Chao Wu had no talent for magic, so his only option was to study potioncraft, a discipline with few prerequisites.
The Junior Mage League was about to begin, but at Fegriss Noble Academy of Magic, where talented students were everywhere, he couldn't even find a teammate.
No one would waste a competition slot on an unremarkable healer who practiced potioncraft.
Then, the day before registration closed, Chao Wu received an invitation from the most notorious ragtag team at Fegriss.
They had just returned from the S-rank dangerous zone known as the Black Dragon Ruins. Every one of them was missing a limb, and an incurable poison had invaded their hearts. Their faces practically screamed, [We're about to die].
Pei Zhi said, "We need another year. If you can keep us going that long, we'll form a team with you."
It was a little embarrassing to admit, but this was Chao Wu's first time treating living patients.
Because he was so young, many people didn't trust him. So he had always been limited to scavenging corpses in ruined and dangerous zones for research.
After examining all four carefully, Chao Wu suddenly realized he was doomed.
He could heal broken bones and regrow flesh in three months. Even if preparing the antidote took a little longer, he could still do it in three and a half.
How was he supposed to make them last a whole year?
Seeing Chao Wu's troubled expression, Pei Zhi felt a bitter ache in his throat. If they had money, they definitely wouldn't have gone to Chao Wu. He looked far too young.
"Six months would work too. What do you think?"
Chao Wu cleared his throat. "...I'll split the fee with you. Four months at most, no longer."
At the Junior Mage League, Chao Wu watched from below the stage as a substitute, alongside another teammate who had lost both legs.
Before the second elimination round was over, the ragtag team had been beaten down until only their captain, Pei Zhi, remained.
Chao Wu steeled himself and stepped onto the stage.
Pei Zhi: "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Chao Wu: "QAQ I don't want to either!"
To avoid elimination, Chao Wu used antidotes in one hand and poison in the other, frantically healing Pei Zhi.
Pei Zhi: "I'm dying... I'm alive again. I'm dying again. Holy crap, I'm alive again..."
Chao Wu wasn't human. He was an Elemental Dragon King from the God-Tier Dragon Domain.
From the moment he was born, the Dragon Domain teetered on the brink of collapse. To find a solution, he turned his powers and memories into seven seals.
Carrying the hopes of his entire clan, he left the Dragon Domain.
The protagonist is a baby dragon who absolutely adores gemstones and money~~
Theme: Inner strength