Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 113 Elements and Bloodlines: Different Paths to Advancement

When a wizard's apprentice meets a wizard, he must address him respectfully as "Sir".

This is an unwritten rule in the wizarding world.

Regardless of age or seniority, it's purely out of respect for the strong.

Fan He's words and actions at this moment undoubtedly confirmed Pei Ze's guess.

Pei Ze asked with great interest, "How did you know?"

Fan He respectfully said, "When you entered the spell laboratory, you rented it for three months at once. This matter quickly spread throughout the academy, and many people speculated that you were preparing to condense a spiritual crystal."

"So as soon as you came out, everyone knew that you had been promoted to wizard."

Pei Ze nodded without comment.

He knew that Fan He hadn't told the whole story.

It's true that he was preparing to condense a spiritual crystal, but he hasn't come out for more than two months, which exceeds the normal time required for condensing a spiritual crystal. It's estimated that many people maliciously speculated that he either failed in his breakthrough and is recuperating inside, or he may have simply lost his life.

That's why they were so surprised when they saw him appear.

Of course, Fan He would never say these things to him.

Pei Ze didn't expose him, but smiled and nodded at Fan He before walking away.

Watching Pei Ze walk away, Fan He sighed with a complicated expression.

Once you cross the threshold of becoming a wizard, from then on, your status, position, and power will be worlds apart.

He used to be able to call Pei Ze "junior," but now he can only look up to him.

Medicinal Garden No. 8.

Returning to this familiar medicinal garden, Pei Ze felt completely different.

Under his mental scan, he could clearly sense the spatial fluctuations and a considerable amount of magical fluctuations permeating the herb garden.

The latter mainly comes from various magical defenses and spell traps.

Because he possessed the pass, Pei Ze was able to faintly sense a trace of magical fluctuations.

If any other outsider dared to wander around the herb garden, they would probably be killed by the endless magical traps before they got very far.

"The wizard's mental scan is indeed useful. It can detect low-level spell traps completely with mental scan, making it a weakened version of the detection trap."

Not long after, Pei Ze arrived at the door of Mo Weng's apothecary.

Just as I was about to knock on the door, I heard Mo Weng's voice from inside.

As Pei Ze pushed open the door, Mo Weng had just finished the final steps of refining a bottle of potion. He casually put the stopper on the bottle, turned around, and looked Pei Ze up and down, a relieved smile gradually appearing on his face.

He took a step forward and suddenly appeared in front of Pei Ze, reaching out to pat him on the shoulder.

"Congratulations! From today onwards, you are one of us."

"Thank you." Pei Ze could feel Mo Weng's sincerity; he was genuinely happy about his promotion.

"I heard you spent more than two months in the magic laboratory?" Mo Weng gestured for Pei Ze to sit down.

Pei Ze casually found a chair and sat down before answering, "I spent some time testing the changes after advancing."

This was a reason he had already come up with.

After all, it's quite astonishing that it took more than two months to complete the advancement.

Mo Weng, unsuspecting, changed the subject and pondered, "According to the academy's rules, once a student is promoted to wizard, he automatically graduates from the academy and leaves, unless he is willing to sign a contract to stay and serve as an academy instructor."

"But I don't think you'll choose this path."

Pei Ze nodded, his expression turning serious, and said in a deep voice, "Teacher, I plan to go to the Turin plane."

Hearing this, Mo Weng was not surprised at all: "With your talent, the dimensional battlefield is indeed the most suitable place for you."

"You can't grow into a towering tree in a greenhouse; you can only grow faster on the battlefield of different planes."

"But before that, you'd better spend some time consolidating your strength."

Pei Ze nodded. The interdimensional battlefield was extremely dangerous, and he would definitely make full preparations before going there.

"However, there are different ways to reach the dimensional battlefield."

Mo Weng raised his hand slightly, and two badges appeared on the table between the two of them.

It was entirely black and red, its color resembling dried blood, exuding a tangible, bloody aura. On the front were two scarlet gloves clasped together.

One of the coins is pale silver, with an open book and a dove flying through the middle of the pages on the obverse.

Moweng pointed to the black and red badge and said, "You can join the Silverlight Legion's Witch Hunter Unit and enter the planar battlefield as a sergeant."

"Although we have to obey military orders and lose some freedom, the advantage is that we can easily obtain resources. Any resources that a wizard city obtains from the planar battlefield will be prioritized for the legion."

Then, Mo Weng pointed to another silver badge.

"Of course, you can also enter the dimensional battlefield as a free wizard and complete various tasks issued by the legion to earn rewards. This offers greater freedom, but the resources you can obtain are relatively limited. After all, many rare materials are either not available to free wizards or have very high exchange limits."

Which one would you like to choose?

Pei Ze frowned and pondered for a few seconds, then glanced at Mo Weng and tentatively asked, "Teacher, which one do you think I should choose?"

Mo Weng seemed to have anticipated Pei Ze's question, and upon hearing it, he simply smiled and said, "I suggest you choose the second option."

"Why, teacher?"

Pei Ze was somewhat surprised.

He thought the teacher would suggest he choose the first option.

After all, joining the army would provide him with more resources, which would be more conducive to his rapid improvement of strength.

Of course, based on Pei Ze's own thoughts, he would definitely prefer the second option.

After all, once he joins the army, he must keep his mental strength at its peak at all times in order to deal with any combat orders that may be issued at any time.

As a result, he would not be able to expend his mental energy to accelerate missions at any time, which would inevitably greatly affect his strength improvement.

In contrast, free wizards have more freedom in terms of time.

When to accept a mission and when to use his mental energy to improve his strength is entirely up to him.

Weighing the two options, the second one is undoubtedly better.

But Mo Weng was unaware of this, so Pei Ze was very curious about the reason behind it.

Mo Weng narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked a completely unrelated question.

"Do you know about the wizarding realm after crystallization?"

Pei Ze paused for a moment, then shook his head.

The wizard's handbook that Mo Weng gave him only mentioned information about wizards from level one to level three.

As for the classification of levels beyond that, it is completely blank.

Mo Weng didn't mind and slowly began to speak:

"After a wizard completes the crystallization of three spiritual crystals, he will face the choice of an advancement path."

"First, we should focus on the spiritual elements and take the path of elementalization."

"Secondly, we should integrate the bloodlines of ancient organisms and follow the bloodline route."

"Leaving aside the specific advantages and disadvantages of these two routes, they are incompatible. Once one is chosen, the other cannot be involved. Otherwise, at best, one will suffer a severe blow and a drop in strength, and at worst, one will be cut off from the future."

"Therefore, any wizard can only choose one of the two paths as their advancement, which has led to the development of two major factions—the elemental faction and the bloodline faction."

Upon hearing this, Pei Ze's expression shifted slightly, and he already had a vague idea of ​​what Mo Weng wanted to tell him.

Seeing Pei Ze's change in expression, Mo Weng smiled faintly and said, "It seems you guessed it too."

"The elemental faction and the bloodline faction often clash due to their differing ideologies, a problem that has occurred in many wizarding cities."

"It's just that some wizard cities or elemental factions suppress bloodline factions, or bloodline factions suppress elemental factions. One side always gains the upper hand, so things remain peaceful."

"But the situation is more delicate in wizarding cities where the two major factions are evenly matched, or where one side has a slight advantage but cannot overpower the other."

Pei Ze nodded slightly, subconsciously.

It's not that the East Wind is overpowering the West Wind, nor is it that the West Wind is overpowering the East Wind; what's truly frightening is that neither side is willing to yield to the other, yet neither can do anything about the other.

The two sides may be able to keep each other in check and live in peace for a short period of time, but in reality, a bomb is being planted that may explode at any time.

By then, the losses will likely be even more severe.

According to Mo Weng, Dawn City clearly falls into the second category.

and many more.

Pei Ze suddenly remembered something.

Of the five great wizarding families in Dawn City, the Pei family, the Meng family, and the Yan family are all bloodline families and undoubtedly belong to the bloodline faction.

The remaining Yin and Gu families clearly belong to the elemental faction.

In this sense, the bloodline faction still holds a slight advantage in Dawn City.

After figuring this out, Pei Ze suddenly had a moment of realization.

No wonder Mo Weng suddenly took him as a disciple.

Yin Xue is Mo Weng's disciple, so Mo Weng is obviously on the same side as the Yin family.

He was a bloodless person who was expelled from the Pei family and killed Pei Shaoqi, putting him on the opposite side of the Pei family. He also showed outstanding talent and strength in the trial, so it is not surprising that the elemental faction is optimistic about him and wants to bring him under their command.

Even if he hadn't shown exceptional talent in pharmacology, Mo Weng would have still reluctantly accepted him as a disciple.

Seeing Pei Ze deep in thought, Mo Weng did not interrupt him, but waited quietly.

However, Pei Ze quickly regained his senses, his gaze calm and his expression normal.

Seeing this, Mo Weng's eyes flashed with admiration. He suddenly said, "Although the bloodline path progresses rapidly in the early stages, it has an undeniable flaw. No matter how high-spirited it is in the early stages, it will eventually taste the bitter fruit."

These words seemed to have a hidden meaning, and Pei Ze was about to ask another question when Mo Weng changed the subject, saying, "In this campaign against the Turin plane, the main force of the legion is mostly in the hands of the Pei, Meng, and Yan families. If you join the Silver Light Legion, I'm afraid they will use any means necessary to target you."

He glanced at Pei Ze, a hint of sigh flashing in his eyes.

A seventeen-year-old formal wizard is someone even a proud bloodline family cannot ignore.

Pei Ze frowned.

The conquest of the Turin plane involves such enormous interests that even the main force of the legion is controlled by the bloodline faction.

Why does the elemental faction seem to be in such a bad situation?

However, when Mo Weng mentioned this matter, he remained calm and composed, without the slightest gloomy expression, which seemed very unreasonable.

Could there be some inside story he doesn't know about?

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it too much. These are things for the higher-ups to worry about. I should take care of myself first."

Pei Ze suppressed his doubts and said solemnly, "In that case, teacher, I will enter the dimensional battlefield as a free wizard."

Mo Weng nodded, then suddenly said, "Pei Yonggao is also in the Turin plane. He was about to break through to the first level of crystallization, but during this period, the divine body demon statue drained a lot of his spiritual power. It's already quite good that he can maintain his realm without falling. Don't expect to break through."

He glanced at Pei Ze and said calmly, "If you're going to make a move, remember to be clean."

Pei Ze understood.

Then, Mo Weng suddenly threw something over.

Pei Ze instinctively reached out and caught it, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was a ring.

Judging from the faint spatial fluctuations sensed, it seems to be a spatial ring, and it contains quite a few things.

"Consider this a gift to congratulate you on becoming a wizard," Moron said. "Also, if anyone gives you anything in the future, don't hesitate to accept it."

Pei Ze was slightly taken aback and wanted to ask more, but saw Mo Weng wave his hand, so he had no choice but to take his leave.

"Elemental factions and bloodline factions?"

As Pei Ze stepped out of the pharmacy, he glanced back at the closed wooden door, his eyes gleaming.

He never expected that beneath the seemingly peaceful surface of Dawn City lay a hidden factional struggle, and that he himself had been drawn into it.

However, Pei Ze didn't take it too seriously.

After all, he and the Pei family were originally sworn enemies, and joining the elemental faction was undoubtedly the best choice if he wanted to deal with the Pei family.

As for what to do next, we'll deal with whatever comes our way.

Although he is already a wizard, he doesn't have much influence when it comes to factional disputes.

From now on, we will continue to focus on improving our strength, and at most, we will take advantage of any opportunities to eliminate some enemies.

As Pei Ze walked out of the No. 8 herb garden, he was about to go to the logistics department when he saw two white-robed wizards standing by the roadside.

The apprentices who passed by bowed and greeted the two men, but the two men ignored them and continued to talk to each other in hushed tones.

Only when they saw Pei Ze emerge from the herb garden did the two of them show gentle smiles and walk over together.

"Congratulations on your advancement to wizard, Lord Pei Ze."

Congratulations!

"Thank you," Pei Ze said hesitantly. "And you two are..."

The older wizard on the right quickly said, "My name is Yang Hui."

He then pointed to the slightly overweight wizard next to him and said, "This is Yue Neng. We both belong to the Wizard Management Department under the Council. Today, we received orders to escort Lord Pei Ze to the inner city."

Wizard Management Department!

Pei Ze's expression shifted, and memories of the past immediately surfaced in his mind.

The Wizarding Administration is one of the many agencies directly under the Council, specifically responsible for managing all non-combat matters related to wizards within the inner city.

This includes guiding newly recruited wizards into the inner city, helping them familiarize themselves with the city, and arranging accommodations.

Pei Ze had anticipated the arrival of the Wizard Management Department, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

Seemingly noticing Pei Ze's surprise, Yang Hui chuckled and flattered him, "Lord Pei Ze is the only genius in Dawn City in nearly a hundred years to advance to the rank of wizard before the age of eighteen. We wizard management department naturally have to pay more attention to elites like you."

"That's right." Yue Neng nodded in deep agreement.

Perhaps because they were in charge of specific tasks, Yang Hui and Yue Neng were different from the cold or gloomy wizards that Pei Ze had encountered before; they had a more down-to-earth feel to them.

—At least that's how it is when I'm with him.

"Then I'll have to trouble you two, sirs," Pei Ze said with a smile.

"Lord Pei Ze, you're too kind." Yang Hui waved his hand with a smile. "Shall we set off now?"

"Okay." Pei Ze nodded.

"Lord Pei Ze, please follow us."

Yang Hui waved his hand, and a horse-drawn carriage parked by the roadside immediately drove over.

"Any long-distance movement spells are prohibited around the Ring of Truth, so Lord Pei Ze will have to travel by carriage."

Pei Ze smiled and nodded, then boarded the carriage with the two of them.

With the rumbling of the wheels, the carriage moved steadily and quickly toward the edge of the academy.

(End of this chapter)