Chapter 14

Mental Power: 7

Magic Power: 1

Constitution: 8

Elemental Affinity: Fire, Light, Darkness...

Several different colored lights appeared on the surface of the crystal ball, and at the same time, a brief message appeared in Sain's mind.

This wasn't the first time Sain had used the academy's public crystal ball, so he knew exactly what to focus on.

"Mental Power increased by 7, Magic Power increased by 6, and even Constitution increased by 2?" Sain thought to himself.

More than half a month ago, before setting out for the territory of the saltwater crocodile, Sain had come to the library to test his Mental Power and Magic Power values.

At that time, the data were: Mental Power 26, Magic Power 5, Constitution 6.

For a low-level apprentice like Sain, this data was already quite good, no wonder he dared to take the huge risk to provoke the saltwater crocodile.

The minimum standard for intermediate apprentices at the magic academy is a Mental Power of 30. Now, Sain's Mental Power is only 7 points away, indicating that he is just one step away from becoming an intermediate apprentice.

As for Magic Power, it is often linked to a magician's Mental Power and is a basic energy stored within the magician's body.

For example, when Sain casts a spell, he uses his Mental Power to mobilize the Magic Power within his body, thus fully releasing a spell.

Based on the knowledge and observations Sain has gained over the years at the Dark Magic Academy in the Dark Region, he found that the formal dark magicians, who are high up, do not seem to place much importance on Magic Power, but rather focus more on Mental Power.

The promotion of magic apprentices at different levels is generally determined directly by their Mental Power values.

Of course, this does not mean that Magic Power is unimportant.

At least with Sain's current knowledge and perspective, he believes that Magic Power and Mental Power are equally important.

For example, when Sain casts a standard Lesser Fireball, he consumes 10 points of Mental Power and 10 points of Magic Power.

But if he wants to cast an enhanced version of the Lesser Fireball, the one he used to kill the saltwater crocodile, he needs 10 points of Mental Power and 15 points of Magic Power.

More Magic Power expenditure means that the final burst of the same spell will be more powerful.

Of course, the two versions of the Lesser Fireball are slightly different.

The former is the standard knowledge Sain exchanged from the public library using academy points.

The latter is the result of Sain's own research and improvement, inspired by his study of fire element knowledge and assistance in Lina's experiments.

The research of magic is not something that can be completed overnight.

Sain's Lesser Fireball is not a completely new spell.

If other formal magicians were to see it, Sain's achievement would be considered a minor modification to the spell construction model, allowing the Lesser Fireball to carry more Magic Power, thus making it slightly more powerful, and it would be regarded as a trivial gadget.

But this trivial gadget took Sain nearly three years to develop, which also helped him rise to the top among low-level apprentices.

As for the last item in the crystal ball test results, Constitution, it is something that most people do not pay much attention to.

According to the magicians who teach elemental basics in public classes, a constitution of 5 to 7 points is the average for a healthy adult male.

Sain is 16 years old and not yet an adult, but his constitution has already reached 8, exceeding the average, possibly due to the basic breathing technique he learned from a young age.

A constitution of 10 points is a critical threshold that distinguishes ordinary humans. The minotaurs in the city of Mithral, with their impressive physiques, generally have a constitution exceeding 10 points, enough to wrestle with low-level monsters.

The scar-faced Jock, whom Sain had already killed, was a muscular and skilled melee fighter.

Sain speculated that his constitution likely exceeded 15 points, possibly even 20 points.

Combined with his fire element enchantment ability, it's no wonder he secretly considered Lina a rival.

Unfortunately, brute strength is no match for magic.

Sain's Acid Staff easily melted Jock's tough muscles into a bloody mess.

The same principle applies to the minotaur warriors responsible for defending the city of Mithral.

These minotaur warriors generally have large physiques and great strength, but they still tremble in the face of magic.

Even the minotaur captain who can match high-level monsters, Sain doubts he could withstand a direct hit from the corrosive acid of the Acid Staff.

Brute strength is ultimately a minor path, while wisdom is the true path.

"Senior Sister Phoebe once said that danger and dire situations can indeed stimulate the growth of Mental Power, and after Mental Power increases, Magic Power will naturally improve as well."

"I spent nearly ten years slowly increasing my Mental Power from 11 points to 26 points."

"This time, in less than a month, my Mental Power has clearly increased by 3 points. Besides the teachings of my mentor and Senior Sister Phoebe, those battles must have been key," Sain mused.

No wonder the famous apprentices at the Dark Magic Academy all have impressive and notable combat records.

Sain's reputation is built on the bodies of Ilk and Jock, which might be impressive for ordinary intermediate and low-level apprentices.

But for the high-level apprentices at the top of the Dark Magic Academy, it means nothing.

Among these high-level apprentices, there are those who have personally slain high-level monsters, achieving remarkable combat records.

Of course, once they enter the high-level apprentice realm, they are completely separated from the general intermediate and lower-level apprentices.

They rarely appear in public classes, and in daily life, they are like dragons that rarely show their tails.

Thinking about Lina, Senior Sister Phoebe, and Senior Brother Zorro's recent situations, Sain can easily guess that these high-level apprentices are either busy with experiments and research or possibly out on dangerous academy trials.

The knowledge taught in the public classes at the Dark Magic Academy is mostly basic and not very advanced, naturally not attracting the attention of these high-level apprentices.

Especially since almost every high-level apprentice has their own formal magician mentor. If they are interested in a particular area of knowledge, they can directly consult their mentor, so there is no need to attend public classes and lower their status.

Currently, the main participants in the public classes at the Dark Magic Academy are the entry-level and low-level apprentices.

Intermediate apprentices make up only about 20% of the total.

This situation occurs for two reasons: one, the number of intermediate apprentices is naturally smaller than that of entry-level and low-level apprentices.

The other reason is that most intermediate apprentices no longer need to acquire knowledge from public classes because they have already learned most of the basic knowledge.

Rapidly increasing Mental Power, earning academy points to obtain new spell models, or completing tasks assigned by formal magicians to become their disciples—these are the daily routines of most intermediate apprentices.

If Sain had not been taken as a disciple by Master Mosido, this might have been his daily life as well.