The last ray of sunlight sank below the horizon, and Sir Ector ordered the candles lit.
Only in the candlelight did Sovell and Kay realize they were both still wearing their armor. Sovell channeled his mana to disperse his armor, while Kay changed into everyday clothes with a maid's help.
Seeing how late it was, Sir Ector suggested ending the meeting for the day. The Old Knight had prepared a room for everyone, Merlin included.
Led by a servant, Sovell went to his room alone, while Artoria carried Barghest away for some cuddling.
Sovell pushed open the door, locked it, lit a candle, and began his meditation training.
He called it meditation, but he was really circulating mana through all the meridians in his body to strengthen his physique.
Strengthening his body would not only make him more resistant to blows, but also improve his instantaneous mana output.
What exactly did this so-called "instantaneous mana output" mean?
To explain that, one had to start with the system of magic circuits inside the human body.
Under ordinary circumstances, the number of magic circuits in a person's body determined the upper limit of their talent for magecraft.
Generally speaking, the more magic circuits someone had, the more mana their body could hold.
But those "ordinary circumstances" were essentially impossible, because people differed not only in the number of magic circuits they possessed, but also in the quality of those circuits.
Suppose someone had over a thousand magic circuits, but every single one was either blocked or broken. In short, none of them worked, so that person would be no different from an ordinary human.
Now suppose someone else had only one magic circuit, but it connected directly to the mana of the Greater Source and was of frighteningly high quality.
Even if