booktalesy Chapter 304 Core Member, 5 Crystals Perfected, Flynn Breakthrough, Advances to Chief!
Chapter 304 Core Member, 5 Crystals Perfected, Flynn Breakthrough, Advances to Chief!
Chapter 304 Core Member, Five Crystals Perfected, Flynn Breakthrough, Advances to Chief!
"Seventh in the entire college, second in the branch college."
Ian looked at the rankings and felt a little disappointed, because he was only one place behind Flynn.
But it's alright.
They came in second.
Apart from Ian, everyone else was also looking at the new rankings, and their feelings changed in different ways.
"Damn it!"
Ivan looked at the rankings, his face grim, but he also understood that this was normal.
In the first and second rounds, he was lower than Ian. In the third round, although Ian lost to Adam, he also lost a round.
It's impossible for him to be higher than Ian.
Even his ranking was not low at all, reaching ninth in the entire hospital, only slightly lower than before his injury.
But third is third.
This means he has fallen again.
He looked around and, sure enough, saw many wizards from the Four Symbols Academy staring at Ian and Flynn not far away.
The ranking has dropped.
This naturally led to a decline in his prestige.
"I will take everything back."
He took a deep breath, turned around and left, not wanting to stay, and no one tried to stop him.
"You can apply to the academy for the various rewards. If you don't need them for the time being, you can keep them, but for a maximum of five years."
After making his announcement, Simon left immediately.
As for Ian, he wasn't in a hurry to leave.
Just because there's another core meeting today.
soon.
Inside the familiar meeting hall.
However, Adam is at the top, while Russell is one of the two wizards below, and the other side is empty.
Four officers are lined up below, one of whom is Flynn.
Ian was sitting at the very front of the Four Symbols Courtyard.
"Then let's begin this meeting."
Adam spoke up from the front.
"The first item concerns the adjustment of personnel in the core committee. Many have been promoted to the second ring in the past two years, but some tasks still need to be handled by others. Therefore, the adjustments for the next three months are as follows."
Ian looked ahead.
Indeed, some seats are already empty at this time. This is because core meetings are only held when necessary, so personnel adjustments are not always quick.
The personnel adjustments made are as follows.
Adam began, "The Secretary-General will be Liam Hall, the current Chief of the Molten Institute. As for the Director, the original direction remains unchanged, and the Foreign Affairs Director will be Ian, the current Second Vice-Chairman of the Four Symbols Institute."
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Ian below was also taken aback.
He never expected that he would become a temporary officer.
Getting things done is no easy task.
Within the core council, the president oversees all affairs, the vice president assists, the secretary-general is responsible for documents and liaison with the academy, and the four secretaries are respectively responsible for resources, secret realms, academics, and diplomatic affairs.
It can be said that each direction represents enormous benefits and a certain amount of power.
It can be said that the core staff members, as long as they are outside, have a status no less than that of ordinary staff members in the Second Ring Road.
But upon closer reflection, he is now seventh, so he does seem to be qualified.
But it still doesn't feel enough!
His eyes flickered, but after seeing that the president was Adam, he seemed to gradually understand everything.
So this is what it feels like to have resources supporting you from behind.
However, it's not over yet, since it's only temporary. But generally speaking, most temporary measures eventually become official.
"Three months later, a more formal vote will be held to select new personnel, and then the second step will begin."
Adam proceeded methodically, step by step.
Three hours later.
It's all over.
Congratulations, Ian.
Flynn stepped forward to offer his congratulations.
"Thank you, senior. After this, you should be preparing to advance to the second ring, right?"
Ian nodded and asked.
"Yes, we need to prepare. At most, it will take a year."
Flynn didn't hide anything and said it directly.
"But you, you can use these three months to build connections and try to get the position of director directly after three months," Flynn reminded him.
"Oh?" Ian asked, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"The benefits of doing these jobs are much greater than you imagine, or rather, these positions are a reward from the academy to the core members. You'll understand once you experience it. For example, if you are in charge of diplomacy, you can come into contact with more wizards from external academies, or even wizards from higher-level academies. The benefits are huge."
Flynn said with a smile.
"Understood."
Ian nodded, realizing he had underestimated him.
The two then went to a smaller conference room, where the core meeting was usually followed by the branch core meeting.
But compared to a few years ago.
Everything has changed. Ian and his group now comprise four members of the core council, including two of the top three seats.
It can be said that the power has been completely transferred.
Various tasks naturally favored Ian and his group. Moreover, many wizards had gradually shifted their allegiance from Ivan to Flynn.
After the meeting ended.
Ian went to exchange for resources.
"Sir, these are all the resources that can be exchanged!" A servant took out a list.
"Don't rush to upgrade the resources in the Second Ring Road."
Ian first glanced at the three breakthrough potions and the second-ring artifact, then looked at the other resources.
In addition to exchanging half a point of resources for advancement, the top ten can also exchange for a resource to assist in breakthrough.
He wanted to see what was useful in it.
"Lingyun Spring Water".
Ian's eyes lit up when he saw one of them.
"Sir, this is a precious resource from the Sea of Spiritual Essence within the academy's secret realm. There are only three portions available, and it's top-tier in terms of enhancing spiritual power," the servant explained to him.
"This one will do."
Ian did not hesitate.
He has no shortage of resources in terms of resonance, but he is lacking in terms of mental strength.
Once mental strength reaches its limit.
He can then focus more on resonance, which is the time when he most needs to advance.
soon.
A bottle of pale blue solution was presented to Ian.
Watching the liquid slosh around in the bottle, Ian felt a longing stirring within his very being.
He immediately realized he had made the right choice.
Return to the Wizard's Tower.
Ian swallowed some directly.
As it entered his body, Ian felt as if he had returned to the Sea of Spiritual Energy.
And his mental strength is also rapidly increasing.
three days later.
Ian's mental strength improved slightly, and only one-tenth of the solution was used.
"These should be enough to raise me to around 90. I can also buy some more resources, and maybe I can reach the peak level in about six months."
Ian's eyes lit up.
Without hesitation, he immediately began using his channels to purchase valuable resources that could enhance resonance.
It must be said that the second-place position was quite useful, and he was able to purchase some items very quickly.
Then he entered a new round of improvement.
In the blink of an eye.
Three months have passed.
"My mental strength has broken through 90%!"
In the meditation room, Ian's eyes lit up, as if his mental power had once again crossed a new boundary.
"We're getting closer and closer to achieving the Five Crystals Perfection!"
Ian took a deep breath, turned on the communication crystal, and saw a number of messages coming in.
"The Hagula family invited me... a second-ring family, I can meet them."
"This family is quite sensible, considering the resources they have in terms of spiritual strength."
"Oh, oh, oh, wizards from Grey Tower Academy are coming for an academic seminar. That's interesting. It might be in six months or a year."
Ian made his own judgment as he flipped through the pages.
Since becoming a core member, Ian's power has entered a new phase.
The families I've come into contact with at least have several semi-elementalized members, and I can also occasionally come into contact with families in the second ring.
Academic seminars can be found in other colleges of Whitestone Territory, colleges of Outer Territories, and even now in Grey Tower.
Besides bringing about changes in his social circle, it also brought him a lot of benefits.
Even last month, when he mentioned that he lacked some resources related to mental energy, several families sent him resources.
Normally speaking.
It's rare for a family to do this, because he's not an official member yet.
"But everyone has a lot of confidence in me!"
Ian smiled.
There is a reason for this, of course.
Two months ago, the latest issue of Element Latitude and Longitude was released, featuring articles by Ian and Hector.
They discovered a mental frequency that resonated with the area of elemental mysticism, which shocked countless wizards.
Especially the mysteries of the elements.
There are already many fire element wizards, which allowed Ian to unleash his full potential in the realm of elemental magic once again.
It seems that many wizards only remembered this at this time.
Ian is not only a core member, but also a brilliant scholar.
At the same time, this event greatly boosted the morale of the wizards in the academy and even influenced the course of the battle to some extent.
This is also why many families are willing to invest in him.
However, a selection process is really not a big deal for me now.
Ian shook his head.
Putting aside the relationships within the Four Symbols Academy, he had many familiar second-ring members in each of the academies.
In particular, those who participated in the project were mostly the strongest in the academy, and many of their students were core members, as were families like the Edward family and the Iron Mountain family.
So he never worried.
"But the procedures still need to be followed."
Ian shook his head.
Several days later.
Core meeting.
"The wizards participating in the Academy's diplomatic mission this time are Ian, Ivan, and Harlow."
Adam announced.
Ian looked at Ivan and Haro not far away. He knew them both and didn't expect them to get involved.
But the results came out quickly.
"Ian, 36 votes; Ivan, 15 votes; Harlow, 5 votes."
Adam announced the results.
The wizards below were not surprised at all.
"Ian has discovered the optimal frequency, and I've already started using it. It's definitely much more efficient than before. I wonder which Molten Core wizard wouldn't choose him."
"High ranking, high reputation, I really don't know how these two have the courage to compete."
The wizards were buzzing with discussion.
This made Ivan's face turn ashen.
And Ian took his seat as the director under everyone's gaze, with the wizards below smiling at him.
This is especially true for the wizards of the Molten Core Institute.
The wizards from the other houses also looked at Ian with complicated expressions, simply because with the publication of his paper, Ian was no longer an ordinary wizard.
For the college
He might be even more special than the top core player, because while there are top players every year, those with this kind of ability are rare.
After the meeting.
The wizards took the initiative to approach and speak with Ian.
The scene was harmonious.
Ian was promoted to executive officer.
That day, more resources were sent to Ian's wizard tower, and more families extended invitations.
This brought Ian a large amount of resources.
then.
.
Aside from his daily duties, Ian devoted all his energy to improvement.
Several days later.
The Four Symbols Resonance Meditation Method has reached the master level.
Talent points increased by 800.
At the same time, the fourth level of the technique was completed once.
Ian then went to search for knowledge about the five layers to complete the Four Symbols Resonance Method, but only found one.
The level was lower than expected; it was only a top-level knowledge in one link.
A week later.
Still no!
Ian walked out of the Silver Society library with a frown.
"It's possible that you don't have the knowledge you need." Diana shook her head as well.
This was the first time Ian had encountered such a situation.
With his previous level of authority, he was surprised to find that he could not find the corresponding supplementary knowledge in the academy.
Two possibilities.
One is that the level of knowledge itself is higher, possibly reaching the second level.
With his current access level, he can only view some general knowledge of the second ring; to gain real knowledge, he needs to be at least at the chief level.
Secondly, the academy doesn't have it either.
"If it's the latter, then that's a bit bad!"
Ian raised an eyebrow.
Fortunately, there's no rush now. He still has a lot of knowledge to improve. Not to mention the Resonance Technique, he hasn't even fully completed the knowledge of the fourth level.
"So let's focus on improving our mental strength first."
Ian took a deep breath.
The abundant resources allowed his mental strength to improve rapidly, reaching 92% at this point, bringing him closer and closer to perfection.
I went back that day.
Ian stopped thinking about it and immediately consumed the next portion of the Spirit Spring.
My mental strength is increasing once again.
In the blink of an eye.
Five months later.
"My spiritual power is now completely perfected!"
Ian opened his eyes.
Looking at the panel again, the progress of his mental power has reached 100%, which means that he has reached the Five Crystals Perfection.
"You seem to have changed a lot compared to before!"
Ian closed his eyes and felt it.
First, the range of the mental energy field has expanded significantly, and...
He gently unfolded his domain, and saw that his spiritual power seemed to have merged into it, allowing him to completely control every inch of the domain.
This was something that couldn't be done before.
"This one thing alone has greatly improved my domain. My control over the domain has increased by at least 30%, and the same goes for my combat power."
Ian was calculating.
A first-ring wizard's main combat strength lies in their domain; as their domain improves, their overall strength naturally leaps forward.
"And now that I've finally reached the five-crystal perfection, I can focus all my energy on resonance."
Ian felt much more relaxed.
At this time, external pressure was increasing, and there were only three years left before the deadline set by the academy.
Of the eight years he set, only a little over a year remains.
The latter is definitely impossible, but fortunately, Crimson Eyes should be able to hold out a little longer than expected.
Even so.
Time is running out for him.
"Judging by the time, Flynn should be arriving around now."
Ian pondered.
Suddenly the communication crystal lit up.
Ian's eyes lit up immediately after he looked at it.
It turned out that Flynn had told him that he was going to make a breakthrough in three days.
What a coincidence?
three days later.
Outside the Star Palace.
Ian, Sophia, and many wizards were waiting, and even Ivan and some of the core members of the Four Symbols Academy somehow found out and came here.
Everyone looked toward the elemental pool in the center of the Star Palace, which the academy had specially built for those breaking through to the second ring of witchcraft.
"here we go!"
Suddenly, everyone sensed elemental fluctuations ahead and immediately realized that Flynn was beginning to break through.
Ian also sensed the changes in the surrounding elements.
After all, he will have to face this aspect in the future, so it's always good to experience it to some extent.
Gradually, various elemental fluctuations appeared in the sky.
One day later.
.
The fluctuations subsided.
The gate to the elemental pool opened, and only one figure could be seen walking out.
He strode forward with his head held high, radiating strong water and fire characteristics, and his aura exerted immense pressure on the group of first-ring wizards.
Congratulations, senior.
Ian was the first to step forward and offer his congratulations.
The others also offered their congratulations.
"You will too. The teacher is calling me now, I have to go see the teacher first."
Flynn smiled.
The crowd then dispersed.
The next second, Flynn flew into the sky and disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant, because he was faster.
After Flynn left.
Ian suddenly felt a lot of light coming toward him.
His expression was complicated.
Ian suddenly realized something.
Flynn advanced successfully.
That means he automatically leaves the core sequence, loses his chief position, and all core members will move forward one position in the order.
In other words.
He will start from now.
He would no longer be second.
Instead, he is the chief.
Chief of the Four Symbols Institute.