Wizard: Starting with Symbiosis with Algae

Perhaps things will get better once the giant blue-light algae come into play.

As for other things beyond his control, he wouldn't think much about them.

Lynn thought to himself as he leaned against the cave wall.

He has always been optimistic and methodical, but in such an unpredictable world, it's wise to think things through before taking any action.

He dusted off his clothes and began his work.

Inside the cave, vines climbed up the rock walls, their green leaves layered upon each other, the topmost leaves reaching the rock face, scattering a few pebbles as they fell.

"That's really thriving."

According to the experience of amateur potato growers in Lynn, potatoes are nearing maturity when the vines have grown long enough to completely cover the ground and the flower buds at the top have opened.

This is the current state. What needs to be done now is to control the watering appropriately, reduce the development of the seedlings, and concentrate the nutrients to be transported to the underground tubers, promoting rapid tuber enlargement.

He crouched down and touched the loose, non-sticky soil. Blue-light algae gently swept across the surface of the soil, absorbing excess moisture.

"The breeding season is not over yet. The underground tubers have already grown to about the size of a fist, and they should be able to grow for a while longer."

念罢

Lynn buried the potatoes back in, dusted off his hands, and walked back to the experimental station.

.....

In the pitch-black night, Ruby and Lynn sat inside the new experimental station.

The new house was a semi-basement shack.

The wall material is readily available rock bricks, and the processing technique is naturally Lynn's ingenious "vine-flame-freeze" alternating polishing method.

Lynn felt the house was pretty good, and he planned to go back and apply for a patent for this rather useless technology.

Let's call it "Research on Civil Engineering Building Materials Based on Three Basic Magics".

Ruby wrapped her arms around the strong thighs, her expression somewhat intoxicated in the flickering firelight.

She waved her hand in front of Lynn.

"Lynn, Lynn. Asleep?"

Lynn snapped out of her reverie and replied in a relaxed tone.

"No. What is it, Ms. Ruby?"

Ruby's chest heaved as she spoke, a mixture of excitement and hesitation in her voice:

"If nothing unexpected happens, including the journey, the senior who made the deal with us will depart in two days and arrive within four days."

Lynn had no idea what Ruby was hesitating about.

She's not usually like this. Being able to return to the wizarding world, to a civilized world with canteens, libraries, and hot showers, is something she should be happy about.

Ruby explained

"If only we could get our hands on some biological instruments. Analyzing the specific structures of worms and flying rods would save us a lot of trouble and allow us to study more."

"I'll probably never forget this experience."

"Ha ha."

Lynn didn't think much of it and replied directly.

"I'd rather go back to civilized society right away. Who cares about research or anything like that?"

"And I remember you said that you threw the equipment away yourself."

"There was nothing I could do. I was in the sky at the time, and there was thunder everywhere. What if I got struck by lightning while holding the equipment?"

Lynn and Ruby's spaceship is a special spaceship for recruitment.

Its protective performance is top-notch in its class, and it is also equipped with a variety of biological analysis instruments.

The portable microscope is just the most basic item; the real value lies in the species analyzer, which can complete tissue sections and magic loop scans in minutes.

However, the fact that it survived under a microscope is already quite good.

Ruby is currently writing a paper on the post-production behavioral patterns of electric worms. With the right equipment, she could produce even more valuable research.

Although Lynn prefers to call it "The Worm's Postpartum Care"

However, Ruby rejected it, citing the inappropriateness of the name.

Lynn didn't mention it much.

...

After relaxing for a while

Lynn continued to learn cold magic from Ruby.

Ruby explained the key points of the technique to him one by one, specifically: first, make it rotate half a circle in the palm of your hand.

Small crystals slowly condense... and then proceed to the next step.

He tried it as she instructed, and the magic spun around in his palm, causing the temperature around his hand to drop suddenly.

But the next second, he felt a rush of heat to his head, his magic output stopped, the icy mist dissipated completely, and only a patch of red skin remained on his palm.

"Ms. Ruby, it seems I still have a long way to go."

Ruby nodded as expected, without laughing at him.

She handed her a booklet. It was titled "Basic Meditation Methods," and the handwriting was very messy, in Ruby's style.

"I'm sorry, I have no experience teaching. I remember that to learn cold magic, you have to learn meditation first."

Lynn paused for a moment, then took the booklet.

You forget something so important, typical of you.

Ruby rambled on

"This is the most basic meditation technique in the wizarding world. Only second-level wizard apprentices can begin to learn it, but you should be able to start now."

"OK."

Lynn opened the booklet.

According to the above description, meditation is a process of imagining, refining the mind, and generating magic.

What is something that is both magical and imaginative?

Of course, it's a person. Strangely enough, the working principle of "Basic Meditation" is to first pretend that you are not a person, and then imagine that you are a person, and perceive the flow of magic in your body in a human way.

Seeing Lynn's surprised expression, Ruby explained step by step...

"There's a fundamental difference between humans without magic and humans with magic... If we use the analogy of a worm with multiple hearts, the human calf is like a second heart. The spine controls the lower body, the calf muscles assist in blood flow, and there's a perceptible energy channel between the entire lower body's circulatory system and the heart. The first step in meditation is to find this channel, then follow it to the heart, and then extend from the heart outwards to the limbs..."

Lynn closed his eyes, trying to sense the passage Ruby had mentioned in the darkness.

The first thing he felt was his own heartbeat.

Then there are the tiny tributaries flowing from the heart.

Since he already had enough magic power, he quickly mastered the magic power cultivation method of "get on the bus first, pay later".

[Magic +0.0003]

Lynn looked at the improvement.

Magic Enhancement

This is a good thing!

But isn't this magic power a bit too little?

With over 300 days in a year, at this rate, you wouldn't even accumulate 0.01 points of merit in a year of meditation.

To increase one's magic power from 0.1 to the basic level of a second-level wizard apprentice (0.9), it would take several years of practice using meditation alone.

Is it because it's free, or is meditation just that slow?

"Ruby, am I too slow?"

Ruby smiled.

"No, you're already very fast. Ninety-nine percent of beginners take at least three to five days just to find the heart. You did it in less than an hour."

Indeed, this is true; Joe increases his magic by 0.003 every year.

Lynn is already considered to have excellent qualifications.

Lynn shook her head, ignoring her ambiguous smile, and looked outside.

Three giant blue-light algae took root firmly in the sandy soil beneath the rocks, penetrating deep into the already solidified wet sand layer.

He had made up his mind.

If there is enough food, he can maintain his minimum standard.

The potatoes will be ready for the first harvest the day after tomorrow, and the stockpile of worm powder is enough to last until the rescue arrives.

As for meditation, it seems to offer only a minimum level of improvement. The daily increase in magic power of a few tenths of a second seems insignificant, but with continued practice, the cumulative effect will become increasingly apparent. Ruby said that practice efficiency increases with proficiency, and he's only just begun, so there's no rush. Four days left. Four days is enough for him to solidify the basics of meditation, get into peak condition, and be ready for any potential rescue.

What should be done after maintaining the minimum standard?

That is, of course, assuming that one's life is not in danger.

Let's give it a shot.

At present, Lynn's most pressing concern is only one issue.

"How to capture and symbiotic flying rods."