"Teacher, the patent right for burning potions does not belong to me." Byron said softly.
"Oh? It doesn't belong to you." The middle-aged black robe frowned.
"Yes, Teacher Gustav." Byron opened his palm and said, "Although the concept of the new potion originated from my thoughts, some problems could not be solved yet, and someone else finally completed it."
"You mean, someone finished this potion before you?"
Gustav said solemnly with a dignified face.
"If that's the case, according to the rules of the Potions Association, you really can't get the patent right for a new type of potion, but I'm very curious, who solved the problem that made you helpless?"
"Astaro? Lilith? Or Stella?"
The several names that Gustav said in succession were all official wizards in the academy who were good at potions. In his opinion, only a knowledgeable official wizard could solve Byron's problems.
"Oh, the completed person is not a wizard." Byron shook his head and chuckled lightly. "He is just a rookie. He hasn't been in school for half a year. I'm afraid he has not even reached the level of apprenticeship."
"Rookie?" Gustav paused, with a hint of surprise on his face.
"His name is Enzo, and he is my experimental assistant." Byron nodded and solemnly said, "From the beginning of cooperating with my experiment, he has shown extremely high potion talent, just to assist the experiment, he noted it down. After the refining process, the ice leaf fruit was added in a flash of inspiration."
"It is precisely because of this that it was finally completed!"
"Are you sure he completed the new type of potion?" Gustav said with a serious face, "I think you should be aware that research on potions often takes time to accumulate. Without a large amount of knowledge, it is impossible Achieved!"
"A newcomer who has been in school for less than half a year, even if he keeps studying, how much knowledge of potions can he master?"
"I have also thought about this issue, but according to Enzo, the reason why he has so much knowledge about potions is because he had already obtained some broken inheritance of wizards before he enrolled in school." Byron's expression remained unchanged and insisted. ": Enzo has been my assistant for a while. From him, I can feel the potion talent no less than mine."
"Oh? No less than your potion talent?" Gustav's eyes flashed, somewhat surprised.
Byron is recognized as a potion genius by the academy. Even if he has a small reputation in the Potions Association, he has four potions patent rights before he is promoted to an official wizard. Such a genius naturally has his own pride.
The recognition by him is enough to prove Enzo's talent!
"So, you are here this time to help him apply for the patent right for the potion?" Gustav said solemnly.
"Yes, mentor." Byron raised his head, looked directly at Gustav, and took a deep breath. "But besides that, there is another thing that the mentor needs to consider."
"What's the matter?" Gustav asked.
"I hope to recommend Enzo to become your disciple." Byron looked serious and solemnly said, "It can be done. It has proven Enzo's talent. I don't think you will refuse a potion genius."
"Do you want me to accept him as a disciple?" Gustav's eyes were slightly surprised, and he asked in confusion. "Why do you want to help him? If it's just a newcomer, there shouldn't be much friendship between you."
"Tutor, I plan to be promoted to a formal wizard!" Byron said solemnly.
"Have you finally decided?" Gustav suddenly stopped, raised his head, and said solemnly, "You must think clearly, once you take that step, no one can guarantee the outcome."
"I have already thought very clearly, mentor." Byron sighed and said, "I have been in the state of a tertiary apprentice for decades. If I can no longer condense the magic crystals, my life will eventually come to an end. The end."
"But...that thing..." Gustav thought of something, his face hesitant.
"This is the reason why I recommend Enzo to you." Byron looked solemn and slowly said: "If I can smoothly gather the magic crystals in the process of being promoted to the official wizard, then everything will work as usual, but in case I fail. Now, someone must take over for me and continue to finish that thing!"
Gustav stared at Byron, but did not speak for a while.
"Hey, if you insist, you can only do this." After a while, Gustav sighed and said, ": Find some time to bring that newcomer. If his potion talent is as you said, I will accept this disciple."
"Thank you mentor." Byron took a step back and bowed.
...
Another month passed quickly.
During this period, Enzo spent most of the time hiding in the room, while refining potions, while familiarizing himself with the abilities of the new witchcraft, and improving his strength as much as possible.
In one afternoon, the newcomers ushered in the first batch of mandatory tasks.
"Compulsory task: Investigate the death of a large number of people in Snowhoof City, task reward: 20 magic stones, task leader: Enzo."
Under the bulletin board of the task office, Enzo saw the mandatory task assigned to him by the academy.
"Is it just an investigation task? It doesn't seem to be very difficult." Enzo frowned in confusion.
As far as he knows, mandatory tasks have always been the tradition of the academy. In order to allow newcomers to take responsibility while tempering them, the tasks assigned are often difficult and dangerous, which can be regarded as a test of the academy for newcomers.
However, the task that Enzo received was a little strange. It turned out to be just for him to investigate the disappearance of people in the kingdom of the dead. It was really difficult and dangerous.
"Oh my God! Crusade against the fallen wizard hiding in the Bethel Mountains?"
There was a wailing in his ears, and Enzo looked around and saw that Qiaora had an ugly expression and looked like a dead father.
"What a joke, I am a small first-level apprentice, how can I receive this kind of assignment?" Qiao La's face was pale, and she was dumbfounded. "Could it be that the academy has made a mistake?"
"That's right, we received this mission." On the side, Byrne nodded in a deep voice, and said, "A total of five people received the crusade mission, and the fallen wizard in the Bells Mountains is said to be just a condensed magic crystallization failure The five of us should be able to deal with the third-level apprentices."
"That's too difficult..." Jora made a moaning sound.
"No way, mandatory tasks have a certain degree of difficulty." Byrne shook his head and said, "After all, the nature of mandatory tasks is a test for newcomers by the academy. If the task process is not dangerous, then it will be lost. Meaning!"
After obtaining the mission information, Enzo quietly left the mission office.
Walking on the black slate road, he still had doubts in his mind. Except for himself, the mandatory tasks of other newcomers were extremely difficult. It was not a crusade task or a clean-up task. Without exception, they needed to go through battle.
But he himself is an investigative task.
"Is there anything special about this task?" Enzo thought secretly.
At this time, a crow flew not far away.
"Shenghui, a magic stone." The crow flapped its wings and landed on Enzo's shoulder, panting, ": Lord Byron is looking for you, hurry up."
"Senior Byron is looking for me?" Enzo gave the messaging crow a magic stone, nodded and said, "I will go now."
Walking quickly to courtyard 172, Enzo met Byron in the lobby.
"Senior, are you looking for me?"
"I have received a mandatory task." Byron sat on the sofa, pointing to the side seat, motioning Enzo to sit down, "Before I have time to tell you, I have already greeted my friends at the task office and asked them to A simple task has been arranged for you."
"It turned out to be the reason for the senior." Enzo suddenly realized, nodded and said, "I was still thinking about why the mandatory task given to me by the task office is so simple, it turns out that you said hello in advance!"
Byron chuckled and nodded, and said, "Although the investigation task is simple, leaving the academy may not be at all dangerous. Before you leave, I will give you a small gift."
With that, Byron clapped his hands.
Behind him, in the shadow area in the corner of the hall, a strong, expressionless man walked out.
He was wearing dark gray leather armor and a knight sword hanging from his waist. His footsteps were steady and strong, and his breath was long and thick. The bulging muscles on his shoulders were as hard as rocks, and seemed to contain powerful strength.
"Master." The man walked to Byron's side and knelt on one knee.
"Dias, the magic knight in my hand!" Byron pointed at the man and introduced, "His body has been baptized with various potions and has high resistance, even the general zero-ring spells can resist. ."
"If you are out on a mission this time, let him be your guard!"
"Magic Knight?" Enzo's eyes lit up. According to the book's record, a knight who cultivates fighting spirit and enters the realm of a sky knight has already reached the limit of his human body.
The magic knight is a kind of advanced after the sky knight.
It is said that they began to take various kinds of potions when they were very young, and their bodies gradually developed resistance as they grew up. The fighting energy in their bodies also changed due to potions, so they had a fighting power that surpassed the sky knights.
But fighting knights trained in this way are not without any harm.
First of all, once you become a demon knight, you must take potions for life, otherwise you will be exhausted and die. On the other hand, demon knights will gradually lose fertility as they grow up.
This is the price for mortals to break through the realm of the sky knight!
Many wizards like to train special knights as servants, and besides the magic knight, there are many roads after the sky knight, such as the branded swordsman, the dark temple warrior and so on.
"Dias, from now on, you have to serve Enzo as your master." Byron said solemnly.
"Yes!" The magic knight Dias was expressionless, kneeling to Enzo, and said, "Dias has seen the new master."
"You want to give Dias to me?"
Enzo was a little surprised on his face, and asked in an uncertain tone: "But why? As far as I know, it takes at least 100 magic stones to train a magic knight. According to the principle of equivalent exchange in the wizarding world, I It doesn't seem to have paid you anything, right?"
The corners of Byron's lips rose, revealing an inexplicable smile.
"The gift I give you, you just accept it. If you have to have a reason, then treat it as an investment of mine."
"Investment? Is it because of my potion talent?" Enzo's eyes flashed, and there was speculation in his heart.
"Exactly!" Byron did not deny, nodded slightly, and said with a dignified tone ": It is enough to prove your potion talent, and in the near future, I may need your help."
"My help?" Enzo's heart moved and his thoughts changed.
The Wizarding World has always adhered to the principle of equivalent exchange. Since Byron has paid, it is impossible not to ask for a return. It seems that whether it is the previous patent rights or today's Magic Knight Dias, they are all in exchange for Enzo's future. s help!
"May I know what you need me to do?" Enzo asked hesitantly with eyes light.
The greater the benefits obtained, the higher the price paid. Since Byron can use the patent rights of new potions and a magic knight trained since childhood as an investment, the return he seeks will never be simple.
"Hehe, you don't have to be too nervous." Byron chuckled and shook his head, and said, "The help I need is about some potion research, and there is no danger."
"That's it." Enzo was clear, feeling a little relieved.
"Okay, I'm going out tomorrow to perform the mandatory mission. Go back and have a good rest." Byron whispered.
"When your task is over, the patent rights will almost be granted. Then I will take you to meet someone to learn more about the help I need."
"Okay, Senior Byron." Enzo nodded, stroking his chest and exiting the room.
The location of the investigation task is far away from the college, so Enzo first needs to solve the transportation problem.
Therefore, after leaving the courtyard, he took the Demon Knight Dias directly to the trading area. After spending the price of three magic stones, he bought a solid small carriage as he wished and handed it over to Dias to drive it.
Later, the two came to the living area.
Enzo went upstairs alone, and when he returned to the dormitory, he carefully sorted out his luggage, packed some items that might be needed in the mission into the package, confirmed that there was nothing left behind, then turned and locked the door.
"Let's go." Sitting in the carriage, Enzo ordered.
Dias immediately pulled the reins, drove the carriage on the black stone road, and a moment later came to a blocked white stone gate.
"Please show your ID." A cold voice came from Shimen.
Enzo quickly took out the identity medal, and a red light was projected on the stone gate. After confirming the authenticity of the medal, it began to rise slowly, revealing a passage that was large enough for carriages to pass.
"This time I will be away from the mission for at least one month."
The carriage gradually drove into the passage to leave the college, Enzo turned his head and looked behind him. The white stone gate was slowly descending. When the last glimmer of light faded, he finally embarked on the journey to the Silver Deer Kingdom.