Wizard: Max level talent, starting from zero-ring trick.

Chapter 27 The Experimental Field, Victor's Shock

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Potions Department.

In front of the test bench.

Ian skillfully performed the initial processing of the materials.

Proficiency increases little by little.

"If I could maintain this pace every day, I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before I reached the master level."

Ian clicked his tongue.

Of course, this was just a joke, because he gradually discovered that the rate at which his proficiency was improving was slowing down.

It's estimated that mastering, or even becoming proficient, will be very slow in the later stages.

There are limits to simply processing materials.

"It is indeed much better than three days ago."

On the other side, Victor looked at the materials in his hand and nodded.

Three days ago, the materials Ian was handling were still messy and not very complete.

However, three days later, Ian processed the materials the fastest and with the highest integrity.

It's better than both Kevin's and Martin's.

"Ian, are you here to prepare potions today?"

Victor decided to let Ian try to concoct a potion.

In the distance, Ian's eyes lit up.

After processing the materials for three days, I finally had a chance to get started.

There were several sets of equipment in the lab. Ian went to one set, and Kevin handed him the materials.

Start configuring.

The movements were fairly skillful.

The configuration process was not refined enough.

He's not very good at controlling the heat and rhythm.

After just a few glances, Victor knew that Ian would fail this time.

The result is the same.

Victor's eyebrows rose again.

The material handling is strong, and the proficiency with this configuration is only passable, but far from the standard of a genius.

When he first learned how to prepare this potion, he could do it almost after watching it once, and after a dozen or so times he could prepare it skillfully, with a success rate of over 50%.

"but....."

Victor pursed his lips, recalling the situation when he was processing the materials.

It started off unremarkable, but my proficiency increased as I went on.

It has been making progress.

So he decided to give Ian another chance, and said:

"Ian, starting today, you can use the materials to prepare ten portions each day, but you must prepare at least three finished products. If you are short one portion, you will need to use one more portion of the materials' magic stones."

"OK."

Ian, unaware of Victor's thoughts, was very pleased.

Unlike practicing witchcraft, where once you reach a certain level of proficiency, you can basically use it—the differences lie mainly in its power and execution—potion preparation determines the success rate and quality.

A beginner should achieve 10-20% proficiency, a proficient can reach 30-40%, and an expert should achieve even higher proficiency.

You need to reach a level of mastery to achieve a 50% success rate.

If you factor in the time and effort involved, you might not even break even.

This is why pharmacists are so rare and why the profits are so high.

Every pharmacist is hired by paying a lot of money.

Of course, there are also geniuses like Victor who can grasp the core concepts after just a few configurations and reach a level of proficiency or even expertise.

But Ian was clearly different; he needed to configure things again and again, and then improve his proficiency.

in the afternoon.

With the failure of the last dose, Ian was unlucky, succeeding only twice.

Half a magic stone is required as compensation.

However, the proficiency level increased by a full 40 points.

It reached 60/200.

"You can master it in three days."

Ian was shocked.

It's really expensive, but for him, this kind of knowledge can be improved rapidly once he has enough money.

"Money!"

Ian sighed.

Victor's eyes flickered in the distance.

Although the success rate is not high, the techniques seem to be improving.

Is it just my imagination?

Victor pondered.

......

this day.

Ian left the Potions Department and went to the testing grounds.

This testing ground is a real testing ground, completely different from the one we use for regular classes.

At the entrance, Ian took out a badge and exchanged it for time.

"You have a total of ten days of opportunities in the beginner's training ground, each session lasting six hours. Leaving also counts as one day. However, you seem to have ten more training sessions left. Would you like to use them?"

The apprentice with the tattoo on his hand handed the badge back and asked.

Ian nodded.

After learning where the slaves had gone, he discovered that most of the staff serving in the academy were actually them.

Those who manage to stay at the academy are among the luckiest.

Of course, there are also unfortunate ones.

for example......

"My lord, you are free to fight me for the entire hour you rent, and I will do as you wish."

The wizard, dressed in a thick layer of alchemical clothing, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Ian was a new wizard.

In that case, the injury shouldn't be too serious.

Ian, on the other hand, was filled with emotion.

He already knew there were sparring partners at the testing ground, and he was wondering who they were. In the end, it turned out to be these slave apprentices again.

There is no doubt that the mortality rate is very high here.

However, it had nothing to do with Ian; he was only here to practice witchcraft and improve his proficiency.

"Come and fight me."

Ian simply said calmly.

He wanted to see if the efficiency was about the same with or without a sparring partner.

"OK!"

The sparring wizard nodded.

Battle begins!

Ian was now wearing a thick alchemical wizard's robe, which could block magical attacks to some extent.

This time, Ian didn't get close either, but instead honestly used witchcraft to fight.

Ian tried various spells with limited skill, but he soon noticed the difference.

"In combat, the speed at which witchcraft increases is nearly three to four times faster."

Ian's eyes widened.

Doesn't this mean that a level of witchcraft that can normally be improved to master level in a month can be shortened to a week or even less here?

"Wind Blade Technique!"

This time, the sparring apprentice looked at the wind blade condensing in front of him, which was only thirty centimeters in size, and couldn't help but smile to himself.

They are definitely newcomers.

Today was relatively relaxed.

Soon, the apprentice left, and Ian began practicing on his own in the testing grounds.

The testing ground also has alchemical dolls, various automated equipment, and can even provide various elemental environments.

The efficiency is also twice as high as before.

"Awesome!"

Ian immediately felt incredibly refreshed.

.......

Ian delivers a powerful punch at the test site.

In Victor's laboratory, Ian kept a much lower profile.

the next day.

I continued to process the materials diligently, and after a while, I started to prepare the potion.

Victor simply observed silently.

Ian successfully bottled three bottles that day.

No magic stones were offered as compensation.

Another day.

Ian succeeded with four bottles.

Viktor nodded.

Fourth day.

Ian succeeded with five bottles.

Victor stared blankly at the five bottles of potions Ian had brought over, looking at Ian with an expression of utter disbelief.

"Huh? You configured this?"

"Yes." Ian nodded.

"I remember you weren't like this a few days ago."

"Yes, that's progress."

"Is there progress?"

Victor's lips twitched, and he felt a bit numb.

He was finally certain that Ian was definitely a genius.

But he is not a genius in the traditional sense.

Geniuses often learn quickly and then achieve a very high level of proficiency.

Ian, however, moved forward little by little, as if walking. Although he wasn't going very fast, he kept moving forward.

They are completely different.

After all, even geniuses can't keep improving all the time.

I've never heard of this before.

This is truly unbelievable!