Chapter 19 Victor
The most special thing about the system of refining essence into qi is that it regards "essence", "qi" and "spirit" as a unified whole.
The rapid improvement of Jieming's mental strength (spirit) greatly affected the growth of his "essence" (physical fitness) and "qi" (true essence).
At the same time, the overall improvement in his cultivation level can in turn nourish his spiritual sea and soul strength, thereby promoting the progress of the wizard's meditation method.
In this way, the left foot steps on the right foot, and the two systems secretly promote each other, forming a nearly infinite cycle of rapid improvement mode.
If Benjamin had not found several methods in the Dao Book Pavilion to suppress his cultivation and consolidate his foundation, he would probably have been at more than the Qi training level now.
Even so, having reached the peak of the first level of Qi training, he already felt that he could no longer suppress his strength.
The true energy in the body is like a flood about to burst its banks, and it may break through the shackles at any time and break through to the second level of Qi training.
However, if he rashly broke through in the dormitory, the powerful fluctuations that would instantly erupt in his body would likely be discovered by the academy's ubiquitous monitoring arrays, or even be noticed by passing wizards. That would be a huge trouble!
He could only choose to make a breakthrough in a safe, isolated environment - for example, a laboratory with a good isolation array.
However...Jeremy's business venture collapsed before it was even halfway completed, and his pockets were empty.
This was also an important reason why he was anxiously looking for tasks to earn points. Jieming had never thought that in a world without spirits, he would actually worry about not being able to suppress the problem of an impending breakthrough.
Damn points!
He looked at the deep night outside the window and felt the surging true energy in his body. He knew that he didn't have much time left.
He must earn enough points to rent a laboratory before breaking through.
With a sigh, Benjamin left the dormitory and ran towards the mission hall of a nearby teaching building.
The task of cleaning the distillation tower is settled on a per-task basis. There are still ten days before the next task starts, and he needs to find a new task to make up for the points gap.
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There are always many apprentices gathered in front of the task board.
They stared at the constantly updated task items on the board with eager eyes.
Benjamin is now one of them.
After all, he needs points, immediately, right now!
Just as he was scanning the task list, a slightly hurried voice came from the side.
"Move aside, take a good look before you choose! Don't block it!"
A tall and thin young apprentice with a shrewd gleam in his eyes squeezed over, his fingers sliding quickly across the task board, his eyes refreshing faster than the magic network terminal.
Benjamin recognized the other person. The apprentice's name was Victor, and he was the last of the three apprentices in this alchemy class.
Victor didn't even look at Benjamin. He stared at the task list, muttering rapidly, "Cleaning task...highly repetitive, stable points...Sorting...time-consuming and labor-intensive...this one! 'Preparing basic stabilizing agents' looks complicated, but the process is fixed. It's from the School of Materials Science, and the finished product just needs to pass inspection...this one has high points!"
Before he finished speaking, Victor pointed his finger, and the task item "Configure Basic Stabilizing Potion" instantly disappeared from the task board. He had already grabbed it.
Benjamin saw all this.
Victor is obviously a descendant of a wizard. Although he did not practice before entering school, he definitely did not miss out on various related knowledge training. Therefore, he has more choices when choosing tasks compared to ordinary apprentices.
After grabbing the task, Victor smiled with satisfaction, and then he noticed Benjamin next to him.
His eyes swept across the alchemical crucible badge on Jemin's chest, and then looked at his empty task slot, with a barely perceptible sense of superiority in his eyes.
"Hey, Benjamin, are you still reading?" Victor said casually, but with a hint of undisguised boasting. "Be quick when choosing a mission, good missions don't wait. As long as you're capable enough, there are many missions you can choose from!"
On the surface, his words were "advice", but in reality he was showing off his vision and ability, while also belittling those apprentices who could only take on ordinary tasks.
Jie Ming's face didn't show any fluctuations. He just nodded calmly: "Thanks for the reminder. I'm still thinking about it. I want to find one that suits me."
Victor shrugged, noncommittal.
Without saying anything more, he turned and walked to the other side of the workshop, probably to the material warehouse to get the materials needed to prepare the potion.
Although they were all apprentices of alchemy, they had not had much contact during this period. After all, the other party's social circle was completely different from Benjamin's.
Amy was quite familiar with Victor due to her extraordinary interpersonal skills, so before this, most of Benjamin's impressions of him came from Amy.
Looking at Victor's back, Benjamin's assessment of this man became clearer.
Smart, calculating, efficient, and with an obvious sense of utilitarianism and superiority, he made no secret of his pursuit of profit and even took pride in it.
He will "kindly" remind you in public, but that reminder is often accompanied by a display and show of his own advantages.
He will not be your enemy, provided that you do not prevent him from making money or gaining benefits, but he will never be the kind of person who will sincerely help you.
It can be said that Victor was cultivated under the rational rules of the wizarding world and is a typical efficient egoist.
"A perfectly typical wizard," Benjamin thought. "That's not a bad thing for me."
People with this personality have obvious advantages and disadvantages. The most important thing is that most of them are very smart and will not develop hostility simply because of "jealousy" or "dislike".
If it can provide benefits, it can actually help you.
Of course, don't expect this guy to help you when you encounter danger.
"But...I don't think I'm qualified to look down on him in my current state."
Thinking of his miserable points balance, Benjamin shook his head and stopped thinking about Victor. Instead, he continued to study the task board carefully.
Fortunately, Benjamin was lucky and found a more suitable task not long after.
"Sorting common ores in Warehouse No. 5, weight: ten tons, points: 2." After seeing this task, Benjamin's eyes lit up.
The points for this type of task are not high, the workload is heavy, the environment is harsh, and few people compete for it.
The advantage is that it is purely physical work and does not require much knowledge. Even the task party itself will provide ore atlases, and you can also gain additional knowledge.
In addition, the most important thing is... this kind of task is settled on a per-time basis, just like the distillation tower, rather than on a monthly basis, which is very suitable for Jeming now.
He clicked on the task and confirmed it.
(End of this chapter)
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