Wizards begin with Occlumency.

Chapter 11 Meditation

Jasmine didn't stay out for long.

Less than an hour later, she returned to the library to continue her studies.

However, differences in their thinking and behavior have already become apparent.

They stayed in the library until evening, then went to the cafeteria for dinner together before parting ways and returning to their respective dormitories.

Link returned to his dormitory, rested for a while, activated "Brain Lockdown" to enter his mental palace and sort out what he had learned during the day, then got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After changing into his pajamas, it was still early, so Link went into the study and skimmed through the four books he hadn't read during the day before going to bed.

The next day, Link woke up very early again.

After washing up, Link took his books, pen, notebook, and personal smart device, ate breakfast in the cafeteria, and then went to the teaching building where today's classes were held early.

During this time, as agreed before they parted ways the night before, Link sent a message to Jasmine through his personal smart device, asking her to join him.

But Jasmine didn't reply, and Link didn't care. He found the classroom and sat down in the middle of the second row, but he used his books and his personal smart device to reserve a seat for Jasmine.

Jasmine arrived late, only reaching the classroom ten minutes before class started.

……

Two weeks have passed quickly.

Link's life was extremely monotonous but fulfilling.

Every day, he went back and forth between his dormitory, the cafeteria, the teaching building, and the library. Apart from that, he neither explored the college campus nor participated in the entertainment activities organized by the new students he was gradually getting to know, nor did he deliberately try to build connections. At most, when he was tired, he would log into the "forum" with his portable smart device to relax.

Well……

The "forum" feature was also discovered by Jasmine and then told to Link.

Jasmine's life became much richer.

She strikes a good balance between studying and having fun. In her spare time, she goes to the library with Link to read books, participates in recreational activities, and makes friends.

Jasmine was born into an aristocratic family and was exposed to social skills from a young age, giving her an exceptional talent for social interaction.

Soon, a small circle formed around Jasmine and several other newcomers who also had noble backgrounds from the Storm Sea islands.

Link privately advised Jasmine to focus more on her studies. Seeing that Jasmine didn't seem to care and was able to guarantee her basic study time every day, he didn't say anything more.

Everyone has their own way of living life, and everyone is responsible for their own choices.

But, but...

The junior college of the Rivosos Biological and Medical Academy is divided into two campuses: the South Campus houses new students from the many islands of the Storm Sea, while the North Campus houses local apprentices from the west coast of the main continent.

There was very little, almost no, communication between the two sides.

The deeper meaning behind this, combined with the agreements that new recruits are required to sign, is enough to send chills down your spine.

To avoid becoming a beast of burden, Link chose to abandon entertainment and study relentlessly.

……

Hard work will eventually pay off.

While most new recruits couldn't even manage the first hurdle of meditation, "gathering distractions," Link was already preparing for his first formal meditation session.

There are three levels of meditation.

The first hurdle is to clear your mind of distractions, empty your brain, and focus your attention without being distracted.

Link was able to do it immediately after using the Occlumency learning card, not to mention after he had mastered Occlumency to its highest level.

The second challenge is capturing spiritual energy. Spiritual energy is formless and intangible, scattered and wandering. It is extremely difficult to control spiritual energy and condense it into threads or lines.

When Link was in the stage of "Occlumency" where he could freely fake memories, he had already achieved complete control over his mental power.

The third challenge is to open the sea of ​​consciousness and construct runes.

The term "Sea of ​​Consciousness" is Link's own translation. Wizards call it the Ocean of Spiritual Power, but Link found it too long and cumbersome, so he translated it as "Sea of ​​Consciousness."

The temple of thought is the sea of ​​consciousness, located three inches inward from between the eyebrows, a place that is both real and unreal.

The real obstacle in Link's path is the construction of runes.

Through his study of Runeology, Link learned that runes are mainly divided into three categories: Will Runes, Element Runes, and Rule Runes.

The structure of each rune, whether it's a will rune, an element rune, or a rule rune, is extremely complex and three-dimensional.

The essence of meditation is to use threads formed by mental energy to construct will runes and element runes in the sea of ​​consciousness, and then connect the constructed runes into a specific shape to form a cycle.

Depending on the meditation method, the will runes and element runes that need to be constructed will also be different, as will their shapes and cycles.

The academy distributed targeted meditation techniques based on the new students' wizarding aptitude.

After completing the course "Overview of Mental Power and Meditation", Link went to the library to pick up the "Water and Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method" that was given to him.

After repeatedly reading and pondering the text, confirming that he had fully mastered the first level of meditation—the initial stage applicable to mortals to third-class wizard apprentices—Link prepared for his first formal meditation.

Dormitory, study.

Link sat on the ground, adopting a posture with his palms facing upwards, calming his mind and focusing all his energy on "Brain Occupation Technique".

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the hall of thought disappeared, restoring the sea of ​​consciousness to its original state when it was first opened.

Without a frame of reference, unaware of up, down, left, or right, everything is vague and indistinct, leaving one in a daze.

Tranquility and silence seem to be the eternal themes of the sea of ​​consciousness.

After a long while, a small spark appeared.

The formless and intangible spiritual power, under the "burning" of the equally formless and intangible "fire of divine thought," condensed into threads, and then the five threads intertwined into a single line.

The threads move along a specific trajectory, constructing a complex and layered three-dimensional structure within the vast sea of ​​consciousness.

This three-dimensional structure is a will rune, the core of the first level of the "Water and Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method". Its main function is to generate spiritual power and increase the amount of spiritual power.

The derived runes had just been constructed and appeared very illusory, not yet imprinted in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Link controlled the threads of mental energy, repeating the reconstruction process over and over again.

The derived runes gradually transitioned from abstract to concrete.

After an unknown period of time, the derived runes finally took root and were imprinted in the sea of ​​consciousness.

As long as Link doesn't destroy it himself, or suffer a powerful attack from external spiritual forces, the derived runes will exist permanently, truly and without falsehood.

In this process, the highest level of "brain shut-in" played a significant role, providing Link with extremely powerful assistance.

It can be said that Link's ability to successfully construct a Will Rune on his first meditation session was largely due to the "Brain Occupation Technique"!

Link pressed on, creating another water elemental convergence rune and a wood elemental convergence rune in quick succession.

Then, using the derived rune as the top corner, the water element aggregation rune as the left bottom corner, and the wood element aggregation rune as the right bottom corner, connect the three runes to form an equilateral triangle.

The first level of the "Water and Wood Mutual Generation Meditation Method" has now been completed!

From then on, Link was a true wizard apprentice.

Well……

A first-class wizard apprentice who has not mastered witchcraft.

(End of this chapter)