Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

"Bang!"

Another mass of black waste liquid reeking of rotten eggs. Although the red mixture lasted a little longer this time, it had already consumed 5 portions of materials.

However, after these two days of trying, Hughes has already learned many techniques and problems. He plans to practice the remaining five parts after the next class.

After several days of meditation, Hughes was able to sketch the second rune a few times, and he also studied the book "Aesop's Insights" extensively.

His skill level had already allowed him to easily understand the "Frost Meditation Method" distributed by the academy. As for why he was studying the lower-level meditation method, it was not only to consolidate his knowledge, but more importantly, Hughes wanted to use it to compare whether the "Gap Anchoring Meditation Method" contained any traps.

Meditation methods are essentially about studying runes related to mental power and the soul. After comparison, it can be basically concluded that there should be no problem with meditation methods. However, since the methods are from thousands of years ago, Hughes still dares not make any definitive conclusions.

"I wonder if I'll ever be able to create a meditation method," Hughes thought.

Switching to a different meditation method midway is difficult, since they are different systems of spiritual runes. However, modifying the existing one is relatively simpler.

Of course, once you become a formal wizard, the change is very simple. After all, formal wizards have undergone a qualitative change in terms of their soul, spiritual power, and understanding of the knowledge system compared to their apprenticeship period.

Meditation is simply a method that influences them to enhance their mental strength and strengthen their soul.

Another week has passed, during which Hughes has used up all 10 sets of materials. Of course, the materials used in class are free.

When he used up the last of the materials, Hughes made some progress and produced a bottle of waste liquid with a slight wound-healing ability. This was based on animal experiments, but it still didn't even reach the level of a low-quality potion.

Shaking his throbbing head, Hughes prepared to go to Bohr's potion shop to buy some ingredients and practice his witchcraft.

During this time, Hughes had already understood the runes of Frost Blast. Thinking that he could finally try his hand at magical sorcery on his own, Hughes' heart couldn't help but feel restless.

Walking down the street, there were more people than usual today. There were Frostbone Beasts carrying goods on the road. They were all defeated slaves, their minds erased, and the bone spikes on their bodies turned into wooden stakes to secure the goods, making them completely slaves of the wizards.

Upon arriving at "Bohr's Potions Shop" again, several apprentices were selecting potions in the shop. Bored, Bohr propped his chin up with his hand. When he saw the newcomer, Bohr's eyes flashed.

"Oh, the new ingredients are guaranteed to satisfy you, my future potions master."

"Give me the ingredients for 10 blood-replenishing potions."

"Okay, 10 magic stones." Beel turned around and took out 10 small packages from the shelf.

Hughes took out 10 magic stones from his storage bag, placed them on the counter covered by a purple cloth, and put 10 sets of materials into his storage bag.

After leaving the house, Hughes counted his savings. A first-class wizard apprentice could receive 10 magic stones per month, but this could not be combined with the new student benefits.

So when Hughes registered last week, he only received 5 magic stones. After deducting his recent expenses, Hughes only had 6 magic stones left.

"Fortunately, I can collect 10 more sets of materials next week."

Hughes sighed. He had purchased some materials in Corella, but those were materials that were difficult to buy for other potions and were hard to obtain from Everfrost Spire, so he couldn't use them for the time being.

As Hughes passed through the academy's mission hall, he found that many first-class wizard apprentices had come here to take on missions, but most of them were menial tasks with meager pay.

"Cleaning Rick the Wizard's lab only yields two magic stones a month!"

"This is good. Assisting Wizard Skuber with biological modification experiments will earn you 10 magic stones a month."

"You dare to undergo bio-engineering? That's like becoming a guinea pig! You'd die in a week, let alone a month!"

"But I saw Kyrie last week, and I saw that his left hand had been replaced with the left claw of a Frostbone Beast. It looked so cool, and it could even shoot ice spikes."

"You mean that guy on the fourth floor? The Frostbone Beast's bones were incompatible with him, freezing his entire body into ice crystals, and that guy froze to death."

"That explains why the fourth floor smelled so bad the day before yesterday."

"..."

Squeezing through the restless crowd, Hughes arrived at the place where the apprentices were tested on their witchcraft. A sweet-looking female apprentice stood in front of the counter.

"I want to apply for a Level 0 Wizardry Practice Room."

"Okay, one magic stone for 3 hours in a private practice room, half a magic stone for 3 hours in the public practice area. Also, new students get 2 hours of free practice for the first time. Which would you like?"

"……free."

"OK"

The female apprentice operated the crystal screen for a while, confirmed Hughes's information, and then pointed him in the direction of the public area.

Upon arriving at the common practice area, the floor and walls were crafted from hard, cold iron stone, engraved with runes, which Hughes could barely make out as being related to the function of filling.

The public area contains many humanoid and animal-shaped puppets made of ironwood. Although ironwood is wood, it is harder than iron.

A few apprentices stood at their chosen distances, casting spells. Various elements danced in the public area. Most of them were first or second-class apprentices, and they all cast the same spell.

Having chosen a humanoid puppet, Hughes first drew the cross sword from his waist, approached the puppet, and gripped the hilt tightly with both hands.

Taking a deep breath, the trace amount of magic power that a knight-level knight could mobilize surged within Hughes's body. Knights in this plane rely on breathing techniques to mobilize a very small amount of magic power through their bodies to strengthen themselves.

It is said that some breathing techniques can even mobilize certain elements or concentrate on strengthening a particular organ, while Hughes cultivates the ability to enhance perception.

With all his strength concentrated in his arms, Hughes raised the cross sword high.

"Clang!" "Bang!"

The cross-shaped sword slashed at the humanoid puppet's shoulder, creating a crack, and the blade became deeply embedded in the puppet's chest.

Because ironwood is slightly harder than iron, the power is quite good; this is currently the full-force attack of a Knight Hughes.

Then Hughes began to cast a spell. In his mind space, Hughes drew the runes for Frost Blast while chanting a spell. The spell communicated with magic to activate the runes, and Hughes could feel the magic gathering on the runes.

Finally, he channeled his mental energy to imbue the blade with Frost Blast, instantly turning the cross-shaped sword an ice-blue color. Ice elemental particles scattered around it from time to time, and Hughes aimed again with the same force.

"Whoosh!" "Bang!"

The upper body of the humanoid puppet had a hole the size of a human face blown out from its shoulder to its neck. The puppet's head hung on its back, swaying slightly, with only some wooden threads connecting it to the head.