Chapter 275

The night in the Central Land was always exceptionally bright, with countless magic lights flowing between the cloud-piercing spires, like flowing rivers.

And higher up, the starlight was also exceptionally clear, as if within reach.

With the automatic operation of the "Star Projection" trait, Luo En could feel the energy from hundreds of millions of light-years away slowly seeping into his body, nourishing his soul and magic power pool.

Every ray of starlight was injecting weak but constant power into his flesh, bones, and even spirit, accumulating over time.

After meditation, Luo En turned and walked back into the room, taking out a three-element connection crystal that flickered with a faint light from the desk drawer.

He gently injected a trace of magic power, and the crystal immediately lit up, projecting a hexagonal energy screen.

A moment later, the familiar face of Lady Ellen appeared on the screen.

"Kid, still not sleeping so late?"

Lady Ellen was as direct as ever, but her tone carried a hint of concern that was difficult to detect.

Luo En smiled slightly: "Lady looks in good spirits; the journey seems to be going very smoothly?"

"Much smoother than expected."

Lady Ellen nodded and adjusted the camera; outside the herb shop window, emerald tree shadows were vaguely visible:

"We have arrived at the Emerald Great Forest. Thanks to your various arrangements before, especially that half-blood Earth Dragon beast, it helped a lot."

"How is Lilliya?" Luo En couldn't help but ask, his voice softening unconsciously.

Lady Ellen turned the crystal, and the picture was slightly blurred before refocusing.

In the magic crystal light, the girl was leaning on the desk, focusing on reading an ancient book, with several colorful potions placed beside her.

The old lady paused slightly, a trace of appreciation flashing in her eyes:

"To tell you the truth, her learning speed even surprised me a bit. In just a few months, she has been able to complete the refining of advanced potions with my assistance. Although the success rate is not high, it is already quite remarkable for an apprentice."

Warmth welled up in Luo En's heart, and he nodded slightly:

"She has always been smart, just lacking correct guidance."

"But you."

Lady Ellen suddenly changed the topic, her sharp gaze looking directly at Luo En through the crystal:

"You look exhausted; life in the Central Land is not easy, right?"

Luo En was slightly stunned, then shook his head and smiled:

"Can't hide from Lady's eyes. Indeed, the rhythm here is much faster than the Black Fog Jungle. And after becoming a formal wizard, there are more things to be busy with than during the apprentice period."

"Don't push yourself too hard."

Lady Ellen blinked and gave advice:

"Powerful power requires a healthy body and a clear head to control. Excessive fatigue will only lead to half the result with twice the effort."

The two chatted for a while, exchanging research insights on potion-making.

Before ending, Lady Ellen suddenly said:

"By the way, Hayek contacted me a few days ago, saying that the situation in the Black Fog School is better than expected. Those 'favors' you left for them seem to have worked very well."

Luo En nodded slightly; this was within his expectation.

The purity of the favors he produced had already been proven by countless examples.

"But Trish and Corinna, I tried to contact them, but there was never any response."

Lady Ellen's tone carried doubt:

"Reasonably speaking, with Corinna's strength, she should have a place in the Crystal Spire; have you met them there?"

Luo En shook his head, complex emotions appearing in his eyes:

"Since coming to the Central Land, I have never seen them again. Corinna's name is on the faculty list of the Crystal Spire, but I heard they have gone to the edge of the abyss to perform collection missions."

This was indeed a mystery.

Trish and Corinna, who had already arrived in the Central Land with Valen, how could there be no news after one mission?

Especially Corinna, as a young wizard who was close to the Moon-Sun level and had obvious hope for promotion.

Such talent could be considered a backbone force even in the Crystal Spire.

"Involving the abyss, it's possible for anyone to fall inside; you don't need to care too much about this matter..."

Lady Ellen just concluded lightly.

"Regardless, be careful with everything." She finally exhorted:

"Strength is always the best guarantee."

After the communication ended, Luo En fell into a short contemplation.

Trish's whereabouts being a mystery did make him a bit worried, but now he had more urgent matters to deal with.

That bet from about a year ago—who would become a formal wizard first.

Now there was a result, but it was a pity there was no opportunity to confirm it in person.

"We will meet again."

Luo En said to himself softly, then turned his attention back to the crystal book in front of him.

The brief contact with his mentor made him feel comforted, but also strengthened his determination to move forward.

"Tomorrow is the 'Rainbow Ring' competition, and also the last day of the Lans Memorial Festival..." Luo En's thoughts suddenly drifted far away.

This festival that was about to end actually announced the arrival of the first month of the second quarter, which was about May.

That is to say, he had been in the Central Land for about a month.

Counting the month or so on the airship, it was nearly two months, and the month or so spent returning to the Fa Lu Ke Kingdom to handle family affairs after breaking through to a formal wizard.

And the period when he helped the school suppress the abyss aura leakage...

"It has been almost half a year since I became a formal wizard."

This realization made Luo En take a deep breath and decide to do a comprehensive inventory and planning.

In the past half year, his progress in all aspects was quite gratifying.

But in this Central Land where wizards gathered, he didn't dare to be the slightest bit slack.

A sense of worry followed him like a shadow, making him unable to truly relax.

Luo En closed his eyes, magic power flowed in his body, and he entered that familiar inner world again.

The consciousness library was more magnificent than before, evolving from a simple wooden bookshelf to a knowledge hall composed of translucent crystals.

Countless books were arranged neatly, each emitting a subtle halo, symbolizing the results after the qualitative change of spiritual power.

A miniature star map floated on the high dome, rotating slowly, sprinkling soft light into the entire space.

He lifted his wrist gently and summoned a special crystal book from the air, with gold-stamped characters on it: 【Luo En Ralph】

Opening the pages, all information was clear at a glance: (omitted here, see author's words)

Luo En's fingertips swept across these data lightly; behind every number and every term were countless days and nights of unremitting efforts and exploration.

"Half a year, just from the data, I have indeed made considerable progress. But compared to the top fifty of the 'Genius List,' those monsters with multiple first-tier talents, I still have a long way to go."

His brows frowned slightly, his gaze sliding over the profession column; now all professions had advanced to two stars or above, and the main profession Wizard Original was three stars.

"The path of omnipotence is always the most difficult."

Luo En sighed, but immediately refilled himself with chicken blood:

"But it is also the most valuable; after all, the profession column is infinite, stacking more bonuses makes one have more strengths than others, accumulating bit by bit..."

He began to sort out future development plans.

First from the wizard aspect:

This would always be his core development path.

Although the "Whispers of the Star Eater" and various major spells had reached the proficient level, the progress of experience point improvement was slow.

But he didn't dare to be the slightest bit slack in his daily meditation practice and spell training.

After all, the pursuit of all other paths was essentially to improve the upper limit of the wizard path.

"At the spell level, except for special spells like 'Erosion Movement' that are difficult to improve through conventional training, the experience point improvement speed of other skills that have reached the proficient level is extremely slow."

His fingers tapped lightly on the desktop, making a crisp sound:

"This kind of grinding work will probably last for a considerable period of time."

His eye sockets ached faintly, reminding him of the extreme lack of daily sleep.

For the past month, he had almost never had a complete rest time.

Teaching and research during the day, handling various affairs and practicing spells at dusk, meditation and resonance with the stars at night, reading various ancient books at dawn...

Every minute and every second was arranged fully by him.

This near-masochistic rhythm of life was a severe test even for someone with a strong physique like Luo En.

But, no pain, no gain, especially in this extraordinary world full of competition.

"Maybe I can consider buying and learning some new spell models. After contribution points and funds are sufficient, this should be a direction worth considering."

Luo En pondered, his gaze like a torch.

It is worth noting that the two core skills obtained after becoming a formal wizard—Super Magic Technique and Radiation Field—still remained at the entry level.

These two skills were extremely difficult and lacked systematic guidance, so progress was naturally slow.

That progress bar, which was almost stagnant, was undoubtedly a ruthless mockery of all his efforts.

And to obtain private guidance from the Crystal Spire regarding the formal wizard layer, one must possess sufficient contribution points.

This was also the reason why he had spent so much effort writing the paper earlier.

"The two skills of Spiritual Shock and Elemental Perception, because of the deep foundation accumulated during the apprentice period, are not far from breaking through to the proficient level. Recently, I can strengthen the practice in this area and strive to break through as soon as possible."

Luo En lifted his left hand slightly, and faint energy fluctuations flashed at his fingertips.

"Theoretically, the Spiritual Shock at the proficient level combined with the echo technique of the resonance ripple should be able to instantly destroy the spiritual core of a wizard of the same level—if it can hit."

The corners of his lips turned up slightly, feeling a little comfort.

Turning to the development in the knight aspect, the situation was much more optimistic.

Thanks to the "two-way connection" function of the substitute puppet, he had been letting it continuously perform body tempering and bloodline excitation cultivation.

Both physique attributes and related skill experience points were steadily improving.

Whenever his thinking was overly exhausted, the short-term physical training synchronization effect provided a strange sense of relaxation instead.

"It's time..." Luo En set the next plan:

"The 'Sun-Day Blessing Incomplete' has been successfully completed as 'Sun-Day Avatar,' and the final stage cultivation of the 'Corona Breathing Method' can also be tried."

However, what gave him the most headache at this time was the wizard skill aspect.

Potion-making, bloodline modulation, alchemy, enchantment, historical research, astrology...

Nearly ten professional skills were arranged in front of him, each requiring a large amount of time and energy to study.

Luo En felt a strong sense of powerlessness welling up in his heart.

Even if he only slept for two or three hours a day and used all his time for cultivation and research, he could not take care of so many fields at the same time.

What's more, the deeper he explored, the difficulty of each field was increasing exponentially.

"The path of omnipotence... is it really feasible?"

He wavered for a moment, rare, and a deep exhaustion appeared in his eyes.

"Master, take a rest."

Ailan's voice suddenly came from outside the door, interrupting Luo En's thoughts.

The tree spirit pushed the door and entered, her emerald eyes full of concern.

Her branches swayed gently, and she held a cup of warm liquid emitting a faint natural fragrance in her hand.

"Elm bark extract, can relieve mental fatigue."

Ailan handed the cup to Luo En, her voice soft.

Luo En took the cup and took a sip; the warm liquid slid into his throat, bringing a gradual warmth in his abdomen.

"Thanks, Ailan." He nodded slightly: "I was just thinking about some problems."

Ailan stood quietly to the side, her branches swaying gently, as if hesitating about something.

Finally, she still opened her mouth:

"Master, since coming to the Central Land, you have been overdrawing yourself almost every day. And, I noticed that your goal list is getting longer and longer..."

Luo En looked at Ailan with slight surprise.

He had always thought he was hiding it well, but he didn't expect even Ailan to notice his excessive fatigue.

"The perception of a tree spirit is much sharper than you imagine."

Ailan smiled slightly: "Especially for those individuals who have a life connection with themselves."

Luo En put down the cup and let out a long breath:

"You are right... perhaps I do need to plan my time more reasonably."

True strong people not only know how to work hard but also know how to use time efficiently.

Blind diligence will only lead to half the result with twice the effort, and reasonable planning is true wisdom.

After pondering for a moment, Luo En decided to focus his recent efforts on the two new skills of enchantment and rune studies.

"Although these two skills are still at the entry level, thanks to that recording crystal ball from Lecturer Levin, the progress is considered smooth.

If they can be improved to the proficient level, obtaining corresponding skill additional traits, and successfully transferring to an enchanter, stacking various linkage effects, perhaps another major breakthrough will be ushered in."

Thinking of this, expectation flashed in Luo En's eyes.

Three-Phase Unity—potion-making, alchemy, enchantment; enchantment was the last piece of the puzzle he was missing at this time.

"As for the practice of potions and bloodline modulation, there has indeed been some slack recently." He felt slightly guilty.

After all, these two skills were the specialties that helped him make a name for himself as early as when he was in the Black Fog School.

"Fortunately, there is a profession panel that can solidify existing results; even if temporarily shelved, the skills will not become rusty or regress, which is an incomparable advantage."

He could only comfort himself secretly in his heart.

As for those longer-term plans:

Further development and fusion of new branches of Chimera bloodline, continuous promotion of "Furnace Conception"...

Each one was buzzing in his mind like a time bomb, urging him to seize every minute and every second.

"Master, Daier has made a new breakthrough in water flow control recently."

Ailan looked at the tightly furrowed brows of the other party and shifted the topic in time:

"She has been able to create a water flow piercing shield with sufficient attack power."

Luo En nodded slightly, feeling comforted.

In this busy state, the two partners were also growing and progressing in their own ways even without his constant supervision.

"After the simulated combat device is completed, she can be allowed to participate in training." He nodded in response.

Speaking of the simulated combat device, Luo En thought of his embarrassing situation of lack of funds.

He counted the remaining funds in his hand and found that there were less than ten complete magic stones left.

Almost all of this money was spent on purchasing various auxiliary spatial materials needed for the mobile workshop.

As for earning money by taking potion orders like he once did in the Black Fog Jungle...

In this Central Land where masters gathered, if you want to stand out among many senior potion makers and even potion professors, you must have your own unique features.

"Top three of the Rainbow Ring... must be won." Luo En thought to himself, his eyes becoming exceptionally firm.

Tomorrow's "Rainbow Ring" competition is an excellent opportunity to showcase strength.

The outstanding performance in the large-scale competition, plus his own unique improvement plan for advanced potions, and the blueprint paper of the "Mobile Simulation Device."

Perhaps it would be enough to make a name for his workshop and lay a foundation for taking orders to earn money next.

Ailan seemed to notice Luo En's determination and nodded gently:

"Master can always find a solution. I believe this time will be no exception."

Luo En stood up, walked to the balcony, and looked at the starry night sky of the Central Land.

One day in the future, when he stands at the peak of wizards, overlooking all living beings, and looks back at the hardships of today, perhaps he will smile knowingly.

At that time, he will no longer be bound by time and resources, and can explore the mysteries of the universe and master the power of life and death at will.

But now, he must keep his feet on the ground and climb upward step by step.

(End of chapter)