Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

The next day, Hughes left home early and arrived at the entrance between the upper and middle parts of Corella.

A massive magical barrier separated the two districts, with purple magic emanating in the form of lightning. Several third-class wizard apprentices dressed in identical wizard robes stood around it.

After completing the formalities, Hughes slowly passed through the purple barrier, and buildings several times more prosperous than those in the central district came into view.

The white marble pavement alone was faintly engraved with some runes.

The shops along the roadside were exquisitely decorated, and some items of formal wizard level were faintly visible on the shelves.

Even the presence of formal wizards on the roads has increased, and several wizard towers stand tall in the distance, emanating their aura.

The most breathtaking sight was the enormous island in the sky, with a wizard's tower faintly visible rising from the clouds.

The tower is in the shape of a regular column, made of countless dark purple stone bricks, with fluorescent green magic patterns flowing between the bricks, and several thick vines wrapped around the tower.

The city lord of Corera, who is also Corera's only second-level wizard, lives there.

Upon arriving at the port, the population density was slightly higher than on the streets. Several huge airships were anchored on the sea, and several other ships were moored between the airships.

He had to undergo a qualification test and choose a school first, and then go to the academy with the academy's team wizard. Only a few hundred people came to test their qualifications.

These were people from the lower and middle classes, but most of them had already been tested with a crystal ball, and they were just getting a certificate as proof for applying to the college.

Those without the necessary qualifications either become slaves or undergo biological modifications by the family to enhance their strength and make a final contribution to the family.

As for the Upper City, the heads of the various families had already hosted a banquet for the formal wizards from the various academies a day in advance, and the descendants of the Upper City had also chosen their respective wizarding academies a day in advance and were staying on the airship.

Soon it was Hughes' turn. He walked into a simply built shed, where an ordinary-looking young man was sitting against the wall.

The other person's left eye was an eerie black, with some black runes spreading out along the eye socket.

Hearing the noise, the young man raised his head slightly, and whether it was Hughes's imagination or not, the runes around his eyes twitched slightly.

"Sit down. We'll test the crystal ball on your left first, then the one on your right," the young man said calmly.

Hughes slowly sat down, holding the crystal ball in both hands. A surge of energy slowly spread from his hands throughout his body, and Hughes felt as if his soul had been touched.

The crystal ball lit up, and Hughes felt it was slightly brighter than the one he had tested at home.

"Okay, switch to the right side."

Following the same steps, this time I didn't notice anything unusual, except that the crystal ball lit up with different levels and colors of light.

Soon, a parchment was handed over, containing Hughes's personal information and two qualifications at the bottom:

Mental talent: third-class aptitude; attributes: fourth-class affinity for ice elements, fourth-class affinity for space elements, second-class affinity for dark elements...

He picked up the parchment, glanced at it, and walked out of the small shed through another door, heading towards the recruitment areas of the various colleges.

The passageway of the gathering place was shaped like a ∩, with many sheds of different colors standing around it. Hughes slowly glanced at them and began to think about which academy would be more suitable for him.

Suddenly, a somewhat familiar figure appeared at the entrance. The person noticed him and slowly walked over, accompanied by a person who was a head shorter than him.

The visitors were two brothers from the Chiss family. They came from the eastern part of the continent and also lived in the central district. However, their family had two formal wizards, their father and grandfather, and even one of them was a potion master.

Their family are all half-elves. One of their ancestors had mated with an elf.

The various elven races live around their Tree of Life, and whenever a new elf is born, as long as it is not in a different plane.

Their corresponding Tree of Life will bestow upon them various elven knowledge, corresponding to the patterns on their foreheads. This includes knowledge of potions like Moriel's, as well as elven artifact forging, and even the ultimate affinity with the elements.

Half-elves are beings born from the union of elves or beings with elven blood and other races.

Most of them did not receive the blessing of the Tree of Life, but some half-elves did, and these half-elves later made outstanding contributions to their respective blessed domains.

Only the eldest son of the Chisse family, Tyre Chisse, was blessed with a flame pattern on his forehead.

This means his fire element affinity is at least level four or higher. However, Pokémon that receive type blessings are very weak in other type affinityes, generally not exceeding level two.

As children, Hughes studied basic knowledge at the same academy as Tyre and his brother, Mor Chess, who was standing next to him. The three of them often played together and maintained some contact even after they grew up.

"Hey! Hughes, long time no see."

Tyr stepped forward. He had handsome features and a somewhat muscular build. Tyr also practiced breathing techniques, which was one of the reasons the two had crossed paths after graduation.

He was preparing to follow the path of a body-refining wizard. Unlike knights, body-refining wizards typically use extremely concentrated elements to temper their physical bodies, gaining powerful resistance.

Of course, there are also those who directly undergo biological modification. In the early stages, those with the energy or those without money will use breathing techniques to strengthen their physical bodies.

Tyrell was quite interested in the knight. Underneath his black robe, he was wearing a rune plate armor. Wizards also wear rune soft armor, since an extra layer of protection means an extra life.

However, these armors are not very convenient to wear, and unless you are extremely powerful, it would be much easier to cast a defensive spell beforehand.

Unlike Tyrell's brilliant blond hair, Mor had short, jet-black hair, a slender build like Hughes, and some faint freckles on his face.

"Which college are you planning to attend?" This time it was Moore's turn.

"Still considering. I have good affinity for ice element, so I'll probably go for Everfrost Spire."

After chatting with the two for a while, they went about their own business of choosing an academy. After careful consideration, Hughes decided to go to the Everfrost Spire, since it suited his attributes quite well, and his sister was there too, so he could have someone to look after him.

As for spatial attributes, very few academies are proficient in this attribute.

Upon arriving at the shed of the Everfrost Spire, an elderly woman with a hunched back was teasing a kitten. The kitten was pure white with vertical, ice-blue pupils.

Seeing someone enter, the old woman said slowly, "Let me see the parchment, little one."

Hughes handed the parchment to the old woman, who glanced at it.

"Good, you've passed the fourth level of ice element affinity. This is the academy's contract; please sign it."

Hughes glanced at it and saw that the knowledge taught by the academy could not be passed on to others. Everfrost Spire was good at ice magic and dark magic, which was the most suitable for Hughes. Without thinking too much, he signed his name.

In an instant, I felt my soul was bound by some kind of shackle, but this feeling quickly disappeared, and I boarded the academy's airship under the old woman's guidance.