"And that's only what's visible on the surface! There's a deeper reason." Mentor Lilian dropped another bombshell on Green.
"Is there another problem?" A bad feeling rose in Green's heart.
At this point, Lilian suddenly stood and cast a sorcery spell from her hand to shield them from prying eyes.
A huge transparent spherical barrier expanded rapidly, covering the entire laboratory.
As Green watched her, waves surged in his heart. If they needed this much secrecy even inside the Academy, what came next had to be an earth-shattering secret.
"Green, what I'm about to tell you is a secret shared by every school on the East Coast that possesses an Advanced Meditation Method!"
Mentor Lilian looked at Green gravely.
Green wiped the smile from his face and nodded, his expression solemn. He understood.
Lilian glanced at Green, sat down, and began.
"After the World Energy Level fell, the world's resources dwindled. At first, the major schools fought madly over them, plunging the entire Wizarding World into chaos. The postwar Wizarding World suffered yet more wounds, and its resources shrank even faster. At last, the major schools stopped fighting over resources and signed an agreement to divide them."
"But the decline in the World Energy Level was almost irreversible. The world needed to recover, and instinctively began reclaiming its energy. Resources would only grow scarcer. So Wizards kept searching until they found a way to seek power within themselves. Each school developed an Advanced Meditation Method capable of activating Mental Power to the greatest extent and bringing about a Qualitative Transformation!"
"An Advanced Meditation Method lets a Wizard break through without Transcendent Water. It's also far faster than an Ordinary Meditation Method. Most importantly, unlike Transcendent Water, it activates a person's latent power during a breakthrough and forms the Innate Sorcery