65: Chapter 0065 Stinginess

Monte Higher Academy Recommendation Letter

This was already a massive opportunity for the nearly one million students in the Crimson Soul Duchy who participated in the entrance qualification exam every year.

But Li Size felt it was just so-so. However, Li Size didn't throw it in the trash, deciding to keep it as a souvenir so his dad could show it off.

Beneath the recommendation letter was a certificate of proof:

This is to certify that Student Li Size won first place in the provincial unified exam for the year 3729 of the Crimson Soul calendar.

According to the relevant regulations of the Department of Education, he is entitled to one seven-day exploration right in an official Zero Ring low-level resource Secret Realm within Monte territory.

Certifying Authority: Monte Province Department of Education.

This certificate was much better than the tricky recommendation letter; it was tangible benefit.

These resource Secret Realms, due to their environments, were rich in various rare Materials that were hard to find on the market.

Some unique raw Materials for alchemy and potion-making, such as Sorcery Recording Crystals, were even easier to find in resource Secret Realms.

When Li Size needed specific resources later on, he could choose a suitable low-level resource Secret Realm to explore.

Li Size picked it up and set it aside, his mood becoming increasingly excited...

"Stingy"

We are very poor, many people hope to be richer, but I seek another path: Stingy. -- Wordsworth

This line was written on the title page of the Meditation Method. Li Size didn't fully grasp its meaning upon first glance, yet he pondered it deeply.

[Detected rare Meditation Method "Stingy" (Incomplete/Apprentice). Consuming 1000 Energy Points allows for Analysis.]

Damn it!

This was the first time Li Size encountered a skill that required such a high consumption of Energy Points.

Fortunately, Li Size had avoided using Gold Coins unless absolutely necessary since the exams. All the income from the past few weeks, over 400 Gold Coins, had been saved. A portion was just consumed, leaving him with over 200 Gold Coins.

If he didn't have enough Gold Coins to analyze it immediately, Li Size felt he would surely go crazy.

That's a relief!

Li Size took a deep breath and chose to Analyze. Over 1000 Energy Points rapidly diminished like flowing water.

About two hours later, Li Size, who had been immersed in the Meditation Method, regained his senses and understood the meaning of the title page.

Most Sorcerers pursued higher Mental Energy and stronger Sorcery effects.

However, this powerful Sorcerer of unknown Rank and level had embarked on a path to find a balance between Mental Energy consumption and Sorcery consumption.

Achieving the same effect with less Mental Energy, or achieving a stronger effect with more Mental Energy.

The consciousness space shaped by the Meditation Method invented by this Sorcerer had its stability limit nearly doubled.

Even just the Apprentice stage portion could withstand the model strength of a First Ring Sorcery.

More importantly, this Meditation Method possessed two unique special effects that cemented its power:

Special Effect 1:

Stingy

By learning the "Stingy" Meditation Method, a Sorcerer can achieve the same effect from Sorceries or Sorcery products with less Mental Energy or Materials. Entry-Level effect can be reduced to eighty percent.

Special Effect 2:

Generosity

When things reach an extreme, they reverse. By learning the "Stingy" Meditation Method, a Sorcerer can achieve higher effects from Sorceries or Sorcery products with more Mental Energy or Materials.

Entry-Level effect consumes 1.4 times the Mental Energy or resources to increase the effect by twenty percent.

It truly is a special Meditation Method; these two special effects are absolutely amazing.

Moreover, it wasn't limited to Sorcery; it applied to all of a Sorcerer's skills, including Alchemy, Potion-making, and Array formations.

It lived up to its closing statement:

Because of Stingy, therefore Power!

Familiarizing himself with the Meditation Method's special effects and knowing it could apply to everything a Sorcerer did, Li Size immediately had a guess:

The special effects might be effective on the Soul Talent ability [Pay-to-Win]!

Li Size quickly tried it out:

[Consuming 3.2 Energy Points, Meditation Method "Stingy" (Incomplete/Apprentice) Proficiency + 1. Current Proficiency: Entry-Level 21 / 100]

The proficiency of the original Basic Meditation Method was Entry-Level 90 / 100. After replacing it with the Stingy Meditation Method, the proficiency plummeted to 20 / 100.

But this result made Li Size ecstatic!

The Meditation Method's special effect was indeed effective on the [Pay-to-Win] ability. This was incredibly awesome!

If only he had obtained this Meditation Method earlier, perhaps he could have saved hundreds of Gold Coins!

Too bad he had no Gold Coins left now!

According to the Analysis prompt, to advance to the Proficient Rank and further enhance the Meditation Method's special effects, it would require 40 Gold Coins to increase proficiency, 20 Gold Coins to advance Rank, and an additional 48 Gold Coins after the special effects take effect.

What a pity, he would have to wait until next week!

Li Size licked his lips, still wanting more, and rushed out of his meditation room excitedly.

He had been in the meditation room for a whole day and gained a lot. He had to find Felina to celebrate.

Like a little boy who had just received a beloved toy, he shouted in the apartment:

"Felina! Felina!"

Felina, who was studying the Corpse Questioning Art in her meditation room, was deeply engrossed in the mysterious Sorcery knowledge.

This unique Sorcery involved knowledge of Soul studies, human anatomy, and necromantic energy particle science.

It was not only a new Zero-Ring Sorcery but also a further refinement of her knowledge system for Necromancy Sorcery.

Unfortunately, just like the Sorcery knowledge she obtained from the Academy, it was restricted from being disclosed to anyone else. Otherwise, she would definitely teach these Sorceries to Li Size.

She had been studying this Sorcery for a day.

Thanks to her long-term dedication to Necromancy Sorcery, learning this Zero-Ring Sorcery was not as difficult as imagined.

She estimated she could preliminarily learn how to cast this Sorcery within one Sorcery week.

However, the effect of a preliminarily learned Sorcery would be unstable, and the consumed Mental Energy would be excessively high.

To stabilize the Sorcery effect and reduce Mental Energy consumption, it would require at least one to two months of continuous study and diligent practice.

And to further hone this Sorcery, to further improve its effect and reduce Mental Energy loss, would require several years of research.

Felina's progress was actually quite good.

But she had an unbelievably talented husband who learned everything instantly. Felina didn't know if this was happiness or misfortune.

Thinking of this, Felina looked up at the window of the meditation room. The sky was already tinged with faint twilight.

The intimate time spent together over the past few days had given her an instinctive reliance on his presence.

When Li Size's voice reached her, her fingertips trembled, and a soft flutter rose in her heart, causing her breathing to lighten slightly.

She subconsciously smoothed down the hem of her skirt, and her steps carried a hint of eagerness as she stood up. Her voice held a barely perceptible softness:

"Husband, I'm here."

Both of them heard each other's voices and quickly rushed toward one another, wanting to share the joy in their Souls...

...

After calming down, Felina kissed Li Size's cheek and asked softly:

"The final exams are over; we have a month and a half vacation.

dear, how do you plan to spend it?"

Li Size thought about it. Of course, he had to take Felina out to travel a bit.

Also, the raw Materials for his new potion, "swift spirit," needed to be collected. The deployment of the Zero-Ring Energy Concentration Array also required Materials.

These couldn't be gathered in Gray Mist Mountain; he had to take a trip out.