26: Chapter 26 Mildia City

More than ten days passed in a flash.

During this time, Byron continued his routine, moving between the classroom, Library, dormitory, and his mentor's Laboratory.

This morning, after finishing the routine cleaning of the mentor's Laboratory, Byron declined Colin's invitation to eat together and returned to his dormitory as usual.

However, after returning to the dormitory today, he did not go to the Meditation room to continue his Meditation, but instead walked straight to the basement.

Standing in the empty basement, Byron's eyes sparkled with excitement and a restless glint.

After more than ten days of waiting, those three Wizardry Tricks had finally all been analyzed.

"Omniscience, transfer the knowledge of those three Wizardry Tricks to me."

[Transfer complete.]

A familiar feeling washed over him as a vast amount of knowledge flooded into Byron's mind, but this time, he did not show any signs of abnormality or discomfort.

After becoming a Wizard Apprentice, his Mental Energy had increased significantly; this bit of knowledge infusion was effortless for the current Byron.

At this moment, everything regarding the rune structure, operating paths, mana ratios, and Mental Energy guidance methods of the Wizardry Tricks was as clear as the lines on his palm, as if he had practiced it thousands of times in his mind.

However, possessing this knowledge did not mean Byron could use these three Wizardry Tricks.

He still needed to establish stable Wizardry templates in his Mental Sea by sketching out the runes.

Only then could he use these Wizardry Tricks normally.

Byron immediately began sketching the runes for these three Wizardry Tricks in his Mental Sea, arranging, combining, and stabilizing them according to a specific sequence.

Closing his eyes, Byron's consciousness sank into the Mental Sea where over a dozen Meditation Rune floated.

With the auxiliary guidance of the Eye of Omniscience, he was like the most patient clockmaker, sketching the Wizardry templates stroke by stroke.

After an unknown amount of time, when the final mana circuit closed, three stable Wizardry templates lit up in his Mental Sea.

Byron slowly opened his eyes, his gaze locking onto a heavy black stone chair in the basement.

He immediately mobilized his Mental Energy to communicate with the Wizardry Trick template in his Mental Sea, then used the template to mobilize the mana in his body. The mana then operated according to the template's trajectory, thereby leveraging the elements in reality.

This was the complete process of casting a Wizardry Trick.

It seemed long, but it happened in the blink of an eye; it could be considered instantaneous.

'Mage Hand.'

In an instant, an invisible ripple spread through the basement.

An almost transparent palm quietly appeared, resting on the chair Byron was staring at.

It firmly gripped the heavy black stone chair, which weighed several dozen jin.

The next moment, the stone chair was steadily lifted by this invisible force, tracing a perfect arc in the air before landing precisely behind Byron, who then sat down on the chair.

For the next hour or so, Byron began to continuously control the Mage Hand to move miscellaneous items, repeatedly testing its range, strength, and precision.

After testing for a while and fully understanding the Mage Hand, Byron snapped his fingers, dispersing the Mage Hand.

'Omniscience, what was my Mental Energy and mana consumption just now?'

[Activating the Wizardry consumed three points of Mental Energy, with a continuous consumption of 0.2 points of Mental Energy per minute.]

[Activating the Wizardry consumed thirty points of mana, with a continuous consumption of two points of mana per minute.]

[Energy Intensity: Five.]

The maximum energy that one point of Mental Energy can leverage is set as a standard Energy Intensity unit; this is the energy unit of the Wizard World.

'Omniscience, pull up my attribute panel.'

[Target: Byron Augustus]

[Age: 14]

[Physique: 6.47]

[Mental Energy: 14.23 (Current Mental Energy: 6.83)]

[Mana: 142.3 (Current Mana: 68.3)]

Byron shook his head; he had indeed tested a bit too much, as both his Mental Energy and mana were more than half depleted.

Since he had started testing, he might as well finish it all.

'Elemental Fireball.'

Fire elements quickly gathered in his palm and were continuously compressed under restraint, eventually becoming a scorching fireball.

Looking at the fireball in his hand, Byron did not let it leave his palm.

Don't forget, this was an offensive Wizardry Trick; if he were to release it, the experimental equipment and Materials in the basement would likely be destroyed.

'Omniscience, analyze.'

[Activating the Wizardry consumed three points of Mental Energy, with a continuous consumption of 0.2 points of Mental Energy per minute.]

[Activating the Wizardry consumed thirty points of mana, with a continuous consumption of two points of mana per minute.]

[Energy Intensity: Ten.]

Dispersing the fireball and looking at the information in front of him, a touch of emotion arose in Byron's heart.

Although the consumed Mental Energy and mana were the same, the power was completely opposite.

The Energy Intensity of the Elemental Fireball was exactly double that of the Mage Hand.

Simply put, its lethality was doubled.

Of course, Energy Intensity alone could not determine which was stronger; after all, they had different usage scenarios, and the ways of applying knowledge were also different.

Afterward, Byron also tested 'Light Refraction Concealment', and the results were roughly the same, only the Energy Intensity was much smaller.

But this was normal; after all, it was a purely auxiliary Wizardry Trick.

More than ten days later, on a dark and windy night, Byron walked alone from the dormitory area towards the East District.

He was wearing a black wizard robe, with a huge hood covering his entire head, making it impossible for people to see his face.

Before long, four spires with arc-like, deep blue lights flickering at their tops stood quietly around a wide stone platform.

The material of that stone platform was very similar to the material of the meteorite Byron was stepping on.

Or rather, that stone platform had been cut from the meteorite itself.

Because that stone platform, like the meteorite, floated quietly in the air, with only a floating bridge made of chains connecting it to the meteorite.

If one wanted to board the stone platform, one had to pass over the floating bridge.

At this moment, dozens of people were standing quietly on the stone platform, as if waiting for something.

Seeing that everyone on the stone platform was the same as him, wearing wizard robes and not revealing their faces, Byron felt completely relieved; the information he had gathered was correct.

Byron touched his waist again, feeling the cold sensation, and without further delay, he stepped forward and walked straight towards the stone platform.

However, before the floating bridge, Byron's footsteps faltered and he stopped again, taking out his payment card to swipe it on the toll machine in front of the floating bridge.

Paying the passage fee.

Looking at the two Magic Stones that had been deducted, Byron's heart twitched, and he felt a bit of heartache.

At this moment, the balance on Byron's payment card was only a little over one hundred and twenty Magic Stones.

It had only been a few months, and he hadn't bought much; how could there only be so few Magic Stones left? They were truly not enough to spend.

Moreover, the big expenses hadn't even started yet; they were still to come, such as conducting various experiments, purchasing experimental equipment, and learning advanced knowledge for the apprentice stage...

If not for this, Byron wouldn't have come here to take the lifting platform to Mirdia City to exchange the potions he had refined for Magic Stones.

Crossing the floating bridge, Byron officially boarded the lifting platform.

He slightly ground his foot against the platform to feel it; the sensation was no different from stepping on the meteorite.

Byron did not speak, just stood there quietly waiting.

And every time the lifting platform started, it had to wait until the number of people reached a certain amount before it would operate.

Not long after, a few more people crossed the floating bridge and boarded the lifting platform; the number of people was finally enough.