Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

As soon as he finished speaking, a crack appeared on one side of the storage space, and a ring popped out.

Hughes picked it up and examined it closely. There were some patterns engraved on the ring, but Hughes couldn't make out what they were. Suddenly!

"Buzz, snap, plop."

The ring lit up with a white light, and two books popped out of the ring, falling to the ground with a soft clatter.

Hughes picked up the two books and placed them on the table to examine them closely. One of them was unremarkable, with a black cover and the words "Aesop's Language Notes" written at the top in the continent's common language.

After flipping through it casually, Hughes was pleasantly surprised to find that it was a summary and learning notes about the Esso language.

After reading for a while, Hughes found the summaries very helpful. He instantly understood much of what Logis had said earlier, and flipping through the pages revealed more advanced material.

Shaking his slightly throbbing head, Hughes looked expectantly at another, more exquisite book, its cover made of expensive monster hide and titled "Gap Anchoring Meditation Method".

"Meditation?"

Hughes' mind went blank for a few seconds, then he came to his senses and was overjoyed.

Meditation is a fundamental method used by wizards to enhance their mental and magical abilities, which shows its precious value.

The effects of basic meditation methods, which are the ones distributed to students by various colleges, are dozens of times less than those of intermediate and advanced meditation methods.

Of course, intermediate meditation techniques can be obtained at higher education institutions, but they are very expensive.

As for advanced meditation techniques, there are probably only a few in the center of the continent, and they may be more common in the wizarding world. But what surprised Hughes was the name Gabriel Oren written in the lower right corner of the meditation technique!

The plane where Hughes is currently located is one of the planes managed by the Wizarding World, and it was named the Oren Plane because it was discovered by Gabriel Oren, a high-ranking wizard in the Wizarding World.

Hughes judged that this meditation method was at least intermediate, and very likely even advanced!

Moreover, Hughes glanced at it and saw that it was a meditation method involving the spatial faction, and the title, "Boundary Anchoring," seemed to be related to teleportation as well.

Hughes guessed that this "boundary anchoring" was probably a solidified witchcraft bestowed by the intermediate and advanced meditation methods after advancing to the third-level apprentice level.

He couldn't help but take several deep breaths and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

The most important thing to do now is to prevent anything too out of the ordinary from happening, so that familiar people like Moore and Valerie will not notice anything unusual.

Most importantly, we should study this book, "Eso Language Insights," carefully, and try to understand this book, "Gap Anchoring Meditation," before we can distribute the basic meditation methods.

After putting the two books away, Hughes picked up the ring again and looked at it. The pattern on its surface was a bit strange, as if it had suddenly broken off at the edge.

Looking at these patterns, he immediately concluded that there was more than one ring.

"Where are the others...?" Hughes narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with inquiry.

At the same time, from this moment on, a journey to collect rings that will affect countless planes begins in this turbulent wizarding era!

(Main storyline, but this ring is mentioned very little in the early stages, because it will only be mentioned by a character after the protagonist advances to the third rank and has the ability to do *that*, and then it will gradually unfold •ᴥ• )

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In the following days, Hughes continued his routine of attending classes, eating, studying, and sleeping, just like before. During this time, several batches of apprentices boarded the airship, but only two more apprentices reached the fifth-level qualification.

One morning, after enjoying a fine breakfast, Hughes was studying two books in his room.

"Knock knock, Hughes! Come to the top floor quickly, you'll never believe what's happening!"

Hughes recognized Moore's voice, put the items into his storage bag, and opened the door. Moore was very excited and quickly grabbed Hughes's arm, leading him to the top floor.

The top floor of the airship houses the control room and Logs' laboratory, and the entire floor belongs to Logs and his accompanying wizard apprentices. However, nearly half of the top floor of the airship is an open deck.

This area is open to the public, serving as a platform for apprentices to enjoy the scenery outside. Hughes had also been there to relax and admire the wizard's power.

Today, the entire deck was packed with people because the airship was surrounded by a kind of demonic creature—half-human, half-bird harpies! There were dozens at a glance, and the barrier created by the airship kept them out.

They flapped their wings and hovered around the airship, staring menacingly at the apprentices inside. The apprentices, who were inside the protective barrier, stood on the platform and looked at the harpies as if they were watching clowns in a circus.

"Tsk tsk, that harpy has a really nice figure."

"Look! One of them has run into the barrier."

As more and more people joined the platform, Mo Wen, one of the wizard apprentices who accompanied the new student recruitment mission, arrived at the platform.

The surrounding apprentices froze upon seeing Mo Wen, then quickly made way for him, pulling aside their companions who were still watching the spectacle to let the wizard pass. Mo Wen glanced at the apprentices, gave a cold snort, and strode towards the edge of the rooftop. He looked at the banshee and said:

"We are wizards from Everfrost Spire, leave immediately."

The harpy seemed not to understand what he said and continued to linger around.

"Tsk, not the group led by Lyraz."

Mo Wen pursed his lips and turned to tell Logus about it. The moment Lyraz turned around, a harpy who looked like a leader grinned, took out a scroll and tore it open.

As the scroll was torn in two, the surrounding air suddenly gathered in front of the harpy, and the next moment, a storm giant appeared before everyone's eyes.

With a flash of wind, an arm composed of wind elements spun rapidly, forming a wind drill that tore through the gale. The Storm Giant raised its arm and drilled towards the barrier behind Mo Wen, the drill roaring with deadly gales as it attacked the barrier.

"Click"

In an instant, a huge hole was torn open in the spatial barrier, and the wind drill head attacked Mo Wen, who was standing right next to it, through the hole.

Mo Wen didn't have time to react, but fortunately, the automatic defense magic drawn on the wizard's robe was able to break the fire shield that was formed. The drill was forced into Mo Wen's back.

Mo Wen's wizard robes were quickly torn to shreds, followed by his flesh and bones.

The two apprentices closest to the storm were not spared either. Their upper bodies were caught in the deadly gale and instantly torn apart, their blood and flesh splattering onto the brand-new robes of the surrounding apprentices.

"ah!!"

Mo Wen screamed in agony. A huge, cone-shaped wound now marred his back, his internal organs ripped apart and deeply fused with the surrounding pink flesh. Seemingly having exhausted its energy, the Storm Giant dissipated on its own, but Mo Wen had also lost his life in resentment.

At the same time, before the large hole in the barrier could be filled by the surrounding energy, the harpies screamed excitedly and immediately rushed into the barrier through the hole, attacking the apprentices around them.

Without the protection of the spatial barrier, the harpy's screams immediately affected the apprentices with wavering wills.

The screams emanating from the demonized organs poured into their brains through their ear canals. The apprentices covered their heads and screamed, but before they could react, they were torn to pieces by the harpies.

Several female demons wielding bone spears hurled them, the sharp spikes instantly piercing the apprentices' fragile flesh. They cried out in pain, unable to escape like the other apprentices who had narrowly escaped, and could only silently await the demons' claws.

The platform was in complete chaos. Several banshees seemed to be holding some kind of power, and the magic stored in the airship could not replenish the spatial barrier. Banshees kept entering the hunting ground to hunt.

Some calm apprentices immediately began using the magical artifacts and scrolls they had brought from their families, squandering their magic as if it were free.

Several banshees were also injured by the wind blades and fireballs they unleashed, but once their magic was exhausted, the wizard apprentices would become lambs to the slaughter.