Ai Jin’s tutting stopped. He stared at Lu Cang as if looking at a monster.

"That... Magic Void transformation stage?"

Iz: "Mhm."

Ai Jin heaved a long sigh. "The younger generation is truly something to be feared..."

"Alright, tell me. What kind of Magic Wand are you looking to have made?"

Iz glanced at Lu Cang. "Go on, take it out."

Lu Cang nodded and took the [Void Spirit Star Wood] out of his Storage Space.

"This is...!"

Seeing the Void Spirit Star Wood, Ai Jin jumped back in fright.

"Iz! Did you rob the national treasury?"

Iz looked exasperated. "Ai Jin, do I look like that kind of person to you?"

Ai Jin caressed the Void Spirit Star Wood. "Otherwise, how could that old coot, the King, bear to part with something like this for you?"

"It wasn’t for me. It was for him."

Ai Jin looked at Lu Cang.

"For him?"

"Perhaps he saw the value in his Talent."

Iz placed a hand on Lu Cang’s head. "Lu Cang really is an incredible genius, though second only to me, of course."

’Oh, Iz. That last part was completely unnecessary.’

’I’m still a little behind now, but I expect that with a few more Divine Talents, I should be able to surpass Iz.’

’After becoming a Level 3 Mage, I’ll switch over to become a Level 1 Decryption Scholar.’

’I’ll get two new Divine Talents in one go.’

’That should be enough.’

’Although, I have a feeling the Decryption Scholar’s Talent won’t be a Battle Element type.’

Ai Jin stared at the Void Spirit Star Wood on the table, his expression serious and solemn.

He crouched down again and asked, "Kid, what kind of Magic Wand do you want?"

Lu Cang had already thought this through long before he arrived.

He answered candidly, "I want a Magic Wand that can significantly increase Casting Distance. It would be best if it could also increase the Magic’s Power and its area of effect. As for effects like conserving Magic Power or shortening Chanting time, I don’t need those at all."

Ai Jin counted on his fingers. "Distance, Power, and Range."

"That shouldn’t be a problem."

"What about other Enchantment Effects? For example, a specific Elemental boost, or if you have any Magic you excel at, or a preferred Element type, I can offer some suggestions."

Iz spoke up. "Ai Jin, Lu Cang is a genius with Perfect Sensitivity to All Elements. He doesn’t need an elemental preference. And as for his Casting... he can elevate any Magic to the Beyond Level all by himself."

Ai Jin heard Iz’s response.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

’This genius sounds a bit ridiculous.’

"You said Beyond Magic? The same ’Beyond’ you mentioned before?"

Iz: "Mhm, that’s right. He’s the one who developed this Beyond Magic."

’A monster...’

’A real monster. Why are magical geniuses popping up like they’re free these days?’

’No wonder our Lorren Kingdom’s position on the continent is becoming more and more secure.’

Lorren itself is a Kingdom centered on and revering Magic. Although it accommodates other Professions, Magic is undoubtedly the Core of which the Lorren Kingdom is most proud.

It has one Level 6 Magic Saint, Feize, and seven or eight Level 5 Magic Emperors.

On this continent, even if its national strength isn’t the absolute strongest, it can be considered Overlord Level.

For other small countries, having even one Level 5 Mage is considered good.

Some weaker nations might not even have a single Level 5 Professional... though such countries are generally smaller than a single city in the Lorren Kingdom.

As for Izparut.

He isn’t from the Lorren Kingdom; he’s just happened to be passing through.

The King wanted to keep Iz in the country, or at least have his name affiliated with the Lorren Kingdom, but he was met with Iz’s merciless refusal.

Iz is an absolute neutral, favoring no race and leaning toward no nation.

This was likely the reason the King was unwilling to give him the Void Spirit Star Wood.

Of course, with Iz’s power, he wasn’t exactly hurting for one more Magic Staff.

Ai Jin paused for a moment, then said, "So, for the Magic Wand’s effects, the focus will be on Casting Distance, Power, and increasing the Magic’s area of effect."

"This is good. The more focused the requirements, the better the crafted Effect will be."

Iz’s hand swept lightly across the table.

A row of bones, shells, roots, leaves... all sorts of materials appeared before Ai Jin.

"Tier Seven... a Tier Seven Demon’s shell?"

"And this, could it be the legendary Mirror Dragon Scale?!"

"Is this the heart of the King of the Holy Spirits?"

Iz smiled. "Let’s use these materials."

Lu Cang stared at the table full of materials, somewhat stunned himself.

"Iz, these materials... they’re too valuable."

But Iz shook his head. "Lu Cang, a primary material on the level of Void Spirit Star Wood must be paired with auxiliary materials like these."

"Otherwise, you won’t be able to bring out its best effects."

"I’m using the corpse of the King of Exotic Insects you killed for research, so you can consider this a trade for these materials."

The corpse of a single King of Exotic Insects was definitely not worth so many Tier Seven materials. Lu Cang knew that.

"Besides, as your master, I’ve never given you a Magic Wand."

"In the academies, when a student gets promoted, their mentor always gives them a commemorative Magic Wand."

"So, you could say this Magic Wand is my belated promotion gift to you."

For a moment, Lu Cang didn’t know how to respond.

Izparut had helped him so much. If it weren’t for Iz, he might have just been a Mage who learned the ordinary Magic Enhancement Technique.

Even if he had raised the ordinary Magic Enhancement Technique to Level 100, or even to the Beyond Level, he probably wouldn’t have such an immense amount of Magic Power.

As for everything else...

Lu Cang couldn’t even begin to count it all.

After a long period of contemplation, Lu Cang finally looked up. "Iz."

"I will become a student you can be proud of."

Iz: "Oh! Then I’ll look forward to it!"

"Right, the processing fee." Lu Cang said to the shopkeeper.

But Ai Jin just waved his hand. "What fee!"

"You should count your blessings I’m not paying you for this."

Ai Jin clapped his hands. "How about this? Go pick any two Magic Tools from out front. Whatever you want."

"Huh?" Lu Cang was confused. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"What’re you ’huh’-ing about?"

Iz laughed. "High Tier materials are a once-in-a-lifetime find. A crafting opportunity like this will allow him to fulfill an Enchanter’s dream."

"For him, an opportunity like this is something money can’t buy."

’Oh...’

’So that’s how it is.’

Lu Cang’s understanding of this world deepened a little more.

Iz: "Ai Jin, how long will it take to finish the Magic Wand?"

Ai Jin had already taken the Void Spirit Star Wood in hand, examining it minutely as if caressing a lover.

He stared at the piece of wood with an obsessed gaze.

He replied, "A week should be about right... However, I can only craft it with Level 5 properties for now."

"I’ll need to get promoted before I can add Level 6 properties."

"But for this little guy, this will be more than enough for a long time."

"This Magic Wand... it might just become the most powerful Magic Wand on the entire continent..."