Chapter 2: The True Eye
Ron held it in the palm of his hand with a shudder, as if he had seen the most precious treasure in the world.
The True Eye, the crystallization of the alchemical wisdom and luck of the ancient wizards, the brightest jewel in the crown of alchemy, it is the most precious gift of antiquity in the Forgotten City.
The dark light sank into Ron's right eye with a long sigh as an old voice rang out in his head.
"It will let you see the world as it really is!"
Ron let go of his hand covering his right eye, and the world blurred for a while, and the landscape in front of him appeared as overlapping phantoms, as if countless worlds were shaking.
When all the apparitions coincided, a mechanical voice rang out.
Drops β the True Eye begins to activate β detecting vital features
Carrier: human life
Constitution: 0.8
Power: 0.7
Dexterity: 0.7
Spirit: 0.9
Elemental Resistances: 0
Physical Resistance: 0.1
Status: Healthy
ββTestedββ
The True Eye was successfully activated.
"Is this the True Eye?", Ron looked at the feedback data, suppressing his emotions.
The Eye of Truth swept over Carodi's corpse, revealing a string of data.
Target: Human
Constitution: 6.5
Power: 7.0
Dexterity: 7.7
Spirit: 11
Elemental Resistances: 1: 5
Physical Resistance: 0.5
Status: Deceased
An official wizard actually has such a powerful body, in addition to strong spiritual power, there are several times the physical strength of ordinary people.
A flash of fire flashed in Ron's eyes, although the wizard's path was more difficult than the mage's path, its strength was just as obvious.
The mage completes the improvement of spiritual power through meditation, so as to complete the accumulation of strength, and then uses the quantitative change of the accumulation of power to achieve a qualitative change in the life level.
Wizards construct runes in the brain domain, and the construction of each rune will have an impact on the evolution of life, and through the accumulation of countless runes, the transition to the life level will finally be completed.
Mage and Wizard, two different professions.
The two take completely different paths, so mages need a high elemental affinity to improve their mental power through meditation, while wizard runes are built with more emphasis on the spark of wisdom.
However, at the pinnacle of life, the two are on the same path.
With the True Eye, Ron's wizarding path has the most solid foundation, the only downside is that the bloodline curse, once an accident happens to Evan who is connected to his life, Ron may suddenly die at any time.
"Wait, we can't solve this problem yet. Ron muttered to himself.
The bloodline curse is not impossible to lift, at least there are several solutions in detail in the True Eye, but either method is not something that Ron can achieve now, at least he must have a constitution of more than eight points before he can try those methods.
Until he has enough strength to solve this trouble, Ron can only pray for Evan's peace.
There is only one thing that matters most now, and that is to choose a mentor, the presence of a mentor will minimize the possibility of the True Eye being exposed.
Ron's eyes twinkled, and among the many elders of Nightmare Horn, only four wizards were willing to accept their kind of servants to promote apprenticeship, among them the wizard Nikolai had a tyrannical personality, and Lady Martha only accepted female apprentices, neither of them was a suitable candidate for mentorship.
The only options left are Phila, the elemental wizard, and Elvis, the alchemist wizard.
After a little thought, Ron decided to join the alchemy wizard Elvis, who had a wizard family behind him, and Elvis, who was single and became his apprentice, obviously had a better chance.
Ron leaves the dungeon and arrives outside the Tower of Nightmares.
It is inhabited by powerful wizards and mages, and many apprentices are here, and for many of the Nightmare Horn Academy's handymen, this is the sacred place of their dreams.
Every handyman who has worked in the Nightmare Tower for more than two years can apply for an apprenticeship, and as long as they pass, they can become an apprentice to a wizard or mage, and can live in the Nightmare Tower, and can also use the public laboratories inside.
This is a narrow door left for them by the Tower of Nightmares to the heights, driving countless servants to silently dedicate their power here with hope.
"Ron, what are you doing here, did Carody speak?" a surprised voice came from behind him.
Ron turned around, and unsurprisingly saw a large pie with a little freckles on it.
Roy, a first-level apprentice under Elvis, also interrogated Carody on behalf of his mentor, and after getting no useful information, he was taken over by Ron and his miscellaneous servants, but he didn't expect to remember his name.
Ron smiled and said hello, "Carody is dead, I'm here to apply for an apprenticeship." β
"That's really good news, which one of your Excellency are you going to choose as your mentor?" Roy quickly ignored the news from Carody, a poor creature locked in the chains of Soul Eater, who would have tried to steal from under the nose of Mentor Elvis, and he should have died a long time ago.
"I'm more interested in the alchemy of Lord Elvis, I've read a lot of this knowledge in the public library in the past two years, and I hope to pass the exam this time. β
"Wow!" Roy exclaimed, exaggeratedly, "I thought you would choose those mages, you're brave. β
"I really hope you succeed, and then I can see you in the teacher's lab. β
Roy suddenly covered his forehead, "Oh, the experiment, damn it! I almost forgot, today's experiment is not finished yet, I have to hurry up, otherwise this month's magic crystal will be deducted again." β
"Good luck Ron. Roy trotted and waved his hand without looking back.
Looking at his chubby back, Ron's eyes flickered, this guy was really hidden.
But under the true eye, he has nowhere to hide.
Roy: Human life
Constitution: 2.8
Power: 3.0
Dexterity: 2.7
Spirit: 4.5 (4.5)
Elemental Resistance: 1.2
Physical Resistance: 1.5
Status: Healthy
This set of strange body data surprised him a little, along the way, he kept looking at the apprentices who came and went, the mental power was much higher than Roy's, but the other data were not so high, especially the elemental resistance, none of which exceeded 1, but Roy's elemental resistance was 1.2, chasing the dead Carodi.
That's a full-fledged wizard!
Sure enough, everyone has their own secrets, and Ron adjusts his mood and walks into the Tower of Nightmares.
The obsidian-paved floor and walls dimmed the light inside the tower, and in the dimness, the hall was full of hurried apprentices, and the magic lamps hanging high above the dome made people look extremely small in the whole hall.
"I'm here to apply for the apprenticeship assessment with Mentor Elvis. β
Ron smiled and said to a blonde girl holding the Basic Theory of Elements in her arms in the registration window.
"Lord Elvis?" the girl asked in surprise, putting down the book in her hand.
"Questions?"
"Nope. The girl was stunned for a moment, and quickly took out a stack of parchment from the drawer, and finally found the form she wanted in the bottom few sheets.
"This is Lord Elvis's assessment form, you can fill it out in the compartment inside. β
Ron took the assessment form, and after taking a look at it, he quickly received the information from the True Eye, and his brows stretched slightly.
It seems that this time I am finally going to become an apprentice.
There is a large public library in the Nightmare Corner, which is open to everyone, and it is full of some of the most basic introductory knowledge, just like the "Basic Theory of the Elements" in the hands of the girl, for apprentices, there is an apprenticeship assessment system, and the library is their hope to become an apprentice, and after learning these things, you may not be able to become a real priest, but you can better serve those high-ranking adults.
Ron walked into the cubicle, ready to fill out the almost demanding exam paper.
Elvis, as one of the few wizards in Nightmare Horn, has the strict and almost old-fashioned personality of a wizard, which can be glimpsed from this assessment form.
While most of the above can be found in public libraries, the collection is large enough to make any ordinary person despair, and the books on alchemy are piled up on dozens of huge shelves.
Trying to find the answer to a question is like looking for a needle in a haystack, not to mention that there are 100 questions in this exam paper.
The passing mark of 90 points has discouraged countless people, and it is no wonder that for more than 100 years, only a few people have passed the assessment.
None of this was a problem for me right now, and Ron, with the help of the True Eye, went straight to answering the questions.
A extinguished candle is painted on the top of the parchment, and the first question is written in the middle of the parchment in the language of a wizard.
1. What is the purpose of the Flower of Mist?
The True Eye quickly reported the uses of hundreds of Mist Flowers, and Ron skimmed out the advanced ones and carefully selected a few apprentice-level recipes from them.
Flowers are the main ingredient in the Blinding Elixir, and the sap of the rhizome repels impurities from the Corrosive Eye and Shadow Spider Silk.
When he had finished, Ron used a quill pen to hook the candle on top of the parchment, and the candle on the paper snorted, the flame danced at the tip of the candle, and the candle was lit.
The candle flame spread across the parchment, and after a few seconds the flame went out, leaving the parchment intact, except that the title on it had been replaced with a different one.
2. What is the formula of the fire oil?
The True Eye also gave nine feasible plans, excluding a few that he hadn't even heard of, and Ron looked at the rest with understanding, it turned out that it was okay.
The Arcane Fire and the Flame Stone can be blended into Fire Oil in the ratio of 2.5 to 0.71.
Sun Flower, Savage Blood, and Red Flame Beast's coccyx can be blended into Flame Oil according to the mass ratio of 1.9 to 2.23 to 0.1 using the method of extraction.
The tip of the pen ran over the candle and the flame was lit again.
As the minutes passed, the answers given by the True Eye not only filled the parchment scroll, but also filled his mind, and Ron gradually became intoxicated, unlike every time he was in the library with little understanding but nowhere to ask for advice, the True Eye was like a patient personal teacher, carefully explaining what those wizards needed most - knowledge.
At the registration window, the blonde girl stood on tiptoe to see the situation in the cubicle, but unfortunately only saw a vague shadow.
"There are still people who choose that adult's assessment!"
"Isn't it good to be a mage, why should you choose a wizard. The girl buried her head in thinking back to the appearance of a certain wizard, and suddenly shuddered, "I don't want to be like that, I better be a beautiful female mage honestly." β
"In just one more year, I can apply for Archmage Anthony's apprenticeship examination, and I will definitely become a real mage!