Witchcraft Gloves

"That's a real shame..."

Matthew said it was a pity, but his face didn't show much regret. Instead, he felt fortunate.

He has too many secrets, and with the system around him, if he becomes a student of Wizard Silas, his secrets might be discovered without him even realizing it.

Given the wizard's obsessive spirit of exploration, he'll inevitably become research material...

Seeing that the enchanting commission was complete, Lucian had no intention of lingering any longer.

"Matthew, your enchanting skills are truly amazing."

"I hope that in the future I can ask you to enchant my alchemical items as well."

After saying this, Lucien prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Lucien stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Matthew with a puzzled expression.

"I would like to ask you to craft an item for me."

Matthew plans to split the Meteor Spell 3.0 into a Magic Vibration Module and a Shaping Module.

However, the activation of the Magic Vibration Module will inevitably generate violent energy fluctuations.

Therefore, he had to craft a magical artifact capable of containing this fluctuation.

This is the first step in his plan to reveal the truth of witchcraft.

After much deliberation, he decided to craft a witchcraft glove.

Because when casting spells, gloves that fit snugly against the hands can reduce the distance required to infuse magic.

"I want a magical glove that can withstand violent energy fluctuations."

What's the toughest material you have on hand?

"The toughest material..."

Upon hearing this, Lucien's face showed a strange expression.

He had made custom-made witchcraft props for many apprentices, but this was the first time he had encountered a request like Matthew's.

After a moment of silence, Lucien suddenly smiled.

"If I had to pick the toughest material I have on hand..."

"You probably have quite a few too."

"Huh?" Matthew suddenly realized, "You mean..."

"That's right, it's the avalanche behemoth you hunted down in the Winter Realm last time."

Looking back now, Matthew realizes that the Avalanche behemoth's skin was indeed exceptionally tough.

That avalanche behemoth had a constitution of 68 points, although it was 2 points lower than Amon's stitched dragon.

However, in terms of skin toughness, the Avalanche behemoth surpasses the Stitched Wyvern.

When they were cutting the material, it took them a lot of effort to break open its skin.

Therefore, it seems that its skin should be able to withstand the intense energy fluctuations released by the vibration module.

Thinking of this, Matthew took out the materials and a manuscript from his storage space.

"Then let's do as you say and craft witchcraft gloves from the skin of the Avalanche behemoth."

"This manuscript records my detailed requirements for the witchcraft gloves."

Lucien took the manuscript and began to examine it.

As his gaze swept over the area, a look of confusion appeared on his face.

The manuscript clearly indicates that multiple layers of thickness are needed in certain areas, especially the palms and backs of the hands.

Lucian didn't understand what the purpose of these witchcraft gloves was, but he refrained from asking further questions.

"No problem, these witchcraft gloves are not difficult to make."

"But according to your requirements, the gloves need to be reinforced with multiple layers of thick material in various places, so it will take me more time to complete them."

Matthew looked nervous and asked, "How long will it take?"

After some mental calculation, Lucian replied:

"It will definitely be completed within three months!"

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness it's only three months."

There are still three and a half months until the wizard advancement trial; all that's needed is to complete the gloves before then.

Lucian was somewhat surprised as to why the other party cared so much about the time it took to forge the gloves, but he didn't ask any further questions.

Matthew took out a magic stone fragment from his storage space to pay the deposit, explained the details, and then watched the other party leave.

Immediately afterwards, Matthew went to the counter and sold the remaining [Lightfall Scroll] to Tom, and also bought some potion ingredients.

……

ten minutes later……

Matthew locked the dormitory door and strode to the lab table.

In preparation for the wizard advancement trial, he planned to produce a large number of [Blood Mist Scrolls] before then.

This scroll is the most powerful sorcery scroll recorded in Dürer's notes.

Even among advanced apprentices, the [Blood Mist Spell Scroll] would be fiercely sought after.

However, he had no intention of selling the [Blood Mist Scroll], not even the diluted, damage-reducing version.

This is undoubtedly an act of aiding the enemy.

Matthew didn't want anyone to pull out the scrolls he made during the trial and use them against him.

He skillfully took out the materials for crafting the [Blood Mist Scroll] and refined them using the system.

After a while.

Matthew looked at the magical ink in the bottle, which contained a strong sense of pressure, and nodded in satisfaction.

Using the refined sorcery ink from the system will undoubtedly greatly enhance the power of the [Blood Mist Scroll].

This gives Matthew another trump card in his wizard advancement trials.

Suppressing his excitement, he grabbed a sorcery knife, dipped it in ink, and began to work.

……

Time flew by, and two weeks passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Matthew basically only did three things.

Meditation, crafting the Blood Mist Scroll, and processing the blood of the Flame Crystal Dragon.

As for converting the strange eye rune, he planned to wait until after the trial to take action.

After numerous failures over the course of two weeks, Matthew finally succeeded in crafting the [Blood Mist Scroll].

The Blood Mist Scroll truly lives up to its reputation as a sorcery scroll that even advanced apprentices would scramble for.

The difficulty of its crafting far exceeded Matthew's imagination. He failed over a hundred times before finally succeeding, consuming as many as 5000 magic stone fragments.

Matthew's extravagant use of magic stones left Tom speechless.

His spending in the past two weeks is equivalent to the expenses of a major client like Julian over several years.

Fortunately, Matthew is wealthy enough to withstand this drain.

Moreover, the power of the [Blood Mist Scroll] is worth the cost of these magic stones.

Matthew clearly remembers that amazing scene at the witchcraft training ground.

After a violent surge of magical energy, he stared blankly at the temperature display on the defensive golem.

1220!

After his testing, the power of the [Blood Mist Scroll] reached a staggering 1220 degrees!

Matthew originally estimated that the power of the roller was at most a little over 1000 degrees, but he didn't expect that he had greatly underestimated it.

It should be noted that the [Meteor Spell 2.0], with a power of only 830 degrees, is already considered outstanding among advanced apprentices.

Even Lucian was amazed when he saw it.

Those whose sorcery power reaches 1000 degrees or more are considered to be at the level of top apprentices.

The only witchcraft spells capable of unleashing power exceeding 1200 degrees are those cast by a small group of apprentices vying for the championship in the wizard advancement trials.

Of course, this doesn't mean Matthew will win the trial.

The ability to unleash magic at 1200 degrees is merely an entry ticket.

According to the intelligence Matthew gathered, several "monsters" will appear in each trial.

He believes that Angela is definitely one of the "monsters" of this year.