My health recovery is incredibly fast.

The totem effect is shared among all specified targets within the range.

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[Totem Pole Space] 1/6

Maximum space capacity = Spirit attribute value / 4, take the remainder and round down.

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[Spell Name] Totem Mastery

[Spell Type] Totem School, General, Summoning

[Spell Grade] Formal Spell

[Spell Phase] Basics

[Associated Energy] is related to the associated resistance of totem poles.

[Spell Power] Not applicable

[Spell Effect]

After activating this spell, you can summon or recall the specified totem, or move the specified totem to its location.

The grade of your totem poles cannot exceed the grade of this spell.

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Xia Zuo's [Totem Mastery] is only at the level of a formal spell.

According to "A Brief Analysis of the Principles of Totem Pole", he can make and use totem poles from the apprentice level to the proficient level. Expert level and master level totem poles require him to learn advanced level totem mastery.

Generally speaking, only mages who specialize in totemism are qualified to learn advanced totem mastery.

For Xia Zuo, mastering totems at the formal level of magic should be sufficient.

Xia Zuo summoned his first totem pole in the quiet room. After entering the soul vision, he indeed saw the totem standing beside his body. He had some guesses about how to see the blood servant under the soul vision.

First, we need to find a spiritual material that can support the blood element servant.

Secondly, inscribe the blood element servant onto spiritual materials and make it into something like a totem pole, so that you can interact with it in the spiritual vision.

---Aside---

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Chapter 49 A Simple Trial

As evening approached, Xia Zuo exchanged several spiritual materials within the academy.

Anjou and Janice were strolling around, looking at the department store and the pigeons in the park.

Xia Zuo confirmed their location through bloodline connection, did not disturb them, and then used his Windwalking Technique to drift towards the manor.

Over the past few days, he would train until 10 p.m. before going home. He finished the ten adaptation potions for the formal mage stage a day earlier than originally planned. His strength, agility, and endurance all increased by 1 point, reaching a level of slightly over 11 points.

Rexor commented that the Light element effect of the [Balanced] trait is significant.

Because after drinking these potions, a typical Witcher apprentice can at most improve their physical abilities to the level of an adult Swamp Crawler—able to run for more than five minutes on the stems and leaves of emergent plants using only the explosive power of their legs, while having enough body coordination and reaction time to avoid stepping into the swamp.

Xia Zuo speculated that, in numerical terms, a Demon Hunter Apprentice would likely have 8 to 9 points of Strength and Stamina, around 8 points of Perception, and at least 10 points of Willpower. Their Vitality attribute would be slightly higher than that of a normal mage, possibly 5 points or more.

Since Witchers mostly use agile steel longswords and more expensive silver swords, their longsword skill and agility attributes are very high, with the former at least Lv.20 and the latter at least 10.

Shazo knew that Rexor had misunderstood; Rexor thought his exceptional training results were due to the light element, and Shazo also knew that this misunderstanding originated from Krestor.

Xia Zuo thought this misunderstanding was fine... it saved him trouble, so he didn't explain.

In the backyard of the manor, Rexor was lounging in a deckchair, relaxing, when he heard the familiar sound of the wind.

He opened his eyes and saw Xia Zuo wearing a trench coat. "I'm leaving here tomorrow night at 9 p.m. So, for the next two days, we'll have some different training to test how well you've mastered it."

He pointed to the chainmail hanging by the training ground. "Put on your armor, grab your mace and shield, and then come with me."

Xia Zuo quickly did as instructed, and asked at the same time:

"Where are we going, Master?"

“I’ve found a suitable place for the trial within the Federation territory.” Rexor opened the back door of the low house and led Shazo up the stairs.

"Trial?" Xia Zuo was taken aback.

"Just like you take exams after attending classes at the academy, once you've received training from our Demon Hunter School, you have to pass trials to move on to the next stage, even though the next training session won't be for several years. If you can complete the trial tonight, you won't need to come back tomorrow."

As Rexor walked past the second-floor window, he pointed to the southern sky and said:

"Travel 1000 kilometers in that direction, and you'll find a forest shrouded in mist. There are some monsters there that you can handle on your own if you're careful enough. You must hunt down at least five Poisonous Water Spiders and bring me their eyes before 10 p.m. tonight."

Xia Zuo quickly found information about the Poisonous Water Spider in the [Knowledge Reserve].

This is a type of monster that only emerges from its lair between dusk and late at night. The rest of the day, it sleeps in its lair, digesting the food it hunted the previous day, or incubating its eggs…

The eyes of this monster can be ground into powder, and after alchemical processing, two basic toxins can be separated out.

Its size increases with age, ranging from the size of a palm to half a person's height. If you simply want to eliminate them, just set fire to their nests.

But the bald man demanded the eyes of a poisonous water spider…

Xia Zuo reached into his alchemy pouch, rummaged around inside for a bit, and looked somewhat embarrassed.

He didn't have any insects, fresh meat, or fishy-smelling dried fish that would be very attractive to the poisonous tarantula.

…What normal alchemist would carry around such things on their person…

Rex noticed Shazo's subtle movements, chuckled, and said:

"Oh~ A skilled alchemist has to prepare the bait himself. I know what you're looking for. I must remind you, this is a test belonging to the Witcher school. Although I won't take away your alchemy pouch, it's best to keep all alchemical tools and spells that I don't allow out. You can only use biological alchemy and the knowledge I've taught you, as well as the chainmail and chain mace you're wearing, to deal with the Poisonous Water Spider."

“Alright, Master,” Xia Zuo said with a forced smile.

Rexor opened the door, and the teleportation crystal appeared in the empty room, emitting a hazy light, ready to teleport Shazo away at any moment.

Rexor tossed a white crystal the size of a finger to the other person. "Take this. When the time comes, you can crush it and come back. Ordinary Witcher apprentices don't get this treatment."

Xia Zuo glanced at the patterns on the crystal's outer shell and roughly confirmed that it was a teleportation crystal capable of forcibly transporting the user to a designated location...

It is indeed very convenient, but it must be very expensive—you can't exchange for something like this at the university.

Xia Zuo walked toward the teleportation crystal, his figure engulfed by a burst of intense light.

My vision flickered between light and darkness, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself in a dim, damp forest filled with gray mist.

Xia Zuo held his breath the moment he smelled the musty and rotten odor. After confirming that the small breath he had just inhaled had not caused any changes to his character template, he gradually increased his breathing volume and slowly adapted to the smell.

It wouldn't normally be this complicated; simply activating the [Toxin Detection] would be enough to detect the toxicity in the air.

But since the bald man has imposed restrictions on spells and alchemical tools, it's best to follow his instructions out of respect and a sense of ritual.

Xia Zuo's gaze slowly swept over the moss-covered tree trunks, starting from the black mud at the roots and moving upwards along the drooping vines. A sticky, reflective layer clung to the leaves, and he could hear the faint sound of water.

Based on bioalchemy, it is inferred that damp, dimly lit places with gentle airflow and a diurnal temperature range of less than 12 degrees Celsius are ideal for cultivating poisonous water spiders.

So... could this place be where the alchemy school raises poisonous spiders?

Xia Zuo took a few steps forward with a suspicious look in his eyes, searching the ground nearby for the droppings of some kind of reptile...

Poisonous tarantulas have somewhat weak digestive abilities and need to rely on components in animal feces to accelerate the dissolution of their prey. Besides this, feces also serve another function...

Xia Zuo tried his best to keep the chain hammer from making a sound, and carefully parted the grass, revealing a pile of poop...

The feces were warm and sticky. Because the air was not circulating, the odor had not yet spread, so it did not attract mosquitoes or other small animals that feed on feces.

Natural ecosystems possess a complete food chain.

Omnivorous animals feed on moss, leaves, vines, and fresh meat.

Their droppings are rich in nutrients, which attracts small animals.

These small animals, in turn, attract poisonous tarantulas.

The feces in front of us are quite fresh; the small animals will come out and move around after the sunlight has completely disappeared…

Xia Zuo looked around and found four or five places where small animals might be found.

He looked up at the treetops high in the sky; the dense foliage almost completely covered the sky, with gaps filled by a thin mist.

The tree canopy is the nest of the poisonous water spider.

They come out after sunset.

When will this misty forest fall into darkness?

This is a geographical question.

Xia Zuo activated [Bloodline Sense], using Anru'er to sense his current location.

Just as Rexol had said, he was located 1000 kilometers directly south of Poseidon.

He arrived at the estate at around 5 p.m., when the sun was still setting in Poseidon. Around 5:10 p.m. Federal Time, the last rays of sunlight would disappear over Poseidon.

Is Poseidon in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere?

This is easy to determine.

While taking a bath, simply unplug the tub and observe the direction of the vortex's rotation.

The counter-clockwise rotating vortex indicates that the location is in the Northern Hemisphere.

A clockwise rotating vortex indicates that the location is in the Southern Hemisphere.

When Xia Zuoneng made this determination, both the Starry Night Kingdom and the Silver Moon Federation were located in the Northern Hemisphere.

Therefore, when the Silver Moon Federation is in winter, the sun's direct rays should be in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Misty Forest, located 1000 kilometers south of Poseidon, will enter night even later.

Assuming that the size, orbital period, and rotation period of the planet beneath our feet are comparable to those of Earth in the previous life, and considering that the temperature in the Misty Forest is much higher than that of Poseidon City, it is likely located in a subtropical region near the equator. Therefore, the Misty Forest is expected to enter night around 6 p.m.

Xia Zuo took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. It was 5:30 p.m. He had 30 minutes to prepare to kill the poisonous water spider.

He walked slowly through the woods with his head tilted back, picturing in his mind the image of poisonous water spiders hanging down from above.