What a pity!
Tiered magic only goes up to the tenth tier; anything above level 70 falls into the realm of Super-Tier Magic. No matter how high a caster's level stacks up, it has no bearing on Super-Tier Magic.
Snapping back to reality, Nolan glanced at 'Papermaking' but didn't waste any more skill points upgrading it.
Until he thoroughly understood the specific use of the 'Alchemical Material' paper produced by 'Papermaking,' he didn't plan to further enhance this magic.
Seeing the mana cost required for fourth-tier magic, Nolan couldn't help but feel a bit helpless, a hint of a headache appearing on his face.
With his current mana level, he simply couldn't cast fourth-tier magic.
His original profession plan was primarily a warrior class, supplemented by a magic class.
However, the current situation, while not disrupting his previous plans, gave Nolan many new ideas he hadn't considered before.
"No matter what, obtaining a 'Special Profession' is the top priority; everything else can be pushed back," Nolan murmured softly to himself.
He re-examined the information on his [Ability Sheet].
Nolan discovered the difference between life magic that can be upgraded in tiers and true tiered magic.
Taking 'Warming,' a life magic upgraded to the fourth tier, as an example, he could freely choose to reduce mana consumption and cast it at a first-tier level, something true tiered magic clearly couldn't achieve.
"Considering the characteristics of life magic, its cost-effectiveness seems quite high," Nolan mused.
He glanced at his attribute panel.
'Experience Slot: 5893 / 9500'
He still needed over 4000 experience points to raise 'Genius' to level 10.
Nolan wasn't in such a hurry, so he simply took a day off to adjust his emotions.
Originally, Nolan thought it would take about two months to raise his overall level to 20, which is why he had initially prepared about a month's worth of food.
Once it was mostly consumed, he planned to return to Carne Village to gather supplies, then head back to the Tob Forest.
However, with the Great Goblin Wood Fruit leading the way, this process significantly accelerated, far exceeding Nolan's initial expectations.
Taking advantage of today's rest, after understanding the gains from his recent level-ups, Nolan began to shift his attention to another matter he was concerned about.
Alchemy!
Medicine Crafting!
The abilities of these two production professions improved with level increases.
When 'Genius' was only level one, the two professional skills were too low to be effective.
Now, with the increase in level, these two skills finally showed their intended effects!
Nolan took out a plant from his item box; it was deep green overall, with a thumb-sized, woody-yellow flower, looking no different from ordinary weeds.
This was a herb called 'Hot Leaf,' which had anti-inflammatory and wound-healing properties!
Nolan, of course, knew nothing about herbs.
Although he had learned a bit of herbal knowledge from Nfirea for some time, that level was insufficient to distinguish between herbs in the forest and ordinary weeds.
He learned the specific effects of this herb from the Great Goblin Wood Fruit.
The Tob Forest possessed abundant forest resources. Some precious herbs in human society might not be so rare in the interior regions of the forest.
Humans dared not venture deep into the Tob Forest, but for the Great Goblins who already lived in the jungle, it was not a difficult task to harvest them.
"Medicine Crafting."
Nolan silently recited, and the Hot Leaf herb in his hand was immediately enveloped in a layer of emerald green light.
The entire herb quickly turned into a small pinch of woody-yellow powder, appearing in his palm.
Swish!
He casually drew his iron sword across the back of his hand, creating an incision four to five centimeters long, from which blood immediately began to flow.
Nolan didn't mind, sprinkling all the powder from his palm onto the wound. A cool sensation spread from the injury.
The bleeding wound stopped within a few breaths.
"Using the 'Medicine Crafting' ability of a Potion Master not only turns herbs into powder, but the medicinal effect also seems to be enhanced," Nolan murmured thoughtfully, looking at the stopped bleeding.
There were no Potion Masters in the Great Goblin Wood Fruit's tribe.
Their method of using this herb was much simpler and cruder; they would typically crush or chew it and apply it directly to the wound.
Thus, the effect was far less effective than when it was made into a powder.
Immediately after, Nolan recalled Nfirea's method of making alchemical solutions, took out another Hot Leaf, and once again turned it into powder.
At the same time, he took out his water pouch, poured the powder into the water, and activated 'Alchemy.'
Soon!
The clear water in the pouch gained a faint green tint.
Nolan again made an incision on the back of his hand and then poured the alchemical solution onto the second wound.
The expected superior effect did not appear!
It was even far less effective than the powder treatment.
Nolan frowned, "Logically, the alchemical solution should have a better healing effect."
At least, that's what Nfirea's demonstration showed. Could it be that his current 'Alchemy' level was too low?
No!
Nolan shook his head.
Although he wasn't sure of Nfirea's specific levels in 'Alchemist' and 'Potion Master' at this point in time, Nolan knew that his own levels in these two life professions were much higher than Nfirea's.
One must know that the 'Player' leveling method was completely different from the leveling method of native creatures in this other world!
Players only needed enough experience to easily raise any profession to max level.
But people from this other world who wanted to raise their levels could only do so by diligently studying that profession. Theoretically, the effort required for someone from this other world to raise a profession to max level was unimaginable.
It was like people in his previous life, no matter how talented, could not thoroughly research a skill or even a discipline in a short period.
Perhaps there was also this possibility... that they possessed talent beyond ordinary people!
Without the accumulation of time and experience, and without the characteristics of a 'Player,' raising a profession to max level in a short time was clearly unrealistic.
If Nolan remembered correctly, even four years later, when Nfirea developed the 'God's Blood' potion, his 'Potion Master' and 'Alchemist' levels were only at level 4.
Of course!
Both of Nfirea's life professions included the 'Genius' talent, allowing him to exhibit abilities beyond his level.
In fact, the related technology for 'God's Blood' was already mastered by the Slane Theocracy long before Nfirea developed it.
It was just that the 'God's Blood' manufactured by The Theocracy required more expensive materials and was not suitable for widespread use.
Snapping back to reality, looking at the somewhat clear alchemical solution in the water pouch, if it wasn't a problem with his profession level, then was the dosage incorrect?
Since his mana was running low, Nolan could only continue his research while waiting for his mana to recover.