Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 85 Growth-Type Wizard Artifacts

Seeing that Pei Ze's eyes were calm and he was not resentful or dissatisfied, Mo Weng nodded secretly.

"A good wizard must learn to stay calm."

"Being calm when facing the enemy is one aspect; on the other hand, we must also learn to calmly assess the disparity in strength between ourselves and the enemy."

Mo Weng said calmly:

"As long as you are still a wizard apprentice, you will not be as important as Pei Yonggao in the eyes of the higher-ups."

"On the contrary, if one day you become stronger than Pei Yonggao, you can use the same methods Pei Yonggao used on you on him."

"If you are powerful enough, the Dawn Council will not only not pursue you, but will also try every means to cover for you."

Mo Weng reached out and patted Pei Ze on the shoulder with a meaningful expression.

"Let's strive to become wizards as soon as possible."

"Yes, teacher!"

Pei Ze nodded emphatically.

Mo Weng's words were realistic and cold, but they were an irrefutable truth.

The wizarding world doesn't talk to you about human rights, compassion, or reason.

Here, only fists matter.

Pei Ze pursed his lips, a renewed desire and urgency to become a wizard welling up within him.

"Alright, now tell me what you want to exchange those 1000 merit points for?" Mo Weng said.

Pei Ze's eyes flashed, and he smiled, "What do you think is the best thing for me to exchange for, Teacher?"

Mo Weng paused for a moment, then chuckled and shook his head. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's exchange for a first-tier magical artifact."

Pei Ze was taken aback, then asked in surprise, "Teacher, aren't magical artifacts only usable by wizards?"

"Who said that?" Mo Weng shook his head. "A third-level wizard apprentice can also use a first-level wizard artifact, but doing so puts a heavy mental burden on him, and very few people can do it."

"Usually only wizard apprentices who have cultivated advanced meditation techniques and constructed more than twelve will runes can use first-tier wizard artifacts for a short period of time, like your senior sister."

Pei Ze turned to look at Yin Xue, who nodded with a smile, confirming Mo Weng's words.

Upon seeing this, Pei Ze's eyes lit up immediately.

It goes without saying how much a first-tier magical artifact would enhance his strength.

It's like having another trump card up your sleeve!

Coming to his senses, Pei Ze quickly asked, "Teacher, which magical artifact should I exchange for?"

"Do you want an offensive or defensive type?"

Without hesitation, Pei Ze said, "It would be best to consider both aspects!"

Children make choices; adults want it all.

Oh, he's only sixteen and still a minor?

Regardless, I'm already an adult psychologically.

"Then let's exchange them for Silver Stars."

With a flick of his wrist, a fist-sized silver metal sphere appeared out of thin air in Mo Weng's palm.

Without him making any move, the metal sphere suddenly floated up, twisting and writhing rapidly in the void.

In a moment, it transforms into a metal shield half the height of a person, with an indestructible and heavy texture.

In a moment, it transformed into countless metal cones the length of chopsticks, densely packed and gleaming with a chilling light, extremely unsettling.

A moment later, it transformed into a semi-circular metal shield, enveloping Mo Weng entirely within it.

The demonstration lasted for more than ten seconds before the silver molten metal reformed into a spherical shape and fell back into Mo Weng's palm.

"Silver Star is a magical artifact made from 188 kinds of rare metals. It has a myriad of transformation properties. Depending on the form it takes, it can be used for both defense and offense. This meets your requirements."

Mo Weng threw the metal sphere to Pei Ze.

Pei Ze quickly reached out and caught it, examining it carefully.

Yin Xue, standing to the side, laughed and said, "Junior brother, your teacher has picked out a really good item for you this time. Among all first-tier magical artifacts, the Silver Star is among the top-tier. There are only a handful in the entire academy, and there is no other way to obtain it except through merit points."

Pei Ze nodded with shining eyes, but some doubts remained in his heart.

Magical items are all about perfection, meaning they have an extreme focus on a particular aspect.

Whether it's attack, defense, curse, or crowd control, you need to have at least one unique feature that stands out.

For enchanters, moderation is the least desirable trait, as it often means being useless.

A weapon that is both offensive and defensive sounds good, but if a magical artifact really could achieve such perfection, how could it be merely a first-tier magical artifact?

Seemingly noticing Pei Ze's confusion, Mo Weng said calmly, "The enchanter who created the Silver Star initially wanted to forge a perfect magical artifact that was both offensive and defensive, but he tried many times and failed every time."

"There is no magical artifact in this world that can perfectly balance offense and defense; one must choose to emphasize one aspect over the other."

"So he settled for second best and created Silver Star, a magical artifact that can grow in power."

Pei Ze was taken aback.

A growth-type magical artifact?

"First tier is not the limit for Silver Star."

"It can enhance its own abilities by absorbing and fusing more rare metals, thereby advancing to a higher level. There was once a wizard who nurtured Silver Star into a third-tier magical artifact."

"Depending on the combination of metals absorbed and fused, the direction of Silver Star's enhancement also varies, sometimes focusing on attack and sometimes on defense."

"The creators of Silver Star originally intended to evolve the perfect magical artifact in this way, but in fact, since Silver Star was created, no one has ever been able to do so."

"To date, no one has figured out a metal combination that can perfectly balance offense and defense without becoming mediocre."

Upon hearing Mo Weng's words, Pei Ze's heart suddenly stirred.

"In general, Silver Star is a magical artifact with unlimited potential, but to unleash its potential, it requires a very high level of knowledge and financial resources from the holder. If it is not properly nurtured, it may become a useless magical artifact, which is its biggest flaw."

"You'd better think it over carefully before deciding whether or not you want this magical artifact."

What a load of rubbish!

Of course I want it!

Pei Ze felt a surge of excitement.

According to the teacher, Silver Star could almost be considered a magical artifact tailor-made for him.

If others can't figure out the perfect metal combination, surely the all-knowing eye can analyze it?

Once he knows the perfect metal combination, he can completely evolve Silver Star into a top-tier magical artifact.

As for finances, he is a pharmacist himself, so he doesn't need to worry too much about money.

With knowledge and financial resources—the two biggest obstacles to realizing Silver Star's potential—already resolved, what else is there to consider?

Pei Ze made his decision almost immediately.

However, he pretended to think about it for a while before nodding heavily and saying, "Teacher, I choose this one."

Mo Weng didn't say much, just nodded slightly, and then with a flick of his sleeve, a book slowly floated towards Pei Ze.

"The book records the metal combinations researched by several Silver Star holders. You can study and refer to it when you have time."

"You can try to study the perfect balance of metal combinations, but don't put too much effort into it. Those are just theoretical metal combinations. You should think about which aspect to focus on and then develop your own metal combinations."

"Yes, teacher."

Pei Ze took the book and readily agreed.

Of course, only he knows what he's really thinking.

"What do you want to exchange for the remaining two hundred merit points?" Mo Weng asked.

Pei Ze thought for a moment and said, "Let's exchange for the Dark Illusion Potion."

Mo Weng waved his hand and said, "You can just buy the Illusion Potion from me; there's no need to waste merit points."

Pei Ze had already planned this, so upon hearing this, he nodded in agreement.

"Teacher, can I save my merit points and exchange them for something I want later?"

He remembered that the exchange list contained various rare metals.

It's not too late for him to buy the corresponding rare metals after he goes back and deciphers the metal combination formula of Silver Star.

Mo Weng nodded and said, "Whatever you say. You can go directly to the logistics department to exchange it later."

After a pause, Mo Weng asked again, "How's your potion practice going lately?"

"It's going very smoothly. I'm trying to refine the Dragon Blood Potion, and it shouldn't be long before I succeed."

Upon hearing this, Mo Weng smiled with satisfaction and nodded, saying, "Very good. Your talent in pharmacology is indeed outstanding. You have not disappointed me."

"Keep up the good work, and feel free to come to me if you have any questions."

Pei Ze immediately agreed.

Yin Xue glanced at Pei Ze, secretly marveling at his appearance.

At Pei Ze's age, she had only recently succeeded in refining a non-ranking potion.

It took nearly another year to successfully refine the first bottle of Tier 1 potion.

And so, she was already known as a pharmaceutical genius.

However, compared to Pei Ze, he is far inferior.

After offering a few more words of encouragement, Mo Weng waved his hand, signaling the two to leave.

Stepping out of the apothecary, Pei Ze smiled and asked Yin Xue, "Senior, I heard the Silver Light Legion's witch hunter unit extended an invitation to you. What are your plans?"

Yin Xue said, "I have already agreed. I will start my duties in the Witch Hunter Army in three months, but I will stay at the academy during this period."

Pei Ze nodded; it was pretty much what he had in mind.

Having just been promoted to wizard, the senior student also needs time to consolidate her realm.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the two parted ways at the entrance of the plantation.

Pei Ze went straight to the medicine storehouse, intending to buy the hallucinogenic potion.

Second-tier potions and first-tier potions differ by only one level, yet their prices are vastly different.

First-tier potions generally cost between four and six hundred gold coins; for example, the Dragon Blood potion costs five hundred gold coins.

Second-tier potions cost at least five or six thousand gold coins, almost ten times more expensive than first-tier potions.

Potions like the Illusion Potion, which are among the top-tier second-tier potions, cost as much as 7,500 gold coins, or 15 magic stone coins.

Pei Ze exchanged for four bottles in one go, spending a total of sixty magic stone coins.

If he hadn't recently become incredibly wealthy, he probably would have had to sell one or two batches of potions to raise enough money to buy the Dark Illusion Potion.

Back at the apartment.

Pei Ze sat down in the bedroom and took out the hallucinogenic potion, placing it in his palm.

The medicine was contained in a transparent glass bottle, a narrow-necked bottle like a vase, only about the length of a palm, with a brown cork plug at the mouth.

Inside was a violet liquid, dotted with shimmering starlight.

Moonlight streamed in through the window, falling on the liquid medicine in the bottle, shimmering with a mesmerizing beauty.

Judging from its appearance alone, it would be hard to guess that such a beautiful potion would have the malicious words "Dark Illusion" in its name.

Gently removing the cork, Pei Ze took a deep breath, then tilted his head back and drank the entire potion in one gulp.

The slightly cool medicinal liquid surged into my stomach, transforming into a cool sensation that quickly spread throughout my limbs and bones.

Pei Ze leaned back on the bed, relaxing his mind and limbs.

About ten seconds later, his body suddenly tensed up and then began to convulse violently.

His muscles were visibly contorted and cramping, his skin was flushed an abnormal red, and large patches of sweat soaked through his clothes in the blink of an eye.

If a wizard were present at this moment, they could see a large number of energy particles gathered around Pei Ze if they used their mental power to scan him.

He was almost completely enveloped by densely packed energy particles, looking like a colorful human-shaped cocoon.

Every second, countless energy particles enter his body through his skin pores.

Pei Ze gritted his teeth, enduring the surging pain within his body.

Just then, he suddenly felt a chilling aura slowly spreading throughout the room.

despair!

I seemed to hear a faint sound of footsteps.

Pei Ze struggled to turn his head and discovered that a group of pale-skinned, rotting zombies had appeared in the room at some point.

Qi Meng, Pei Shaoqi, Li Ke, Huo Nan—each one of them was an enemy who had died at his hands.

They growled, their faces contorted with malice, and slowly approached him.

Pei Ze lay on the bed, his body stiff and unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as the zombies slowly approached.

He could even clearly see the rotting flesh and blood of these zombies, constantly dripping foul-smelling, viscous bodily fluids.

Finally, the disgusting zombies pounced on him, their sharp teeth tearing at Pei Ze's flesh.

Pei Ze was in so much pain that his whole body was numb and he had no feeling at all.

He watched helplessly as he was torn apart, slowly turning into minced flesh and bones, entering the mouths of the zombies, until only his head remained, witnessing the entire process of being dismembered.

laugh!

After a soft sound, everything disappeared.

Zombies, flesh, and slime all disappeared.

The room returned to calm.

Pei Ze lay on the bed, drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

"These side effects are too strong."

The side effects of hallucinogenic drugs are severe pain and hallucinations.

Pei Ze already knew this, but the intensity was somewhat unexpected.

I won't even go into the excruciating pain.

Regarding hallucinations, even if the subconscious clearly understands that it is just a hallucination, it is still very unpleasant to witness one's own dismemberment.

"Dark Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, that name is truly fitting."

It took Pei Ze a while to recover some of his energy before he sat up.

"Omniscient, detect my current state."

【Spirit 123.68】

[Body Condition 66.56]

"An increase of 3.2 points in spirit, not bad."

Pei Ze's face lit up with joy.

With his current mental attribute of over 120 points, the fact that he can still experience such a significant boost shows that the effect of the Illusion Potion is truly remarkable.

It was worth the hardship he endured.

"There are three bottles left. Taking into account the diminishing effect of drug resistance, they should be able to increase mental strength by four or five points."

Pei Ze nodded secretly, deciding to take a bottle of hallucinogenic potion every two days from now on.

It's a bit uncomfortable, but I have no choice in order to improve my mental strength.

The path to enhancing one's strength is never easy.

(End of this chapter)