With that thought in mind, Lan Qingyou opened her profile to take a look.
She discovered that not only had her Alchemy reached S-grade, but her Herbalism and Potion-making had also reached A-grade.
Was she destined to go further and further down the path of brewing medicine?
No!
Everything else had to keep up as well.
In particular, her Magic Circle Drawing was only at E-grade, and most of the others were at C-grade. She had to step up her studies.
Thinking about how she had been wandering around outside these past few days without studying properly, Lan Qingyou couldn't help but feel a surge of self-reproach.
I’m truly a disgrace, not having studied for so many days.
I've grown lazy.
No!
I must study! I want to study! I love studying!
Thus, in the fifth-floor bedroom where the temperature was gradually rising, Lan Qingyou took off her witch's robe and picked up 《Magic Circle Drawing》 to begin her studies.
【The one-month period has arrived. The third monthly grading is now open.】
【This ranking will be based on three factors: shelter level, individual level, and contribution to the Kalim world. Furthermore, those without rewards will not be included in the ranking.】
【...Grading complete.】
【E-grade: 508,540,519 people. Reward: 1,000 mana crystals.】
【D-grade: 125,943,284 people. Reward: 100 C-grade monster cores.】
【C-grade: 25,865,432 people. Reward: 100 Lapis Lazuli.】
【B-grade: 83,218 people. Reward: 1 C-grade optional tool, 1 optional book.】
【A-grade: 8,681 people. Reward: 1 C-grade optional spell, 1 C-grade optional tool, 1 optional book.】
【S-grade: 5 people. Reward: 1 B-grade optional spell, 1 B-grade optional tool, 1 optional book.】
【Rewards have been issued. Please choose carefully.】
Just as Lan Qingyou was preparing to catch up on her lessons, the voice of the world consciousness rang out, interrupting her.
As time went on, the number of people on the grading list was decreasing; it could even be called a massive contraction.
Of course, this didn't mean the overall population had decreased.
Well, although the total population had indeed dropped significantly—the world channel now showed slightly over 16 billion—the number of deaths this month was already considered low compared to before.
Or perhaps, because of people banding together, the situation had stabilized?
In any case, they had at least adapted to life in this magic-filled world.
Lan Qingyou clicked on the ranking list and went straight to the S-grade section.
As expected, her name was among the five people listed.
But this was predictable; the moment she created the witch potion, her S-grade status was essentially set in stone.
In fact, besides her, the five people also included Gu Xiaobei and Vivian.
It went without saying that they had also attained S-grade because they had created items that could evolve a new race, thereby making a contribution.
The other two were also very familiar.
One was Alisa von Aurelius, and the other was Aristode.
Both had appeared during the second monthly grading.
She just didn't know what they had done to carve their way through tens of thousands to obtain S-grade.
Regardless, it was time to choose her rewards.
Anything free always seemed more appealing.
As for the tool, there was no question about it—if you want to make good magic circuits, a good pen is essential.
Ultimately, Lan Qingyou chose the B-grade Radiant Crystal Pen.
It was similar in shape to her previous crystal pen, but the inside of the barrel was speckled with light, looking like a flowing river of stars. It was truly beautiful.
【Radiant Crystal Pen (B)】
【Effect: Increases success rate of drawing symbols and magic circuits by 50%.】
【Description: The traces of time flow within the river of stars; your growth is outlined by the tip of the pen.】
Not bad. A 50% success rate was 20% higher than her previous one. Drawing wouldn't be as strenuous or time-consuming from now on.
With the tool selected, Lan Qingyou turned her attention to the spells.
During her previous battle against the treants and ancient trees, Lan Qingyou had gained a very clear understanding of her role.
She only needed to help her golems maintain the front line and then control her floating cannons to attack.
In gaming terms, she was in a 'control role.'
Therefore, when choosing a spell, it was best to pick a skill that could stabilize the front line.
Having made up her mind, Lan Qingyou searched through the options and found a suitable one in a corner of the B-grade spells.
【Chain Lightning (B)】
【Effect: Consumes 200 mana points to fire a bolt of lightning that links five enemies, paralyzing them for 3 seconds and dealing up to 3,000 damage.】
【Description: This is a good thing—it has damage, output, control, and area-of-effect. You deserve to have it.】
Recalling the image of lightning striking the tower on her card and looking at the benefits mentioned in the description, Lan Qingyou felt that hesitating for even a second would be a sign of disrespect toward this skill.
So far, her Destruction and mental-type spells were all support-oriented, even though Chain Lightning's attack power was also strong.
However, thinking about the four-digit life points she couldn't identify on those ancient trees, Lan Qingyou felt that a total damage of 3,000 was still too low.
No, this was also a support skill.
The only issue was that it consumed quite a bit of mana; with her current capacity, she could only fire a dozen or so bolts.
Nevertheless, it was a truly excellent spell and fit her role perfectly.
Thus, Lan Qingyou chose the skill without hesitation and then turned to the books without looking back.
To be honest, she was already quite far ahead on the path of alchemy.
This was especially true after obtaining the world item, the Emerald Tablet.
So, were there not many options left to choose from?
Of course not.
As the saying goes, one is never too old to learn.
Since Lan Qingyou wouldn't even age now, she might as well study herself to death.
This was especially true when she thought about Steel-grath, who had contributed the most in the battle against those world-class ancient trees.
If the golems in her hands were even more powerful, her combat strength would truly soar.
So, she stared at the dense list of book titles on the panel, wanting to give her golems an epic upgrade.
In fact, she already had a target in mind.
It was a book she had seen before but hadn't paid much attention to.
But things were different now.
After visiting that hidden utopia, Lan Qingyou knew very well what good things she had missed out on.
Scanning line by line, Lan Qingyou finally found the book she wanted.
《Notes on Magic Tool Crafting — by Feng》.
That was it.
The notes of Feng, the creator of the Seeker of Fire Crucible.
The notes of a magic tool master who could create world items must be on par with the journal of the great teacher Albert.
She had already taken off and left everyone in the dust just by relying on one journal; if she got Master Feng's notes as well, she would surely skyrocket to success!
With such expectations, Lan Qingyou chose this book.
After flipping through it briefly, she realized she had indeed made the right choice.
Although it didn't contain any production methods or material formulas for the world items he created, the insights and material processing techniques were recorded in great detail.
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