Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 99 I Can't Give You the Right Advice

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The silver spear pierced through Monvi's heart and disappeared deep into the ground.

Pei Ze watched this scene indifferently, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

In the previous battle, neither he nor Meng Wei held back.

Both sides were fighting with the sole intention of killing each other.

Therefore, even though Meng Wei had already been defeated, he did not intend to show any mercy.

Whoosh!

The spear melted, turning into liquid metal and returning to Pei Ze's side. Instead of solidifying into a metal sphere, it transformed back into countless sharp cones, neatly aligned with the exit of a room in the center of the corridor, poised to be fired.

"Wait! Wait!"

A voice suddenly rang out, and Xiao Xi walked out from the end of the corridor, raising her hands slightly to indicate that she meant no harm.

"Don't make a move! I just happened to be passing by and have no intention of being your enemy!"

Xiao Xi looked at Pei Ze with a wry smile, but inwardly she felt as if she were facing a formidable enemy.

She was chased by many participants and came here in a panic, only to run into Pei Ze and Meng Wei's battle.

Although she didn't see the whole process, she clearly saw the scene where Pei Ze used the magical artifact to defeat Meng Wei.

Xiao Xi's own teacher is the dean of Violet Academy, a position that allows her to access more things than ordinary wizard apprentices.

For example, witchcraft artifacts.

Ordinary people only know that the silvery liquid metal is a magical artifact, but she knows that it is a top-tier first-order magical artifact called Silver Star.

Moreover, it must have fused and absorbed a metal combination at least once, otherwise its power could not be so strong.

With such a magical artifact, coupled with Pei Ze, whose strength is unfathomable, she would definitely not be able to withstand it if he really attacked her.

Thinking of this, Xiao Xi couldn't help but look at Meng Wei, who had already turned into a corpse on the ground, with pity.

This guy was just unlucky.

But then they ran into Pei Ze, that monster.

If the initial target of his robbery had not been Pei Ze, but rather her or someone else, with his strength and the trump card of his bloodline mark, obtaining a rainbow gem would have been a piece of cake.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world.

"Look, my rainbow gem is still here. There's no reason for me to harm you, right?"

Xiao Xi shook the iridescent gem in her hand, trying her best to appear harmless.

Pei Ze gave her a deep look and then withdrew the silver star.

Seeing this, Xiao Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

If Pei Ze really attacks her, then she will have no choice but to give up the Rainbow Gem and teleport out of the maze.

Just then, a series of hurried and chaotic footsteps suddenly rang out.

A group of people suddenly rushed out from the corner at the end of the corridor.

There were seven people in total, all dressed in long robes over leather armor.

Their gazes first lingered on Xiao Xi, then fell on Pei Ze, their eyes lighting up with excited smiles.

"I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain."

"Now we have two rainbow gems."

"Everyone, let's rely on our own abilities. Whoever grabs it first keeps it, okay?"

"certainly!"

Listening to their conversation, Xiao Xi glanced at Pei Ze, whose expression remained indifferent, and a strange look appeared on her face.

After a quick discussion, one of the seven men, a burly man, stepped forward, pointed at Pei Ze, and said, "Boy, hand over the Rainbow Gem."

Before he could finish speaking, a young man suddenly stepped forward and covered his companion's mouth, preventing him from saying anything more.

"Mmmmmm!"

The burly man broke free from the young man's grasp and said angrily, "What's wrong with you?"

The young man seemed to have seen something terrifying; the smile on his face vanished, replaced by a deathly pallor.

He whispered, "Look at the corpses on the ground!"

This strange appearance left everyone, including the burly man, somewhat puzzled. They turned to look at the corpse at Pei Ze's feet and realized that the corpse's face looked somewhat familiar.

It seems to be... Mengwei?

Monvie!

Everyone jolted awake, their eyes widening in surprise.

A deathly silence instantly enveloped the corridor.

After a long while, the burly man broke the silence and forced a smile at Pei Ze that looked more like a grimace.

"I'm sorry, sir, I was just being crazy. Please don't hold it against me."

The others chimed in to agree.

"We didn't mean to."

"You're busy, we'll leave now."

"Sorry to bother you."

Without waiting for Pei Ze's response, the group hurriedly turned and left.

Judging from their appearance, an unsuspecting person would think that some terrifying monster was chasing them.

Xiao Xi saw this and a mocking smile appeared on her lips.

A bunch of bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong.

Just moments ago, he was chasing after her aggressively, but now, facing Pei Ze, he turned and ran away in fear, like a stray dog.

However, she could understand these people's mentality.

Anyone who saw a wizard apprentice kill Monvi and remain completely unharmed, showing no signs of injury, would likely be shocked.

Anyone with half a brain could see how dangerous Pei Ze was.

Pei Ze ignored the group of clowns and, after finding the dimensional bag on Meng Wei's corpse, turned and left.

Xiao Xi's eyes flickered, and she followed.

The seven people chasing her were all quite strong. She wasn't entirely confident that she could protect the Rainbow Gem under their combined attack, so she might as well follow Pei Ze.

As long as Pei Ze is there, those seven people definitely won't dare to make a move.

Pei Ze glanced back at Xiao Xi, knowing full well what she was planning, but he didn't care. He found a room to sit down and waited for the trial to end.

Xiao Xi found a clean spot outside the room and sat down.

While waiting, Pei Ze checked the map in his mind.

There are still only three golden dots on the huge map.

The two golden dots representing him and Xiao Xi are close together and motionless.

The other point of light, however, kept moving and never stayed in one place.

Time passed slowly.

Pei Ze slowly stood up when there was only one minute left in the trial.

Not long after, he felt a blur before his eyes, and when he came to his senses, he found himself out of the maze and in a bright room.

Accompanying him were Xiao Xi and a slender, tall young man with a somewhat delicate demeanor.

Pei Ze glanced at him and recognized the young man as Su Shouhai, who was on par with Meng Wei and Sang Fan and came from the Silver Light Legion.

Su Shouhai was also stunned when he saw Pei Ze and Xiao Xi, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

In his mind, it should have been Monvi and Sangfan who obtained the other two rainbow gems.

But now it seems that the result is completely different from what he guessed.

Both Monvi and Sangfan appear to have failed.

What surprised him even more was that the two people in front of him were wearing badges from wizarding academies, namely Tower Academy and Violet Academy.

What exactly happened?

Why did Meng Wei and Sang Fan both fail, yet two students still managed to secure a spot in the competition?

Su Shouhai was filled with confusion.

At that moment, a ripple suddenly appeared in the void not far away, and a tall person wearing a half-mask walked out through the ripple.

It was none other than the masked wizard who had eliminated hundreds of participants with a spell similar to a banshee's howl before the trial began.

His deep gaze swept over Xiao Xi and Pei Ze in turn, pausing for a moment on the latter, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Interesting, this result is beyond my expectations."

The masked wizard withdrew his gaze and said calmly:

"The trial has concluded. After deliberation by the Dawn Council, the three of you will represent Dawn City in the competition against the wizard apprentices of Crimson Lotus City. Does anyone have any objections?"

Pei Ze and the other two all shook their heads.

They participated in the trials to secure a spot in the competition, and now that they've finally succeeded, they certainly won't voice any objections.

The masked wizard clearly knew the answer, and after mentioning it routinely, he continued:

"Before the competition, we can offer you some assistance. However, due to our agreement with Red Lotus City, the assistance we provide is limited to 5,000 merit points. As long as you do not exceed this limit, feel free to make any requests you may have, and we will do our best to fulfill them."

Upon hearing this, Pei Ze and the other two were immediately delighted.

Pei Ze, in particular, had participated in the encirclement and suppression operation and understood the value of merit points even more.

Five thousand merit points are more than enough to exchange for two entries into the Realm of Truth.

The remaining amount can be exchanged for another Tier 1 magical artifact.

"Now tell me your demands," the masked wizard said calmly.

Xiao Xi's eyes darted around, and she said, "My lord, do you have any good suggestions?"

Su Shouhai was slightly taken aback, then realized what was happening and looked at the masked wizard with hopeful eyes.

Based on the previous situation, the masked wizard is at least a level three wizard.

To receive guidance from a wizard of this caliber would be an opportunity they would never have before.

The masked wizard glanced at Xiao Xi with a half-smile, but did not refuse. He said leisurely, "For wizard apprentices like you, if you want to improve your strength, you can't avoid the three aspects of mental power, spells, and magical items."

"There are still twenty days until the competition begins. It's definitely too late to learn new spells. We can only start with mental power and magical items."

At this point, the masked wizard looked at Xiao Xi, a flash of blue light appearing in his eyes, before slowly speaking after a few seconds:

"Your willpower runes have reached their limit, but your mental strength is still lacking. You can consider exchanging for some evil potions to raise your mental strength to the limit as soon as possible, and then exchange for a suitable first-tier magical artifact."

"In addition, you can further enhance and modify your physical body. Your teacher is more proficient in this than I am. You can ask her for details about what you need."

Xiao Xi nodded repeatedly, saying happily, "Thank you, sir!"

"As for you," the masked wizard turned to look at Su Shouhai, "you must practice the universal meditation method, right?"

Seeing Su Shouhai nod, he continued, "Although your willpower runes and mental strength have reached their limits, the limits are too low. I suggest you exchange for an advanced meditation technique, and with the Transcendental Potion and the Illusion Potion, twenty days will be enough for your mental strength to increase by another 30% to 40%."

"Also, you'd better exchange for a Tier 1 magical artifact as well."

"Yes, sir!" Su Shouhai's face was filled with barely suppressed joy.

With advanced meditation techniques, even if one still cannot advance to the level of a wizard, one's strength can continue to improve.

After giving instructions to Xiao Xi and Su Shouhai, the masked wizard turned his gaze to Pei Ze. Upon seeing him, he was immediately taken aback, a fleeting look of confusion crossing his eyes.

Seeing the wizard fall into an eerie silence, Xiao Xi and Su Shouhai were both puzzled and looked at Pei Ze with suspicion.

After a long while, the masked wizard shook his head and said, "I can't give you any advice that suits you."

Xiao Xi and Su Shouhai were stunned.

What does that mean?

Pei Ze remained calm, showing no surprise whatsoever.

He already has the Silver Star, a first-tier magical artifact, so there's no need to exchange for other magical artifacts.

As for willpower runes and mental strength, he has reached his limit and can no longer improve them.

On the contrary, he had enough time in twenty days to master several more powerful spells, but the masked wizard was unaware of this.

Therefore, for Pei Ze, none of the three paths could lead to improvement, and the masked wizard naturally couldn't offer any suitable advice.

However, Pei Ze had already considered this and immediately asked, "My lord, can I use my merit points to exchange for a substitute spirit and the Crystal Heart Water?"

The masked wizard raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "The Dawn Council hasn't prohibited the use of merit points, but are you sure you want to do this?"

Xiao Xi and Su Shouhai also looked at Pei Ze with puzzled expressions.

The Dawn Council provided them with resources to enhance their current strength so they could defeat Crimson Lotus City in the upcoming competition.

In the long run, as long as they can win the competition, the benefits they will receive in the future will definitely far exceed 5,000 merit points.

From any perspective, limited resources should be used for things that can immediately improve strength, rather than for exchanging for auxiliary resources to advance to the wizard level.

That does nothing to help the current situation.

However, Pei Ze remained firm in his decision, nodding without hesitation upon hearing this: "I'm sure."

The masked wizard glanced at him, said nothing, and nodded slightly, saying, "Alright, but five thousand merit points aren't enough to exchange for a substitute spirit, only for Crystal Heart Water. How much do you want?"

Pei Ze frowned, but quickly relaxed, and after thinking for a moment, said, "I want to exchange for four standard doses of Li Xin Shui."

These words immediately drew surprised looks from Xiao Xi and Su Shouhai.

When an ordinary wizard apprentice breaks through to a higher level, he can only use two standard doses of Glass Heart Water at most. Why would he need four standard doses?

However, upon further reflection, the two realized that the extra two standard portions were probably preparations Pei Ze made for a failed breakthrough, so they were relieved.

The masked wizard said calmly, "700 merit points for each standard serving of Glass Heart Water."

Pei Ze's lips twitched slightly.

That's way too damn expensive!

No wonder so many wizard apprentices get stuck on the resource hurdle for advancement.

In this way, the four standard portions of Li Xin Shui will yield a total of 2800 merit points, leaving 2200 merit points remaining.

Pei Ze hesitated for a moment and asked, "My lord, I want to go back and think it over carefully before deciding what else I want to exchange."

The masked wizard nodded slightly and waved his hand, sending three thumb-sized purple crystals flying toward the three of them.

"This is a communication crystal. Once you've decided what you want to redeem, you can send the list using the communication crystal."

"Any other questions?"

Pei Ze and the other two exchanged glances and shook their heads in unison.

The next second, the three of them felt a blur before their eyes.

When their vision cleared, they had already returned to the mountaintop.

(End of this chapter)