Age of Wizards: I Can Analyze All Things-Chapter 39: Active Shield
An Active Shield, as its name suggested, was a shield enchanted with an activation property!
This type of shield was a ’semi-intelligent’ Magic Item. With just a simple command from its master, it could float on its own as if someone were wielding it. It was like the user had grown an extra, invisible hand, and one could only imagine how precious it was.
Pei Ze suppressed his excitement and tried giving a mental command—or rather, just forming a thought. The shield, hovering in mid-air, sensed it instantly. It shifted rapidly, blocking his left side, just as if someone were holding and moving it.
’What a treasure!’
A genuinely joyful smile spread across Pei Ze’s face.
An Active Shield was worth at least two thousand Gold Coins on the Black Market, placing it among the most expensive of all alchemical-grade Magic Items.
Of course, it was worth every penny.
With this Active Shield, his defensive capabilities had increased by another huge margin.
He had originally planned to buy a Defense Magic Item after selling his next batch of potions, but it seemed that was no longer necessary.
’When your luck is in, nothing can stop it.’
Pei Ze smiled, glanced at the sky outside, and saw that it was still a few hours until dawn. He returned to his bedroom to sleep.
When he woke up, the analysis of the Cyan Mist Breathing Technique was complete.
Pei Ze leaped out of bed and immediately began to circulate the Cyan Mist Breathing Technique. He successfully completed a full cycle on his very first try.
’Mastering a High-tier Breathing Technique after just one night of sleep... If those people at the Knight Academy found out, they’d probably die of frustration.’
Feeling the qi and blood surging within him, a faint smile crossed Pei Ze’s face.
Without resting, he continued to practice the Cyan Mist Breathing Technique.
With his Constitution score of nearly 16, he was confident it wouldn’t be long before he could condense a Life Seed.
...
With the large sum of Gold Coins delivered by a "kind soul," Pei Ze temporarily paused his potion-making to devote himself wholeheartedly to Meditation and his Cultivation Breathing Technique.
The Cyan Mist Breathing Technique was a powerful Cultivation Technique with seven layers that led directly to the Great Knight Realm.
One could condense a Life Seed just by cultivating to the third layer.
Cultivating to the seventh layer allowed one to advance to Grand Knight.
Supported by his Knight-level physique, Pei Ze’s cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.
He broke through to the second layer in just three short days.
After that, it took him only seven more days to break through to the third layer, successfully condensing a Life Seed and advancing to the rank of Knight.
Because his Constitution was already so formidable, the Life Seed didn’t cause a qualitative transformation, only a slight increase.
However, Pei Ze didn’t mind at all.
What he valued was the way Battle Qi enhanced his physical attributes in battle, which would significantly boost his close-combat strength.
’It’s a shame that Gale Slash and Sudden Flash can only be used at the Great Knight Realm. Otherwise, my close-combat strength would be even higher.’
Pei Ze thought with some regret.
Gale Slash was the shockwave combat skill that the black-robed man had used that night. A single strike had not only annihilated dozens of Fog Crows but had also nearly shattered the Protective Force Field of his Protective Ring, a testament to its immense power.
Sudden Flash, on the other hand, was a single-target combat skill.
In contrast to the wide-area attack of Gale Slash, Sudden Flash pursued speed. It was a lightning-fast strike delivered at extreme velocity, designed to kill the enemy before they could even react. Its power was in no way inferior to Gale Slash.
...
Star Realm Calendar, Year 14523, November 30th.
「The day before the trial」
「The apartment’s living room」
Pei Ze finished his final round of cultivation and let out a long breath.
A long stream of white mist shot out like an arrow, extending two meters before slowly dissipating into the air.
’I’ve finally broken through to the fourth layer!’
A smile appeared on Pei Ze’s face.
"Omniscience, scan my current status."
[Spirit: 43.83]
[Constitution: 20.45]
[Task 1: Create a new Meditation Technique. Estimated time: 403 days, 16 hours, 12 minutes.]
[Task 2: Analyze Gale Slash. Estimated time: 2 days, 18 hours, 11 minutes.]
[Task 3: Analyze Sudden Flash. Estimated time: 3 days, 4 hours, 9 minutes.]
Looking at the data, Pei Ze nodded in satisfaction.
The Constitution of a Peak Knight was generally between 17 and 20. His current Constitution had undoubtedly reached the absolute limit for a Peak Knight.
Once his Cyan Mist Breathing Technique broke through to the sixth layer, he would be able to advance to Grand Knight at any time.
Meanwhile, the analyses of Gale Slash and Sudden Flash were underway. He would be able to master them instantly upon advancing to Grand Knight.
But what pleased Pei Ze even more was the increase in his Spirit attribute.
He had started consuming the Divine Awakening Flower and Merak Water the day after he returned from the Black Market.
To maximize their effects, he only consumed one Divine Awakening Flower or 100 milliliters of Merak Water per day.
By the time he had used up all the Divine Awakening Flowers and Merak Water he had purchased, he had also reached the tolerance limit for both substances.
In the end, the two substances had increased his Spirit attribute by a total of 2.9 points!
’My Spirit attribute is already too high, so the effects were a bit diminished. If I had taken these right after advancing to a Second-level Wizard Apprentice, I could have gained at least 4 points of Spirit!’
’Speaking of which, the trial is tomorrow.’
Pei Ze looked out the window at the clear sky, feeling a wave of emotion.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed since he arrived at High Tower Academy.
He still remembered how, in the beginning, he had been struggling with how to advance to a First-level Wizard Apprentice. Now, he was just one step away from becoming a Third-level Wizard Apprentice.
The increase in his power had been nothing short of immense!
And it was all thanks to the Eye of Omniscience!
’This is only the beginning. With the Eye of Omniscience, I’ll reach the pinnacle of this world sooner or later!’
A surge of excitement coursed through Pei Ze.
After a moment, he calmed his mind.
Reaching the pinnacle was a goal for the distant future. The most important thing right now was to perform well in the trial and earn a handsome reward. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
The Path of the Wizard was inseparable from abundant resources, and Pei Ze didn’t want to miss any opportunity to acquire them.
Composing himself, he began to inspect his dimensional bag.
For tomorrow’s trial, he had prepared a large amount of food and fresh water in his dimensional bag, including rations for Wuyu.
—Not long ago, he had made a special trip to the Black Market, sold off most of his potions, and exchanged them for a good number of Magic Stone Coins to serve as Wuyu’s food.
In just over half a month, Wuyu had "eaten" a total of seventeen Magic Stone Coins, equivalent to 8,500 Gold Coins. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call it a money-swallowing black hole.
But the return on such a huge investment was also remarkable.
Wuyu’s growth over the past half-month had been explosive.
The power of its full-force strike had now reached about 4 degrees, far surpassing that of a Peak Knight.
Combined with its mist-form ability, it could go head-to-head with a Grand Knight without any issue.
The combat strength of the ordinary Fog Crows had also reached the level of a Senior Knight, and their numbers were approaching the two-thousand mark.
It was safe to say that Wuyu was now his strongest trump card, even more formidable than he was himself!
Currently, he possessed numerous modified spells for offense, the great weapon that was Wuyu, and both a Protective Ring and an Active Shield for defense. His capabilities in both attack and defense were excellent.
As for supplies, he had enough food and fresh water to survive for a month, a full set of outdoor camping gear, dozens of assorted potions... His preparations could be described as exceptionally thorough, with the vast amount of supplies stuffing his dimensional bag to the brim.
’Everything is ready. Now I just have to wait for the trial to begin.’
