Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Hughes's consciousness emptied, and he entered a state where his soul was constantly growing stronger, his mental power was rapidly increasing, and the surrounding magic power was constantly flowing into Hughes's body.

In Hughes's consciousness, a pure white rune kept flashing in his mind. Hughes used his mental power to continuously outline this rune, and the rune gradually solidified.

With the final stroke, the rune was finally fully formed.

In an instant, Hughes's mental power surged, and magic power rapidly entered his body. Finally, this surge gradually subsided, and Hughes slowly opened his eyes, his crimson pupils radiating excited light.

"First-class apprenticeship, completed!"

Looking at the runes in his consciousness space, Hughes smiled with satisfaction. Different meditation methods have different approaches.

The most obvious difference is the difference in the mental runes drawn in the consciousness space. The consciousness space is a space that gradually forms in the mind during the apprentice's meditation, where runes can be stored and drawn.

For example, the runes absorbed from the crystal ball before, and the mental energy runes recorded by the meditation method now, these mental energy runes can do more than just strengthen the soul and stabilize mental energy.

Once you become a third-class wizard apprentice, all the runes will be drawn. When you are promoted to a full wizard, all the runes will form a solidified ability.

For example, once the "Frost Meditation Technique" and "Dark Night Meditation Technique" (which the apprentice can choose) distributed by Everfrost Spire are all completed, the runes can respectively enhance the damage of ice magic or dark magic.

Hughes's book of meditation principles forms a solidified magic—boundary anchoring.

It is said that the runes on intermediate and higher-level meditation techniques can not only enhance the corresponding attribute magic.

It can also form a solidified spell, which consumes very little mana and does not require chanting, and can even be cast instantly.

When a wizard chants a spell, he is using Esso to "communicate" with magic and to help him mobilize his magic.

When one's control over magic reaches a certain level, one can directly manipulate it with their consciousness. If the spell runes can be completed in an instant, one can cast spells instantly.

The apprentices' levels are also determined by the number of runes they draw, with different methods of classification for different meditation techniques.

In the lower levels of meditation, first-class apprentices typically sketch one rune, second-class apprentices sketch five runes, and third-class apprentices sketch eleven runes.

The "Gap Anchoring Meditation Method" that Hughes is practicing requires drawing a total of 20 runes! When he becomes a second-class apprentice, he will need to draw 10 more runes.

It's important to understand that these runes aren't drawn one by one. When drawing the second rune, you need to allocate mental energy to stabilize the previous runes using meditation techniques, in order to find a state where the runes coexist.

One careless move could cause the runes to collapse, and in severe cases, it could even have an irreversible impact on the sea of ​​consciousness. Of course, the more mental runes you draw, the stronger your mental power and soul will be later.

Hughes sighed. The road ahead would only get harder. He calculated that it had taken him a whole week to become a first-class wizard apprentice.

However, this is considered fast for a third-tier apprentice. It seems that only apprentices with fourth-tier or higher apprenticeships, such as Elena and Rice, have been promoted during the same period.

As for where this information came from, it was something Mohr mentioned while they were having dinner. He said that the Mosold family had a book on intermediate meditation, but it was only given to Irene to study.

I've heard that this is also why Lord Ross Morsold of Corella was able to become a second-level wizard. The Morsold family is probably preparing to groom Elena as their heir.

However, when it came to Mor, Hughes narrowed his eyes. He had a feeling that Mor had revealed so much information in order to find out about his cultivation. Thinking about it carefully, Mor was indeed a little too enthusiastic towards him.

Although Mor has a third-level affinity for darkness, his third-level affinity for wind elements, coupled with his status as a human-half-elf, makes him a better candidate for the Academy of Nature Speakers, especially with his older brother there.

After thinking for a moment, he slowly got up and went upstairs. This was the floor where Holt's dormitory was located. Hughes knocked on the door, and Holt happened to be in his dormitory. He opened the door, saw who it was, and asked with a puzzled look, "What's up?"

"You said you'd help me with something before, I want you to investigate Mor Cheese."

"A human-half-elf with short black hair and green eyes, oh, a member of the 'Shadow Weavers' of the Rice Organization," Hughes said slowly as he entered the room.

Holt rubbed his curly hair and asked suspiciously, "I know, the human-half-elf boy who often comes to see you, what, do you have a grudge against him?"

"Something feels off. You can investigate if there's anything unusual about him. Or, you could use your magic little stone to test it?"

"You wish!"

After talking with Holt, Hughes prepared to register. There was no point in hiding it; registering early would allow him to receive more benefits sooner. Upon arriving at the student information registration desk, Hughes asked the student in charge of registration to modify his information.

The verification method is very simple: use a crystal ball to test mental strength and magic power; if the test is passed, the ball will glow.

After registering, Hughes received two new wizard robes. These robes had some ice-blue lace on the cuffs and collar, and a white icicle emblem on the left chest, which was the mark of a first-class apprentice.

The wizard's robe now has a Froststep spell, which increases the user's walking speed on ice and snow, making it a good way to escape, especially in places like Everfrost Spire where the surrounding area is all snow.

Walking back to his dormitory, Hughes pondered his next plan.

Counting the time, there's only one week left before the assessment. I don't know how difficult it will be. I also have a chance to receive a level 0 spell, but I'll wait until after the assessment to receive it.

Back in his dormitory, Hughes continued his study of runes. That night, he began to sketch the second rune, which was more difficult because he had to maintain the stability of the first rune while sketching the second one.

After meditating all night, he could barely sketch out a single stroke of the sky. Shaking his tired head, Hughes estimated that he would have to try mental potions soon. These were a general term for potions that could enhance mental strength and aid meditation.

Meanwhile, in another room, Rice was looking through a notebook at a table. This notebook contained the only research on curses in the family.

Yesterday he was promoted to a first-class wizard apprentice, and Valerie and Locke in the family are also about to be promoted. With the support of the family, he will not lack resources in the early stages.

However, members of the organization need to complete tasks to earn magic stones. First-class apprentices mainly rely on witchcraft or weapons, and the tasks they can take on are mostly chores such as cleaning laboratories and patrolling.

However, a few days ago, Rice received intelligence that a severely injured Frostwolf leader was leading the Frostwolf pack to the Snowy Forest. He planned to use the magical artifact given to him by his family to establish his authority with this Frostwolf leader.