33: Chapter 0033 Specialization

After mastering the meditation secret technique and officially becoming an Elementary Wizard Apprentice, Li Size felt his Soul quality skyrocketing, and along with it, his Soul talent rose as well:

[Advancement to Wizard Apprentice, Pay-to-Win Analysis ability upgraded!]

Now you can consume Energy Points to directly boost the proficiency of skills below the Apprentice-tier Proficient level!

Energy Points : Proficiency = 4 : 1

Whoa!

This is really going to be the death of me!

Doing the math, it would take 8 gold coins to directly pump an Entry-Level Apprentice-tier skill to 100/100 full proficiency, then analyze and upgrade it to Proficient level. The effect would be outstanding!

It saves a tremendous amount of time, but the Energy Points are also flowing out like water...

Li Size's heart pounded with uncertainty. Could his little money-making engine really keep up with this rate of burning cash?

Li Size shook his head, casting aside these messy thoughts.

The Wizards Hand still had twenty minutes of duration left.

Making the most of it to practice more was the real deal. Saving even a little gold coin was worthwhile.

After all, one can't rely solely on [Pay-to-Win] to get by, right?

When Felina returned to the apartment after her morning teaching session, she bumped right into Li Size using Wizards Hand to manipulate a knight sword, practicing basic swordsmanship with grunts of effort.

Felina was a seasoned apprentice after all. With one glance, she understood:

Her beloved had successfully Advanced and become a Wizard Apprentice!

A Wizard Apprentice is, after all, different from an ordinary person.

Even though the two were already together, as long as Li Size hadn't become an apprentice for a day, Felina felt as if a heavy stone was weighing on her heart, always feeling this relationship lacked a bit of Foundation.

Now, good! That stone was finally lifted!

Felina felt absolutely delighted inside. She walked up lightly, gently wiped the sweat from Li Size's temple, her voice soft as cotton candy:

"dear, congratulations on becoming an Elementary Apprentice!

Now it's time to think about your specialization direction."

Although apprentices can theoretically learn all kinds of arcane knowledge, where would one find enough energy and focus?

So, usually, everyone picks a Domain to delve into deeply, mastering sufficient knowledge to leverage the world and impact higher Realms.

Moreover, the direction of an apprentice's specialization also relates to the choice of their innate solidified arcane arts in the future.

Of course, it's not like one has to stick to a single path forever.

But to give an analogy, if the advancement requirement is to score 90 points, an apprentice specializing in one subject only needs to get 90 points in that one subject.

As for those who want to blossom in multiple areas, although they ultimately also only need one subject to meet the 90-point standard,

haphazardly dabbling here and there means they still have to put some effort into other subjects, which invisibly consumes a vast amount of time and energy.

Theoretically speaking, relying on the divine skill of [Pay-to-Win] Analysis, Li Size could learn things almost effortlessly. Time and energy wouldn't be a problem; he could fully master multiple Domains.

But Li Size deeply understood the principle of "biting off more than one can chew."

He had just stepped into the gates of arcane arts; where would he get so many Energy Points to splurge?

Some choices still had to be made.

Felina's suggestion was to specialize in the Necromancy System. This way, she could not only personally guide him, but in the future, on the broader Wizard path, the two could also learn from each other.

Gelia had mentioned before that close-combat System Wizards had super fierce combat power. Legend has it there's a big shot in the Wizard Council who became famous precisely through close-combat System arcane arts.

Close-combat System?

Li Size dismissed it without even thinking.

Although bulldozing through everything sounds satisfying, he still preferred the feeling of strategizing and planning.

As for the Necromancy System, it's strong, no doubt. If it weren't for Felina specializing in Necromancy, he might have chosen it.

But if both of them took the Necromancy path, how would they divide Advanced resources in the future?

Homogenization of abilities is also a troublesome issue.

Actually, Li Size rather missed his days at the research institute in his previous life.

His [Pay-to-Win] ability still stored quite a bit of knowledge from that previous life's research institute!

Although the rules and fundamentals of the two worlds were different and couldn't be directly applied, the thinking and concepts wereInterconnected.

Many things achieve the same goal through different means. Take the simplest bicycle, for example:

Following the blueprints from his previous life, even rubber pneumatic tires couldn't be manufactured, but this world also had bicycles.

Although the tires weren't pneumatic and the structure differed, weren't they essentially tools for convenient short-distance travel?

"Hmm, I'm thinking of specializing in Mechanical Alchemy for now,"

he spoke up,

"I already have a plan in mind."

Arcane arts are powerful, no doubt, but at the apprentice stage, Mental Energy is limited, and the number of arcane arts one can cast is very restricted.

Part of the reason Gelia said close-combat Wizards are strong is because they are less constrained by the number of spell casts.

Li Size felt that specializing in Mechanical Alchemy could similarly avoid the dangers of close combat while reducing reliance on the frequency of arcane art casting.

This world has revolvers and firearms, but their power leaves something to be desired.

But Mechanical Alchemy could precisely solve this problem!

From what Li Size knew, there were also Wizards who specialized in this field and made a name for themselves.

Felina pondered for a moment, her eyes lighting up:

"This direction is fantastic!

dear, the fact that you could conceptualize the little sorcerer donkey and three-wheeler itself shows you have talent in Mechanical Alchemy. You're definitely going to be a Genius in this field!

Hah, if I'd known you'd advance to Elementary Apprentice this quickly and choose Mechanical Alchemy, I should have waited for you to personally design the energy storage and power core modules for the little sorcerer donkey and three-wheeler!

Such original designs would also be a great help for you to accumulate prestige in this field later on."

Li Size smiled and pinched her cheek:

"How could I have thought I'd advance so quickly back then?

Besides, I still can't design independently now; I haven't learned the relevant knowledge thoroughly enough.

And anyway, what's mine is yours. Why draw such clear lines?"

Felina felt a warmth in her heart and moved by emotion, kissed him.

After a good while, she said with a flushed face, slightly out of breath:

"Mmm... Mechanical Alchemy requires mastering knowledge like Materials science, basic alchemy theory, mechanical engineering.

Don't worry, leave these basic Materials to me. I'll help you get them sorted!"

These were basic theories, but the lower-level academies simply didn't teach them.

Fortunately, Felina had studied at a Higher Academy and knew how to obtain these Materials.

If left to Li Size himself, not being in a Higher Academy, just collecting these Materials would be quite a headache for him.

Talking about the little sorcerer donkey and three-wheeler, these were Li Size's key money-making products for the future. He immediately became concerned about their progress:

"By the way, how's the intellectual property rights application for those two inventions going?

The machine tools I ordered are almost here. Once the intellectual property rights are confirmed, we can roll up our sleeves and start making money!"

Felina smiled sweetly:

"Last time, the Senior sent a message saying it should be within a day or two!

Everything's been quite smooth. Rumor has it they even helped us secure a 30-year protection period!"

A weight lifted from Li Size's heart:

"Good! Smooth is good. We must properly thank this Senior later."

At that moment, the effect of Li Size's Wizards HandJust right ended, and the knight sword flew back steadily to the wooden rack.

Felina moved closer, sweetly wrapping her arms around him:

"dear, this afternoon...

There's plenty of time."

Li Size raised an eyebrow. His Physique was now steadily over 3.0; he was no longer the little rookie who could only "passively endure" back then.

Without another word, he exerted strength in his arms, lifted Felina up, sat her on his lap, gently leaned her back against the side wall of the living room, and bent down to kiss her.

But Feilna playfully turned her face away to avoid it, giggling:

"Today is your big day of promotion to Elementary Wizard Apprentice. Student Li Size must be properly praised!

Wait a moment...

I canTransformation into other people, you know~"

Note: The term 'Transformation' (huànhuà) in the final sentence is not in the provided glossary. It typically means 'to transform (into)' or 'to take the form/appearance of.' Based on context, a natural translation might be 'transform into' or 'take the form of.'