In order to change this idea of the rest of the mages, and also to achieve his own goals, Sock used this method to expand Rod's influence among mages.

Soon, shortly after Rod and Elon arrived, the last mage to make it to the finals arrived.

Unlike Rhodes and North, this mage is not from the lord's domain, but from another magic academy. Although the effect of the potions he refined was average, it surpassed that of the rest of the mages, so he made it to the finals.

Once the finalists arrived, Sock waited no longer. Under the gaze of all the mages on the field, Sock raised his hands and began to cast spells.

With a strong wave of mana, in the center of the field, a dark green crack began to appear in the space. The rift slowly expanded, and eventually stabilized after reaching a certain size, forming a passage through the space-time portal.

Due to the distance between the two places, the speed at which the gate of time and space opened was also affected, far more than any time that Rhodes had ever seen, and Rod was able to observe the formation process of the gate in its entirety.

After the gate of the sky opened, Sock explained some matters related to the final to Rhodes and other players.

"When you arrive at the Holy Spirit Wizardry Academy in the Bitter Winter City, there is still a day to prepare before the final begins. The badge you get at the end is your voucher for the finals. ”

"The rules of the final are the same as the second stage of the semi-finals, you need to show your true strength and refine the most effective potions, only this time, you will face the same opponents who are the winners of potions competitions in other regions."

"If you really don't have the confidence to refine a powerful potion, this day's time, let's take a good look in the Severe Winter City, the environment there is not comparable here. But if you have the strength to compete for the final rankings, you still need to think about what kind of potions should be refined in the finals on this day. ”

In the end, Sock turned his gaze completely on Rod. Obviously, Sock's last words were specially explained for Rod.

What Sock said most to Rhodes was that he had a day to prepare after arriving in the City of Winter. With this day of preparation, Rhodes also has a lot of confidence for the upcoming finals.

After explaining these matters, under the guidance of Sock, Rode, who was in the first place, took the lead in entering the door of time and space.

With a fluctuation of mana, when Rhodes reappeared, he walked out of a teleportation monument. Behind Rhodes was Elron, who entered with him.

At this time, Rhodes was located in the center of the Severe Winter City. Built around the teleportation monument is a large square.

Coming to the City of Winter, looking at everything around him, a sense of familiarity also appeared in Rod's heart.

In the game of his previous life, Rhodes arrived in the city of Winter, and studied spells for a long time in the magic academy here. Rhodes was extremely familiar with everything in the city, but when Rhodes arrived here again, his identity was no longer as simple as that of a mage in his previous life.

Rhodes recalls that in the City of Winter, there was the highest-rated magic academy in the entire Bracada, the Holy Spirit Magic Academy. This time, it was chosen as the location for the final of the Potions Competition, also due to the existence of the Holy Spirit Magic Academy.

Rhodes has an extremely deep impression of the Holy Spirit Magic Academy, whether it is the mages that exist in it or some secrets in the academy. Among them, the one who impressed Rod the most was Eric, the dean of the Holy Spirit Spelling Academy.

Eric himself was an extremely powerful seventh-order mage, and among the entire Bracada, there were not many people who could surpass him. But he put his mind completely on cultivating other mages.

Over the years, Eric has trained countless high-level mages for Bracada, and Eric has also managed the affairs of the academy with great dedication, so to speak, Eric has done what he can to the extreme.

Any mage who knows Eric will have a deep admiration for him. In his previous life, Rod was also instructed by Eric in the process of learning spells. Dealing with such a mage, even Rhodes at this time, if his positions are not completely opposed, it is difficult to have any hostility.

Eric's presence has infected many mages in Bracadane. It is precisely because Bracada has always had a mage like Eric that even though it has decayed as a whole, as the most important part of it, the Spell Academy has not been greatly affected.

In Rod's memory, the protagonist of the second expansion, the peerless necromancer, also studied at the School of Holy Spirit Sorcery in the Winter City, and studied under Eric, but took the opposite path.

Coming to the Holy Spirit Magic Academy, Rhodes' first target is the freelance chamber of commerce.

After being reminded by Sock, Rhodes had learned that the real final of the Potions Competition was still one day away, and that the mages who had reached the finals would be able to participate in the academy event held here in the Winter City.

And Rod's plan is to use this time to complete the collection of refining materials.

At present, Rhodes has only enough materials to complete the refining of the perfect potion. But Rhodes clearly understands that being able to refine the perfect potion does not necessarily mean that he will win the potions competition. What's more, he has already refined a perfect potion once, and the effect of refining it again is far less shocking than the first time.

The news about the perfect potion will surely spread with the arrival of the rest of the mages in the Ice Blue Spell Academy, and when the finals officially begin, any mage who collects the news will know about the appearance of the perfect potion and be ready to prepare.

This is also the meaning of what Sock deliberately confessed to Rhodes before leaving.

Due to the limitations of the Elven Fountain itself, no matter how Rhodes refined, the effect of the perfect potion obtained could not exceed that of the previous bottle. To this end, Rhodes had no choice but to collect some other rare materials and change the types of potions he refined.

In the Ice Blue Spell Academy, Rhodes had this plan, but due to the appearance of Els, Rode's original plan was completely disrupted, and until now, Rhodes still has not collected enough materials.

Just as Rhodes was about to go to the Magic Guild to trade, his movements were all watched by another mage.