Wizards begin by accessing the Inspiration panel.

Chapter 28 The Mentor's Praise (Please continue reading)

Before going to sleep, Richard decided that, just to be on the safe side, he should raise his mastery of Cornell swordsmanship from the proficient level to the expert level.

Firstly, it was considered that after the upgrade, Richard's own swordsmanship level and the level of the skeleton swordsmanship he controlled would both reach the proficiency level. In this way, in case of an accident, Richard would have an extra trump card.

Consider it an extra layer of insurance for your victory!

Having made his decision, Richard knew that dragging things out wasn't his style. He immediately picked up the knight's longsword hanging on the wall and assumed the starting stance of Cornell's swordsmanship, beginning with a right-side step-and-slash.

Sure enough, inspiration struck quickly. This time, Richard dragged the slider to the 500 position. He planned to leave 1000 energy points to learn the level 0 sorcery [Shadow Grip], since he had not yet completed the prerequisite courses and was therefore unable to learn it for the time being.

Richard was once again possessing the figure of someone diligently practicing Cornell's swordsmanship. He practiced downward slashes, upward thrusts, jabs, and horizontal slashes with increasing proficiency, gradually achieving mastery. Richard gained a deeper understanding of these simple movements. After a long while, when Richard unleashed another downward slash, although the movement was the same, it possessed a more natural and effortless power and grace.

When Richard came to his senses, the panel showed the level of Cornell's swordsmanship (Master 6%, Secret Technique: High-Frequency Oscillation). Huh, he actually advanced two levels directly, from Proficient to Expert, and then to Master. Moreover, he gained a new Secret Technique, High-Frequency Oscillation.

Richard was both surprised and delighted!

He immediately brandished his knight's longsword, feeling the high-frequency vibrations. Sure enough, when he swung the sword down with all his might, the knight's longsword in his hand hummed, obviously because of the vibrations in the air. Out of curiosity, Richard swung the sword at the knight's armor next to him.

With a "sizzle," the thick knight's armor was slashed open by the knight's longsword as if it were paper, leaving a deep cut that went right through the armor!

"Hiss~ The destructive power is so strong!" Richard himself was startled by the destructive power, but after a few seconds, he was overjoyed. Although swordsmanship is a simple skill, at the master level, it has actually transformed into such a powerful skill.

Just as Richard had predicted, the more complex the witchcraft or skill, the more energy is needed to trigger inspiration, while the simpler the witchcraft or skill, the less energy is needed. But what he didn't expect was that even simple skills could eventually transform into something extraordinary.

Richard glanced at the skill panel and was extremely satisfied.

[Skills]: Clavier's Breathing Technique (Proficiency 2%), Cornell Swordsmanship (Master 6%, Secret Technique: High-Frequency Vibration), Bow and Crossbow (Mastery 31%, Secret Technique: Rapid Fire with Short Bow)

The next morning, Richard arrived at Serales' laboratory. Sure enough, Serales was in the laboratory on the second floor. Richard waited quietly at the door for a while, and then he heard Serales' voice from inside: "Come in."

"Yes, mentor," Richard said respectfully.

Just as Richard entered, he was still thinking about how to tell his mentor that he had learned the Rodrigo meditation method.

Suddenly, Celeste looked surprised, stared at Richard for a moment, and said, "Richard, have you already mastered the basics of meditation?"

Richard was taken aback. Although he was surprised that Seras could see it at a glance, he wasn't surprised when he thought about the various magical methods of a formal wizard.

Richard replied respectfully, "Yes, Master, I am deeply grateful for your kindness. After you gave me the Rodrigo meditation method, I studied it day and night for a long time, and now I have finally grasped the basics. I was just about to report to you, but I didn't expect you to recognize it at a glance!"

Upon hearing Richard's affirmative reply, Serales burst into laughter.

"I never expected this! I had seven disciples before, but only three of them chose to practice the Rodrigo meditation method, and the key point is that none of them succeeded!"

Richard, you were actually the one I least thought would succeed, but you actually did! It's ironic!

Richard was surprised that Serales gave him such high praise, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, wondering if he had gone too far.

You should know that his wizard aptitude test report when he enrolled was in triplicate, and one copy is still with Seras!

His talents were clearly written on the paper: peak of lower-level mental strength and medium-level affinity for dark elements.

Seres stepped forward, carefully examined Richard, and said, "Not bad. It seems that your mental strength aptitude has now been raised to the middle level. Although it is only at the initial stage of the middle level, it is still the middle level."

Afterwards, if you consistently practice the Rodriguez meditation method, you can continue to subtly improve your mental aptitude; this is the precious aspect of the Rodriguez meditation method!

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Richard replied respectfully, "I have to thank you, my mentor, for this opportunity. If you hadn't given me this chance, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to learn such a precious meditation method."

"Don't underestimate yourself. I've given many people opportunities, but so far, you're the only one who has seized them," Serales said, waving his hand.

After saying that, Seras walked around Richard again and said with great interest, "Richard, it seems that I still underestimated you. You may have a unique talent in comprehension, but if you want to go further on the path of wizardry, you need to further improve your aptitude!"

That's not easy, but I'm very satisfied with your performance, so I'll give you another chance.

A bottle of Prophet's Potion costs around 200 magic stones on the market. Richard, you can buy three bottles from me at cost price of 100 magic stones.

If you make it to the top four in the freshman ranking competition, I'll give you one bottle; if you come in first place, I'll give you two bottles.

After two bottles, the effect of taking the Prophet's Potion again will be extremely weak.

With the Prophet's Potion and your practice of the Rodrigo Meditation Method, your mental aptitude should see a significant improvement. While it won't yet elevate you to the superior level, it will certainly raise it to the upper-middle level.

"Mentor, I will do my best to live up to your expectations!" Richard was overjoyed. It seemed that his decision to visit Mentor Serales today was absolutely correct, and he had even achieved better results than expected.

Although I haven't received these rewards yet, I'm determined to secure a place in the top four of the freshman ranking competition! Richard made up his mind.

Seras's expression grew increasingly satisfied; it seemed that his disciple possessed some extraordinary talent.

Ever since he confirmed that Richard had learned the Rodrigo meditation method, Richard's status in his heart had risen sharply.

(End of this chapter)