<h4>Chapter 24: An Experiment Mishap</h4>
Sein, as a fresh intermediate initiate, felt somewhat out of ce participating in an experiment led by a full-fledged ck mage like Master Morsidor.
Fortunately, he had diligently studied the “Basics of Alchemy”, one of the magic notes he received from Master Morsidor.
While he might not haveprehended the specifics of his mentor’s experiment, Sein gained valuable insights by observing the finer details and aspects of the process. Such a privilege was only granted to him because he was Morsidor’s fifth apprentice.
The ck Magic Academy was filled with initiates who either surpassed Sein in strength or outshone him in intelligence.
They, too, probably wished to witness the experiment of a full-fledged ck mage up close and glean insights into the enigma of alchemy.
Unfortunately, the constraints within their faction, coupled with the high value that ck mages ced on knowledge, made it impossible for Morsidor to share his precious wisdom openly.
The public sses on the “Basics of Alchemy” and the “Fundamental Knowledge on the Pyro Element” taught by Master Morsidor merely provided surface-level knowledge. Most initiates probably never expected the countless unwritten secrets and insights thaty beneath the surface.
Sein’s ess to Master Morsidor’s personal magic notes was a privilege granted to him as the ck mage’s apprentice. This invaluable knowledge allowed Sein to explore the profound mysteries of magic to a greater extent.
Master Morsidor was not the only ck mage engaged in such practices.
Nearly every ck mage at the ck Magic Academy in Mystralora City held closely guarded wisdom of their own.
The public sses were simply their obligation to impart introductory knowledge to the kids as requested by the dean.
Initiates who aspired to progress further and pursue greater knowledge could only hope to be mentored by the unruly and independent ck mages like Morsidor.
Over the course of half a month, Sein assisted his mentor and the others in theboratory.
Sein did not y a significant role in this experiment. He merely acted as a diligent recorder of experimental data whose activity was limited to a five-meter radius around the small experiment table.
Nheless, the past two weeks had offered Sein invaluable insights and practical experience.
He came to realize that while books offered theoretical knowledge, real-world experience was the most profound teacher.
Faye, either disinterested in alchemy or merely wanting to take it easy, handed over most of the operational tasks at the small experiment table to Sein during their final week of working on the experiment.
Fortunately, the operations were straightforward, and Sein might have found them uplicated due to his innate talent for alchemy.
Although he stumbled quite a bit initially, he eventually became more adept at them after half a month of practice.
The result of half a month’s effort by the three apprentices and their mentor was a crimson sphere about the size of a fist.
During a private conversation between Faye and Sein, it became clear that they had invested nearly three months in developing the pyro element fission generator.
The discussion between Zorro and Morsidor had alreadymenced before Sein became the fifth apprentice of their faction.
With the pyro element fission generator nowplete, Master Morsidor needed to craft the hydro, geo, and aero element fission generators.
The crafting process for thetter three elements should be smoother following the pyro element fission generator’s sess.
Sein had assumed the same until the third day of crafting the hydro element fission generator.
<i>BOOM!</i>
A thunderous explosion outside rocked Master Morsidor’s residence.
The incident not only disrupted the upants of theboratory but also broke the hydro-attribute crystal they had set up on the experiment table into two.
Rich hydro elemental energy immediately flooded theboratory.
Most of theboratory equipment was partially submerged. Master Morsidor, who was working at the central experiment table, was caught off guard and pushed back several meters by the surge of hydro elemental energy from the crystal.
While Master Morsidor, as a full-fledged ck mage, remainedrgely unharmed, the same could not be said for Zorro, who was working not too far from him.
Zorro was on the verge of bing a full-fledged ck mage, but he had not attained this status yet.
Unlike Master Morsidor, hecked the means to instantly summon an elemental shield for protection against the unexpected surprise.
Sein and Faye, working further away from the central experiment table, quickly took cover under their table. With their mentor and Zorro taking the brunt of the hydro elemental surge, they managed to remain unscathed.
Sein had heard of many experiment mishaps before.
His girlfriend, Leena, had been a victim of one such mishap, which had left her physically frozen in the form of a teenager.
However, the incident this time did not seem like an ident. He could not help but wonder what could have caused the explosion earlier.
While Sein was left baffled by the unexpected elemental surge, Master Morsidor had stormed out of theboratory after quickly assessing Zorro’s condition.
“WHO DID THIS?” A fiery aura befitting a full-fledged ck mage radiated from Morsidor.
This was the first time Sein had seen his mentor lose his temper so uncharacteristically.
Morsidor’s body was engulfed by ayer of pyro elemental mes, but what truly caught the eye were the several metal disks hovering around him.
As a renowned alchemist who considered advanced magic items like the Acid Wand to be mere “toys” crafted during his spare time, Morsidor naturally had a remarkable collection of personal magic equipment.
Each of the metal disks surrounding him was of the highest quality, suitable for the protection of a full-fledged ck mage. However, Morsidor’s wealth allowed him to possess more than one of these valuable pieces of equipment.
One of the metal disks whisked Master Morsidor out of theboratory, while the others revolved around him protectively.
In addition to the metal disks, another item piqued Sein’s curiosity. Morsidor had drawn a brass-colored magic rod, one Sein had never seen him use before.
Furthermore, Morsidor''s magic robe, cor, boots, and cuffs were all emitting powerful magic fluctuations.
Sein was aware that Faye had clinched the academy award for senior initiates during the annual assessment,rgely due to her extensive collection of magic equipment. It was clear that she had adopted this strategy from Master Morsidor.
Sein spected that this was likely one of Master Morsidor’s distinctbat styles.
After all, he himself had also previously defeated Elrik and Jack swiftly thanks to the Acid Wand gifted to him by their mentor.
Following their mentor’s swift exit, the apprentices knew they could not continue hiding in theboratory either.
Faye was the first to trail after Morsidor, but Sein, recognizing his own limited strength, hesitated to follow suit.
Instead, he made his way to the center of theboratory to assist Zorro, who appeared pale and weakened. Sein helped him to his feet and guided him cautiously out of theboratory.
“Are you all right, Zorro? I have a basic healing potion here, I’m not sure if it would be of help.”
Sein retrieved a vial of pink potion from his chest pocket and offered it earnestly.
This was one of the three healing potions he had received from Marie not long ago. Two of them had already been administered to Leena, leaving this as the final one in his possession.
A basic healing potion held little value for an initiate like Zorro, who was on the verge of bing a full-fledged ck mage.
Even an advanced healing potion would be considered trivial to someone of his caliber.
However, in this moment, Sein’spassionate gesture warmed Zorro’s heart.
Zorro epted the basic healing potion with a smile and assured, "Thank you. I’ll be fine. Master Morsidor had cast a Flesh Regeneration spell on me just now.”