Becoming a Two-Ring Wizard was naturally no difficulty for someone like Mahama. With enough accumulation and no unexpected injuries, it would happen in due course. Yet Big Guy was still delighted. When he visited Kurt on the Island, he even sprang a sudden clash of mental power on him, just as he had when teasing Ruger. This time, Kurt was the one who lost.
Kurt, who had been the first of them to become a One-Ring Formal Wizard, remained unruffled.
Some Wizards were simply like that, allocating their time at a leisurely pace rather than constantly pushing their limits to advance.
Kurt had that tendency, but in his own words, his territory was more to blame, diverting a great deal of his energy. The abrupt light-loss had also affected him greatly. He had originally intended to expand his territory and had spent a long time scouting prospects.
Orthodox Faith Wizards like them relied more heavily on faith power, far more than a dabbler like Ruger. This was both a burden and an advantage, so some apprentices with poor aptitude did indeed choose this path.
Their Meditation Methods differed from the very beginning, as with the Gray Rat God Ruger had once encountered and the Wizard Apprentice following the faith path whom he had fought in the Nightmare World.
In theory, Stray Hair One first needed to become a demigod, then wait until he became a lesser god before he could possess a small divine kingdom.
The same was true of these orthodox Faith Wizards, but their orthodoxy had its own special features. There was the Divine Temple in the Mental Power Space of the fellow who had died at Ruger's hands, and the great tree the Gray Rat God had shown him, which that god had described as a special