Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys

Chapter 997: Chapter 350: Winterfort Academy (Double-Length Chapter) (Part 3)

As for defeating Ancestor Dragon Kolaxius, Rein now possesses the ability of the second transformation form, and he believes he can kill Kolaxius single-handedly.

Therefore, facing Merita’s indignation, Rein’s demeanor was quite calm.

Soon, led by Merita, Rein and his party of three arrived at a side building of Winterfort Academy, also a place for entertaining guests.

"Lord Rein, Miss Anna, and Miss Lagaray, please take a short rest. I will report your arrival to my mentor," said Merita, bowing slightly with a face full of apology.

"It’s fine," Rein nodded and replied.

His room was conveniently located between Anna and Lagaray’s rooms.

The room was decorated quite uniquely, with snow deer antlers, white bear pelts, and ice worm specimens on the walls, representing the features of the Ice Field.

Rein thought for a moment and took out the black bag given by the High Priest of the Norton Tribe.

Opening it, he saw three soul energy crystals quietly lying inside.

"Oh, not bad, there are actually three," he remarked.

Previously, when Rein defeated the Great Priest, he only obtained five from the opponent. Considering that most wandering wizards use soul energy crystals as soon as they get them,

the Norton Tribe having saved three means they must have defeated more than ten wandering wizards.

"If calculated as a 4% increase per crystal, it can enhance his fogging progress by 12%, not bad," Rein smirked slightly.

Without much hesitation, Rein decided to absorb these three soul energy crystals immediately.

He held the three crystals in his hand and quickly activated the Steel Heart Advanced Meditation Method.

As the soul energy crystals resonated with the Advanced Meditation Method, strands of transparent, strange aura emitted, and a system notification sounded:

[Ding! Detected soul energy crystals that can enhance the degree of spiritual power fogging, accelerate absorption? (Note: System absorption can eliminate impurities and absorb completely at once.)]

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"Yes!"

Instantly, Rein felt the silver mist in his mind rapidly increasing, and soon, a new area expanded.

Thus, nearly half of the mental sea was filled with silver mist.

At the same time, a feeling of clarity and refreshment arose in his mind.

Rein glanced at the system interface:

Spirit: 64 (Fogging 53%)

"Oh? Previously it was 42%. Logically, with three, at the minimum increase of 12%, it should reach 54%, why is it only 53%?"

Rein keenly noticed that the fogging progress was 1% less than his minimum expectation.

"So, one soul energy crystal barely enhances by 4%?"

"Indeed, the effect of the soul energy crystal diminishes as the fogging progress advances," Rein mused.

"After surpassing 50% fogging progress, the effect is likely only around 3%," he thought.

However, Rein was not displeased.

These three soul energy crystals were gifts from the Norton Tribe, a pleasant surprise, and his fogging progress had already exceeded 50%.

This speed was unimaginable before he set out.

Rein originally estimated that it would take about a year to reach the threshold of a Second Level Liquidization Wizard.

But based on the current progress, it would take at most half a year, or even just a few months, to become a Second Level Liquidization Wizard.

This speed was unprecedented!

Of course, this was mainly due to the system’s absorption of soul energy crystals without any side effects, which was a significant advantage.

After all, for the Empire’s top nobles, giving some soul energy crystals to outstanding descendants wasn’t particularly difficult, but the side effects were unavoidable.

Calculated by an increase of 0.5 points in witchcraft power for each point of fogging degree, Rein’s current witchcraft power had increased by about 26% compared to when he first became a Wizard.

This witchcraft amplification was already considerable.

At this time, Rein remembered the record of his previous battle with Ancestor Dragon and started reviewing:

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[Congratulations, you defeated a formidable enemy and earned 13 Golden Skill Points!]

[Congratulations, your hidden Will attribute has been enhanced!]

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King of Thousand Blades (Epic) lv9 required too much Experience to level up, so this battle didn’t lead to an upgrade, but the Golden Skill Points obtained were considerable.

Including his remaining points, the Golden Skill Points reached an impressive 49 points, while the remaining attribute points and Skill Points remained unchanged at 8 points and 2 points, respectively.

As for how to use the Golden Skill Points, Rein had long planned, but due to insufficient points earlier, he dared not use them rashly.

"Now, an upgrade could be worthwhile," he thought.

Given Rein’s current strength, casting witchcraft during high-speed battles requires increasingly higher precision.

If a spell’s casting time is too long, it has little practical value.

Generally, the reaction speed limit for ordinary people is around 0.2 seconds, while top athletes, according to reports from his previous life, could reach 0.1 seconds.

But in this world, 0.1 seconds is merely the reaction speed of a Third Level Knight Attendant, while Transcendents typically have a reaction speed of 0.05 seconds.

So, if Rein wants his witchcraft to seamlessly integrate with his close combat skills, further reducing the casting time is necessary.

For example, the 0.25-second spell ’Metal Barrier’, although it has reached lv12, still isn’t fast enough.