Wizards begin by accessing the Inspiration panel.

Chapter 54 Syllable Compression (Please continue reading)

Refer to the description of [Basic Energy Saving Spell].

[Basic Energy-Saving Spellcasting: Reduces the mental energy consumed when casting any spell by 10%.]

Wow! That's amazing!

What does it mean to reduce all spells by 10%?

Richard fell into deep thought!

Richard believes this statement should be understood in this way.

For example, the Slow spell, which normally requires two standard units of mental energy for an ordinary wizard apprentice, only requires 1.8 units of mental energy after being purified and refined multiple times by Rodrigo's meditation method.

From this perspective, it means that the purer the mental energy, the less mental energy is consumed by the same witchcraft!

Because my total mental energy is low, I can only cast one or two spells, so it's not obvious yet!

But what if I can cast ten or eight spells in the future? Even if it's only a 10% reduction, it will add up to an incredible effect!

Richard realized that this seemed to be the first time he had come to know the "true nature" of Rodriguez's meditation method!

When Richard was in the room, practicing the advanced level of Rodriguez meditation, he could feel that the mental energy entering the cycle this time was slightly more than before.

These mental energies flowed like a cheerful stream, steadily through all seven runes in the mind, taking about forty minutes to successfully complete one major cycle.

After the cycle ended, Richard clearly felt that his mental energy had become purer, and his body seemed to have become lighter!

Richard checked the panel and saw the following attributes: Strength 3.8, Agility 4.1, Constitution 3.5, Spirit 6.9.

Sure enough, after the meditation technique level was improved, the speed at which mental strength increased began to accelerate again, and at the same time, other physical attributes also improved slightly.

Another issue that arose during this battle was the casting speed of sorcery.

Richard discovered that if he could increase his spellcasting speed, he would be able to better control the overall rhythm of the battle!

In fact, many first-level wizard apprentices have had this idea, but later they found that, for example, a spell that requires three seconds of incantation time at the beginner level can generally be cast in only about two seconds when the level of proficiency is reached.

However, this progress does not involve syllable compression, but rather an increase in speaking speed from unfamiliarity to proficiency. This increase cannot be further improved once familiarity reaches a level of mastery.

To further improve, it involves the issue of syllable compression in the incantation, which requires hundreds or thousands of attempts, and the improvement will not be as significant as before.

Normally, a mastery level of sorcery can compress a spell that would normally take two seconds to complete into one and a half seconds, reducing the spell's duration by about 25%.

This is why many people only practice witchcraft at a proficient level and do not pursue further rigorous training.

Because the time and effort required to further increase casting speed are disproportionate!

But Richard is different. With the Inspiration Panel at his fingertips, a thousand attempts only require a thousand or a hundred points of energy!

Without hesitation, Richard decided to try the Slowing Spell first.

[Host detected practicing Level 0 Slowness Spell. Do/Do you wish to consume energy to gain inspiration for practicing Level 0 Slowness Spell?]

Seeing that he still had 4000 energy points left, Richard hesitated for a moment, checked that the Slow spell was already at (58% proficiency), dragged the slider to 800, and selected "Yes!"

After a dizzying spin, Richard found himself in a dream space that was a beach. Gazing at the vast, undulating sea, he possessed a blurry figure, facing the ocean, and diligently practiced the incantation for the Slowing Spell!

After hundreds of attempts, Richard discovered that if he wanted to improve, he needed to compress the consonants in the original spell as much as possible, while retaining the key sounds.

Compression means passing through quickly, not without making a sound.

With inspiration, Richard quickly figured out the pattern and compressed the original thirteen-syllable slow spell into nine syllables!

The figure Richard possessed faced the sea and practiced pronunciation diligently. After thousands of attempts, he could clearly hear the nine key sounds even amidst the sound of the waves.

Mastering advanced levels of witchcraft involves not only the compression of incantation scales but also a series of issues such as the proportion of mental energy flowing within the witchcraft model.

But with the help of a wealth of inspiration, these challenges were overcome one by one!

After a long while, Richard returned to his original body and looked at the Slow spell (Mastery 9%) on the panel with a satisfied expression.

However, when Richard saw that he only had 3200 energy points left, he looked heartbroken!

As skill levels increase, the energy points required for further upgrades also increase!

The next morning, Richard visited Serales at the laboratory.

Seras took the old parchment scroll from Richard and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh! This is an ancient potion recipe!"

Sure enough, for formal wizards, there are quite a few ancient potion recipes that they have seen or collected while exploring various ruins.

Seras immediately unrolled the scroll and examined it closely. "It's in Hutt language. It seems to have been recorded by an ancient wizard from the Hutt Empire."

After looking at it for a while, Celes frowned, then relaxed his brows and said, "Richard, this is indeed an ancient potion recipe called Twilight Water. It has the dual effects of rapidly enhancing mental strength and increasing affinity for dark elements!"

However, it doesn't mean much to you right now.

It contains several raw materials that, as far as I know, have long been extinct in our world, such as Medusa's hair and the Eye of Evil.

Richard was quite disappointed upon hearing Serales's statement.

Seemingly noticing Richard's expression, Serales' tone changed, and he said, "However, this formula isn't entirely useless."

Although I am not in this research area, there are quite a few wizards who specialize in potion-making who, after obtaining ancient potion recipes, will try to replace some extinct raw materials with commonly used raw materials today!

Although the potion's effectiveness will be greatly reduced if this is successful, it is still very good compared to some potions available today.

However, replacing the raw materials in the formula is an extremely complicated matter. If it were done by one person, even a formal wizard, it would take more than ten or even several decades.

"For you, instead of wasting time and energy researching ancient potion recipes, you should focus on improving your own abilities and becoming a second-level wizard apprentice as soon as possible."

After saying this, Seras returned the old parchment scroll to Richard.

After listening to his mentor Seras's words, Richard agreed wholeheartedly. Although he could use energy points to trigger inspiration and keep trying to combine various raw materials, it would consume a huge amount of energy points.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to spend energy points on witchcraft and use it to a masterful degree, which would greatly improve one's combat power. This battle with Seymour is a perfect example of this.

Today I'm busy with work, and I also promised to update for three consecutive days if the data is good.

So I've been writing since I got back, and haven't had a chance to read your comments yet. Please forgive me!

There will be another update later!

(End of this chapter)