Chapter 26

"Meditation had a very important position in the Mage Plane during the ancient times. As everyone knows, the spiritual force is the power of the soul, and the soul is the foundation of most mages' magic. During that time, due to the fierce internal strife among the mages, there was almost no progress in the research of knowledge, and there was no innovation in magic. The power of magic often depended on the mages' spiritual force, so meditation became the core secret of every mage."

James lowered his head to look at the information, then continued, "In the ancient times, a meditation was a school of mages. The mages carefully practiced according to the meditation, and very few people tried to innovate. This also caused the ancient mages to be very weak. According to the standards of that time, I am already an official mage. "

"In the age of civilization, the situation changed drastically. The old, outdated meditation methods were completely overthrown. When mages tried to innovate and became good at it, the concept of different schools of meditation was diluted. Everyone's meditation method was almost different."

After the introduction, James took out the substantial content. He lightly tapped on the podium, and a light rose. There was no fluctuation of energy, so it should be an alchemy product similar to a 8D projector.

Sure enough, a set of nine runes appeared in the light.

James retreated to the side, pointed to the first rune in the set, and said to the apprentices, "Before you came to the academy, you should have successfully constructed a spiritual force solidification rune, which is this one."

The apprentices all nodded.

"This, and the other eight runes together form the foundation of all meditation in the Mage Plane. The First Element Holy Tower is free to all mages. It was created by Prometheus when he was an apprentice, and it is the most universal meditation."

James manipulated the light screen, and the nine runes were put together in order, from a single planar structure to a slightly more complicated three-dimensional structure. It looked a bit like a piece of armor.

"This meditation technique is now called the Basic Meditation Technique, but it had another name before – Prometheus's Mage Armor. Its function was to construct a set of armor outside of the soul. Every time a complete set of runes was successfully constructed, a piece of armor could be added. When the armor completely enveloped the soul, the initial stage of the meditation technique would be completed. The next step was to make the armor more and more compact, and more and more natural. This kind of cultivation has no level or limit. Even the True Spirit Masters are still continuing. "

"The greatest benefit of the Basic Meditation Technique is its compatibility. As you accumulate more and more knowledge, you'll have your own unique set of spirit power solidification runes, and you'll be able to transform it without any side effects."

"Due to its long history, its main purpose now is to allow the apprentices to familiarize themselves with the construction of runes. However, it was not to be underestimated. The reason why mages were able to withstand the pressure of space-time travel and the repulsion of the World Will of other planes, and why they were not as afraid of curses as they were in ancient times, was because of the invention of basic meditation techniques. No matter what kind of knowledge you use to create your own meditation method in the future, you must follow its ideas to form the Mage Armor. "

"You could say that the Mage Armor is the cornerstone of the Mage civilization."

Adam firmly memorized the shapes of the nine runes. He couldn't help but admire the inventor of this meditation method, Prometheus the True Spirit Master. To forge the path of civilization in the midst of uncivilized ignorance, what kind of great wisdom was this?

James paused for a moment, waiting for the apprentices to digest the information. Ten minutes later, he spoke again, "The first year's rune knowledge course is mainly to guide you in constructing your own meditation method. I won't give you any direction, nor will I give you any homework. If you have any problems with the runes you've constructed, you can choose to consult me. Of course, I'll at most give you some help in the aspect of stability."

"Every one of you has one free chance to apply for guidance every month. In other words, if you apply more than once, you'll have to pay a fee."

James finally said, "There's only one rune knowledge course every week, but the optical projection will remain here. Does anyone want to apply for individual guidance?"

James was just asking out of habit. He didn't think that this group of rookies, who were mostly new to the Mage Armor meditation method, would have any problems.

However, Adam wasn't one of them. In the process of listening to the lecture, he had successfully constructed a few pages of 'armor plates'. He was now very interested in another important piece of information in James' words, so he didn't hesitate to use the one and only free consultation opportunity this month.

"I'd like to apply for individual guidance, Mr. James," Adam said as he stood up.

"Are you sure?" James looked at Adam suspiciously. He thought that Adam was just playing to the gallery. He hadn't even tried the most basic construction, so how could there be any problems?

Not only James, but almost everyone thought so. They didn't hide their disdain and looked at Adam with disdain.

The few people on the deserted island whispered to each other. Randy said to everyone, "See, life on the ship has made him arrogant and stupid. Sooner or later, he'll pay the price."

Ophelia frowned. Although she and Adam didn't agree, they had known each other for a long time and came to the Mage Continent together. She didn't want Adam to ruin his future because of his arrogance.

Perhaps the only one present who believed that Adam really had a question to ask was Corestal. She looked at her companions sitting together, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

"Yes, I'm sure," Adam ignored all the discussions and said to James.

"Well then, come with me." James had no reason to refuse. Teaching was a task he had accepted. After a year, he could get a handsome reward. Moreover, in the process of teaching and solving problems, he could interact with a large number of apprentices. It was also very beneficial for his own path as a mage.

"Of course, stupid questions are an exception." James thought to himself. He had made up his mind. If Adam asked any stupid questions, he would make them public. It wasn't to humiliate Adam, but he just hoped that the other apprentices wouldn't waste his time.

After leaving the classroom, Adam followed James to another building. James had his own laboratory here. After the two of them entered, James gestured for Adam to sit down and then asked, "So, now you can tell me your question."

Time was precious for mages. There was rarely any superfluous talk during a conversation. This was also Adam's style. Therefore, he didn't bother with pleasantries and directly asked, "What is using one's own knowledge to construct a meditation technique?"

James was a little surprised. "This question isn't stupid, but it's not something you need to know at this stage. You have to know that you haven't even successfully constructed a basic meditation technique."

Adam knew that any explanation would not be as direct as action. Therefore, he directly used his spiritual force to construct a complete piece of armor and stored it inside his body.

This time, James was stunned. Materializing spiritual force and constructing a rune outside his body wasn't as easy as Adam had made it out to be. This was something that many senior apprentices who weren't talented in spiritual force couldn't do. But now, a rookie had actually done it in front of him?

He suddenly jumped up from his seat and stared at Adam. "During the aptitude test, how long did it take you to fill the crystal ball? Did you have a tendency to reveal your soul? "

Adam didn't know why he asked this, but he could feel the urgency in James' words. However, this wasn't something worth keeping a secret. Adam didn't have any intention of hiding it.

Before Adam could say anything, James slapped himself on the forehead and turned to walk into another room. He quickly returned with a crystal ball in his hand. "Come, try it!"

Adam looked at him in confusion and didn't say anything. James explained, "Don't worry. Not only will it not harm you, it might even be beneficial. Try it, just like what you did back then. "

Adam didn't suspect James. According to the principle of openness and fairness among mages, as well as the spirit of the contract, he believed that James wouldn't harm him.

Adam placed both his hands on the crystal ball. Unlike during the aptitude test, this crystal ball didn't require him to actively input his spiritual force. Instead, it produced a weak suction force that drew his spiritual force into it.

It still lit up instantly, and the light was even more dazzling than before. Adam noticed that there was a number on the surface of the crystal ball. It kept rising, and finally stopped at 655 +.

James' eyes kept sweeping between Adam and the crystal ball as he excitedly muttered, "Alright, you can stop now. Too shocking, too shocking!"

Adam let go and then said, "Mister James, this is?"

James came back to his senses and looked at Adam as if he was looking at a rare treasure. He used a sharp tone to say, "655 +, heavens, I can't believe it. Do you know what this means?"

Adam was very calm, "Mister, I clearly don't know."

James picked up the crystal ball, "This thing is an advanced product of the talent testing device. Its use is to accurately measure the total amount of spiritual force. Each unit represents the initial amount of spiritual force of an acolyte with the most basic aptitude. Its upper limit is 655. Heavens, praise all the great True Spirit Mages, praise the mage world, you actually have an initial spiritual force that exceeds its upper limit! This is too unbelievable! "

After hearing James' explanation, Adam wasn't surprised. If Spiritual Energy was the power of the soul, then he had destroyed a total of ten billion souls. Even if the quality of each soul was far from being comparable to that of the humans in the World of Mages, and even if he only absorbed a trace of each soul that was so weak that it couldn't be calculated, after multiplying it by ten billion, it would still accumulate to an astonishing amount.