Chapter 66

What should one do after getting rich?

Obviously, it's all about buying!

Returning to the dormitory, Lin Ke took out the magic stone from the mailbox and hid most of the magic stones in the study.

Then he didn't linger in the dormitory, immediately clutching several dozen magic stones, he headed to the Life Services Building.

A set of casual wear and a set of formal wear that he had long eyed, including an outer jacket and trousers, were packed and taken away.

The casual and formal wear are rune items that form a set, offering defense close to the peak of zero-tier ward magic.

The effect is outstanding, the price is not cheap, and the two-piece set cost a total of thirty-six magic stones.

By this point, the defensive system formed by Lin Ke's magic implements and rune items had basically taken shape.

Adding a few uses of the Water Shield Technique, Lin Ke's defensive prowess among wizard apprentices is second to none.

Below full wizards, only a handful of peak third-class wizard apprentices possess the ability to break through Lin Ke's defenses.

Not to mention acting tyrannically in the South District of the Elementary Academy, that would be too reckless.

Setting up such a flag invites disaster.

But against any newcomer from the Storm Sea, including third- and fourth-years, Lin Ke will not come up short.

Personal safety is basically assured; just get on with it—who's afraid of whom?

And Mo Li showed Lin Ke, through her actions, what it means to follow the trend.

A first-rank magic item lady's top, similar in style to Lin Ke's vest, costs thirty-five magic stones?

With a grand gesture, buy!

The same women's casual and formal wear, buy!

The same women's cloak, buy!

The same but newly upgraded Spellbreaker Sleeve Crossbow, buy!

Self-Destruct Fire Thunder, Anti-Magic Net Gun, Burning Shell—buy!

In short, the principle is that Mo Li blindly follows any magic implements and rune items carefully selected by Lin Ke.

Including the first-rank magic item glasses perched on Lin Ke's nose, aren't they just two "credits"?

Mo Li generously spent the two 'credits' just allocated to her down to the last cent.

This shows she's determined to attach herself to Lin Ke like an accessory.

Lin Ke watched, somewhat speechless, and did not stop her.

That's how it will be.

Returning from the Life Services Building to the dormitory, Lin Ke reviewed his eight zero-tier spells and felt he was missing one or two attack-type spells.

In the Wizardry Trade Center, the water- and wood-system zero-tier spells are somewhat lacking in offensive capability, none of which particularly appeal to Lin Ke.

Lin Ke believes the Academy surely possesses high-power attack-type zero-tier spells, but they simply haven't been released for apprentices to exchange.

The Academy has its reasons for doing so.

Armed with lethal weapons, the killing intent awakens.

Teenage newcomers aged twelve to sixteen, whose minds are not yet mature and whose worldviews are incomplete, are naturally prone to disputes and conflicts.

Coming to blows over a disagreement is commonplace.

If newcomers master high-power attack-type zero-tier spells, wouldn't that simply increase the likelihood of bloody clashes, even fatal casualties?

What?

You mean magic implements and rune items?

Among newcomers from the Storm Sea, how many can earn magic stones as lavishly as Lin Ke and go crazy with equipment?

The magic stones they bring themselves simply cannot support such spending.

Take Mo Li as an example: the sole daughter of a baron family, she possesses only a single rune item—a flying dagger hidden weapon—and ten standard first-rank magic stones.

Even noble newcomers whose backgrounds surpass Mo Li's, even if somewhat wealthier, are not significantly better off.

Moreover, the Academy does not sell offensive magic implements, and the offensive rune items available are mostly consumables.

Once used, they are gone and hard to replenish, so newcomers naturally cherish them and avoid waste.

Through a combination of measures, plus the campus-wide intelligent law enforcement puppets, the Academy has suppressed the occurrence rate of bloody conflicts at the source.

This also led to Lin Ke's current predicament.

He has magic stones, but no desired wizardry model scrolls to exchange for.

Lin Ke couldn't help but think of going to outside bookstores, scroll shops, or even the black market to hunt for wizardry model scrolls.

Where there are people, there is the underworld; where there is the underworld, there is a black market.

It is said that the black market often sells powerful wizardry model scrolls that are not recorded by the Academy's information system.

It is said that the black market often sells powerful wizardry model scrolls that are not recorded by the Academy's information system.

The Academy is located in the Ruveosoth Special Zone of the Michelle Region, within the Duke Region, on the west coast of the Mainland.

Leaving the Academy, taking a passenger vehicle or rail transit train for about ten minutes brings one to the sole major city in the Ruveosoth Special Zone, Ruveosoth City.

Ruveosoth City has five districts: east, south, west, north, and central.

The West District has two aircraft airports, three rail transit stations, three passenger vehicle stations, and six freight vehicle stations, serving as the logistics hub of Ruveosoth City.

The black market exists in the West District.

This information can be found on the Academy's forum.

The Academy's stance is clear.

On campus, the Academy will do its best to ensure apprentices' personal safety, but if apprentices venture off-campus to court danger, the Academy will not intervene.

After all, even if an apprentice dies off-campus, as long as the corpse isn't completely destroyed, the Academy has various ways to recover its invested resources.

And Ruiwo Suosi City, as the name suggests, is a city subordinate to the academy, or rather, the city of the Great Sages Ruiwo and Suosi; how many people dare to violate the academy's unspoken rules?

Although many apprentices die each year in the western district, very few corpses are destroyed; ultimately they are all reclaimed by the academy.

Lin Ke suddenly increased his strength a bit, and his heart grew reckless; he actually wanted to go stroll around the black market.

Is that a place where one can just wander around?

"I'm floating, I really am floating!"

Lin Ke timely reflected, activated the Brain Seal Technique, and pressed back his somewhat floating mindset.

Even if he wanted to go off-campus to pick up some things, there was absolutely no need to be so rushed, let alone head straight for the black market.

Only four weeks remain of the autumn semester.

After the final exam, when the vacation arrives, we'll talk after making preparations.

Having made up his mind, Lin Ke stopped wandering thoughts and calmly entered deep meditation.

……

After stabilizing his mindset, Lin Ke continued his daily routine of study, drills, experiments, and meditation—monotonous but disciplined.

Everything else was fine; even if the public opinion offensive on the forum flared up again, causing another stir.

The only thing that annoyed Lin Ke was that his research ran into trouble.

Seed germination, cultivation, leaf extraction, etc., posed no problem.

Standard lab procedures, plus some magical assistance.

But determining which component in the extract is responsible for the calming effect, how to enhance that effect, and how to form a mature product,

these aspects involving pharmacology, pharmaceutical research and development, and production gave Lin Ke a headache.

In his previous life he had hardly been exposed to such knowledge, lacking references.

Among the courses currently offered, only Botany briefly touches on pharmacology and pharmaceutical content.

Only in the autumn semester of the third year will the specialized courses Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Principles and Development, and Alchemical Pharmaceutics be opened.

In other words, Lin Ke's strategic shift accidentally shifted too much.

He can't even cross the river by feeling for stones.

(End of chapter)