After washing up, Angor put on a fresh set of clothes and left the tent. Toby, on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen in his flashy outfit. Toby would come back at night anyway, so Angor did not mind.
During the week, Angor's daily life was divided between two places. His professor's library had become a must-see place.
While having breakfast earlier, Angor was thinking about the books he had been reading these days.
He knew he should not bite off more than he could chew. The books he read these days were all about the basics of basics. Starting from "A Hundred Questions Apprentices Need to Know", "Detailed Explanation of Spells", "The Use of Spirit Model", and "Basics of Mana Source", Angor already had a general outline of a wizard in his mind.
Sunders did not give him any advice, and Flora did not bother him either. The outline of a wizard he was building on his own by reading books, dissecting definitions, digging out the basics, chopping them into bones, and filling up his flesh with his own consciousness.
This was the wizard in his mind.
This "wizard" had no facial features, no robe, no organs, and everything was a blur. However, Angor believed that as he learned more and read more books, "he" would become more and more complete. Eventually, "he" would become someone who looked exactly like Angor. Then, "he" would become a wizard.
Angor believed that this was why Sunders asked him to see and think on his own.
Building a strategically advantageous position was not something that could be achieved overnight. Everyone had a different understanding of the truth. If you only followed the path of your predecessors, would you live for them or for yourself?
Angor now understood why Sunders asked him to forget Mara's words. "Wizard" was not something that could be defined by anyone. Everyone had a different understanding of a wizard. Angor was using his own knowledge and experience to slowly fill up the image of a wizard in his mind.
As usual, Angor walked to his professor's tent. When he passed by the tent of the winners of the deathmatch, he could still feel different emotions in their eyes. Some were despicable, some were vicious, some were cold, and some were arrogant. At first, he was a little uncomfortable about the uneasiness, but he slowly got used to it.
Adepts who had survived the bloodbath were indeed powerful in their own ways. However, perhaps it was another kind of sorrow that everyone had become without etiquette. It was rumored in the general plane that adepts were bloodthirsty and cruel. Perhaps this had something to do with their upbringing. Even the moderates would either be devoured into bones or adapt to the situation of being surrounded and fed by a pack of wolves. Was this the reason why most adepts were so extreme?
At the same time, he prayed that he would not forget his original goal and become a "wizard" as mentioned in the legends. If there was no bottom line in life, perhaps it would be true freedom for many people. But life experience tells us that indulgence is often easy, but restraint takes a lot of effort.
When he was young, he was always lazy, whether it was studying, writing, waking up early, or reading. When Jon was not looking, he liked to slack off. When Jon found out, he would often tell him that it took 21 days to form a habit. However, it would only take one second to give up this habit.
Forming a good habit was a form of restraint against indulgence.
Angor ignored the ferocious stares and went to his teacher's tent.
As usual, he sat in the library and read one book after another. Before becoming a real wizard, he did not read for the sake of understanding. He just wanted to know what "wizard" meant to him.
Angor sat there for a whole day.
When the evening glow shone through the window, Angor stretched himself and patted the dust off his trousers. He reluctantly put away the books and prepared to return to his tent.
As soon as he came out of the library, he saw Sunders, who had been missing for several days, sitting in front of his exquisite desk and reading an ancient handwritten book.
Sunders put down his book and looked at Angor with a calm expression.
Angor greeted him politely.
Sunders nodded without saying anything. Angor knew that his teacher did not care much about etiquette. Flora often made a fuss in front of him, but Angor's education did not allow him to do too much. Well … at least not before he became familiar with his teacher.
"Do you have any thoughts after reading so many books?" Sunders did not ask what Angor had read.
Angor tilted his head and thought for a while. He slowly gave an answer, "No, but I have a lot of thoughts."
"For example?"
"I only learned one truth after reading these books. It's hard to become a wizard."
Sunders did not comment on this answer. He asked directly, "Do you know what a wizard is now?"
Angor shook his head without hesitation. "No."
Sunders chuckled. "Then keep looking until you find the answer."
…
Another week had passed. The cloud whale was still floating above the sea.
As everyone knew, flying was much faster than sailing. However, it had been two weeks since they boarded the cloud whale, and they still did not reach Fey Continent. He was both surprised and relieved at the same time.
He was surprised by the vastness of the sea. It was probably bigger than the five oceans on Earth, and this was only a small part of it. The vastness of this world was unimaginable.
Luckily, he did not choose to stay on The Redbud. Otherwise, it would take years to reach the Fey Continent. Even the voyage would take years. If that was the case, he would not be able to fulfill his five-year promise with Jon.
Sunders did not leave these days. Every day after Angor finished reading, Sunders would ask him the same question as the other day. What do you think? What is a wizard?
And Angor's answer remained the same.
Today, Angor answered "I don't know" again.
Sunders did not say "Then keep looking until you find the answer" again. Sunders smiled at Angor in satisfaction. "Not knowing is the best answer. I hope you can start your journey as a wizard soon."
Angor was a little surprised. Sunders continued.
"I've seen the books you read. They are all good. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Starting from the basics is the right choice. " "After reading those books, do you have any idea how to become an apprentice now?" Sunders complimented Angor.
Angor thought for a moment and answered, "The sign of becoming an apprentice is to build a model with your spirit to stabilize the flow of mana."
"Correct. Do you know how to build a spirit model?"
"Channeling method. You can build a stable spirit model in your mind. Different channeling methods have different degrees of stability for the spirit model, which leads to different mana flow rates. "
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