Early in the morning, the sun slowly rose, emitting rays of light that shone on the ground.
At the first glimmer of light, Adil slowly opened his eyes in the spacious room.
[Name: Adil Farcus. Strength: 11.3 Agility: 11.5 Vitality: 11.5 Spiritual force: 4.2]
In his mind, his body's stats replayed in Silence, appearing before his eyes.
"As expected, after advancing to a level 2 acolyte, the effects of the basic meditation technique have become weaker."
Looking at his stats and feeling the weak growth of his spiritual force, Adil could not help but furrow his brows as he sat on the bed.
It had already been half a month since he advanced to a level 2 acolyte.
In this period of time, his life was very regular. During the day, he would either study hard or accept missions to tutor other acolytes. At night, it was time for him to meditate. Almost every day, he would meditate for an entire night. However, the results were very weak, and could not be compared to the past.
After half a month of meditation, although Adil's spiritual force had increased a little, compared to the past, there were not many visible changes.
"As my spiritual force continues to grow, the effects of the basic meditation technique will become weaker. At this rate, I will need at least three years to advance to a level 3 acolyte..."
Through the calculations of the A.I. Chip in his mind, Adil came to this conclusion in an instant. He could not help but sigh, "I finally understand why the aptitude of a Magus is so important."
"I am a fourth-grade Magus, and it is already so difficult for me to improve at this point. Those first-grade and second-grade Magi, if they do not have any fortuitous encounters, might not even be able to meet the requirements to advance to an official Magus."
There were conditions to advance to an official Magus. At the very least, one had to advance before the age of 40. If one was unable to advance by the age of 40, then the chances of advancing would become smaller and smaller. Basically, there was no hope of advancing in this lifetime.
"I am currently 15 years old. Even if I advance to a level 3 acolyte in 3 years, I will have just reached adulthood. There is still a long way to go before I reach 40."
Sitting on the bed, Adil thought about the records on breaking through to become an official Magus. "However, according to the records in the academy, there are differences in the probability of breaking through to become an official Magus. The earlier one breaks through, the higher the chance of breaking through, and the more benefits one will get after breaking through."
"Moreover, the first attempt to become an official Sorcerer has the highest success rate. However, if you fail, the second attempt will have a much lower success rate. If you fail three times, you'll basically never be able to advance."
Thinking to this point, Adil's expression was calm, but his eyes revealed some emotions, "So, in order to increase my chances of advancing, I need to quickly become a level 3 acolyte and meet the requirements to become an official Magus."
He silently stood up, changed his clothes, and walked out of the room.
At this time, the sky had just brightened, and there was still a trace of dusk in the sky. It was not completely daytime yet. Apart from a few servants who were still walking around and cleaning, there was no one else around.
Walking on the road and seeing these servants, Adil's footsteps paused.
These servants were basically bought by the Academy from slave merchants outside. After wiping out their minds and undergoing some simple body modifications, they were put to use in various parts of the Academy as servants.
However, because there were many Sorcerers gathered here, places like the academy had high levels of radiation, and after a long period of time, it would be very harmful to ordinary people.
As such, after a period of time, these servants would be infected by the powerful radiation and would need to be replaced.
Thinking of this, Adil sighed, glanced at the stiff and lifeless faces of the servants around him, and directly left.
He walked all the way to the area where the instructors of the academy were and walked up to a tall tower with familiarity.
"It's already been three months, but Teacher Edith still hasn't returned?"
Looking at the tightly shut door in front of him, Adil muttered to himself as he stood in front of it.
According to some familiar Acolytes, a few months ago, there seemed to be some chaos in the northern plains. Quite a few Sorcerer organisations had started to confront each other for unknown reasons, and it might affect this area.
As such, three months ago, the higher-ups of the academy had sent out a group of Sorcerers to negotiate with the Sorcerer academies in the north. Edith was one of the official Sorcerers who accompanied them.
Thinking to there, Adil suddenly thought of Andrew and Sisti, who had come to this continent from the Baal Archipelago.
"If I remember correctly, the White Stone Tower and the House of Thera are both located in the Northern Plains. I hope nothing happens to them."
I hope nothing will happen to them, "Adil thought to himself as he thought of their youthful faces.
After coming to this continent for such a long time, the three of them had always kept in touch through letters. Because they had come to this continent together, they naturally felt closer to each other.
Under these circumstances, Adil naturally did not wish for anything to happen to his friends.
"It's a pity that I'm still too weak. If I was a level 3 Acolyte, I would have the right to follow Teacher Edith and the others to the north. I could even try to return to the Baal Archipelago and take a look at the situation there."
Standing there, Adil's expression was calm as countless thoughts flashed through his mind.
It had been more than a year since he had come to the academy. During this time, Duke Ariel had sent him a few things. Apart from a small number of magic crystals, there were also some letters that gave Adil a rough description of the situation there.
The battle had already begun.
According to the descriptions in the letters, the borders of the southern countries had already become a battlefield. There were quite a few large countries advancing south at the same time, and with the loose and complicated alliances of the southern countries, the situation was quite chaotic.
Under these chaotic circumstances, the Farcus family's influence had begun to shrink, concentrating most of the family's power in the territories of Duke Ariel and a few other large nobles.
At the end of the letters, Duke Ariel had specially emphasized Adil's progress in his studies, telling him that he did not need to worry about the family's current situation or the resources needed for his studies. He only needed to work hard in the academy.
Thinking to there, Adil could not help but feel a bit gloomy.
After a while, he left the tower and went to the garden around the tower, preparing to take care of the plants there.
When he was done with these trivial matters, Adil left and walked in the direction of the underground market.
After walking for a while, he arrived at the familiar underground market. There were already many Acolytes setting up stalls here and there.
Looking at the surroundings, Adil walked to a stone room in the corner and walked in with large strides.
After walking in, an eerie feeling filled his body, bringing with it an eerie chill.
Within the stone room, there were many stone slabs on display. There were some depressions in the stone slabs, and some introductions were written in the Ancient Sith language.
This was where the academy kept the spell templates, and there were only a few Acolytes walking around. Compared to other places, there were far fewer people here, but the quality was much higher. Most of them were level 2 Acolytes.
"Eh, Adil?" A familiar voice sounded from ahead.
Standing where he was, Adil was surprised to hear this voice and instinctively looked in the direction of the voice.
At the center of the stone room, Gray, who had a tall and sturdy figure, was walking around in a grey robe.
He stood there and looked at Adil, a look of shock on his face, "Adil, you've already advanced to a level 2 Acolyte?"
Hearing this question, Adil thought for a moment and nodded, not choosing to deny it.
After advancing to a level 2 Acolyte, Adil had begun to absorb energy particles, and the radiation around his body had become denser. Let alone a true Magus, even a level 3 Acolyte with sharp senses would be able to sense it, so there was no need to hide it.
Seeing Adil nod, Gray's expression froze, and he stood there for a long time before coming to his senses, "I was originally happy that I had advanced to a level 1 Acolyte, but I didn't expect you to be so much faster than me."
He bitterly smiled and continuously shook his head, evidently speechless at Adil's speed of advancement.
"Alright, didn't you advance to a level 1 Acolyte as well?"
Looking at the expression on Gray's face, Adil showed a gentle smile on his face and turned to ask doubtfully, "By the way, what are you doing here?"
One could only attempt to learn spell templates after becoming a level 2 Acolyte. A mere level 1 Acolyte would not be able to construct a spell template in his mind even if he bought one, so there was no need for him to come here.
"I accepted a mission and came here to be an introduction."
Looking at Adil, Gray shook his head and forcefully regained his composure. He pointed to the large number of stone slabs in the distance and said, "This is the place where the academy collects spell templates. After hundreds of years of accumulation, there are many spell templates here, and each one has different effects and prerequisites."
"I accepted a mission from the Mission Office, so I came here to introduce these spells to you high-leveled acolytes who need them."
"For example, Adil, what type of spell are you looking for?"
After pausing for a moment, he looked at Adil and asked.
"Plant element, and also light element..."
After standing there and thinking for a moment, Adil replied.
"Plant and light element spells are considered to be a minority type here."
Hearing Adil's words, Gray frowned and then looked at Adil, "Come with me, I'll bring you to take a look."
"Alright." Adil nodded, expressing his agreement.
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