Chapter 36: You Got It Wrong
"How did you do?"
Andre also studied Potionology, and he came over excitedly after the exam.
"It's alright."
Dave was calm.
"I did well too."
Andre proudly wiped his messy bangs.
"I can definitely pass all three subjects, especially dark elemental studies. I estimate that I can get at least 80 points!
"Let me tell you. I finally solved the last question in Dark Elementalism! The answer is definitely the second option!"
"The second option?"
An apprentice who knew Andre passed by and replied with certainty," Andre, you're right. It must be the second option."
Dave knew this person. He was a famous " top student."
His name was Levan. Before Dave, who was accepted by Mrs. Izu, he had always been regarded as the most outstanding one among this batch of apprentices.
It was said that Professor Hollis, the lecturer of Dark Elementalism, had taken a fancy to him and was prepared to take him in as a disciple after he was promoted to a level 2 acolyte.
Of course, after Dave became famous, his glory was buried.
However, this could not hide the fact that he had always been considered to be very accomplished in the study of dark elements.
"I knew it!"
Andre smiled excitedly.
The results of the assessment would not only determine whether they would be expelled from the academy, but it would also determine whether they would be accepted as official acolytes by the teachers after they advanced to level 2 acolytes.
There was nothing better than the score of the assessment to show the academic standard of an apprentice.
The last question had an extra five points, which was enough to shake off a large number of apprentices.
"Isn't it the third option?"
Dave was confused.
He was still very confident about this last question.
Although his mastery of dark elements was still far less than that of Potionology, he had made great progress after a few days of intensive study.
He remembered that he had seen the content of the last question in < Introduction to Dark Element >. It should be the third option.
"What? I think you failed this question!"
Andre grinned and patted Dave's shoulder.
"When it comes to Potionology, no one here is as good as you.
"But Dark Elementalism…Hehe."
".."
Dave looked at him speechlessly, shook his head, and left.
He was also curious. Did he really get the answer wrong?
It seemed like he had to go back and flip through that book. He remembered this point of knowledge very well...
" How is it? Is the assessment over?"
On the way back, Dave bumped into Mrs. Izu.
She was probably one of the invigilators, holding a stack of papers that had just been collected.
"Hello, teacher." Dave, who had been thinking, quickly bowed.
"Little Dave, you're about to break through, aren't you?"
Mrs. Izu could tell Dave's condition at a glance.
"Ah?"
Dave nodded.
"Yes, it should be within these few days."
Although he had been busy preparing for the assessment, he could not neglect his meditation.
The Moon Ring Meditation Technique allowed one to meditate anywhere and at any time.
However, when there was moonlight at night, the efficiency of meditation could be significantly increased by 20%.
Every night, he would meditate under the moonlight for four hours before going to bed. It didn't take much time.
When Dave finished his meditation last night, he found that his level had increased to 99%.
He estimated that he would be able to advance to a level-2 apprentice in the next few days when the last ring was completed.
"Your speed is already very fast. In fact, I've seen acolytes who use the Moon Ring Meditation Technique, but none of them were as fast as you.
"But remember, don't be impatient at the last moment!
"If you practice the Moon Ring Meditation Technique, being too impatient might cause the Moon Ring to break, which is counterproductive."
Mrs. Izu reminded him seriously.
"This meditation technique is rather ancient and wasn't created by the academy, so it's inevitable that it has some flaws."
She paused for a moment as if she had something to hide.
"In any case, I suggest that you use it for now, but after you become a level 1 acolyte, it's best if you change to another meditation technique."
"Thank you, Teacher. I will be careful."
Dave nodded gratefully at Mrs. Izu's kind reminder.
Since Mrs. Izu knew about it, it meant that the academy definitely knew that there was something wrong with this meditation technique.
However, the academy still gave it to the acolytes to use…It was a little strange.
Judging from Mrs. Izu's reaction, she should know something.
But Dave didn't care about that.
His current meditation technique was already a repaired version, so there shouldn't be any flaws.
Even if the other acolytes' progress would be affected, it had nothing to do with him.
..
Late at night, Dave stared at the booklet in his hand.
It wasn't easy to find books in Lasol. He had asked Andre for help to get him a relatively basic book in Lasol and Hoen.
There were only a few words commonly used by mages, and the whole book was not even as thick as Dave's finger.
However, he paid an entire Magic Stone for this.
It could only be said that anything related to magical knowledge was extraordinarily valuable.
Now that the assessment was over, Dave finally had time to decipher half of the booklet.
It was called deciphering, but in fact, it was a very stupid search for the corresponding words one by one and forced translation.
This was obviously a time-consuming task.
An hour later, Dave finally deciphered a few more words from the language he knew.
" Demon Pearl, Ogre Tooth…"
"There's another incantation?"
"At first glance, it looks like a potion formula, but why does it feel like a ritual?"
Dave had a bad feeling.
"By the way, why do I need an incantation to refine a potion?"
This was his knowledge blind spot.
Based on the knowledge he knew, this formula was more like a ritual than a potion.
If it were a ritual, that would be bad.
Not to mention that rituals were mostly ominous and were one of the most difficult powers for apprentices to control.
Plus, there was the recent pollution caused by some kind of ritual.
Moreover, this booklet was obtained from the people at the Grey Table.
It was obviously not safe.
If it were a potion formula or something, it would mean something to Dave.
After all, it was written in Lasol. Just the language itself meant that it was of high value.
But if it was a ritual…
Dave would throw the booklet away without hesitation.
It didn't matter if he threw it away or sold it. He couldn't keep it with him, let alone use it.
As he continued to study, a line of text suddenly floated before his eyes.
[Congratulations on completing the mission!]
[Mission Completion: Full marks for Potionology, 90 points for Water Elementalism, 95 points for Dark Elementalism.]
[Mission Reward: Fixed free learning EXP 500 points, additional free learning EXP (500*0.925) 463 points, general points (200*0.925) 185 points.]
Dave was delighted.
"The exam papers have been marked?"
-- Gift
received