true masters of this world.

The rules for protecting mortals may have arisen to take into account the origins of wizards, the utilization of population resources, and so on... but they absolutely do not include the idea of ​​"protecting mortals," and it is impossible for wizards to do anything to protect mortals.

In fact, from the moment a wizard activated magic and altered the brain structure... the wizard may no longer be the same species as a human.

......

Before I knew it, I had strolled back home.

Viktor opened his equipment panel and glanced at it. His proficiency with Morning Star Meditation had increased to {Beginner 93/100}. If nothing unexpected happened, he could complete the devouring conditions and devour it by tomorrow morning.

The equipment slots will then be empty.

But this time, Victor didn't have a suitable object to devour.

So he planned to go to the apothecary tomorrow morning to buy a few bottles of meditation aids... because he felt that since the "healing potion" that Gar bought before gave him such a powerful attribute, then other potions should naturally have equipment attributes as well.

We'll each try them out then, and use whichever term we think is better.

Viktor was pondering this when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps coming from the hallway outside the door, and then the door was pushed open the next moment.

Garr strode into the room, knight's longsword in his hand. Seeing Victor looking at him with a puzzled expression, he immediately lowered his head and said:

"Your Highness, I have discovered a clue about Princess Vivian!"

"A clue to Vivian?"

Victor frowned:

"You said you had news about her last time... She's also in Morningstar City, right?"

"Did you also get this clue from the letter?"

"No, Your Highness."

Unexpectedly, Gal shook his head, took out a silver snake-shaped bracelet, and handed it to Victor:

"I confirmed it only after I discovered this!"

Victor reached out and took the bracelet, running his fingers over it, when suddenly something jumped out at him, and a notification panel appeared:

[Equipable item detected: Feltrol Silver Serpent Bracelet]

[Equipping this item grants the following attribute: Mercury Blood lv1 - Your body will begin to flow with blood imbued with the power of mercury, increasing your spellcasting speed by 30% and its power by 15%]

[Requirement for absorbing equipment: Possessing the bloodline of the Feltero family]

[Equipment slots are full. Replace this equipment?]

Because this silver snake bracelet bears the crest of the Feltero family... and it is also evidence that allows each member to prove their identity after the Feltero family disbanded.

But what surprised Victor was why this bracelet was a supernatural item? Why was the condition for absorbing it to be of the Feltro family bloodline? Did his family perhaps harbor some secret?

So... did Vivian really run off to Morningstar City?

He frowned, clutching the silver bracelet in his hand, and looked up at Gar:

Where did you find this bracelet?

"Also, where do you think Vivian is right now?"