episode_0019

After receiving compensation for four months immediately after becoming a 3rd grader, Leon could feel that his chances had definitely increased.

If you receive a reward 10 times, you will get an E-grade reward about 3 or 4 times and a D-grade reward once.

After Leon was able to make F-grade potions reliably, he fixed the reward as a magic book.

The reason I started tinkering with the magic book was to obtain high-level magic to use when I gradually became a secret magician.

The level of secret arts was a level that could only be reached by a wizard with three attributes who had to train consistently for over 20 years.

But Leon felt that it was too late to prepare right now.

At this rate, I should be able to reach the level of a secret magician within 1-2 years, but I didn’t have any high-level magic prepared.

All I had was a ‘Sword that Scattered Moonlight’ from the Forbidden Library, and even that was only half-baked.

This happened because even Leon himself could not predict the speed at which his level would increase.

Even Leon had a talent for each attribute, so he had to learn magic for each attribute.

If you were really lucky, you might get a multi-attribute spell made by a high-ranking wizard, but the odds of that happening were extremely low.

The first thing I felt when I pulled out a magic book was that it was useless if the necessary items didn’t appear, similar to when I pulled out an attribute book.

I recently received 30 magic book rewards.

Among them, there are two D-class magic books.

D-rank was the highest level of magic that could be learned from apprenticeship, but all of its attributes overlapped with Alpina’s basic magic.

It meant that there was no need to learn it.

For magic with the attributes of fire, water, wind, and earth, Arpina’s basic magic was sufficient for apprenticeship.

Among the rewards I received so far, the useful ones were as follows.

When I reached level 3 and was stabilizing my skills and temporarily preparing artifacts, I got the ‘Single-Use Emergency Designated Teleport Scroll (B-).’

It was the highest grade scroll among those that had appeared so far, and it was a scroll that could help Leon escape dangerous situations, so it was very appealing to Leon.

If you had a detailed memory of a specific location in your head, you could travel there instantly.

However, this could only be done alone.

Besides these, the artifacts ‘Disposable Underwater Prison Scroll (D-)’ and ‘Standing Stealth Cloak (D+)’ were relatively high-grade.

The Cloak of Stealth was a short black cloak that could be worn hidden under one’s robes. When infused with magical power, it was an artifact that would blend in with the surroundings for one hour, hiding one’s appearance and presence.

However, from the moment I went into hiding, I couldn’t move.

This was because moving would break the stealth.

Once I used it, I couldn’t use it for a day.

In the elixir, a concentrated solution (D+) appeared.

The concentrated liquid was stored away with the intention of consuming it after raising the magical power to D-grade.

I also had 20 E-class essences and 5 D-class essences left to use when I reached level 4.

Dozens of F- and E-grade rewards have piled up.

Even taking into account the elixirs that had to be taken regularly and the magic books that could be thrown on the ground if one didn’t like them, the rewards were gradually piling up.

In particular, disposable scrolls were not consumed because they were not used in battles, but were just piling up.

‘The subspace pockets will soon be full.’

Of course, the magic book was already placed in the jewel.

If things continued this way, it was clear that over time, unused rewards would pile up like a mountain in the space inside the jewel.

‘It would be shameless to hope that by raising the level, other functions will appear…’

I had to figure out what to do with the useless rewards.

‘I could give it to someone, but… … .’

If Leon was a wizard with many disciples, it might be a very good method, but it was still far from Leon’s level.

Leon began to train in earnest to rise to the next level.

The accumulated jewel time so far is 640 hours.

The time that could be spent in the jewel was approximately 27 days.

Leon would train inside the orb for 20 hours each day, then return to reality to satisfy his hunger and get at least some sleep, and then return to the orb, repeating the cycle.

In less than a week in reality, Leon reached the level of Apprentice 4.

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[Growth Helper]

-information

▶ Name: Leon

▶ Level: Apprentice 4th grade

▶ Magic Power: E+

▶ Attribute constitution: All-attribute constitution (fire, water, wind, earth, wood, electricity, light, darkness)

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▶ The reward probability has increased as the level of land has increased.

▶ 400 hours of Space-Time Orb were provided.

▶ Please select additional level up rewards.

▶ Artifact (C+ Grade Mobile Stealth Cloak) / Magic Book (C+ Grade Lightning Magic ‘Ridra Series Glorious Lightning’)

No other features were added.

Leon’s gaze turned straight to the additional reward.

The first thing that caught my eye was ‘The Lightning of Glory.’

If it was C+ grade, it meant that it was a high grade magic that could be used up to the level of secret arts, and it even had its own unique magic name.

It was the perfect magic book for Leon, who didn’t yet have any high-level magic.

Just by hearing the name, you could tell that the Mobile Stealth Cloak was a superior artifact to the Stationary Stealth Cloak.

Although it would be very useful in dangerous situations, Leon chose the magic book.

There was an urgent need for a secret-level magic book right away.

A purple-covered magic book fell into his palm.

‘Come to think of it… … That name sounds familiar.’

Lydra?

Leon searched his memory, feeling as if he had heard it somewhere before.

It was easy to recall the memories.

Because, other than the training room, there wasn’t really anywhere to go.

And then Leon remembered where he had heard that name.

‘Isn’t that the name of the Widia Tower?’

A name I heard coming and going.

Even though Leon was a confined member of the training room, there was no way he hadn’t heard the name of the highest authority in the city he lived in.

‘I heard that he is a shut-in to raise his status.’

A person who has abandoned the affairs of the city he manages and devotes himself solely to training in order to reach the Advanced Insight level.

But just entering the Insight level meant that talent was guaranteed.

There’s no way a wizard like that would only use lightning magic.

‘Is this magic created when the realm was low?’

Leon, who had thought about that, put the magic book in a makeshift storage box inside the jewel.

Leon then confirmed that he had completed the regular quest and received a normal E-rank reward, and took a deep breath again.

After stabilizing the ground for a week and learning the basic magic of Arpina that reached 4 stars, I came out of the training room.

Leon could now summon all of the creatures: fire, water, wind, and earth.

Until he reached 5 stars and learned how to harmonize them, summoning four summons at the same time would have consumed a tremendous amount of mana, but Leon, who took elixirs as easily as eating food, could easily handle it.

Leon, who came down to the first floor, found Peter running around anxiously at the entrance.

‘That person always looks busy.’

Peter lifted his glasses, looked around, and when he saw Leon, he ran straight towards him.

“Good to meet you! Urgent news!”

“… What is it?”

“This time, there will be a regular exchange event between schools in Triphenia!”

“Regular exchange system?”

“Ah, this is the first time you’ve heard of it. It’s the day when various schools gather together and compete to establish the rankings. It’s a day when the representative students of the academy or the personal disciples of the professors compete against each other, and we’re going to follow along!”

Leon frowned as soon as he heard that, then hurriedly controlled his expression.

It’s not something to be happy about, having to watch other people’s sparring when you’re busy practicing.

Moreover, there are only nine months left to focus solely on training.

“Aren’t you excited to see magic fight right before your eyes?”

Would you be able to say something like that even if black spears and iron chains rushed before your eyes as if they were going to pierce your head?

Leon muttered to himself in vain and then stopped.

“Do I have to participate unconditionally?”

“Of course! Isn’t it strange not to go? I heard it’s like a festival for students? It’s a rare opportunity for us.”

Is there anyone who doesn’t welcome the festival?

When Leon asked Peter out of curiosity whether there was a way out, Peter shook his head.

“No way? Oh, maybe the higher-ups won’t like it. I said that the school’s interests depend on the results of the regular exchange.”

“What are the benefits?”

“I don’t know about that. I just heard it in passing… … haha.”

Leon’s face darkened noticeably.

Leon decided to make thorough preparations before leaving for Tryphenia.

For Leon, who knew that power inflation was overflowing, heading to a new place was no different from walking into danger.

You never know when or where a strong person will appear.

Since I was leaving the very next day, I couldn’t get used to the lightning strike of glory.

But there were many other ways Leon could prepare for danger.

I packed scrolls and artifacts that could immediately respond to danger in the subspace.

I stuffed nearly 30 disposable scrolls into my subspace pocket in a heap.

As for the artifacts, I only kept the D+-grade Guardian Golem Summoning Flute and the Old Tree Staff in the subspace, and kept the Shield Token, the Cloak of Stealth in Place, and the Lesser Magic Increase Ring on my person so I could use them right away.

The shield token was identified through emotional magic as an E-grade artifact.

When the spell is chanted, a shield is created immediately, which has the ability to protect the caster’s body.

It can block more powerful magic than an E-class magician, but the number of times it can be used is limited, and once used, the cooldown is long.

Although it can’t be understood as emotional magic, I thought it would have a + rating.

It seemed like it could be used 2-3 more times in its current state.

‘At this level, I think I can deal with a beginner level magician.’

The day of departure for Triphenia.

Leon, along with his regular disciples and Robert, who was leading them, gathered in front of the large platform next to the central tower.

On the platform, there was a huge sailing ship lying on the ground.

It was a ship that could float in the air, called a sky ship.

In front of it, it seemed as if all the wizards in the city had gathered, and a large crowd was bustling about.

It was pretty easy to tell the people apart.

Just as Leon was wearing the regular disciple’s uniform, the Academy students were wearing magical uniforms with similar patterns but different colors.

The colors represented the grades.

Other people wearing various costumes could be seen as established magicians.

Soon, a large number of people began to board the sailboat.

The ship was large enough to accommodate all of those people.

Leon and other ordinary disciples boarded the ship last in line.

“Wow… Can we become Academy students too?”

I could hear Aaron muttering absentmindedly next to me.

Several Academy students looked at Aaron, who was looking around with his mouth open, and gasped.

“Are they going together too?”

“I guess they’re going on a field trip.”

“If I could know by looking, I would already be a secret-level wizard.”

“Heh heh, I can hear you.”

Leon paid no attention and scanned the ship like Aaron did.

But it wasn’t for the same reasons as Aaron.

Admission to the Academy was open to those who were 20 years old, or adults.

If a student has talent and has been trained systematically since childhood as a personal disciple, there may already be students who are at the level of secret arts, but if not, they will be at a similar level to Leon.

The systematic magic learned there would not be much difference from Arpina magic unless it was at the level of secret arts, so Leon had no reason to be interested.

Leon explored the places on the ship that people would least care about.

‘There isn’t any… … .’

There was no space, no matter how remote, that could be completely out of sight of people, at least on deck.

‘Looking at the way they treat ordinary disciples, it seems likely that they will all sleep in one place.’

While on board the ship, I had to give up any thought of cultivating.

Leon’s lips jutted out.

The sailboat sailed across the sky for five days without rest.

Except for briefly meeting Leah and Rowan in the middle and saying hello, Leon just stayed in his room and did nothing but complain.

Although it wasn’t a training course that required a quest, it was the only training course that Leon, who was pretending to be a normal person, could do without worrying about what other people thought.

‘If I could just become an advanced user of the secret arts, I wouldn’t have to worry about what other people think.’

A state where even if it is revealed that the properties have changed, it cannot be touched carelessly.

If there was a way to change from a single attribute to an all-attribute one, I didn’t know what the walled wizards would do.

If you want to be safe, you should go for the Mystery level, but considering the rewards that will accumulate until then, it seems like you can protect yourself with the Secret level.

Leon took a deep breath as he thought about that time.

Another day passed and the boat stopped.

Arrived in Triphenia.

Tryphenia was a huge magical city with a similar feel to Widia.

As the name of the festival, as Peter had said, suggests, the city was filled with people.

“You have free time until the exchange event tomorrow, but since there are a lot of wizards gathered here, please do not do anything that could endanger your safety. You guys in particular. Do you understand?”

Robert made a strong statement in front of the accommodation.

It was worth it.

If you just go around setting up a festival, you might get dealt with by a high-ranking magician without anyone knowing.

Security would be tighter than usual, but it was best to be careful.

Leon, who had some free time, walked wherever his feet took him and arrived at the central market.

“Does anyone need a bunch of shield scrolls? They can be exchanged for other scrolls or artifacts!”

“This is not an opportunity that comes every day! A chain artifact that automatically holds onto your opponent’s body costs only 80 mana stones!”

The sight of several wizards mingling and exchanging intrigued Leon.

Leon wondered if he had anything to offer in exchange.

‘Elixir? Scroll? Herb?’

There were no mana stones, but there were many items that could be bartered.

‘Should I take this opportunity to get rid of all the low-grade items and stock up on mana stones?’

Leon, who had made up his mind, went into a dark place, looked around carefully, then came out of the jewel, changing into a different robe.

Because it was impossible for a normal disciple of Widia to dispose of items in bulk.