152: Secret news

"Green..."

Mentor Bruceklin also regained his usual composure.

"The academy's current batch of Tier 1 life potions is gone. The earliest we can expect the next batch of materials to mature, and thus refine a new batch of potions, is five years from now."

"Is it possible to purchase them from outside?"

Green asked, somewhat unwilling to give up. Waiting five years was too long. Green couldn't wait that long, and he wasn't sure if Lord Joyce could last five years.

Breaking through, naturally, is best done in one go. Green understood this, and Mentor Bruceklin naturally understood it too... "It's not possible in the short term."

"These are strategic materials; no academy would easily let them go."

"Furthermore, within the Seven Towers Alliance, our Plant Heart Academy is already the main supplier of Tier 1 life potions. Our output accounts for 30% of the entire Seven Towers Alliance's supply."

Mentor Bruceklin shook his head with a bitter expression, shattering Green's illusions.

"In addition, over the years, we have also heavily sought and purchased all kinds of materials for refining Tier 1 life potions from the outside world, once sweeping clean all available medicinal materials. Now, it's incredibly difficult to find even one set of potion raw materials on the market..."

"Now the entire Mist Coast knows that our Plant Heart Academy urgently needs to cultivate a new Formal Wizard. So, they'd be doing well not to kick us when we're down, let alone trade such strategic resources to us."

...Green believed him.

This was very likely.

Given the academy's desperate state, even a mentor with only a 10% chance of success dared to challenge becoming a Formal Wizard, to gamble on a miracle with a one in ten chance of survival.

One must know that on the Mist Coast, the universally recognized minimum success rate for challenging Formal Wizard status among all Wizard Academies is 30%.

In other words, under normal circumstances, Wizards would only attempt to become a Formal Wizard if they had a success rate of no less than 30%. Otherwise, it would be suicide.

This success rate is based on a scientific measurement and evaluation system, perfected by generations of Wizards, and has become the recognized standard for all Wizards.

Green benefited from the dual blessings of being a Wizard and a Bloodline Great Knight, requiring no accumulation, and naturally having a success rate of no less than 30%.

It is said that a Grand Knight of extreme bloodline also has an additional 10% success rate bonus, so Green might have a chance of over 40%, which would rank him among the top three in the history of Plant Heart Wizard Academy.

The probability of success was quite high.

If Green were to accumulate for another eight to ten years before breaking through his Mind Bottleneck, diligently honing his mind and cultivation, he could increase his success rate by another 10% to 20%.

Therefore, Mentor Bruceklin felt so regretful for Green, a genius whose upper limit of success rate was expected to reach 50%, or even 60%.

Yet, due to the academy's needs, he would have to pay a huge price to break through his Mind Bottleneck early, challenging to become a Formal Wizard with only a 40% chance.

This was Green's sacrifice and responsibility... "Green..."

Mentor Bruceklin hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.

"Actually, there's another place where you can achieve a breakthrough, and it can even increase your success rate by at least 10%. It's, it's..."

"What is it, Mentor? Please tell me quickly."

Seeing new hope, Green immediately urged him.

"No matter how great the cost, I will try."

"Alas..."

"Green, you must have heard the legends of the Elven Secret Realm, right?"

Mentor Bruceklin sighed, his face suddenly looking ten years older.

"Elven Secret Realm?"

"Is it that Elven Secret Realm that appears once every hundred years, containing countless rare treasures and precious resources?"

"Legend has it that it was the backyard of the Ancient Wizards. Is it about to appear?"

..."Yes, Green."

Mentor Bruceklin said with a solemn expression:

"According to Wizard Shining Star's calculations, it will appear in half a year. The fruit of life borne by the Tier 1 Ancient Elf Tree inside should also be ripe."

"If you can obtain a fruit of life, you will have enough vitality to burn. This is three to five times more effective than the Tier 1 life potions we refine ourselves."

"Haha..."

Green laughed cheerfully.

"Mentor Bruceklin, why didn't you tell me such good news sooner?"

"You made me worry for nothing. With the fruit of life, who needs Tier 1 life potions? I've heard that a complete fruit of life not only greatly increases the success rate of breaking through to a Formal Wizard, but also allows the Wizard to gain an additional 100 years of lifespan after success."

"Even if the breakthrough isn't successful, the fruit of life still provides enough vitality to prevent the Wizard from being severely weakened, helping them save their life."

..."Green..."

"If you can think of so many benefits, don't others think of them too?"

Mentor Bruceklin criticized:

"You are a rational Wizard, do not be blinded by the huge benefits before you."

"Do you know that behind the ripening of every fruit of life lies the accumulation of countless corpses?"

"The battle for the fruit of life is unimaginably cruel."

"According to the historical records of the Seven Towers Alliance, each fruit of life requires the vitality replenishment of hundreds of living beings to fully ripen."

"Coupled with the fact that there are only three of them, one can imagine the intensity of the competition."

"Green, I originally didn't want you to take such a risk. You are the most promising talent in our academy to break through in the last fifty years."

"The Elven Secret Realm is too dangerous!"

..."Mentor Bruceklin, you're mistaken."

Green firmly retorted:

"The supreme truth of The Crown of the Scales of Truth—behind every gift of fate, a price is clearly marked."

"I will not be deterred by this mere danger, nor do I believe the academy will give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Therefore, my idea is that our academy should organize an elite suicide squad, and I will participate, to jointly compete for a fruit of life."

"I believe that with the help of this fruit of life, I will definitely succeed!"

"Our Wizard Academy will also resume its glory..."

"The White Wizard Tower, never falls..."

..."Green..."

"You, do you really have such great confidence?"

"The academy began preparing as soon as it received the news, but the competitors hadn't been decided yet, so there wasn't a big publicity campaign."

Mentor Bruceklin was so excited that his lips trembled.

"I inherently have the dual blessings of a Wizard and an extreme Bloodline Great Knight, giving me a 40% success rate. Adding another 10% from the fruit of life, I have at least a 50% success rate."

"Finally, coupled with my resolve to succeed or die trying, this confidence is the greatest in the academy."

"Of course, Mentor Bruceklin, if you can find a more confident and outstanding candidate than me, I am willing to do my utmost to assist him, help him compete for a fruit of life, and I am willing to be a green leaf to his red flower."

"No, no..."

"Green, currently, you have the highest success rate in the academy."

"However, without rules, nothing can be accomplished. If you want to obtain the fruit of life, you must also have merits that convince others."

Hearing Green's resolute determination to die and his unwavering resolve, Mentor Bruceklin knew that Green was a good choice. The wizard's path to a Formal Wizard was a gate of hell; without the resolve to die, even the greatest success rate was a joke.

And Mentor Bruceklin knew that Green had a fear of death, so, in order to stimulate Green's fighting spirit and determination, Mentor Bruceklin did not hesitate to plan far ahead and set up a scheme.

"Good, your resolve is excellent."

"Originally, as the future hope of the academy, you shouldn't participate in this brutal competition."

"However, since you are also on the verge of breaking through and wish to contend for this once-in-a-century opportunity, then, Green, report to the expedition command center. Compete for this fruit of life based on your ability and merits."