My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Xia Zuo spent two days refining the base liquid needed for five bottles of poison. After checking the stripping results with a detection spell, he allocated his time each day to spell training.

More than 30 days later, in the study of the tower.

Five vials of pure interference agent, stripped of its silliness effects, were neatly arranged on Beatrice's desk.

Beatrice rested her elbows on the edge of the table, her eyes slowly sweeping over the poison bottle in front of her, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

"You did a great job. You passed the promotion test."

Beatrice put the five vials of poison into her drawer and looked at the students who were beaming with joy, saying:

"Xia Zuo, before you officially advance to the expert-level poison alchemist, I have something to tell you first."

Xia Zuo shifted his position and sat up straight, gazing at his mentor's beautiful face. Her delicate brows were relaxed, without a hint of furrowing. His intuition told him that what his mentor was about to say wouldn't be bad news.

"According to the university's regulations."

"After becoming a mage apprentice and completing the compulsory teaching during the apprenticeship stage, you will have to go outside the academy to work as an assistant to the resident mages."

Xia Zuo nodded. Senior Mars was just like that. He went to work in Ye Nan Province right after finishing his magic training. This was a necessary step for all students before becoming formal magicians.

“But there’s a shortage of people working in poison alchemy.” Beatrice paused. “So, you’ve been granted special permission to remain at the academy.”

Xia Zuo laughed upon hearing this.

"You have to help the academy complete its task of developing poisons and delivering them to orders from outside the academy."

"Yes, Professor."

Beatrice continued, "We also have to run errands for the academy, transporting drugs."

"Huh?" Xia Zuo was taken aback.

Beatrice saw the surprised look on the students' faces and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

"Your Windwalking technique is quite good; it's perfect for transporting some precious toxins and poisons."

"In the past, this task was handled by the Warriors' Guild. But those mercenaries are clumsy and always make mistakes."

"Official monks can also do this job, but they are too busy with city affairs to spare the time and energy. Monk assistants are also overwhelmed with all sorts of trivial matters."

"If you do it for me, this will be much simpler."

"Of course. Since it's a task assigned to you by the academy, you'll definitely get points after you complete it."

Xia Zuo thought about it again and realized that going out for a walk once in a while might not be a bad idea.

Moreover, the rewards for Tivanas Windwalk are based on duration and spell power.

The longer and faster you float, the more experience and attribute points you will receive.

With the Cyclone Brooch, Tivanas's Windwalk technique reached a maximum speed of 22 kilometers per hour, which was faster than a carriage traveling on flat ground.

Running errands for the academy to transport poison is a win-win-win situation. You can use Wind Walk to gain experience and attribute bonuses, and you can also earn points in the Mage Guild.

The only downside is that I'll be separated from Anruer for a while.

However, why should men be so fixated on romantic relationships?

After thinking for a moment, Xia Zuo smiled and said, "No problem, Professor."

"I believe you can handle the errand-running task."

Beatrice smiled and nodded slightly, then took out a cushion from the drawer and placed a glass ball on the cushion.

She invited the students to stand with her at the desk, facing the glass ball.

“Expert-level poison alchemists will be officially recorded in the register of the Mage Temple. Only after this step is completed can I hand over the emblem and secrets to you.”

Seeing his mentor's solemn expression, Xia Zuo also put away his smile and became serious.

Beatrice placed her hand on the glass sphere. "Once this glass sphere lights up, the witnesses in the Mage Temple will see you. I will ask you some questions, and you can answer yes or yes."

Xia Zuo lowered his head to straighten his clothes and ran his fingers through the stray hairs on the top of his head.

"Don't be nervous. The question I asked is just a formality."

Xia Zuo took a deep breath, feeling himself calm down, and nodded to his mentor, "I'm ready, Professor."

"Okay, let's begin."

Beatrice stretched out her slender hand and gently stroked the smooth, glistening glass ball.

The transparent sphere gradually turned amber, and a black vertical pupil appeared in the center, transforming the glass sphere into an amber eyeball devoid of any emotion.

Spiky brambles appeared out of nowhere, covering the upper and lower sides of the amber eyeball like eyelids.

The strange sight before him moved Xia Zuo somewhat; it was the first time he had ever seen a glass sphere with this shape.

Inside the sphere, the vertical pupils slightly opened, and a gaze fell upon Xia Zuo.

Beatrice stood beside the student, facing the glass ball, and said:

"Fellow colleagues in the Temple of Mages, I am Beatrice, the Dean of Starry Night Academy."

The black vertical pupils looked at her, and the sharp thorns on the top and bottom sides closed and then opened like eyelids blinking.

"The mage apprentice from Starry Night Academy beside me is Xia Zuo, a skilled poison alchemist. Under my supervision, he has completed the test to advance to the expert level of poison alchemist."

"Now, I invite you all to witness with me the promotion ceremony for expert-level poison alchemists."

Beatrice turned to the side and looked at Xia Zuo, asking:

"You have learned about poisons, are familiar with the dangers of toxins, and are skilled at using toxins to concoct poisons. Can you guarantee that you will not use toxins on innocent people?"

Xia Zuo solemnly replied, "Yes, I guarantee that I will not use poison on innocent people."

Beatrice then asked:

"Now that you have learned about antidotes and understand their principles, are you willing to prepare an antidote for kind people who are poisoned?"

"Yes, I do."

"Now that you have learned how to remove toxic effects and are capable of performing the task of removing toxic effects, are you willing to contribute your knowledge and energy to the development of functional drugs?"

"Yes, I do."

"You are about to become an expert-level poison alchemist. Are you willing to keep the core secrets of poison alchemy for the Mage Temple and the Alchemy School?"

"Yes, I do."

Beatrice looked at the glass ball. "Colleagues, do you agree to promote Xia Zuo to expert-level poison alchemist?"

The vertical pupil blinked again, stared at Xia Zuo for a few more seconds, and then the amber light dissipated, and the sharp thorns returned to the glass ball.

"Xia Zuo, you have become an expert-level poison alchemist through rigorous selection and assessment. This stage of teaching will last for ten years, but it will be different from the previous teaching model."

Beatrice picked up the glass ball, went around to the back of the desk, put the glass ball in the drawer, and then took out a metal box and placed it on the table. Inside was an unknown potion that provided vitality.

Beatrice pushed the box in front of the student, gesturing for him to drink it. "Drink these 10 potions first. After you become a full-fledged mage, I will teach you how to make these potions."

Xia Zuo clenched his fist, forcing himself to calm down from his agitated emotions.

The Detection spell scanned the potions in the box; each potion provided 2 points of vitality and 150 points of experience.

He walked to the table, reached for the first vial of medicine, poured it into his mouth, then the second, the third…

Information about the cheat system kept popping into my mind.

After drinking the fourth potion, the vitality attribute value increased from 16 points to 24 points.

The fifth potion's effect suddenly decreased, providing only 1 point of vitality and 75 points of experience, bringing the vitality level to 25. Unfortunately, no new special skills appeared.

The sixth potion also provided 1 point of vitality.

The efficacy of the seventh potion decreased again, to only 0.5 vitality points. The eighth, ninth, and tenth potions also had the same effect.

When Xia Zuo put down the empty glass bottle of the tenth potion, his vitality reached 28 points!

..

[Level] LV.18

[Experience] 3000+880 → 3880/4000

[Vitality] 16+12→28

[Health] 48 + 52 → 100

[Base Health Regeneration Speed]

17 points/hour

(The negative effects of mild poisoning have been calculated)

..

The message about the cheat system no longer came to mind.

Xia Zuo curiously touched his stomach, then his face and neck. There was no change in appearance; his skin had not become smoother, more delicate, or more elastic.

It seems like the cheat code worked.

After data-driven transformation, there is a good balance between the body's appearance and various attribute values.

It's estimated that even if he increases his strength to 20 points now, he won't experience the unusual phenomenon of his limbs becoming significantly larger. Instead, with the help of his cheat ability, he will maintain a normal body shape.

"Professor, I've finished drinking. But I don't feel anything special."

“Yes, that’s normal,” Beatrice said, picking up an empty glass bottle.

"This potion is called the Rejuvenation Potion. It can permanently enhance your body's regenerative abilities. It only shows its effectiveness when your body is injured or when it is exposed to the effects of toxins."

Xia Zuo's eyes lit up, his gaze first filled with anticipation, then turning into doubt.

"Professor, do you mean that this potion can also be used when practicing the [Poison Crystal] meditation technique?"

Beatrice nodded slightly and closed the metal box filled with empty glass bottles.

"It has some effect, but it's very weak. Within the alchemy school, they once recruited volunteer mage servants and had them drink this potion to try practicing the [Poison Crystal] meditation method. The results were terrible. At least 10 doses of the Renewal Potion were needed to barely condense one elemental poison crystal."

10 doses of regeneration potion...

Xia Zuo calculated that, based on the initial vitality value of 3 points for an adult mage servant, drinking 10 revitalizing potions would bring the vitality value to 23 points.

If we assume that everyone's physical recovery ability is governed by the same formula for health regeneration speed.

23 points of vitality corresponds to a health regeneration rate of approximately 15 points per hour.