First-Level Apprentice (Please Follow, Favorite, and Recommend!)

Chapter Three

Although this book was called the Basic Meditation Method, its contents were far from as "basic" as its name suggested. Instead, they were extraordinarily complicated and tedious.

When Lynn's group first received the book, every one of them had been thrilled. After all, becoming a wizard was the goal they had dreamed of.

But once they opened it, their initial ecstasy quickly turned into confusion and frustration.

The contents jumped from one topic to another. Though it seemed to explain the fundamentals of becoming a wizard, it was filled with countless obscure terms and pieces of information.

Without a teacher's guidance, it was impossible to make sense of it all, let alone understand the mysteries within.

But Lynn was different.

He possessed the "Heaven Rewards Diligence" talent. As long as he put in the effort, this talent ensured that he would gain something in return.

Even at the beginning, Lynn had been just like everyone else, completely lost when looking at the contents of the Basic Meditation Method, but he had not given up.

With the aid of Heaven Rewards Diligence, Lynn discovered that as long as he kept reading through the book without pause,

even if he did not fully understand it, he would gradually sort out its structure and slowly grasp the mysteries within.

Ever since obtaining the Basic Meditation Method, Lynn had buried himself in studying it day and night.

Under the effects of Heaven Rewards Diligence, he had already fully understood roughly 35% of the book's contents.

The core function of a meditation method was only one thing—continuously increasing spiritual power through meditation.

And the growth of spiritual power was the first step onto the path of wizard cultivation.

Lynn and the other youths had passed The Furnace's initial screening, proving that they all possessed the aptitude to become wizards.

As long as they learned the meditation method and used it to increase their spiritual power, they could officially step across the threshold of wizardry.

Based on what Lynn currently understood, there were still three realms to cross before an ordinary person could embark on the path of wizard cultivation and eventually become an Official Wizard—the Wizard Apprentice stage.

This stage was divided into three levels:

First-Level Wizard Apprentice, Level 2 Wizard Apprentice, and Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

The main content of the Basic Meditation Method had been designed specifically for Wizard Apprentices at these three levels.

It could be said that as long as one thoroughly mastered the contents of this book, it was entirely possible to pass through the Wizard Apprentice stage smoothly.

However, Lynn had only sorted out around 35% of its contents so far, including the complete knowledge of a First-Level Wizard Apprentice and part of the content for a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.

In the world of wizards, a First-Level Wizard Apprentice was at the very bottom of the wizard cultivation hierarchy. Compared to ordinary people, aside from slightly stronger spiritual power and some resistance to spells, there was barely any difference.

The standard for becoming a First-Level Wizard Apprentice was being able to clearly meditate upon the twenty-four letters of the Wizard Script.

The writing system used by wizards was unique, consisting of twenty-four ancient and mysterious letters.

These letters were not merely writing, but a symbolic system closely connected to spiritual power.

Only by fully and clearly meditating upon all twenty-four letters from beginning to end could one prove that their spiritual power had reached the minimum standard for becoming a First-Level Wizard Apprentice.

On that foundation, the core of the meditation method was to teach wizards how to use their spiritual power to sense the various energies between heaven and earth.

These invisible energies existed in every corner of the world. Wizards used special methods to draw upon them and thereby cast all manner of strange and wondrous spells.

How far am I from becoming a First-Level Wizard Apprentice now...

Lynn decided to test his spiritual power.

During the earlier training camp, he had already become familiar with the shapes and structures of these twenty-four letters.

Now, he closed his eyes and began constructing the letters one by one in his mind, testing whether he had reached the standard.

The key to becoming a First-Level Wizard Apprentice was not merely being able to meditate upon all twenty-four letters completely.

More importantly, they had to be clear and solid during meditation, and he could not forget the previous letters while meditating upon the next one.

Lynn held his breath, cleared his mind of distractions, and focused on the meditation within his mind.

The first... the second... the third...

Time passed without him noticing. As the number of letters increased, Lynn's face gradually paled, a sign that his spiritual power was being heavily depleted.

Yet a faint smile slowly appeared at the corner of his lips.

Finally, when the twenty-fourth letter took complete form, Lynn finished the entire meditation.

At that moment, Lynn could no longer hold it in and burst out laughing, startling the Earth Rhino Beast beside him, which had been dozing with its eyes closed. It had no idea what had happened to its master.

Not only had Lynn completed the meditation of all twenty-four letters, he even vaguely felt that his spiritual power still had some strength left. Perhaps he could start over and meditate upon another one or two letters.

Without a doubt, Lynn's spiritual power had already reached the standard of a First-Level Wizard Apprentice!

It seems it was because I transmigrated...

Lynn fell into thought.

He recalled The Furnace's screening back then. At the time, the "original owner" had not possessed anything special. He had merely had the aptitude to become a wizard.

If he had already possessed the spiritual power of a First-Level Wizard Apprentice at that time, he would certainly have drawn special attention from The Furnace.

Could it be that my soul devoured the original owner's soul... and that was why I gained such powerful spiritual power?

Lynn silently speculated.

But no matter what, this was undoubtedly something worth celebrating for him.

The original owner's "legacy" had allowed him to skip the beginner stage and become a true First-Level Wizard Apprentice!

While Lynn was focused on meditation and study, the atmosphere in another part of the Beast Field's central area was completely different.

Several figures had gathered together. They were noticeably taller and sturdier than the other youths, clearly born into extraordinary families.

Although this group of examinees had all entered through The Furnace's initial screening, the differences in their backgrounds were like heaven and earth.

Behind these tall youths stood various noble houses.

One blond youth wore a relaxed expression. Clearly, he knew something about the inner workings of The Furnace. A smile rested on his lips, but his tone carried a hint of coldness as he said,

"The Furnace hasn't started a war in over ten years. Resources for supporting wizards are already tight. This year's assessment has set a very high death quota."

Another person snorted coldly upon hearing this, his voice icy.

"This year, only ten Wizard Apprentices will be recruited in total. Seven have already been admitted in the first half of the year, leaving only three spots. Our batch is here to fight for those three places."

The third person lazily leaned against a huge boulder with his arms crossed. There was a mocking gleam in his eyes, and his tone carried open disdain.

"It's only because this assessment assigned us the task of raising Earth Rhino Beasts, which takes time, that the final three spots will be decided according to the rankings."

"If we had gotten last year's assessment task, why would it need to be this troublesome..."

Another youth sneered, his eyes filled with contempt.

The blond youth narrowed his eyes, revealing a sinister smile as killing intent spilled from him without restraint.

"I don't want to waste time. Rather than wait through several rounds of evaluations to decide the final spots, it would be more convenient to just kill those people. Ten days from now, the three of us can enter The Furnace together!"

The three exchanged glances, then broke into low laughter.