Volume 1, The Wizard's World Chapter 31, The Heart of Isolation
Toddes Cemetery is connected to Norton Hill. Compared with the maze-like caves inside, the huge abandoned cemetery on the mountainside is like the entrance to the maze and is not worth mentioning.
Fortunately, most of the lower-level members of the monastery were outside, and the instructors responsible for teaching them had also set up a temporary laboratory outside, so Ian was not afraid of getting lost.
It was already dark at this time, and according to usual practice, Abe Fox should have been busy in the laboratory.
"Tuk-tuk!" Ian knocked on the door.
"Come in!" came a voice from inside.
After a while, Abel, who looked like a blacksmith, raised his head and saw Alfo, whose eyes were darting around behind the two of them. His white teeth were exposed on his dark face. He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Ha, well done."
He glanced at Alfo quickly, as if inspecting goods, and then said to Jasmine: "Take him to Sean, let him pass the apprenticeship first." As if he was dealing with a trivial matter, he finished speaking.
I lowered my head and started writing and drawing again.
Ian was a little surprised, wondering if there were no special instructions?
He knew that the word "apprentice" was the same as consumables. If Elfo was handed over to Sheen like this, the boy would have a high chance of dying. If it was just such a hasty arrangement, why would he and Jasmine be specially entrusted to bring him back?
Who was that expression of joy just for?
Although both of them had this doubt, Abel had no intention of explaining. After finishing speaking, he said to the two of them at a very fast speed: "This mission has been completed well, and I will pay you in full. You are
Do you want ten contribution points or a level 4 magic stone?"
The contribution value mentioned by Abel is the internal currency of the monastery, while the magic stone is a magic item that can provide spiritual power. The two are of equal value.
"Magic Stone!" "Contribution Value!"
The two said without hesitation that Jasmine chose the magic stone, while Ian chose the contribution value.
After hearing this, Abel looked at Ian in surprise, but without asking anything, he took out a dusty stone from his pocket and handed it to Jasmine: "Take it... As for you, go find Xian and explain the situation yourself.
, he will write it down for you."
After saying that, he lowered his head and continued busy with his own affairs, as if chasing away guests.
Upon seeing this, the two of them naturally saluted quickly and left, heading to the residence of trainee instructor Sheen.
After leaving the door, Jasmine asked him curiously: "Why did you choose the contribution value? Doesn't Master Hyde know that the magic stone can improve spiritual power? There are ten days left for the year-end sacrifice. The higher the spiritual power, the more benefits you will get.
The more.”
Ian did not explain, but responded expressionlessly: "There is not enough time." After that, he walked forward with Alfo.
Jasmine stared at his back from behind, feeling very unhappy with his wooden state. She gritted her teeth and said, "Why are you pretending, you hypocrite!" and then quickly followed.
Ian knew the answer to Jasmine's question very clearly. The trainee instructor once said that although the spiritual power provided by a level 4 magic stone is considerable, it would take at least a month to fully absorb a magic stone. It is now time for the sacrifice to begin.
However, within ten days, he would definitely not have enough time to absorb it, so the price/performance ratio is not very high.
In addition to being able to exchange for magic stones of equal value, the ten contribution points can also be accumulated to exchange for other things, such as enchanting materials for the hunter's blade. This is what Ian is currently pursuing.
When the two arrived at Sheen's residence, they saw each other thinking about something with a sad face. The new wizard Thomas Wood was also there. The two didn't know what they were discussing.
When Thomas saw Jasmine and Ian coming with a strange young man, he knew that they had something to see Sean, so he took the initiative to terminate the conversation: "Tutor, that's it for today. You go first. I will report the news of the case in time.
For you."
Sheen hummed and waved his hand to indicate that he could go down.
When he turned to the three of them, he asked with a tired face and a hoarse voice: "What happened?"
Jasmine glanced at Ian and found that his eyelids were drooped and his face was dull. She knew that this guy was pretending again. She secretly cursed the hypocrite in her heart, then stepped forward and saluted and replied: "Teacher, this is the apprentice designated by Lord Abel."
, let us bring it over and give it to you for discipline!”
When Jasmine said this, Sheen knew what was going on. He turned around and pulled out a stack of thick cardboard, took a pen and started recording: "Name, age, place of origin, family background!"
Jasmine understood that Sheen was collecting basic information about Alfo, creating a file for him, and ensuring that no other trouble would come to her during her apprenticeship.
At that time, she, Ian and others all went through this step. Ian made a mistake at that time and was almost sent back. Fortunately, in the end, Ian solved the trouble caused by his father, Earl Hyde, and was able to stay.
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Therefore, Jasmine did not dare to omit anything, and answered Sean's questions to the best of her knowledge. After answering, she made sure that Ian had nothing to add before ending her explanation.
After collecting the identity information, Sheen found no problem, so he handed Alfo a dark red wooden hand tag. The moment Elfo, who was not sure what was going on and was dubious, put it on, he was already Hyderian.
The order of wizards has become a reserve member.
From now on, he is about to embark on a journey to find the truth. Various identities such as alchemist, combat wizard, and pharmacist are also waiting for him in the near future. There is always more than one path for wizards to pursue the truth.
But before that, he is still a fragile mortal body and needs to go through the painful journey that Ian took back then.
"By the way, Jasmine, has Kanglia's matter been resolved?" After doing this, Sheen suddenly asked. It seemed that he still remembered Jasmine's mission, "If the mission is completed, I will record the contribution value for you... Oh
, By the way, who did you find to cooperate with after Gervas died, Ian?"
Jasmine nodded, "That's right, mentor."
"Okay, there are two hundred contribution points in total, one hundred per person, right?" Sheen nodded to show that he understood, and then stretched out his hand, "You can go back after returning the Sand of Sorrow, and Elfo will stay."
Only then did Ian remember that they had borrowed this thing when they left, but it was a pity that it was not used at all. He looked at Jasmine returning the bottle of red gravel with some regret, thinking that it was a pity that he did not have the opportunity to see the power of level four magic items.
But then I thought that it would be a good idea that Roger specially showed himself the wizard's powerful fighting method.
At this point, Ian and Jasmine's mission was completely completed, so they both left. As for Alfo, who was at a loss, no one cared.
After running around for a long time, they all need to go back and clear things up. After Independence Day, Ian plans to apply for a laboratory, and the project research will start next year.
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After a good night's sleep, Ian recovered and wandered between his mentor's laboratory and library as usual. The awakened person began to master energy and control his mental power more accurately, so there was more to learn.
The knowledge of wizards is well known, but what they are most famous for is not their various powerful witchcraft - this is what makes an individual famous. What really makes the entire wizard group praised by the world is its advanced pharmacy and magical alchemy.
Potions that bring people back to life and alchemy that turns decay into magic are what the world remembers and yearns for. Life span and wealth are the eternal sources of desire for mortals.
Within the wizard group, these two skills also account for most of their long careers. From the first day they became apprentices, they have already begun to be exposed to basic knowledge. Now Ian and others have become awakened ones.
, they can learn more knowledge.
The blessing of spiritual power on a wizard's memory is considered a common talent, so Ian began to take courses in history, pharmacy, alchemy theory, mineralogy and other courses on the second day of his awakening. Now that the task is over, daily life begins on the second day
It’s still these complicated and difficult things.
This makes all awakened people feel pain. This pain does not come from the teacher, but from ignorance but the powerlessness of being unable to escape ignorance. Simply put, it means not being able to learn.
Especially when studying pharmacy and mineralogy, Ian once again experienced the despair of fifty points in high school chemistry in his previous life. What was even more despairing was that he had forgotten all the fifty points of knowledge early on.
But apart from these difficult lessons, the most urgent task before the four awakened ones now is the incantation of the isolated heart taught by the mentor Consul Hettings.
This is prepared for the year-end sacrifice, and it is also the only spell that all wizards must master.
The heart of isolation should always keep the mind clear, prevent wizards from falling into the trap of belief in gods, build a strong wall for the spiritual world of wizards, and block all prying eyes. It is a compulsory course for wizards.
During the year-end sacrifice, the awakened ones will face the feedback of the sickle bearer for the first time. At that time, they will have to rely on it to resist Hydrian's divine inspiration. If someone is not strong-willed and is bewitched, they will most likely have to go to the undead position in advance.
Face-to-face reporting.
The spell is not long, but extremely difficult. Even if you are as talented as Jasmine, it will be difficult to succeed in a short time. Naturally, Ian has no way to start, so he can only spend more time every day to practice.
The principle of the Heart of Isolation is very simple. You only need to guide your mental power to build a thin mist-like barrier at the edge of the spiritual world. However, the difficulty is that its casting requires the mobilization of more than 10% of the caster's mental power, which is difficult for
It's terrible for these newbies like the Awakened Ones.
During the actual operation, Ian could only mobilize about 7% of his mental power despite his life, so every time he cast the spell, it would always stop halfway, making him almost want to vomit blood.
Fortunately, this is just a purely spiritual magic spell that does not involve physical energy. Otherwise, the energy backlash alone would be enough for him to drink a pot.
"Try again!"
Ian leaned against the cold stone, surrounded by dim suet oil lamps. There was no wind tonight, and it was a good day for practicing witchcraft.
The sacrifice will be held in five days, but he still has a long way to go before he succeeds. It is said that Jasmine and Thomas have already succeeded. These two people have much higher spiritual power than him. Now only he and Evie are left.
Extraordinary.
Judging from the time it took for several people to awaken, Yvette is probably about to succeed, which puts a lot of pressure on him. This is not only a matter of humiliation, but also involves the impression of his mentor on him.
It was night, he recited the spell again, and the illusory mental power began to rotate little by little with the spell in the invisible and immaterial spiritual world. According to the spell and the instructor's instructions, Ian controlled the mental power little by little within the most extreme control range.
Build a diaphragm and promote it to form a ring, standardizing the shapeless spiritual world into a ring shape.
People's spiritual world originally has no boundaries and is loose, which makes their mental power unstable and easy to lose.
The heart of isolation is equivalent to creating a container for the spiritual world of wizards, so that spiritual power can be accumulated, and the growing spiritual power guides the energy field and exerts countless wonderful changes. This is the secret of the power of extraordinary beings.
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The mental power that followed the spell and dispersed into "mist" slowly expanded within his limit, from a point, to a tenth, a quarter, the spell, and the mental power. He concentrated to the extreme.
But concentration alone was far from enough. By the fourth fifth of the mark, he was already unsustainable. Although the mantras in his mouth continued to be chanted, the mental power he controlled could not keep up.
It will collapse in one second.
"Four out of five, there is progress!"
Ian saw that failure was imminent. Although he felt bitter in his heart, he still comforted himself.