139: Chapter 0139 Training Apprentices

With the medicine and the Basic Meditation Method ready, Li Size grabbed his leather backpack and rode Blue Star to Lilith's apartment building in Gele City's old town.

The sconces in the stairwell cast a warm yellow glow, making the dust on his shoetips appear as tender, granular specks.

He stopped on the third floor and knocked on the familiar wooden door.

The door creaked open, and Lilith's petite figure came into view:

She was wearing a beige knitted dress, her soft brown hair loosely tied back, with a few stray strands clinging to her flushed cheeks.

Her deer-like eyes were wide and round, instantly misting over when she saw Li Size.

“dear... why are you here?”

Her voice was soft and sweet, like someone who had just woken up, and her fingers unconsciously clutched the hem of her dress, revealing ankles as slender as fragile porcelain vases.

Li Size stepped inside, placing his backpack on the wooden table in the entryway:

“I brought you a gift.”

He took out two brocade boxes from his bag—on the left were two brain in a vat glowing with a faint iridescent light, and on the right were two swift spirit with silver-white arcs. Finally, he pulled out the Basic Meditation Method with silver thread embroidery.

“This is your key to becoming a Wizard Apprentice.”

Lilith's breathing suddenly hitched. She reached out a trembling hand to caress the cover of the Meditation Method, her fingertips burning as her thumb grazed the silver thread:

“This... is this real? I thought...”

Her voice choked, and her eyes instantly reddened.

“After my parents passed away, the academy teachers said my Mental Energy would never reach 3 points. I thought I'd be an ordinary person my whole life...”

Li Size held her hand, the warmth of his palm transferring through her skin:

“Try these potions.”

He opened the brocade box, took out a brain in a vat, and held it to her lips.

“Eat this first, then the swift spirit—trust me, you deserve a better future.”

Lilith took the pill, and a slightly cool medicinal fragrance dissolved on her tongue. Immediately, a warm energy surged from her Dantian to all her limbs and bones.

She felt her temples throb, and it was as if countless fireflies danced in her mind. The previously blurry Mental Energy barrier shattered with a 'hum,' and her Agility attribute also surged.

She subconsciously raised her hand, and her fingertips could clearly perceive the trajectories of dust particles floating in the air.

“dear! My Mental Energy... my Agility...”

She was so excited she was incoherent, tears streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto Li Size's hand.

“I feel them improving! I can really become a Wizard Apprentice!”

Li Size took out a Great Master-grade mental power amplification potion and placed it in her palm. The purple magical patterns on the bottle shimmered under the light:

“This will accelerate your speed of Cultivating the Meditation Method.”

His fingertips brushed her hand.

“Follow me from now on. Not just a Wizard Apprentice, but even a Formal Wizard won't be a dream.”

Lilith suddenly threw herself into his arms, her soft body carrying a faint scent of lavender:

“dear, you are my light...

Since becoming your woman, I've realized that there truly is salvation in the darkness.”

Her cheek rested against his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, her voice tearful yet incredibly firm.

“My body and soul, both belong to you.”

Li Size's arm gently encircled her waist, his fingertips touching the delicate skin beneath her dress: her waist was so slender it seemed as if it would break with a snap, and her long hair brushed his neck, sending a shiver of pleasant tingling.

The warm lamp in the room cast a crimson glow on the curtains, and the evening glow outside the window spilled onto the carpet through the gaps, like an overturned rouge box.

Lilith looked up, her wet eyes gazing at him, tears still clinging to her eyelashes:

“dear, I... I want you to know, you are the best choice I've ever made in my life.”

Her fingertips gently traced his jawline, her earlobes hot with nervousness.

“Can I?”

Li Size's breath hitched slightly. He lowered his head, his nose brushing the top of her hair:

“Silly girl, I'm always here.”

His fingertips wiped away the tears on her cheeks, his thumb resting on her lips—they trembled slightly from excitement, like ripe cherries.

The air in the room gradually thickened, and the warm yellow light stretched their shadows long, overlapping on the wooden floor.

Lilith leaned in proactively, her lips gently touching his fingertips, then closed her eyes and buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Her breath carried a faint medicinal scent and the sweetness of a young girl, her hair entwined around his arm like soft vines.

Li Size's hand slowly slid down her back, feeling her body tremble slightly, his voice deep and gentle:

“Don't be afraid, I'll be gentle.”

The curtain was gently stirred by the evening breeze, revealing a corner of the crimson sunset—there was no extra sound in the room, only their intertwined breaths and heartbeats, like a gentle nocturne.

Lilith's fingers tightly clutched the corner of his clothes, her knuckles white, yet unwilling to let go.

She knew that from this moment on, her world would never again be dark, because Li Size was her sun, forever illuminating her path to wizardry.

After their intimacy, Li Size gently pushed Lilith away and pulled out a stack of neatly bound books and scrolls from the backpack on the floor, placing them on the wooden coffee table:

“These are for you—'Common Knowledge for Wizard Apprentice Beginners' will help you quickly familiarize yourself with the rules of the Wizard World. 'Basic Rune Analysis for Sorcery Communication' and 'Pre-requisite Technical Principles for Sorcery Recording' are foundational knowledge I've compiled; you'll use them when you study advanced Sorcery knowledge in related Domains later.”

“Basic Rune Analysis for Sorcery Communication' and 'Pre-requisite Technical Principles for Sorcery Recording' are foundational knowledge I've compiled; you'll use them when you study advanced Sorcery knowledge in related Domains later.”

Lilith rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up, her fingertips tracing the gilded lettering on the book spines, her eyes instantly lighting up:

“These... are all for me? I couldn't even borrow complete versions at the academy library before!”

Her fingertips trembled slightly as she carefully picked up 'Basic Rune Analysis for Sorcery Communication,' Li Size's silver-penned annotations clearly visible on the title page.

Li Size smiled and nodded, unrolling a leather scroll on which six potion recipes were densely written:

“These are my optimized recipes for six inferior potions—for example, for the Inferior Healing Potion, I adjusted the ratio of Magic Herbs, reducing Material consumption by 20% while enhancing its effect.

For the Inferior Agility Potion, I changed the heating step to rune constant temperature, increasing the success rate from 60% to 75%.

These are my unique optimized versions; remember them well, and you can refine them yourself later.”

Lilith leaned closer, her nose almost touching the scroll, her eyelashes fluttering:

“Really? You're actually giving me such precious recipes...”

Her fingers traced the modification marks on the scroll, her eyes filled with adoration.

“And this.”

Li Size extended his right hand, his fingertips condensing faint red Demonic Energy runes, outlining the core array of the Firebolt Spell in the air.

“Watch carefully, the rune sequence for a first-stage modified Firebolt Spell is 'Flame' + 'Propel' + 'Lock.' I optimized the angle of the rune connections, which can speed up the spell's casting time by 0.2 seconds.”

He flicked his finger, and a miniature Firebolt Spell flew towards an empty bottle in the corner, gently shattering it with a 'bang.'