Wizard: I Can Refine Everything-Chapter 72 - : Apprentice Exchange Competition

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Apprentice Exchange Competition

Since Richard was only a Wizard Apprentice, the affairs of the Wizard Commerce had to be managed solely by Jolod.

Fortunately, he also ran an Alchemy Workshop, so establishing the commerce was not a difficult task for him.

The Academy’s review soon passed, and once it was confirmed that Jolod had not directly helped Richard, the matter was quietly settled under Alex’s management.

Due to an increase in shipments, Richard’s Magic Stone reserves quickly recovered.

With a sufficient supply of Magic Stones, Richard’s Wizard Hand Grenade project progressed very smoothly.

The materials for the hand grenade had been determined, and the Magic Model had been disassembled with Richard’s efforts. What remained for the Wizard Hand Grenade was to continuously revise the design, then keep testing until the most suitable blueprint was achieved.

It was a lengthy process, but Richard fortunately was not short on time.

…

Test zone.

“The fifty-sixth test is starting.”

Richard watched the distant target and casually threw the black cylindrical object in his hand.

This was Richard’s fifty-sixth version of the Wizard Hand Grenade, its element isolation stability and activation flexibility had greatly improved. If nothing went wrong, this design would be the final version of the Wizard Hand Grenade.

“Three, two, one!”

Boom!

As the countdown ended, the hand grenade exploded on cue.

Richard squinted his eyes and silently watched the intense light burst in the distance.

The Water and Fire Annihilation reaction caused a violent bright light, which also carried a certain amount of energy. Ordinary people exposed to it might suffer severe burns, but for a Wizard Apprentice, the light was merely a bit dazzling.

As the bright light faded, Richard walked to the crater created by the grenade. The originally solid hardened ground of the test zone had a deep pit about the height of a person after the explosion.

“Energy dissipates too quickly, it can only be considered an individual weapon.”

Richard shrugged and recorded the data in his notebook.

Individual weapon it is, after all, it wasn’t very expensive to make; just about a hundred Magic Stones for pure material costs. And that was just Richard’s preliminary research—if he had enough time, he could probably reduce the cost even further with a Rune Array.

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But that research would definitely be something Richard would do at the Wizard stage—he was still a Wizard Apprentice and had no need to waste time on that now.

“Richard!”

As Richard was recording data, a voice came from behind him.

“What is it, Ali?” Richard asked without turning around.

“The news is confirmed.” Ali ran up to Richard, her expression excited, “The Dean mentioned last time about the exchange with White Wizard Academy, it’s all set now.”

“Hmm?” Richard paused, it took him a while to remember what the Dean said on the day he entered the Secret Realm.

Richard pocketed his notebook, “Didn’t the Deputy Dean say it might take until next decade?”

“Who knows, I heard from our teacher that White Wizard Academy was unusually quick this time, they even started setting up the venue in just a few years,” Ali hugged Richard excitedly, “and you know what the prize is?”

“What?” Richard asked curiously.

“The Dean’s prize is a guaranteed progression to Wizard!”

“What!”

Richard’s eyes widened instantly. A guaranteed progression to Wizard? That reward was indeed very tempting.

Ali continued, “I heard that since it’s the first time this exchange is being held, a lot of things are experimental, so the Dean and Deputy Dean decided to raise the reward a bit.”

“Oh, so we’re the guinea pigs,” Richard realized.

However, a test subject is still a test subject; the reward of guaranteed entry into the Wizard ranks truly tempted Richard.

“How much longer do we have?”

“Four years,” Ali calculated the time. “I heard the bloody test was directly replaced by an exchange competition.”

Richard calculated the time, his spiritual power was not far from becoming an Advanced Apprentice; probably another year would elevate him to that level.

“Okay, time is still ample. By the way, what exactly is this competition about?”

“That… the teacher didn’t say, you should ask Master Jolod, see how much he knows.”

Richard nodded, “Alright, I’ll ask the teacher.”

Upon arriving at the ninety-ninth floor laboratory in the Black Tower, Richard happened to run into Chax who was looking for him.

“Hey, Junior Brother, you’ve come at a good time!”

Chax patted Richard forcefully, clearly, he had already heard about the exchange competition.

“Haha, seems like you heard too, Senior Brother.”

“Of course, the news is almost spreading like wildfire.” Chax pointed upstairs. “By the way, the teacher just asked me to find you, hurry to the laboratory. He probably wants to give you some insider information.”

Upon reaching the laboratory, Jolod called Richard over as soon as he saw him.

“You must have heard about the exchange competition.”

Richard sat down beside Jolod.

“Heard about it, is the final reward a direct entry into becoming a Wizard?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Jolod nodded, then added discontentedly, “Eric is really tightfisted, even the awards for the exchange competition are so limited.”

“Tightfisted?” Richard was somewhat puzzled.

“Definitely tightfisted.” Jolod complained, “The winner of this competition will get the qualification for direct entry into becoming a Wizard, which sounds impressive. But think about it, would anyone capable of winning in this competition fail the Wizard exam?”

“Uh… indeed.” Richard realized, anyone who could excel in the competition wouldn’t fare badly in the Wizard exam.

This direct entry was essentially an advance award of the qualification to become a Wizard.

“Ah, let’s not talk about this. I called you here to tell you that the matters with the Wizard Commerce have been preliminarily settled.”

Saying this, Jolod handed a leather scroll to Richard.

“This is a Commerce Scroll issued by the Truth Council, with this, we can legally do business with the Academy.”

“That’s great.” Richard was excited, “So when do we start?”

“Start? We’ve just completed the first step of establishing the Wizard Commerce!” Jolod glared at him, “Having a scroll just means the council allows you to exist, but if you want to do business, you need stable material channels, stable sales channels, and popular products.

Although I managed an Alchemy Workshop before, Magic Potions were not within my business scope, establishing these channels needs to start from scratch.

Moreover, Concentration Potions might still be useful during the Apprentice phase, but they become useless at the Wizard stage. If we want to engage in big business, we need to develop new Magic Potions, ideally those that can be used by Wizards.

These are all challenges, and without a couple of hundred years, don’t even think about officially profiting.”

Richard scratched his head awkwardly.

He had oversimplified things; Wizard Commerce was not just about selling Magic Potions in the academy’s business district.

“It’s fine, it’s enough that you know this. Also, Eric’s side guards the content of this competition very tightly, I’ve only gotten a bit of vague information, it seems to be something like a simulated battlefield.

Don’t you have a little girlfriend who is Susanna’s student? Susanna might know a bit more.”

“Uh… Master Susanna is also not clear,” Richard said, somewhat embarrassed.

“She doesn’t know?” Jolod was slightly surprised but quickly regained composure.

“Well, if she doesn’t know, then she doesn’t. No matter what the competition is like, increasing your strength and knowledge is always the right choice.”

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