I am the descendant of a dark wizard, and I will inherit the family fortune.

Dark Bone Forest Library.

This is a square wizard tower with only four floors above ground. It is said that there is another floor underground, where all the banned books of the academy are hidden.

Every forbidden book records unknown secrets or extremely powerful forbidden techniques.

Leon didn't know much about forbidden techniques, but he had seen a record of the forbidden technique "Heavenly Star and Earth Explosion" in a biography of a bard.

Sky Star Explosion, as the name suggests, the stars in the sky explode on the ground. This is a forbidden technique.

Because this witchcraft was so powerful, it was listed as a forbidden technique after its first use. The book records that this witchcraft once wiped out an entire island...

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To enter the library, you need to swipe a badge, which is very similar to swiping a student card. Of course, the badge seems to be the student card...

Recording information on entering and leaving the library is also to prevent outsiders from entering and to better find the suspect.

In case a book is lost or damaged, the suspects can be quickly identified by simply checking the entered badge information.

In addition, there is a fee for entering the library, one credit per hour. If you need to read higher-level books, you will need to pay additional credits.

The moment you step into the library, the clock starts ticking.

Ancient and modern, witchcraft and technology, every time Leon would feel a little confused, it was like the ancients playing computer games. But when he thought about the wizarding world exploring other worlds and beyond, Leon felt that the development here was a little slow...

Entering the library, there is not a guard every ten steps, but it is not far away. Leon saw that there were already three professor-level wizards.

Most of the wizard students in the Black Bone Forest wore black robes, but the professors wore more fancy robes, such as Dora's red robe and Hemeri's silver clothes that Leon saw later.

The library is very large. If Leon searched aimlessly, he would probably waste at least half a credit to find the relevant target. Fortunately, with Bridget's guidance, Leon came directly to Area 12.

It can be clearly seen that there are very few wizards in this area. Most of them are in the witchcraft area No. 3 and the potion area No. 8.

In Area 12, Leon was "rich and willful" and directly took away all four books: "Bloodline of Warcraft", "Advanced Warcraft", "Secrets of Legendary Warcraft", and "Forbidden Land of Warcraft".

It is worth mentioning that the first two require an additional five credits, and the latter two require an additional 10 credits.

Bridget said the contents of these two books were a bit exaggerated, but considering the price... they seemed surprisingly reliable?

I carried four books to the reading room not far away. Yes, the room here is private, and there are supervisors outside the door.

On the one hand, it is to protect privacy and provide wizards with a good reading environment.

On the other hand, this is also due to the concern about "one book being used for multiple purposes", preventing wizards from borrowing it from each other and saving those 10 credits.

Leon first opened the first book "Bloodline of Warcraft", which described in detail the blood relationship of various Warcrafts, as well as a brief description of their blood.

The Mighty Demon Ape lives in the Stone Forest Mountain area in groups. Adults can reach the second level, and the Mighty Demon Ape King can reach the fourth level. It is rumored that the first Mighty Demon Ape King was a fifth-level monster. The Mighty Demon Ape's blood is dark gold...

The two-headed crane lives in the Baiyu Cliff area and lives in groups. When it grows up, it can reach the third level. Its blood is milky white with blue flocs in the middle...

After looking at dozens of magical beasts, Leon didn't find any similar to the one in his hand until he saw the Black Water Serpent.

The Black Water Mystic Snake can reach the first level after reaching adulthood. It sheds its skin once every hundred years, and can reach the second level after three hundred years, the third level after five hundred years, and so on.

The blood is dark red...

That's it!

Intuition told Leon that this was it! So, was it because of the meditation method he practiced?

The meditation method created by the Black Water Mystic Snake is naturally suppressed?

Leon didn't know whether the library had any means to monitor wizards, so he didn't take out the blood without permission. So in the following time, Leon took the other three books and read them.

He would read carefully anything related to the Black Water Serpent.

Sure enough, in the book "Secrets of Legendary Warcraft", the legend of the "Snake Mother" is described. The Snake Mother gave rise to thousands of snakes, and each of their offspring would be restricted by the Snake Mother.

After that, the ten thousand snakes reproduced again. According to the rules of the snake mother, each offspring would not exceed the level of their mother.

The Snake Mother is at level eight, and the highest level of all the snakes is only level seven.

And the Black Water Mystic Snake is that one in ten thousand.

According to the outline of the book "Bloodline of Warcraft", high-level blood cannot be contained in ordinary containers, so what he has in his hand is definitely not high-level blood.

What level would it be? Level 3? Level 4?

With such thoughts in mind, Leon opened the last book "Forbidden Land of Magical Beasts". This book recorded two forbidden lands for snake-like magical beasts. The first one was called the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes. According to records, a seventh-level magical beast had appeared here.

The second one is called Shadow Swamp.

When Leon saw this, he was shocked at first, thinking, "My home is in the forbidden area? Isn't this too ridiculous?"

But after seeing the rest, I realized that I had thought too much. Whether it was the Ten Thousand Snake Cave or the Shadow Swamp, the core was actually a small alien world.

So... the family deep in the Shadow Swamp really does have a mine...

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From entering the library to leaving it, Leon spent a total of four and a half hours, spending five credits.

Leon didn't think anything of it, but a wizard next to him was crying and beating his chest. Leon quietly listened and found out that this wizard had spent two hours and one second reading, which cost him three credits...

Inexplicably, Leon felt that he had earned something, even though he had spent an extra half credit...Humans are such a strange species.

After returning to his cabin, Leon took out the blood immediately. After repeated confirmation, Leon concluded that this was the blood of the Black Water Snake.

Every time he stared at this drop of blood, Leon's meditation speed would slow down, but this also allowed Leon to find a way of practice in reverse.

Similar to the gravity training in "Dragon Ball", Leon meditated under this oppression. Although his efficiency was greatly reduced, when he gradually got used to this oppression, it actually had a significant improvement on his spirit.

Originally, Leon thought it would take him three months to be promoted to a formal wizard, but now, Leon is confident that he can shorten this time to two months.

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The river of time flows into the sea. The next morning, Lu Yang knocked on Leon's door for once and said that Dora had something to talk to them about.

Lu Yang was in high spirits because he had recently been promoted to the first-level intermediate level. So, in a good mood, Lu Yang also gave Leon a rare smile.

On the way, Lu Yang didn't know what he was thinking. He even told Leon to practice well and not to fight all day long...

Leon didn't react for a moment and could only nod.

When they arrived at Dora's place, Billie, Becky and Bridget were already waiting for them.

Seeing the two people coming, they greeted each other and then went into the room together.

The door was still open, which seemed to be Dora's habit.

Dora saw that all the students had arrived, so she asked them to sit down in order. Leon sat at the back, next to Becky. Becky looked at Leon's strong arms and whispered, "Have you become stronger?"

Leon was stunned, but thinking of the ox-eye fruit he had eaten that day, he nodded decisively, and by the way, he made a strong gesture in a funny way.

This made Becky laugh so hard that her eyes turned into crescents.

Lu Yang next to him curled his lips in disdain and subconsciously looked at his arms. Well... they were indeed a bit thin, not as well-proportioned as Leon's.

Tsk! Reckless man!

Dora in front noticed that Leon and Becky were whispering, but she didn't stop them. She still hoped that her students could get along well with each other.

"I asked you to come here today because the academy has reserved places for exploring the Lava World No. 2 after the New Year.

10 solo players, plus 10 squads."

Billie asked first, "Teacher, is Lava No. 2... the one we discovered last year?"

Dora nodded. "That's right. Lava No. 2 is stronger than Lava No. 1. The Lava Lord inside is as high as Level 3. This time, it took five Level 3 wizards to clear out the high-level lava beasts inside."

Leon thought of the records about lava beasts. Lava beasts, also known as lava elves, are semi-elemental creatures like stone giants.

Living in a lava environment, they are good at fire and earth magic. Lava beasts are social creatures, and each group has a lava lord.

"The academy has only conducted a general exploration of the Lava World No. 2. The results of the first phase of exploration were not very good, so the second phase has been scheduled for early next year.

The selection method for the second round of qualifiers is... the College Cup."

"College Cup? Does that mean it's going to be brought forward?"

Dora nodded and said, "Billie, explain the College Cup to Becky and Leon in detail. You should take it seriously this time. I hope you can form a team and win one of the spots."

Billie stood up and faced Leon and Becky, “The College Cup is the college’s biennial duel competition. It’s only been a year and a half since the last one, so this time it will be held two months in advance.

Every year the College Cup is divided into three groups: Level 1 Low, Level 1 Intermediate, and Level 1 Advanced.

That’s right, there is no separate apprentice group, but there is no restriction on apprentices participating in the competition.

If Junior Brother Leon participates in the competition, he will automatically enter the first-level low-level group stage.

The winner will receive rich rewards, including weapons, potions, blessed land cleansing, and so on. There is nothing the academy can't give you, except what you can't imagine."

Hearing this, Leon couldn't help but ask: "Senior sister, then the wizard apprentice has no chance?"

Billie nodded, “That’s generally true, but every time the Academy Cup is held, it’s to select the best fighters.

The winner will indeed be rewarded, but he or she will also face challenges. Previous winners have often been sent to the front lines of the battle against the White Wizards.

For example, right now, the top 10 solo players and the top 10 group players will all go explore another world."

Leon thought that this was indeed the case. Whether it was fighting on the front line or exploring another world, the risks were very high. Only by selecting the best from the best could the academy's vitality be continued.

As for the wizard apprentices, it is held every two years anyway, so everyone has a chance. It can also motivate everyone and make them practice more actively so that they can be promoted to official wizards to participate in the Academy Cup.

Dora clapped her hands, “The date for the College Cup has been set, one month from now.

According to the minimum group size requirement of three players, the five of you can sign up for the group stage."

Leon hadn't said anything yet, but Lu Yang raised his hand and objected: "Teacher... I want to try the singles match."

Lu Yang, who had just broken through, was the most confident at the moment, and like Billy, he had been keeping an eye on Lava World No. 2 for a long time.

Dora thought for a few seconds, then nodded, "Okay, then Billie, Bridget, Becky... Leon, when will you break through?"

Dora's words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Leon didn't expect to be named, "About... more than two months?"

To be on the safe side, Leon said two months as more than two months.

Billie and Bridget were shocked. They were experienced people and knew how difficult it was to go from a senior wizard apprentice to a formal wizard.

Back then, Billie took nearly a year and a half, and Bridget also took a year, so they were considered fast.

But compared to Leon now...

Inexplicably, Billie suddenly thought of what she had said to Bridget earlier...

"If my junior brother were a first-level wizard now, I would have wanted to introduce him to you."

"What if my junior brother is a first-level advanced wizard?"

"That's definitely for me!"

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Billie glanced at Bridget with a guilty conscience. Fortunately, Bridget ignored her. However, Billie didn't notice that Bridget's ears had turned red.

Dora thought for a moment, then said, "You go first, Leon stay."

Although they were puzzled, they immediately followed Dora's instructions and left the room. Only Lu Yang looked extremely resentful. He had originally thought that Dora would praise him in front of his fellow students, but... this?!

The resentful Lu Yang attributed everything to Leon, thinking that Leon had stolen his attention and limelight, so until he left, his eyes were full of desire to beat Leon up.

After a few people left, Teacher Dora pointed to the seat where Billie had sat before. This was the seat closest to her.

"Sit here, and tell me honestly, when do you think you can advance?"

Leon was not surprised that Dora could see through him.

"About...two months?"

"Two months... that's a bit too long. So, I'll take you to a blessed place tomorrow. That should help you shorten the time by a month.

By the way, how many credits do you have? Five hundred?"

Leon nodded.

"Six hundred?"

Leon nodded.

"What about eight hundred??"

Leon nodded.

Dora: ...

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