It was precisely because of the elemental anomaly in the Endless Forest that created the strange ecological environment here. Some plants that were originally very common outside grew wildly here and mutated to different degrees according to their affinity with the magical elements. The oak tree was the most obvious example.
But Rob didn't quite understand. This kind of mutation shouldn't affect the basic characteristics of the plant. In the story of "Bloody Night in the Castle", the little lord and his guests suddenly went crazy at the banquet. It was obviously related to the food they ate that night. Among them, the wheat used to bake the bread was undoubtedly the most suspicious. It was produced in the Endless Forest.
But ordinary wheat itself was not poisonous. To be more precise, the mutation caused by the elemental anomaly would only amplify a certain characteristic of the plant itself. It wouldn't create something out of nothing and forcibly distort a non-poisonous crop into a poisonous one. The quasi-magus had never heard of such a thing.
In addition, the occurrence of mutation often didn't happen overnight. It was a rather long process that needed hundreds and thousands of years of continuous catalysis. For wheat that had grown for less than a year, it was almost impossible for such a nearly subversive mutation to occur in such a short time.
And Rob also didn't think there was any known poison that could make people crazy enough to kill their own sons and daughters. The state of the guests and the little lord's family in the story was more like they had mistakenly ingested some kind of hallucinogen.
This forest really hid a lot of secrets.
Rob sighed. But the most important thing now was to solve the problem of mental fatigue.
With the oak staff, it became easier to communicate with the magical elements. And because the oak tree itself had been growing in the Endless Forest, it was also very compatible with the elemental environment in the forest. This also increased the success rate of meditation to a certain extent.
But even so, this kind of thing was still like a fantasy to most people.
Rob's first attempt was to divide his brain into two parts, one for walking and paying attention to his feet, and the other for meditation. But he found that it was of no use.
This was much more difficult than drawing a circle with one hand and a square with the other. To enter the state of meditation, the most basic thing was to be clear of all distractions. This seemed to be an impossible task now. For example, when Rob saw a small stone two steps ahead of him, his mind would subconsciously produce a thought — Oh, I should be lifting my foot after two more steps. And it was this simple thought that made his meditation this time go to waste.
The future supreme magus Your Honor knew that if he didn't solve this fatal problem, he probably wouldn't be able to finish one meditation.
But for now, it seemed like an almost unsolvable paradox.
If it was anyone else, they would have given up when they realized that they had reached a dead end. But Rob … Well, Rob was a lazy person. But he had nothing to do at the moment.
After a while, Lolo suddenly turned around. "Why are you always imitating me?"
The rookie Hero's tone was a little unfriendly. After all, anyone would feel uncomfortable being constantly imitated by others for no reason. However, when she turned her head, what she saw was an extremely dull face. The young man's eyes were blank, and his gaze was empty.
The two of them looked at each other for about two seconds. Then, the quasi-magus Your Honor did something that almost made the girl explode in anger.
She saw Rob turn his head back, his mouth opening and closing, obviously imitating Lolo's actions. What was even more infuriating was that he didn't make a sound. It was as if he was acting in a pantomime. It was hilarious.
"Childish!" Lolo threw out these two words and turned her head away in a huff.
The girl thought that this was the end of the matter. To her, this was just a little prank by the young man.
But what happened next completely changed Lolo's perception of the word 'idiot'.
According to the rookie The Brave's incomplete statistics, in the next fifteen minutes, Rob tripped more than ten times. Sometimes, the magician would knock himself into a tree while walking. It was even more common for his clothes to get caught on small branches or step on suspicious things.
The most recent time, Rob tried to jump on a large rock and almost broke his front teeth. Lolo couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh my god, are you sacrificing yourself for your acting career? Even if it's a prank, you don't have to be so professional."
The young man was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. The method he used to solve the problem might sound strange to ordinary people. The key to meditation was to not have distracting thoughts, but the process of observing the surroundings and transmitting information about the environment to the mind to generate action instructions was, to put it bluntly, distracting thoughts.
So, the future supreme magus Your Honor wondered if there was any way to replace this process.
In the end, it was the rookie The Brave's back that gave him inspiration.
Imitation, for humans, was more of an instinct.
A simple imitation did not require too much effort. All he had to do was follow. It was purely physical behavior, and there was no need for analysis and judgment. In this state, Rob could completely empty his mind.
In other words, he could meditate while he was on the road.
At this thought, Rob couldn't help but be delighted. He felt that he had found the answer.
But reality proved that some things were not as simple as he thought.
Ever since the Archmage started trying to imitate Lolo, he had suffered a lot in a short period of time.
At first, it was because he was not used to it. Most of the time, the youth would forget what he was supposed to do halfway through his imitation, and he would stand there stupidly as if he had suddenly disconnected from the game. Otherwise, his left foot would trip over his right foot, and so on. But as time passed, Luo Bu gritted his teeth and persevered. His proficiency finally increased bit by bit, and such problems occurred less and less frequently.
But then, the future supreme magus Your Honor discovered a new situation. Due to the difference in their basic attributes, there were times when he couldn't do what Lolo could do easily.
For example, when the rookie Hero was half a head shorter than a certain someone, and encountered a slanted tree on the way, Luo Luo walked straight past it with her head held high and chest puffed out. However, when the young man walked forward confidently, he was almost split open by the old tree. Also, just now, as a Swordsman, Luo Luo had an outstanding jumping ability. Even though she was carrying a huge travel bag, she still managed to step onto the big rock with a light leap. On the other hand, when the mage did the same thing, he almost lost two front teeth.
But after discovering the reason, Rob thought for a moment and found a solution. Since he was too different from the girl, and it was difficult to imitate her, he just had to find someone who was closer to him.
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