143: Chapter 142 Five Conditions

Chapter 143: The Five Conditions

Byron was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

One moment she said the five conditions were indispensable, and the next she said it didn't matter if two or three were missing.

This sounded a bit... No, that wasn't right!

There was a prerequisite here; missing two or three conditions applied to those Ancient Wizards.

As for that group of Ancient Wizards, although Byron didn't know them extremely well, he had a basic understanding of them.

Whether it was Potion Making, alchemy, or other aspects, their main theme was doing as they pleased, following their moods.

In that case, Breakthroughs were likely no exception.

When those Ancient Wizards underwent a Breakthrough, they probably just followed their own feelings.

If they felt it, they would Breakthrough; they wouldn't consider any necessary conditions at all, relying entirely on fate!

Byron suddenly realized this, his eyes fixed on Isolde's exquisite face, waiting for her answer.

Seeing Byron's expression, Isolde roughly understood that he had guessed something, so she didn't keep him in suspense and explained straightforwardly.

"Although Ancient Wizards appeared very free and didn't have to worry about any promotion conditions—unlike us now, who must meet requirements for every promotion—"

"But Byron, do you know that every Breakthrough for an Ancient Wizard was a challenge facing life and death? Success meant achieving it, while failure meant death."

Success meant achieving it, failure meant death—these six simple words fell into Byron's ears, and he seemed to sense boundless bloodshed and misery.

"In contrast, although we are bound by those rules and regulations, our survival rate, especially the risks of promotion for low-level wizards, has been suppressed to the lowest possible level."

"Even if a Breakthrough fails, there is no need to worry about the risk of death. This is the result obtained by generations of wizards through constant experimentation and repeated testing, eventually promoted throughout the entire wizard civilization."

"It is precisely because of this that the number of wizards has exceeded what Ancient Wizards dared to imagine, allowing the wizard civilization to become so prosperous!"

"And you should have personally experienced it: when you Breakthrough after meeting the specified requirements, the entire process is definitely very easy, without the slightest obstacle."

"It is completely unlike how difficult it was for those Ancient Wizards."

Byron nodded with emotion. It was indeed as Isolde said; every Breakthrough could be completed without spending much time, as if it were a natural progression.

It was nothing like what was recorded in the classics, where every Breakthrough required exhausting countless efforts and a long time.

Isolde said, "And the reason why I am telling you this now is because I am worried that you might be eager for quick success and, after seeing the Ancient Wizards' Breakthrough methods, choose to try them for your own Breakthrough."

Seeing that Byron wanted to speak, Isolde waved her hand and continued.

"I know your Aptitude is very good, and you are very intelligent; otherwise, it would have been impossible for you to become a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice in just a few short years."

"But the more someone like you goes astray, the more dangerous it is, because you are too confident—confident that you can succeed."

"In that case, you would truly be walking into a dead end."

"Even if you eventually overcome the hurdles and become an Official Wizard, in the time that follows, you would need to spend even more time to compensate for the consequences caused by this eagerness for quick success."

"For example, if the life-level leap is not achieved properly, or if you fail to form an autonomous mana circulation, it will lead to a significant reduction in your originally long lifespan..."

After listening to Isolde and looking at her solemn expression, Byron also nodded solemnly. "Mentor, please rest assured, I will keep what you said today in my heart."

Although Byron knew very well that he was not the kind of person Isolde described—he was more cautious than anyone else—

Byron could feel Mentor Isolde's concern, so he didn't refute anything but obediently nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Isolde nodded with satisfaction.

And part of the reason she said this was truly because they had spent so much time together, and she had developed some affection.

Another part of the reason was that she had placed a heavy bet on Byron, and she didn't want her investment to go down the drain because of some trivial matter.

"Alright, I've given you the warnings I needed to. Now, I should explain to you properly what the five conditions for promoting to an Official Wizard represent, and why they are all indispensable."

As she said this, Isolde stretched out her hand and drew five circles of different colors in the air.

"These five circles are equivalent to the five conditions you need to satisfy."

"The first: the Meditation Rune must form a complete closed loop, forming a set of end-to-end rune rings within your Mental Sea."

"By meeting this requirement, you will be able to connect Mental Energy and mana, so they are no longer separate existences, forming a whole."

As she spoke, one ring flew from in front of Isolde to in front of Byron.

Isolde's words did not stop, and she continued.

"Second: Mental Energy must complete a qualitative change. Mental Energy must complete a dual transformation in form and resilience, moving from the loose, floating, Soul-attached scattered glimmer of the apprentice period."

"That is, turning from virtual to real, from scattered to condensed, and giving birth to your own exclusive mental barrier. This is not just a simple increase in capacity, but a fundamental change in the form of existence."

Speaking of this, the second ring flew in front of Byron, side by side with the first ring.

"Third: mana circulation, autonomous mana production. This represents the completion of symbiosis between the Physical Body and mana, where mana can autonomously circulate and cycle within the body."

"And it can no longer rely solely on Meditation to absorb external energy; the body itself can slowly and autonomously generate mana."

"This ability plays a very important role in some crusades. If you do not have this ability, you won't even be able to enter that world."

"Fourth: Sentience. Distinguished from the ignorant minds of Mortals and apprentices, this is a strong will that allows a wizard to maintain their original heart and self-control, not swayed by external forces, during the long process of coming into contact with mana, illusions, negative energy, and unknown mysteries."

"If you do not have this, after becoming an Official Wizard and possessing a long life, as time passes, you will slowly become less and less like yourself."

"And this item is also an important foundation for achieving the final item: Baptism."

At this moment, four rings were already floating side by side in front of Byron, and only the last ring remained in front of Isolde.

But this last ring was very strange.

It did not have a fixed size like the previous four, but was constantly changing, as if it had no fixed form.

Isolde also saw the confusion in Byron's eyes and gently tapped the constantly changing ring with her slender finger.

The next moment, that ring suddenly split into three rings of different sizes.

The largest of the split rings was more than twice the size of the previous four, the middle one was the same as the previous four, and the smallest one was less than half the size of the previous four.

Seeing this sudden change, although Byron didn't fully understand what was going on, he could vaguely guess in his heart.

The reason for this change should be closely related to the World Baptism and Potion Baptism mentioned in the two different plans earlier!