32: Chapter 0032 Elementary Level

After Gelia finished speaking, Li Size explained with a smile:

"We are allies, this isn't a business transaction.

Besides, you've seen that I'm handling large orders now; I don't need to rely on refining potions to make money."

Seeing that Gelia wanted to say more, he interrupted her and continued:

"Moreover, refining potions helps me quickly accumulate experience in potion making.

Furthermore, consider this my contribution to the brothers at the police station. You're willing to pay out of your own pocket for them; I'm just not charging a fee. Compared to you, I still have a long way to go.

However, I've been quite busy lately. If you want potions refined, it's best to purchase the Materials and give them to me directly. This will save me time so I don't have to waste it sourcing them."

If he were to refine in large quantities over a long period, Gray Mist Mountain Town didn't have the necessary volume of Materials. He might need to make a special trip to the plantations in Gele City, and Li Size was unwilling to waste that time.

Hearing Li Size's praise, Gelia's face flushed slightly as she sighed softly, "Since you've put it that way, I can only thank you on behalf of the brothers! I will tell them the truth about the help you've given us."

After speaking, Gelia returned to her capable and valiant self as the Deputy Director, performing a formal salute to Li Size on behalf of the station's brothers.

Both Sven and Gelia were exceptionally efficient. Early the next morning, before classes had even started, Perisman arrived at the academy on a bicycle, delivering a large crate of Materials and a combination case.

Seeing Perisman dripping with sweat and acting with extreme caution for fear of tipping over, Li Size became even more certain that his soon-to-be-produced little sorcerer donkey and three-wheeler would be very popular.

His dormitory wasn't convenient for storing such a large pile of things, so Li Size arranged for Perisman to temporarily move them to Felina's apartment. Once the factory was completed in two days, they could be moved to his own apartment across the lake.

Setting the medicinal herbs aside for now, Li Size opened the combination case using the code Sven had provided. Inside was a thick book titled "Basic Meditation Method."

Li Size opened the book and began flipping through it quickly, though in reality, his Pay-to-Win talent had already activated:

[Consume 50 energy points to perform Analysis on 'Basic Meditation Method']

Although 50 energy points was expensive, Li Size knew his actual talent was extremely poor. He might have to spend a long time to truly learn it and turn it into a skill.

Now that his Mental Energy met the requirements and the meditation method was in hand—it was as if Felina herself were right in front of him—how could Li Size resist? He went straight for a Pay-to-Win Analysis.

Basic Meditation Method (Apprentice) (Entry 0/100)

Note: The most basic and lowest-level meditation method in the Wizard World. Suitable for the Wizard Apprentice stage, it can construct a relatively stable mental consciousness space. Long-term persistence in meditation can slightly increase a Wizard Apprentice's Mental Energy.

It was, after all, the lowest-level meditation method. Its effects on consciousness space stability, Mental Energy growth, and other aspects were all at the minimum, and it lacked special additional attributes or effects. However, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and Li Size was already very satisfied. After all, he was now a Wizard Apprentice:

Li Size (Elementary Wizard Apprentice)

Strength: 2.0 (2.2), Agility: 2.7 (3.0), Constitution: 3.0, Mental Energy: 3.0

The values in parentheses were brought about by his Basic Swordsmanship reaching the 'Proficient' rank; these bonuses only applied when fighting with a sword.

After about fifteen minutes, the information stream of the Basic Meditation Method (Apprentice) processed through Pay-to-Win Analysis continued to be input into Li Size's memory sectors via Pay-to-Win. It was as if he had studied it repeatedly and memorized it by heart, and he finally understood one thing.

Why a Wizard Apprentice, even after their Mental Energy met the standard, still lacked the ability to cast sorcery and had to successfully learn a meditation method first.

This was the importance of a stable consciousness space.

The effect of a meditation method on increasing Mental Energy was only one aspect; its most fundamental role was to form a stable consciousness space, allowing the apprentice to use Mental Energy to construct various mysterious sorcery models within that stable space.

How should one put it? It's like you already have the ability to draw and you have a pen, but you still need a piece of paper, right?

The human consciousness space is inherently illusory and unstable, which is why people's thoughts are always fickle, making it difficult to calm down and focus on just one thing. For example:

If you try to visualize a clear image of a fish swimming in water inside your head, you might start thinking about it at first, but you have to gradually visualize the mouth, fins, scales, and tail step by step, all while maintaining a mind free of other stray thoughts—only this fish in your heart, the so-called 'void yet not void'.

Ordinary humans actually cannot achieve this; the thought will always fluctuate, be influenced, or become intermittent.

Later, wizard ancestors spent countless ages summarizing Rune Characters, and then found stable rune combinations based on those characters. These could use human Mental Energy to construct a 'existent yet non-existent' stable consciousness space on the illusory mental plane.

With the help of this stable consciousness space, a wizard could construct sorcery models without obstacles, and subsequently mobilize mana to form sorcery.

In the Pay-to-Win notes, the Basic Meditation Method could construct a relatively stable consciousness space, meaning most ordinary sorceries would be no problem. However, some extremely specialized sorceries would require a superior meditation method to build an even more stable consciousness space for successful casting.

Therefore, it is often said in the Wizard World that a meditation method is the foundation of a wizard; there is no falsehood in those words.

Even though it was just a Basic Meditation Method, Li Size wouldn't be overly ambitious. One must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. The Basic Meditation Method was the most ancient one, and all subsequent meditation methods were based on it. If he got a better one later, he could just switch; there wouldn't be any issues.

After thinking for a moment, Li Size spent another 50 energy points to analyze 'Wizards Hand,' the essential apprentice sorcery that Professor Mary had taught in class previously.

Zero-Ring Sorcery: Wizards Hand (Entry 0/100)

Note: Consumes a certain amount of Mental Energy to summon a transparent, mentally-controlled floating arm that can lift heavy objects. The sorcery can last for 30 minutes.

Spell consumption, duration, and effects are determined by the caster's rank, Mental Energy, and proficiency.

Li Size consumed Mental Energy to cast 'Wizards Hand' to pick up a book on the nightstand 10 meters away. He felt as if he had an extra arm out of thin air that picked up the book and flew it into the distance. However, once it reached about 30 meters, he felt it could go no further.

He tried to lift the large wooden bed weighing 100 jin and felt it was just barely possible; any heavier and it wouldn't work. His Mental Energy also decreased by about 0.5.

According to the Pay-to-Win Analysis information, the range, weight, and Mental Energy consumption could all be improved through practice. Increases in Mental Energy and apprentice rank would also have an impact, which showed the importance of Mental Energy and rank.

For the same sorcery, there was a significant gap between an elementary apprentice's casting and a middle apprentice's casting. Furthermore, the higher the Mental Energy value, the stronger the effect of the sorcery and the more sorceries one could cast.

Li Size really wanted to keep pumping up his Mental Energy, but he didn't have enough gold coins. What could he do but sigh?