Chapter 71

"'Grace'?" Luo En felt unfamiliar yet curious about this term.

"It is an invisible but real feedback. When a wizard imparts their knowledge to a talented younger generation, helps them grow, or allows their private secret techniques to be perfected and spread, this wizard can obtain 'Grace'."

Lady Ailan's voice became deeper, as if telling an ancient, mysterious legend:

"It can nourish a wizard's spirit, increase magic power, and most importantly—it can resolve mental pollution."

Luo En suddenly looked up, remembering the mental pollution brought by "The Whispers of the Star Eater," as well as Lady Ailan's previous warnings.

"Mental pollution... can it really be eliminated?"

"Under conventional means, even if you take the most advanced magic potions..." Lady Ailan nodded slowly:

"Mental pollution can only be temporarily suppressed, but it can never be completely eliminated."

"It will follow every wizard like a shadow. The more powerful the wizard, the more severe the pollution they bear. As time passes, those pollutants will erode the mind like poison, distort the soul, and eventually lead to aberration."

Her eyes became a bit dim, as if she had seen such scenes with her own eyes:

"Many powerful wizards eventually die from their own power—mental collapse, or complete aberration into monsters that cannot be recognized."

"But 'Grace' can change all this." Speaking of this, her tone suddenly became firm again:

"When a young person makes a breakthrough under the guidance of a mentor, the pure energy produced by this growth will feed back to the mentor in the form of 'Grace,' which can be used to dissolve the mental pollution accumulated over the years."

Luo En felt that the conjectures that had been hovering in his brain all along were connected at this moment, and he blurted out:

"So this is why the mentors in the school, even if they are busy with experiments and cultivation all day, still take the time to teach the apprentices?"

"Exactly." Lady Ailan nodded, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of her mouth:

"On the surface, it is indeed selfless teaching, but in reality, it is just a means of self-preservation. Teaching apprentices is both a responsibility and a necessary path to extend one's own life."

Luo En was silent for a moment, having a deeper understanding in his heart.

Everything finally made sense: why those high-and-mighty wizards would be willing to spend time guiding them, these insignificant apprentices, while only charging symbolic magic stone fragments;

Why the Black Fog Forest had such a perfect teaching system and mentor system, and encouraged competition among apprentices;

Why Lady Ailan would be so "generous," imparting various magic potion knowledge and the precious "The Whispers of the Star Eater" to him...

"This rule... who formulated it?" Luo En couldn't help but ask: "What is the source of 'Grace'?"

Lady Ailan sighed long and hard, her gaze looking through the window into the distance:

"This question, I estimate that even my mentor wouldn't know completely. The world of wizards contains too many secrets, some even beyond our understanding."

She paused, as if weighing her words:

"There are rumors that this is related to those high-level existences that transcend the entire multiverse system—the great ones referred to as 'Demon Gods' in ancient books."

"They drift between countless world groups, rewriting rules and maintaining balance. 'Grace' might just be one of the ways they encourage the spread of knowledge."

"Demon God..." Luo En repeated this term softly, as if this ancient word itself carried a certain power.

"Regardless." Lady Ailan withdrew her gaze and looked at Luo En again:

"'Grace' is one of the few truly fair exchanges in the wizarding world. You gain knowledge and growth, and the teacher gains purification of pollution and life extension. This connection often lasts for a very long time, even for a lifetime."

"Then, am I your..."

"Of course you are my student. Even if you have finished your apprenticeship, this connection will not be easily broken. In the future, when you make a breakthrough in magic potion science, I will also feel a little 'Grace'."

Lady Ailan smiled rarely: "Of course, in the future, you might also have your own students and personally experience this subtle connection."

A warm current surged in Luo En's heart. He understood how precious this teacher-student relationship was in this cruel extraordinary world.

"I will strive to achieve greater accomplishments in magic potion science." He said solemnly: "Not only for myself but also to repay your guidance."

Lady Ailan paused for a moment and suddenly brought up another topic:

"By the way, do you plan to apply for the magic potionist certification within the school? There happens to be one this month. If you don't sign up, the next one won't be until next year. With your current level, your chances of passing the assessment should be quite high."

"Magic potionist certification? Could you please tell me specifically about it?"

Luo En asked curiously. In fact, he had checked relevant materials, but his understanding of the specific details was not deep enough.

After Lady Ailan's detailed explanation, he learned that wizards had an internal rating system:

Professional magic potionists need to be able to independently complete the refining of common advanced magic potions;

Senior magic potionists are required to master a certain ability to improve formulas;

Magic potion professors must be able to create new magic potion formulas...

Luo En nodded and noted this information, while his consciousness panel suddenly flashed with new unlocked content:

【Professional advancement information unlocked: Magic Potionist (Two Stars)】

【Job transfer conditions:

1. Basic Magic Potion Science reaches Proficient

2. Magic Potion Refining reaches Proficient √

3. Herb Identification reaches Proficient √

4. Independently complete the refining of three or more advanced magic potions

5. Successfully improve at least one existing magic potion formula】

Lady Ailan didn't seem to notice Luo En's brief distraction and continued to explain:

"It is said that above this, there are higher ancient alchemists and creators who can create 'fantasies' that do not exist in the world, but those are already legendary existences."

Following her words, more information appeared on the panel, but this time it appeared incomplete:

【Professional advancement information partially unlocked: Magic Potion Professor (Two and a half stars)】

【Job transfer conditions:

1. Job transfer prerequisite profession - Magic Potionist (Two Stars)

2. Magic Potion Refining reaches Proficient

3. Successfully create at least one brand-new magic potion formula

4. ???

5. ???】

【Unknown profession: Ancient Alchemist (Three Stars) ???】

【Unknown profession: Creator (Four Stars) ???】

【Hint: Need more relevant information to fully unlock】

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