Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 20 New Curriculum

Wizard Stone nodded slightly in response, his gaze falling on Rowling with a scrutinizing air.

"You're the apprentice who single-handedly hunted down the crystallized manticore leader? Roland?"

"Yes, the student was lucky," Rowling replied.

"I was lucky and couldn't kill a monster that was close to the strength of a formal wizard."

Stone Wizard spoke in a flat tone.

"I checked the mission log. You used an acid-based spell?"

"And it seems that some unique techniques were used."

Rowling's heart stirred slightly; he wondered why this wizard from the Elemental Academy cared about this.

"Yes, the students made some attempts at compression of the [acid splashing]."

A hint of interest flashed in Stone Wizard's eyes.

"Acid magic is a niche skill within the elemental magic school, but when used properly, its power should not be underestimated."

"You were able to figure out compression techniques on your own during your apprenticeship, which shows that you have some talent in manipulating energy particles."

Wizard Stone paused for a moment, then continued.

"Next month, my Element Academy will be offering a short elective course on the microscopic manipulation of energy particles, which I will be the main instructor for, primarily targeting promising third-tier apprentices."

Are you interested in participating?

Luo Lin was stunned for a moment, then a surge of joy welled up inside him.

A course taught by a formal wizard, focusing on the manipulation of energy particles, is undoubtedly an extremely valuable learning opportunity!

This greatly helped him understand the essence of magic and optimize his own spell model.

He immediately looked at Wizard Eric.

Wizard Eric's face remained expressionless as he simply said, "Wizard Stone is highly accomplished in the field of energy particles; his course should be helpful to you."

Whether you go or not is up to you.

Rowling understood that Wizard Eric was not against it, and might even be happy to see it happen.

Then, Rowling turned to Wizard Stone and bowed, saying, "Thank you for the opportunity, Wizard. I am willing to participate."

Wizard Stone nodded and handed Rowling a silver badge.

"This is your attendance certificate."

"The specific time and location of the course are information inside the badge."

"Remember, my courses are very demanding. If you can't keep up, you won't be eligible to take them next time."

After saying that, he gestured to Wizard Eric and then turned and left.

After Wizard Stone left, Wizard Eric turned to Rowling and said, "That Stone fellow has a sharp eye."

"He must have been attracted by your sensitivity to and potential for manipulating energy particles."

"It's good to go and listen; it won't hurt you to be exposed to different schools of thought."

"However, don't forget your roots."

Luo Lin solemnly replied, "The student understands."

He knew that the wizard Eric was reminding him not to stray from his own path of accumulating knowledge and research simply because he had come into contact with the elementalists.

With a hint of unexpected joy, Rowling left the laboratory.

Not only did they gain the qualification to access the Elemental Well, they also received the opportunity to participate in formal wizard courses.

He felt that his path as a wizard was quietly widening through these seemingly ordinary days of accumulation.

He glanced at the silver badge in his hand, then touched the warm, smooth jade pendant of the [Elemental Well] in his pocket.

We need to work even harder in the days to come.

Whether it's the meditation at the Elemental Well or the lessons from Wizard Stone, these are rare opportunities that must be seized.

Three days flew by, and the day to use the [Elemental Well] qualification finally arrived.

Luo Lin chose the middle day of the opening cycle. After adjusting his condition to its best, he followed the guidance in the jade tablet and arrived at an entrance guarded by a tight magic array in the back mountain of the academy.

After presenting the credentials, the guard opened the passage, and a rich and vibrant energy aura rushed out, mixed with the sharpness and agility unique to the strong wind element.

The Gale Elemental Well is not a water well in the true sense of the word, but a huge, naturally formed cave deep underground.

In the center of the cave, there is a spring that continuously spews out a pale blue stream of air.

That is highly condensed wind element energy.

Around the spring, there are several stone platforms suspended in mid-air, each separated by a layer of transparent energy membrane; these are meditation spots.

Luo Lin stepped onto the designated stone platform, and the energy membrane closed, isolating him from the outside world.

In an instant, Rolin felt as if he were in the eye of a storm, surrounded by endless howling blue air currents. The pure and massive wind elemental particles permeated his body and mind almost without guidance.

Upon seeing this, he immediately focused his mind and activated the [Basic Meditation Method].

Meditation here is far more efficient than outside.

Mental energy surged at an unprecedented speed, like parched land greedily absorbing sweet rain.

Those previously somewhat blocked mystical nodes became exceptionally smooth in such a rich energy environment.

Remembering Wizard Eric's advice, Rowling did not blindly pursue the rapid growth of his mental strength, but instead focused most of his attention on refining his mental sea.

He guided the surging energy, meticulously sorting out the structure of his spiritual power, removing minute impurities, and feeling the process of his spiritual power becoming more solidified under high-pressure energy conditions.

At the same time, Rolin also diverted some of his attention to sense the active wind element particles around him.

In the special environment of the [Elemental Well], he can more clearly "see" the trajectories of these particles and the weak force fields of their interactions.

This allowed him to transform his understanding of energy particles from descriptions in books into a more intuitive experience.

The six hours of meditation passed in the blink of an eye.

When the energy shard on the stone platform was activated again, Rolin slowly opened his eyes and felt the changes within himself.

His spiritual sea had clearly grown stronger and more solid, and his upper limit of magical power had also increased.

More importantly, he has made significant progress in his control over mental energy and his perception of wind element particles.

The bottleneck in the [Basic Meditation Method] still exists, but he feels that the barrier seems to have thinned a bit, and the connection with his mental sea is also closer.

This experience with the [Elemental Well] has greatly enhanced my understanding of the world.

After leaving the Elemental Well, Rolin did not rest for a while before immersing himself in digesting and consolidating the gains from his meditation.

He tried to incorporate his insights into the laws governing the motion of energy particles into the optimization of the [acid etching ray], considering how to guide and compress energy more efficiently.

A few days later, Wizard Stone's "Microscopic Manipulation of Energy Particles" course started as scheduled.

The course was held in a lecture hall at the Elemental Academy, and there were more than twenty third-class apprentices present, including Kyle Silvershine.

When Kane saw Rowling, a clear look of surprise and a barely perceptible shadow flashed in his eyes.

Rowling didn't care about this situation at all. In his mind, he and Kyle were from two different worlds.

Although they are all on the path of wizardry, there are still some differences.

Right now, it's just that they're starting from the same point. Once they become full-fledged wizards, they will definitely never see each other again.

Soon, Wizard Stone arrived in the classroom and began his lesson.

Stone Wizard's teaching style is just like the man himself: rigorous and direct, without any unnecessary words.

He didn't teach you any specific spells, but started with the most basic classifications, properties, and interactions of energy particles.

It provides an in-depth yet accessible analysis of the roles and rules that particles with different attributes play in constructing spell models.

He particularly emphasized the importance of perception and guidance.

"Most of you cast spells merely by mechanically filling in a mold."

"But true control lies in your ability to understand every bit of energy you guide and to foresee the changes that will occur when they combine."

As Stone the wizard spoke, he casually sketched in the air, and several energy particles of different colors, like docile elves, danced between his fingers, combining into simple geometric shapes before instantly dissipating.

"For after-class practice, try to use your mind to guide a fire element particle and a water element particle at the same time, so that they can coexist in balance in front of you."

"The duration must be at least ten minutes. It will be checked at the next class."

Wizard Stone assigned the first assignment.

This assignment made most of the apprentices look troubled.

Fire and water are inherently incompatible elements, and for them to coexist peacefully requires extremely precise manipulation and a profound understanding of particle properties.

Rollin, however, was very interested in this exercise.

This aligns perfectly with his recent research on energy particle interactions.