Wizard Immortal

Chapter 70 First-Class Apprentice

An hour later, Adir finished his meditation, tidied up some things left in the garden, and walked away into the distance.

In the academy, Adir felt as if he had returned to the time when he had studied hard.

Every day, the academy arranges for several third-class apprentices to give free lectures, and every few days, formal wizard-level instructors will also give lectures. Although these lectures are paid, they are still extremely valuable to these apprentices.

As for those free courses, Adir would attend them whenever he had time. Even if he didn't understand something at the moment, he would have the chip record it so he could review it in his spare time, so that nothing would be wasted.

Adir used his evening rest time to practice meditation.

Meditation itself has the function of training the mind and can also accelerate mental recovery. As long as you can get used to the monotony of several hours in a row, it can be used to replace sleep without any problem.

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Several months later.

In the early morning, the sunlight gradually spread across the earth.

In Edith's research room, Adir was standing beside Edith, assisting her in completing some small experiments.

His movements were extremely precise, and his skill and precision were almost comparable to Edith's in some aspects.

Before long, the experiment ended, and Adir skillfully cleaned up the residue, his expression remaining calm throughout.

Watching his actions and reflecting on his performance over the past six months, Edith felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of mixed emotions, including admiration and regret).

The other person is exceptionally talented, possessing both strong learning and practical abilities, and rarely makes mistakes; he doesn't seem like a fourteen-year-old at all.

She had also seen Adir's hard work over the years and couldn't help but admire him as an apprentice.

There are many talented people in this world, but those who are talented and also work so hard will be liked no matter where they are.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and her eyes were fixed on Adir.

She sensed a subtle spiritual fluctuation emanating from Adir, indicating that he had reached the level of a first-class apprentice.

"Adir, you've been promoted to first-class apprentice?"

Looking at her apprentice, she couldn't help but ask.

Adir, standing before her, paused for a moment before reacting and looking at Edith with respect: "Yes, I was promoted just yesterday."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a lightness all over his body, as if some inexplicable force was enveloping him and pulling him forward tightly.

Sensing the changes around him, Adir endured the discomfort emanating from his surroundings and did not choose to struggle forcefully.

In an instant, he was in front of his mentor Edith, watching as her hand gently touched his forehead.

An unusual fluctuation of mental energy enveloped Adir's entire body, and then quickly disappeared.

Before her, Instructor Edith withdrew her hand, letting out a sigh of relief, and said, "Very good, no mental impurities. It seems you advanced honestly through your own meditation."

"Mentor, what's wrong?"

Looking at the other person's appearance, Adir asked with some confusion, "What is mental impurity?"

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At this moment, Instructor Edith seemed to be in a good mood. Upon hearing Adir's question, she replied directly, "You should know that there is a rule in our academy that strictly prohibits ordinary apprentices who have not yet been promoted to first-class apprentices from enhancing their mental power by absorbing magic stones or other methods."

Upon hearing this, Adir nodded.

"This is actually to avoid some potential problems."

Seeing Adir nod, Edith continued, "The requirement for advancing to the first-class apprentice level is actually mental strength."

"Some apprentices, due to their naturally insufficient mental strength, progress too slowly. They try to increase their mental strength through potions, magic stones, and other means in order to meet the standards for promotion to first-class apprentice."

"Is there something wrong with this?" Adir asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course there are." Edith smiled. "While potions and magic stones can rapidly increase mental strength, they leave behind many mental impurities for ordinary apprentices who are not even first-class apprentices."

"These mental impurities will affect an apprentice's control over their mind, and will also affect the natural growth of mental power in the subsequent process, making the growth of mental power become increasingly slow."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "In other words, these apprentices will face extremely difficult progress in the future, and it will be almost impossible for them to advance to become full-fledged wizards."

"This is of course nothing to apprentices who cannot continue to improve under normal circumstances, but it is very important to you, Adir."

Hearing these words, Adir felt a pang of fear mixed with relief.

Adir hadn't paid attention to the academy's rule before, since no one had reminded him. Now, he realized that if he had inadvertently violated it, the consequences would have been far from what he wanted.

"In the future, unless absolutely necessary, it's best to avoid touching anything that the academy forbids."

Amidst lingering fear, this thought flashed through his mind.

Across from her, seeing Adir's current state, Edith smiled and said, "Of course, you don't need to worry anymore."

"The spirit of a first-class apprentice is far stronger and more resilient than that of an ordinary apprentice. As long as you don't use too many potions in a short period of time, there won't be any problems."

Edith smiled and looked quietly at Adir: "However, at this point, those things are no longer important."

"Adir, congratulations. From today onwards, you will officially become a wizard apprentice."

Under her gaze, Adir smiled and said, "Thank you."

They chatted there for a while, and after some time, Adir left the laboratory.

"To be promoted to a first-class apprentice in nearly half a year, this speed is a bit out of line, but judging from the mentor's attitude, it should still be within the acceptable range. I hope he won't treat me as a monster for research."

On the way, Adir recalled how his mentor Edith had treated him and finally felt somewhat relieved.

After crossing the familiar road, he didn't go anywhere else, but went straight back to his dormitory.

Back at his residence, Adir closed the door and sat on his bed, muttering to himself, "Now that I've been promoted to first-class apprentice, it's time to move on to the next stage."

With that thought in mind, he closed his eyes and entered a meditative state.

As runes were rapidly constructed in his mind, Adir's perception of his surroundings became increasingly acute, as if he could vaguely sense the various powers contained within the surrounding space.

Under Adir's mental perception, the surrounding dark world began to change, and energy particles carrying various kinds of light began to appear, quietly floating in the surrounding space.

These are the elemental energies that permeate the world, and they are the foundation upon which wizards can cast various powerful spells.

After becoming a first-class apprentice, the next step in advanced learning, in addition to continuing to meditate on spiritual runes, is to try to sense the energy particles of the surrounding world.

Once all thirty-six spiritual runes recorded in the basic meditation method have been condensed, one can try to draw upon the energy particles of the surrounding world and transform them into one's own magical power.

At this moment, under Adir's perception, countless energy particles were quietly floating around, revealing their characteristics under the influence of his mind.

In Adir's mental perception, these energy particles behaved differently in the face of Adir's presence.

Some energy particles are difficult to guide with mental energy, while others are easily attracted to Adir, exhibiting different degrees of affinity.

This is each wizard's affinity, which mainly determines which type of energy particle a wizard is more likely to attract.

Normally, a typical wizard apprentice can manipulate most energy particles, though the difficulty varies.

Because of the differences between wizards, the difficulty of drawing energy particles of different attributes varies. Some energy particles are easier to draw, while others are more difficult.

This also determines the different elemental affinities of wizards, and may even affect the future direction of wizards to some extent.

If one is inherently compatible with fire-type energy particles, then casting fire-type spells will naturally be easier and even more powerful in the future.

However, while elemental affinity is important compared to a wizard's wizarding aptitude, it will not hinder a wizard's progress.

Even if the affinity is with water energy particles, it will not affect the casting of magic with fire energy properties, it will just be relatively more difficult.

In the room, Adir opened his eyes as his meditation ended.

"The energy particles that are most compatible with me are those of the light and plant systems. Except for a few that repel me, most energy particles from other systems seem to be able to be drawn to me normally."

Quietly rising to his feet, recalling the feeling he had experienced during his meditation, Adir murmured to himself, "The plants and the light—is it because of my elven bloodline?"

In that instant, he thought of the elven bloodline within him.

(End of this chapter)