Planar Traversal

Planar traversal was possible once there was enough spatial energy.

That was the information fed back to Taylor by the blue-white dot at the very center of his mental space. However, the information was incomplete. More details were appearing at an extremely slow pace, and he would have to wait for them.

After deciphering the message in his mental space, Taylor abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with excitement and exhilaration.

This was incredible. It was practically a cheat ability. With it, he would be able to roam the Infinite Planes in the future, and both his growth in strength and accumulation of knowledge would inevitably far surpass those of other wizards.

Taylor clenched his fists and forcibly suppressed his excitement, trying to calm himself down.

It took him quite a while to settle down. Taylor immediately decided that he could not tell anyone about this ability, no matter who it was.

At the same time, he learned that his ability to traverse planes could be activated in two weeks.

Normally, this ability would slowly absorb stray spatial power in Taylor's mental space to charge itself. Once it had accumulated enough energy, it could open a blue spatial gate and traverse planes.

After lying on his bed and taking several deep breaths, Taylor finally put his newly acquired ability out of his mind. After all, he would have to wait another two weeks before he could traverse planes. His pursuit of strength and knowledge had to begin now.

And even after two weeks, when planar traversal became available, Taylor would not use it. He had no idea what conditions awaited him in a new plane. At the very least, he would wait until he became a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice, possessed three lesser spell models, and could run, endure, and fight before considering it.

(Level 1 Wizard Apprentice: someone capable of constructing one lesser spell model in their mind and casting that spell, possessing a modest foundation of knowledge.

Level 2 Wizard Apprentice: someone capable of constructing three lesser spell models in their mind and casting all three spells, possessing a partial foundation of knowledge.

Level 3 Wizard Apprentice: someone capable of constructing five lesser spell models in their mind and casting all five perfectly, while also being able to appropriately modify and optimize spells through their mental power and physique, possessing a substantial foundation of knowledge.)

With that thought, Taylor immediately closed his eyes and began circulating his meditation technique to increase his mental power.

His mental power transformed into tendrils. As it strengthened, it absorbed stray elemental power and converted it into magic power within his body.

While the other servant apprentices were still grumbling over the meditation technique and unable to enter a meditative state, Taylor had already pulled far ahead of them.

Over the following days, Taylor maintained his routine. He worked during the day, studied knowledge and constructed spell models during the first half of the night, then used meditation in place of sleep during the latter half to improve himself.

Through Taylor's tireless learning and self-improvement, he had repeatedly studied and completely mastered the Basic Wizard Knowledge issued by the White Tower Alliance. The basic principles of wizards, elemental structures, and certain explanations of mental power were all clear to him. He could now move on to studying the next stage of knowledge.

Taylor had copied Shaping the Form of Flame, which he had originally borrowed from the Apprentice Library, into a blank book and returned the original.

Now that Taylor's foundation was sufficient, he was ready to begin building his own system of knowledge, starting with Shaping the Form of Flame.

After all, he had chosen Lesser Fireball as his first lesser spell model.

Bang!

The rather thin book snapped shut, stirring a trace of dust from the table. Taylor rubbed his temples and let out a soft breath. A life of learning knowledge and feeling fulfilled truly was wonderful.

"Perhaps this place really is a sacred land of scholarship..."

Over recent days, Taylor had come to understand some of the culture of the White Tower Alliance.

Everything centered on the pursuit of knowledge and truth.

The White Wizards who formed the White Tower Alliance had gathered to pursue eternal truth and boundless knowledge. Thus, the entire White Tower Alliance was steeped in an academic atmosphere. Fighting, brawling, bloody conflicts, and the like were forbidden. Everyone had to devote themselves wholeheartedly to the pursuit of knowledge. At the very least, no one could violate the rules and interfere with others' pursuit of knowledge and truth.

Under the influence of the wizards, whether they were Level 3 Wizard Apprentices, Level 2 Wizard Apprentices, or Level 1 Wizard Apprentices, they all devoted their time to completing tasks, earning points, exchanging them for knowledge, studying, and conducting experiments.

There might be competition and conflicts among apprentices, but before the Six-Eyed Owls and enforcement apprentices, such matters were insignificant.

Life throughout the White Tower Alliance was full and tightly paced. Powerful wizards were often obsessed with knowledge and experiments, rarely showing themselves. The only ways for apprentices to obtain knowledge and experimental materials were the Apprentice Library and the general stores.

Taylor opened his handwritten copy of Shaping the Form of Flame and began interpreting and analyzing it word by word.

"Flame is a peculiar energetic state that possesses heat and light yet has no fixed form. It seems obtainable through something as simple as friction, but traces of elemental influence still remain within it..."

He roamed through an ocean of knowledge about flame. He felt as though sparks were slowly igniting in his mind, gradually gathering into flames of all shapes and forms.

As Taylor memorized more and more knowledge and became able to apply and master it proficiently, he felt that the Lesser Fireball Spell Model in his mental space was also gradually becoming easier to work with.

The three spell runes forming the spell model became clearer as well. Taylor believed that sooner or later, he would understand and master those three spell runes, allowing him to outline his own spell model as soon as possible.

A spell model did not merely require lighting up the countless runes within it. It also required using mental power and energy to form a concrete structure. What it needed was not only delicate control of mental power, but also extensive knowledge and an understanding of the entire model—an understanding of the precise meanings of the runes and how to control them.

This feeling... wasn't bad!

Feeling somewhat mentally exhausted, Taylor put down the book, returned to his bed, and began meditating.

Meditation could not only increase mental power and magic power, but also replace sleep. Since becoming able to meditate, Taylor had never slept again.

He felt that simply sleeping was a waste of time.

With that time, his mental power could improve by quite a bit.

As long as his strength continued to grow and his knowledge continued to accumulate, the future would surely become better.

With his mental power and magic power both improving, Taylor quickly immersed himself in the wonderful sensation of constantly becoming more fulfilled and more powerful. The night passed just like that.

Over the following months, Taylor maintained an extremely regular routine. His mental power and magic power steadily increased, while the Lesser Fireball Spell Model, after repeated failures, also reached the verge of success.

During this period, Taylor borrowed Conjecture on Flame Intensity from the Apprentice Library. With knowledge as his foundation, his temperament began to grow calm and steady.

While the other apprentices were settling down to slowly meditate and accumulate mental power and magic power, Taylor had already begun preparing to become a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice.