64: Chapter 0064 Rewards

He estimated that under normal circumstances, analyzing this knowledge and the corresponding Skill would take a few hours at most.

If he could learn this Skill, it would be very helpful to Felina and himself.

Especially since Felina could not Pay-to-Win like him; she really needed this kind of auxiliary help.

In the past, it was always Felina selflessly helping him; now he could finally help the woman who deeply loved him.

This greatly satisfied the chauvinistic Li Size.

Furthermore, arranging a Sorcery Array was a very profitable business.

If people knew Li Size had learned this Sorcery Array, many Wizard Apprentices would probably be willing to spend a large sum of Gold Coins to have Li Size set up this Sorcery Array in their residences.

Of course, Li Size, who did not lack money, would not rely on this to earn money, but helping those around him was certainly possible.

Given the efficiency of the Internal Affairs Department, Li Size should receive this data by tomorrow at the latest.

The Internal Affairs Department was much more efficient than the Provincial Department of Education!

The rewards from Gele City and the Provincial Department of Education arrived belatedly, two hours after the Internal Affairs Department's "Zero-Ring Energy Concentration Array" Materials were delivered.

Even the calm Li Size almost thought the Provincial Department of Education was going to renege on their promise.

Gele City's reward consisted of three relatively rare Zero Ring Sorceries: 'Lesser Healing Spell,' 'Thorn Vine,' and 'Resistance Enhancement.' This served to compensate for some of the shortcomings Li Size had identified in himself after the practical assessment.

Li Size basically already understood the effect of the "Zero-Ring Energy Concentration Array." Never mind that it was just a Zero Ring Formation.

But the Internal Affairs Department sent over more than ten books in total, including:

"Sorcery Array Theory," "Sorcery Array Basics," "History of Sorcery Array Development," "Sorcery Arrays and Rune Combinations," "Introduction to Common Sorcery Arrays," and other foundational knowledge related to the field of Sorcery Arrays.

Li Size spent nearly three hours analyzing all this knowledge, spending 40 Gold Coins on Pay-to-Win, but saving time measured in years.

One characteristic of the Zero-Ring Energy Concentration Array was that it could also specify the attribute of the energy particles by replacing individual array-forming Materials according to the Wizard Apprentice's needs.

Moreover, the effect of these Sorcery Arrays could be improved as Li Size's level in Sorcery Array arrangement increased.

This was a great Skill!

Li Size gritted his teeth and spent nearly a hundred Gold Coins to upgrade both the newly unlocked major Skill, Sorcery Array Arrangement (Zero Ring), and the branch minor Skill, Zero-Ring Energy Concentration Array, from Entry-Level to Proficient.

The former slightly enhanced the effect of the Sorcery Arrays he arranged, increasing it by about twenty percent, while the latter directly increased the energy particle concentration amplification of the Zero-Ring Energy Concentration Array to seventy percent.

This way, the Zero-Ring Energy Concentration Array he arranged could increase the concentration of specified energy particles in the air by 1.84 times, nearly doubling it.

He eagerly wanted to set up this Formation for Felina and Gelia so they could share the fortune with him.

However, he still needed to digest the first-place reward mailed by the Gele City Department of Education:

[Consuming 150 Energy Points, successfully analyzed the rare Zero-Ring Sorcery Lesser Healing Spell]

[Consuming 400 Energy Points, Zero-Ring Sorcery Lesser Healing Spell Proficiency + 100, Current Proficiency Entry-Level 100 / 100, can be upgraded]

[Consuming 100 Energy Points, Zero-Ring Sorcery Lesser Healing Spell Entry-Level upgraded to Proficient]

Lesser Healing Spell Proficient 0 / 100

Note: Healing range increased from Severe Injury to injuries below severed limbs; healing speed increased from Slow to Relatively Fast.

Duration increased from 30 minutes to 36 minutes; Mental Energy consumption reduced from 0.4 to 0.35.

This could be considered an essential Spell for a Wizard's field operations and survival.

Li Size, with one burst of effort, continued to Pay-to-Win with 13 Gold Coins, quickly turning Thorn Vine into a Skill and upgrading it from Entry-Level to Proficient.

Thorn Vine Proficient 0 / 100

Note: Within a sixty-meter radius centered on the Wizard Apprentice, summon vines to entangle and restrain enemies at designated locations. The vines have thorns that can inject neurotoxins to slightly exacerbate the enemy's pain.

Duration increased to twelve minutes; vine strength increased to 2.4 Energy Level; Mental Energy consumption reduced from 0.5 to 0.45.

It was clear that this Sorcery had a weakness:

If the enemy's attack strength reached 2.4 Energy Level or higher, they could break the vines and thus dispel the control of this Sorcery.

Of course, with Li Size's current 4.0 Mental Energy bonus, the vines he cast would reach 4.68 Level. His "winds kiss" attack could barely break through, while a single Bone Arrow from someone like Felina, a veteran Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, shattered it.

After learning through the System, Li Size basically understood the bonus that Mental Energy and Wizard Ranks conferred upon Sorceries. The approximate bonus formula was:

Actual Sorcery Strength = (Skill Energy Level + Mental Energy × 0.3) × (Rank Amplification Coefficient - Sorcery Ring Level)

He was currently only an Elementary Wizard Apprentice, so his Rank Coefficient was 1.3. If his Mental Energy reached 6 and he advanced to Intermediate Rank, the Rank Amplification Coefficient could reach 1.6.

Therefore, Mental Energy and the Wizard Apprentice's Rank determined the effect of the Wizard's Sorcery casting.

Finally, Resistance Enhancement was indeed one of the Zero Ring Sorceries Li Size wanted most recently.

Just rapidly analyzing it into a Skill cost 200 Energy Points, and then he spent 10 Gold Coins to upgrade it to Proficient, which increased its effect by nearly twenty percent.

Resistance Enhancement Proficient 0 / 100

Note: By reacting energy particles with the body, a dense protective structure is formed, comprehensively and slightly increasing the subject's various resistance capabilities (base increase of 1.2 Energy Level) for a duration of 36 minutes.

Based on Li Size's calculations and simple tests, after casting this Sorcery on himself, most Sorceries at or below 3.12 Energy Level could no longer break his defense.

This meant that attacks at Knight Rank or ordinary firearms could now cause him to be impervious to blades and spears.

This greatly compensated for Li Size's defensive shortcomings.

With his Physique of 4.0, his inherent resistance was only about 1.2 Energy Level—an increase of nearly twofold!

As his Mental Energy and Rank increased, this Sorcery would become increasingly robust.

For example, if Gelia cast this Sorcery for him, it could increase his all-around resistance level to 3.68.

Having learned the new Sorcery Array and rare Sorceries, Li Size felt:

If he were to undergo the practical assessment again now, facing that Intermediate Wizard Apprentice Rank black demonic iron Puppet, he should be able to resolve it in 2-3 minutes.

Li Size, whose strength had greatly increased, was unusually excited, but for him, the rewards including those from the Internal Affairs Department were not the biggest surprise today.

He calmed his slightly excited mood, took a deep breath, and then opened the last box:

On top of the box was the Admission Notice, stamped with the seal of Monte Higher Academy in the bottom right corner.

This meant Li Size could enroll without taking the entrance qualification exam next June.

However, Monte Higher Academy ranked fifty-sixth in the Crimson Soul Duchy, with its advantageous subject being Life Potionology, ranked forty-seventh.

Among the nearly one hundred Higher Academies in the Crimson Soul Duchy, it could only be considered mid-tier. If he had the chance, Li Size would definitely aim for a Higher Academy with a higher ranking.