Wizard + System

CH261

The book A Brief History provided a simplified account of the history of the Land of Dawn, from its birth to the present. The content was basic, with many events glossed over.

Helag hadn't paid much attention at first, treating it like any other book and scanning through it.

But then, he came across the term "Six-Ring Tower."

Helag had previously wondered if he could learn more about the Six-Ring Tower in the Land of Dawn. However, he had learned on the airship that none of the six major wizard organizations in the Land of Dawn were called the Six-Ring Tower.

He hadn't asked Pruis about it either, unsure of what kind of entity the Six-Ring Tower really was.

After reading A Brief History, Helag was glad he had never mentioned the Six-Ring Tower to anyone.

From now on, he would be even more careful not to reveal that his meditation technique came from the Six-Ring Tower.

According to A Brief History, before the Land of Dawn existed—before the Abyssal Plane invaded and the polluted regions appeared—about 10,000 years ago, wizard culture flourished on the Karag Continent. It was the golden age of wizards, their most powerful era.

During that time, many extraordinary individuals emerged, and numerous powerful wizard organizations were scattered across the land.

Wizards not only dominated the entire Wizard Plane but also ventured into other planes.

It was the peak of the Wizard Plane's power, and many other planes couldn't compete, unable to resist the invasions and plundering of the wizards.

The major wizard organizations rapidly expanded their power during this period, using the resources they seized.

The current major wizard organizations in the Land of Dawn were all prominent during that era; otherwise, they wouldn't have survived to the present day.

Among these organizations, the Six-Ring Tower was indisputably the most powerful.

At its height, the Six-Ring Tower was led by six wizards, each a Six-Ring Wizard, who founded the organization together.

The Six-Ring Tower was the holy land in the hearts of all wizards, and countless wizards dreamed of joining it.

During the golden age of the Six-Ring Tower, no other wizard organization could compare. It practically ruled the entire Wizard Plane.

The Six-Ring Tower held all the power, and the most talented young wizards were given priority to join.

But everything changed when the Abyssal Plane began its invasion.

At the time, the Wizard Plane was powerful, but the Abyssal Plane was even stronger.

The book didn't go into much detail, only stating that when the Abyssal Plane invaded, it quickly overwhelmed many wizards who tried to resist.

It was only then that the wizards, who had always been arrogant, realized they weren't as powerful as they thought.

A long planar war ensued. The wizards had the advantage on their home turf, as the Abyssal entities were suppressed by the world's will and couldn't unleash their full power.

The first wave of the Abyssal invasion didn't completely crush the wizards. After a brief respite, the wizards quickly regrouped.

Throughout this period, the Six-Ring Tower played a leading role, organizing the wizards to resist the Abyssal invasion.

But later, the Six-Ring Tower became the betrayer, joining forces with the Abyssal Plane.

This betrayal shocked everyone and dealt a massive blow to the Wizard Plane.

According to A Brief History, the Six-Ring Tower's sudden defection left the defense forces vulnerable, allowing the Abyssal Plane to exploit the weakness.

The wizards were plunged into a brutal war, and it was only after great sacrifice that they managed to repel the Abyssal forces and seal the planar rifts.

Many believed that if the Six-Ring Tower hadn't betrayed the Wizard Plane, the Abyssal invasion could have been repelled at a much lower cost, and far fewer lives would have been lost.

Although the Abyssal invasion was eventually repelled, it left lasting scars, such as the current polluted regions.

The Six-Ring Tower was forever condemned, its name synonymous with treachery.

Afterward, any wizards who remained loyal to the Six-Ring Tower were hunted down and killed.

Helag quietly returned the book to the shelf, deep in thought.

The A Brief History provided very little information, and what it did offer was vague and incomplete. Many events were merely touched upon.

Helag didn't fully trust the book's account, as history is written by the victors. Many of the events described seemed strange and illogical.

The version of history in A Brief History might not be the true story, but rather the version the victors wanted people to believe.

The real truth would only be revealed once Helag was strong enough to investigate for himself.

For now, it wasn't important. What mattered was that the Six-Ring Tower was seen as a villain in the Land of Dawn, and this would influence Helag's future decisions.

Now that he knew the Six-Ring Tower was considered traitorous, he couldn't let anyone know about his connection to it. At least, not yet.

Helag continued scanning other books.

He came across several more history books, and the content about the Six-Ring Tower was always the same.

The Six-Ring Tower was universally condemned as the betrayer of the Wizard Plane.

Helag suddenly remembered that the planar coordinates he had were carved into a wooden disk, which bore the image of a hexagonal tower.

And the coordinates led directly to the Abyssal Plane.

Helag paused, realizing that the wooden disk likely came from the Six-Ring Tower.

As for why it led to the Abyssal Plane, and what the purpose of the disk was, Helag had no idea.

As he absorbed this new information, Helag continued scanning the books.

Since the library was quite busy, Helag had to slow down his pace to avoid drawing attention.

If anyone saw him flipping through books and putting them back immediately, it would look suspicious.

Helag activated Deep Blue's environmental scan, keeping an eye on the people around him. Only when he was sure no one was watching did he continue scanning books.

This method slowed his progress significantly, and it took him seven days to finish scanning all the books on the first floor.

When Helag moved on to the second floor, David and Reese were still on the first floor, not even finished with their first books.

For any wizard, learning took time. Even if they finished reading, truly understanding and mastering the content would take much longer.

The second floor of the library was smaller than the first, with fewer books.

However, the books here were more advanced, delving deeper into various subjects.

Helag continued scanning the books at a steady pace.

While others came to the library to find specific books, Helag was taking the entire library with him.

CH262

It took Helag five days to scan all the books on the second floor of the library, after which he moved on to the third floor.

The third floor had even fewer books than the second, with a noticeable reduction in the number of bookshelves.

At the same time, there were far fewer people reading here.

After glancing at the titles on the shelves, Helag realized that the books here were much more advanced.

Reflecting on the books from the first to the third floor, Helag understood why the wizard organizations in the Land of Dawn were so powerful.

These books were easily accessible to the citizens of Silvermoon City. For just ten magic stones a month, anyone could come in and read, significantly raising the overall level of knowledge in the city.

Helag had learned that wizard apprentices in the Land of Dawn were selected from a young age.

From the time they started school until they graduated at sixteen, every student underwent three wizard aptitude tests. Those with potential were chosen by Seranthiel.

However, being selected didn't guarantee entry into Seranthiel. Candidates still had to pass a series of tests and evaluations.

Only after passing these tests could they become official members of Seranthiel.

Those who didn't make it could still work in wizard-related fields, becoming reserve personnel for Seranthiel.

If they performed exceptionally well or made significant contributions later on, they could still be admitted into Seranthiel.

Helag found Seranthiel's entry requirements to be very strict, but once inside, the management was much more relaxed.

In simple terms, once you were in, your progress was up to you. No one would force you to work hard.

However, if you did put in the effort and accumulated enough contribution points, Seranthiel would provide you with all the resources you needed.

As Helag pondered this, he picked up a book from the shelf and began scanning it.

– Principles of Magic: The Structured Application of Spatial Energy Particles

– Advanced Potion Making

– Put Magic on Your Cheese

– Intermediate Introduction to Wizard Arrays

– Secrets Witches Must Know

Helag was completely absorbed in these books, greedily absorbing the knowledge within.

Deep Blue's database was filled with new information, laying a solid foundation for Helag's future development.

While some of the knowledge might not be immediately useful, the accumulation of information would eventually lead to breakthroughs.

After five days, Helag finished scanning all the books on the third floor.

In total, it had taken him over half a month to scan the contents of the first three floors of the library into Deep Blue.

Helag closed his eyes, organizing the knowledge he had just absorbed. "Where should I start learning?"

The amount of information he had gathered was overwhelming, and much of it was advanced and complex.

But learning had to be done step by step. He couldn't study everything at once.

After some thought, Helag decided to start with wizard arrays, followed by advanced potion-making knowledge.

The *Introduction to Basic Wizard Arrays* he had read earlier only covered the fundamentals, explaining just sixteen runes.

In the vast field of wizard arrays, Helag had barely scratched the surface.

"Deep Blue, bring up the books related to wizard arrays," Helag commanded, recalling that he had scanned several books on the subject.

[Searching…]

[Here are the books related to wizard arrays:

– Intermediate Introduction to Wizard Arrays

– Detailed Explanation of 100 Wizard Runes

– 36 Common Structural Paradigms for Wizard Arrays

– Wizard Arrays: Elemental Relationships ]

Deep Blue listed six books related to wizard arrays, covering various aspects of the field.

Helag began reading and studying them one by one.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

During these two months, Helag, David, and Reese spent their days diligently studying at the library.

Sometimes, Helag didn't go to the library, as wizard arrays required hands-on practice, which he could only do at home.

In these two months, Helag focused entirely on studying wizard arrays. He increased the number of runes he had mastered to over a hundred and fully grasped several basic structural paradigms.

Structural paradigms were fixed combinations of runes.

These paradigms were the result of countless predecessors' experiences, offering stable structures and efficient designs that had stood the test of time.

When learning these paradigms, Helag could apply them directly to his own wizard array designs without any concerns.

After two months of practice, Helag had developed the basic ability to design and construct wizard arrays.

Now, it was time to put his skills to the test.

Helag considered his current abilities and felt confident that he could design a first-level wizard array.

However, the materials for first-level arrays were usually expensive, and it would be wasteful to buy them just for practice. Even if he sold the array later, it might not sell quickly.

Wizard arrays required a medium, which could be made from a variety of materials.

Some materials were magical items, others contained powerful magical energy, and some were spellcasting components.

Regardless of the material, they were never cheap.

"Instead of buying materials for practice, I should just take on a task…"

Helag realized this would be the most efficient approach, allowing him to practice while earning money.

The only downside was that if he made a mistake, he'd have to pay for it.

"I've made it this far through my own hard work. With my vast intelligence, designing a simple first-level wizard array shouldn't be a problem. Plus, with a little help from Deep Blue, the success rate should be high. Even if I fail, I can afford the loss."

After thinking it over, Helag took out his magic stone and began searching for suitable tasks.

The task hall in the magic stone was filled with tasks, and refreshing the page would bring up an entirely new set.

Fortunately, there was a search function. Helag searched for tasks related to wizard arrays.

There were still many, so he refined the search to first-level wizard arrays, which narrowed down the results.

Helag scrolled through the tasks and found one titled:

[Help needed to create a first-level Water Repelling Wizard Array. It must cover a 100-square-meter house underwater.

Price negotiable.]

"A Water Repelling Wizard Array? And it needs to cover a 100-square-meter house underwater? Is this guy building an aquarium?" Helag muttered to himself. Wizards always had the strangest hobbies.

But that wasn't his concern. He checked the task issuer's name: Barren.

Helag clicked on the name and sent a message.

"I'm interested in taking on your task. What's the price?"

Barren quickly replied, "You're not even a member of the Wizard Array Association, and you think you can take my task?"

Helag was stunned. What was the Wizard Array Association? He had never heard of it. And how did Barren know he wasn't a member?