Wizard: I devour the stars with swarms of insects.

Chapter 101 The Path of a Drug-Addicted Wizard, and a New Method of Meditation!

After mastering the wriggling scales, life gradually became peaceful for a while.

However, due to the Skaven snake-men attack, patrols in the Black Forest have been strengthened, and the number of members in each patrol team has increased to five.

Furthermore, there are official wizards stationed at the patrol team's camp to ensure that they can provide immediate support in case of any situation.

Time passed slowly.

During this time, Wayne began to try meditating regularly every day to continue improving his mental strength.

Because to be promoted from a first-class wizard apprentice to a full wizard, one needs to have a sufficient level of mental strength.

Only by reaching sufficient mental strength can one solidify the magical model around oneself, forming a fixed protective force field.

This is why a formal wizard is far superior to a first-class wizard apprentice.

After all, if you can't even break through the opponent's defenses during the battle, how can you possibly harm them?

As the mental strength is continuously increased, the magical pressure around a first-class wizard apprentice will gradually subside and become stable.

It will no longer be glaring to people when they look at it, which is also a sign that a first-class wizard apprentice has been promoted to a full wizard.

However, Wayne discovered that after reaching the level of a first-class wizard apprentice, the speed at which he could improve his mental strength using the Five-Sphere Suspension Meditation Method became extremely slow.

Because the Five-Sphere Suspension Pivot Meditation Method is actually just a basic meditation method in the academy, and its main target audience is wizard apprentices in the academy.

Those who progress from wizard apprentices to full wizards are already considered the true backbone of the Black Forest Wizarding Academy.

They were already at the level of having a wizard's tower, establishing a sect, and starting to recruit apprentices—similar to how university professors in their previous lives could start recruiting students.

Therefore, each member who reaches the level of a formal wizard often has their own unique wizarding methods.

This includes methods for increasing mental strength.

"So, I need to start thinking of other ways to improve my mental strength?"

Wayne stroked his chin, pondering to himself.

"After all, relying solely on such a basic meditation method as the 'Five-Ball Suspension Pivot Meditation Method' to improve one's mental strength is already too slow."

"If we really rely on this path, who knows when we'll be able to advance to a formal wizard."

"Therefore, we need to think of some other ways..."

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Wayne's first thought was of various potions and magic potions.

"In the wizarding system, breaking down the barriers between different wizarding levels often requires a process of 'breaking limits'."

For example, one can advance from a third-class wizard apprentice to a second-class wizard apprentice, then from a second-class wizard apprentice to a first-class wizard apprentice, and finally to a full-fledged wizard.

While mental strength increases with the rise of water, it also needs a sudden increase, similar to a "gradient".

Only by breaking through that limitation and reaching a certain threshold can one reach the next level of wizardry. This is also the main obstacle and difficulty for wizards of different levels to break through.

Many magical potions have this effect, helping to increase meditation speed and lower the barrier to breaking through the "threshold".

The difficulty.

This is also why a method of wizard advancement called "drug-fueled advancement" has been popular in wizarding academies for many years.

Some are wizarding apprentices from wizarding families, with rich backgrounds, who can accelerate the effects of meditation and increase the speed of meditation by consuming large amounts of magic potions continuously.

Although sometimes one can break through by consuming magical potions, their foundation may be weak, which will have some impact on their future.

However, the magic power level did indeed increase significantly, and it had a certain effect.

"But such an expense requires a massive amount of magic stones," Wayne said with a wry smile.

After all, those potions are often quite expensive, costing hundreds of magic stones. The final cost of "drug-fueled" journey is unimaginable.

It's not something I can afford right now.

"Therefore, I need to combine the two. First, I need to find a new meditation method, not the basic one, but one that can accelerate the effects of meditation."

"Thanks to the help of Hive Intelligence, even the most difficult meditation methods can be 'shared' by Hive Intelligence."

"Regarding meditation techniques, I could try seeking help from my mentor, Morse."

"After all, I am his only first-class wizard apprentice, and I am the most likely to break through the wizard threshold and become a formal wizard in the future. So as long as it is something that Master Morse can help with, he will definitely lend a hand."

"Secondly, the help of potion ingredients plays a supporting role, while as for those potions and ingredients..."

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Next, after thinking it over, Wayne thought of the black market merchant, his colleague in the patrol team, "Kare Wilke".

First of all, he was a wizarding apprentice majoring in potions, so he knew more about potions than I did.

Secondly, he runs a business in the black market, where he has a lot of materials for magic potions and elixirs. If you can't find them yourself, you can buy them from his channels.

All he needed to spend was magic stones.

"So, we still need to find a way to make money..."

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Wayne couldn't help but sigh.

Money, money, money—money is needed everywhere, not just in the 21st century of Earth.

The same applies now that we've arrived in the Wizarding World.

Wayne began to understand why Kalai, despite being a first-class wizard apprentice, received a monthly allowance of magic stones from the Academic Committee.

And while he worked in the Black Forest patrol and received a wizard's salary, he still had to make extra money by buying and selling on the black market.

It's because the higher you go on the wizarding path, the more resources you need to consume, and it really can lead to a situation where you can't make ends meet!

"Looks like I'll have to start thinking about ways to make money from now on," Wayne thought.

But what should he do...? Wayne thought of the various ways to earn magic stones at the academy.

Material gathering, potion brewing, information trading, or... like Kalai, running a business in the black market, buying and selling.

After thinking about it, I realized that these methods of earning magic stones were all too slow.

So, Wayne eventually arrived at the "Bounty Hunter's Lodge" at the Wizarding Academy in the Black Forest City.

Here, tasks and requirements are posted regularly. If you can complete the tasks, the rewards are often quite substantial, and you can make money quickly.

However, some of these tasks are also extremely difficult, making them a "dangerous" profession.

After arriving here, Wayne planned to see if there were any suitable and acceptable bounty missions for him.