Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

Therefore, at present, this ball of green fire is the only direct way for Hughes to conduct his research.

Therefore, just to be on the safe side, he had no choice but to "awaken" the other party to release the green flame for his own research.

Both of these goals are inseparable from the symbolic blood within their bodies.

In order to accumulate enough experience, Hughes went to great lengths to barely preserve the symbolic blood within the two of them.

Fortunately, the time is finally ripe.

Hughes first turned his attention to Billy, intending to start with him, because compared to Lyra, Billy's research goals were not in a hurry.

After all, it's not hard to find apprentices with transplanted bloodlines, although most of them will be pre-booked by necromancers anyway.

Soon, the same preliminary steps were completed.

Immediately afterwards, Hughes pulled out a purple lump of flesh and a milky white crystal core from two containers filled with an unknown slime.

The former is a magic storage device, while the latter is naturally a mental trigger.

Compared to demonized organs, their structure is more intricate, making transplantation much more difficult.

However, if the transplant is successful, it will be equivalent to giving the corpse some of the characteristics of a wizard apprentice.

Similarly, Hughes first awakened the corpse, turning it into a dead body.

Once his condition stabilized, he took the lump of meat in his hand.

The magic storage device can be transplanted anywhere, but after numerous experiments, the bioengineers found that the best place for it to work was on the left chest, close to the heart.

Hughes then swiftly sliced ​​open Billy's left chest and found his already shrunken heart.

Then, he carefully implanted the lump of flesh into the other person's body.

Throughout the entire process, Hughes held his breath and focused intently, being careful with every strike and every flow of magic, not daring to make the slightest mistake.

"..."

After a long while, the mass of flesh began to wriggle slightly, and then emitted a strange muffled sound.

"Plop—"

Immediately afterwards, the free magic around it began to slowly converge into it, and the fleshy mass gradually emitted bursts of purple light as it continuously absorbed the magic.

Seeing this, Hughes finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that the magic storage device had been successfully implanted into Billy's corpse. At this moment, wisps of magic were constantly gushing out from the mass of flesh, reaching towards the symbolic blood within Billy's body.

They swam along Billy's blood vessels, which began to glow purple, and the stagnant blood began to tremble slightly.

But that's not all; Billy's corpse hasn't truly "become an apprentice" again.

The next moment, Hughes picked up the milky white crystal core.

Unlike magic storage, the best place to transplant a mental energy trigger is between the eyebrows.

Immediately, he cut open the corpse's forehead and then directly embedded the crystal core into it.

The mental trigger does not need to be fused with the physical body; it can be placed directly inside.

But Hughes must use his mental power to guide the crystal core, activating the consciousness space of the corpse that has already died within it.

In this way, the corpse can mobilize the spiritual power within the crystal core through the consciousness space.

This step was relatively simple for him, given his already strong mental power.

Although the direct contact between the two spiritual energies made him quite uncomfortable, and it was a spiritual discomfort, it was still within a tolerable range.

"Buzz—"

Soon, a buzzing sound came from inside the crystal core, and the spiritual energy inside began to flow rapidly, gradually being injected into the consciousness space of the corpse.

Clearly, the crystal core has successfully activated Billy's consciousness space and connected with it, providing him with mental energy.

Thus, under the dual infusion of magic and spiritual power, this originally cold and stiff corpse gradually began to emit a faint aura of a wizard apprentice.

Meanwhile, the blood within its body—or rather, the blood that symbolizes its still-strong vitality—is trembling slightly, as if it is about to awaken anew.

Hughes, too, sensed the surge of symbolic blood within the other's body.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and he immediately took control of Billy's corpse, causing it to release the power of its bloodline.

This type of corpse is relatively low-level, so there is no need to inscribe the mark of the deceased with the Law. Hughes only gave a simple command, and Billy's corpse began to activate its own power.

Gradually, an aura began to emerge from Billy's body—the ferocious aura of a magical beast.

"Roar!! Roar—!!"

The next moment, the corpse opened its mouth and let out a violent roar. Then, several strands of dark elements surged from the surface of its limbs, outlining the shape of beast claws.

Clearly, the corpse had successfully activated its bloodline.

"Hmm... It seems the life force of the symbolic blood is more tenacious than I imagined, although a large part of the reason is that I preserved it well."

Hughes's gaze fell on the beast's claws that were constantly emitting black energy, and a thoughtful look flashed across his face.

"It seems that from now on... the symbolic blood can not only be obtained from the source, but also from other people's corpses."

Immediately, he raised his hand and waved it, taking Billy into the corpse space, preparing to conduct further research later.

Finally, it was Leila's turn.

With previous experience, the last modification went much more smoothly.

"..."

Soon, a purple light appeared on Lyra's left chest, and at the same time, a faint fluctuation of spiritual power flowed between her brows.

Once the other party's breathing had completely stabilized, Hughes took out the magical artifact he had previously used to unleash the green flames—a green pendant—and put it on the other party.

Release it!

Hughes channeled his mental energy and gave commands to the corpse in front of him.

The next moment, the pendant on the corpse's chest lit up instantly, and Lyra's corpse slowly sat up from the experimental table, then opened her palms.

"Crack—"

Immediately, a wisp of green flame ignited in her palm.

Hughes carefully examined the flame in the other man's palm; the pale green light reflected on his face, revealing his serious expression.

It was obvious that this green flame was much hotter than ordinary flames, and even a single wisp of flame made him feel the heat wave coming towards him.

Then, he slowly extended his index finger and, without the slightest hesitation, quickly—plunged it into the wisp of green flame.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!!"

Instantly! Flames scorched Hughes's fingers, and a series of sizzling sounds rang out.

But the other party remained unfazed, letting the green flames lick its skin.

Ultimately, although the element has been improved, the fact that it can be controlled by apprentices means that it has definitely not reached the strength of a demonized element.