Sitting on the bed, Adil thought about his current situation in Silence.
Right now, after 3 months, his meditation progress was very fast. He could already successfully meditate on more than half of the 36 spirit runes recorded on it. He estimated that in another 2 to 3 months, he would be able to finish all of them and advance into a level 2 acolyte.
Compared to other acolytes, this speed was already very fast. However, at this stage, the knowledge that he needed to learn was also a lot more. More than half of the content was from the paid lessons. Not only did the difficulty of learning increase, the consumption was also much higher.
And this was only the paid lessons. If he wanted to learn the unique knowledge of those teachers in the future and buy the spell templates that he needed to learn after advancing into a level 2 acolyte, the amount of magic stones needed was enough to scare people to death.
"Forget it, just thinking about it won't solve anything. I'll go to the other places in the academy every day and see if I can find some way to earn magic stones."
Sitting on the bed, Adil rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache. In the end, he temporarily gave up on thinking and sat on the bed to continue today's meditation.
The next day.
When the sun shone on the ground, Adil arrived at the academy's underground space.
This place was located in the academy's underground level. In terms of area, it was much bigger than the academy above ground.
In the past half a year, because there was no need to, Adil was not very familiar with this place. He had only come here once when he first entered the academy.
There were many small markets in the surroundings. Many grey robed acolytes set up stalls in various places. There were all kinds of things hung on the stalls. Among them were some commonly seen materials, as well as some other things that one could easily obtain.
When passing by here, Adil casually looked around. Most of the people who set up stalls here were level 1 acolytes. High-leveled acolytes were extremely rare.
As for the things that they put up, there were all kinds of strange things. However, most of them were damaged goods. There might be good things among them, but there was a high chance of encountering fake goods. It was a great test for an acolyte's eyesight.
"Eh …"
Suddenly, Adil's face revealed a hint of surprise. He saw a few familiar things in the surroundings.
It was the stall of a grey robed acolyte. From the emblem on his robe, he should be a level 1 acolyte.
On this acolyte's stall, there was some dark black metal. It looked very pure and was flickering with an indescribable luster.
"Hello, how can I help you?"
Seeing Adil stop in front of his stall, the grey-robed apprentice said to Adil.
"Hello." Adil nodded. "May I ask what these metals are used for?"
"This is Black Gold Steel, a low-grade enchantment material."
The acolyte in front of him explained, "This kind of Blackrui Steel is usually associated with magic stone ores. Because it has accumulated with a large number of magic stones over a long period of time, it has some unique characteristics and can be used to create some magic artifacts."
"Of course, even if you don't use it to make magic artifacts, the Black Rudder Steel itself is superior to ordinary metals. Not only is it sturdy and light, but it also has a good conductivity for magic and life energy."
"However, this is of no use to us Sorcerer-Apprentices. Instead, we can use it to make weapons for those Grand Knights."
At this point, a smile appeared on the man's face. "How about it? For just one magic stone, all this Black Gold Steel is yours. If you use it to make weapons, you can make a lot of them. "
Hearing this, Adil subconsciously touched his waist, where the longsword made of Black Gold Steel was hanging. He then said, "My apologies, I don't think I have any use for these things."
Hearing this answer, the acolyte was not surprised and sat back down. "I guessed so. You don't look like you need these things."
"Why? Business is bad? "
Adil looked around and said casually.
At this moment, there were acolytes walking around. Although there were not many people at the other stalls, it was not as empty as here.
"Yes."
Perhaps because there was not much business, the acolyte also chatted with Adil. "Although Black Gold Steel can be used to make magic artifacts, it is not that valuable. Magi who can make magic artifacts are already rare. Even among the official Magi in the academy, there are only a few who can do so, not to mention these acolytes."
"I've been setting up this stall for so long, but other than a level 3 acolyte who bought some, I haven't sold anything else."
The grey-robed acolyte said helplessly, "If not for the fact that I'm just selling things here on the side, I would have left long ago."
"On the side?" Adil was a little doubtful.
"Yes." Looking at Adil, the grey-robed acolyte said casually, "My mentor is Professor Grampus, who teaches materials and anatomy. He is also one of the few people in the academy who can make magic artifacts. His experiments require a lot of excellent materials."
"The reason why I came here is because I hope to be able to buy some of the materials that acolytes have unintentionally obtained. As for this Black Gold Steel, it is just on the side. After all, it is not good to just set up a stall and not sell anything."
He paused for a moment and looked at Adil, "If you have any precious materials on you, you can look for me in the future. The price will definitely satisfy you."
Adil's heart moved, "What materials do you want to buy? Let me see if there is anything on me that fits the criteria. "
"Materials from various rare creatures, or some rare minerals, the flesh of some bloodline creatures are not a problem."
The acolyte turned around and looked at Adil, "As long as it is rare enough or has some unique properties, I will buy it."
Standing on the spot, Adil thought for a moment and finally took out a grey item.
It was a single horn that was completely grey. There were even some indescribable markings on it, making it look simple and mysterious.
"Eh …"
Upon seeing this single horn, the grey-robed acolyte revealed a shocked expression.
He took the horn and used various methods to test it in front of Adil. In the end, his expression became grave, "The strength and toughness far exceed the standard, and the specific structure does not match with any creature that I know of. It should not be a species from the south."
"Where did you get this from?"
After analyzing it, he could not help but look at Adil and ask.
In response, Adil had a smile on his face and did not seem to have any intention of answering.
In actuality, it was normal for the other party to not be able to recognize it.
This material came from the apocalyptic world that Adil had been to before. It came from the body of a powerful Knight-level insect beast, and because its strength was not bad, he had collected some of it.
Because he was in urgent need of magic crystals, he had brought some with him this time, wanting to try his luck and see if anyone was interested in these things.
Looking at Adil's expression, the grey-robed acolyte shrugged and said, "Alright, it's fine if you don't want to say."
"Based on my experience, this material should be quite valuable. Although the standard data is only average, its structure is very different from other creatures, and it is very likely that it has some special properties."
He slowly analyzed, then looked at Adil and asked, "Do you have a lot of this material?"
"It's not bad."
Standing on the spot, Adil thought for a moment before giving this answer.
In that apocalyptic world, in order to obtain the support of that mysterious power, he had hunted down many insectoids and collected quite a lot of materials.
Although they came from different creatures, they all came from the same apocalyptic world, so their value should be about the same.
"That's good."
Under Adil's insistence, the grey-robed acolyte looked at the gray horn with interest and said to Adil, "I've never seen this material before, so if you want to estimate its value, you'll have to give it to my mentor and let him judge it himself."
Saying this, he took out two magic crystals from his waist and handed them to Adil, saying, "Count this as a down payment. In a few days, you can bring the materials you've prepared to trade with me. I'll wait for you here."
Adil thought for a moment and finally nodded, agreeing to this plan.
"That's right, I'm called Essias."
Suddenly, the acolyte spoke, "What's your name?"
"Adil," Adil replied without a change in expression.
They continued to chat for a while, and after agreeing on the time and place for the trade, they left.
After leaving, Adil looked at the two magic crystals in his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Looks like that batch of materials from another world is worth quite a lot. I should be able to exchange them for a batch of magic crystals."
Thinking about the materials in the dormitory, Adil thought to himself, "But this is only a one-time income. The study of a Magus is a bottomless pit. I'll have to find a way to continuously obtain magic crystals."
Thinking about this, he quickened his footsteps and walked into the distance.
As he continued to walk forward, the scenery around him slowly moved backward until he reached a corner.
"This is the place."
Adil raised his head and looked ahead, then quickly walked in.
This was a special place in the academy, where some missions were issued.
The entire academy was too big and involved too many things. In order to maintain the normal operation of the academy, a large number of people were needed. Hence, some things that needed to be done would be issued in the form of missions for acolytes who met the requirements to accept.
In addition, if some Sorcerers or Sorcerer-Apprentices needed help with some matters, they would sometimes issue some missions here as a private bounty.
Entering the hall, Leylin saw that it was furnished with white stone slabs. Although there were no words carved on them, they had slight spiritual force undulations.
These stone slabs were made of a unique material that could store information from a Magus' spiritual force.
After arriving at this place, Adil casually glanced around.
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