Meditation Technique

Inside Wilson Castle, after obtaining the Gelfis Meditation Method, Third Edition, Green immediately began studying it carefully, delving into its contents.

This was his first time coming into contact with a Meditation Method, so he was exceptionally cautious and did not rush to cultivate it, fearing that any recklessness might lead to mistakes. Green wasn't worrying needlessly. Every year in the Lorenzo Kingdom, quite a few magic apprentices suffered mishaps while cultivating Meditation Methods. Some were lucky enough to recover, but some unlucky ones had to endure permanent injuries. Some went insane, some became slow-witted and foolish, and the more serious cases even suffered burst blood vessels in their brains and kicked the bucket right on the spot. What was more, the origins of this Meditation Method of his were still shrouded in mystery.

Thus, after the initial excitement of obtaining the Meditation Method, Green quickly calmed down and began reading it carefully.

Green read while waiting for a notification from the Graveyard.

He had remained wary of this Meditation Method that he had obtained by chance, and had already made up his mind: he had to obtain the Graveyard's certification. Otherwise, he would abandon cultivating this Meditation Method.

Time dragged on exceptionally slowly as he waited~~~

Until half an hour later, Green had finished reading the entire meditation method. At last, a notification from the Graveyard sounded in his mind:

Ding! Recorded [Gelfis Meditation Method, Third Edition]. After logical deduction, three errors and five abnormal mental nodes were discovered, along with three abnormal psychic-energy nodes. Correct them? Required [100] psychic energy~~~

Green's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face. "I knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. Sure enough, there's something fishy about this meditation method. Five abnormal mental nodes and three abnormal psychic-energy nodes—the consequences of rashly cultivating this meditation method would definitely be bad. What a pity that Madam Franton doesn't know about the Graveyard's existence."

Green unhesitatingly spent [100] psychic energy to choose correction.

Fifteen minutes later, after the Graveyard had corrected it, Green finally began cultivating the meditation method without worry.

Fifteen minutes later, after the Graveyard had corrected it, Green finally began cultivating the Meditation Method without worry.

This was the first step of the "Gelfis Meditation Method": visualize a relatively complex object in one's mind, then continuously meditate on and perfect it, thereby increasing one's mental power. The book also introduced that, once this meditation method was cultivated to its final stage, one could become a Magus. At that point, the object conceived in one's mind would turn from illusion into reality and condense into a powerful accompanying magical artifact. As the founder of this meditation method, High Archmage Gelfis had already initially condensed his accompanying magical artifact. Once he advanced to Magus, he would be able to complete the supreme achievement of this meditation method.

The intricate object that had left the deepest impression on Green was the watch he had secretly taken apart in his grandfather's possession as a child. He had only been five or six at the time. After opening the back of the watch, he had seen its internal structure: tiny gears fitted over even tinier gears, turning in orderly fashion within that tiny space. The scene had left a deep impression on him, and even now, whenever he recalled it, every detail remained vivid.

During his first meditation, Green didn't dare continue for too long. After initially constructing the outline of a clock in his mind, he slowly opened his eyes.

The sensation of cultivating a meditation method for the first time wasn't particularly good. With no one to guide him, Green proceeded as if treading on thin ice, terrified that something would go wrong midway through his cultivation. Thus, the entire process made him feel as though each day lasted a year.

As for what happened after cultivation, the refreshing feeling and black sludge emerging from his body that novels described were completely nonexistent.

Fortunately, Green had never held particularly high hopes for Meditation Methods. Even under these circumstances, he wasn't especially disappointed. Instead, the knot in his heart from earlier came undone.

Green entered the Graveyard, arrived at the Town Hall, and directly chose to build the Zombie Crypt.

Immediately, there was a loud boom. From inside the Town Hall, it felt like a slight earthquake.

When Green came out to inspect, he saw that a new building had already appeared in the Graveyard.

It was a half-subterranean palace constructed from gray-black stone blocks. Green smoke occasionally spilled from the windows aboveground, creating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.

With a thought from Green, he entered the crypt.

Inside the crypt was a hall filled with stone coffins. The Hard-Skin Ghoul that had been subdued by chance earlier revealed a delighted expression within the crypt. Before, it could only wander through this ruined land, but now, inside the crypt, it almost instinctively chose the largest stone coffin and lay down inside. Enveloped by the green aura within the coffin, it seemed much more spirited than before.

At the same time, Green noticed the troops that could be recruited in the crypt. There were two kinds: Zombies and Ghouls. Both cost the same—ten points of Psychic Energy—but in terms of appearance and combat power, Green favored Ghouls more. In truth, Zombies' combat power wasn't weak. They had thick skin and abundant blood, making them extremely durable, but their movement speed was too slow. Ghouls, on the other hand, were extremely fast and could climb. Once they started running through a city, they could practically scale eaves and walls as if flying. For a frontal battle, Zombies would certainly be good, but for Green, agile Ghouls working together with Gun Skeleton Soldiers were currently more suitable.

Green made up his mind and immediately recruited all five Ghouls initially provided by the crypt.

Amid a series of low snarls, five Ghouls crawled out of the five coffins one after another...

After all that activity, the more than one thousand points of Psychic Energy he had originally possessed had instantly dwindled to a mere sliver. Green couldn't help sighing that Psychic Energy was far too easy to use up.

Over the following days, Green kept a low profile and devoted most of his energy to cultivating the Meditation Method.

As he cultivated, the clock he visualized in his mind gradually took shape and became increasingly lifelike. He could even hear the "tick-tock" sound of its winding mechanism turning.

Green also made another discovery: after cultivating the "Gelfis Meditation Method," the clock formed through meditation in his mind was actually reflected in the Graveyard as well. A clock tower had appeared atop the Town Hall! The great clock at the top of the tower was exactly the same as the one he had visualized in his mind. Every twenty-four hours, the great clock struck once, producing booming chimes that rang throughout the entire Graveyard.

Green hadn't expected that cultivating the Meditation Method would actually affect the Graveyard, which left him somewhat uneasy. The Graveyard was his foundation, and absolutely nothing could be allowed to go wrong. Fortunately, the great clock that had appeared alongside his cultivation of the Meditation Method had no apparent effects for now. Instead, the great clock in the Graveyard was equivalent to helping him directly manifest the clock constructed through meditation. According to the description of the Gelfis Meditation Method, Third Edition, completing the construction of the meditated object meant that the Meditation Method had been mastered. After that, one only needed to practice, temper, and perfect it continuously, hoping that one day it would evolve into a magical artifact.

Under normal circumstances, even a magically gifted genius would need three to five years to complete this step.

Green's magical talent was ordinary. If he cultivated normally, he would need at least seven or eight years, but he had unexpectedly saved a great deal of time.

However, a Meditation Method was only a method; it was impossible for it to make Green's mental power surge explosively. Ultimately, he still had to cultivate step by step. The Meditation Method could merely serve as an aid, allowing him to achieve twice the result with half the effort. Green felt this deeply. The appearance of the clock tower in the Graveyard caused his progress to soar. His mental power increased rapidly while he cultivated the Meditation Method, and after only a few days, it had already reached the level of an Intermediate Magic Apprentice.

There was another unexpected discovery as well: when Green cultivated the Meditation Method, he could actually generate Psychic Energy! This had completely caught him off guard. According to his rough estimate, six hours of meditation produced one point of Psychic Energy in the Graveyard on average. That number seemed small. Human energy was limited, and at most he could meditate for six hours a day. Even if he meditated every day without fail for an entire year, he would produce only a little over three hundred points of Psychic Energy.

But one mustn't forget that Green had only been cultivating for a few days. Even with the clock tower manifested in the Graveyard, his "Gelfis Meditation Method" had merely entered the beginner stage. Later, when he advanced to Formal Mage and even became an Archmage, the Psychic Energy provided by the Meditation Method would certainly be an astonishing figure.

At dawn, Green had cultivated the Meditation Method throughout the night. Although his mental state was excellent, his body was inevitably stiff. He was standing on the balcony stretching when he suddenly saw a chestnut-colored steed galloping through the castle's main gate.

Green was slightly surprised. He didn't know who had come, but whoever it was actually dared to ride straight into the castle.

Under Green's gaze, the chestnut horse continued all the way to the castle's main entrance, where it vanished from his view due to the angle. He also couldn't be bothered to investigate the other party's identity. His mind was occupied with plans to go to Old One-Eye's place later and retrieve the Enchanted Rifle he had ordered.

In fact, Old One-Eye had sent word over yesterday that the rifle had arrived and Green could pick it up whenever he wished. But Green had been held up by some other trivial matters yesterday. By the time he finished handling them, it was already dark, and Old One-Eye's shop had closed for the day, so he had to delay it until today.