Lus put down the green card, picked up a pen, and looked at Lor, asking, "What is the witchcraft improvement you want to test? What is the direction of the improvement?"
"Flame Wall." Lor replied, "As for the improvement direction... it should be towards defense."
His Flame Wall was enhanced by adding charge points, and he hadn't even had the chance to release it in practice; the improvements towards defense were solely based on his experience from a past life.
"Alright."
Lus silently took some notes on parchment, then stood up and said while walking towards the door:
"Let's go outside and start the test."
"Okay." Lor nodded and followed.
The three of them went to the center of the sandy ground outside. Lus pointed to an open space in front, "Release the Flame Wall there."
Lor stepped forward a few paces, raised his right hand, and used spiritual power to mobilize the Flame Wall model in his sea of consciousness.
Crack, crack, crack—
In just a moment, a towering wall enveloped in blazing flames rose from the sandy ground three meters away.
This wall was five meters wide, three meters high, half a meter thick, entirely made of white rock, with red flames burning on its surface.
As a tool for defense, blocking enemies, it was top-notch.
After releasing the Flame Wall, he first checked the elemental reserves in his sea of consciousness and found that more than half were gone in an instant.
"The consumption is really great," Lor thought to himself, "But it's expected; after all, this can be considered a third-level apprentice's witchcraft, and being able to cast just one with my elemental reserves is already pretty good."
Then he shifted his gaze to Lus, curious as to why he hadn't gone to test the Flame Wall's strength.
A dazed face came into view.
"How's that possible?"
Lus murmured in disbelief after seeing the Flame Wall that Lor had cast, completely stunned.
A first-level apprentice, improving basic witchcraft by intuition, actually managed to do it.
He even somewhat doubted whether he was dreaming, but the heat from the Flame Wall spreading outward constantly told him it was real!
On the other side.
Kateya's breathing quickened, a feeling of surprise almost overwhelming her senses.
"If this is a dream, I hope I never wake up."
She had long prepared for Lor's test to fail, and had even thought of words of comfort.
But the result was the complete opposite of what she expected; Lor had indeed improved the Flame Wall by intuition.
And it wasn't just any ordinary improvement; the height, width, and thickness of the wall were over twice that of the original Flame Wall.
If nothing unexpected happened, its defensive power could definitely withstand several spells from a third-level apprentice.
The most important thing is that Lor is still a first-level apprentice now, and he relied only on his intuition to improve the Flame Wall.
...
On the twenty-seventh floor of the Wizard Tower, inside the core laboratory.
"What exactly did I miss?"
Mala looked at the Flame Wall released by Lor on the light screen with an empty feeling in his heart rather than the joy of making up for a loss.
A first-level apprentice, in twenty days, had raised a basic witchcraft of a second-level apprentice to a third level by intuition.
Such an apprentice, he somehow missed.
"Alright Mala, I'll now, according to the contract, allocate one-fifth of our Faction's apprentice quota on the Murphy Continent to you."
Beside him, the elder wizard Agular stood up with a smile, handing over a sheet of parchment, "Additionally, I personally thank you for bringing us such a talent for our Fire and Earth Elements Faction."
"Thank you, Mala," Gu Lei also stood up and said.
Behind them, all the first-ring wizards of the Fire and Earth Elements Faction were also smiling broadly, and they followed with thanks:
"I also personally thank Wizard Mala for his generosity."
"Me too."
"Same."
...
A genius truly can change the situation of an entire Elemental Faction.
From Lor's current performance, his talent in improving witchcraft is unmatched.
When he becomes an Official Wizard, even progressing to the second ring or third ring, perhaps he'd keep some cards up his sleeve.
But most improved witchcraft will definitely be released to exchange for various resources to support more research experiments.
And these released witchcraft will become the stepping stones for other Earth and Fire Faction wizards to grow stronger.
Mala took the parchment, said nothing, and turned to leave.
He didn't want to see these gleeful faces of the Earth and Fire Faction's Elemental Mages anymore; the happier they were, the more he felt he had lost.
The Fire and Earth Faction wizards watched Mala leave the laboratory, and Agular looked around and said:
"Fley, go help Lor with the reward matters, and the rest disperse, go about your business."
"Yes." The many first-ring wizards took their leave from the laboratory, while Fley headed to the seventh floor of the Wizard Tower.
"Agular, let Lor be my student." Once everyone had left, Gu Lei was the first to speak.
Once he's Lor's teacher, he can guide Lor to study towards the witchcraft models he has already constructed.
As long as Lor learns, when it's time to optimize the model further, Gu Lei will be the one benefiting the most.
"Gu Lei, I don't have much time left; breaking through to the third ring is too difficult."
Agular didn't argue with Gu Lei but instead showed a look of weariness, presenting himself as someone nearing the end of his days.
"Oh, when do you think you'll die?" Gu Lei said with a blank expression, "Remember to tell me in advance so I can inherit your estate, fulfill your last wishes, and break through the third ring for you."
Agular: "..."
"Stop with that nonsense, Agular. Regarding Lor, bring out a concrete plan."
Gu Lei spoke bluntly, "Giving up the apprentice quota means giving up experimental materials, everyone suffers losses, and the benefits shouldn't go to you alone."
"How about this." Seeing he couldn't weasel out, Agular thought for a moment and then slowly said:
"When Lor becomes an Official Wizard, we'll bring out our core witchcraft combinations and let him choose without interference."
Apprentice-level witchcraft is too weak, and its auxiliary effects are generally not included in the spellcasting systems of Official Wizards.
From the first ring of witchcraft onward, Elemental Mages will sort out a system, creating an exclusive spellcasting system adapted to various enemies around several core witchcraft spells.
Single-element witchcraft systems are generally simple and direct; power is good, overlap is high, and it can lead straight from the fourth to even the fifth ring, being the mainstream system today with the most high-ring wizards.
The drawback is the singularity of means; it's like stagnant water and cannot completely suppress divine beings.
This has led to dissatisfaction among the single-element mages at the top, seeking change, bringing forth the birth of the multi-element system.
From dual-elements, the witchcraft systems become much more complex and powerful.
When the first fifth-ring dual-element wizard appeared, the death knell for the gods began to toll.
For the core witchcraft systems of Agular and Gu Lei, there is little overlap.
Everyone is paving the way, trying to chart a new course for achieving the fourth ring.
As to who is right, no one can guarantee until the first fourth-ring Fire and Earth Wizard appears.