Wizard: I'm leveling up by AFK in another world

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The icy seawater instantly enveloped my entire body.

The bottom drain is still filthy and dirty.

Mixed waste liquid gushed from the huge pipe opening, turning the seawater into an ominous dark blue.

But for Claire now, this is the color of harvest.

He turned on the searchlight on his helmet and descended along a familiar route.

Soon, he sensed that familiar presence.

New fouling organisms began to cling to the lower part of the pipe's outer wall, and a shadowy mass, almost blending into its surroundings, was slowly wriggling.

In just one month, "Ula" has completely changed.

It was originally only 1.6 meters tall, but now it has grown to nearly 3 meters.

Its grayish-brown scales turned as black as ink, and fist-sized bulges rose on its back, occasionally spewing out bursts of bubbles.

【Name: Ula (Defiled Sea Clan)】

[Level: Novice Wizard Apprentice]

"well done."

Sensing the arrival of the main body, Ula slowly turned around.

Its greyish-white eyes held no emotion, only pure obedience.

"Come back."

Claire silently recited the command and reached out her hand towards the clone.

[Confirmed to retrieve clone?]

"confirm."

The moment the thought crossed his mind, Claire felt a massive torrent of mental energy rushing down his arm and into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Ugh!"

Claire couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, her whole body trembling violently in the water.

pain.

Unexpected pain.

He felt as if his spiritual sea was being stretched outwards by a tremendous force, forming a completely new space.

Claire realized that a crucial change was about to happen, and she gritted her teeth, forcibly suppressing the instinct to pull her arm back.

A torrent of spiritual energy surged in, quickly filling the expanded sea of ​​spirit.

Gradually, three different colors appeared on the black and white ocean.

A fresh and vibrant green should be associated with the element of wood.

A swift and agile cyan color must be the element of wind.

Two ribbons of color soared into the sky with the white waves, fixing the colors onto the pitch-black canvas.

There, a deep blue sky already hangs on the horizon, waiting for them.

"Falai..."

Looking at that blue hue, whose beauty defies description, Claire's heart pounded as if it would burst out of her chest.

It is an element unique to the spirit world, the most mysterious and rarest of the eleven elements that wizards have discovered so far.

Even in the "Comprehensive Knowledge of Mysteries," which is required reading for every wizarding apprentice, there is only a few words describing it.

It is "the representative of absolute will" and "a bridge between reality and illusion," and its specific characteristics and functions "require higher access permissions."

But for sure.

This thing is very rare.

That's good.

The gains didn't stop there.

Claire reached out her hand and gently hooked her fingertips.

The surrounding seawater seemed to come alive, gently encircling his fingertips as if it were an extension of his body.

"Water element affinity..."

Claire watched the water dancing between her fingers, as happy as a child.

This extraordinary quality was obtained from Ula, a lowly sea creature, and will not manifest in the sea of ​​spirit.

In other words, Claire now has a hidden trump card.

The final reward was the complete recovery of the deep-sea coral heart and three pieces of fish spirit spine from Ula.

Once you find the Giant Shovel Turtle and the Giant Mouth Fish, and buy another Primal Tide Essence, you can create a second clone.

At that moment, a burning sensation came from his chest, indicating that the magic power of the Breathing Stone was about to run out.

The breathing stone the new supervisor gave him was only enough for half an hour.

Claire shook her head and swam towards the surface.

……

……

The next morning.

Gray Amber Wizarding Academy, Academic Affairs Office.

When the weather gets cold and it rains, people tend to become lazy.

Carl leaned back in his chair, squinted slightly, and yawned listlessly.

Bang bang.

The sound of lightly tapping the table broke the tranquility of Karl's half-asleep state.

He turned his head impatiently: "Have you filled out the form yet? If not, go to the side..."

Carl sat up straight immediately.

Standing in front of the counter was a face he could never forget.

"Lewis?" Carl realized what was happening and sneered, "What? Too much pressure and thinking of dropping out?"

The apprentices who heard the commotion all looked over and chuckled softly.

The conflict between this freshman and Karl, and even his bizarre behavior in Potions class and his bet with Julian, had already spread throughout the office and were the talk of the town.

Claire ignored his sarcasm, took out a filled-out form, and pushed it in front of Carl.

"I want to apply for the exam."

"take an exam?"

Karl glanced at the form and then chuckled, "Ha! Am I seeing things? The apprentice potion master qualification exam?"

He suddenly stood up and showed the forms to those around him.

"Look everyone! Our gaming master is signing up for the apprentice potion master exam! Hahahaha!"

The office was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

"Are the freshmen these days so fierce? They apply for exams as soon as they enroll. I was so overwhelmed that I didn't even have the courage to take the exam."

"The point isn't whether it's difficult or not, the point is..."

"The point is," Carl threw the form back at Claire, his face full of mockery, "Mr. Lewis, have you gone mad from reading too much? Have you forgotten even the basic rules of the academy?"

"The basic requirement for the apprentice potion master examination is that you must be—an intermediate wizard apprentice!"

"You can't even meet this requirement, and you still want to take the exam? Go back home! Stop embarrassing yourself here."

"Once Julian emerges from seclusion, apologize to him immediately. He might even reward you..."

hum!

Before Karl could finish speaking, a surge of magical energy suddenly erupted from Claire's body.

His mocking smile froze on his face, and he jerked back half a step as if he'd been electrocuted, staring at Claire as if he'd seen a ghost.

"H-How is this possible...? This fluctuation..."

It can't be wrong.

He's a mid-level apprentice!

The laughter in the office vanished instantly, replaced by a deathly silence.

Claire slowly withdrew the released magic and calmly looked at Karl, whose expression was filled with surprise and uncertainty.

"Now, am I qualified?"

Karl's lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.

This useless person with a seventh-grade talent actually advanced to the next level before Julian within a month?

"How is this possible..." someone muttered to themselves. "Wasn't he supposed to be lounging around in the library all day?"

"Can reading really boost mental strength?"

"Wait a minute, Julian is still in seclusion. What if he comes out and finds that Claire has already advanced..."

Uncontrollable murmurs began to erupt from the crowd, and everyone's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

"Am I qualified now?" Claire repeated, emphasizing each word.

After a while, someone came over and placed a crystal ball in front of Claire.

"Um, please test it again. This is a necessary procedure for registration."

Claire placed her hand on it.

The crystal ball burst into a dazzling light, which then gradually stabilized into three colors.

"Holy crap, he really got promoted."

"Green, cyan, blue... there's water element in it. Could he really be a potion-making genius?"

"Wait, that blue color doesn't seem to be water."

"Indeed, the water element isn't that dark in color. But what is this again?"

"Falay! That's falay!" Finally, someone remembered. "My God, to see this element in a mental strength test in my lifetime..."

People's memories were awakened, and the way they looked at Claire completely changed.

Carl stared blankly at the tri-colored light emanating from the crystal ball, wondering if he was dreaming.

"Have you seen enough?"

The annoying sound was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, jolting him to realize that he was in reality.

"If you've looked enough, hurry up and process my paperwork. You've wasted so much of my time."

Claire pushed the form back in front of Carl, and seeing his dejected look, she thought for a moment and added:

"As for that bet, it seems I've won it, right?"