This wizard only wants to take students.

Chapter 39 Risk, Decision

Therefore, accepting a long-term overseas mission is actually a "good job" for Lucian. Without the attention of other formal wizards, he can really do his work.

If he could be promoted to a formal wizard in one go, then after returning to the academy, not only would he be able to ascend directly to the highest level, but he would also not need to hide his behavior.

Although there seems to be only a fine line between a third-level wizard apprentice and a formal wizard, their actual status is worlds apart.

One is a wizard! The other is an apprentice!

And at least in the Gray Bone Academy, no one dared, and no one would explore the secrets of a formal wizard. Even the dean who sat high up in the clouds, his attitude towards formal wizards was mainly to win them over.

This is particularly tempting for Lucian.

After all, he is not the kind of guy with great ambitions. Maybe being a local tyrant in the Gray Bone Academy, teasing students when he has nothing to do, or lying around in the laboratory until the end of time, is not unacceptable to him.

From this perspective, as long as the dangers in this mission can be avoided, overall, this outing will have more benefits than disadvantages for Lucian.

Thinking of this, Lucian looked at Carly, who still seemed a little anxious at the moment, and smiled softly, "Okay, don't think too much, relax..."

"Master Lucian... I, I want to go with you!" Carly held it in for a long time, and finally only uttered such a dry sentence.

Lucian smiled.

"I... I'm very strong now too!" Carly puffed out her chest and swung the bow and arrow twice, but her tone seemed a little lacking in confidence.

“Well, if there is an enemy, I... I will shoot him with one arrow!” Carly looked at the smile on Lucian’s face, and her face slowly lowered, her little face a little anxious.

Only then did Carly realize that all these abilities of hers were taught by Mentor Lucian.

Mentor Lucian knows his own worth better than anyone else.

"Okay, let's put the potion experiments on hold for now. Don't forget your daily practice and meditation when you go back!" Lucian reminded Carly.

He also needs to make some preparations for this mission.

"I..." Carly opened her mouth and wanted to say something.

"By the way, pack your things. It may take a long time for us to come back after we leave this time." Lucian looked at Carly and added.

Carly blinked.

After reacting, Carly raised her head and looked a little excited. It seemed that she was not going to follow Lucian to carry out a dangerous mandatory mission, but to fight for a chance to go out and play.

"Yes! Thank you, Mentor Lucian!" Carly responded with full energy.

[Your student Carly admires you, respect value +20]

Lucian: ??? Looking at the now-disappeared Carly, Lucian couldn’t help but shake his head.

After gently closing the door and activating the warning array, Lucian sat back in his seat, tapping his fingers on the table, thinking about some details about this mission. His brows furrowed slightly, and then he sighed softly.

"It would be better if this mission came half a year later, no, three months later."

Lucian really felt like he had met the right person at the wrong time. It was mainly because it was a bit awkward for him to accept this mission with his current strength, but if he could have three or four more months of training time, he would be able to calmly deal with the possible dangers in the mission.

After all, the dangers that may exist on Kosay Island are not particularly exaggerated.

According to the currently known intelligence, the other party acted very cautiously when the Grey Bone Academy sent out official wizards to investigate. Not only did they lie dormant at that time, but they also took the initiative to clean up their own traces.

From this point of view, the opponent's strength should not be considered too strong. Maybe he can reach the level of a formal wizard, but he is just a gatekeeper among formal wizards. His strength is still far inferior to that of a real formal wizard.

If the other party really had real wizard combat power, it could have stood out openly instead of hiding like it is now. The Gray Bone Academy would have enthusiastically invited it to join the academy. By then, let alone a few small apprentices, I'm afraid the Gray Bone Academy would be willing to give it the entire Cosai Island as its own territory.

And looking at the other party's cautious look, fearing that he would be caught by the official wizards sent by the academy, it is obvious that he lacks confidence in his own strength.

It’s just that the opponent’s lack of confidence is directed at formal wizards, rather than the power of a third-level wizard apprentice like Lucian.

“All fear comes from insufficient firepower.” Lucian shook his head in self-mockery.

He has only solidified 94 spirit runes now. Judging from the progress of the Grey Bone Meditation Method·Revised II, he is even still a second-level wizard apprentice.

If he could improve his mental power to 180 mental runes or more, according to the progress in the meditation method, he would have reached the third-level wizard apprentice realm in the improved meditation method. By that time, his spiritual sea would have expanded further, and the quality of his mental power would have been greatly improved.

According to Lucian's estimation, if he solidified 180 spirit runes, his strength would probably reach the level of a formal wizard goalkeeper, and he would not be afraid of the danger hidden behind this mission at all.

Even if only 140-160 spirit runes were solidified, his strength would be greatly improved compared to now, and at least he would have some confidence in protecting himself.

But the problem now is that Lucian doesn't have much time left.

After all, according to the regulations of the academy, the longest preparation period for apprentices after receiving mandatory tasks is only one month.

"Using conventional methods to increase my spiritual power, I can only solidify 100 to 105 spiritual runes before setting off, but it is still too difficult to deal with the possible risks on Kosai Island."

"As for the two third-level wizard apprentices who carried out the mission together? It's already very good that they didn't hinder us during the mission."

Lucian narrowed his eyes. He was well aware of the wizards' flexible bottom line. Without a strong contract to restrain them, the wizards would not "risk their lives" for the so-called friendship of their teammates. They would more likely slip away quickly when encountering danger, and even hope that some unlucky guy would buy them enough time to escape.

"I don't care about so many things!" After hesitating for a moment, Lucian's eyes showed a hint of decisiveness.

Originally, he wanted to slow down the pace and improve step by step to avoid unnecessary attention. But now, Lucian had no choice but to use a large amount of potions to assist his meditation in order to rapidly improve his strength in a short period of time.

(End of this chapter)