parentshiftbook Chapter 24 guarantees a rare pet egg drop upon clearing the Misfortune Swamp!
Chapter 24 guarantees a rare pet egg drop upon clearing the Misfortune Swamp!
The Crown of Oaks, the apprentices' dormitory.
Just as Suen finished meditating, he heard a knock at the door and asked softly, "Is Lord Ian Lister in? I am Zhukov Bolek, and I have come to pay you a visit."
Su En smiled, thinking to herself that the person she had been waiting for had finally appeared.
A day ago, he appeared at the Battle Banner Tavern with Celsus's Herbal Elixir.
Just as Michael, unaware of the latest developments, was about to order his guards to imprison Suen, a richly dressed butler appeared and sincerely apologized to Suen.
The other party stated that there was some misunderstanding between him and the Bolek family, and that the head of the family, Zhukov Bolek, would personally visit Suen tomorrow.
Pushing open the door, and seeing the imposing Zhukov standing outside, Suen gained a new understanding of Celsus's strength.
"Your Excellency Ian, my youngest son Michael was misled and almost made a terrible mistake. To express my apology, I have come to apologize to you today."
Zhukov bowed deeply to Suen.
"As an apology, the Borek family has prepared some gifts to make up for your loss."
He clapped his hands lightly, and a servant behind him presented an exquisite silver box containing a list.
Su En took a closer look and gasped.
This includes a 20% share of a small thorium mine, ownership of three shops in Mordor, five sorcerous artifacts, 50,000 magicstones, and a guarantee for a safe.
"These wizarding families truly possess a rich heritage!"
However, most of the items on the list were simply handed over to the wizard Celsus by him.
After seeing Zhukov off, Suen laid out the five magical artifacts one by one: two high-level magical artifacts and three mid-level magical artifacts.
He probably only has one or two of these items.
Suen didn't dare to dream of high-level magical artifacts, but these three mid-level magical artifacts all tempted him.
One is an enchanted ring with the fixed offensive sorcery spell "Sword in the Stone," and the other two are amulets: "Blessing of the Windseeker," which increases casting speed, and "Four-Leaf Clover Necklace," a defensive amulet that enhances elemental resistance.
As products of alchemy, magical artifacts have always been valued for their ornaments and rings.
The magical artifacts prepared by the Borek family were clearly carefully selected in order to appease the wrath of the wizard Celsus.
After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Celsus, who has advanced to the second level wizard in just a hundred years and even defeated a veteran second level wizard right after his advancement, can be said to have a promising future, but he is at least dazzling.
Moreover, he is also a master of potions.
Everyone seemed to have foreseen that the Wild Path's destiny star, the Kraken, was about to welcome its master.
What's even more troublesome for Suen right now is how to deal with the Toria Farm and the family behind it.
Now he understands Celsus's true intentions.
If he can handle this matter well, he can gain a huge fortune and Celsus's approval.
If handled improperly, they might eventually win ownership of the Toria Farm, but they would lose the connection of a second-level wizard.
"Wow, this is such a tough choice!"
The experience of the Borek family inspired Suen. If he could establish a family in the borderlands, even without the protection of a formal wizard, the speed at which the family would multiply and accumulate resources would far exceed that of the Abandoned Lands.
Therefore, he had the idea of bringing his family from this life to the border region.
If they acquire the Toria Farm, they will have land to settle them and can make a living by growing enchanted plants and brewing their own potions.
In this way, even if one fails to become a formal wizard in this life, the starting point in the next life will be higher.
But ever since learning the truth, Suen has always felt a deep sense of dread towards the wizard Celsus.
At the time, Su En was very grateful to the other party for teaching him about potion-making in the laboratory. Now, looking back, he realized that the person he was communicating with was just a clone of his soul.
Su En dared not think about it any further, lest it trigger the other party's senses, so she simply began to plan the next direction of development.
He has now resigned from his job in the recycling room, at the cost of losing access to further advanced meditation techniques.
Suen has two choices: one is to become an apprentice of a formal wizard and receive the meditation method from him.
Another option is to acquire publicly available meditation techniques through auctions.
Meditation is of great importance, and Suen believes that it should be approached slowly until there is concrete information.
The more pressing task at present is to prepare for the upcoming midterm assessment.
"Once I receive the authorized magic stone coins, I'll buy the sorcery models for throwing fire arrows and ice spikes. In addition, I'll also need to buy a set of armor and a magic wand to optimize magic circulation..."
While calculating her expenses, Suen suddenly remembered the most important one: "Renewing the monthly pass for the Grand Library."
The more Suen learned about the history of the borderlands and the tower, the more interested he became in reading.
Especially after Celsus's scheme, Suen realized that in the wizarding world, the difference in strength depends not only on the strength of one's mental power, but also on the difference in information.
Or rather, it is precisely because formal wizards possess a more authentic understanding of history that they have greater spiritual power.
For the next period of time, Su En resumed her routine of going back to work, home, and work.
Dormitory, Potions Master Association, Grand Library.
Occasionally, he would visit the market in the trade district to see if he could buy some valuable notes to improve his progress in the Sands of Time.
However, during this period, his luck seemed to have declined, and he encountered mostly copies of manuscripts, with very few original works.
The conflict between the wizard Celsus and the wizard Rabia only circulated among the upper levels of the tower and was quickly overshadowed by another big news story.
"The Misfortune Swamp makes a powerful comeback! Her Majesty Freya descends with divine might, suppressing the Twisted Jungle in one fell swoop!"
"An incredible opportunity for apprentices! A golden-level meditation technique has been born, and the Swamp of Doom is about to welcome countless challengers!"
"A rare pet egg is guaranteed to drop after clearing the Misfortune Swamp! Check out these essential potions now!"
In the café of the trade district, when Suen casually flipped open a newspaper, she was drawn to the sensational headlines.
"A golden-level meditation method?"
Suen shook her head, unable to help but question the professionalism of these writers.
The quality of meditation techniques is divided into four levels based on the different spiritual structures constructed: Iron, Bronze, Silver, and Gold. As for what levels are above Gold, Su En was not very familiar with them.
The "Star Observation Guide" he is currently practicing is a standard Iron-level meditation method, so during his initial apprenticeship, his spiritual body can only support four zero-ring spells.
Bronze-level meditation techniques can support eight zero-ring spells at the same time.
In addition, it is said that the more advanced the meditation method, the faster the meditation speed and the better the meditation effect.
The Gold-level meditation method includes a complete set of content from apprentice to full wizard.
As far as he knew, there was currently only one Gold-level meditation technique in the Oak Crown, and he didn't know its name yet.
"On the contrary, we can stock up on these medicines in advance and resell them to make a profit later."
Having made up his mind, Su En went to the Potion Master Association to purchase the raw materials for these potions.