As that feeling of "shattering" arose, the "wizard" potion was completely digested.
This surprised Odis somewhat, but he soon realized that he had overlooked a problem for some time: wizards also need to conduct some research.
He was always thinking about playing the role of a "wizard," but he forgot about the "research" aspect of wizards, which is why he never digested that little bit of potion.
Odis then remarked that fortunately, conducting research in the "wilderness of knowledge" was his habit for the previous four years, which prevented the progress of writing the "Compendium of Wizardry" from being affected.
Otherwise, it might take some time before they realize their problem.
Odis frowned: I haven't been reflecting on myself enough lately!
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He was a little too happy that he had finally gotten rid of the "God of Steam and Machinery" and the Steam Church some time ago.
Odis reminded himself again: This is an extraordinary world, and we must not let our guard down for a moment!
After careful consideration, Odis began to think about promoting himself to "Scroll Professor".
The main and auxiliary materials had been gathered long ago. Odis checked himself and found that he was in good condition, so there shouldn't be any problem with his advancement.
So Odis decided to complete the promotion this morning!
He first locked the door to the room to avoid being disturbed by others, and then took out a measuring cylinder and a balance, as well as the materials needed to make the potion, from the "wilderness of knowledge".
Then Odis took out the spiritual materials for writing magic circles and drew a magic circle in front of the desk.
This magic circle was something he had researched before—the one designed to prevent being seen by the gods. He planned to use it to block the influence of the "Hidden Sage" on himself.
After completing the preparations, Odis began to concoct the potion. First, she weighed out 8 grams of Dragon Tooth Grass powder using a balance scale. This was a spiritual material that was easy to buy and had analgesic properties.
Next came 80 grams of "deep-sea blue cod" blood, which Odis had purchased in advance while he was in Backlund, and it wasn't very expensive.
The third auxiliary material is 30 grams of psychedelic herb essential oil. Although this material is a bit expensive, it is sold at Gard Herbal Shop, and Odis had also taken a bottle in advance.
The final auxiliary material is the flower of the "Tree of Alaman".
This is the most valuable auxiliary material; it's small, and consists of trumpet-shaped, pure white flowers.
Odis had been picking them for over a week, but the flowers showed no signs of turning black or spoiling.
After putting all the auxiliary materials into the beaker, there was already a slight reaction. Without stirring, the materials began to flow slowly clockwise.
Then Odis began to add the main ingredients, the first being the crystallized "Alaman Tree Crystal".
Sizzle~
As soon as the main ingredient was put into the beaker, it made a sound like food being put into a hot oil pan.
When the pair of eyes that seemed to still be staring at Odis were also put into the beaker, the main ingredient melted rapidly and emitted some ethereal white smoke.
The white smoke didn't dissipate; instead, it sank back to the bottom of the beaker, merging with the potion.
Finally, the "Scroll Professor's" potion was completed; it was a viscous white liquid that looked rather disgusting.
Odis picked up the beaker; the smell made him feel a little nauseous.
He then took out a crystal sphere full of spirituality, emitting a soft light, from the "wilderness of knowledge" and placed it in the magic circle.
He discovered this crystal sphere by chance while studying the silt provided by the "Little Sun." It is a substance that can store spiritual energy.
He later discovered that this material would appear in any soil that was influenced by divinity for a period of time.
Odis used this crystal sphere to release spiritual energy at a key point in the magic circle and activate it.
Because after he drank the potion, he couldn't possibly be distracted by infusing spiritual energy into the magic circle.
After taking a deep breath, Odis picked up the beaker and drank the potion.
The viscous liquid flowed through her mouth and into her stomach, and Odis felt her head suddenly buzz.
At that moment, a vast sea appeared before him, with waves gently lapping against the beach and a cool breeze blowing slowly.
But this beautiful scene lasted for less than a second. Soon, a storm struck, dark clouds gathered, and it looked terrifying.
Odis felt like a kite with a broken string, spinning wildly in the sky with the howling wind, and several times he felt like he was about to be torn apart by the wind.
The next instant, Odis reappeared under the scorching sun, the intense sunlight almost making him faint.
Just as he was about to faint, the scene before Odis's eyes changed again, as if he were suddenly in a world of ice and snow. The sudden change from cold to hot made Odis feel as if he had lost consciousness.
He arrived in complete darkness, like a walking corpse, where monsters seemed to be slowly approaching him.
Odis's last shred of reason was a little strange. He had been promoted to "Scroll Professor", so how could he be having hallucinations of storms, blazing sun, and darkness?
Promotion!
He suddenly regained more of his rationality. That's right, he was advancing to Sequence 6!
He soon realized that the scrolls created by the "Scroll Professor" were actually mobilizing more of the power of nature, and what lay before him was not just strong winds, scorching sun, ice and snow, and darkness, but nature itself.
Or rather, it is one aspect of nature.
With this idea in mind, Odis tried hard to make himself shine. Tiny specks of light were drawn to him from unknown areas, gradually emitting a faint glow around him.
The darkness before him shattered, and Odis fell into a dense thicket of vegetation. The vegetation, like small snakes, coiled around Odis from different directions, as if trying to tear him apart.
Odis tried to control them, but to no avail.
He suddenly realized that he had not been promoted to "biologist" but to "scroll professor".
So he tried to calm himself down and imagined the blazing sun and the endless ice field. Sure enough, a cold ice field appeared under his feet, and the snake-like vegetation became less active after encountering the intense cold.
At this moment, the scorching sun appeared high in the sky, making the vegetation somewhat limp.
Odis's vision suddenly blurred for a moment, and the desk and the glass beaker that had fallen to the ground came into his view. Although he still felt hot and cold intermittently, it was a bit like having a fever.
However, he completely regained his rationality and began to use his spirituality to sense the power of nature around him.
Soon, all discomfort disappeared, and Odis successfully completed her promotion.
In that instant, the magic circle that Odis had set up earlier came into play, emitting a pure white light that blocked the "Hidden Sage's" "special attention" to him.
But a cold voice still appeared in his ear: "Boundless universe! You are not only a pile of matter, but also... leaping about, you are every moment... knowledge... Kanar... endless..."
However, unlike the previous two promotions, this time there was none of the noise that drove Odis crazy.
He pondered what he had just heard: Now he could make out two lines, but... but why did it sound like a modern poem? Was the "Hidden Sage" reciting poetry to him every time he was promoted?
Odis thought to himself: Then I really have to thank His whole family!
Then Odis recalled the promotion process, and felt that being promoted to "Scroll Professor" was somewhat like being promoted to "Nature Professor"...
But soon, Odis realized: it is very likely that I am the only one with this idea.
The "Scroll Professor" has always been known for creating scrolls with all sorts of magical abilities, which is why he is called the "Scroll Professor".
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Even those extraordinary individuals who followed the "secret seeker" path did not correct this, demonstrating how deeply ingrained this understanding was.
What sets Odis apart from other extraordinary beings is that, even at Sequence 9, he was already attempting to interpret this world, which was based on the extraordinary, using magic circles and mystical symbols.
This made his thinking different from other extraordinary individuals. When he saw those natural forces, he immediately thought of the scrolls created by the "Scroll Professor," which were like releasing a "code" in nature.
This "code" will change the "operational process" of this world, extracting corresponding power from nature to form corresponding, powerful "magic".
Indeed, in Odis's view, it was still a form of "witchcraft," except that what was originally intended as a "command" for himself was now a "command" for the forces of nature, thus greatly increasing the power of the "witchcraft."
This is different from a "Trojan horse," which causes the operation to malfunction, while "witchcraft" merely causes natural forces to erupt within a prescribed range.
Perhaps only Odis possessed such a way of thinking.
After Odis completed his ascension, a wealth of knowledge appeared in his mind, including more mystical symbols, which could also communicate with the "Garr runes" that Odis deduced.
The symbols obtained from advancing to "Scroll Professor" combined with those obtained from advancing to "Wizard" can be pre-written onto specific materials with a little research, creating extraordinary attacks.
This is equivalent to the powerful magic arrays that Odis researched.
In other words, even without Odis's research, this knowledge could still be used to make limited changes and write scrolls with different abilities.
The "Scroll Professor" believed that the scrolls he wrote by imbuing himself with spirituality and using extraordinary power could unleash powerful "witchcraft".
This effectively prevents other "scroll professors" from studying occult symbols, much like how having enough food every day means you don't need to worry about finding food.
However, Odis's "Gal Rune" is equivalent to deciphering the power of nature and fundamentally understanding where the power of this sequence of potions comes from.
Having just figured out these questions, Odis sensed that "Professor Scroll" had already digested about two-thirds of the potion!
This is a typical case of premature digestion, because the logic behind his ideas comes from his previous continuous research and thinking, and now it seems to have suddenly erupted, prompting the potion to complete its digestion.
At the same time, Odis also realized that the scrolls he wrote were much more powerful than those written by the normal "Scroll Professor".
Because he not only possesses the mystical symbols granted by the potion, but the "Garr runes" also allow him to express the power of nature more fluently.
This is knowledge that extraordinary individuals of the same path and sequence do not possess.
Taking a deep breath, Odis used her spirituality to continue examining the changes after the promotion.
The "Eye of Secrets" has been further enhanced, allowing users to not only see the general fortune of a target but also discover more extraordinary clues about them.
The problem is that this ability is so dedicated that it sometimes turns on its own, and whether it will show things it shouldn't see depends entirely on its own character.
Apart from that, I did not gain any new abilities after the promotion.
If I had to categorize it, his strength, physique, and speed have all improved, so overall his fighting ability has been enhanced once again.
After about ten minutes, Odis, in excellent condition, successfully restrained her spirituality and entered the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to see if she possessed any new abilities there.
Through meditation, Odis arrived at a field of light and entered a tower made of orbs of light. Suddenly, an orb of light floated out of the tower and landed in front of Odis.
Odis paused for a moment, then reached out and touched the ball of light.
The ball of light vanished instantly, and at the same time, Odis's mind conjured up the idea of using parchment instead of various writing materials!
One of the most troublesome things for the scroll professor was that the materials for writing scrolls were so varied that it took a lot of time to collect and process them.
For example, by writing corresponding symbols on treated holly bark, scrolls with a "frozen" effect can be created. Another example is using treated smooth fish skin, combined with corresponding symbols, to create scrolls with a "paralyzing" effect.
This knowledge is also acquired after promotion.
However, the knowledge gained after the promotion did not specify which materials to use or which scrolls to make; it only provided some knowledge about writing materials.
For example, Odis's knowledge included that "frozen" scrolls made from materials made from black tree bark were more effective.
There was no specific requirement for it to be Ilex chinensis, but the first choice that came to Odis's mind was Ilex chinensis.
The fruit and leaves of this plant can be used to make powder for "freezing techniques." It is a "cold" plant, and its bark is tough and easy to process.
If Odis had not acquired the necessary knowledge in the "Wilderness of Knowledge," he would have chosen to use the bark of the iron holly tree to create scrolls with a "frozen" effect.
However, Odis suddenly realized that this was a misconception!
It's just that using that kind of material makes the corresponding scrolls look better.
If Odis had added a few more mystical symbols to the scrolls, the same effect could have been achieved with parchment, given the knowledge he had just acquired from the "wilderness of knowledge."
This made Odis realize a truth: the abilities of the "secret seekers" are quite varied, and there is no "standard answer".
The more knowledge you acquire, the more powerful you become, and the more types of scrolls you can create.