Wizards: Starting with Fairy Crests

050: Advanced Apprentice

Lucy rolled twice on the ground before she could barely support herself with her hands, kneeling on one knee and panting heavily.

Her leather armor was covered in dust, her cat ears drooped limply, her face was covered in sweat and resentment, and the cold, numb sensation of being invaded by dark energy still lingered in her body.

"That's enough." Lin Qi dispelled the shadow shield and energy around him, and the unusually active dark elements in the forest slowly calmed down, and the light returned to normal.

Lucy tugged at her hair in frustration, then lowered her head and said, "Master... when the shadow threads appeared, I clearly felt the dark elements gathering abnormally, but... I still didn't have time to completely dodge them. I barely noticed the final shadow bullet..."

Lin Qi nodded slightly and patted her head: "That's normal."

"Your perception of dark elements has improved, allowing you to detect unusual gatherings in advance. However, dealing with dark magic, especially with such precise control and rhythmic interruptions, requires not only perception but also prediction and instantaneous resistance."

"Your speed and ability to hide in the shadows are your advantages, but against an opponent who is more proficient in the ways of shadow, these advantages may be negated or even reversed. Remember, in battles against opponents of the same element, it often tests the precision of your understanding and control over the nature of power."

"Yes, Master. Lucy has noted it down." Lucy nodded seriously, silently experiencing the stagnation brought by the shadow threads in the battle just now and the way the shadow bullets invaded.

Lin Qi was very pleased to see Lucy studying so diligently.

Over the past year, Lucy has made great progress, condensing four runes in her mental strength and advancing to the intermediate apprentice level.

The cat demon bloodline has also been further refined, with all three attributes reaching 5 or higher, and the agility coefficient reaching an astonishing 8.6, making it as easy for them to leap across rooftops and walk on walls.

In addition, she also awakened a cat demon bloodline talent spell—

Wind Blade.

Lucy is now able to easily tear apart ordinary mid- to high-level knights, making her incredibly powerful.

Of course, Lynch's own progress should not be underestimated.

Name: Lin Qi

[Status: Mild Evil Eye Contamination]

【Occupation: Advanced Apprentice lv7 (2683/20000)】

[Secondary Class: Intermediate Knight (2163/3000)]

[Attributes: Strength 5.8, Agility 6.2, Constitution 5.3, Spirit 11.8]

[Mana: 82/118]

Several months ago, he successfully meditated and obtained the seventh basic will rune, officially advancing to the advanced apprentice level.

With the breakthrough of this minor bottleneck, mental strength was significantly enhanced, reaching an unprecedented level of 11.8.

My previously meager mana reserves have suddenly become much more plentiful.

Below the spell list, several additional spells have appeared, namely:

[Shadow Walk], [Dark Element Arrow], [Shadow Bind], [Dark Missile], [Dark Element Shield]

Apart from the first two, which were obtained in previous adventures, the rest were items that Lynch had collected from the market in Treetown over the past year or two, produced by individual wizards and small wizarding organizations.

Wizards do not prohibit the sale of spells with complete intellectual property rights, and it is one of the main ways for wizards to earn magic stones.

of course,

Don't expect these things to be that powerful.

The spells that Lin Qi recently learned are only between 3 and 5 in strength, which is even weaker than the spells he learned in the Gray Tower.

If it were any other apprentice with even a little bit of connections, they probably wouldn't even bother to glance at it. After all, learning spells also requires time and effort. It takes at least several months to learn and master any apprentice-level spell.

Lynch learned these skills mainly to expand his skill set and have more ways to fight.

After all, he was different from other apprentices. The learning costs that others went through with great difficulty were almost zero for him. With the system as his ultimate weapon, no matter how complex the knowledge structure was, it was all done in an instant for him.

Lin Qi patted Lucy's head and said, "Let's go back and take a shower."

After two or three years of development, Lucy, this delicious dish, had fully matured, and Lin Qi naturally began to savor this delicacy.

Starting a month ago, Lucy officially took on the job of warming Lynch's bed.

It must be said that Lynch's judgment was extremely accurate.

He had seen Lucy's great potential from the beginning, and after more than three years of development, her growth far exceeded Lynch's expectations once her nutrition improved.

Her skin was fair, flawless, and radiant, and her body naturally exuded a youthful fragrance.

Her body was soft and delicate, full of youthful vitality.

The muscles are firm and elastic, and there is not an inch more or less fat on the body.

Her breasts were even more exaggerated, almost reaching an E cup size. What's even more remarkable is that they were very perky, without the slightest sagging, just like artificial ones.

There are some shortcomings, though. There are two things that Lynch was not entirely satisfied with.

One is her face.

Her looks are impeccable, but she looks a bit too young. Her face shape seems to have remained unchanged for the past two or three years, and she still retains some baby fat, making her look like a young girl.

In addition, there's height.

Her height stopped growing after reaching 150 cm. Lynch used magic to test her bone age, which showed that she had reached her maximum height.

These two points are not significant when viewed individually, but when combined, they become somewhat unsatisfactory.

Lynch prefers someone more mature.

However, putting aside this flaw, Lucy is really impeccable in other aspects.

Lucy now eats and sleeps with Lynch, dutifully taking on the role of a bed-warming cat.

Although it is a rather cruel world, with such a female partner by his side, Lynch did feel that he could find a sliver of warmth in such a world.

If this were on Earth, Lin Qi would probably feel that having a girlfriend like this would be enough.

Unfortunately, this is the world of wizards, and neither the realities nor Lynch's own heart allow him to remain with only one female partner.

Lucy can only be considered his first companion in this other world.

......

The manor, Lynch's bedroom.

Having just taken a shower and returned to his room, Lin Qi was preparing to rest for a while before beginning his afternoon meditation.

However, at that moment, a faint light gleamed from the pocket of his cloak hanging on the rack next to him.

Lin Qi was taken aback, and immediately realized what was going on.

He quickly went over and took a badge out of his pocket.

This is the apprentice badge issued by Grey Tower.

At this moment, a faint beam of light shone from the badge.

This is the summons from the Gray Tower.

The nightmare beasts' three-year feeding period has ended, and it's time for this group of apprentices to return to the Gray Tower.

Within the specified period, all apprentices who have received the summons must return to the Grey Tower.

There is only one outcome for failing to return on time—

death!