Chapter 24 Spicy
Today is the basic theory class of the alchemy workshop.
The sunlight poured in through the tall windows, illuminating the always serious face of Mr. Clark at the podium.
He was explaining the energy conduction properties of a certain basic mineral, his voice as dull as polishing stone.
Benjamin sat in the back, mechanically recording in his notebook while skillfully practicing the inner circulation method to suppress the fluctuations of his true energy.
With the breakthrough in strength, his inner circulation method became more and more complete, and was even better hidden than when he was at the first level of Qi training.
Thanks to that ray of purple air coming from the east, the second level of Qi training was stabilized overnight, but the next step of training requires more accumulation and more points to rent a laboratory.
After all, with the cleansing of his soul by the purple qi from the east, his aptitude was further improved. In addition, the increase in his mental strength after the breakthrough in his qi training also promoted the efficiency of his meditation method in reverse.
Even though Benjamin hasn't engraved the fourth rune of truth yet, the speed at which meditation absorbs elemental power and converts it into true energy is so fast that it frightens him, and he must be careful to suppress it at all times.
He calculated that even if he didn't engrave the Fourth Rune of Truth for the time being in order to disguise his talent, at this rate, it would only take more than a month before he would face the "crisis" of breakthrough again.
In order to avoid repeating the previous crisis, he must complete a few more missions before this to accumulate enough points for the next safe breakthrough.
Just as his thoughts were drifting, as Teacher Clark decisively left the classroom at the appointed time as usual, a suppressed whisper of excitement came from the side.
"Hey! Benjamin, have you heard? Big news!"
It was Amy. She looked particularly energetic today, with an expression on her face as if she had discovered a shocking secret, and she came over secretly.
Benjamin politely tilted his head, revealing a slightly tired smile that matched his character as a "hard-working but slow-progressing sixth-level gifted apprentice." "What news? You seem so excited."
"You'll never believe it!" Amy lowered her voice, but the excitement in her tone was unmistakable. "A super-talented apprentice has emerged from the workshop! He's developed a new type of material that has stunned all the official wizards!"
"Oh?" Benjamin's heart moved slightly.
He was quite interested in this new material that could attract the attention of wizards. After all, the material system of the wizarding world was completely new knowledge to him, and perhaps he could find more inspiration from it that could be integrated into the immortal cultivation system.
"That's not 'oh'!" Amy waved her hands exaggeratedly. "It's big! Big! Big! News!" She mouthed the words, her eyes twinkling with gossip.
"I heard that when the materials were submitted for testing, the old wizard in charge was so frightened that he almost fell over! The evaluation results shocked all the wizards in the testing center! Think about it, those are official wizards, they have seen all kinds of strange things, and yet they were still shocked by something from an apprentice!"
Benjamin listened with great interest.
Indeed, it must be no small feat to be able to shock a formal wizard to such an extent that this apprentice's achievement was truly extraordinary.
Thinking about his fine gold material that was like a drop in the ocean, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It's really true that comparing yourself to others will make you die. Even though I have great skills, I am still no match for those natural geniuses?
I seem to have forgotten to check the review status of the materials yesterday, but it is probably still under review, so there is no need to worry too much...
He cooperated with a surprised expression: "So exaggerated? What material is it?"
"That's an exaggeration!" Amy said mysteriously. "I spent a long time looking around before I heard about it! It seems to be some kind of insulating material! But it's also incredibly powerful! From what the people responsible for testing it say, it seems... it seems to have an incredibly high resistance to elemental corrosion, curses, and the like! There were even a few tests where even their instruments couldn't determine the upper limit and directly reported 'out of range'!"
Benjamin was still smiling, with just the right amount of admiration and curiosity on his face.
He imagined how talented that unknown apprentice was to be able to research such an amazing thing.
Being able to stir up trouble in the wizarding world, this is a true genius...
Huh? Wait?
His smile froze for a moment.
Insulation materials?
Scarily high resistance to elemental corrosion and curses?
This description...why does it sound familiar?
He shook his head:
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! There are countless materials in the world... and although refined gold involves some concepts, it is only a primary material. It can't be that strong... probably..."
Judging from the knowledge given by the Dao Book Pavilion, refined gold is only the most basic spiritual material. On the basis of refined gold, we can continue to condense related concepts to obtain more advanced materials.
So theoretically there shouldn't be any problem...right?
Amy didn't notice Benjamin's slight change and continued excitedly, "And the best part is, I heard that as soon as this material was put up for sale on the workshop's internal magic network, it was sold out instantly by the official wizards! Now many wizards are privately asking who this apprentice is and want to buy it! The price has gone through the roof! I heard... one unit costs 100 contribution points!"
"One hundred contribution points! Oh my god!" Amy exclaimed at the staggering price. "I could save up points for a month and still not even afford a fraction of that! I wonder which brilliant person made a fortune without anyone noticing! And I heard the submitter's information is kept confidential. It seems the academy takes this material very seriously!"
In Ben's mind, his apprentice number in the submission record on the workshop task terminal emerged uncontrollably.
Amy continued, "And I heard the name of the material this apprentice submitted was pretty random, like... 'Stainless Steel-Based Insulation Material'? Hahahaha, what a common name! Who could have thought of it? So, don't judge a book by its cover, and the same goes for materials!"
Benjamin's face froze completely.
When Benjamin heard the name of the material that had haunted him and made him curse, it was as if a planet exploded in his mind!
seemingly……
like……
perhaps……
Maybe……
possible……
That wizard's apprentice...really...himself?!
Seeing Amy still vividly describing the "awesome" deeds of the "mysterious apprentice", Benjamin felt his vision go dark.
Keep quiet? Make a fortune?
What the hell!
I was just trying to get some low-level materials to earn some points, but how did I suddenly become the focus for no apparent reason?!
Now, there is no need to keep silent. Because of this piece of material, it has become so high-profile that it has alarmed the entire academy, and even other colleges!
Amy continued to talk, completely unaware that a certain apprentice was experiencing an inner tsunami.
"Amy, I suddenly remembered something urgent!" He made up a lame excuse, ignoring Amy's confused look, and rushed out of the classroom like a gust of wind.
He ran to the mission hall, found the magic network terminal in the corner, and took out his badge with trembling hands.
Log in!
His eyes were immediately fixed on the "Points Balance" column on the personal information page.
On the screen, a dazzling and dizzying number appeared before Jermyn's eyes, like the cruelest trial:
Points balance: 500
Five...five hundred?!
Benjamin felt dizzy, his legs went weak, and he almost fell.
Under normal circumstances, he would be very happy to see such a large balance.
But now, Benjamin leaned against the cold wall, looking at the shocking points number on the terminal and the "sold out" status in the material sales record next to it, and his eyes were full of stars.
“Marula!”
(End of this chapter)
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