Colin looked at the sadness on Xue Lai's face and sighed in his heart.
“Can that pollution be solved?”
"It's difficult." Xue Lai shook her head. "I still don't have a clue."
"The nature of farmland pollution is somewhat similar to dirty talk. If we study it for too long... it will lead to self-alienation and loss of control."
Colin was slightly startled...it actually has the same nature as dirty talk?
He frowned subconsciously.
If the pollution of those farmlands is like filthy chatter, and long-term gaze and contact can cause wizards to lose control, then it will undoubtedly be much more difficult to find a solution.
Just like filthy gibbering, even though thousands of years have passed, wizards are still helpless to do anything about it. Part of the reason is obviously because filthy gibbering can lead to the degeneration and alienation of wizards, which brings a lot of trouble to research...
"But not long after you left, the Supreme Council also sent several wizards to investigate the farmland pollution, but I don't know if they can find some solutions." Xue Lai continued.
"I hope there is good news." Colin said.
"Yes, I hope. If the farmland pollution cannot be solved as soon as possible, we will be in big trouble." Xue Lai sighed.
The two chatted for a few more words and then walked into the laboratory respectively.
Whoosh!
The silver chamber unfolded like flowing water.
Colin stood in the center, but could not calm down.
The Tireme Plain is the largest food supplier in the area governed by Neustadt City, but now it has suffered a devastating blow. That is, only if the city-states are not destroyed and the granaries are still alive can temporary stability be maintained.
Colin didn't know how much grain storage there was in the Neuinstadt area as a whole, but I'm afraid it would only last for a year or two at most.
In one or two years, if farmland pollution still cannot be solved and there is no new food supplement... a great famine will inevitably break out.
Famine... is a distant word to Colin.
But any normal person would know that it was a tragic disaster. People exchanged their children for food, starving people everywhere... Behind these simple words are unspeakable tragic scenes.
'Perhaps Neuinstadt City can seek some food support from other wizard cities?'
Colin suddenly thought again.
Under the threat of gods, the nine wizarding cities are on the same front, and they should help each other out of love and reason.
However, even so, Neuinstadt cannot always rely on the assistance of other wizard cities. After all, it has to solve the food problem.
Moreover, it is still unknown whether the food output of the rest of the Wizard City can feed a large group of people in Neustadt. Even if it can, what will happen to the serfs who originally relied on the farmland to make a living?
These are not simple questions...
Thoughts kept flashing through his mind, and Colin slowly sat cross-legged on the ground.
If the wizarding world were a giant ship, then in the past he was at best a piece of broken wood on the deck, insignificant, and could only drift with the tide of the ship.
But now, no matter in terms of strength or status, he is no longer insignificant. At least he is also a sailor. He also knows that the giant ship is traveling in dangerous waters at this moment, so he must think more.
The survival of this ship is closely related to his own. He doesn't want to leave everything in the hands of others.
Just sitting cross-legged and meditating like this, letting his mind wander for a while, Colin took out the crystals of the Tin Sage Meditation Method and the Hogia Meditation Method, and began to look at the contents of the third level.
No matter when, it is always right to improve your own strength.
Hogia Holy Circle Meditation Method—This is the meditation method he practices now.
The main components are the Hochia Meditation and the Tin Sage Meditation that he is currently looking at.
The main purpose of the Xisheng Meditation Method is to increase magical power. Wizards who practice this meditation method will have much more magical power than ordinary wizards of the same level.
The main tendency of Hogia Meditation is to improve the ability to control the fine power of magic.
The Hogia Holy Circle Meditation Method, which is a fusion of the two, perfectly inherits the above advantages, and its quality is very good, enough to rank among the first echelons.
With a thought in his mind, Colin called out the gold paper.
The progress behind the wizard level column has reached 98/100 without even realizing it.
After more than two years of advancing to the second-level wizard, he is now about to advance to the third-level wizard.
The speed was very fast, but Colin was not satisfied.
Noins did not tell him what the status of the gods sealed in the star realm was, or how long they could be suppressed.
But judging from the current situation, the situation is obviously not optimistic.
Placing the knowledge crystal between his eyebrows, Colin continued to read the third-level meditation method.
When he was on Blackstone Island, he was warned not to come into contact with knowledge far beyond his current level in advance to avoid being contaminated and leaving unnecessary hidden dangers.
Colin has never been very curious, so he naturally took this advice to heart, so this is the first time he has carefully read the third-level meditation method.
The essence of wizard cultivation is the continuous growth and sublimation of the soul.
This sentence applies to every stage of wizard training.
However, due to different specific circumstances at each stage, the specific performance is also somewhat different.
During the apprenticeship period, the key point of cultivation is to grow spiritually to break through the mental fog.
There is no shortcut to this step, just keep meditating, keep learning, and grow your spirit.
In this process, the brilliance of humanity and knowledge will shine brighter and brighter, and when it reaches a certain stage, the mental fog will naturally be broken.
After breaking through the mental fog, that is, reaching the stage of senior wizard apprentice, you can prepare to advance to a formal wizard.
In this process, the most critical thing is to cultivate the seeds of talent. This is the key for wizards to open the spiritual sea. Through the germination and growth of the seeds of talent, the spiritual sea will also open up.
At the same time, the wizard will also receive a talent.
Then when you reach the second-level wizard stage, you will gain a real talent again, and the strength of your soul and the breadth of your spiritual sea will also be further improved.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As for the third level... Colin read it carefully, doubts gradually showing on his face.
Compared with the second-level wizard, the third-level wizard will not have one more talent, but will strengthen the two talents obtained in the past. At the same time, the soul will also change from the outline of a mold lake at the second-level.
It must be completely solid and clear, and can exist alone without the body!
'Completely solid and clear...' Colin looked at the instructions in the meditation method again, feeling a little stunned.
He gently closed his eyes, focused his attention on the center of his eyebrows, and looked into his soul.
The facial features are clear, the outlines of muscles and even joints are clearly visible, and even the hair strands are clearly defined... There is no mold in his soul body!
'If according to the description of the meditation method, wouldn't the current soul have reached the standard of a third-level wizard?'
Colin couldn't help but think about it, but soon he shook his head:
'It's just clear, but for now, there is no way to separate the soul from the body like a third-level wizard.'
'However, it seems that it was not so clear when I advanced, and there were still some immutable areas... The specifics became so clear, it seems that it was after I advanced to the second-level knight and developed the power of will?'
Although the power of will is somewhat different from pure mental power, it is similar in nature in many aspects. Perhaps because of this, after turning on the power of will, Colin also clearly felt that his soul became stronger under its influence.
A little more.
The strength of the soul is closely related to its external clarity.
At that time, since Colin had not learned anything about third-level wizards, he didn't find it very strange.
But the soul has become completely clear, which is actually one of the signs of a third-level wizard?
Continuing to read on, after browsing through the two meditation methods, Colin came to a definite conclusion——
My current soul indeed already possesses some of the characteristics of a third-level wizard!
This is not only reflected in the outward clarity of the soul.
The previous dual spell casting ability and the ability to detect the true spirit of the third-level wizard Xize are all characteristics that only third-level wizards have!
If you put it this way, you are now half a third-level wizard?
Colin was startled. He stood up and walked back and forth in the silver chamber a few times. Then he sat down again and once again pondered the third-level wizard meditation method. He wanted to see what other characteristics the third-level wizard had.
However, there is not much description of the third-level wizard in the meditation method. It is more about how to advance to the third level.
In addition, there are some precautions.
"You must be in a quiet room when you break through, otherwise you will be affected by dirty talk and the probability of failure will be greatly increased. Even if you are lucky enough to break through successfully, there will be hidden dangers."
After Colin read it, he noticed that this note was specially highlighted in bold. It was located at the end and was the latest addition, followed by the year of addition - 2369 AD.
This note exists in both meditation methods, and is also emphasized in bold... It should be uniformly marked by the Supreme Council back then.
In fact, the two crystals that record meditation methods also record the dates when they were last updated.
The Meditation Method of the Tin Sage is dated to 2488 AD, and the Meditation Method of Hochia is dated to 2369 AD - I guess that was the year the note was updated.
'Can dirty words affect advanced third-level wizards?'
It seems that he still underestimated the impact of dirty words on wizards... Colin put away the crystal and felt that the situation on the wizard's side was not optimistic.
He has never had a deep understanding of dirty talk... Mainly because from his apprenticeship to now, he has basically not been affected by dirty talk.
But this is not the case for ordinary wizards. Generally speaking, even wizards who come from pure-blood families will more or less suffer accidents caused by dirty words.
Not to mention hybrid wizards. Every year, the law enforcement team handles the most cases of hybrid wizards getting out of control.
And this influence will not disappear with the growth of cultivation... Noins also said in the morning that even as a fourth-level wizard, he would occasionally hear some inexplicable gibbering.
Colin frowned and thought carefully for a moment, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have never heard inexplicable gibbering before.
The gibberish I hear occasionally has a reason.
'My resistance to dirty words seems to be particularly high?'
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Colin continued to stay at the Zhenzhihui Castle for two days. On the morning of the third day, Noins sent someone to call him to the parliament hall.
Pushing open the study door, Noins was standing by the window waiting.
"Good morning, Mr. Noins."
"Good morning, Colin." Noins turned around and smiled, and said: "The time for the awarding ceremony has been determined, it will be at noon two days later."
"I'm calling you here this time. In addition to telling you the time of the badge awarding ceremony, I also have some things to pay attention to."
Colin nodded, Noins patted his shoulder and continued:
"In addition to enjoying various benefits, the Supreme Councilors also have corresponding obligations. Especially during a war like this, the Councilors need to unconditionally obey the orders of the Council, and most of them go to the frontline battlefields."
"But the good news is that under my advice, you, who are only a second-level wizard, will not go to the frontline battlefield for the time being."
"Thank you, Mr. Noins."
"You're welcome. Practice hard and don't waste the time I bought for you. That's the best thank you." Noyins smiled, and behind the words he wrote casually was the constant mediation in the past two days.
Colin is not a fool, and he naturally understands that he can enjoy such unique treatment because Noins must have worked hard to win it.
Silently keeping this in mind, Colin continued to listen to Noins' words.
"However, there is one thing you still need to face."
"The Supreme Council is the institution that manages all wizards. As members of it, each of us needs to assume certain management obligations.
So at the awarding ceremony two days later, you will be assigned to manage an area."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this point, Noyin paused, "This may be a trouble for you."
"Although you are still a second-level wizard, the specifications of the management area are also calculated as a third-level wizard, and you cannot choose freely. The decision will be made by voting on the day of the awarding ceremony, and as the recommender, I cannot participate in the voting.
"
Noins looked at Colin, "In addition, because of your origin, many people in the Supreme Council do have some bad attitudes towards you.
As long as I'm here, they won't really do anything to you, but they may cause you some trouble in some aspects, such as managing the area."
"If it is a method that complies with the rules, such as assigning you a place that is difficult to manage, I can't stand up for you. You have to rely on yourself, understand?"
"Understood." Colin nodded.
Noins walked to the window: "But if you can manage it well, then this is also one of the biggest benefits of becoming a member. Because without special orders and without violating the rules set by the parliament, you will be in that area
The supreme ruler...just like me as the city lord of Neuinstadt, I can get many benefits from it."
"Yeah." Colin nodded again.
"No matter what, grow up as soon as possible." Noins patted him on the shoulder again, walked back to the desk, sat down and asked: "How long do you think it will be before you can advance to the third level wizard?"
"It should be within the next few days."
Just these days?
Noyins was stunned and raised his head.
"Sir Noins, I actually have some questions to ask you about advancement." Colin ignored the surprise on Noins' face and continued to ask.
He doesn't want to hide his strength any longer.
"...Say." Noyin paused for a moment and said.
"What is a quiet room?"
"The Quiet Room uses special means to reduce the concentration of dirty whispers to almost zero. It is usually located in a busy street. It is mainly used for wizards to break through the third level and protect the fragile souls who have left the body for the first time from the influence of dirty whispers."
Noynes explained.
The concept of a quiet room is actually not unfamiliar to wizards from pure-blood families. The best among them will actually use a quiet room as early as when they advance to advanced apprenticeships to ensure that they are not affected by dirty words and avoid the consequences of the day after tomorrow.
Deterioration of talent.
However, the Colin in front of him was not of pure blood, and his understanding of this knowledge was obviously very limited.
Noyins thought for a while and simply continued to explain:
"The most critical point in advancing to a third-level wizard is to leave the soul."
"Only when the soul breaks away from the shackles of the body can it truly come into contact with the magic energy that is everywhere in the world. Only then can it get rid of the upper limit of the body's magic power, call upon the magic power around it, and use witchcraft that is far more powerful than before.
At that time, what restricts wizards from using witchcraft is no longer the upper limit of magic power, but the upper limit of spiritual power."
"That's it." Colin understood immediately and thanked Noins in front of him.
Although it was only a few words, Noyins had pointed out the biggest difference between the third-level wizard and the second-level wizard, making him understand the nature of the third-level wizard much clearly.
"If you want to advance to a third-level wizard, you must use a quiet room. The process of soul leaving the body is very dangerous, especially the first time the soul leaves the body. At that time, the soul is the most fragile and most susceptible to the influence of dirty words."
"When the soul gradually adapts later, this situation will be much better, but every time you leave the body, you need to be extra cautious and use specific means to protect it." Noins continued to warn.
"Does the soul need to leave the body every time you cast witchcraft?"
"No, it depends on when you can find the feeling of mobilizing the magic energy around you. As long as you find the feeling of mobilizing the magic energy around you, you can cast powerful witchcraft without leaving your soul."
"Well, there is another special situation, that is, the Caesar you met, he must have used some kind of secret technique of the gods to dare to come in the form of a pure soul body. It is precisely because of this that he can escape the parliament's high pressure.
Monitoring by high-level wizards." Noins added.
"To truly get rid of the body, you now need to reach the fourth level. In fact, a thousand years ago, a third-level wizard could choose to abandon the body and change the carrier of the soul as he pleased. But it is not possible now. Even a fourth-level wizard cannot do as he pleased like before.
Replacing the body... you will know the details when you reach the fourth level, so I won’t go into details."
"Okay." Colin nodded and thanked Noins again.
"You're welcome. If you have any questions about cultivation, you can come to me." Noins continued, and then threw a metal nameplate at him.
"With it, you can use the quiet room on the second floor of the synagogue at any time. Please return it to me after you break through to the third level."
Colin did not delay, thanked Noins again, asked a few questions about cultivation, and left.