38: Rank 0 spells

Besides selling Energy Potions, he had also bought the formulas for the Vitality Potion and some low levelled antidotes, and began to practice selling them.

With Abby's help, the success rate was not bad, but this fact was concealed by Wade.

In the blink of an eye, Wade grew a little taller and his face acquired a tinge of maturity.

"Sir! I want to purchase the crystal ball with the magic spell foundation!" Wade stood in front of Fred and asked.

"Oh! You want to begin learning Rank 0 spells?" Fred cusped the goblet that was filled with wine as red as blood in his hand and sipped from it.

"I have nearly finished constructing my basic nodes, and there's only one more step needed before I advance to a Rank 2 Apprentice. I wish to make some preparations for this beforehand!" Wade said.

"Being able to progress in both Potion making and also magic, I am very gratified!" Fred said, as he gave a disdainful glance to Mike who was nearby.

Mike had only advanced into a Rank 2 Apprentice two days ago, and never exhibited any extraordinary talents towards Potioneering. With his aptitude, this could be considered a snail pace.

"The academy price for the basic model of magic spells is 40 Magic Crystals, I am able to give you a discount to 18 Magic Crystals!"

"This is the price that is what you would call as manufacturing price and as you are my dear disciple you can get it at that price!"

Fred smiled lightly, this was the authority of the Mentor's. They could give students favourable prices, or even give the information free of charge.

It all depended on the mood of the professor. From this, it was obvious that Fred approved of Wade's talent.

"Of course! I will always remember the teachings of my mentor!"

Wade nodded his head and took out 18 Magic Crystals from the pouch that hung on his waist. 18 red Magic Crystals fell onto the table and let off a red lustre.

"Very well! This is a crystal ball with the basic model of magic spells recorded on it. You can study it, but remember to only practice it after you have been promoted!"

Fred took a fist-sized crystal ball off the wooden shelf at the side and handed it to Wade. Red words seemed to ripple inside it. Wade stooped over to take it, and pocketed the crystal ball.

These crystal balls were tools to record information in, and they could store more information than sheets of parchment.

However, they could only be used once, and the information inside would fade away after someone viewed the contents, and hence, they were rather costly.

Deep in the night, Wade sat on the bed within his dorm and held the crystal ball in his hands.

"Sages have termed the spells that apprentice is able to cast Rank 0 spells or Basic cantrips, to differentiate from the spells that Sages can cast."

"No matter if they are a Rank 2 Apprentice or Rank 5 Apprentice, they are only able to use Rank 0 spells! Furthermore, they need to be first-class Sage to be able to cast them without injury and to also improve them. This proves that they can become Sages in the future!"

"The principle of magic spells foundation is to construct a model in your mind with your Mental Force as a pen and spirit as an ink.

After that, you use the nature of your Force to attract the external energy particles and transform them intricately, turning them into a spell!

To put it simply, the Spirit is the primer, and the spell model is the catalyst. The primer is always the same, but under the effect of different catalysts, different types of energy particles will be attracted to it to form a different spell!" Wade determined, and put the crystal ball away.

"Constructing a spell model is a complicated matter. In addition, your Spirit will be impaired once you fail and will need at least half a month to recover.

This is a bottleneck that even fifth-grade acolytes are unable to break through with ease. However, I can minimise my failures with help from Abby!"

"After advancing to a Rank 3 and 4 Apprentice, I must construct a spell model and even buy the various spell models, this would be a big expense.

If not for my improvement in Potioneering; normal apprentice would have to risk their lives many times over before they earned enough Magic Crystals!

As for the Rank 5 Apprentice stage, not only is a large amount of magic crystal required to obtain its knowledge but the Academic points required are also massive. So, no matter what I have to take on missions sooner or later" Wade said with a sigh.

From this, Wade could discern the bloody price one must pay on the path of a Sage. Still, compared to the Magic Crystals earned by risking his life as even a Rank 3 Apprentice, he would earn more by selling potions.

"Monopolising the market will yield the greatest profits! All these are none of my concern, what I have to do now is to advance to a Rank 2 Apprentice!"

A Rank 1 Apprentice could only store a slight amount of energy particles in their body and have a basic magic resistance.

However, their usage of energy particles is rather shallow, and hence they are unable to cast magic.

As for a Rank 2 Apprentice, the greatest difference is that they are able to cast Rank 0 spells.

A Rank 0 spell that is amplified by the spell's model will have a greater destructive effect compared to the simple usage of energy particles.

"I have almost finished with the construction of my 2nd Apprentice runes. Tonight, I will advance to a Rank 2 Apprentice!"