Chapter 7: The Fighting Strength of a Wizard Apprentice


    At the end of the Frostfall Month (November), the first snow fell.


    ck Stone City was covered in a nket of white, a vast expanse of snow.


    On this day, Su Nan’s progress in learning Master’s Hand reached 100%.


    [‘Master’s Hand’ learning progress has reached 100%, obtaining ‘Master’s Hand’]


    A surge of information flooded his mind. Su Nan closed his eyes to digest it, then opened them and looked at the book on the table, his lips moving slightly as he uttered a string of strange sybles.


    The moment the sound rang out, the book trembled slightly, then slowly floated up, moving slowly up, down, left, and right as he followed it with his gaze.


    The effect of Master’s Hand is to make distant objects float and move at will.


    To outsiders, it looks like an invisible ghostly hand is moving objects.That’s how the name Master’s Hand came about.


    Among the numerous zero-level spells, Master’s Hand is one of the most practical.


    Whether it’s surgical experiments or potion-making, using Master’s Hand to assist can save a lot of effort.


    Inbat, Master’s Hand can also be used to remotely control weapons to attack enemies.


    As for the effective distance for controlling objects and the weight it can withstand, it depends on the caster’s mastery of the spell and their spiritual power.


    This was also why Su Nan chose Master’s Hand as his first spell.


    With Master’s Hand, making potions and extracting lizardman blood will be much easier in the future.


    “Which spell should I choose for the second one?”


    Su Nan thought for a moment, and three spell books automatically floated out of the bookshelf andnded on the table.


    Acid Ssh, Sleep Curse, and shing Spell.


    The effects of all three spells are easy to understand, and their names reveal their purpose.


    After pondering for a while, Su Nan decided to learn Sleep Curse first.


    He had caught and experimented on a lot of small animals to increase the progress of learning Biological Modification.


    If he mastered Sleep Curse, it would undoubtedly make experimenting a lot easier.


    Anyway, the ck Scale Lizardmen had retreated, and his territory didn’t need him to participate inbat, so there was no need to rush to learn offensive spells. ??


    In fact, thebat strength of Level 1 Wizard Apprentices is generally not strong.


    When they first be apprentices, they are just people with stronger spiritual power than ordinary people. They can manipte energy particles in the outside world, store them in their bodies, and form the concept of magical power, like a newbie.


    Later, as their spiritual power increases through meditation, their bodies will gradually be stronger due to the subtle infiltration and improvement of energy particles.


    At this stage, a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice is not much stronger than a Probationary Knight.


    Compared to Probationary Knights, they just have some spell resistance, but they are far inferior to Knight-level individuals.


    Only after mastering two or three offensive spells can a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice truly bebat-ready, possessing the strength to fight a formal Knight.


    This situation will continue until they be a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.


    Level 2 Wizard Apprentices can manipte energy particles to a basic level, which is enough to strengthen their physicality to a high level. If they also use spells, even a peak Knight would find it difficult to match them, and only a Great Knight-level powerhouse can resist them.


    In addition, Level 2 Wizard Apprentices can also make contracts with Magical Companions and use magical items.


    A Level 2 Wizard Apprentice with a Magical Companion andbat-oriented magical items would even be feared by a Great Knight.


    At this point, the gap between Wizard Apprentices and Knights truly begins to show.


    Collecting his thoughts, Su Nan picked up the book *Sleep Curse* and began to read.


    [Reading *Sleep Curse Spell Model*, ‘Sleep Curse’ learning progress +0.08%]


    [Reading *Sleep Curse Spell Model*, ‘Sleep Curse’ learning progress +0.08%]


    Time flew by.


    After the Frostfall Month, the coldest and hardest to endure month of the year, the Sleep Month (December), passed.


    On the fifth day before the end of December, the ck Scale Lizardmen finally retreated in defeat, leaving behind them a trail of snowkes.


    This war, which hadsted for over two months, came to an end.


    After a five-day break, ck Stone City weed the first day of the Winter Harp Month (January) of the Starlight Calendar 1249.


    This day was the New Year of the Starsea Principality.


    The cold wind howled, but it could not conceal the festive atmosphere in the city.


    Everywhere you looked, houses were decorated withnterns and red banners. Children ran around in groups, their faces flushed red from the cold wind, but they still giggled incessantly.


    Inner Keep, Banquet Hall.


    Young maids bustled back and forth, constantly serving up delicious ham, cheese, nuts, and wine onto the tables.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    Knights gathered around the tables, drinking andughing, asionally bursting into uproariousughter.


    Old Gaeler directed the servants to arrange the hall. As he caught sight of this scene, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of awe.


    In previous years, due to the losses caused by the ck Scale Lizardmen, the former lord and generals were overwhelmed, where would they have the time to hold a New Year’s banquet.


    But this year waspletely different.


    He had heard from Knight Johton that they had dealt a heavy blow to the lizardman bandits this year, and they hadn’t even survived the first snowfall before fleeing back to theirir.


    The surrounding viges had suffered little to no damage.


    Because of this, on the first day of the New Year, the serfs sent all kinds of agricultural products to the Inner Keep to express their gratitude to the lord.


    However, what puzzled Old Gaeler was that he had heard that this was all thanks to Master Su Nan?


    The knights and generals he knew all spoke of this matter, and when they mentioned Master Su Nan, they all spoke with immense respect.


    This left Old Gaeler puzzled.


    After living in ck Stone City for decades, he had a faint feeling that some kind of positive change was happening in this city.


    “The lord and Master Su Nan are here!”


    A sudden cry rang out.


    The hall instantly fell silent, and everyone turned to look at the entrance.


    Kei and Su Nan walked into the hall side by side.


    Both were dressed in formal attire, their faces, which were about 70% simr, were equally handsome.


    Kei, the elder brother, was tall and strong, with full, rounded muscles all over his body, and hard lines, like a perfect sculpture from ancient Greece.


    Su Nan, the younger brother, while still thin, no longer looked weak, and his whole body exuded a lean and vigorous aura.


    His eyes, in particr, were as deep and bright as stars, making it difficult to meet his gaze.


    The arrival of the two brothers instantly attracted everyone’s attention.


    “Lord.”


    “Master Su Nan.”


    The knights all bowed respectfully.


    The way they addressed Su Nan had also changed from “Master” to “Master Su Nan”, indicating their respect.


    Kei strode to the front of the crowd and raised the goblet in his hand.


    “We’ve all worked hard this past year. Tonight, let’s all drink our fill of good wine and enjoy the delicious food!”


    The knights all cheered loudly, their boisterous sounds almost threatening to overturn the roof.


    Su Nan watched this scene quietly, picking up a ss of fruit wine from the table and taking a sip.


    After two months of energy particle immersion, his physicality had increased to 2.79, almost reaching the peak of a Probationary Knight.


    Moreover, because he could absorb energy particles, he didn’t have to eat as much as other Probationary Knights, who neededrge amounts of food to replenish the essence consumed during training.


    If he needed to, he could even go months without eating.


    Now, he ate more to satisfy his hunger.


    As soon as Su Nan finished his ss of wine, Kei walked over to him.


    “Why aren’t you drinking with everyone else?”


    “I prefer to be quiet on my own.”


    Kei knew his younger brother’s temperament and didn’t say anything more. He smiled and said, “I have good news for you. I’ve found what you wanted, and it should already be in your courtyard.”