Colin took a long breath and put away the Foolishness Scepter.
Official Wizard...
This goal, which had seemed so far away, now appeared to be within reach.
As long as he was determined, with the help of the Foolishness Scepter, becoming an Official Wizard was just a matter of time!
However... before doing all this, some preparations were necessary.
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Three days later, at dawn.
On Lier Holy Street, outside Colin's residence.
"Sigh—"
A gray-black public carriage gradually came to a stop.
Lillian knocked on the door.
"Lillian Senior?" Colin opened the door and asked in confusion.
"Dark Court Flower, Luo Po Potion, Star Moon Grass... all of the best quality, comparable to those in the Alus Association, take them."
As she spoke, Lillian took them out one by one from the Storage Ring and handed them to Colin.
"This... Thank you, Lillian Senior." Colin quickly accepted them and was about to invite Lillian inside when he heard her say:
"Keep these Magic Potions safe, I have some other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
"Wait!" Colin hurriedly called out to Lillian; he had something to ask her.
In fact, this time when Lillian knocked on the door, it wasn't Renee who answered, it was him, precisely because he was planning to find Lillian.
"What is it?" Lillian asked, puzzled.
Colin hesitated a bit, but eventually spoke:
"Lillian Senior, I would like to borrow some Magic Stones from you."
Lillian was slightly startled, smoothed her hair beside her ear, and asked softly, "How many do you need?"
"One thousand Magic Stones will do," Colin replied, feeling a bit embarrassed even with his thick skin.
But it couldn't be helped.
If he chose to use the Foolishness Scepter to reduce some witchcraft, then after advancing, he would want to immediately break the limits of the reduced witchcraft.
Breaking limits required Magic Stones... and he didn't have any.
Or rather, he didn't have time to earn them.
"Yes," Lillian took out the Magic Stones from the Storage Ring and handed them to Colin, showing no signs of anything unusual as usual.
This eased Colin's embarrassment.
Seemingly recalling something, Lillian then instructed:
"Junior Colin, try to stay indoors as much as possible in the coming days and focus on your cultivation at home to foster your Talent Seed as soon as possible."
"Alright, Lillian Senior." Colin nodded and tentatively asked, "Has something else happened in the city?"
Lillian shook her head, explaining, "It's still about the matter on Liete Street."
"Didn't the devotees of the Divine already die?"
"According to the Law Enforcement Team's investigation, there are other devotees. That dead Apprentice was merely to divert attention to cover for the others."
'Other devotees!' Colin's expression turned solemn, deciding in his heart to stay indoors as much as possible until he became an Official Wizard!
"In any case, be careful in the coming days. The remaining devotees seem to have special, unusually strong abilities to hide."
Lillian gave her advice again before hurrying away.
Her figure gradually receded and eventually boarded a public carriage.
Colin withdrew his gaze and quickly walked toward the basement.
Now that he had the Magic Potions and the Magic Stones were ready.
No need to ponder too much, now he had only one goal!
That was to cultivate the Tin Ring Meditation Method to its limit, then foster the Talent Seed, and achieve a breakthrough all at once!
Upon reaching the basement,
With a gentle wave of his hand, Colin summoned the Foolishness Scepter.
The next second, pale golden particles gathered... and he summoned the Golden Paper as well.
Scanning from top to bottom, he pondered inwardly.
Strictly speaking, any witchcraft or skill that had gone through breaking limits could be downgraded by one level using the Foolishness Scepter, achieving complete mastery to avoid impacting the nurturing of the Talent Seed.
And after advancing to an Official Wizard, he could immediately spend some Magic Stones to break limits again.
The only exceptions were the Tin Ring Meditation Method and any witchcraft that hadn't gone through breaking limits.
The Tin Ring Meditation Method, derived from the Circulation Meditation and the Tin Saint Meditation Method, would clearly make all his effort from the past three months go to waste if downgraded.
As for the witchcraft that hadn't been broken through limits, he couldn't precisely forget just enough of it.
And if too much was forgotten, considering the characteristics of the Foolishness Scepter, it would be too dangerous...
After pondering for a moment, Colin put away the scepter.
Having understood his current situation, what he should do next became naturally clear—
He needed to cultivate the Tin Ring Meditation Method and those witchcrafts that had never been broken through limits to their limits, then use the Foolishness Scepter to downgrade the rest of the witchcraft, and then foster the Talent Seed.
Finally, using Magic Power as fuel and Spirit as a furnace, he would nurture the Talent Seed and achieve a breakthrough all at once!
"Renee, for the next while, just like before, try not to go out."
Ascending the stairs, Colin found Renee and advised her before entering the Meditation Room to begin his seclusion!
Leaves rustled.
In the yard, a large tree with golden veins swayed, and flowers moved without wind.
Along the wall, the originally lush vines seemed to accelerate in time, visibly growing quickly, almost covering the entire wall.
A solemn atmosphere quickly permeated the entire residence.
The seclusion had begun!
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Time flew by.
One night, in the Meditation Room, Colin abruptly opened his eyes.
'There's a strange noise!'
He frowned slightly, listening carefully.
Thud... Hiss... Ah...
To ensure his meditation wasn't disturbed, the Meditation Room was typically made of special soundproof materials, providing good sound insulation.