This wizard only wishes to be a teacher

"Hello, I would like to commission the alchemy cottage to help me craft a witch tool." In front of the Alchemy Workshop, a third-level Wizard Apprentice named Wagner respectfully took out several materials and a bulging bag filled with magic stones.

While the others weren’t paying attention, he flipped his hand and took out a slightly smaller cloth bag, handing it to the person in charge of the alchemy cottage.

"I would like to ask for Master O’Nigg’s help, as you know, we are about to face a blood duel..." Wagner whispered his request.

"Sorry." The apprentice managing the alchemy cottage quickly pushed Wagner’s small bag back to him and looked nervously toward the second floor of the alchemy cottage. After realizing no one noticed their exchange, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master O’Nigg is rather busy these days..." the person in charge let out a breath before explaining.

"I am willing to offer more magic stones. I know everyone is rushing to enhance their own strength..." Wagner’s voice became somewhat urgent.

"It’s not about the magic stones." The person in charge gave a bitter smile and shook his head, looking at Wagner, and whispered, "Lately, Master O’Nigg has been completing a private commission from the dean. It will probably take another three or four days to finish. Moreover, the dean is also involved in crafting that very witch tool..."

"The dean? Wizard Lucien?" Wagner was startled, then recalled the scene when Lucien sealed the Helen Wizard under everyone’s watchful eyes.

He couldn’t help but look up, somewhat admiringly, toward the second floor of the alchemy cottage.

Back then, he too had been affected by the Helen Wizard’s rampage; if not for Lucien’s timely intervention, he might well have been completely dead by now.

"Then please commission another alchemist for me." Wagner nodded to the person in charge. As he walked out of the alchemy cottage, he couldn’t help but stop, turning slightly towards the crafting chamber where Lucien and the others were, and bowing respectfully.

...

As the date of the blood duel approached, the atmosphere at Greybone Academy became visibly tenser.

With the academy deliberately loosening restrictions, the expensive costs of knowledge and witchcraft models for apprentices began to plunge dramatically. The circulation of witch tools in the trading area also increased gradually, and the academy even made available some precious witch tools and other combat items for Wizards or Wizard Apprentices to purchase and select.

"All the witchcraft I can teach you, that you can learn in a short amount of time, I have already taught you. The rest is now up to your own grasp and preparation," Lucien said, looking at the several apprentices in front of him, as he let out a gentle sigh.

With a wave of his hand, immediately a gray pendant and a vibrant emerald green leaf flew towards Gagarin and Edison.

"As per the rules, each of you can only carry one witch tool at the level of a Formal Wizard, and these two that I have prepared should be the most suitable for you," Lucien advised the two. After a brief pause, however, he added,

"However, these are only on loan to you. The credits you owe will need to be repaid slowly afterward. Also, the optimal usage level for these two witch tools is that of a Formal Wizard. Although a third-level Wizard Apprentice can manage to activate them, each use will put pressure on your spiritual power and should not be used as a regular measure."

"You will understand the specific precautions and functions of the witch tools once you imprint them with your spiritual power."

"Even a landlord runs out of surplus..." Lucien remarked, slightly pained as he watched the witch tools fly towards Gagarin and Edison.

The two witch tools he brought out were extremely precious, even significantly aiding Formal Wizards. According to the categorization of witch tools, these two were "First-level witch tools" and among the higher quality ones within their level.

But it’s important to know that not all first-level witch tools can be used by third-level Wizard Apprentices. Considering this point, these two witch tools are definitely of the highest caliber for third-level Wizard Apprentices, usually only the most favored seed players eyed by Formal Wizards would be endowed with such substantial investment.

It should be noted that if either Gagarin or Edison were to die in the blood duel, the witch tools Lucien lent them would also be taken by other apprentices as war trophies and would not be returned to him thereafter.

If it hadn’t been for the "inheritance" of the Helen Wizard’s assets a few days ago, he probably wouldn’t have been so generous.

"As for your armor, Carly, it still needs another two days to be made," Lucien said as he looked at the two inspecting their witch tools. He then turned to Carly and paused before asking, "Your own potions should be well-prepared, right? If you don’t have enough raw materials, let me know."

"It’s enough, Instructor Lucien," Carly nodded.

"I called you all here today because I have received a piece of intelligence," Lucien said to them, his expression turning very serious.

Carly straightened her back as she saw Lucien’s expression, while Gagarin leaned back tactically, awaiting Lucien’s words. Only Edison, as usual, remained unconcerned, continuing to eat his additional meal.

"This intelligence concerns four wizard organizations and some of their well-recognized powerful Wizard Apprentices within," Lucien handed out three lists to them. "Of course, these details of the apprentices’ strengths are from three months ago and can only be used as a reference. Their true strength is definitely stronger than what’s recorded on the lists."

"Especially the ’Hunters,’" Lucien took a deep breath, glanced at Carly and the others, and felt he should still frighten them to make them aware of the cruelty of the blood duel, encouraging them to find a relatively safe area to survive this clash.

"Based on the performance of many Wizard Apprentices, we have compiled a list of the 28 strongest hunters. Of course, we cannot exclude some apprentices who typically hide their strength and have not been discovered to possess the strength of hunters. So, no matter the opponent, you all need to be careful, and even more careful," he continued.

"These hunters are the top-tier Wizard Apprentices we, the Formal Wizards, have analyzed based on available data and footage. They are either on the verge of breaking through, possessing the spiritual power at the threshold level of a Formal Wizard, or they have special and powerful methods. With the help of some witch tools, special materials, etc., they can burst out with the combat power of a Formal Wizard level for a short period..."

Lucien tapped the table lightly, and at the same time, glanced at Carly, his tone slightly intensifying.

"I can definitively tell you, with the blessings of the formal wizards backing them, these ’hunters’ have exceeded the scope of a third-level wizard apprentice. You should remember Lilia’s ability in the Cloud Country Sanctuary, right? The weakest among them are on par with Lilia."

"Yes, the Lilia I’m referring to is the one carrying the Adeline doll," Lucien said, looking seriously at the three students.

"My instruction to you is to keep away when you see these hunters in the blood duel arena. I have prepared escape measures for each of you... yes, in the blood duel arena, your legs are always more important than your witch tools!"

While Lucien was explaining, Carly bowed her head slightly, flipping through the "Hunter List."

NO.01: Heart of Electromagnetism (Terry Beckett), High Tower

Specialty: Electric witchcraft, Mechanical wizard

Record:

1. Single-handedly suppressed three third-level wizard apprentices in an academy duel and won convincingly

2. Once encountered a formal wizard from the Forest School outdoors, and battled alone for nearly 30 minutes until a formal wizard from High Tower rescued him...

NO.02: Snow and Frost (??), Winter Fort

Specialty: Ice witchcraft, Necromancy

Record:

1. Successfully hunted alone the severely wounded supernatural creature Komoro Serpent in a snowy environment, which is a first-level wizard-level creature

...

NO.03: Poison, Forest School

Specialty: Pharmacy

Record:

Using a special poison, once led a wizard apprentice squad, and managed to successfully kill a wandering formal wizard at the cost of one third-level wizard apprentice and two second-level wizard apprentices...

...

NO.25: Fairy, Greybone Academy

Specialty: Bloodline Secret Art

Description: Transformed Pureblood Fairy, possesses some powerful racial secret techniques.

...

Carly looked at the line describing herself on the Hunter List and flipped back to the front of the page, her mouth twitching slightly.

"Stop looking, you’re on the list not because you are strong, but because you are tempting," Lucien, guessing her thoughts at that moment, gave Carly an irritable glance.

"For the other wizards, you’re probably the most valuable ’prey’ in the blood duel, as hunting you down yields an extra Pureblood Fairy corpse, and even an extraction of the fairy bloodline that is very precious to formal wizards..."

Listened to Lucien’s somewhat chilling description, Carly felt goosebumps all over, but she quickly came to her senses, and even due to some intense emotional swings, her bloodline power gradually activated, with fine feathers appearing on her cheeks.

"Don’t worry too much about this ranking; first and foremost, you need to survive. After all, the power of a wizard apprentice is only temporary, and whether you can advance to a formal wizard is the key point," Lucien said to Carly, who was now visibly ruffled, in a gentle reminder.

"I understand, Instructor Lucien," Carly said, bowing slightly and controlling her spiritual power to gradually suppress her bloodline power, slowly recovering from the agitated state.

She continued to browse the Hunter List, bowing her head slightly, but her eyes sparkled with a different light.