Translator: AnubisTL
Although the contribution point calculation method was crude and simplistic, at least the rankings had finally been released.
As for why the ranking updates were so infrequent...
The reason was simple.
Each update required a seventh-tier Fate-type Wizard to "sacrifice" themselves.
The Noren Workshop only had a dozen or so Fate-type Wizards of that caliber, making frequent updates unsustainable.
The impact of the rankings was immense.
Every apprentice immediately checked the list.
Less than ten days had passed since the initial release, and many apprentices hadn't even started earning points yet.
Jieming's performance data, however, was synchronized to the workshop's overall contribution point rankings the instant the wizard's phantom dissipated.
The name "Jieming" from "Noren Academy 13," previously unknown among the apprentices, shot up the rankings like a rocket, instantly surpassing tens of thousands of apprentices and climbing toward the top at an alarming rate.
Within a short time, he had already entered the top ten.
The ranking changes swept through the entire Elosia Plane like a hurricane, engulfing every wizard apprentice.
Augusta, resting amidst the flattened ruins of an orc tribe, her gaze sliced through Jieming's name like a blade.
When she saw his ranking skyrocket like a rocket, the battle lust already burning in her eyes erupted into twin thunderous flames.
Clutching her staff tightly, she growled inwardly, "Jieming... you've done something again, haven't you! Excellent! This is getting interesting!"
Her competitive spirit, her burning desire to prove herself, had reached its peak.
David Stoneheart, fresh from annihilating an entire elven tribe, watched Jieming's name surge past his own on the leaderboard. A savage grin spread across his rugged face.
"Ha! This Jieming? He's got some fire! Now it's getting interesting! The wizard's battlefield should be like this—strong contenders constantly emerging, clashing against each other! Let's see how much higher you can climb!"
He swung his massive axe, cleaving a towering ancient tree in two, as if venting his excitement.
Seraphina Nightshade whispered almost imperceptibly from the shadows, her tone unreadable: "Intriguing..."
Her gaze, hidden beneath her hood, seemed to pierce through the distant space, silently calculating something.
Kaelen Vania adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes gleaming with scholarly curiosity.
He gazed at Jieming's astonishing rise on the leaderboard, muttering thoughtfully to himself, "To accumulate such high contribution points in such a short time... I've been too conservative. Hmm... I need to work harder too. Perhaps I should try constructing new elemental arrays to improve efficiency."
Inside Rex Magnus's alchemy-powered armor, a flurry of electronic calculations whirred. His calm, synthesized voice projected through the visor: "Analysis complete: Target 'Jieming's' contribution acquisition efficiency preliminarily assessed as: anomalous. Further observation required, along with in-depth modeling of his operational patterns."
At the Noren Workshop Headquarters, within the monitoring hall, several high-rank wizards stared intently at the constantly fluctuating leaderboard data on the main screen.
"Oh? This kid from Academy 13 is climbing the ranks quickly," a wizard with a monocle remarked, stroking his beard, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.
Another wizard set down his documents, nodding approvingly. "Jieming... that name sounds familiar. His operational efficiency must be exceptional to make such significant contributions so quickly. He's far superior to those fools still wandering aimlessly."
In the mentor's area of Noren Academy No. 13, Mentor Clark sat with several other mentors.
When he saw Jieming's rapid ascent on the leaderboard, the rigid expression on his face finally softened into a genuine smile.
This kid... he hasn't disappointed me after all!
After traversing the vast primeval forest and desolate, uninhabited plateau where they had first landed, Jieming and his companions changed direction, following the mountain range bordering the wasteland.
Their objective was clear: to reach the more intense "frontline" battlefield described in the shaman's memories.
This area wasn't just the mandatory route for reuniting with the main wizard forces; it also promised richer resources, more high-tier magical beasts, and indigenous settlements.
To prepare for this, Jieming and his group began gathering supplies along the way.
As alchemy department apprentices, the trio not only used detection spells during their advance but also fully activated their alchemy skills to search for necessary materials.
"Hey, I've never seen these materials before. Are you sure they can actually be used to brew magic potions?" Victor asked, watching Jieming pick up what appeared to be an ordinary magical beast carcass from the ground. "And it's not just the materials—we didn't bring the right potion-making equipment, did we?"
"Don't worry," Jieming replied confidently.
Amy, who also studied potionology, suddenly appeared beside them, holding something that looked like magical beast dung in her hands.
"We haven't seen these materials before, but Jieming and I have already constructed the Witchcraft Model for the extraction art. Refining magic potions will be quite simple."
"Simple?" Victor was even more confused. "Isn't potionology supposed to be extremely difficult?"
He vividly remembered how many Logistics Department students who also studied potionology had lived in abject poverty back at the academy.
It was no exaggeration to say that the difficulty of refining magic potions was legendary among all academy apprentices.
Jieming extended his hand toward the pile of magical beast remains and activated the extraction art, carefully separating a transparent, viscous fluid from the mass. He then explained to Victor:
"It's true that it's quite troublesome for apprentices unfamiliar with the process. But for those who are well-versed in it, the real challenge lies in discovering new potion formulas. Once the formula is confirmed and the extraction art is mastered, refining magic potions becomes remarkably simple."
Jieming had delved deeply into the wizard's arts of alchemy, runes, and potionology, seamlessly integrating them with his scientific knowledge from his previous life.
He believed that if alchemy was physics, runes were mathematics, then potionology was chemistry.
Especially after successfully constructing the Witchcraft Model for the "extraction art," refining magic potions became a "simple" process akin to combining chemical formulas.
As long as he gathered the correct materials, mixed them in the proper proportions, and met the required conditions, he could refine any known magic potion.
Jieming lightly tapped the transparent, viscous liquid with his finger. "The extraction art allows us to precisely extract the desired elemental structures from any substance. At the microscopic level, both energy and matter in our world are composed of various elements arranged in specific configurations. Therefore, with sufficient understanding of a substance or energy, you can directly extract the components you need."
(End of the Chapter)
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