Chapter 44

The two looked at each other and suddenly laughed at the same time.

"It seems I really found the right ally." Andre raised his teacup to replace wine, hope shining in his eyes: "To our cooperation!"

"And to the future!" Luo En responded with a cup.

The sound of tea cups colliding was crisp and pleasant. Friendship and trust are more precious than anything here.

"Starting tomorrow, I have to prepare those potion material lists." Luo En said while drinking tea, "Do you have any channels on your side to get dragon beard grass? I need that for refining blood qi potion."

"Dragon beard grass is not a problem." Andre answered casually: "On the contrary, on your side, what kind of things are on Lady Ailan's list? Maybe I can help."

Hearing Andre's inquiry, Luo En originally wanted to reveal a little bit about the task Lady Ailan gave him, so that Andre, whose network was wider than his, could also help.

But he looked up at the darkening sky outside and decided to wait until tomorrow to discuss the cooperation in detail.

Seeing Luo En's appearance, the Thirteenth Prince, who was good at observing words and expressions, immediately understood and took the initiative to put down the teacup and bid farewell.

After sending Andre away, he locked the door and took out the simple stardust liquid he had refined under Lady Ailan's guidance from the table.

A little more than half of the silver liquid remained in the bottle, slightly glowing in the candlelight.

"Better keep the artificial star dew for now; it's not time to use it yet."

Luo En said to himself, looking at the precious potion given by Holt that was placed deep in the cabinet.

He already had a plan in his heart—wait until Lady Ailan gives him the "Whispers of the Star-Eater," and then use this higher-quality star dew to accelerate the breakthrough.

With the complexity of that gemstone-level meditation technique, relying solely on hard work would probably take until the year of the monkey to seek a breakthrough. Only with potion support could he break through faster.

"The remaining simple stardust liquid should be enough for me to advance the sonic spell to a proficient level that can be used in actual combat."

Luo En took a deep breath, took out Darren's notebook, and prepared to use the remaining stardust liquid to help break through the last bottleneck:

[Sonic Oscillation (Prototype 87/100)]

After thinking for a while, he opened the window to confirm that it was quiet in the middle of the night, then took out a piece of experimental dead wood brought back from the herb shop and placed it on the table as a target.

Carefully pouring out a small spoonful of simple stardust liquid, Luo En drank it slowly.

The cool feeling spread in his throat and soon spread to his whole body.

He could feel his spirit becoming exceptionally clear, and his thinking becoming more flexible.

Although according to Lady Ailan, its effect was only a youthful version of the real stardust liquid, it was enough for his current task.

[Simple Stardust Liquid - Effect: Mental power stability slightly increased; spellcasting precision slightly increased]

He sat cross-legged on the bed, opened Darren's notebook, and studied the unsolved parts seriously.

Under the action of stardust liquid, those originally obscure symbols and notes became clearer and easier to understand.

As time passed, he gradually understood the essence—

The core of Darren's sonic spell was not just simply calling vibrations, but guiding the resonance of magic particles in the air through a specific "mental wave" to form offensive sound waves.

"So that's it..."

With the help of the mental stability ability brought by simple stardust liquid, Luo En closed his eyes and began to construct the sonic spell model in his mental space.

It was no longer a simple water-drop shape, but a spiral energy structure, composed of three layers of mental power with different densities interlaced and rotating, forming a complex but stable energy vortex.

The angle and speed of each layer of rotation were extremely particular. He followed the guidance in Darren's notebook and adjusted them one by one in the clear perception brought by stardust liquid.

"It feels like tuning a string for an instrument, not just constructing a spell," he thought to himself.

With the injection of mental power, the spiral energy vortex began to expand and emitted a faint humming sound during rotation.

At first, it was just an imperceptible vibration, but soon, as Luo En began to input magic power, that vibration gradually possessed substantial destructive power and began to disturb the surrounding air.

[Sonic Oscillation (Prototype) Experience +1]

[Sonic Oscillation (Prototype) Experience +1]

[Sonic Oscillation (Prototype) Experience +1]

[Spell Construction (Novice) Experience +1]

Luo En did not stop, continuing to adjust the direction and intensity of the energy flow.

After transferring to [Wizard Apprentice (One and a Half Stars)] and obtaining the profession skill of spell construction, he clearly felt that his speed in perfecting the sonic oscillation prototype was much faster.

He found that when mental power vibrates at a specific frequency, it can not only construct spell models more effectively but also significantly reduce magic power consumption.

"It's like finding a certain resonance frequency..."

Luo En, who was immersed in the construction of the spell model, did not notice that the wooden block on the table by the bed suddenly vibrated slightly.

When he came back to his senses, he found that his mental power had unconsciously constructed a complete sonic spell model and had begun to affect surrounding physical objects.

"Actually finished it unconsciously? It seems the effect of simple stardust liquid is better than expected."

He hurriedly concentrated his attention and brought this unexpected harvest under control.

"Sonic Oscillation!"

Luo En recited the spell name in his heart and released a condensed mental power, pushing the spiral energy vortex.

A ripple almost invisible to the naked eye shot out from his palm and hit the wooden block on the table.

In silence, countless tiny cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the wooden block, and then the whole piece of wood shattered, turning into a pile of wood chips.

[Sonic Oscillation (Prototype) Experience +8]

[Breakthrough! Sonic Oscillation (Prototype 100/100) -> Sonic Oscillation (Proficient 1/200)]

[Additional trait acquired: Micro-ripple (hard to be detected when attacking)]

"Success."

He couldn't believe that he had mastered the sonic spell so quickly, and he had crossed the threshold of novice and pushed it directly to the proficient level, directly obtaining the skill's additional trait.

Perhaps it was because he had perfected this spell model from a prototype concept.

Luo En thought of this and reached out to touch the wood chips, finding that they had been shattered into tiny dust fragments that could almost be called wood powder, far more thorough than the destruction that appeared on the surface.

What surprised him even more was that the magic power consumption of this spell release was unexpectedly low—it only used about 0.2 magic power, but caused destructive effects comparable to most offensive spells.

And another advantage of this spell is that it is almost silent during the activation process, which will not arouse too much vigilance, making it a good hand for sneak attacks.

"No wonder Oliver is so interested in this spell."

Luo En thought to himself: "If it is as Lady Ailan said, combining it with curses, it is indeed possible to create an attack method that is almost impossible to defend against at the apprentice stage."

This idea made him both excited and vigilant.

This power has completely different results in different hands.

"Fortunately, I am no longer the weakling who has no power to bind a chicken."

Luo En sighed lightly and looked at the brightening sky outside the window.

This newly added "Sonic Oscillation" might be another important trump card for him in this crisis-ridden Black Mist Forest.

He finished the remaining simple stardust liquid in the cup and closed his eyes lightly:

"Now only the 'Whispers of the Star-Eater' is left. After collecting the materials on the list, perhaps I can take another step toward a higher level..."

(End of chapter)