47: Andigo's Last Lesson

After leaving Teacher Bridger's laboratory, Green went straight to the Academy's Logistics Department, feeling at ease only after securing his benefits.

This time, Green had a huge harvest, collecting four months of resources worth four hundred magic stones in one go.

Among them, three months of resources were the Academy's reward for Green's promotion to a reserve talent.

Green had struck it rich!

Overjoyed, Green immediately lost the desire to study.

He decided to celebrate properly... The first person to celebrate with was Andy.

In Old Sam's Lab, Green was most grateful to Andy.

It was Andy who personally taught Green how to process potion ingredients, how to refine those three semi-finished magic potions, and guided Green into the world of Pharmacology.

Therefore, this was also a thank-you dinner... Green returned to Old Sam's Lab.

He briefly said goodbye to many unfamiliar colleagues and supervisors and completed his resignation procedures.

From now on, Green no longer belonged there.

Supervisor Liam didn't say much, just smiled and wished Green well on his departure...

At the 'Come Have Some Barbecue' shop.

Green and Andy sat opposite each other, Green, with his bulging wallet, was splurging this time.

He treated Andy to barbecue in the first-floor paid section...

"Andy, I'll toast you first."

"Thank you, thank you for your guidance and encouragement. This past year, if not for your guidance and support, I probably wouldn't have come this far so smoothly."

Green toasted Andy first.

"Green, this is also a testament to your own hard work. When you first came in, I never expected a kid like you to get this far."

"A reserve talent, your future is certainly bright."

"Study hard, I look forward to the day you become a 5-Star Apprentice Alchemist," Andy said with a smile, drinking the toast.

"Andy, you're just too kind."

"Now that I'm leaving Old Sam's Lab, before I go, I want to tell you something from the heart: there's no future in Old Sam's Lab."

"They specifically pick on honest people, demand overtime every day without paying for it. Andy, you're the most capable, yet you do the most work and get paid the least."

Green said indignantly.

"I know about this situation, and I'm also planning to find a better laboratory."

Andy, having seen more of the world, was also making contingency plans.

"However, the Wizard Tower laboratories are not what they were twenty years ago."

"Twenty years ago, a 2-Star Apprentice Alchemist could be a team leader."

"Now, without a 3-Star title, don't even think about it."

"Our Academy is developing better and better, and competition is becoming increasingly fierce."

"Every year, a large number of new apprentices come in, but there are only so many good positions in the laboratories, and the number of apprentices each laboratory can accommodate is limited."

"So everyone is working desperately, and the good positions are basically taken by apprentices with higher star ratings and talented new apprentices."

"What can someone like me, stuck as a 2-Star Apprentice Alchemist, do?"

"I can only work harder, strive in my free time to improve my star rating, and enhance my competitiveness. Only then can I survive in this Wizard Tower."

"Green, you are still young now. You must cherish the opportunity to study in a Grade A Laboratory."

"Don't slack off just because no one is supervising you. Strive to achieve at least the title of a 2-Star Apprentice Alchemist by the time you graduate after the 20-year study period."

"This way, when you look for a job, you'll be able to find a good laboratory."

"You will also have broader development prospects in the future."

Listening to Andy's heartfelt words, Green gradually understood why Andy was recognized as the 'old reliable' and 'good guy' in Old Sam's Lab.

It wasn't that Andy didn't want to earn more money or do less work.

It was reality that forced Andy to choose this path.

But Andy's kindness to Green was also genuine and sincere.

Green could feel that Andy's help to him was selfless, stemming from a good heart.

This was also because Andy's nature was inherently good, and he treated people with sincerity.

Green was powerless against reality.

Currently, Green was still just an ordinary person struggling in the great whirlpool of reality...

Looking at Andy's kind and approachable, yet troubled and weathered face, the burning fire of becoming stronger ignited in Green's heart once more.

Andy's present could also be a microcosm of Green's future if Green didn't work hard enough and fell behind.

In fact, after Westley clearly explained the operating rules of Teacher Bridger's Grade A Laboratory to Green, Green had an idea: to relax a little.

Humans are inherently lazy.

Many people talk about working hard, but they don't last long.

Green also didn't want to work so masochistically every day.

Wouldn't it be nice to drink some wine, eat some delicious food, and spend some magic stones to have Henry throw a couple of bachelor parties?

Anyway, Green's wallet was bulging now.

Green's wallet had never held more than 100 magic stones before.

Now, suddenly rich, Green immediately dragged Andy to eat expensive barbecue, didn't he?

Green was getting carried away...

"Green, don't blame me for speaking too much."

"I want to tell you that at the bottom of the Wizard Academy, there is the least sense of security."

"Don't be blinded by your current so-called reserve talent status."

"As long as you are not an Apprentice Alchemist of 3-Stars or above, you are not a talent; therefore, you will never achieve true freedom."

"Then, in the future, you will inevitably encounter the same predicament I am in now."

Andy poured out his heart, sharing his decades of experience and insights on surviving in the Academy with Green.

"Andy, I understand."

"I'm sorry for making a fool of myself; I got carried away," Green said gratefully.

"I'm so glad I could treat you to this meal; it taught me another valuable lesson."

"I'll toast you again. We'll meet again someday; it will be hard to hear your teachings again, so please take care of yourself."

"When I have the ability, I will definitely come back and help you."

Green promised excitedly. This was Green's promise to Andy, and also Green's promise to himself.

He promised himself that he would definitely make something of himself.

"Good, then I'll be waiting for you."

"Green, whenever you head a potion laboratory, I'll come work for you."

Andy laughed heartily...

After celebrating with Andy, Green went to celebrate with Oakes, Allie, and Bigg.

This time, Green didn't ostentatiously drag them to a fancy dinner in the paid section.

They still ate free meals at their usual spot—the Beef Burger Shack.

Influenced by Andy's words and actions, Green quickly shed his impetuousness, and his entire being settled down.

This even earned him several praises from Oakes, who said Green had a truly good mindset.

Despite achieving such great results, he remained neither proud nor discouraged, and maintained his simple style, just like always.

Green didn't explain, just smiled from the side...

Since he couldn't stop, some things needed to be planned and arranged early.

After a brief three-day celebration, Green embarked on a new journey. This time, he was going to work even harder...