Professor Old seemed to be afraid that Locke would change his mind, so he handed Locke a list of materials and the refining process, then left without looking back. "You're welcome to come to me this week, dear Locke."
Locke looked at the black leather notebook in his hand and frowned slightly. He glanced at the stains on the surface of the black leather notebook that looked like blood, but after thinking about it, he put it away and walked quickly towards Dean Tunguska's office.
Olde's deal does have a certain appeal to him.
It would be good to master one more spell and increase some mental strength before boarding the wizard ship.
Moreover, he himself has two main compatible elemental particles. If he focuses on the development of plant magic and gives up the development of black magic, it would be a pity.
He was still too naive on the path of a wizard, so Locke decided to find Tungus to ask for advice.
This time, Locke went to Dean Tunguska's office. At this time, Patty was also in the office. There was also a little girl about ten years old with two ponytails in the office, talking and smiling with Dean Tunguska.
The three of them looked at Locke, who had just knocked on the door and entered the office. Then, a look of surprise crossed Dean Tungus's face. "Locke, congratulations! You've become a third-class wizard apprentice."
"Very good."
"This is a great occasion. I will hold a banquet for you tonight to celebrate for you."
Patty was stunned when she heard this, and then looked at Locke with envy. Her expression was complicated. Locke was the last member to join their club, but he was the first to become a third-class wizard apprentice and officially become a wizard.
Patty thought about her second-level talent and Locke's third-level talent, and couldn't help but sigh secretly. In the world of wizards, the gap in talent is really despairing.
The gap between level 2 qualification and level 3 qualification is so big, so what about level 4 qualification and level 5 qualification?
How huge is the difference in learning speed between her and these young wizards?
Patty said to Locke, "Congratulations, Locke."
Locke nodded to Patty. "Patty, I believe you and Cody will soon become third-class wizard apprentices. Keep up the good work."
Locke's words somewhat encouraged Patty, and she nodded, cheering herself up and saying, "Yeah. Thank you."
"That's why I came to the dean for help. Having Mr. Tunguska explain the Scorching Mars to me has helped me progress much faster."
Dean Tungus used his mental power to press Locke, but Locke's magic power reacted automatically. Although he could not completely rebound Dean Tungus's magic power, he also protected himself.
Dean Tungus nodded and said, "In Corfu, there are no tools to carefully check your magic power."
"Once you're on the wizard ship, you'll be able to accurately measure your current mental and magical powers."
"However, based on my knowledge, your current mental strength should be between 11 and 13 points, which is higher than that of an average third-level wizard apprentice, and your magic power is very pure."
"This proves that all your hard work over the past two years has not been in vain."
"You completed your first plant magic very well, so your mental strength is also relatively high."
Dean Tungus smiled and said, "To be honest, your learning speed has indeed exceeded my expectations."
"If I hadn't known that you couldn't have any magical resources in Corfu to accelerate your growth, I would have thought you used a lot of expensive and rare magical resources on yourself."
Locke thought of the deep blue gem, but he couldn't explain why he could obtain so many magic gems on the low-magic island of Corfu, so he chose to remain silent.
Dean Tungus pointed at the little girl beside him and said, "By the way, Locke, I haven't introduced her identity to you yet."
The little girl next to Dean Tungus raised her head curiously and looked at Locke, her eyes filled with cunning, awe, and deep curiosity.
Locke said, "I was just about to ask, Teacher, who is this..."
Patty smiled and said, "This is Mr. Tungus's new adopted daughter. Because you have been in seclusion to complete the spell, we didn't have time to notify you."
Dean Tunguska said, "Yes. You, Code, and Patty will leave Corfu in three months, leaving me, an old man, on this remote island, without anyone familiar with my world by my side."
"My students are leaving too."
"That would be too lonely for an old man like me."
"So, I adopted a daughter."
"This way I'll at least feel a little bit at home here."
Dean Tungus smiled and said, "Julian Frank is a very lovely girl. She is also the sixth princess of the Frankish Empire. But their father took the initiative to adopt this daughter to me..."
"Julian, quickly pay your respects to Mr. Locke. Locke is my most outstanding student."
Julian quickly stepped away from Dean Tunguska, her knees slightly bent, her small hands holding the edge of her princess dress, and gave Locke a ladylike salute. "Brother Locke, please give me your guidance from now on."
Locke nodded at her indifferently, his expression neither cold nor hot.
Obviously, although Julian Frank was only about ten years old, she was not as innocent and simple as she looked.
The other party was willing to give up her status as a princess of the Frankish Empire and become the daughter of Dean Tunguska. It seemed that her motives were not pure.
But Dean Tungus must have considered all these things himself, so since he didn't say anything, there's nothing much for me to say.
When Julian saw that Locke was not very fond of her, a look of unwillingness suddenly flashed across her eyes.
Before she came here, her biological father, the Emperor of the Falak Empire, told her not to offend any wizard here, and for the sake of her motherland, she must work hard to win the favor of all the wizards here.
Especially we have to please President Tunguska.
Therefore, after seeing Locke, Julian wanted to attract Locke's attention and make Locke have a good impression of the Falak Empire.
Unfortunately, Locke is completely different from Patty and Cord and is not interested in her at all.
This made Julian feel a little sad, fearing that Locke would dislike her.
Yulian said a little aggrievedly: "Uncle Locke..."
Locke's eyes flashed with impatience. He came here to find Dean Tungus, but not to talk to this overly self-conscious little princess.
Dean Tungus coughed and, in a rare move, reprimanded Julian. "Julian, you're a junior. How can you call Locke by his first name? You should call him Uncle Augustine."
"Okay, Julian, you can go out first."
Dean Tungus still knows how to distinguish between the primary and the secondary. To him, Julian Frank is more like a pet than a daughter.
And Locke is his most outstanding student at present.
Later, when Locke went to the wizarding world, he would be one of his connections, and his family would also be taken care of by Locke.
Therefore, he would not let his outstanding students suffer any hardship for the sake of a pet.
Julian felt the ruthless indifference hidden in Dean Tungus' words. It was the wizard's profound contempt for mortals, an insurmountable gap.
So, Yulian trembled a little, then bowed like a lady to everyone in the office, apologized in a crying voice, and quickly left the office.
Locke said to Dean Tungus, "Teacher Tungus, I want to ask you, what else do I need to do in the next three months?"
Dean Tungus thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "There's nothing else."
"I can't teach you a second spell in such a short time."
"Also, most of my energy from now on will be on Patty. Patty and Code haven't finished their first spell model yet."
Dean Tunguska's subtext is that he focused his main attention on Patty, and as for Code, he somewhat let him go.
After all, as long as they have wizard talent, even if it is given as a gift, they can join a wizard organization, it's just a matter of the level of the wizard organization.
Code's wizard qualification is only level one, and his talent is the worst, so Dean Tungus half gave up on improving his performance and let him fend for himself. Dean Tungus decided to focus his energy on Patty in these last three months.
This cannot be blamed on Dean Tungus, it's just that the world of wizards has always been so cold and realistic.
Locke nodded. This was not much different from what Olde had said before, so he glanced at Patty and said carefully, "Olde wants me to help him make a potion. Teacher, this is the name of the potion he wants to make."
"Look, should I agree?"
Dean Tungus took the black notebook handed over by Locke, took a look at it, and said, "Well, it's just as I thought. It's the Stone Crab Blood Essence Potion."
"His lifespan must have reached its limit. Continuously using the necromancy rituals, while forcibly extending his lifespan, has also contaminated his magical power, pushing his already weakened body to its limit."
"So he wanted to use the Stone Crab Blood Essence Potion to transform his bloodline and strengthen his human body, drawing on the blood of magical creatures from the wizarding world to strengthen his body."
Dean Tungus sighed. "His own magic power is too chaotic right now, so he can only ask you for help."
"Because he violated countless academy laws, he no longer trusted me and thought I would take action against him to uphold the academy's laws."
"Actually, I've tried my best to tolerate him. It's not easy for everyone, so I won't go to extremes unless it's absolutely necessary."
Locke asked, "If I can really help him successfully refine the potion, can Olde live longer?"
Dean Tungus shook his head. "This is your first time refining a potion, so the chances of success are very low. Refining a potion requires a very high level of mana, which requires both natural talent and at least ten years of diligent practice."
"Unless expensive resources are used to forcibly limit the fluctuation of mana to a certain range."
"But even if you are lucky enough to successfully refine it, his ending will not be very good."
Dean Tungus said, "This is essentially a biological transformation of one's own body. It is indeed something that a second-class wizard apprentice can do, but it usually takes decades and a long period of advance planning. Otherwise, it is easy to turn yourself into a monster or even lose your mind."
"He's too anxious."
"I don't think he's a good person."
Dean Tungus thought for a moment and said, "However, I think he will give you a generous reward for the transaction, so you can indeed make this deal with him."
"Anyway, he prepared all the materials, so you won't suffer any loss. Even if all the refining fails, you can still gain some rare experience."
Dean Tunguska smiled and said, "Before boarding the wizard ship, you had experience in refining potions. This may become your unique advantage."
"You're already leaning towards plant magic. If you have experience in potion-making, you might be lucky enough to be noticed by some wizarding organization specializing in potions."
Locke nodded thoughtfully.
Dean Tungus said, "Think about it the other way around. Actually, Olde can't do anything to you anymore."
"Although he is more powerful than you, knows a few more tricks than you, and has a wider selection of spells than you, he is too old."
"Even if he gets angry and wants to do something to you, he won't be your opponent."
"You'll only be asking for trouble."
After getting the analysis from Dean Tunguska, Locke became firm in his mind and decided that he could agree to the deal.
Locke glanced at Patty and said, "By the way, Dean Tunguska, I have some personal matters I want to consult you on."
Patty tactfully left the office on her own initiative.
Dean Tungus looked at Locke gently. "Please go ahead."
Locke took out the black iron ring he got from Count Augustine, which was the token left to them by the original owner's mother.
The reason why he didn't take it out before was because he didn't know what the ring represented.
But now he has become a wizard apprentice, and Dean Tungus has established a deep master-disciple relationship with him in the past two years, so he is ready to ask Dean Tungus if he knows this ring.
Dean Tungus took the ring and asked in confusion, "Well, it looks like an ordinary ring. What's wrong with it?"
"Um?"
Dean Tungus soon realized that something was wrong. His magic power fell on the ring, but the ring did not react at all, as if it was insulated.
Dean Tungus realized the extraordinary nature of this ring.
Their magic power is extremely strong. If they touch ordinary objects, the objects will definitely react.
But this seemingly ordinary ring is not as simple as it appears. It is so strong and almost completely insulated from magic power, as if it is an insulator of magic power.
This means that the ring is very strong and difficult to break.
After a careful inspection, Dean Tungus returned the ring to Locke, his tone becoming serious. "Locke, hide this ring well, and try not to take it out casually in the wizarding world in the future."
"This ring is not a magical item, but the material used is very special. It is likely still iron."
"It's a magical insulator, a very expensive magical material, extremely expensive even for serious wizards. Of course, the use of Still Iron is very narrow, and the ring in your hand is too small to be used for anything, so it's not that expensive."
Dean Tungus said, "But to avoid trouble, you should avoid letting people see it."
"You were right to remind Patty to get out. This thing is a nuisance."
Dean Tungus poured two cups of tea for himself and Locke respectively. "Where did you get the ring?"
Locke answered truthfully: "Maybe it was left to me by one of my relatives."
Dean Tungus nodded and said, "Well, I don't know the origin of the pattern on the ring. It might be the symbol of an organization or the emblem of a school of thought."
"It could also be a wizard's personal mark."
"This mark is likely not from the southeast corner."
"Keep it safe, I'll keep it a secret for you. I can't leave Corfu anyway."
Locke put the ring away, secretly wondering where the original owner's mother came from.
The material of the token she left behind was so expensive. Does this mean that the original owner's mother was not just a wizard apprentice?
never mind.
Locke dispelled the dark cloud in his heart. It had little to do with him anyway, so he might as well look for information about the ring later.
If I can find it, I can give the Augustine family a response. If I can't find it, I can't blame myself.