Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 88 Big Shopping Spree, Can We Really Learn This?

Five days later.

The metal combination formula for Silver Star has been calculated.

In the apartment's living room, Pei Ze was intently browsing the formula information in his mind, and couldn't help but grimace as if he had a toothache.

"1.2 kg of meteorite iron, 0.5 kg of gold dust, 1.4 kg of silver dragon tungsten iron, and 1.8 kg of molten copper."

The metal combination formula provided by the All-Knowing Eye includes a total of thirty-six rare metals.

Each one is worth a fortune, but the Silver Dragon Tungsten Iron, which costs 15 Magic Stone Coins per kilogram, is only considered mid-range among them.

The most expensive Earth Core Gold is worth as much as 55 Magic Stone Coins per kilogram.

In the end, the total price of a standard amount of metal was over seven hundred magic stone coins.

It's no wonder it's a perfect metal combination formula; even a professional wizard would frown at this price.

"Omniscient, how many standard quantities of metal combinations would be needed to upgrade Silver Star into a second-tier magical artifact?"

[12 standard measurements]

Pei Ze quickly made a calculation, and the number he came up with made his scalp tingle.

Nearly nine thousand magic stone coins!

"Even if I sold everything I own, I still couldn't afford that many."

Pei Ze sighed.

Of course, if you can get a second-tier magical artifact, nine thousand magic stone coins isn't too expensive.

After all, which second-tier magical artifact doesn't cost tens of thousands of magic stone coins?

Moreover, if Silver Star evolves into a second-tier magical artifact, it will undoubtedly be the best among those of the same tier.

However, to Pei Ze at this point, nine thousand magic stone coins is undoubtedly an extremely large number.

At this moment, his total cash flow is less than 150 magic stone coins.

"If we sell all the other odds and ends, we should be able to scrape together two hundred magic stone coins."

"I can exchange the remaining 200 merit points for some rare metals."

"I happen to have a little over seven kilograms of Yinlong tungsten iron, so I don't need to buy any for now."

After some calculation, Pei Ze discovered that there was still a shortfall of more than two hundred magic stone coins.

"Looks like I'll have to concoct some potions to sell for money."

Pei Ze shook his head and put the matter aside for the time being.

At this stage, don't expect to upgrade Silver Star to Tier 2.

Even if he refined potions until he vomited blood, it would still be difficult for him to gather nine thousand magic stone coins.

Besides, even if he upgraded Silver Star to Tier 2, he still wouldn't be able to use it.

For now, a Tier 1 Silver Star is sufficient.

It's not too late to consider upgrading to the second tier after you've advanced to the wizard level.

Now, all we need to do is absorb a few standard amounts to reduce Silver Star's mental energy consumption.

Collecting his thoughts, Pei Ze glanced at the task list, thought for a moment, and then continued with the task of improving the weakening ray.

The first-level spells that haven't been improved yet include Weakening Ray, Fear, Silent Illusion, and Jump.

He planned to start learning new spells once the four spells were improved.

"Next, we just need to wait for the analysis of the lightning rune and the blink magic tattoo to be completed."

Time flies.

The last day of February.

In the spell laboratory of the Tower Academy.

Pei Ze stood in the center of the hall, raised his hand and held his long sword horizontally, while his other hand quickly made a few empty gestures in the air.

In an instant, countless energy particles were drawn together into lines, intertwining and rapidly outlining a mysterious and complex azure rune.

Pei Ze took the rune and smeared it on the sword.

Suddenly, a crackling sound was heard, and the sword suddenly lit up. Countless thin blue arcs of electricity appeared out of thin air and flickered continuously on the surface of the sword.

"It's done!"

Pei Ze smiled and suddenly swung his sword, striking the crystal target beside him.

Click!

The crisp sound was mixed with a crackling sound of electric arcs flashing.

Category: Physical, Battle Aura, Lightning

Power: 28.3 degrees Celsius

"good."

Pei Ze nodded in satisfaction.

This power is estimated to be enough to break through a standard mage's armor in two or three hits.

The key is that the mental energy consumed is equivalent to a modified version of a magic missile, and the duration is as long as five minutes.

It consumes little power, has great strength, lasts a long time, and its practicality is self-evident.

"And this is just the effect of a single lightning rune; if they can be stacked, the power will be even greater."

The information Gu Lin provided mentioned that an enchanter had once attempted to improve the stacking of elemental runes and had succeeded.

Unfortunately, the information only mentions this topic casually, without providing any specific details.

However, Pei Ze didn't care. As long as he had a specific direction and basic knowledge, he could deduce it with his all-knowing eye.

"Don't rush to study the superimposed elemental runes. Let's analyze the other elemental runes first."

"Omniscient, analyze the Wind Rune and Earth Rune."

[Task created, analysis of the Gale Rune begins, estimated time 68 days]

[Task created, Earth Rune analysis begins, estimated time 68 days]

"So short?"

Pei Ze was somewhat surprised.

Even if the analysis speed is faster due to the improvement in mental attributes, this reduction is still too much.

The parsing time was reduced by almost half.

Pei Ze immediately checked the feedback from the All-Knowing Eye, and only after reading it did he realize what was going on.

Simply put, knowledge of elemental runes includes both basic and advanced subjects.

The former mainly covers the principles and general outline of elemental runes.

The latter is the detailed knowledge of various elemental runes.

The previous analysis of the lightning rune already included basic subject knowledge and advanced knowledge of the lightning rune, which is why the analysis time was so long.

Now, when analyzing new elemental runes, only advanced disciplines need to be analyzed, which naturally reduces the time required.

"So, does that mean magical tattoos are the same?"

Pei Ze immediately tried to issue the command to analyze the lightning explosion magic tattoo.

As expected, the analysis only took 166 days, less than half of the previous time.

Pei Ze understood and casually stopped the analysis task of the lightning explosion magic tattoo.

For now, let's focus on analyzing the elemental runes.

Putting away his weapon, Pei Ze turned and left the magic laboratory.

In the past few days, he has successively refined three batches of Dragon Blood Potions and Boiling Blood Potions, which he sold on the black market, finally raising enough to make up for the shortage of magic stone coins.

Then I went to the logistics department and exchanged all the magic stone coins and the remaining merit points for rare metals, finally managing to collect a standard amount of metal.

After being absorbed and fused with Silver Star, its abilities in all aspects were significantly enhanced.

The mental energy consumption also decreased by about 10%, which satisfied Pei Ze.

However, the price he paid for this was that his personal wealth was almost completely depleted.

I finally finished analyzing the Flash Magic Tattoo, but I can no longer afford the materials needed to get the tattoo done.

After all, the materials needed to create a Flash Magic tattoo are mostly valuable gems.

Pei Ze calculated that all the materials would cost at least 120 magic stone coins.

He suddenly thought of Gu Lin.

Although the girl usually seemed stingy, she could only afford to bet him twenty magic stone coins.

But in reality, she is the real rich woman.

If people who frequently squander gems as spellcasting materials aren't considered rich, then who is?

"The trial is in two days, and even if I sell potions now, I won't have enough money to buy gems."

Pei Ze felt a little regretful.

Fortunately, even without the Blink spell tattoo, it wouldn't have a big impact, and he was still confident of passing the trial.

After all, his strength had improved dramatically compared to the time of the encirclement and suppression operation.

Now, if he were to face Huo Nan or Li Ke again, Pei Ze was confident that he could kill either of them in a single encounter.

Even when surrounded by three or four legendary knights, he was not afraid at all.

After leaving the experimental area, Pei Ze went straight to the logistics department.

He has now completed the refinement of the remaining four spells and it's time to learn a new first-order spell.

He had already selected the specific spells; all that was left was to buy the corresponding spellbooks.

The same familiar skinny apprentice was on duty in the logistics department today.

Upon seeing Pei Ze arrive, he immediately stood up with a beaming smile and asked solicitously, "Sir, what would you like to buy?"

Their attitude was much warmer than the previous times, and they even used honorifics.

The apprentices nearby, however, did not find it strange at all, and instead had normal expressions on their faces.

After all, this was the one who killed the legendary knight.

He was recognized throughout the academy as a genius who would undoubtedly become a wizard before graduation.

Although they are all students in terms of status, their position and future prospects are far beyond what the students can compare to.

If they weren't afraid that rushing forward to get close to Pei Ze would displease him, they would have liked to go up and say a few words to get acquainted with him.

"I want to buy some spell models."

Pei Ze handed over the list.

The skinny apprentice took it with both hands and looked at it closely.

Good guy!

Are these considered "some"?

Freezing Ray, Fog Concealment, Summon Level 1 Monster, Language Proficiency, Sleep, Burning Hand, Electric Claw, Feather Fall, Hypnosis, and Charm.

A full ten first-level spells!

This was the first time he had ever seen an apprentice buy so many spell models at once.

Can you even learn all that?

Normal wizarding apprentices buy spell models one at a time, at most two or three at a time.

Buying ten at once is called purchasing!

The thin apprentice was puzzled, but dared not say anything, and said with a smile, "Please sit down for a while."

Then they went into the inner room to get the books.

Several apprentices who were nearby also saw the contents of the list and were immediately astonished.

"Tsk tsk, ten spell models, how long will it take to learn that?"

"Don't compare yourself to them. They're a genius; they learn magic much faster than you!"

"Even if it's faster, can't it be one a day?"

"You're just jealous of her. What, why don't you say it to her face?"

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"I think Pei Ze is preparing for the competition."

"That makes sense. I knew he would definitely participate."

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Pei Ze remained expressionless.

The ten spells were the result of his careful selection.

If he were to truly unleash his learning potential, he could master all the first-stage spells sold by the Logistics Department in a short period of time.

After all, with his current mental strength, if he accelerates at full speed, he can master ten first-level spells in no time.

However, ordinary first-level spells are not very meaningful for improving his strength. Most of them need to be improved, and this step is the most time-consuming, which is why he carefully selected them.

Of course, if he had the resources, Pei Ze would definitely try to master as many spells as possible.

For example, spells like Magic Alarm, Invisible Servant, Detect Secret Door, Magic Disguise, Giant Transformation, and Shrinking, while not significantly increasing combat power, might come in handy in certain special situations.

Not long after, the skinny apprentice came out of the room and placed a box filled with densely packed books in front of Pei Ze—there were far more books related to a spell model than just one.

"The books are all here, please check them."

Pei Ze glanced at it, and after confirming that it was correct, he waved his hand, and the box disappeared instantly.

After paying, he didn't linger and turned to leave the logistics department.

That evening, Pei Ze analyzed all the new spells in one go.

With this, ten new first-level spells were added to his first-level spell reserve.

March 1, 14523 in the Astral Calendar.

Today is the open day of the Secret Realm of Truth.

Pei Ze arrived at the General Affairs Department of the Experimental Zone early in the morning.

Coincidentally, Fan He was on duty on the first floor.

Pei Ze was secretly puzzled. Even if third-year students accepted missions, they usually only accepted high-paying expeditionary missions.

Tasks like this, which involve "sitting in an office," are usually only taken on by first- or second-year students.

Why do I always see Fan He when I come here?

"Junior Pei Ze, you're here early."

Fan greeted him with a smile.

He knew that Pei Ze had exchanged for a spot in the Realm of Truth, so he had already guessed that Pei Ze would come today. He was not surprised to see him and led him to the underground hall with ease.

"I heard from Lady Yin Xue that you plan to participate in tomorrow's trial to compete for a spot in the competition?"

In the corridor, Fan and Pei chatted casually.

As Yin Xue advanced to the rank of wizard, he naturally began to address her as "Master".

This is the necessary respect that an apprentice should show to a qualified wizard.

"Yes," Pei Ze readily admitted, "I heard the reward was quite substantial, so I thought I'd give it a try."

"That's true."

Fan He nodded in deep agreement.

If he hadn't known he wasn't good enough, he definitely would have competed for a spot.

"I heard that the number of wizard apprentices who have signed up for the trial has exceeded one hundred. Each of them is a well-known elite in the apprentice circle, and many of them have already reached the standard of condensing spiritual crystals."

Pei Ze's expression shifted, and he smiled, "Senior seems to know a lot about the participants in the trial. Could you tell me about it?"

"I only heard it from others," Fan He waved his hand, "but it's no problem to tell you."

Fan He coughed lightly, seemingly considering his words, and after a while slowly said, "Take the legendary knights as an example. Among the participants in this trial, I know of three people who have the strength to fight against two legendary knights at the same time."

"The first one is a student from Shadow Academy, a third-year student named Meng Wei. It is said that he has mastered the top-level advanced meditation technique and is just one step away from becoming a wizard. His status in Shadow Academy is similar to that of Lady Yin Xue back then."

Monvi?

Pei Ze's eyes flickered slightly.

He remembered that one of the five great wizarding families in Dawn City was surnamed Meng.

Could it be that this Meng Wei is from the Meng family?

If that's the case, then it certainly deserves attention.

These scions of powerful families possess profound knowledge and numerous methods; no one knows how many trump cards or backup plans they have hidden.

"The second one is called Sang Fan. He comes from the city guard and is said to be the number one person below the wizard level in the city guard. He has been at the third-level wizard apprentice level for more than ten years and has accumulated a lot of knowledge. He should not be underestimated."

"The last one is Su Shouhai. He comes from the Silver Light Legion. Although he is not a member of the Witch Hunter Force, he still holds the position of squad leader. He has also been stuck at the third-level wizard apprentice level for more than ten years. He has exceptionally rich combat experience and is not easy to mess with."

(End of this chapter)