Chapter 110: Chapter 85: Who Else is Qualified Besides Pei Ze? (2)

Over these past few days, Pei Ze had spent a lot of time in the Magic Laboratory practicing his control over Silver Star, and he was now quite proficient.

It had to be said, Silver Star’s ability to freely change its shape was incredibly useful.

For example, in battle, Pei Ze could use Silver Star as a longsword. Then, just as the enemy started treating it like a normal weapon, he could instantly change its form and catch them completely off guard.

This ability was a trump card in close combat!

Caught unprepared, an enemy would fall for it ninety-nine percent of the time.

Pei Ze had run a test. When he gathered all of Silver Star’s liquid metal into a giant spike and launched a long-range thrust, its power reached 65 degrees!

An attack of this magnitude was enough to instantly kill a Legendary Knight who didn’t specialize in defense.

He estimated that only a Legendary Knight who had mastered the Power of Earth Element and specialized in defense could withstand a single direct hit.

And even then, only for a single hit.

This alone demonstrated the power of a Tier One Witchcraft Artifact.

Furthermore, the shield formed by Silver Star was also extremely sturdy. Its Defense Power was no weaker than that of an Active Shield or Magic Heavy Armor, and likely even stronger.

Pei Ze guessed that the materials used to refine Silver Star must have included metals like Silver Dragon Tungsten Iron.

He had tried testing its defense with Magic.

After withstanding a direct bombardment of more than ten improved Fireball Techniques, Silver Star’s liquid metal had only slightly diminished, with no other damage.

Its defensive capabilities were just as impressive as its offensive power.

’And this is with me being just a Wizard Apprentice, unable to unleash Silver Star’s full potential. If an Official Wizard were controlling it, just how powerful would its attack and defense be?’

Pei Ze marveled inwardly, gaining a deeper appreciation for the power of a Tier One Witchcraft Artifact.

If he had to point out a flaw in Silver Star, it would be its terrifying consumption rate.

Pei Ze had tested it. Controlling Silver Star for one minute consumed over thirty points of Spiritual Power.

With his current 160 points of Spiritual Power, he could use Silver Star for four to five minutes at most before his Spiritual Power was completely depleted.

Realistically, he also needed to expend Spiritual Power to cast Magic during a fight, so it was impossible to dedicate all of it to controlling Silver Star.

Therefore, in a single battle, the total time he could use Silver Star was about two minutes, tops.

If this was the case for Pei Ze, other Third-level Wizard Apprentices probably couldn’t even use a Tier One Witchcraft Artifact for half a minute in a fight.

Under these circumstances, a Tier One Witchcraft Artifact could only be used as a trump card for a Wizard Apprentice.

It was wishful thinking to use it as standard equipment.

’I’ve gathered enough data. I should be able to start calculating the metal combination now.’

Pei Ze muttered to himself.

Over the past few days, he had memorized all the metal combination formulas from the book Mo Weng had given him and had also consulted numerous resources in the library.

As it happened, a task slot had just freed up, which he could use to calculate the metal combination formula.

"Omniscience, calculate the optimal metal combination formula required to enhance Silver Star."

[Please specify enhancement requirements]

Pei Ze already had a plan in mind and stated his requirements without hesitation.

"Enhance Silver Star’s malleability, toughness, and post-solidification hardness. Increase its Magic and elemental resistance. Strengthen its armor-piercing and shield-breaking properties. Reduce the Spiritual Power consumption during use."

Pei Ze listed the series of requirements in one breath.

[Task created. Commencing calculation of the optimal metal combination formula to enhance Silver Star. Estimated time: 342 days]

Pei Ze smiled faintly. ’Not bad, the time required isn’t too long. At full acceleration, it would be done in a little over five days.’

’Once the metal combination formula is calculated, I should focus all my effort on analyzing the Lightning Rune and the Flash Magic Tattoo.’

Pei Ze looked at his two remaining tasks.

[Task 2: Analyze Lightning Rune. Estimated time: 108 days]

[Task 3: Analyze Flash Magic Tattoo. Estimated time: 334 days]

’After that, I still need to learn new Magic, improve existing techniques, and upgrade the Cyan Mist Breathing Technique.’

After organizing his thoughts, Pei Ze realized he still had a lot to do.

’It’s a long and arduous road ahead.’

...

「The next day.」

Pei Ze arrived at the academy early.

He had rarely come to the academy since the encirclement operation.

On the few occasions he did show up, it was either to go to the library, the Magic Laboratory, or Medicine Garden No. 8; he hadn’t attended a single professor’s class.

Over the past half-month, the buzz surrounding Pei Ze for killing two Legendary Knight-level powerhouses had gradually died down due to the man in question being nowhere to be seen.

But to Pei Ze’s confusion, the moment he stepped into the academy today, he suddenly noticed many people pointing at him and whispering amongst themselves.

’Has the buzz returned?’

Just as he was wondering, he suddenly saw two familiar figures and called out to them.

"Shao Hong, Guan Ling."

Shao Hong and Guan Ling, who were walking ahead, turned around and were momentarily stunned to see Pei Ze.

"What are you doing at the academy?" Guan Ling asked in surprise.

"...I’m a student at High Tower Academy too."

Guan Ling finally realized and gave an embarrassed smile. "You’re never around, so I guess I subconsciously forgot."

Pei Ze waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on the topic. He gestured toward the whispering crowd around them and asked in a low voice, "What’s happened recently? I feel like a lot of people are secretly talking about me." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Shao Hong and Guan Ling exchanged a glance before Shao Hong said, "Haven’t you heard about our competition with Red Lotus City?"

"I’ve heard about it..."

Pei Ze trailed off mid-sentence, then his brow twitched as he quickly understood.

"The Dawn Council made an official announcement?"

"That’s right," Guan Ling replied. "It was just announced yesterday. The news has already spread throughout all of Chenxi City."