Chapter 783

Page after page rustled as they flipped endlessly.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Sheng had absorbed the essence of the three reference books he had brought into his own body of knowledge.

Then he rose and fetched another stack of books related to Elven. While his senior brother was lost in thought, he continued grinding through the library's resources.

After more than a week here, Lin Sheng had roughly figured out what was required to become an official mage.

First of all, regardless of their school or specialization, any mage apprentice who wanted a solid foundation had to study all the foundational courses.

At White Rock Woodland, the first foundational subject apprentices had to learn was foreign languages.

Since many of the earliest works on spells had been recorded in Elven and Faerie, and their authors had been elves or fairies, anyone who wished to perfectly comprehend the intentions of their predecessors—

Had to learn Ancient Elven and Faerie.

After that came basic materials science, which taught the identification and processing of spellcasting materials, among other things. It even included the principles behind them.

Then came basic mathematics, physics, chemistry, mage etiquette, spellcasting logic, demonology, theology, basic planar studies, basic soul studies, and more than sixty other subjects across various fields.

All of these had to be completed within five years, with examinations meeting the required standards, before one could proceed to the next stage.

Thus, mage apprentices had extremely tight schedules.

They had to throw themselves wholeheartedly into their studies, and they also needed a certain degree of talent for learning just to barely endure such high-intensity education.

There was another crucial point: mage apprentices had to learn as quickly as possible to replace sleep with meditation. This was the foundation of every mage's advancement.

After five