"I might have to go out with my mentor for a week next week," said Angelina to Locke, who was next to her in the laboratory.
"Oh, is something the matter?" Locke, who was helping Angelina stabilize the alchemy table, asked while hammering on it with a clanging sound.
"Yes, it has something to do with my advancement to an intermediate Lehrling." Angelina, who was reading a book, nodded.
As Angelina became more and more engrossed in her book, Locke didn't disturb her and continued to install the shelf on the alchemy table.
He didn't know what material the alchemy table was made of, but he, a mid-rank Knecht, had to expend a lot of effort just to destroy a corner of it. It was no wonder that Angelina specifically asked him to come.
Finally, he fixed the rack for the test tubes on the alchemy table. Before he could take a breather, Angelina, who was holding a book in one hand, pointed at an oval black bottle next to her with the other hand without turning her head. "Install that flamethrower too."
"Okay!" Locke wiped his sweat with his sleeve and continued working. He didn't know how Angelina noticed that he had just finished his work when she was so focused on her book.
However, he didn't complain. He knew that Angelina was taking revenge on him.
When Angelina came back from the academy last night, he was playing with Uniform Temptation in Glace's room.
No matter how magnanimous Angelina was, she still had to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, any shadow guard captain would be able to do the menial work of installing the alchemy table.
A Caster's advancement couldn't be judged by common sense. Angelina had only been a low-rank Lehrling for less than half a year, but she was already preparing to advance to a mid-rank Lehrling.
On one hand, it was because Angelina had accumulated a lot of experience. On the other hand, her extraordinary talent in mental power and intelligence was something that other casters couldn't hope to catch up to.
Locke knew that the reason why Angelina was working so hard was because of her grand-aunt.
Locke had only met her grandaunt once when he first arrived in Princeton last year. She was a stern-looking old lady. She might not have been interested in Angelina at first, but after seeing her potential in all aspects over the past year, she became more and more interested in Angelina.
This granduncle-master had taught Angelina more than once in private. In just half a year, Angelina was able to go from a Lehrling who only learned basic knowledge to being able to control an alchemy table on her own. It had a lot to do with the old lady's teachings.
The old lady had even lowered her standards. As long as Angelina could show the potential to advance to a high-rank Lehrling, she could directly bring her to the Sanctum to train.
He couldn't guess what the Sanctum meant to casters, but he could feel the desire in Angelina's heart. He fully supported her in her pursuit of the Sanctum.
It took him a whole day to finally finish renovating Angelina's alchemy lab. He was so tired that he lay on the floor. As a reward for his hard work, Angelina gave him a kiss, completely ignoring the sweat on his face.
"By the way, help me see what this is." Locke thought of something and sat cross-legged with his arms propped up. He took out three stalks of red grass from his spatial ring.
Smoothing her hair, Angelina took a wooden box and examined it carefully for a while. "Firestripe?" A slightly surprised voice sounded.
"Hmm? How is it? Is it useful to you? " Asked Locke eagerly. He would always pick up some magic plants and materials during his missions, but he wasn't in a hurry to sell them. Instead, he brought them back to show Angelina.
He would only consider helping Angelina if she couldn't use it.
"It's a little useful, I'll take it."
"Sure."
Apart from being a caster, Angelina was also interested in alchemy. Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to build an alchemy lab and buy a whole set of alchemy tables at a high price.
These three stalks of Fire Patterned Grass were good choices for making the Body Incineration Potion that increased fire resistance or the Fire Potion that increased fire affinity for a short period of time.
Moreover, the two potions weren't difficult to make and were worth a lot of money. They were perfect for Angelina to practice her skills.
As long as it was useful to Angelina, at least Locke didn't waste his time. "What about these two?" Locke took out the frost crocodile's magic crystal and the test tube containing the light blue blood.
It was like a treasure pouch. Every time he returned from a mission, he would always bring Angelina some surprises from his spatial ring. However, Angelina was already very satisfied with the firestripe today, so she didn't ask for either of the other two.
"You can give the ice crystal core to Daenie. The same goes for the blood. You can ask Daenie to get someone to make a few potions to increase her affinity for the water element," suggested Angelina.
As Angelina's best friend, Daenie was taken care of by Angelina in every aspect.
"Sure, I'll give it to her tomorrow," answered Locke. He knew that Daenie, the shy little girl, had successfully advanced to a low-rank Lehrling a month ago.
Currently, only Magician Mina and the two male knights had not advanced in rank. Billie had become a low-rank Lehrling two months ago.
The carriage stopped in front of Daenie's house the next evening.
"Thank you, Locke!" Daenie was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected gift. As a low-rank Lehrling, she needed a high-quality water crystal core to make the tip of her magic staff.
Her parents had already gotten her a mid-rank water magic core, but it couldn't compare to the ice crystal core that Locke had given her.
A staff made of ice magic core was much stronger than a water magic staff, be it in terms of attack power or defensive spells. It was the best choice for a water-type caster like her.
Due to Aomar's warm climate, there were very few ice element magic cores on the market. Almost as soon as they appeared on the market, they would be bought by powerful nobles and people with connections.
The blue frost crocodile's blood was also the icing on the cake. With Daenie's family's influence, it was easy for them to find an alchemist to make a few enhancement potions.
Of course, Daenie didn't accept Locke's offer for free.
Daenie, who had always been an obedient girl, was so angry that she turned into a steamed bun. Locke could only accept fifty gold moores as a token payment.
This made Locke have a better impression of Daenie.
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