Wizard: Starts with Advanced Meditation

After leaving Koya Spire, Hughes, having finished his questioning, returned to his dormitory.

Night enveloped the entire tower. He turned on the light and then slumped down on the cold wooden chair.

"Phew, that was close..."

It wasn't until he felt the cold, wooden touch in his palm that he realized—he had escaped from that underground lair where he had barely survived.

But the enormous figure of the Cold Cave Worm King still kept flashing through his mind, and its unique hissing sound seemed to still linger in his ears.

This was the first time Hughes had truly faced a level-two magical beast—and one that intended to kill him.

That oppressive feeling, originating from the level of life itself, still seemed to be tightly gripping his heart, making his breathing slightly sluggish.

However, the reason he had such great staying power was mainly because he almost took a hit from his opponent.

With that thought in mind, Hughes slowly walked to the mirror in the room.

"Da la—"

He took off his robes, revealing his strong chest.

Years of knight training had given him a firm and well-proportioned physique, but a bruise in the very center of his chest was particularly glaring.

As I gently touched the bruise with my fingertips, a slight, dull pain suddenly shot through me.

"Pop—"

Hughes took out a bottle of blood-replenishing potion and carefully applied the liquid to the bruises on his chest.

This bruise was caused by the mouthparts of the Cold Cave Worm King.

It wasn't until he was teleported back to Mount Kudo that he accidentally discovered its existence through a faint stinging sensation in his chest.

Although the teleportation was timely, he still made brief contact with the other party's thrusting mouthparts.

Hughes was still shaken by this.

It was only a brief contact, yet it had already left such a mark on him. If he had been struck head-on, he would probably have been reduced to ashes long ago.

In that instant, he even felt the oppressive feeling of death.

The arrogance he had developed when he became a full-fledged wizard was shattered at this moment.

It wasn't until he faced beings far beyond his own level that he truly understood that he was just an unknown newcomer who had just embarked on the path of a wizard.

And this is only in the Oren dimension.

Once you step into the wizarding world, you'll find that there are countless beings stronger than level two.

In the future, they might even encounter that terrifying being that even Green and Gabriel had to avoid.

"..."

Hughes spent the night without sleep.

He neither slept nor meditated.

I simply sat quietly by the window, gazing at the celestial bodies hanging in the night sky, reflecting on everything that had happened since I awakened my memories.

"..."

The following morning, Hughes received news that the Koya Spire was temporarily closed and that Dean Ramis would personally oversee its reconstruction.

These members of the Spire are said to soon be merged into other Spires of Knowledge, where they will continue their research on knowledge systems.

As for their tower master, Mokat, he is expected to be severely punished because his dereliction of duty directly led to the destruction of the Koya Spire.

The group that was originally sent to capture the Cold Cave Worm King was also rescued by Vinunyeki and others.

It is said that after he teleported back, some unexpected things happened there...

……

The Wanling Pagoda naturally has a place specifically for healing and wound treatment, and it is also a pagoda-shaped building.

Its name is Hill Spire, and it is often simply referred to as the Healing Tower.

Clotilde and the others were temporarily settled here.

Soon after, Hughes arrived at the Healing Tower.

Because it is not a knowledge spire, its exterior is simply a spire made of white crystal, without any superfluous decorations.

However, he could clearly sense that the tower was emanating a rich life energy.

He even had a fleeting illusion—as if taking a deep breath by the tower could instantly add a year to his life.

—Buzz

Upon entering the area of ​​the Healing Tower, Hughes felt a sense of being watched, a feeling somewhat similar to that he had experienced near the Holy Wall.

This is because, like the Holy Wall, the entire area of ​​the Healing Tower was also covered by a warning array.

After all, apart from the wizards responsible for healing the wounded, most of the other wizards temporarily residing in the healing tower were weak and injured.

Therefore, in order to prevent others from doing anything bad to these injured people, the tower master of the Healing Tower set up a warning array here to detect the magical fluctuations in real time.

However, the entry process here is very simple. After verifying your identity and stating your purpose, the door will open automatically.

"Beep—click."

Upon entering the healing tower, a gentle life force instantly enveloped Hughes, dispelling his fatigue.

Moreover, this life force field can also soothe the anxiety of the injured and calm and heal the wizard's mind.

In this way, the treatment can continue to be carried out effectively.

The Healing Tower has four levels in total:

The first layer is responsible for healing physical, mental, and spiritual wounds; the second layer is responsible for treating illnesses; and the third layer is responsible for purifying curses.

As for the top floor, there are individual cubicles specifically used to treat second-level wizards of high status.

Hughes is currently standing on the first floor, which is also the area with the most patients.

This floor is spacious and bright, and unlike the cold, hard crystal texture of the tower, the surrounding walls are bathed in a soft white light.

The layout here is simple and clear, with rows of clean white soft beds neatly arranged on both sides, and the beds are separated by white curtains.

On the first floor, many wizards dressed in light green robes were patrolling the corridors.

They would occasionally pause by each bed, casting a soft white light upon the injured people on them.

And this is the signature witchcraft of the Hang Seng faction—healing magic.

The Hang Seng faction has two branches: Healing Wizards and Hang Seng Wizards.

The former studies life energy in order to heal various injuries and to research the legendary resurrection technique; these wizards in front of us, dressed in light green robes, are examples of this.

The latter group studies life energy in order to prolong life or even achieve immortality.

Moreover, they even developed witchcraft that uses life energy to attack.

The most infamous of these is [Life Drain], which directly drains the life force from the target, but this drained life force cannot be injected into the caster.

"Da, da, da..."

Fortunately, the person Hughes wanted to visit was also on this floor, so he walked through the corridor and finally came to one of the healing wizards.

"Hello there."

He said in a gentle tone.

"Excuse me, which bed does the Torrington family wizard, Bilim, have?"