Forgotten Map

Suddenly, Matthew felt his head throbbing, and a strange meditation image appeared in his memory.

He discovered that the Forgotten Image is a complex, irregular shape, and unlike other meditation images, it is not a two-dimensional shape, but a three-dimensional one.

The graphic will present different patterns depending on the viewing angle.

"Try meditating first!"

Without hesitation, Matthew shook his groggy head and immediately began to meditate.

Soon, he encountered a problem.

He couldn't meditate on the complete rune!

The main problem is that the rune is too complex; it changes depending on the angle from which it is viewed, and he cannot meditate on these changes.

"Since I can't meditate on the complete rune, I'll just meditate in one direction."

Soon, Matthew began meditating on one side of the irregular shape.

He began meditating on the runes at the very bottom, meticulously crafting the details, and then worked his way up little by little.

Another failure...

"continue!"

Two hours later...

After countless failures and attempts, Matthew finally reached his limit.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Name: Matthew Claire

[Physical Fitness: 8]

【Mental Power: 14】

[Unrefinable: The item possesses its own consciousness.]

Although the system still showed his mental strength as fourteen, Matthew felt that his mental strength had actually increased, but the increase was too small to be displayed.

At that moment, Melson, standing to the side, stared wide-eyed, an expression of disbelief on his face. "You succeeded in meditation?"

Matthew's voice was hoarse and somewhat tired. "I only managed to meditate on part of it."

Melson looked at Matthew with a strange gaze. "You are the first apprentice I have ever met who can meditate on a forgetting diagram."

"What an interesting little guy."

……

After Matthew meditated and obtained the Forgotten Diagram, he left the Apprentice Tower.

He returned to the original dormitory of the Tidal School.

Just as he was about to push open the front door, the door behind him opened.

"Matthew!"

Matthew turned around and found Miró behind him, who had entered the school at the same time as him.

He had a watermelon-shaped haircut, but his eyes were remarkably calm and focused.

Name: Miro

[Physical Fitness: 2]

【Mental Power: 17】

[Unrefinable: The item possesses its own consciousness.]

"Milo?"

"Matthew, is that really you? Weren't you sent to the Winter Realm?"

Matthew briefly explained the situation.

"You actually completed your research experiment in a place like that?"

Milo was very curious about his experiences, and the two exchanged pleasantries.

Matthew, not intending to continue the question, interrupted, "By the way, where are you going?"

"I plan to get rid of these mushrooms."

"Mushrooms?" Matthew wondered, only then noticing that Milo was holding two mushrooms in his hand.

[Name: Unknown Mushroom]

Ingredients: ...

[Note: Improperly cultivated mushrooms have strong hallucinogenic properties and are not recommended for consumption by anyone.]

[Can be extracted from: hallucinogenic gels, pollutants, harmful substances, impurities...]

Matthew glanced at the system information. He was quite interested in the Hallucinogenic Gel, so he spoke up.

"If you don't want these mushrooms, you might as well give them to me."

"However, these mushrooms were a failed experiment by a senior apprentice and contain strong hallucinogenic properties."

"It's nothing, I'm just a little curious."

Milo nodded. "Alright, since you insist, I'll give it to you."

However, these mushrooms emit a peculiar, enticing aroma that makes people want to eat them—please don't!

"I know, don't worry."

After accepting the mushrooms, Matthew chatted with Milo for a few more minutes.

The two were already familiar with each other, so Milo took the initiative to share a lot of recent events in the school with Matthew.

After the two had finished chatting, Matthew returned to his dormitory.

He pushed open the door and returned to the room he had left long ago.

The water in the glass, which wasn't finished, had turned cloudy, and the open books on the table were covered with a thick layer of dust.

Everything in the room remained exactly as it was when he left.

"Finally, I'm back!"

Without much emotion, Matthew took out the mushroom he had just gotten from Milo.

"System, refine the hallucinogenic condensate!"

The two mushrooms instantly turned into powder, and two drops of purple dew appeared out of thin air.

At this moment, an enticing aroma wafts from the dew, making one's mouth water.

"The condensed essence extracted by the system has an even stronger aroma than the original mushrooms."

Fortunately, Matthew's mental strength is now at 14 points, which allows him to resist such temptation.

If Matthew had obtained the mushroom before fusing with the Bloodline of the Flame Devourer, he probably would have been tempted to eat it raw, given his mental strength at the time.

He sealed two drops of condensation in a test tube, then released the little sprite, letting it roam freely in the room to increase the magical concentration of the space.

Immediately afterwards, he began to plan for the future.

Although he is now back in the wizarding world, he doesn't think that Mord will give up easily given his personality.

Matthew now only hopes that the Snowfang Clan's extermination can hold Mold off for as long as possible, so that he can use this time to make more preparations.

"Mold probably won't be back anytime soon, but he might try something underhanded, so I need to be careful."

"And there are mandatory tasks every three months..."

This deadly mission, with its appallingly high mortality rate, is a problem that Matthew also has to face.

"I need to be promoted to intermediate apprentice as soon as possible, only then can I freely choose my tasks."

"We also need to address the aftereffects of the experiment as soon as possible."

Matthew touched the dry skin around his heart, unsure of what effects the lingering aftereffects of that incident would have on his body.

"Besides that, I also need to take advantage of this time to quickly increase my strength."

"Whether it's Mold or a forced mission, everything will be easily resolved in the face of absolute strength."

"There's not much room for improvement in terms of bloodline for now, so we need to start with witchcraft."

Since becoming a novice wizard apprentice, Matthew only knows one spell, "Vine Growth," which is indeed insufficient for his wizardry skills.

He felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of things to do.

Finally, there's that eerie totem...

Every time Matthew recalled the totem on that snow beast, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Although he hadn't used the system to refine the totem, the twisted lines on it were firmly etched in his mind, impossible to erase.

"Could the strange changes in the Great Snow Mountain be related to this?"

Completely clueless, Matthew dismissed these ideas.

"I've already meditated today. I'll go buy some medicinal herbs to make healing potions to sell."

Even after returning to the wizarding world, healing potions remained indispensable for novice apprentices like them.

Matthew gave all his healing potions to Todd, so now he can make more for himself.

"besides……"

Matthew suddenly had a bold idea.

"Perhaps we could go to the library."

His system can access the content of books, so he plans to go to the library and extract the information thoroughly.