Chapter 31 Power
Jieming looked at the constantly updated list of materials on the magic network, from the most common copper and iron, to rare elemental crystals, to ore samples from unknown star regions...
Although his points are unmatched, how can he buy all these "ordinary materials" and study them one by one?
Almost impossible!
There are so many types of materials!
And this is just the more common materials!
Above that, there are "supernatural materials" that contain strange energy, laws or concepts!
Those are the keys to refining powerful magic devices and potions!
The points he earned now were just a drop in the Pacific Ocean compared to the vast material inventory of the entire wizard civilization.
Not to mention buying extraordinary materials, even if he wanted to collect samples of all ordinary materials, his points would quickly evaporate due to a series of expenses such as purchase, transportation, and storage.
"It seems I can only...take it slow..."
Sitting in his intermediate laboratory, looking at the list of materials on the magic net, Benjamin couldn't help but sigh.
The excitement brought by earning a large number of points at one time was diluted a lot by the huge and complex material system.
His journey to becoming stronger seems to be much longer and more difficult than he imagined.
Having given up the idea of making large purchases, Benjamin only symbolically bought a few special material samples that seemed to have corresponding concepts in the immortal cultivation system, intending to start with these.
After calming down, Benjamin returned to peace for the rest of his life.
Go to classes during the day, and return to the laboratory after class to learn the basic theories of alchemy, potions and runes.
At night, during the process of cultivation, he would go deep into his consciousness and carefully study the various knowledge obtained from the Dao Book Pavilion.
With the massive amount of learning, Benjamin's life became fulfilling and compact, and even his desire to earn points was much less.
More than a month later, the school replenished another fifty cubic meters of gold, but he did not buy too much this time. He only bought twenty cubic meters to refine into pure gold as the basic inventory of his future refining materials, and did not sell the rest.
After all, given his current situation, the remaining points from the last sale of refined gold were enough for him to use for a long time.
That day, after finishing the public course on basic alchemy theory, Benjamin was about to return to his laboratory as usual, but Professor Clark called him, which was unusual for him.
"Apprentice Jemin." Mentor Clark looked at him expressionlessly.
"Teacher, is there anything wrong?" Benjamin's heart tightened as usual.
Professor Clark didn't seem to notice Jermyn's nervousness. He just asked in a tone that was emotionless, "What research are you doing recently?"
"Uh...are you concerned about me?"
Jemin blinked, unable to get anything from the expressionless face of Mr. Clark.
After thinking for a moment, Jermyn decided to partially answer truthfully: "I'm trying to familiarize myself with the properties of various materials."
After hearing this, Clark looked at him with a puzzled look.
But he didn't say much, just a simple order: "Go back and check the mission area on the magic network."
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Benjamin standing there alone, full of doubts in his heart.
"This... did he just say that his expression expressed satisfaction with me?" Benjamin was a little unsure. After all, the fluctuations in the mentor's expression were too inconspicuous.
Sometimes, Benjamin would envy his mentor's expressionless face, because at least in most cases his true feelings would not be discovered by others.
With the strange instructions from his mentor and after saying hello to the surprised Amy, Jemin returned to the intermediate laboratory.
He turned on the magic network terminal in the laboratory, connected to the magic network inside the academy, and entered the mission area.
Pull to the bulletin board and browse casually.
Those familiar low-level tasks were still there, but a new announcement at the top instantly caught his attention:
[Workshop Emergency Project Announcement: The backlog material sorting project in the basement storage room has begun!]
[Note: The wizarding civilization has conquered countless dimensions, leaving a vast backlog of unprocessed samples of materials from past eras and other dimensions in its basement storage rooms. These samples are diverse and complex, and require initial cataloging, cleaning, and basic property analysis. We are currently recruiting dedicated volunteer apprentices with a solid foundation in materials science to participate in this project.]
【Task cycle: long-term effective.】
[Points reward: Medium (calculated based on workload and results).]
[Special note: Participants will have the opportunity to access a large number of unclassified rare material samples. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your knowledge of materials science and broaden your horizons.]
[Registration method: Submit an application to the Mission Office.]
When Benjamin saw the contents of the notice, his eyes lit up instantly.
This is exactly what he needs most at this moment!
An opportunity to legally access a vast amount of different materials and have the chance to conduct preliminary research!
Moreover, tasks like this have been put there for a long time without anyone taking them up. If anyone said there was no trick here, Benjamin would eat the whole table on the spot!
This is simply a pillow that comes to you when you feel sleepy, and it’s a top-quality down pillow!
Privilege is such a disgusting thing!
What? The object of privilege is oneself?
That's okay.
Without any hesitation, Benjamin immediately clicked the "Register" option on the magic network terminal and submitted his apprentice number.
Submission successful.
He looked at the mission bulletin board again, wanting to take a closer look at the details of the announcement.
However, in the instant he blinked, the announcement that was just at the top disappeared silently, as if it had never appeared.
Benjamin was slightly stunned, then reacted.
"Six six six, you're not even going to act anymore, are you?"
This is what Mr. Clark's inexplicable look meant...
Sitting in a chair, looking at the empty mission area bulletin board, Benjamin felt a strong sense of gratitude and emotion in his heart.
Only then did he truly realize the convenience brought by the secondary training agreement.
It’s not just about the improvement of points and authority, but also the support of “information” and “opportunities” secretly provided by high-level wizards!
It can be said that this agreement helped Benjamin open up many secret passages that ordinary apprentices were completely unaware of.
On the other side, Clark stayed in his laboratory, looked at the tasks that had been taken away on the terminal interface, nodded with satisfaction, and then used his authority to close the acceptance of tasks.
In this world where knowledge is power, no one dares to spy on a wizard's laboratory. After all, that is a hatred more irreconcilable than killing an entire family.
But it doesn’t have to be so troublesome to just collect some insignificant information. For example... you can guess a lot of things from the other party’s recent shopping list.
(End of this chapter)
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