Chapter 25

A few days passed like this. Li Hao naturally didn't need to attend the Potions class, but he could continue to study the Magic Equipment class. He had already attended three classes, but didn't learn anything.

Victoria had also told her about this. For formal wizards, teaching them was more about using these apprentices as handymen, so if Li Hao wanted to learn magic tool making, she would have to go through other channels.

"But you'd better concentrate on potions and don't let the teacher know that your mind is on other things." Victoria reminded Li Hao.

"Well, I'm just taking a look." Li Hao nodded.

After Li Hao became Michelle's student, Glenn wasn't the only one who invested in and wooed him. Several major apprentice groups also invited Li Hao to their gatherings. To avoid offending anyone and broaden his horizons, Li Hao attended several of these gatherings.

For a time, Li Hao was incredibly popular. She became a well-known figure in the Mage Tower. However, her success was extremely glaring in the eyes of some people.

There are always those who believe that others' excellence is the cause of their own failure. David had done his homework long beforehand, even using connections to establish good relationships with Michelle's students. He also gave Jarvis a lot of gifts, and Jarvis promised to mention his name to the teacher.

But now Michelle obviously didn't plan to accept any more disciples. His performance in the following Potions classes failed to impress her. Even now, Michelle didn't even know his name.

The contrast was so intense that he was already murderous. Michelle only had a few spots left for her students. After accepting her new student, she couldn't possibly accept another. Therefore, only by eliminating Li Hao would he have a chance to ascend to the top.

Unfortunately, he never found an opportunity. David naturally didn't dare to take action in the Mage Tower. Li Hao stayed in the Mage Tower all day long. Except for the last time she went to sell accessories, she had never left the Mage Tower.

Most mages would go out every now and then, but Li Hao rarely went out.

But the opportunity soon presented itself.

In front of Victoria, Li Hao smoothly folded the model in less than 20 breaths. She could even do two things at once, much like she did before when she was a live streamer. Back then, she could fight the boss while reading the barrage of comments to thank the boss for the reward.

Now she can fold paper while using her mental power to manipulate tools and extract medicinal herbs. This operation is smooth and flowing. Recently, Li Hao has been adhering to a principle: never use her hands when she can use her mental power.

"Your mental strength is now fully qualified. You've made rapid progress," Victoria exclaimed. However, she also saw Li Hao's diligence. After all, for someone who practices anytime and anywhere, such progress is not surprising.

"I want to try magic infusion tomorrow." Li Hao said as he put away the refined potion.

"Sure, but I think you can go buy some herbs first. After all, these herbs belong to the teacher." Victoria reminded Li Hao.

Don't look at Teacher Michelle letting her use herbs at will, but the results of the herbal extractions she made here cannot be taken away. Therefore, during this period, all the herbs that Li Hao extracted and fused belonged to Michelle.

For example, Victoria and the other two would be divided into two groups. One group was assigned by Michelle to research and refine potions. At this time, the herbs were all supplied by Michelle's medicine garden.

Some of it was brought here by themselves, from the herbs to the bottles, so the fruits are theirs. If they can become a formal mage, they will probably be able to apply for an herb garden here.

"Okay, I'll go post the mission." Li Hao had plenty of funds on hand. He planned to use some to buy some basic herbs. These missions were quite common at the exchange.

After leaving Michelle's place, Li Hao went to the exchange and told the mage apprentice who was in charge of registration at the counter what he needed.

12 gold coins are used to purchase the materials for thirty basic healing potions.

A bottle of basic healing potion can be sold for 50 silver coins, which means two bottles are worth one gold coin.

It takes about a full day to make thirty basic healing potions. The profit is three gold coins. It's hard to say how profitable a potion master is.

And basic healing potions are already the least profitable of all potions.

Elsewhere, David heard someone say that Michelle's new student, Li Hao, had begun experimenting with potion-making. He had just seen her post a task at the exchange to collect herbs. They said she'd already been making potions after only a month, truly worthy of being the promising new potion genius.

When David heard the news, he didn't feel the same resentment as he had when he heard Li's good news before. He just thought that his plan could finally be implemented.

David is a nobleman, and his family is mainly engaged in herbal medicine-related business. So when he was tested to be qualified as a wizard, the whole family regarded him as the hope of family promotion.

Mage talent is extremely rare, a rare talent found only in a million. A family that can cultivate a full-fledged mage holds a promise for the family's future. Even a mage apprentice can easily defeat a high-ranking knight. Mages born into nobility can reach the rank of full-fledged mage with ample resources.

It was thanks to mages that humans had always held an important position among the various races. Mages held a very high status in society, and David's life had been planned by his family long before he discovered his talent as a mage.

All the teachers in the Mage Tower had been investigated, and the gentle genius Michelle was the teacher they had chosen for David a long time ago.

The smooth path he had planned was completely destroyed by an unknown outsider. He had already informed his family of this matter. They also gave him help, telling him to just lure Li Hao out of the Mage Tower.

It's normal for a wizard's apprentice to be killed.

He quickly accepted the task and left a message saying that the herbs could be picked up at a place in Charleston.

Li Hao hadn't expected to receive a notification that someone had already accepted the task just moments after assigning it. Honestly, the other party's request to trade in Charleston was a bit strange, but he figured it might be a middleman.

I had planned to try to infuse magic the next day, but now I can only do it at the last minute.

Fortunately, there was a carriage waiting at the entrance of the Mage Tower. Li Hao was still quite well off. He paid the carriage driver and got on. But before getting on, Li Hao looked back at the Mage Tower.

She always felt that someone was watching her, and this feeling of being watched was very uncomfortable, but the wizard tower was wrapped in a magic circle, and she had no idea who was watching her from behind which window.

After a half-hour carriage ride, she arrived in Charleston. The other party gave her the address of a shop. Li Hao had already mastered a large map of Charleston when she was with Sharia.

She quickly found the place, and when she explained her purpose, Li Hao got the herbs smoothly.

"Give me some portions, please." Li Hao said to the clerk who was sorting the herbs.

"Oh, okay, okay." The clerk was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and took the medicine back from Li Hao's hand. He divided the medicine into portions for her. Li Hao frowned at the clerk's unfamiliar movements.

"Forget it, I'll go back and divide it myself." She interrupted the other person.

The clerk breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put the herbs back in her bag.

Li Hao took the herbs and left. It was dark now, and she had to go back quickly.

The carriage was shaking, and Li Hao was dozing with his eyes closed while holding a package of medicinal herbs.

Suddenly the carriage stopped and Li Hao opened his eyes.

"Ha!" A loud roar was heard. A tall figure rushed in from outside, the knife in his hand heading straight for Li Hao.

But Li Hao was already prepared. The moment the car stopped, she pulled out her hand that had been pressed under the package. She was holding a small pistol.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three dull noises rang out. The person who rushed in fell directly to the ground. The shooting skills he had worked so hard to learn at the base had paid off.

Soon another person rushed in, and Li Hao summoned his mental power and cut the other person's throat with a sharp knife. At the same time, he reached out and shot him again.

She stepped over the two bodies, got off the carriage, and saw the driver running wildly. She raised her hand and shot him once and twice. The driver fell to the ground helplessly.

Only after the danger was completely over did Li Hao lower her trembling hand. Her heart was beating rapidly, and the impact had completely paralyzed her right hand. She squatted on the ground, feeling somewhat powerless.

She knew something was wrong the moment she saw the clerk. His unfamiliar manner made her suspicious.

When she walked out of the store, she told the people in the live broadcast room.

"I think there's something wrong with that clerk. He doesn't smell the strong smell in the store. He's probably not a clerk, but a disguise. And he's targeting me."

The herbal odor in the shop was so strong that even if you stayed there for an hour, you would smell like it. But that person, like her, had no herbal odor.

The people in the live broadcast room quickly asked analysts to analyze this person. They originally thought he was just an ordinary store clerk, so they did not analyze him. But after looking at him, all kinds of doubts emerged.

When Li Hao searched among the herbs, she found a strange object, a small one that looked like a magic tool. She had taken magic tool classes, and she could recognize it as a tracking tool.

Everyone in the live broadcast room was discussing how to deal with this crisis.

"Why don't you stay in a hotel for one night. The other party definitely won't dare to take action in Charleston." The live broadcast room planned to let her escape first, and then make plans.

"This time, I've guessed their motives. I can use this to turn the tables and prepare for this attack," Li Hao said after a pause. "I can't just avoid every crisis... I'll have to face it sooner or later."

Li Hao had already prepared for the worst when she traveled through time. Other worlds couldn't possibly be completely safe. Sooner or later, she would encounter danger. The chances of traveling back were slim. This world's energy only lasted ten days to recharge. What if her energy didn't recharge properly in other worlds, and there was no return button?

Li Hao's attitude towards this matter is more resolute than the people in the base thought.