Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 86 Who else is qualified besides Pei Ze?

Time flies.

It's already late February.

Apartment living room.

Wuyu was sunbathing by the window as usual.

Xiao Yi was fast asleep on the sofa, her slender limbs sticking out of the cup, her sleeping posture extremely unseemly.

He would smack his lips every now and then, muttering things like "One more cup" or "I can still drink."

Pei Ze sat upright to the side, intently observing his own condition.

【Spirit 160.00】

[Body Condition 84.72]

Pei Ze let out a long sigh of relief.

It has been almost two months since the Omniscient Meditation Method was created, and the last Will Rune has finally been completed.

Keep in mind that the further you progress, the more time it takes to analyze the Will Rune.

Especially the Will Runes after the 24th, each one requires at least a hundred days to analyze.

The analysis time for rune number 32 was as high as more than 500 days.

Without the All-Seeing Eye, it would take Pei Ze at least ten years to construct all the Will Runes.

Fortunately, the Willpower Runes are now complete, and the Spirit attribute has reached 160 points, finally meeting the standard for condensing Spirit Crystals.

"Unfortunately, after the mental attribute reaches 160 points, it cannot be increased further no matter how much meditation is performed."

Pei Ze touched his forehead, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"It seems that this is the limit for a wizard apprentice. Unless he condenses a spiritual crystal to break through and become a wizard, and sublimates the essence of life, his spiritual power will not be able to improve any further in this lifetime."

Pei Ze closed his eyes and browsed through the memories in his mind.

During this period, he frequently visited the library, not only to investigate information on rare metals but also to research knowledge about the crystallization of spiritual essence.

In fact, the methods used by wizards to condense spiritual energy are largely the same; to put it simply, it involves continuously compressing spiritual energy until it crystallizes.

It's easier said than done.

Furthermore, if the attempt to crystallize one's spirit fails, at best one's spirit will be damaged, and one's mental strength will be permanently reduced, requiring a significant amount of time to recover through meditation.

In severe cases, it can cost you your life.

Every year, many wizarding apprentices die as a result.

For tens of thousands of years, countless wizarding apprentices in the Astral Alliance have been stuck at this hurdle, unable to advance to the rank of wizard in their entire lives.

Opening his eyes, Pei Ze exhaled and silently recited, "Omniscient, based on the information I've gathered these past few days, I've compiled a method for condensing spiritual crystals that suits me."

[Task created, data processing begins, estimated time 3 days]

Pei Ze used his mental acceleration without hesitation.

In an instant, a wealth of knowledge appeared in my mind.

After taking some time to process the information, Pei Ze issued another order.

"Omniscient, predict the success rate of my current spiritual crystallization."

[13.51%]

"So low?"

Pei Ze frowned and shook his head.

Indeed, the more will runes there are, the more difficult it is to condense the spiritual crystal.

He constructed 32 Will Runes, an unprecedented feat in the history of Dawn City and perhaps the entire wizarding world. The difficulty of condensing these spiritual crystals is likely far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

Given that his own aptitude is not particularly outstanding, the reason he has improved his strength so rapidly is entirely due to the help of the All-Seeing Eye.

A success rate of just over 10% is already considered quite good.

According to official statistics from Dawn City, the success rate of wizard apprentices in condensing spiritual crystals is only about 20% without any external influence.

"How about adding Li Xin Shui?" Pei Ze gave the new instruction.

To increase the success rate of crystallizing spiritual essence, wizards created many auxiliary potions.

Using auxiliary drugs when condensing spiritual essence can not only increase the success rate, but also play a protective role. Even if it ultimately fails, it will at most reduce spiritual energy, but will not lead to death.

Among the many auxiliary medicines, Li Xin Shui is the most effective.

Please set the amount of Li Xin Shui.

"One standard serving," Pei Ze muttered to himself.

[28.61%]

"Only a 15% increase?"

Pei Ze frowned.

The success rate of Li Xin Shui can be increased by an average of 25%!

By the time it reached him, it had shrunk by nearly 40%.

"What about two standard serving sizes?"

[41.16%]

"Three standard serving sizes"

[50.23%]

"Four standard serving sizes"

[54.19%]

"Five standard serving sizes"

[54.34%]

Pei Ze shook his head. It seemed that five standard portions of Li Xin Shui were the most he had.

No matter how much you add, it won't increase the success rate.

"A success rate of less than 60% is still too low. Besides, the Crystal Heart Water is extremely precious. It is very difficult for an ordinary wizard apprentice to obtain even one, let alone five."

"I wonder if Teacher Mo Weng has any glass heart water?"

Pei Ze quickly came up with a plan and prepared to take some time to ask Mo Weng about the matter of condensing spiritual crystals.

A success rate of over 50% is far too low; he couldn't possibly risk nearly 50% failure by trying.

Even with the protection of Li Xinshui, she wouldn't lose her life even if she failed.

It should have at least an 80-90% success rate before it's worth trying.

This is also one of Pei Ze's advantages over other wizard apprentices.

With his all-seeing eye, he could clearly know the success rate of his spiritual crystallization.

If the success rate is too low, he will naturally not rush into it, but can choose to continue accumulating material resources and constantly improve the success rate.

This was far safer than the other apprentices who were left to their fate with no certainty.

This is also the main reason why Pei Ze is confident that he can definitely become a wizard.

Even if he can't get an effective solution from Mo Weng, he can wait until he has collected more information and then use the All-Knowing Eye to deduce the method to improve the condensation of spiritual crystals.

There's always a solution.

Putting the matter aside for the time being, Pei Ze had a sudden thought, and in an instant, the silver bracelet on his left hand melted like hot butter, turning into molten metal that flowed into his right palm, quickly elongating and transforming into a silver longsword.

Over the past few days, Pei Ze has practiced manipulating Silver Star in the magic laboratory quite a bit, and is now quite proficient.

It must be said that Silver Star's ability to freely shape things is extremely useful.

For example, in battle, Pei Ze can use Silver Star as a longsword. When the enemy uses Silver Star as an ordinary weapon, he can instantly change Silver Star's form and catch the enemy off guard.

This ability is a deadly weapon in close combat!

Caught off guard, the enemy has a 99% chance of falling victim to the attack.

Pei Ze conducted a test and found that when all the molten metal from the silver star was gathered and transformed into a giant spike for a long-range thrust, its power reached 65 degrees!

Such a powerful attack is enough to instantly kill a legendary knight who is not a defense specialist.

It is estimated that only a legendary knight who has mastered the power of earth element and is skilled in defense could withstand a direct hit.

But it was only a single blow.

The power of a first-tier magical artifact is thus evident.

In addition, the shield formed by Silver Star's transformation is also very sturdy, with defensive capabilities that are no weaker than the Activated Shield and the Magic Heavy Armor.

Pei Ze guessed that the materials used to refine Silver Star should include metallic materials such as Silver Dragon Tungsten Iron.

He tried using magic to test the defense.

After enduring more than ten modified fireballs head-on, Silver Star only suffered a slight reduction in molten metal, with no other damage.

Its defensive capabilities are no less than its offensive capabilities.

"And this is still under the condition that I am just a wizarding apprentice and cannot unleash Silver Star's full power. If a full-fledged wizard were to control it, just how powerful would Silver Star's attack and defense be?"

Pei Ze sighed inwardly, gaining a deeper understanding of the power of a first-tier magical artifact.

If one had to pinpoint a flaw in Silver Star, it would be its terrifying energy consumption.

Pei Ze tested it and found that manipulating the Silver Star for one minute would consume more than 30 points of mental energy.

With his current mental strength of 160 points, he can only use Silver Star for four or five minutes at most before his mental strength is exhausted.

To be more realistic, mental energy is also required to cast spells during combat, so it's impossible to use all mental energy to manipulate the silver star.

Therefore, the total time spent using Silver Star in a battle is only about two minutes.

If even Pei Ze is like this, then other third-level wizard apprentices probably wouldn't even have half a minute to use a first-tier wizard artifact in a battle.

In this situation, a first-tier magical artifact can indeed only be used as a trump card for a wizard apprentice.

Don't even think about using it as regular equipment.

"We've collected enough data; we should be able to start calculating the metal combinations now."

Pei Ze muttered to himself.

These past few days he has memorized all the metal combination formulas in the book that Mo Weng gave him, and he has also consulted a lot of information in the library.

Now that there's an empty taskbar, I can use it to calculate metal combination recipes.

"Omniscient, calculate the optimal metal combination formula required for Silver Star's enhancement."

Please specify the enhancement requirements.

Pei Ze had already prepared his proposal and made his request without hesitation.

"Enhance the ductility, toughness, and hardness of Silver Star after solidification; improve spell resistance and elemental resistance; enhance armor-piercing and shield-piercing properties; and reduce mental energy consumption when using it."

Pei Ze rattled off a series of demands in one breath.

[Task created, starting to calculate the optimal metal combination recipe required for Silver Star enhancement, estimated time 342 days]

Pei Ze smiled slightly. "It's alright, it won't take too long."

If we accelerate at full speed, it can be done in just over five days.

"Once we figure out the metal combination formula, we should focus all our efforts on analyzing the lightning runes and the flash magic tattoo."

Pei Ze looked at the remaining two tasks.

[Task 2: Analyze the Lightning Rune, estimated time 108 days]

[Task 3: Analyze the Flash Magic Tattoo, estimated time 334 days]

"After that, I will need to learn new spells, improve existing spells, and upgrade the Azure Breathing Technique."

After sorting things out, Pei Ze realized that he still had a lot to do.

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long."

the next day.

Pei Ze arrived at the academy early.

Since the crackdown, he has rarely come to the academy.

I only came here a few times, and I either went to the library, the spell lab, or the No. 8 herb garden. I never took any teacher's class.

Over the course of more than half a month, the buzz surrounding Pei Ze's killing of two legendary knight-level powerhouses gradually died down as the person involved disappeared for an extended period.

What puzzled Pei Ze was that as soon as he stepped into the academy today, he suddenly found many people pointing at him and whispering to each other as if they were discussing something.

Is the hype back?

Just as he was wondering what was going on, he suddenly saw two familiar figures and immediately called out to them.

"Shao Hong, Guan Ling."

Shao Hong and Guan Ling, who were walking ahead, turned around and were stunned to see Pei Ze.

"Why are you at the academy?" Guan Ling asked in surprise.

"I am also a student of the Tower Academy."

Guan Ling then realized what was going on, gave an awkward smile, and said, "You're often nowhere to be seen, so I subconsciously forgot about it."

Pei Ze waved his hand, no longer dwelling on the topic. He pointed to the whispering crowd around him and asked in a low voice, "What's been going on lately? It feels like so many people have been talking about me behind my back."

Shao Hong and Guan Ling exchanged a glance before saying, "Haven't you heard about our competition with Red Lotus City?"

"I have heard of it."

Pei Ze was halfway through his sentence when he quickly realized what he was saying and raised an eyebrow.

"Has the Dawn Council been officially announced?"

"That's right," Guan Ling replied. "It was just announced yesterday, and the news has already spread throughout the entire Dawn City."

Guan Ling began to recount her story with great excitement, while Shao Hong occasionally added a comment from the side.

After listening to their stories, Pei Ze finally understood.

Just as Gu Lin said, Dawn City and Red Lotus City planned to use three competitions to determine the final distribution ratio of the development revenue of the new plane.

Two of the rounds were for practicing wizards.

If that were all, the wizard apprentices wouldn't pay much attention.

After all, formal wizards are too far removed from them; at most, they'll just talk about them as a topic of conversation after the competition.

The problem is that one of the participants in the competition was a third-level wizard apprentice.

This really hit the wizard apprentices' sweet spot!

They never imagined that one day wizard apprentices like themselves could participate in such a momentous matter as deciding the distribution of dimensional profits.

The moment the news spread, all the wizard apprentices in Dawn City became incredibly excited.

The students of the Tower Academy were no exception.

Discussions about who should participate quickly spread throughout the college.

There are three wizard apprentices participating in the competition.

Guan Ling looked at Pei Ze with shining eyes, her expression revealing excitement and anticipation.

"Many people think you are fully qualified to compete for a spot in the competition!"

"That's right." Shao Hong nodded in agreement with a serious expression.

They were both speaking from the heart.

Pei Ze is a genius wizard apprentice who killed two legendary knight-level powerhouses in one night. He is not qualified to compete for a spot in the competition. Who else in the Tower Academy is qualified to compete?

There was originally another student named Yin Xue in the third grade, but now that she has become a wizard, she no longer meets the requirements to participate and has to be removed.

As for the other third-year students, let alone killing a legendary knight, finding even one who could contend with a legendary knight would be a challenge, so they are naturally not worth considering.

After thinking it over, only Pei Ze remained.

As a result, people all over the academy have been discussing Pei Ze's participation in the competition these past two days.

"So, Pei Ze, are you going to participate?" Guan Ling asked expectantly.

Shao Hong also looked at Pei Ze with anticipation.

Pei Ze is, after all, a member of the Star Spirit Society. If he actually gets a spot in the competition and wins on behalf of Dawn City, he will definitely become famous.

At that time, their Celestial Spirit Society will also become very famous.

This way, when new students enroll next year, it will definitely attract more wizarding apprentices to join their society.

"A competition?"

Pei Ze's eyes flickered slightly, but he quickly shook his head again.

"We'll see."

It is not yet clear what the specific format of the competition will be, or what the rewards will be, so we cannot make a decision easily.

Since I'm going to see Teacher Mo Weng anyway, I might as well ask him all at once.

After hearing Pei Ze's words, Shao Hong and Guan Ling were both somewhat disappointed.

However, neither of them wanted to offer much advice, since it was Pei Ze's own business.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Pei Ze wisely parted ways with the two, not staying behind to be a third wheel.

Medicinal Garden No. 8.

Pei Ze arrived at Mo Weng's apothecary room with ease, and Yin Xue happened to be inside.

Upon seeing Pei Ze, Yin Xue said with a smile, "Junior, you've come at the right time. We were just talking about you."

Pei Ze first greeted Mo Weng, then smiled and replied, "Let me guess, it's about the competition, isn't it?"

Yin Xue smiled and said, "It seems you've already heard about it. So, are you interested?"

Pei Ze smiled noncommittally, without answering the question. Instead, he bowed slightly to Mo Weng and said, "Teacher, I would like to ask you something."

Mo Weng calmly asked, "What is it?"

"Besides auxiliary potions like the Crystal Heart Water, what other methods can increase the success rate of condensing spiritual crystals?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Xue was stunned.

Mo Weng was also taken aback for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he sharply looked Pei Ze up and down, asking in a deep voice:

"Have you reached the standard for condensing spiritual essence?"

(End of this chapter)