Colin returned to the Meditation Room and activated the Bright Crystal with a spell.
Previously, the original owner had spent ten years in the Wizard Territory in the mountains.
Although not naturally gifted, he was very diligent.
He had managed to firmly remember a lot of knowledge, even though he only understood it superficially due to his limited talents.
The same went for the knowledge related to advancing to an Advanced Apprentice.
Though it was merely rote memorization, he had a comprehensive understanding of it.
Indeed, this strength is what makes a School-trained wizard powerful!
The original owner did not learn any powerful witchcraft during his ten years in the Wizard Territory.
However, he laid down a foundation that, although not perfect, was at least solid and reliable!
This solid foundation of basic knowledge, and the advanced knowledge that followed, formed the mainstay of the wizard system.
Arrow Shooting Skill, Blood Pattern Transformation Skill, Magic Crystal Making, and so forth were merely the blossoms and fruits that sprang from it.
The Bright Crystal illuminated, casting a soft White Light.
Colin sat on the soft cushion in the center of the Meditation Room, continuing to flip through the summary booklet.
He had complete knowledge about advancing to an Advanced Apprentice, specifically tailored to the Circulation Meditation, imparted by his School.
The summary booklet, on the other hand, was a summarizing generalization of various meditation methods for Advanced Apprentices.
Comparing and cross-verifying these two helped him gradually clarify the fuzzy points within his mind.
Three hours later, he read through the summary booklet again, this time with careful scrutiny, jotting down many notes on Golden Paper.
After finishing this reading, he still felt it was not enough and started again from the first page.
A solid foundation was extremely important.
With the help of the Golden Paper, his advancement speed, though perhaps not as monstrous as some legends, could still be considered far beyond an ordinary person.
The superficial reason was that the second Limit Breaking Circulation Meditation was of a higher quality than the original Circulation Meditation.
Moreover, the post-limit-breaking Circulation Meditation was completely tailored for him.
However, another factor must be considered—the powerful effect of the Golden Paper's "guaranteed progress with every practice."
Thus, at its root, the real reason he was able to improve so quickly—
Was likely due to the powerful synergy between the exceptional meditation method tailored specifically for him and the remarkable effects of the Golden Paper, creating a result where one plus one was greater than two!
However, in the cultivation of a wizard, speed is not always paramount.
Especially after reaching the Intermediate Apprentice level.
It's not that speed isn't needed, but at this time, what's more necessary is solidity!
Only by maintaining a solid understanding of knowledge and a continuous adherence to one's own humanity can one remain unshaken and unpolluted when facing the world's pervasive tainted babblings after the Spirit Fog dissipates!
Time flew by, and dusk enveloped everything.
In the evening in the Meditation Room, Colin gently exhaled and closed the summary booklet.
By his side were neatly arranged manuscripts filled with dense annotations.
Colin summoned the Golden Paper.
At that moment, his wizard Rank progress was 12/100, and the progress for his second Limit Breaking Circulation Meditation was 0/100.
After synthesizing the summary booklet and the School's knowledge for advancing to an Advanced Apprentice, he had gained much.
Overall, at the current moment, before advancing to an Advanced Wizard, the most important thing he needed to do was to thoroughly master the current meditation method!
For him, that meant increasing the progress of the second Limit Breaking Circulation Meditation to 100/100 first.
Colin sighed slightly in his mind.
'It seems, perhaps the time it takes to advance isn't as short as I imagined, just over two more months…
If I want to ensure a stable advancement, I should wait until the second Limit Breaking Circulation Meditation reaches its limit before advancing...'
He glanced at the Golden Paper again.
He pondered over the arrangement of his upcoming training.
"His own witchcraft skills had already broken limits once. Only Purification Evil Power, Detect Evil, and Swift Skill had not."
"Among them, Purification Evil Power and Detect Evil were not far from reaching their limits, and he estimated that they would break limits within the next couple of days.
However, the progress of the remaining Swift Skill was only at 31/100, and he couldn't even cast it instantly."
"Additionally, from the results of last night's meditation, although he had extended his meditation duration to ten hours, the progress of the Circulation Meditation Method for the second Limit Breaking was still at zero."
Colin unconsciously caressed the summary booklet in his hands.
To expedite the progress of the second Limit Breaking Circulation Meditation Method to its limit, he undoubtedly needed to make the meditation process more complicated and reduce its efficiency by extending the meditation time.
By combining these two approaches, he could perhaps achieve the limit of the Circulation Meditation Method around the same time he reached the limit of an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice.
Thus, he could break through in one fell swoop!
But undoubtedly, this would require more time and reduce the energy he could devote to other projects.
He needed to make choices, to balance the enhancement of the Meditation Method against other projects.
Colin pondered for a long time and finally decided to ensure a minimum of fifteen hours of meditation each day. As for other witchcraft skills, he would prioritize them and enhance them sequentially.
After all... advancing to Advanced Wizard Apprentice was equivalent to breaking limits of all witchcraft skills at once without needing Limit Breaking Points!
Moreover, as he mastered more and more witchcraft... there were many times he felt a lack of his own Magic Power.
So, undoubtedly, advancement needed to be the top priority!
After pondering all this, Colin felt a sense of relief.
The arrangements for what followed were clear and straightforward, and the numbers on the Golden Paper were improving daily... The future was filled with anticipation!
He stepped out of the Meditation Room, and Renee was quietly waiting in the hallway.
"Master." Renee bowed slightly and greeted, "Do you need dinner now?"
"Bring it to the study," Colin nodded and walked towards the study.
But soon, he seemed to remember something, his steps paused slightly, and he looked back, calling to Renee, who was descending the stairs.
"Wait a moment, Renee, come to the study first."
"Yes, Master."
The study was not large, but it was exquisitely decorated; a black iron crystal chandelier emitted a soft light.
Colin walked to the spacious desk, sat down, leaned back in his chair, and stared at Renee standing in front of him, slowly asking:
"I heard you instructing Demi... Has something happened recently?"
Renee paused, then began to explain slowly.
…
After a while, Colin nodded slightly.
"I see, you can go bring the meals now."
"Yes, Master."
Renee turned and left,
Colin leaned back in his chair and briefly closed his eyes to rest.
The reason Renee had instructed Demi wasn't something significant.
It was just because of the rumors circulating in the slum area recently... rumors about some civilians disappearing mysteriously.
Colin's furrowed brow slightly relaxed,
'Rumors from the slum area, huh…'
He wasn't very concerned,
After all, even Renee knew about this rumor; if there were any signs behind it, the Patrol Department would definitely have noticed.
'However,' he pressed on his brow,
'Just to be cautious, tomorrow morning… it's better to visit Captain Flower at the Patrol Department.'