Fanatics of the Magic Academy

Rose put the notebook back in her pocket and said to Kenneth:

"Mr. Kenneth, as you said, this magic is too complicated for me right now."

"Your state just now really makes me doubt the accuracy of your rune drawing."

"What if I give it to you, and then find out there's something wrong with the runes? What am I supposed to do if you ask me for it back later to teach you?"

Even Kenneth, whose spirit was weakened by the enhancer, broke down and cursed loudly:

"Fuck! You're talking nonsense! Even if I became an idiot, I wouldn't misremember the runes!"

Rose shrugged and said:

"How can a magic novice like me tell if your runes are right or wrong?"

Rose continued unhurriedly:

"How about this, I'll go back and practice first. If I succeed, I'll give it to you."

He pointed to the canned food he had just delivered, which was placed next to Kenneth, and said:

"Consider this a deposit."

After saying that, Rose turned and ran away in a flash.

At this point, Kenneth was so enraged by Rose that he lost his mind, and Rose had managed to rouse him from a state of mental exhaustion to one of high spirits.

"You liar! You bitch bastard! You little beast crawled out of hell! You get back here right now!"

His ravaged body, coupled with the fact that he had just used a booster yesterday and hadn't eaten for over a day, meant he was nowhere near as good as Rose.

He managed to stand up, but then his vision blurred, and he collapsed into the tent.

Only then did he realize that he was incredibly hungry.

At this point, he no longer had the strength to collect his allowance. His cloudy eyes surveyed the tent.

Only then did they realize that the only food left in the tent was the canned food that Rose had given him.

......

By this time, Rose had already run far away.

"well,"

Rose sighed. If she really gave him that vial of enhancer...

We can collect his body tomorrow.

It's not that slow.

Wait a couple of days, make up some excuse, and then go find him and give it to him.

As for persuading him to quit...

Forget it, by the time he quits, he'll be practically dead.

A single-minded approach has become blocked at both ends.

The sky grew even darker. Rose looked up at the sky.

"It's going to rain, let's hurry home and buy some bread on the way."

So Rose hurried back to the tent, having spent 10 marks on the way to buy three large loaves of bread.

Rose had barely stepped into the tent when she heard raindrops pattering on it.

"Luckily, I bought a new set of furniture today, otherwise I might have had to sleep in the ventilation vent tonight."

Then he thought of Tiana and Hans, who lived under the bridge, and of Tiana's listlessness that morning.

Anxiety welled up in my heart involuntarily:

"Is Tiana alright...?"

He then shook his head, realizing that even if something happened, it was beyond his control in the present moment.

Rose opened the tent slightly and, in the dim light, looked at the small notebook she had taken from the old homeless man, Kenneth.

He slowly sketched out runes in his mind.

Shortly after,

"Snap!"

A sound that only Rose could hear echoed in his mind—the sound of runes shattering within him.

Clearly, the first attempt failed.

Rose, resting her chin on her hand, concluded:

"The transitions between runes were not smooth or stable enough, causing it to break down at the fifth rune, [Attachment to Common Objects]."

Therefore, this is a matter of proficiency.

"Moreover, this magic is incredibly demanding on concentration."

"Only five runes were drawn, and the casting failed, yet it still consumed 3 points of Focus."

"If successful, it will require a concentration level of 6 to 7."

"With my current concentration level of 16, I can only perform it once or twice at most."

It seems that the magic in this world is not quite what he imagined. Perception magic actually consumes more mana and has higher requirements than attack magic.

The minimum requirements are all at a level close to the Second Ring Road.

What Rose didn't know was that this was precisely why magicians could only undertake some scientific research work once they reached the second rank or higher.

Because only those at the second ring or higher can use perception-type magic for perception and research.

Rose did not give up; he began to use it repeatedly to improve his proficiency.

The second attempt was slightly better than the first; the fifth rune was only half-finished before it began to shatter.

Rose paused to reflect and summarize before continuing her demonstration.

The third time it was cast, the fifth rune was completed, and it collapsed when it was connected with the sixth rune.

Rose then discovered that as the number of runes increased, the difficulty of connecting them also increased, requiring a higher level of proficiency.

No problem. If you need to improve your skills, then work on improving them and find the right feel for the moves.

After using it for the fourth and fifth time, Rose felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Rose knew that her concentration had run out.

He picked up a large loaf of bread next to him and started eating it. After eating half of it, he lay down and fell asleep... in meditation.

Twenty minutes later, Rose opened her eyes, looking refreshed, and then activated [Materialism] to continue grinding proficiency.

Before long, his concentration ran out again. He ate the remaining half of the bread with water and went back to sleep.

After waking up, she continued working, and in this way, Rose ate two whole loaves of bread.

After 15 attempts, he finally succeeded!

Even during this process, his concentration improved slightly, reaching 17 PM.

We're one step closer to full materialism coverage!

You should know that this kind of magic, let alone a first-circle mage,

Even a seasoned second-circle mage would need 3 or 4 days to cast it.

Because a magician's concentration is limited, it needs to be restored through slow meditation.

Unlike Rose, who can eat a piece of bread, fall asleep, and be fully recovered.

It's not that there aren't drugs that can quickly restore concentration.

However, this kind of medicine either restores concentration by deducting the current concentration limit,

Either you restore focus by deducting the future focus limit.

The medications with fewer side effects are those that accelerate the recovery of focus.

However, this drug is also highly addictive.

Eventually, it will evolve into a situation where, without the use of medication, the natural recovery of concentration is extremely slow, and one can only rely on drugs to restore concentration.

After all, the so-called focus is different from the blue bar in a broader sense.

It is a person's overall spirit and vitality.

Medicines that affect the body's vital energy and spirit.

It's clearly like various psychological medications from a past life.

It has various side effects.

Therefore, most magicians only know one school or series of magic.

Because my concentration is simply not enough to grind proficiency in so many spell series.

But Rose is different; [Ancient Dragon Meditation] draws upon the electrical currents originating from ancient dragons.

Communicating between body and mind allows the nutrients from the body to benefit the mind.

The magician's meditation does not have this effect because reason and faith are fundamentally different.

Under strong faith, one exhibits outstanding performance in terms of control over one's own body, the utilization of one's vital energy and spirit, and intuition.

This is how the communication between the body and mind can be achieved.

It's not that there are those who practice both magic and prayer, but this requires simultaneously increasing both faith and sanity.

With this kind of energy tied up, compared to simply increasing either rationality or faith, there is no advantage; on the contrary, there is a slight disadvantage.

Furthermore, the magic capital has almost zero tolerance for believers.

This also eliminates the need for magicians to develop faith.

Rose, however, was different; his fanatical materialism allowed him to transform all his beliefs into reason.

Switching between the two not only ignores the disadvantages of dual cultivation of magic and prayer, but also makes full use of the advantages of both.

This allows him to quickly regain focus and master magic, almost like exploiting a bug.