Chapter 18

The ten-day foundational training was almost over, and the final day was devoted to spell modeling. Each student could choose three basic spells from the ten basic spells. Li Hao chose Mage's Hand, Fireball, and Heal.

The Hand of the Mage was specially recommended by Mentor Will.

"The first spell of almost all mages is the Mage's Hand. It is the easiest to master."

Fireball, of course, was due to Li Hao's fire attribute, while Healing was chosen because it could aid him in making herbs.

Li Hao may not master these three spell models when he leaves here.

Will in front of them briefly introduced it to them and demonstrated how to cast the spell. The power of the spell hand was like a transparent hand that could easily lift heavy objects.

In fact, as long as you have mental strength, you can mobilize the magic in the air and achieve some very basic things. For example, the sound isolation that Will had previously achieved was actually a variant of the Mage's Hand.

Businessman Glenn found Will again to ask about the things he needed to pay attention to when casting spells, and Li Hao also answered according to the lip reading expert. He knew that he must pay attention to mental power during the casting process. If the mental power is exhausted, it will cause damage to the foundation. If he finds something wrong, he must interrupt the casting in time.

"There's a device at the trading desk that tests your mental strength, but it requires points to use. You can check if your mental strength is sufficient by going there first and then experimenting with the spell model."

Will finally added something to them. After all, if the pass rate of the group of people he taught was higher, it would be better for his prestige in the Mage Tower. If one or two formal mages could emerge, then they would be considered half his students in the future.

"Let me give you a piece of advice. The path of a mage is full of dangers. Any spell is unstable. Only by being careful and cautious can you go further." After saying that, he turned and left.

After the basic courses, it was time for the elective courses. The entire base was on high alert, because the elective courses were the purpose of their entry into the Mage Tower.

Therefore, it is very important to go to Potions class, and it is best to get the recipe for lava potion.

Li Hao cheered up and went to Potions class. Her ID card now had two exclusive marks for the courses. She had to place the card on the door to enter the classroom. If she didn't have the free course mark, she would lose points for each class.

Li Hao also met two familiar people here. One was Glenn, and the other was Emily, the only girl with excellent talent.

The entire classroom is not just filled with desks and chairs, it is more like a laboratory, with many plants planted next to it, as well as an operating table, and a lot of bottles and jars placed on the shelves at the back.

There were about twenty people in the class, and many of them had a star on their chest. However, I didn't see anyone with two stars.

There were about ten empty seats in the classroom, but the seats near the podium were already occupied. Li Hao looked around and sat next to Glenn and Emily.

After a while, the teacher came in. She was a middle-aged woman, short and plump, and looked quite ordinary, with a good temper.

After Li Hao selected her courses, she specifically asked Chelsea, from whom she got the information of the two instructors.

This teacher Michelle was a second-level mage. And although she was a well-known genius pharmacist throughout the Mage Tower, she was different from Harrison, who introduced her. Harrison had only studied potions halfway through his career.

"Oh, there are three new students. You need to get 50 points to buy herbal books and operating tools." Michelle said.

Although Li Hao had known this for a long time, he still found the price shockingly high.

Li Hao had just taken out the iron sheet when Michelle waved her hand and the iron sheets in the hands of the three people flew up. At the same time, three booklets flew out of the cabinet next to them, and a set of tools on the table behind them fell onto their table.

"Today I'm going to teach you how to extract the juice of black moon grass. You three newcomers, take a look at the herbal medicine book first."

Li Hao opened the book as soon as he received it, showing it page by page to the audience in the livestream. It was called a book, but it was actually just a small booklet of less than 50 pages. The hundreds of herbs were mostly just given names or a brief description of their growing conditions and harvesting methods, but at least there were pictures. Although Li Hao could speak without difficulty, the text was still a little difficult to recognize.

A voice came from my ear. "This herbal booklet seems to be for people who pick herbs. There should be more detailed books."

This course is much better than the previous beginner course, and I've already started practicing. "Everyone come to me and take a piece of black moonlight grass. We must process it specially to extract the light green juice to be considered successful."

Michelle stood on the stage and spoke to the crowd, holding up the black herb in her hand. "Pay attention to my steps and don't miss anything."

This is when the advantage of sitting in the front seat comes into play, but unfortunately Li Hao's position is slightly to the right and rear. I hope the camera can help her capture the complete steps.

"...Remember to only stir it three times clockwise. Any more or less will affect the medicinal properties, and it must present a perfect light green color. Even a little more will not work, so at this time you must use your mental power to make a judgment, unless you have this ability like me." Michelle's teaching was very attentive.

Li Hao listened carefully, and the person on the other end of the live broadcast room was also diligently recording. By the time Li Hao got the tools, someone at the base had already customized the same tools.

"Li Hao, you can give it a try. We have recorded the entire process and broken it down into steps."

Li Hao noticed that several classmates walked to the front, took a herb and started working on it.

Michelle would occasionally come over to correct the students' technique. Glenn and Lilith were still carrying their books. Li Hao hesitated for a moment before walking to the front of the stage and picking up a herb.

Her actions attracted a lot of attention, including Michelle who was mentoring a student.

"You're being reckless! We've just started the lesson, there's no need for practice," Glenn warned Li Hao. He didn't want to leave a bad impression on Michelle, a second-level mage.

"Let me try." Li Hao took out the tools and listened to the instructions in the live broadcast room.

There were no effective recording tools here, and the steps were quite complicated. Seven or eight different props were used throughout the entire process, and every step required precise attention. Even Michelle's smooth and seamless execution took 15 minutes.

But Li Hao has the video footage from the people in the live broadcast room. They had already compiled these 15 minutes, including how to do each step, the specific time taken for each step, and even broke it down frame by frame into an operation manual.

I followed the instructions from the live broadcast room. Although there were some minor mistakes during the process, I didn't miss any steps during the entire 15-minute operation.

Even Michelle noticed Li Hao. You know, in her potion class, most students have already handled a lot of medicinal materials before letting them practice.

No one had expected that students would be able to complete the extraction of the black moonlight grass in one go.

After all, even she, a famous potion genius in the Mage Tower, had to waste several black moonlight grasses under the guidance of her teacher before she could complete the refining process.

When Li Hao finished the operation, Teacher Michelle was already standing behind him. Looking at the last drop of light green liquid into the reagent bottle, Li Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

I spent 15 minutes frantically listening to the instructions in the live broadcast room, and finally it took me 20 minutes to complete the operation.

"Is this your first time?" Michelle spoke directly, taking the bottle from the table and looking at it. The quality of this bottle was just passing, but it was excellent to be able to achieve such results at the first try.

"Yes." Li Hao nodded.

Everyone in the live studio held their breath, watching Michelle, waiting for what would happen next.

They couldn't really let Li Hao spend two or three years here to become a formal T mage, so they needed to take a shortcut.

If we can master the potion one day earlier, Li Hao can come back sooner.

The best solution discussed by the base was to let her become a student of a teacher.

"Very well done. Get some herbs and try it again." Michelle said to the girl in front of him.

The other students also noticed what was happening, and Glenn and Emily next to him were also amazed by his talent.

By the end of the class, Li Hao had successfully refined three bottles of extracts, a result that was even better than those who had taken herbal medicine classes for half a year.

Before leaving, Michelle specifically asked for Li Hao's name. However, she didn't immediately agree to accept Li Hao as her apprentice, which made the people at the base worried again, wondering whether to activate the backup plan.

"Li Hao's mage talent is only average. Her talent for herbal medicine alone probably wouldn't catch Michelle's eye," someone analyzed. "We'd better let Li Hao demonstrate her abilities. She already has 86 points in Spirit. I'm sure her meditation speed would rank among the best in the Mage Tower."

"No, that's too conspicuous and will draw too much attention to Li Hao. Let's be cautious and take it slow. We're still learning about herbs now, after all." It was Lin Lan who said this. Just as Li Hao had hoped, Lin Lan was now a member of the base's decision-making group.

"This is only the first lesson, don't be anxious. She has already noticed Li Hao, and all she needs to do next is continue to show Li Hao's talents. There's no need to improve her mental strength and expose this matter. And we can't give a reasonable explanation. If the new meditation method is exposed, it might attract more than just a simple character." Li Maoxue also echoed Lin Lan. He understood from the moment he stayed at the base that it was Li Hao who kept him and Lin Lan working at the base.

Director Luo still had the final say at the base. But how long could he maintain this influence? Li Hao had considered this question, so she had specifically sought out Li Maoxue and Lin Nan to discuss it a few days before her journey.

The current relationship between Li Hao and the base is that the base is commanding Li Hao, but Li Hao doesn't want this to happen. She wants to gradually take the initiative and even hopes that she will have the final say in the future.

She gave Li Maoxue and Lin Lan a chance, also to build her own power. Once the choice came up, she would confirm their proposals through secret codes and choose their proposals.

When making choices, the more times Li Hao chooses their plans, the more they can gradually gain sovereignty based on this.

In addition to the things happening in the base, Li Hao herself also needs to have a stronger voice, and her voice comes from another world.

When Li Hao becomes stronger and less dependent on the base, she will have more autonomy.

When the people at the base are unable to restrain Li Hao, the microphone will return to Li Hao's hands.