Wizard: Start with Biological Transformation to Grind Experience novel Chapter 34

Chapter 34: 001: The Savings of the Black Wizard Apprentice

Lynch brought the ring up to his eyes for a closer inspection.

The ring was silvery white, but not the bright silver of mithril; rather, it was a bit dull and grayish. Its surface was covered with fine, scale-like patterns, and the center featured a snake’s head with its mouth open, biting down on its own tail that encircled the ring.

Ouroboros pattern.

This was a fairly common magical symbol in the Wizard World, favored by both Black Wizards and White Wizards. Many witchcraft items bore similar patterns, with origins said to trace back to the early days of wizard civilization thousands of years ago.

"A ring-type Space Witchcraft..."

Generally speaking, the more portable the space witchcraft, the more expensive the materials required for its creation, and the more complex the craft and the requisite knowledge, resulting in naturally higher prices.

Take the Space Pocket in Lynch’s hand for example. For the same storage space, a ring-type space witchcraft would cost much more; a Space Pocket may cost one hundred Magic Stones, while a Space Ring could be three to five hundred Magic Stones.

"I wonder about the capacity of this Space Ring?"

As he pondered, Lynch released his spiritual power and let it permeate the Space Ring. What he immediately saw was a space much larger than his Space Pocket, by visual estimation at least exceeding five cubic meters.

"It’s huge!" _{freewebnoveℓ.com}

Lynch’s eyes brightened; prices of space equipment increase linearly with each added unit of space. With such a large space in a ring-type space equipment, the price wouldn’t be less than a thousand Magic Stones.

A thousand Magic Stones...

Suddenly, Lynch felt that his previous experiences might not have been so bad. He eagerly slid the ring onto the middle finger of his right hand, leaving his spiritual imprint on it.

With this spiritual imprint, it was akin to locking the ring. In the future, no one but him would be able to open it, unless he shared Richard’s fate of death, at which point the spiritual imprint would naturally dissipate.

Lynch then proceeded to check the contents of the ring.

The inside held many items, a mixed assortment that Lynch inventoried, roughly categorizing them into three sections.

Firstly, the Magic Stone resources.

Among them were about three hundred Magic Stones, which was expected since Low-level Apprentices are generally not wealthy, and any Magic Stones they earn are typically spent on cultivation. For Richard to have saved three hundred Magic Stones was a testament to his financial acumen.

A heap of resources occupied a major portion of the space, with many strange bones, jars of various body parts preserved in Formalin, Spiritual Grass, Netherworld Flower, Corrosive Mucus, Bone Powder, and other miscellanies.

Although numerous, their value was only moderate; Lynch estimated the total to be worth a few hundred Magic Stones.

The second section comprised knowledge, which interested Lynch the most.

This section contained a dozen or so books, scrolls, and handwritings, all related to Undead Magic. Items like the creation of Soul Devices, methods for crafting Undead Servants, and several spells Richard used were contained within.

"More stuff to grind experience with!"

After sorting, Lynch rearranged the Space Ring, taking out all the undead materials and storing them separately in his previous Space Pocket. The ring would now exclusively hold important items.

Next, Lynch picked up Yuri’s Space Pocket.

The contents here were much simpler: 26 Magic Stones and materials that consisted of a few Star Silver Flowers and Red Mandala, and such, totaling assets amounting to less than fifty Magic Stones.

"And he thought he could put on airs to buy someone a Magic Wand!"

Lynch pursed his lips, feeling Yuri’s actions weren’t worth it. If Yuri were alive, he’d surely punch him, even at the risk of losing the friend, just to knock some sense into him about seeing others clearly.

Though meager, there was something Lynch found appealing.

It was a small booklet, made from common sandpaper in the Mortal World and bound by hand with hemp rope. On its cover, written in the common language on the continent, were large characters: "Knight Training Manual."

"Knight..."

Lynch’s eyes brightened. Yuri’s muscular physique during the journey had left a deep impression on him. If he hadn’t been a burden, they might have shared the same physical fitness, allowing them to escape Richard’s pursuit sooner, avoiding the subsequent troubles.

Though aware that this possibility was nearly nonexistent, Lynch still felt some regret because he had yet to come to terms with Yuri’s death.

In both past and present lives, Lynch hadn’t experienced much life and death parting, especially not with comrades fighting alongside him. Witnessing them perish right before him carried a significant emotional impact that required time to process.

With these sentiments, Lynch opened the linen-bound booklet...