Little George did not dare speak. It seemed Allen's stern expression just now really had frightened him. But Allen was in no hurry, so he said to George again, "Little George, think it over very carefully. Don't rush to give me an answer. We have plenty of time, after all."
Then he looked at the other two and told them, "The same goes for you. As my apprentices, I don't want to force you to do anything, nor will I make your decisions for you. But make sure you don't regret them. Even if you do, don't say it."
Afterward, he sent them back to think it over, then asked Rivis to stay. He first checked Rivis's recent progress in training and found that his Mental Power was ready to liquefy.
Based on his own early training experience, he had long since identified the three stages of forming a Soul Space. He called these three stages vaporization, liquefaction, and solidification.
Vaporization was actually the state most people reached upon adulthood, in which all their Mental Power took the form of a thin mist.
With liquefaction, as Mental Power increased, the mistlike Mental Power grew denser and denser, then became liquid.
Finally, it solidified to form a Soul Space. Only at this point could someone truly be considered extraordinary and possess the ability to cast spells.
But the hardships involved were easy to imagine. Thinking about it now, it might be just as well if Little George did not take this path. After all, few people could persevere as Allen had.
Seeing his teacher's somewhat stern expression, Rivis grew a little uneasy.
But Allen then smiled and said, "All right, don't be so tense. Relax. You're already progressing very quickly, so there's nothing to worry about.
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