My health recovery is incredibly fast.

She snapped her fingers. "Also, the coachman you mentioned has been caught. It won't be long before the resident mage wipes out Hermster's accomplices."

Xia Zuo smiled upon hearing this. If the coachman had really escaped, he probably would have volunteered to leave the academy and personally apprehended him. Now, that worry was gone.

Beatrice stretched out her slender hand and said:

"Give me your points book. You did an excellent job on this mission. Dim thinks highly of you. Although you didn't actually get to experience combat, it was a rare experience to witness the darker side of things without getting tainted. In some ways, you're better than I thought."

Xia Zuo took off the alchemy pouch from his waist and handed it over. In addition to the usual items, the pouch also contained a complete set of anti-detection barriers, as well as items that should be returned, such as the Fire Pattern Brooch.

Beatrice pulled a notebook from her pocket and, while writing, said:

"These 2000 points can fill the gap in your exchange for a Master-level Elemental Bottle. After Anruer finishes her alchemy course and conceives her own elemental traits, we'll discuss which Elemental Bottle to exchange for."

As Beatrice put down her pen, Xia Zuo received a message from his cheat system:

"The host has been detected to have gained 2000 points of Mage Guild points and 6000 experience points."

"Level up!"

..

[Level] LV.26+1→LV.27

[Experience] 2200/7600

[Free Attribute Points] 30 + 5 → 35 points

..

Leveled up directly...that's awesome! Xia Zuo happily put away the manual.

Beatrice placed her ten fingers interlaced on the table. "There are ten schools of magic."

“There are close connections between different spell schools. For example, your innate spell, Tivanas Windwalk, belongs to both the Alteration and Evocation schools.”

"Here are three picture books. Take a look at them first, and then we can discuss them in more detail."

She reached out to the bookshelf, and three thin books flew over and landed in front of the students.

Xia Zuo glanced at the book title.

An Introduction to Schools of Magic

The Fundamental Theory of Elements and Signs: Blessings and Curses

A Comprehensive Explanation of the Elemental Body

"An Introduction to Schools of Spells" provides a general overview of orthodox schools of spells, which are:

Evocation, Protection, Blessing, Curse, Totem, Spirit, Detection, Illusion, Transmutation, Enchantment. (Note ①)

Xia Zuo learned from the book that illusion, transformation, and enchanting are currently only available to high-level mages.

He can only choose from the first 7 options.

The detection school may sound similar to observing objects, but it is actually very complex.

First, one needs to memorize a large number of classic texts to become a naturalist who is knowledgeable about all things.

Secondly, the detection spell itself often affects the target being detected, causing the detection results to be inaccurate.

Not to mention that detection behavior can be dangerous when dealing with certain things.

If the meditation method practiced is the [Eye of Kolas] meditation method, then the detection school will be the first choice.

The totem and spirit schools are niche but highly effective spellcasting styles.

The former summons totem poles. Once summoned, totem poles cannot be moved, and each totem pole can only perform one function.

The spirit creatures summoned by the spirit body school possess a certain level of intelligence. Their raw materials are the caster's spiritual ocean and hair. They are connected to their master through the five senses and share a common mind, functioning similarly to a clone.

The fat mage from Piek Fortress chose the spirit path. He used his spirit's sense of smell to detect the scent in the cave and thus found the clues left by the evil old man.

Multiple totem poles can be summoned at the same time, and they can even be used as consumables.

However, spirits are extremely precious. The damage they suffer will be reflected back to their owner, and if they are not careful, they will cause great harm to their owner due to their own destruction.

These two schools of thought require a lot of time to create totems or spirits, and are generally not considered as the first choice.

Xia Zuo found the Blessing and Curse styles quite interesting.

The book "The Fundamental Theory of Elements and Signs: Blessings and Curses" mentions:

The energies of the four elements, when combined in a balanced ratio of 1:1:1:1, will produce a neutral energy that has no elemental effects.

Non-elemental energy released through blessing signs can have a positive effect on the target without triggering elemental effects—this type of spell is called a blessing spell.

If released through a curse sign, it can inflict a negative effect on the target without triggering elemental effects—this type of spell is called a curse spell.

For example, if you want to slow down an enemy's movement speed, spells from the Evocation school such as [Oily Ground] and [Muddy Feet] can achieve this effect.

However, it is far less direct and has a longer duration than the curse spell [Slow Curse].

To remove the negative effect of slowed movement speed, using the Evocation school's spells [Cleanse the Ground] and [Cleanse the Feet] is not as convenient as using the Blessing school's spell [Remove the Slow Curse].

The Protection school of magic is almost always the second most studied spell school by mages, second only to the Evocation school. As the name suggests, this school consists entirely of spells related to individual and group protection.

This school of magic has a unique characteristic: the power of the spell is linked to the caster's strength, agility, stamina, willpower, and resistances to the four elements.

This perfectly illustrates Dim's statement: "Some spells are extensions of the body."

As the most basic spellcasting style, the Evocation style is associated with all nine other styles. It's the kind of style you can't go wrong with if you're really unsure what to choose.

The art of shaping energy has a long history, with all four schools of thought involved in its development.

Protective spells require a strong physique, a requirement derived from the Warriors Guild and the Demon Hunter School.

The foundation of blessing and curse spells is the sign, which originates from the Witcher school.

Totems and spirits are two schools of thought that originated from schools lost to the annals of history. Only some spells have survived, barely forming a school of magic.

The remaining schools of magic were developed by the scholars of the Tower.

Generally speaking, most mage apprentices who graduate from Starry Night Academy will choose the Evocation school.

The third book, "A Comprehensive Explanation of the Elemental Shell," provides specific reasons.

I remember in my previous life, Xia Zuo was particularly envious of the Iron Man suit.

【Elemental Shell】The elemental shell created through meditation is very similar to the Iron Man suit in terms of its expanded functions.

Its owner can add alchemical products to various parts of the body according to their own needs.

Most alchemical products loaded onto the elemental shell require the use of evocation spells to activate them.

While imparting knowledge of different schools of magic, Beatrice took out a book related to the elemental body, her intentions quite clear.

She wanted to remind her students that members of the alchemy school, once they possessed their own elemental bodies, were essentially learning spells from certain schools of alchemy.

For example, the Anti-Magic Shield spell from the Protection school can resist spell damage.

Spell-absorbing armor plates crafted using the art of magical artifacts have a similar effect.

By attaching anti-magic plates to the vital parts of the elemental body, it is equivalent to having an anti-magic shield.

It is incredibly convenient and effortless.

However, elemental shells only enhance the power of the possessor and cannot protect companions, so defensive and blessing spells will be indispensable in the future.

Elemental servants have, to some extent, replaced totems and spirits, allowing alchemists to focus less on these two schools of thought.

Xia Zuo saw

Activating the elemental shell, or using the alchemical artifacts on it, will consume the owner's stamina.

For him, vitality could completely replace it!

Others can only maintain the activated state for a short while due to limited energy, but he can maintain the activated state at all times as long as his real-time health regeneration rate is positive!

[Blood Sacrifice Spellcasting - Incomplete] Absolutely amazing!

The last few pages of "A Comprehensive Explanation of Elemental Shells" contain auxiliary prediction charts for condensing basic elemental shells.

Xia Zuo is currently about 1.83 meters tall and weighs 76 kilograms. He has a well-proportioned figure and no big belly or double chin.

Using these parameters and calculating in the charts, it is estimated that to condense a complete basic elemental shell, 206 small, docile elements are needed, and the condensation process will take approximately 3600 hours.

This doesn't even include the time spent taming, accommodating, and crafting the elements into elemental bottles...

This is truly a massive undertaking.

I closed the book; I had finished reading all three picture books.

While the students were reading the picture book, Beatrice took care of some official business.

She put down her pen and asked, "Well? Do you have a preferred school of magic? According to the rules set by the Temple of Mages, you can choose one primary school of magic and then choose a few others to study as secondary schools. Before you advance to a high-level mage, you only need to master the primary school of magic."

"Professor, do you have any suggestions?" Xia Zuo blinked and asked sincerely.

“Hmm~” Beatrice gently stroked her chin. “I suggest you consider your lifespan first, as this is the most important thing for all mages to pay attention to.”

"You know that the Rejuvenation Potion can extend lifespan, right?" Beatrice asked.

“Yes, Professor. Helms’s diary mentions an introductory-level freshman potion…” Shazo repeated the information he knew, “but I haven’t found the recipe for the freshman potion.”

"Yes, you know the information correctly. I will give you the formula for the Rejuvenation Potion and the introductory textbook on bio-alchemy after you become a full-fledged mage. Now, let's continue with the issue of lifespan."

Beatrice manipulated the pen to write a few lines of numbers and words on a piece of white paper.

23 years old—that's Xia Zuo's current age.

70 years old is the average age at which a Dharma Master's apprentice dies.

92 years old – Shazo has taken 11 doses of introductory-level regeneration potion; this is Beatrice's predicted lifespan for Shazo.

20 years—that's the lifespan that can be provided by taking a proficient regeneration potion.

112 years old—this is Beatrice's predicted lifespan for Shazo after he takes the Proficient Rejuvenation Potion.

"Don't even dream of expert-level resurrection potions. Unless you become a high-level mage, you won't have the chance to access them."

Beatrice drew a circle around "112 years old," saying, "You need to become a high-ranking mage within the next 89 years to obtain the expert-level rebirth potion."

“So,” she put down her pen, “my advice to you is to become a high-ranking mage as quickly as possible first, and then learn the spellcasting style you like. If the style you like happens to help you advance to high-ranking mage, that would be even better.”

No wonder you've been through this; your perspective on problems is truly different.

Although she had plenty of lifespan, Beatrice's idea was still a good strategy.