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Bottleneck

“Didn't you read the notice? If you aren't a level 3 acolyte, then going out is practically throwing your life away!”

A voice sounded, and Kaliweir appeared behind Neela.

“You're back?” Leylin asked.

“Yeah! Here is the reward for our mission. 15 magic crystals!” Kaliweir opened the pouch and there, sat 15 magic crystals.

“According

to our prior agreement, each of us gets 3 magic crystals!” Kaliweir

divided the magic crystals and then opened a large black sack. It was

filled with many Red-Eyed Raven claws, as well as feathers, eyeballs and

other miscellaneous materials.

“There is also this stuff! Only

the Red-Eyed Ravens’ two claws have some worth. Each one can be sold for

about 1 magic crystal. As for the other materials, they’re worth

roughly 15 magic crystals in total! Do you guys have any questions? If

not, we'll be dividing them accordingly!”

The Red-Eyed Raven claws

were only needed to prove that the mission had been completed. After it

has been confirmed, the acolytes are allowed to keep them, and they can

be considered additional income.

“I have no problem with that!”

Leylin smiled. This time, he merely wanted to gain experience and was

not too fussed about the number of magic crystals.

This time,

earning 30 magic crystals at once could be considered a lot. However,

there were also the expenditures of this mission to factor in — Neela

and Lilisse used a hastening potion, and Kaliweir used the seed from the

Nimble Grass. As for Leylin, he had used an explosive potion,

hemostasis potion, and a strength potion. All these expenditures

amounted to over 30 magic crystals.

If they were to calculate

everything, the mission would be considered a flop and would not even

compare to Leylin’s brewing of potions to earn money.

Seeing as Leylin had agreed, Neela, Lilisse, and Raynor could only nod their heads.

“In

this mission, Leylin, you did the most. If not for you, we would have

long been dead, so it’s alright if you take a little more!” Kaliweir was

extremely sincere, and it seemed as though he had made up his mind

about this long ago.

“I don't need it!” Leylin smiled and picked

out two of the Red-Eyed Raven claws, as well as some other materials,

from the bag. After estimating that the things he had taken out were

worth around 6 magic crystals, he stopped.

“These will be enough for me.”

“Alright,

then we will redistribute the items again...” Kaliweir felt a little

forced, but Lilisse and Raynor were obviously happy about it.

All

of them, more or less, had wounds on their bodies. Something seemed to

have happened recently to the academy, and accepting missions would no

longer be a possibility if it turned out to be dangerous. The group

quickly exchanged their contact information and left the mission area.

Kaliweir

left the fastest. By now, the black fur had already grown to his

thighs, making his legs look like those of a gorilla, and it seemed like

he could not wait to seek help.

“Goodbye!” Lilisse and Raynor bade farewell too.

“Could you tell me your dorm number?” Neela stuck closely to Leylin’s side while whispering into his ear.

Warm air blew into his ear and he felt a little ticklish.

“I’m

not in the mood for that! Maybe next time!” Leylin declined. Right now,

his body still ached faintly, so how could he be in the mood to do it?

“Alright! I’ll be waiting!” Neela laughed coquettishly and gave him a light peck on the cheek, before running away quickly.

Leylin shook his head and turned around, returning to his dorm.

As

he opened his door, he saw that everything in the room had remained the

same as before his departure and a feeling of security washed over him

as he entered.

“The mission did not even last for a month, so why do I feel like a lot of time has passed?”

Leylin shut the door, placing the cross blade, sack, and other items aside before lying on his bed.

He enjoyed the soothing comfort provided as he rested on the soft bed.

“A.I. Chip! Show me my current stats!”

[Beep!

Leylin Farlier, level 2 acolyte, Knight. Strength: 2.5, Agility: 2.7,

vitality: 3.0, spiritual force: 4.2, Magical Power: 4.0. Status:

Healthy]

There was an overall increase in the stats; his Strength,

Agility and vitality had all increased by 0.3, while his spiritual

force increased by 0.1.

“After advancing to a proper Knight, all

my stats have risen. As for my spiritual force, this is the result after

one month of continuous meditation!”

Leylin gazed at the 3D image of him, “A.I. Chip, calculate how much more the internal life energy in my body raises my stats.”

After

a Knight ignites their internal life energy, there will still be a

breakout period for their stats to increase. However, Leylin had already

increased his stats plenty through meditation, so the effects may be

diminished slightly.

[Establishing task, calculation in progress…...]

[Beep!

The simulation has ended. Expected increase in Host’s stats: Strength:

0.6, Agility: 0.3, vitality: 0.1!] The A.I. Chip’s voice sounded.

If

my stats were at 1.9 like the average person, this internal life energy

would be able to raise all my stats by at least 1. However, now that my

foundation is so high, raising it will be even more difficult!”

Leylin reasoned.

“The

Farlier Family is only a newly established line of Knights. They have

no training methods to pass on for after one turns into a Knight, so I

have no inkling of how to advance to a Grand Knight.”

Although

there should be information regarding this aspect in the academy, the

potential of Knights are much inferior to that of Magi, so I can forgo

this goal for now!”

Ever since he entered the academy, Leylin had

devoted all his time and effort to his Magus studies and delayed his

training to become a Knight.

Even a Grand Knight will only end up

as a follower or servant of an official Magus. Besides, a Knight’s

journey will end after becoming a Grand Knight. As for Magi, they can

continuously advance, so Leylin naturally chose the path with a better

prospect.

“Besides advancing to a Knight, this map is the only benefit of my trip outside this time.

Leylin projected the image of a huge map.

Faint

blue lines formed the general outline of the Abyssal Bone Forest

Academy as well as its surroundings. It was even more detailed than the

one Kaliweir had.

On this map, the path that Leylin and his party

had taken was the clearest. Furthermore, the vicinity of where the

Spider Faced Mushrooms had been found was even marked as a dangerous

zone.

This map was formed through his own exploration, the scanning from the A.I. Chip, as well as the map that Kaliweir had.

It

could not be said to be completely free of mistakes. But this was

definitely the most detailed map amongst the acolytes. He would be able

to fetch a price of at least 2 magic crystals if he were to sell it.

In the centre of the map, green words highlighted the location of Abyssal Bone Forest Academy.

“From

this map, it can be seen that our Abyssal Bone Forest Academy is only

taking up an insubstantial area on the south coast. It could also be

said to be in a rural area.

“Furthermore, with Abyssal Bone Forest

Academy in the centre, the Death Seas would be to the south. To the

north, it would be the Mountain Plains of Despair; to the west, Sage

Gotham's Hut; and lastly, the Poolfield Kingdom to the east.

The

north and south area are all forbidden regions, with countless dangerous

creatures residing within them. Some with differing bloodlines, some of

which have been contaminated. They are also haunted by evil spirits

that are filled with grievances. Any acolyte stepping foot in those

regions would die ten out of ten times.

“As for Sage Gotham's Hut,

it is another faction of the Magi. I have heard that there are some

conflicts between Sage Gotham's Hut and Abyssal Bone Forest Academy, so I

can't go there either.”

“The only one left for acolytes to explore would be the Poolfield Kingdom.”

Leylin

thought indifferently. The factions in this world were similar to those

of the Japanese during the world war, where various factions were

divided in accordance to their territory and they controlled the various

kingdoms from the dark.

In these kingdoms, the Magi bloodlines

would be either royalty or nobility. As for the Knights, their

bloodlines would commonly be those of wealthy families.

“In

regards to their social hierarchies, the Magi would be like the feudal

lords of the Warring States and the Knights would be the warriors and

soldiers serving under them. Furthermore, they don’t have a lone

sovereign governing them as a whole; there are as many small kingdoms as

there are stars in the sky, fighting solely for their own benefits in a

chaotic era.

“There are a few Magi families supporting the

Poolfield Kingdom behind the scenes. The kingdom has a total of 19

provinces. Each area is extremely vast, with many small Magi families,

wandering Magi, and travellers living there. They would definitely not

come to the Abyssal Bone Forest Academy to make any trades, so there

should be some kind of small markets over there. I’ll try concealing my

identity and head there to sell my potions!”

Leylin’s Potioneering

skills were only average, but with the help of the A.I. Chip, his

succession rate for brewing had long surpassed his senior Merlin and

could even be comparable to that of his mentor, Kroft. However, all of

this had to be kept with the utmost secrecy. As such, Leylin did not

dare sell too many of his potions inside the academy.

However,

once he advanced to a level 3 acolyte, he would reach a bottleneck.

Without a vast amount of resources to use, one could only slowly

progress with time.

Even a fifth-grade acolyte, without resources, would require at least 3 years advancing to a level 3 acolyte!

Leylin

was only an average, third-grade acolyte, and could only rely on this

bit of income on the surface. To satisfy the requirements for

advancement, who knows how long he would have to wait.

“A.I. Chip! Simulate the requirements that I need to advance into level 3 acolyte!”

[Prerequisites

for level 3 acolyte: spiritual force: 7, mastery of at least 3 spell

models, 500 grams of Reactive Elixirs required to aid with

breakthrough.]

“Learning the 3 spell models is easy, but the

Reactive Elixirs will be troublesome to obtain. I will need at least 500

magic crystals!”

Leylin’s expression was extremely solemn. As a

Potioneering acolyte, he naturally knew what Reactive Elixirs were.

These potions were not the same as elementary potions like the strength

potions or hemostasis potions. However, they required someone to have

reached the basic level of Potioneering. There are those which increase

spiritual force, vitality, or even potions that can reinforce the mind

runes at an alarming rate. The demand is always greater than the supply

for them.

“500 magic crystals is a little too much. However, after

I have finished mastering the elementary Potioneering techniques from

Mentor Kroft, I can then start practicing with basic potions. I might

only need to purchase 100 magic crystals worth of ingredients to make

the potions myself.”

“It seems like the most important thing will

be to get my spiritual force up to 7!” Leylin appeared to be deep in

thought, “A.I. Chip! According to my current status, how long will it

take to meet these prerequisites through meditation?”

[Using the Host’s spiritual force as a base, simulation in progress!]

[Beep! The simulation has been completed. Estimated time needed: 8 Years 6 Months and 15 Days!]

The A.I. Chip responded without any emotions.

“That

long?” Leylin’s face turned pale, “What’s the problem? It only took me a

little over a year to raise my spiritual force to 4.2 from the stats of

an ordinary human... “

[The host has gained a resistance towards

meditation, changing to a higher tiered meditation technique is

recommended. Another option is to find ingredients that are compatible

for raising the effects of meditation!] The A.I. Chip projected a

screen, with the various data and results on it.

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