The reception room was located at the summit of the mountain range where the Academy stood.
Through the window, they could clearly see the sprawling mountain ranges, the buildings scattered across them, and the even grander City of Elements in the distance.
But inside the room,
Ian took a deep breath and waited for Vincent's questions.
Yet to his surprise, it was Stephen beside him who spoke first.
He opened his wizard book as though searching for questions he had prepared long ago.
"First question: where did the idea for the Resonance Meditation Room come from?"
Curiosity flickered in his eyes.
Vincent beside him was also somewhat curious. A Wizard from a small place and a small Academy should theoretically have found his previous Meditation Room sufficient, so how had he come up with such an idea?
Moreover, the question seemed simple and appeared to have little use.
Yet it touched upon the starting point of the matter.
And the starting point
was often the most important thing for a scholar.
"Where did it come from?"
Ian pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Regarding the Resonance Meditation Room, I actually hadn't intended to create this from the beginning."
"Oh?"
Curiosity flashed through both men's eyes.
"When I was at the First Ring, I had an idea about frequency resonance. At the time, I wondered, Wizards had always been the ones adapting to their environment, so why couldn't the environment adapt to Wizards instead? So after advancing to the Second Ring, I continued researching along that path."
"From initially using special frequencies to absorb elements, to later achieving specific attraction, all of it was merely part of this project. If there was another reason, it was that it was important enough. By integrating into it, I could gain the Academy's