Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

A few days later, inside the Koya Spire.

The elves of the Chelka family seemed to have integrated into the group, with members from both sides moving back and forth in the tower, exchanging the results of their experiments.

At this moment, at the top of the spire.

Hughes was standing in a corner of the research area, recording the transformation results of one of the Tiritz Winterbirds.

Because part of this magical beast's body was made of ice element, and with everyone working together, the Tilitz Winterbird was quickly and successfully transformed into an ice elemental life form.

After the transformation was completed, the rear half of their bodies were still shrouded in ice mist, and not only that, the rest of their bodies were also transformed into pure ice elemental form.

However, because the secret source within them is artificially created, their intelligence is greatly reduced, retaining only the wisdom used in battle.

For this reason, the Tiriz Winterbird has transformed from a social magical beast into an individual ice elemental life form.

This is also a drawback of ice-attribute magical beasts transforming into ice elemental life forms; their magical beast instincts are greatly reduced or even completely disappear.

"..."

Just as Hughes was engrossed in taking notes, he suddenly heard a conversation nearby.

The wizards of the Koya Spire and a group of elves had already arrived and were exchanging their research findings.

Hughes dislikes noise, so he plans to go to a private study room to continue his work.

"Um--?"

But just then, he suddenly stopped.

He happened to catch a glimpse of a particularly striking, tall figure in the crowd not far away.

That head of bright red hair, and the fiery aura emanating from her body—it was none other than the fire elf who had helped him before.

The other person was currently standing in the crowd, discussing the details of the experiment with the elves around them.

Seemingly noticing Hughes's gaze from not far away, he also turned his head to look over.

Their eyes met, and both of them were taken aback.

He then nodded slightly to the crowd, then turned and walked away from them, heading straight for Hughes.

The two were only a few steps apart.

Soon, the fire elf walked up to Hughes and spoke first:

"I didn't expect to meet you here. Were you just studying those transformed Tilitz Winterbirds?"

His tone was very gentle, which was quite different from the stereotypical image of fire elves as having a violent temper.

"That's right, I'm recording and analyzing their physical state after transformation."

Hughes nodded, his tone carrying a hint of friendliness, perhaps because the other party had helped him before.

"Thank you the other day, otherwise my neck would probably be in serious trouble. By the way... your fireball spell was very good."

"It was just a small favor."

The fire elf waved his hand, paused, and continued:

"My name is Lapris, Lapris Chelka. May I ask who you are...?"

Hughes responded politely:

"My name is Hughes Craig. You can call me Hughes, Lord Lapris."

"Hughes Craig...?"

Upon hearing this, Lapris murmured Hughes's name, seemingly searching for the Craig family in the center of the continent.

On the other side, having guessed what the other was thinking, Hughes explained:

"I came from the outskirts of the continent; I was a wizard apprentice at Everfrost Spire."

To his surprise, upon hearing this, Lapris's eyes suddenly lit up:

"The outer perimeter of the mainland? So you were the champion!"

His tone carried a hint of surprise, mixed with a subtle joy.

"Haha! I also came from the mainland. I think you should have heard of it through the Holy Palm Competition of the Natural Speakers Academy."

"Yes, I have inquired, Your Excellency Lapris."

Hughes nodded, his face also showing undisguised shock.

He never expected that it would be such a coincidence to run into a fellow townsman from another campus.

Perhaps because they both came from the outskirts of Maransel, the atmosphere between the two became more harmonious.

After getting acquainted, Lapris glanced sideways at the crowd still engaged in a lively discussion not far away and whispered:

"My companions and I have some matters to attend to, so we will not disturb you any longer, Lord Hughes. We hope that we can discuss the knowledge about the Frostbreath Source together sometime."

After saying that, he turned and went back into the crowd.

"..."

As Hughes watched the other person's departing figure, he felt a sense of wonder at the strangeness of fate.

Coming to his senses, he looked away, stopped thinking about it, and turned to walk towards his private research room.

He had his own plans when he met Lapris.

Perhaps through this connection, one could inquire about the Tree Whisperers among the elves.

……

Because of years of research on ice elemental life forms, every area of ​​the Koya Spire is filled with cold.

But deep inside the spire, at the very top, lies a laboratory that is entirely different.

The laboratory was isolated by special means, and the walls were built with heat-absorbing stones.

Moreover, the heat-absorbing stones in the wall had long been thoroughly soaked in fire elements, emitting a faint red glow.

If you get close enough, you can clearly hear the hissing sound, like fire burning.

Such a laboratory is clearly out of place with the spire themed around "ice elements".

At this moment, in the center of this laboratory, a creature that is neither human nor inhuman is being imprisoned.

Every curve of her body is perfect, yet this near-perfect female body is not made of flesh and blood.

Her skin was a translucent ice-blue, as if it were carved from a single piece of the purest ice-blue sapphire.

The hair strands are made of crystal-clear ice silk, and when shaken, they even scatter tiny ice shards.

She is Flora—a level-two ice elemental life form with a real name.

The room was filled with raging fire elements, but she seemed completely unaffected, and a layer of white frost still formed within a meter around her.

Unfortunately, such a powerful being is currently being held captive in place.

Beneath her feet were layers upon layers of rune arrays, each one in a constant state, ensuring that it could weaken her power at all times.

Not only that, she was also fitted with all sorts of prison shackles, each one of which was terrifying.

The mithril chains, gleaming with a bright silver luster, pierced through every joint of her icy bones. The chains were engraved with runes that sealed the elements, forcibly forcing her power back into her body.

Several enormous ice crystal spikes pierced into various parts of her body, frantically extracting the ice element from her.

This wasn't the first time Flora had experienced such torment; she was already used to it and even numb to it.

However, in her pupils, which were entirely made of ice crystals, a wisp of icy mist still swirled slowly.