The Wizard's Secret Journey

Chapter 174 Hard to Find
The meditation room was filled with calming aromatherapy.

Lynn sat cross-legged on a high-quality cushion that could gather magical energy, focusing on meditation.

After a long while, he slowly exhaled a long breath and opened his eyes.

Looking down at himself, the Mirror of Insight immediately condensed.

Name: Lynn Kent

【Age: 17】

[Level: First-Tier Novice Wizard (18/100)]

[Technique: First Stage: Black Moon Meditation (Beginner)]

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[Source Energy: 15 (Self); 0 (World); Secondary Mixed Source Energy: 0]

After some time, Lynn's strength increased again.

Besides the fact that his level as a first-tier novice wizard increased by three points, the most noteworthy thing is that his own source energy increased by a full five points due to his physical body advancing to the next level!
This also made Lynn particularly eager to see the effect of his current glimpse into the truth.

And today is the day when my own source energy is fully accumulated!
Taking out the magic stone, Lynn, who had already adjusted his state to its best through meditation, took a deep breath and began to explore the principles.

As for the object of seeking truth, it is naturally meditation!

Admittedly, Lynn's training speed is already fast enough; he only needs 72 more progress points to advance to the first-tier intermediate wizard level.

Based on the progress of 1:00 PM on the 2nd, it will only take another 5 months.

This speed is fast enough, but Lynn believes he can go even faster!

A wizard's training speed is usually determined by their own aptitude, the concentration of magical energy in the environment, and their mastery of meditation techniques.

During the apprenticeship period, aptitude is the most influential factor, followed by meditation techniques, while the concentration of magical energy in the environment is the least important.

However, once a wizard reaches the formal wizarding stage, the mastery of meditation will become the biggest factor affecting the wizard's training speed, while aptitude and the concentration of magical energy in the environment will rank second.

The main reason for this is that the spirit of a first-order wizard is fundamentally different from that of a wizard apprentice.

Therefore, the way to grow spiritually has changed from the initial crude and forceful approach of simply piling things up to seek expansion, to a more refined approach, more like building blocks.

In this situation, the more efficient one is at "building blocks," the faster their cultivation will be.

The size and quantity of the building blocks became secondary factors.

Therefore, if Lynn can now fully master the first-tier Black Moon Meditation Technique and have a meditation technique with a sufficient supply of magical energy, then without considering "mental fatigue," he might be able to advance to a first-tier intermediate wizard in just half a month!
However, it is extremely difficult to fully master the first-level Black Moon Meditation Method, that is, to achieve perfection in it.

If judged by the standard of innate talent for understanding principles, many first-tier advanced wizards have only achieved a high level of mastery in their meditation techniques.

Most wizards who can reach the first rank are not mediocre. It is wishful thinking to think that they can catch up with the level they have reached in just a few months, which took them several years or even more than ten years.

It is only because Lynn possesses the talent to see through reason that such a possibility of acting illogically and without regard to logic exists.

After a long time.

Lynn broke free from his state of detachment from reason.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Lynn savored the wonderful feeling of peeping into the truth while summoning the light screen.

Our gaze fell upon the meditation section.

My mastery of the Black Moon Meditation method is still at the beginner level.

Lynn's eyes darkened slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

This was, after all, first-order knowledge. Even though his own source energy had increased considerably, he didn't expect to be able to advance it to a higher level in just a few glimpses of the principles. Glancing at the timer on the wall, Lynn realized he had only 5 minutes left on his rental of the advanced meditation room. He decided not to linger any longer, quickly cleaned himself, and left the meditation room.

Leaving the meditation tower, you'll find yourself on a bustling commercial street.

Lynn figured out the direction and skillfully navigated into a small alley, then stopped at an inconspicuous tavern.

After going around to the side entrance and paying the 100 magic stones entrance fee to the golem at the door, Lynn arrived at Silverring City's largest underground trading market—

Cave black market.

Here, identity is not verified, the origin of goods is not investigated, the types of goods are not restricted, money and goods are settled on the spot, and there is no protection after leaving... It is a standard underground trading market.

This was the sixth underground trading market Lynn had visited during this period; if the open trading markets were included, the number would be countless.

The layouts of these markets are all pretty much the same. Lynn first went to the area with individual vendor stalls, and after browsing through them one by one, he sighed silently.

There are still no secondary hybrid sources available for sale.

In the wizarding world, secondary hybrid energy is known as the world's blessing.

This is a strange substance created by the world's will actively consuming the world's origin when the world was on the verge of destruction.

It can enhance the power of living beings in this world, and even endow them with some strange abilities.

Because it can only be used on beings from the same world, this substance is not particularly precious to ordinary wizards, but rather extremely rare.

After all, World Blessings are usually absorbed by creatures of the same world within a short period of time. You can only obtain a World Blessing if you happen to encounter one that has just appeared and has not yet been absorbed by any creature.

Leaving the individual vendors' stalls, Lynn continued searching for the figure of World Blessing.

But after thoroughly exploring the entire black market, he still found nothing.

'It seems my only hope is to go to Silver Ring Upper Town tomorrow.'

Today is the second day after the handover of the base.

Because they still needed to wait for the approval of the permits for the construction of the base, Lynn and Samuel were given a rare rest period of no more than 5 days.

Samuel had originally intended to invite Lynn to visit the Upper City together today, but since it was the last day the Cave Black Market was open, Lynn declined the invitation.

However, Samuel was willing to wait for him, so the two of them would go to Silver Ring City tomorrow.

Just as Lynn was about to leave the cave black market, a short, unremarkable wizard suddenly approached him.

"What are you looking to buy? Perhaps I can offer some assistance?"

Lynn gave him a wary look, thought for a moment, and said calmly, "Bless the world."

There was no excessive explanation or cover-up, which actually prevented people from becoming suspicious.

After all, no one would have imagined that Lynn could use the World's Blessing to become stronger.

The short wizard didn't think much of it, assuming Lynn had bought it for research. He forced a smile and shook his head, saying:
"If you're looking to buy World's Blessing, you've come to the wrong place."

"Oh?" Lynn raised an eyebrow, waiting for an explanation.

The short wizard didn't keep them in suspense any longer, saying, "Although the Blessing of the World isn't exactly a strictly controlled item by the Silver Ring Academy, they've been acquiring it all along, supposedly because some high-ranking wizards use it for certain research."

"But how does that mean I've come to the wrong place? This is the black market."

The short wizard chuckled: "This is indeed a black market... but it's the Silver Ring Academy's black market."

"Even if there were a World Blessing, it would have been bought up by the Academy long ago. How could it be your turn?"

(End of this chapter)