The pages of the book were flipped continuously.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Sheng had incorporated the essence of the three books into his knowledge system.
Then, he stood up and went to grab a pile of books related to elves. While his senior brother was reminiscing, he continued to browse through the database.
After being here for more than a week, Lin Sheng had a general understanding of the requirements to become an official mage.
First of all, regardless of the faction, if a mage apprentice wanted a solid foundation, they had to learn all the basic courses.
In the White Stone Forest, the first thing an apprentice had to learn was a foreign language.
Because many of the earliest writings on magic were recorded in Elvish and Fairy Language, the authors were either Elves or Fairies. Thus, in order to perfectly understand the meaning of their predecessors,
Therefore, to perfectly understand the meaning of their predecessors, they had to learn ancient elves and fairies.
After that, they had to learn basic material science, such as how to identify and process spellcasting materials. They even had to learn the principles behind it.
After that, they had to learn basic mathematics, physics, chemistry, mage etiquette, spellcasting logic, demonology, theology, basic plane studies, basic soul studies, and more. There were more than sixty different subjects in total.
And they had to finish all of them within five years and meet the requirements in the exams before they could proceed to the next step.
Therefore, time was very tight for mage apprentices.
They had to devote themselves to learning, and they had to have a certain talent for learning in order to barely survive such high-intensity learning.
Also, they had to learn to meditate instead of sleep as soon as possible. This was the foundation for all mages to advance.
That way, after five years, an apprentice would basically be able to meet the prerequisites for learning spells.
And to learn spells, they had to start from level-0 cantrips. They had to learn spell models one after another.
In the evening, when Lin Sheng finished reading and looked up, Senior Brother Henry had already left.
He sighed and returned the book in front of him to its original position. He stood up and patted the apprentice's gray robe. He turned around and left the library.
The crazy learning during this period had given Lin Sheng a complete understanding of mages.
The mages of this world, or rather, the mages of today.
He wasn't as powerful as he had imagined.
Instead, there were all kinds of troublesome obstacles that limited their power within a certain range.
"Mages have limitations.
First, the number of spell slots per day is fixed. Once used up, there are no more. In other words, mages were useless now. He could only wait for the next day.
Secondly, the forgetting mechanism. To use a spell, one had to prepare in advance. One had to construct a spell model with mental strength and mana, and then launch the spell model like shooting a bullet. After that, the Mage would forget the spell and would have to memorize it again through the spellbook.
Thirdly, the restrictions of the Weave. The Weave set a maximum limit for wizards. In addition, if there were too many wizards using the same spell in the same area, it would cause the Weave's reaction to slow down and cause a delay in casting. This is very fatal. "
Lin Sheng pondered. After exiting the library, he headed back to his mentor's small castle while thinking about how to avoid these troubles.
With the help of the Holy Shadow, he was absorbing the knowledge of mages at the rate of several subjects a day.
At the same time, he also began to study the Basic Meditation Technique taught in the Basic Course.
The advantage of the Holy Shadow was that absorbing knowledge was like scanning it. With just a glance, one could quickly memorize, understand, and imprint it into the mind.
As for the meditation technique, it was nothing more than training one's mental strength and micro control.
These two points were trivial matters that Lin Sheng could easily accomplish.
His spiritual power allowed the Holy Shadow to continuously stimulate his body and brain.
This stimulation completely simulated the state of meditation. The Holy Shadow was constantly going on at all times.
This was equivalent to him entering a deep level of meditation every second of every day.
A normal mage apprentice needed a lot of time to study and research. It would be good if they could meditate for six hours.
And within six hours, they would be lucky if they could meditate for one hour.
But Lin Sheng was in a state of deep meditation all the time.
For a soul master like him, this was a piece of cake.
* Click. *
Pushing open the door, Lin Sheng slowly walked into the gloomy hall on the first floor.
Mentor Dora was still dissecting something on the workbench. The soft light illuminated the first floor, making it bright and quiet.
Lin Sheng sorted out the progress of his study and walked up to her.
"Mentor."
Dora raised her head and glanced at him.
"What's the matter? You should look for Henry if you have any questions about your studies. "
"No." Lin Sheng said calmly, "I just want to apply for the basic spellcasting experiment. I've basically finished learning the prerequisite subjects. "
"You've finished? Your uncle is really nice to you. "Mentor Dora clearly misunderstood. She guessed that Lin Sheng's uncle had prepared all sorts of basic courses for him a long time ago.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have finished all the subjects so quickly.
"For the basic spellcasting experiment, you can pick any three level-zero cantrips and learn them by yourself. If you have any questions, ask Henry. That's all. "Dora lowered her head and continued her dissection.
Lin Sheng was speechless at his mentor's way of shifting the blame.
Ever since he received the basic meditation technique, every day he meditated was equivalent to a month's worth of meditation for other apprentices.
His spiritual power, which was also his magic power, was growing at an insane rate.
And the price of this was that his appetite was increasing at an insane rate.
It was normal for him to eat more than ten times the amount of others in a single meal.
If it wasn't for the fact that his father had given him a thick wallet, he would probably have to find a way to earn money himself.
Speechless, he returned to his bedroom.
Lin Sheng glanced at the tightly shut door of the opposite room. That was Senior Lidou's room.
Senior Lidou had entered the academy much earlier than him and had decent talent. But compared to him, her progress was still much slower.
"Based on my progress, I should be able to complete three spell models by next week and master all the necessary elements for level-zero spells. Then I can apply to complete all the apprentice courses and begin the official wizard examination. "
Lin Sheng estimated his rate of improvement, but casting spells required him to be in contact with the Magic Net.
But he didn't like spells that were restricted by the Weave. Thus, he had to walk the path of a retro wizard.
That was the legendary path of an Arcanist. They had to rely on their own abilities to construct primitive spell models and cast spells.
There were wizards like this in the White Boulder Forest, but they were rare. And they were much weaker than other wizards of the same level.
This was because the casting speed of a Weave wizard was five times that of an Arcanist.
Even skilled mages could cast spells instantly.
Arcanists, on the other hand, had to slowly construct spell models bit by bit. They had to rely on their own mana to cast spells, which was extremely inefficient.
But the advantage was that Arcanists didn't have spell slots and were not restricted by the Weave.
As for what kind of level-zero spell he had to choose …
Lin Sheng already had a plan.
He returned to his room and opened the Holy Shadow interface.
At this moment, the Holy Shadow was performing three engineering tasks.
One: Continue deep meditation.
Two: Analyze the scanned data of all subjects.
Three: Analyze the special materials he collected today and see if they could optimize the bloodline structure of his body.
Performing three difficult tasks at the same time was the limit of the Holy Shadow.
"I still don't have enough computing power for a single Holy Shadow. Luckily, my body can accommodate more Holy Shadows now. I'll get my main body to create a few more Holy Shadows and send them all over."
Thinking of the Holy Shadow, he thought of the construction technology that his mentor was researching.
Lin Sheng suddenly had an idea. He suddenly had the inspiration to bypass the Weave and spell slots perfectly.
"If I can permanently solidify the spell on the construction and let the Holy Shadow control the construction to attack and defend, I only need to be responsible for supplying mana. Wouldn't that be the key problem of avoiding the restrictions of the Weave and spell slots perfectly? "
Wasn't that an automatic cannon?
He simulated the image and instantly had a strange expression.
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