Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 71 A Hot Commodity in the Eyes of Knight Cadet (Seeking First Subscription)

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Pei Ze was speechless for a moment.

Killing a heretic at the peak Grand Knight level only grants 50 merit points, so wouldn't it take killing a full 40 to exchange for a spot in the Realm of Truth?

Whether the Hand of Deep Resentment actually has that many peak Grand Knights is questionable.

As for the 1000 merit points worth of the Mad Drinker, needless to say, he must be a legendary knight-level powerhouse.

Legendary knights are powerful beings capable of threatening even formal wizards.

Even for him, killing an enemy of this caliber would not be easy.

As for priests, they are beings that only a formal shaman can deal with.

It's obvious that both the sacrifices and the heavy drinking are like carrots in front of a donkey's head, used specifically to increase the enthusiasm of the shaman's apprentices; they can only be looked at, not eaten.

"For us wizard apprentices, the only ones we can deal with are demonized beings and demon followers. In addition, we can also earn a small number of merit points by completing the tasks issued by the city guards."

Gu Lin spread his hands, somewhat helplessly.

"Unless you're extremely lucky and encounter a severely injured drinker, you'll be lucky to get three or four hundred merit points by the time the raid ends. Forget about exchanging for the top items on the exchange list."

Pei Ze sighed inwardly and remained silent.

He knew that what Gu Lin said was true.

It seems that accumulating enough merit points to redeem a spot in the Realm of Truth won't be so easy.

That would at least get you a few bottles of evil potions, or if you try your best, getting a first-tier magical artifact wouldn't be bad either.

"Okay, stop overthinking it."

Gu Lin interrupted Pei Ze's thoughts and looked behind him with a smile.

"Let's choose our partners for this mission first."

companion?

Pei Ze was slightly taken aback. He turned around and saw that all the knight trainees in the hall were staring intently at him, their eyes burning with desire, as if they had seen some rare treasure.

"What happened?" Pei Ze asked.

Gu Lin spread his hands and said, "Let's join forces. More than thirty knight academies in Dawn City have participated."

"Each apprentice participating in the siege can choose two knight cadets to form a team and act together."

Seeing Pei Ze's brows furrow slightly, Gu Lin smiled and said, "Don't underestimate them. They are all senior students from the Knight Academy, each of them having reached the Great Knight level. With their help, the battle against the heretics will be much easier."

Pei Ze was genuinely surprised this time.

These people look to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, yet they are all great knights?

So far, all the great knights he has encountered have been in their thirties or forties, and he has never met a great knight under the age of twenty, let alone hundreds of them at once.

Are there really that many geniuses at the Knight Academy?

Gu Lin noticed his surprise and said with a smile, "Most of these people are former students of the Wizard Academy who were eliminated. They may not have wizarding aptitude, but the foundation they laid at the Wizard Academy is enough to give them a good chance of success as knights."

"Moreover, many of the parents here are wizard apprentices. Their family resources are not enough for them to make up for the gap in their aptitude and become wizard apprentices, but they are enough to support them to make rapid progress in the path of knighthood. There are many students in the knight academy who have been promoted to Grand Knight in their second year. In recent years, there have even been genius students who graduated as legendary knights."

Pei Ze was relieved.

It makes sense. Most of the people who are eliminated from the wizard academy already have the physique of a trainee knight or even a knight. Their starting point is naturally higher than those who enter the knight academy through normal channels, so it is not surprising that their cultivation progress is rapid.

If both parents were wizard apprentices, that would be even better. They could use their savings to buy a few bottles of potions to enhance physical strength, and easily become a Grand Knight.

For example, three or four bottles of Dragon Blood Potion are enough to allow a peak knight to break through to become a Great Knight.

"Where are the companions you chose?" Pei Ze looked behind Gu Lin.

The girl waved her hand and said, "I only arrived a little before you, and I haven't chosen anything yet."

She paused, then added meaningfully, "Besides, before you arrived, these knight cadets wouldn't easily team up with other wizard apprentices."

Pei Ze was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Before he could figure out what the sentence meant, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Lord Pei Ze, my name is Su Ya, from the Giant Whale Academy. I possess the strength of a high-ranking Grand Knight. Would you be honored to accompany me on my missions?"

Pei Ze turned his head and saw that the speaker was a tall girl.

She had a beautiful, innocent face with fair skin. She wore a close-fitting, high-quality leather armor, and her figure was curvaceous. Her ruby-like eyes were fixed on Pei Ze with fiery gaze.

Su Ya's actions seemed to have triggered a switch, and in an instant, more students stepped out of the crowd and quickly came to Pei Ze to recommend themselves.

"Lord Pei Ze, my name is Hao Cheng, from the Blazing Flame Academy, and I possess the strength of a high-level Grand Knight."

"Lord Pei Ze, my name is Zhan Fangyi, and I come from Blackstone Academy."

"Lord Pei Ze."

A group of people surrounded Pei Ze, vying to introduce themselves.

All of the dozen or so people were high-ranking knights.

Gu Lin watched this unfold and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Wizards almost always have the habit of recruiting followers, who can serve as protectors in battle and help with various chores in peacetime, thus freeing up more time for meditation and experimentation.

For the knights who become followers, this is also a highly desirable thing.

Wizards are such revered beings that even a tiny bit of resources slipping through their fingers can cause a great knight's strength to skyrocket.

In addition, being bound to a wizard is equivalent to having a powerful backer.

Throughout history, there have been many followers who gained the favor of wizards, and their entire families benefited from this, rapidly expanding their power and becoming prosperous knightly families that lasted for dozens of generations.

This can be considered the best example of how one person's success leads to the prosperity of their entire family.

Therefore, many knights were eager to become followers of wizards.

The students of the various knight academies were no exception.

When they heard that the raid would be carried out in teams with the third-level wizard apprentices from the Tower Academy, many people became very interested.

If you can take this opportunity to build a good relationship with a promising third-level wizard apprentice, you might be able to become their follower first once they advance to the wizard level.

Many knight cadets shared this idea, and they had already inquired about the situation of the third-level wizard apprentices participating in this operation through various channels beforehand.

Under these circumstances, Pei Ze naturally stood out.

The top student of the first year at the Tower Academy, the first place winner in this year's freshman trial, a level three wizard apprentice at only sixteen years old, and also has outstanding talent in potion making. He is the disciple of the famous fifth-level potion master Moron in Dawn City!

This halo is absolutely blinding!

Among the third-level wizard apprentices participating in the operation, some may be stronger than Pei Ze, but in terms of potential, Pei Ze is undoubtedly the number one.

Such a genius is almost certain to become a wizard, and his future achievements are absolutely limitless.

Without a doubt, he is an excellent role model to follow!

In an instant, Pei Ze became the most sought-after person in everyone's eyes.

Even before Pei Ze arrived, the open and covert struggles among the knight cadets had already begun. Almost all the cadets who felt they were strong enough were eager to become Pei Ze's companions in this mission.

The dozen or so people who stepped forward to recommend themselves at this moment were the result of open and covert struggles.

As for those students who only had the strength of a beginner or intermediate Grand Knight, they were not qualified to step forward and volunteer. They stayed in the back and looked at the dozen or so people with envy.

Pei Ze then understood the situation and turned to Gu Lin, asking in a low voice, "If we're in a team, how are the merit points distributed?"

Gu Lin replied in a low voice, "They have another reward system. All the merit points earned during the operation belong to the wizard apprentice."

Pei Ze nodded knowingly.

If that's the case, having two more high-level Grand Knights wouldn't be bad.

Pei Ze's eyes flickered slightly as he discreetly used his all-knowing eye to investigate the strength of each of these people.

With his current mental strength, he wouldn't even need a single point of mental energy to investigate a high-ranking Grand Knight.

One round of exploration only consumed less than 10 points of mental energy.

Two of them caught his attention.

One of them was Su Ya, who had spoken first. Her physical attribute was 58 points, which barely placed her in the top five among the dozen or so people, and she was not the most outstanding.

However, his mental attribute is as high as 17.4, almost reaching the standard of a second-level wizard apprentice.

Even for a high-ranking Grand Knight, this mental strength is exceptionally high.

Pei Ze was very curious about how Su Ya had embarked on the path of knighthood. Logically speaking, with her aptitude, if she had enrolled in a wizarding academy, she could have at least become a level three wizard apprentice.

The second person to catch Pei Ze's attention was a male knight trainee who was over two meters tall, extremely burly and strong, like an iron tower.

He exuded a fierce aura, yet his appearance gave off a kind and honest feeling, as did his demeanor, creating a striking contrast.

His physical attributes were also the highest among everyone present, reaching 68 points, far exceeding the standard of 50 points for a high-level Grand Knight, and only one step away from becoming a peak Grand Knight.

With his mind racing, Pei Ze quickly made a decision and raised his hand.

Seeing this, the dozen or so knight trainees immediately shut up and looked at him expectantly.

Facing everyone's gaze, Pei Ze nodded slightly to Su Ya and the big guy, and smiled, "Su Ya, Peng Yan, it's great to be able to team up with you."

Upon hearing this, the others were immediately disappointed, except for Su Ya and Peng Yan, who both showed expressions of surprise and delight.

"Lord Pei Ze, you're too kind. It's my honor to cooperate with you!" Su Ya looked at Pei Ze with sparkling eyes and a sweet smile on her face.

Peng Yan's face flushed red, and he kept rubbing his hands. It took him a while to remember to agree with Su Ya's words.

"No, that's right."

Someone, unwilling to give up, stepped forward and said, "Lord Pei Ze."

But before he could finish speaking, Pei Ze waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Thank you all for your recognition. I hope there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Pei Ze spoke gently, but his expression revealed an undeniable determination. Seeing this, the crowd exchanged bewildered glances and then dispersed helplessly after a moment.

Some of the more astute knight cadets quickly walked towards Gu Lin.

The second-ranked freshman at Tower Academy is also an excellent role model.

"grown ups."

Su Xuan and Peng Yan came to Pei Ze.

Pei Ze looked Peng Yan up and down for a few moments, then suddenly asked, "Do you have barbarian blood?"

Peng Yan was stunned for a moment, then nodded somewhat awkwardly: "Yes, sir, my mother is a barbarian, and I have half barbarian blood."

Pei Ze understood.

No wonder Peng Yan's aura was somewhat mixed, and he was already close to becoming a peak Grand Knight at such a young age.

It should be noted that barbarians are generally physically strong, and at the same level, their physical abilities completely overwhelm human knights.

If it weren't for the combat techniques of breathing exercises, human knights would be no match for barbarians of the same level.

However, while his barbarian bloodline rapidly improved Peng Yan's physique, it also greatly reduced his compatibility with human breathing techniques.

Forget about cultivating intermediate and advanced breathing techniques; you can only barely cultivate the beginner breathing techniques without corresponding combat skills. You probably won't have any hope of becoming a legendary knight in this lifetime; the peak grand knight is probably your limit.

No wonder that even though Peng Yan was the strongest among them, the other knight students looked at him with a hint of disdain.

Peng Yan cautiously observed Pei Ze's expression, his eyes filled with worry, fearing that Pei Ze would kick him out of the team once he learned of his barbarian blood.

After all, a follower who is destined not to become a legendary knight is of no value to a genius like Pei Ze.

To his surprise, Pei Ze simply nodded and said nothing.

In fact, Pei Ze really didn't care at all.

The factor limiting Peng Yan's advancement to legendary knight was the lack of a suitable breathing technique.

But this was not a problem for Pei Ze at all.

The All-Knowing Eye could easily improve the breathing technique to suit Peng Yan's cultivation, breaking the shackles on the latter.

Pei Ze decided to observe Peng Yan for a period of time first. If the latter was indeed worth cultivating, he would tailor a breathing technique for Peng Yan after he advanced to the level of a wizard and signed a follower contract.

"And you?" Pei Ze then looked at Su Ya, "Do you also have other non-human bloodlines?"

Suya blushed slightly and said, "I have one-quarter succubus blood, which comes from my grandmother."

Pei Ze: "."

There are all sorts of amazing people in the LSP world, including someone who even has offspring with a succubus?

But what surprised him even more was that it actually worked.

It's important to know that most succubi are evolved from abyssal worms, with a few being transformed from human souls by powerful demon lords. There's no record of succubi being born through reproduction.

Moreover, succubi shouldn't have the ability to reproduce.

Could it be the product of some wizard's experiment?

Pei Ze was both curious and confused.

However, this also explains why Su Ya's mental strength is exceptionally high.

Succubi are a demon race that excels at illusions. It's not surprising that Suya, who possesses a quarter succubus bloodline, has a natural ability to improve her mental state faster than pure-blooded humans.

Of course, this does not mean that she has the aptitude to be a wizard.

The high level of spiritual growth brought about by bloodline is different from innate talent.

"Both of the selected knight cadets have non-human bloodlines. I wonder if this is considered good luck."

"The Omniscient Eye's detection capabilities still need improvement. It would be much more convenient if it could also detect the target's lineage."

(End of this chapter)