A Shocking Revelation

For the next month, Benjamin devoted himself to studying this new method of meditation.

He brought in several more mages to test the runes' applicability, and the results surprised him greatly—turns out, it was not only mages who had studied magic for years and eventually hit a bottleneck who could form runes within their mental power. Other mages could do it too.

In fact, aside from the students throughout the academy, all hundred-odd teachers could cultivate magic with this method as well.

Further research revealed that condensing runes required a certain level of mental power as a foundation. Insufficient mental power would trigger backlash, causing considerable mental damage. Several students who had volunteered for the experiments had consequently taken sick leave for weeks. However, the damage was not permanent, and the requirement for mental power was not particularly high. Mages who had meditated for several years could generally meet it.

In other words, this was a method of meditation that could be universally adopted.

"We have completely changed the entire world of magic." Upon discovering this, Benjamin could not help rising to his feet and addressing all the mages in the research group. "Perhaps one day in the future, condensing runes will become the norm for mages, while our original meditation methods will be called 'the detour of an age of ignorance' by history."

The mages looked at one another, apparently still unable to understand what there was to be so excited about.

—Those who could enter this group were all rather skilled mages. Yet their attention remained fixed on the present; they had never considered what kind of impact this act might have on the history to come.

Seeing this, Benjamin shook his head. "Forget it... Continue meditating."

Even if that day truly came, it would likely be hundreds