For the next month, Lin Li stayed in the Sunset Mountains. Apart from occasionally giving pointers to Andoine in pharmaceutics, he spent most of his time learning magic. He realized that he was indeed talented in magic. Even Old Andoine had to admit that he had never seen such an outstanding talent in magic in his 100 years of life.
Learning three low-level magic in three days, Andoine looked at this ridiculous progress and could not help but wonder if there was any justice in this world. Thinking about how he spent a month just to enter the state of meditation, and his progress was praised as a genius among geniuses by his teacher, then what was this kid in front of him? A monster among monsters, or a pervert among perverts?
Perhaps only Lin Li himself knew why he had such an almost demonic talent in magic. This was most likely related to the attributes of the mage smurf, which were full of mental strength and intelligence. Perhaps only such a demonic attribute could allow him to easily understand those incomparably complicated spells and arrange the magical elements effortlessly. This ability was as if he was born with it. Lin Li could easily recite any complicated spell after hearing it once. No matter how difficult the sequencing of the magical elements was, Lin Li could learn it in the shortest time possible.
As a result, when Lin Li had mastered ten low-level magic, Andoine did not dare to teach him any new magic. He began to let Lin Li continuously practice the ten elemental sequencing methods.
Boring practice was the easiest way to lose one's interest, but Lin Li did not show any signs of impatience. He knew very well that although Old Andoine was a terrible pharmacist, in the field of magic, this bad-tempered old man was an absolute authority. Although his opinions could not be said to be absolutely correct, it was far better than him, a layman, fumbling around by himself.
Thus, the boring practice lasted for nearly a month, until one morning …
After breakfast, Lin Li, as usual, began to practice the elemental sequencing.
This was not magic practice in the usual sense. Usually, when a mage practiced, they would first arrange the elements, and then release the sequenced spells through the incantation. However, the method Andoine taught Lin Li was completely different. He only let Lin Li summon the magical elements, and then use his mental strength to arrange these elements. In the end, he did not release them through the incantation. Instead, after arranging them, he disassembled and reassembled them. The whole process repeated until his mental strength was completely exhausted.
While Lin Li was doing the boring practice, Andoine did not rush into the pharmaceutical lab as usual after breakfast. The old mage seemed to be a little abnormal today. After breakfast, he stayed in the room and watched Lin Li practice quietly. The feeling of being watched made Lin Li feel uncomfortable, so he had to stop practicing. He raised his head to stare at the old mage, and asked, "Have you learned the formula of the Clarity Potion that I taught you a few days ago?"
"Uh, not yet …" Andoine's face turned red when he was asked about the Clarity Potion. Compared to this kid's amazing talent in magic, his talent in pharmaceutics was really not worth mentioning. Lin Li had repeatedly demonstrated the simple Clarity Potion for more than ten times, but he still could not understand it until today. He had wasted at least a hundred sets of ingredients in these few days. He even almost blew up the pharmaceutical lab yesterday. Now that his scars were exposed, even if Andoine was thick-skinned, he could not help but blush.
"Are you okay? You can't even learn this?" Lin Li's expression of exasperation made Andoine feel even more ashamed. "Then why aren't you going back to the pharmaceutical lab? What are you dawdling for? Do you want me to demonstrate it again?"
"No need, no need. I'll study it myself …" Andoine rubbed his hands awkwardly. After a long time, he remembered his purpose, and quickly put on a serious expression. "Uh … Let's not talk about this today. I have something to tell you."
"Oh?" After spending more than a month together, Lin Li had never seen Andoine so serious. He could not help but be curious.
The two of them left the wooden house. Andoine thought for a long time before asking Lin Li, "Do you know why I don't teach you any new spells, and instead let you practice elemental sequencing?"
"I don't know." "I don't know anything about magic anyway. I'll practice whatever you want me to. Do you think you'll harm me?" Lin Li answered honestly.
"At least you have some conscience, kid." Andoine nodded his head in satisfaction. There was a gratified smile on his old face. "I, Andoine, have lived for more than a hundred years, but I've never seen anyone as talented as you. You're a monster. I think even the legendary Geresco could not be more talented than you."
"Geresco?" Lin Li knew he was very talented, but he did not expect it to be to this extent. He more or less knew what kind of person Geresco was from the old man. He was the most powerful mage in the Dark Age, the strongest mortal who was closest to the gods. He was the God of Mages who once defeated the entire High Elves' Magic Legion with his own strength. Lin Li did not expect his talent in magic to be so strong.
"But, don't be too happy too early." Looking at Lin Li who was at a loss, the old mage smiled. "Talent is one thing, but achievements are another. In my opinion, you are inferior to Geresco in at least two aspects. First, you are not focused enough. In the field of magic, only those who are absolutely focused can achieve real success. Being too knowledgeable is not a good thing sometimes. Take pharmaceutics for example. You are young, but you know more than those old farts in the Pharmacists Association. If you spend most of your energy on pharmaceutics, how much time do you have to study magic?"
"And the real fatal thing is the second aspect. You came into contact with magic too late. According to the records of the Dark Age, Geresco was born in a family of mages. His parents were famous archmages in the Dark Age. He came into contact with magic the moment he was born. By your age, Geresco had already broken through the level of a Magic Shooter, but you had just started learning the lowest level of magic. Although you can rely on talent to make up for time, talent can't help you lay a solid enough foundation. There are no shortcuts in the world of magic. Before you lay a solid enough foundation, all powerful spells are just empty words. "
"This is the reason why I didn't teach you new magic." At this point, Andoine smiled with some shame. "Actually, at first, I only wanted to make an exchange. You would guide me in pharmaceutics, and I would provide you with some help in magic. Although the help would not be too great, it should not be a problem for you to reach the realm of a Magic Shooter within ten years." "But I soon regretted it.
"But I soon regretted it. Your talent was too good. This kind of talent might not appear again for thousands of years. I couldn't bear to see you embark on a wrong path, so I stopped teaching you any spells. Instead, I made you practice the most basic elemental sequencing every day. Don't underestimate this boring practice. Every world has its own rules, and the magic world is no exception. The elemental sequencing is the most basic rule of the magic world. When you are familiar with and master this rule, you will find that everything is so simple. No matter how powerful a spell is, it is just derived from the rules."
After coming to this strange world for more than a month, Lin Li felt warmth for the first time. He bowed to Andoine respectfully. "Thank you."
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