More than a month later.
"Adil, you're here too?"
In front of Adil, a grey-robed acolyte saw Adil and smiled as he greeted him.
"Gray, has the lecture started?"
Behind him, Adil looked at the acolytes gathering around him and smiled as he replied.
"It's almost time," Gray said, glancing at Adil in front of him.
Just as he spoke, a figure appeared in front of him, looking like he was in a hurry.
It was also a grey-robed acolyte, but what was different from the other acolytes was that there were three distinct lines of runes on his robes, causing the surrounding acolytes to feel reverence.
This meant that he was a level 3 acolyte, and was only a step away from becoming a true Magus.
"Alright, since I still have some experiments to do, I'll cut to the chase."
The grey-robed level 3 acolyte said, "This lecture will be on the basic properties of energy particles..."
He did not waste any time and began to explain.
As the lecture officially began, the acolytes' expressions all became serious and solemn, and they began to pay attention to the lecture.
A few hours passed very quickly.
After the lecture ended, the level 3 acolyte hurriedly left, not leaving any time for the surrounding acolytes to ask questions.
"Sigh."
The moment he left, Adil could clearly hear many of the acolytes sighing in disappointment.
Normally, after the lecture ended, if the teacher was patient and had a good temper, he would occasionally stay for a while to answer the questions of the acolytes.
However, if he left immediately, there would be no chance for him to do so, causing the acolytes to feel extremely disappointed.
"The energy properties class is simply too difficult. Even the basics are so complicated."
Beside Adil, Gray sighed, feeling a headache coming on. He then looked at Adil, "Adil, how are you? How much did you understand? "
"It's alright. You spoke too fast, so I didn't hear a lot of things clearly."
A helpless expression appeared on Adil's face. He looked at the other party and replied, "Go back and get some books to revise. Lectures by high-level Apprentices like this require too much knowledge and are too complicated. It's also very difficult. If you don't prepare in advance, you won't be able to understand much."
"That's the only way." Gray sighed and didn't say anything else.
At the end of the lesson, the surrounding acolytes quickly dispersed, each leaving in a hurry. It seemed like they all had things to do.
"A.I. Chip, have you recorded the contents of the lecture?"
After everyone had left, Adil asked the A.I. Chip in his mind.
"Beep! Successfully recorded. "
Hearing this, Adil was relieved.
Unlike the other apprentices who could only listen to the lecture obediently, Adil had a memory chip and could directly record the contents of the lecture. Even if he did not understand what was said during the lecture, he could go back and rewind it when he returned.
"This morning's free lesson has ended. I remember that there's a free lesson on the basics of botany in the afternoon, so I can go and listen to it."
Adil recalled the recent lesson schedule and thought to himself as he walked.
As an acolyte who had paid the fees to study, not all the lessons in the academy were free.
The basics and foundational knowledge were mostly taught by level 3 acolytes, and most of them were free. Even if there were some that required fees, it would be in the form of gold coins or other items, and most acolytes could accept it.
As for the higher level knowledge, it was taught by official Magi. This part of the knowledge was crucial, and not only did it require fees, it only took magic crystals. To acolytes like them, it was a huge burden.
As an acolyte of Mentor Edith, one of the benefits that Adil had was that when Mentor Edith started her lessons, he could attend them for free without having to pay extra magic crystals. Compared to other acolytes, it could be said that he saved a lot of money.
There was still some time before the afternoon class, so Adil stood where he was and thought for a while. Then, he went to one of the libraries in the academy.
The large library was made of stone, and the atmosphere inside was rather gloomy and humid.
From time to time, there would be some grey-robed acolytes walking in and out, and they seemed to be people like Adil.
Walking into the library, there were many layers of stone walls. Within the stone walls, there were depressions that were half a metre long and wide, with books inside. The books were written in Ancient Sithian, introducing the titles and contents of the books.
Without much hesitation, Adil walked to a corner of the library and found an old man sitting there.
"You again."
Sensing someone approaching, the black-robed old man, who had been sitting in Silence, turned around. When he saw Adil, he was a little surprised, "What books do you want to borrow this time?"
After Adil listed the books he wanted to borrow, the old man nodded and got up to leave, bringing back all the books he needed, "A total of 500 gold coins."
Hearing this, although Adil was already used to it, his mouth still twitched.
In the academy, although magic crystals were the hard currency, gold coins could also be used. After all, magic crystals were too precious, and some basic things could not be paid for with magic crystals.
However, because the entire academy was made up of Magi, the prices of goods here were quite high. Even the lowest starting price was gold coins, and there was no room for low-grade currencies.
A single gold coin could allow one to live comfortably for a few months outside, but if one were to be thrown on the ground here, no one would pick it up.
With a wooden expression, Adil calmly paid the money and left with the books he wanted, not staying for long.
After leaving the library, after a while, he came to a garden outside a tall tower.
This was Mentor Edith's private garden. Not only were there many flowers and plants, there were also many precious materials planted, which made it extremely troublesome to take care of.
In order to take care of this garden, not only did one need to be careful, but one also needed to understand the characteristics and knowledge of many plants.
This was not a problem for Adil, who had the memory chip. The chip in his mind could directly monitor the growth of the plants, which saved him a lot of time.
As for taking care of this garden, it was his duty as an acolyte under Mentor Edith.
As an acolyte under an official Magus, other than some benefits, he also had the duty to serve his mentor.
The task of taking care of the garden was already not bad. Although it was complicated and required a lot of time, at least his safety could be guaranteed. Many official Magi would directly ask their acolytes to cooperate in some dangerous experiments. Compared to that, the task before him was already very mild.
After silently inspecting the huge garden, Adil sat on a chair at the side and began to meditate while he still had some time.
As he closed his eyes, he quickly entered a meditative state, which was much faster than before.
Compared to a month ago, after such a long period of training, Adil could now meditate five spirit runes.
This speed was terrifying compared to others. Among the acolytes who had entered the academy at the same time as him, there were not many who could even enter a meditative state, let alone meditating.
In his mind, while meditating, spirit runes began to condense, giving off a faint glow in the dark space.
After the fifth spirit rune was condensed, Adil began to meditate on the sixth spirit rune.
This process was very strenuous for Adil. The more he meditated, the more difficult it became. By the time he reached the sixth spirit rune, the difficulty had multiplied, causing Adil to fail tens of times.
However, this time, the meditation process seemed to be exceptionally smooth. As time passed, the sixth spirit rune was condensed.
"This is the sixth. At this rate, I might be able to advance to a level 1 acolyte in another month."
After finishing his meditation, Adil did some rough calculations and could not help but be astonished at his own speed.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary acolytes who had to start from scratch would need at least three to four years to advance to a level 1 acolyte.
Even those acolytes who had their own mentors and could directly conduct spiritual energy transmissions would need at least a year to enter a meditative state and advance to a level 1 acolyte.
It had only been slightly more than a month since Adil had entered the academy from an ordinary person. If he could really advance to a level 1 acolyte in a month, this speed would be extremely terrifying.
To advance to a level 1 acolyte in less than three months, this could no longer be described as a genius. If this were to be spread, it would be terrifying.
The main reason he could achieve this speed was because Adil's spiritual force was too powerful.
The main purpose of the Basic Meditation Technique was to train one's spiritual force, allowing one to advance to a level 1 acolyte. Adil's spiritual force might have already reached the level of a level 1 acolyte, and he only needed to memorize those complex spirit runes. Compared to others, his speed would naturally be much faster.
"Looks like I'll have to slow down my progress and not be too outstanding."
Thinking to there, Adil frowned.
Under normal circumstances, performing outstandingly was naturally a good thing, as it would bring others' attention and support. However, if one exceeded a certain threshold, the results might not be good.
Even though Adil's aptitude was excellent, it was only a level 4 acolyte. Advancing to a level 1 acolyte in less than three months was nothing close to him. If he really succeeded, it would definitely cause a huge commotion.
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