After that, he began studying the Incantation in earnest. Not long after agreeing to teach Rivis, he had thought it over at length and ultimately decided against making him a mage.
He did not want to see an apprentice he had taught become an addict dependent on mana one day. But the most pressing problem now was that the Incantation was entirely in ancient Chinese characters. He could not simply teach it to them as it was.
So throughout the journey, he had been thinking about how to help them learn the Incantation. They had to understand the meanings of its Chinese characters, or it would be difficult for them to truly understand how to put the Incantation into practice.
In the end, he decided on a compromise: he would teach them only the Chinese characters in the Incantation and leave everything else aside. They only needed to understand those characters, without going through the trouble of learning Chinese characters in full.
That evening, he called Rivis outside and said, "Rivis, let me see what aptitude you have for learning my discipline. Come sit here and close your eyes. Relax, and don't worry. This is just a little test."
He sent his Mental Power directly into Rivis's body. Soon, he saw a very dense mist. He knew this was Rivis's Mental Power, and it seemed somewhat stronger than an ordinary person's.
He soon discovered that Rivis's Mental Power was somewhat different from that of ordinary people. The entire mental mist had a faint golden-yellow hue, which was hard to notice without looking closely.
But he did not find it strange. He had seen many people's Mental Power before, and there were always some differences. That was perfectly normal.
After getting a general understanding of Rivis's Mental Power, he opened his