8: Chapter 8 The Transformation of the Wizarding World

These pieces of knowledge about wizards were naturally familiar to those born in the Wizard World, or those whose families possessed Wizard Aptitude and had entered wizard academies.

But for Ross, they were much more unfamiliar.

Some knowledge, even common sense, required Ross to explore it himself or consult books to find answers.

Even if peers among the Wizard Apprentices were willing to answer some of Ross's questions, it required the right timing.

Otherwise, who would normally want someone resembling a curious baby lingering around them all the time?

They weren't even close friends or relatives.

Or among some apprentices with a predilection for acting like teachers, they would occasionally show off in front of a crowd.

Fortunately, the Elius Wizard Academy also had corresponding solutions.

Considering that some apprentices did not have a comprehensive understanding of wizards before entering the academy, or had biased perceptions, to prevent these "cub-like" apprentices from straying onto the wrong path,

the academy arranged quite a few courses to explain such general knowledge.

Much of the tacit knowledge and codes of conduct among wizards was something Ross learned during the afternoon General Knowledge of Wizard World Civilization class.

It was taught by Wizard Ian, who would occasionally reveal a few tips on enhancing a wizard's mental power during his endless streams of talk.

Though he didn't want to admit that this wizard, who looked like a hot-blooded youth, was already an Official Wizard, such a young wizard truly had a bright future.

Not to mention that Wizard Ian was already serving as a responsible mentor at Elius Wizard Academy.

However, as an Official Wizard, Lord Ian indeed had some real skills, not just possessing the strength of a Level 1 Wizard,

but also because of the cultivation techniques he revealed to the Wizard Apprentices.

For instance, his disclosure that constructing a Spell Model was the choice for many Wizard Apprentices when their mental power enhancement reached a bottleneck,

was revealed while he was explaining the history of the Wizard World.

Elius Wizard Academy was an elementary wizard academy.

Within the entire scope of the Wizard World, such wizard academies were countless.

But basically, this type of elementary academy followed a relatively lenient management style.

Wizard Apprentices could freely choose the courses they wanted to attend.

If they thought they didn't need this knowledge, they could choose not to participate.

As long as they could ensure their promotion to an Official Wizard, or repay the academy's debts upon dropping out, that would suffice.

Today was another day Ross came to the wizard history class.

"Good afternoon, apprentices."

Ian's crisp voice rang out loudly.

"It seems that quite a few apprentices attending the course have already advanced to Level 3 Wizards."

Ian smiled and said,

"Not bad, not bad."

"It seems everyone has been working very hard these days."

"Keep it up. It has been less than a month since everyone enrolled here."

"I will secretly tell you a piece of news here."

"The academy stipulates that apprentices who fail to step into the ranks of Level 3 Wizard Apprentices within three months will be expelled," Ian said seriously.

"This news will be announced in the second calendar month."

"Telling you a month in advance can be considered a reward for you listening attentively these days," Wizard Ian couldn't help teasing.

Among the apprentices attending the class, some truly had a strong interest in wizard historical knowledge, but their aptitude was not very high.

Although they had the help of the Meditation Method these days, they still hadn't broken through the threshold of a Level 3 Wizard.

They had always thought that the academy wouldn't eliminate a batch of apprentices so early.

But fortunately, Lord Ian informed them in advance.

Otherwise, it was very likely they would have been forced to drop out early due to negligence.

"Lord Ian, thank you for the advance notice."

"Yes, indeed. Thank you, my Lord."

"We are endlessly grateful, Wizard Sir."

...

Quite a few apprentices expressed their gratitude to Lord Ian.

Ian slightly nodded, looking very satisfied with the reaction of the apprentices below, and then waved his hand, saying:

"You are welcome. Apprentices who can enroll possess at least Wizard Aptitude."

"Normally speaking, anyone can step into the threshold of a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice within two months."

"Only those fellows who slack off in their cultivation would fail to break through within three months."

"Therefore, for such apprentices who waste academy resources,"

"the academy will choose to expel them directly."

"Of course, there are some among you who haven't broken through yet, but there is still time."

"I hope you will not disappoint the academy's expectations of you."

During these days, Ross had learned almost all he lacked about the Wizard World in the wizard history class.

Ian bringing up the news in this class that the academy would eliminate those who hadn't advanced to Level 3 Wizard Apprentices by the third calendar month was done for two reasons.

On one hand, seeing that many apprentices had already advanced to Level 3 Wizard Apprentices,

but there were still some apprentices with insufficient aptitude or who had delayed their cultivation,

Ian felt he had a responsibility to remind them.

On the other hand, the general knowledge course on wizards was also coming to an end.

Lord Ian was preparing to close this course this week.

"Wizard history is a dull subject."

"Many apprentices, or even those who have already advanced to become Official Wizards, disdain it."

"Although pursuing power is one of the choices for wizards,"

"if one lacks an understanding of the origins of wizard civilization and various conflicts and wars,"

"then upon reaching a certain stage, one might commit many errors that have already occurred in the past."

Ian said these words with a composed and self-assured demeanor, which didn't sound like something someone his age would say.

Ross secretly guessed in his heart that these words must have been a carefully selected script prepared by Ian from some wizard mentor or from a book.

These words really didn't sound like something someone with merely a Level 1 Wizard's level could utter.

It seemed that Lord Ian was still a closet show-off.

Ross couldn't help muttering inwardly.

Seeing the slightly awkward expressions of the apprentices below, Ian seemed to sense their constrained emotions.

"Ahem, these contents are experiences summarized by successive academy deans," Ian said with a light cough.

"I hope you will take this as a warning."

"After this week, the course will be considered completed, and the apprentices attending it will receive corresponding point rewards."

"This course is one of the rare ones where points are directly distributed as long as one participates in the class from beginning to end."

"It is also an encouragement by the academy for the students' lack of interest in wizard history classes."

"Alright, the five points for this course will be distributed into your respective wizard books after the course ends."

Ross looked toward his wizard book. It not only recorded the Meditation Method,

but also quite a few matters needing attention.

Flipping open to the academy points page,

he could see the "Wizard History Class" and "Magical Botany Class" he had attended.

Currently, there were only these two.

Participating in some courses required assessments.

If one failed, it would be recorded and affect the academy's evaluation.

Therefore, these days Ross was busy with matters concerning the Magic Plant Garden,

and hadn't studied other classes yet.

Especially the "Magical Botany Class", which was a course combining theoretical knowledge and practical application.

Listening to theoretical knowledge daily and learning precautions related to planting magic plants was already quite tedious.

Furthermore, one needed to successfully cultivate an apprentice-grade magic plant in practice.

A few days ago, apprentice-grade Sunflower magic plant seeds were distributed in class.

Ross hadn't found a suitable magic field to plant them yet.

For instance, the monthly rent for an apprentice-grade magic field was around 50 magic stones.

And one couldn't over-exploit it to the extent of damaging the magic field's quality.

At present, he was still somewhat short on magic stones.

At the same time, this course was also a long-term course.

As long as the planting and cultivation were completed by then, submitting a practical summary and the finished magic plant product would suffice.

Not only did he need the rent for the magic field, but he also needed the corresponding magic plant seeds.

Although Ross currently had some apprentice-grade Water Lily Magic Plants and an apprentice-grade Sunflower seed in his hands,

along with the sun-gathering flower seed of Official Wizard level drawn from the card draw,

it was still not enough to fill an entire acre of a magic field.

If it were Sunflowers, about 100 plants could be planted in an acre of magic field.