Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 641 - 558 Gunman and Dream Corridor_2

"Kael, do you have any plans for the future?"

The young man with yellow hair, immersed in his own thoughts, did not lift his head:

"Isn't it good to be a pharmacist or a doctor like our teacher? If we have superior abilities, perhaps we could cure the teacher ourselves, no longer needing to rely on others. What about you, Jacob?"

Spitting out the grass stem from his mouth, the red-haired young man raised his head, his eyes reflecting mountains and lakes, and his mouth unconsciously curved into a smile:

"I want to be a naturalist. Humans, even wizards, know too little about nature. Even among the native tribes, there are cases where people die from eating unfamiliar mushrooms or wild fruits.

I want to reveal the general laws governing the species of this world, guiding humanity to understand and then thoroughly conquer it!"

However, the enthusiasm lasted only a moment before his emotions quickly fell into a lull:

"I don't know if the teacher can recover. It's all the fault of those scheming bastards from the Clover School!"

As he spoke, they had already arrived at the wooden cabin among the cedar trees, which was their shared home with their teacher.

Creak—

At that exact moment, the door opened, and a middle-aged wizard, with a corner of his robe embroidered with a clover, emerged from the cabin, standing at the door turning back:

"Master Leon, our 'Clover School' is very sincere about that magic potion formula. I will come again in a few days, hoping that by then, you have made a clear decision."

After saying this, he didn't spare a glance at the two apprentices at the door and left in a high-handed manner.

As they listened to the soft yet firm threat in the other's words,

Jacob and Kael glared at the departing figure, their faces fluctuating between anger and resignation, knowing full well that even if they used all their strength, they couldn't harm an official wizard. Eventually, they relaxed their tightly clenched fists helplessly.

They both sighed simultaneously.

"Cough cough... what are you two doing standing there? Come in quickly."

They hurried into the cabin and, seeing the increasingly haggard teacher, couldn't help but feel a sting in their noses.

Seeing his two disciples in this state, Leon, whose face had gradually turned ashen, remained open-minded and even had the heart to joke: "I originally wanted to trade the 'Dream Corridor Potion' formula for your entrance into the school. I didn't expect them to plan to gain something for nothing. You two really don't have the fortune to become school wizards!"

A hierarchy of disdain exists everywhere.

The university school wizards look down on the small school wizards, the small school wizards look down on the shaman wizards, and the shaman wizards look down on the wild mages.

Among the circles of wizards, wild mages have always been at the bottom, lacking knowledge, resources, connections, and power...

However, for wild mages or small schools, there's still hope for an unexpected success. The most economical way to enhance their power, gain knowledge, and gather spiritual materials is to enter the Spirit Realm after advancing to an official wizard!

And the root of this "calamity" also began in the Spirit Realm.

All major schools have stable methods of entering the Spirit Realm, Milan's "Prophetic School" has 'Spirit Realm Passage,' Aiven's "Vitalist School" has the 'Spirit Communication Potion,' Olivia's "Gem School" has 'Cat's Eye Stone: Spiritual Awakening'...

Although finally, through continuous practice, they can escape auxiliary tools and enter the Spirit Realm in dreams.

But like needing navigation for a road trip, initially, you can't do without this key, though after a few trips you can manage without it.

Just like the economic and effective formulas left by Leon in the pharmacist's notes were the 'Whale Potion,' 'Bird Language Potion,' and 'Extraction Potion.' This 110-year-old Master of Potions once again utilized his expertise to simplify and create a low-cost "navigation model."

'Dream Corridor Potion'

Effect: Combines with a self-hypnosis method known as the "Dream Corridor" to gradually master the method of slipping directly into the Spirit Realm from dreams, bypassing intermediary processes.

Compared to the major schools' inherited methods, this way seems like a combination of big eyes, maps, iconic buildings, and signposts. Though the efficiency gap between this and others' navigation systems is huge, it lowers hardware requirements by several magnitudes.

Cheap to produce, it can be prepared on a large scale.

After the potion was completed, Leon excitedly started his experiments. The two apprentices were merely students, so the experimenter was, of course, him.

Eventually relying on it to successfully enter the Spirit Realm, he was ambushed by a Spirit Realm creature residing at the beacon anchor ground upon arrival, suffering both a curse and spiritual contamination, and fled back to the material world in disarray.

He initially wanted to ask for help from the "Clover School," also proficient in Magic Potion, using the formula of 'Dream Corridor Potion' in exchange for medicine to treat spiritual contamination and to let the two apprentices join the school, becoming authentic school wizards.

Yet, he couldn't escape the common flaw of highly skilled personnel—high intelligence, low emotional intelligence. He spoke too straightforwardly during negotiations, revealing his intentions. Why pay extra if they can achieve their goals effortlessly?

This led to the scene just now, and it seems the Clover School is growing impatient.

"Teacher, the two of us should soon meet the promotion standards. If we advance to official wizards, that might make them cautious and willing to renegotiate."

Leon raised his hand to stop his disciple's words: 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Cough cough, you should know that if you advance now, you can only become wild mages, and the prospects are worlds apart from wizards with inheritance.

You are still young and talented, so there's no need to sacrifice your future for me. Even the wild mage advancement ceremony, I will not pass on to you.

Originally, the 'Clover School' would have been the best choice since their foundation, like ours, is on Magic Potion, and there's no incompatibility. Unfortunately..."

Once a school establishes its own "Mysterious Source," it naturally corresponds to certain affinities among countless paths. Not everyone is qualified to join a school, nor are they necessarily suited for a specific one.

Apart from positive, negative, and neutral aspects, there are countless subdivisions. For instance, the attributes of the 'Life Tree Meditation Method' lean towards order and nature conservation.

Moreover, every wizard is a resource-consuming Gold-devouring Beast. If the family isn't wealthy, a school wizard also needs to consider whether the investment can yield equivalent returns.

The smaller the school, the more cautious they are.

"I've enlisted the help of Atrean friends from the Iroquois Tribe, and in the next couple of days, you two should prepare to go and lay low there."

"Teacher!"

Both were shaken, simultaneously hearing the ominous undertone in Leon's words.