95: Stage summary and bottlenecks

After choosing his main direction, Gelin once again threw himself into new training.

The academy's various training plans were very comprehensive.

With Mentor Jordan, a meticulous and strict teacher, pushing him, Gelin and the Devil Squad's integration speed became faster and faster.

During this period... Gelin focused on Bio-armor practical training, temporarily putting aside the study and refining of potions, only taking time to complete the refining of two Intermediate Potions for the Bio-Armor Project.

It was just to complete his work; Gelin did a standard workload, neither working overtime nor doing extra, and received a basic salary.

Gelin clearly understood:

"I am not someone who can do two things at once."

"Coupled with the limitations of resources and time, it also doesn't allow me to pursue two paths simultaneously."

"Therefore, at this stage, I can only go all out to forge a grand path."

"As a Bio-armor Experimenter strongly supported by the academy, it is clearly a good choice."

...Gelin's current life was still fulfilling.

But compared to the life he lived during the 20-year welfare period, there were significant changes.

Before, it was fulfilling with a hint of anxiety and boredom; he learned new things every day, and various profound and complex formulas tormented him to the point of exploding.

Now, Gelin was fulfilling with excitement and thrill; he experienced different battles every day, trained various combat styles and tactics, with fireballs roaring and Thorn Entanglement, the power and mystery of wizardry utterly captivated Gelin.

Gelin now trained for one day and rested for two... But even during these two days of rest, Gelin would not stop his progress.

Instead, he watched various combat videos, analyzed combat cases, practiced wizardry, and practiced knight battle techniques... Aside from gathering with Oakes and Bigg for a meal and some chat in the middle of each month.

Gelin put all his energy into combat and preparing for combat.

During this period... Gelin also learned several auxiliary wizardry spells according to Mentor Jordan's suggestion.

Because Mentor Jordan gave sincere advice, saying:

"Gelin, you are going to become a Peak Wizard Apprentice in the future."

"At that time..."

"You will have to independently control this armor no. 8 and fight against Peak Wizard Apprentices from other academies and Black Wizard pirate groups."

"So, you cannot have any weaknesses; even if you are not required to be proficient, you must know a little bit of everything."

"At that time, you will have no teammates to support you; everything will depend on yourself."

"Therefore, in training, put in more effort, sweat more, get injured more, so that you can live longer on the battlefield."

"Having more means to deal with danger also means a greater chance of survival."

...Gelin's emphasis on his own life goes without saying.

He strictly followed Mentor Jordan's requirements, absolutely not cutting any corners.

While learning new wizardry, Gelin heard good news.

Because Gelin joined the Bio-Armor Project and was an Experimenter for the armor, he belonged to the Wizard Academy's AAA-level combat personnel.

Therefore... Gelin's previous loans for combat wizardry no longer needed to be repaid, and even several new wizardry spells were free, all waived as academy benefits.

Gelin was so happy that day that he immediately ate until he was stuffed; normally, Gelin would pay attention to controlling himself, only eating until he was eighty percent full.

Saving several thousand magic stones all at once, how could he not be happy?

...During this long period, Gelin made rapid progress.

Soon.

In June of the 23rd year of the wizard's path.

Gelin's Spiritual Power had grown to the limit of an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, reaching 6.99 units, just a tiny bit short of breaking through to 7 units, the level of an Advanced Wizard Apprentice.

In other words, Gelin had encountered a bottleneck again.

Since October of the 14th year of the wizard's path, when Gelin broke through to Intermediate Wizard Apprentice, it had taken more than eight years, and he had finally reached this step again.

In between, there were times when he was affected by external factors and forced to interrupt his meditation, and also times when he encountered small problems with meditation, not fully understanding some Spiritual Power runes of the Plant Heart Meditation Technique, thus taking some wrong turns.

Later.

It was only after consulting a Mentor specializing in Meditation Technique that Gelin corrected his misguided path, but he also paid a considerable price, with several months of his Golden Finger share going to waste.

Fortunately, Gelin was relatively cautious; he would regularly consult his Mentor, treating any small meditation problem as a matter of life and death, constantly correcting his direction.

Gelin had more than once rejoiced that he had transmigrated into a White Wizard!

If he had been a Black Wizard, Gelin wouldn't even dare to voice his problems, fearing he would be dissected as a guinea pig... Stumbling and fumbling his way to the present... Gelin now looked back at the path he had walked, feeling a bit of melancholy and sighing.

Who could understand his hardships and weariness during the thousands of days and nights he had walked this path?

When Gelin told Oakes the news that he had reached the threshold of an Advanced Wizard Apprentice, he was stunned.

One must know.

Oakes had entered the Intermediate Wizard Apprentice stage two years earlier than Gelin.

But now, Oakes, with his third-grade wizard aptitude + constantly taking potions, his cultivation speed was already considered among the first echelon of the academy; Oakes said:

"I estimate that I will need at least three more years to even touch the doorstep of an Advanced Wizard Apprentice."

"Gelin, you're telling me now that you've already reached that doorstep?"

"With this addition and subtraction, aren't you at least five years faster than me?"

..."Cough, cough..."

Gelin said somewhat guiltily:

"It's as if only you take potions; I do too."

"Besides, didn't I also awaken a bloodline?"

"This is a Spiritual Power-oriented bloodline, and its origin is an existence of the Morning Star Wizard level."

"With all that combined, how could I not be faster than you?"

Oakes looked at Gelin suspiciously, with some questions in his heart, but then he thought, it's normal for Gelin to have some secrets, isn't it?

Who doesn't have their own little secrets?

As good brothers who grew up and studied together... Oakes was genuinely happy about the progress and achievements Gelin had made.

This time it wasn't a joke; Gelin had truly become a shining, powerful backer...

However, Oakes suddenly thought of something.

He asked with a serious expression:

"Gelin, are your basic conditions complete?"

"Do you know where your bottleneck and problems lie?"

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