Wizard: Max level talent, starting from zero-ring trick.

Chapter 29 War Breaks Out, Ian's Choice

The fifth assessment.

Ian had long since lost his previous agitation and was now quite calm.

In the meditation session, Ian focused on six spiritual runes.

Several others had also condensed a sixth rune, but their mental strength was not as great as Ian's.

Therefore, Ian remains in eighth place.

"If I take a secondary energy potion every day next month, I might be able to accumulate eight. Once I reach eight, I should be able to enter the top five."

Ian pondered.

A top-five finish is already the limit of his talent.

Needless to say, the top three all have second-tier talent.

Lucy, the fastest among them, has already condensed her ninth mental rune, while even Levi and Beck have only eight mental runes each.

The others in front are all talented individuals from various families and second-generation wizards.

Getting fifth place is pretty good.

Combined with his basic pharmacology background, that should be sufficient.

soon.

Combat course test.

The battle for first and second place remains between Ian and Levi.

Although Li Wei was not as fast as Ian at this time, he had learned a new, excellent-level defensive magic spell.

With his superior mental strength, Ian found it difficult to break through the defense.

Unless Ian uses Wind Blade.

However, as Ian's trump card, Wind Blade Technique cannot be used casually.

Of course, in a real battle, there would be no need for Wind Blade. Ian would use instant-cast sorcery, and Levi would have no chance to use sorcery at all.

But either way, they're both incredibly attention-grabbing.

It's just a magic stone anyway.

Thus, Ian narrowly lost to Livy.

"Is it ultimately a matter of innate mental strength that gives the upper hand?"

Not far away, Charles watched this scene, pondering how to persuade Levi to join the combat unit later.

He couldn't persuade Ian, but he had to try and win over Levi, this promising young talent.

At least in terms of future prospects, Ian is not as good as Levi; this is an insurmountable gap between the third and second classes.

It's not something that can be overcome simply by hard work.

Basic Pharmaceutics Course.

Victor looked at Ian's terrifyingly smooth speed in the audience, and then looked at the others, who were at least half as slow as him.

Ian is undoubtedly number one again.

"Damn it, why isn't my brother back yet?"

In the distance, watching Ian's terrifyingly smooth speed, Harman almost despaired.

They're both wizards, how can there be such a huge difference?

So unless Ian dies, there's no way he could get into the Potions Department.

So his original plan was to wait for his brother to come back and then find an opportunity to kill Ian.

But strangely, a month has passed and Ross still hasn't returned.

"Has something serious happened?"

Harman looked worried.

He can't very well do it himself.

He really can't beat Ian right now!

......

Test the peaceful past.

In the afternoon, Ian went to the back mountain of the academy to practice witchcraft, but was stopped.

Charles happens to be on duty today.

"Martial law is in effect today!"

Charles stood in front of him and said.

"Teacher Charles, what happened?"

Ian stopped and asked.

Charles didn't hide anything, and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "I shouldn't have told you, but you should be able to find out tomorrow."

Small-scale battles have already broken out in front of the schools of thought, so martial law has been declared.

Has war begun?

Ian was also somewhat surprised.

"But Ian, are you really not considering the combat division?" Charles couldn't help but ask again.

Ian shook his head.

Charles hesitated for a moment, but still advised:

"Wars of wizards are different from wars of mortals; they often last a long time, which can greatly affect the allocation of resources in the future."

"Once the war begins, the combat departments will definitely have the best benefits and opportunities."

If the war escalates and resources become scarce, even the Potions Department may not be able to obtain sufficient resources; this has happened before.

"I see."

"You don't understand," Charles shook his head and said, "The Potions Department consumes the most resources in the early stages, and its training progress is often the slowest among its peers. Even a genius like Victor is only a second-class apprentice after five years in the department."

Charles looked at Ian, hoping he would change his mind.

Ian nodded.

Much of what Charles said was clearly insider information, and he obviously genuinely wanted him to join the combat department.

Ian fully understood that he was right.

War changes many things.

The Potions Department will only get better as it grows, but the initial investment is huge, even terrifying.

Entering the combat department at this time is indeed a huge opportunity for many wizards.

Especially those with average qualifications.

But that applies to normal wizards.

He's cheating!

"And it's safer."

Ian remained calm.

No matter how good the combat department is, it can't compare to one thing: danger.

Other third- and fourth-tier talents do need to compete for more resources to have a chance to advance.

But he can improve his talent.

It's only a matter of time before things improve.

As long as he lives, his talent will improve sooner or later.

Why take the risk?

Even if there are restrictions, as long as you're alive, there's always a way.

At the same time, with the panel available, the early consumption of potions might not be so difficult for him.

Once you get through this, the situation will be exactly the opposite.

"Alright."

Upon hearing the word "safety," Charles stopped trying to dissuade him, but his gaze toward Ian gradually changed.

He admired those with great talent, but he also despised those wizards who lacked courage.

You'll regret it.

He shook his head and slowly left.

Many years later.

Ian will then realize what a great opportunity this war is for him.

But it was too late.

"Oh, and here's some good news for you: Levi is ready to join the combat unit, so you'll have one less opponent."

Charles suddenly turned his head.

His eyes no longer held any appreciation for Ian; rather, they seemed to pity his shallow spirit.

Ian did not feel insulted.

His eyes lit up when he heard about Li Wei.

That means there are two spots available, which is indeed great news.

........

The smell of war gradually permeated the school of thought.

Interestingly, at some point, a subtle trend of thought began to spread.

War is an opportunity for wizards.

The will of many wizards is gradually wavering.

Especially after Charles announced that all core squads in the combat division would have their numbers increased this year.

The will to move gradually shifted.

Even within mutual aid societies, almost all members are biased towards combat roles.

Ian also reduced his outings.

After nearly ten hours of meditation each day, I spend six hours studying zero-ring witchcraft and one hour studying magic tricks.

The reason why there is less and less time left for magic tricks is that the overlap of magic tricks is increasing, and only a very few magic tricks can enhance his talent.

But Ian still doesn't want to give up.

I just kept practicing.

He quietly accumulated his talent.

Little by little.