Chapter 43: succeeded again, what should we do now?

For a whole week, little Will spent an hour every evening with his mother, learning the basic knowledge of a wizard, from basic runes to meditation methods, and even zero-level cantrips and the spells of a formal wizard.

Gradually, Mojes found that little Will was truly a genius.

Although he hadn’t started cultivating yet, he already had his own insights into many theoretical knowledge points at the wizard apprentice stage.

Even if they weren’t always correct, they were already remarkably valuable.

“The Triangle Meditation Method,” “The Three-Fold Line Meditation Method,” “The Hexagram Contemplation Method,” and “The Octahedron Meditation Method” are basically the most fundamental and widespread geometric school meditation methods currently.

Among them, “The Triangle Meditation Method” and “The Three-Fold Line Meditation Method” are elementary meditation methods, while “The Hexagram Contemplation Method” and “The Octahedron Meditation Method” are intermediate meditation methods.

As for advanced meditation methods, the geometric school’s “Seven-Story Pagoda Meditation Method” is their true secret, inaccessible to anyone outside the high-ranking members.

Our school of mysticism also has many meditation methods.

The deepest one I have is “The Starry Sky Meditation Method.”

I also have shallower ones like “The Vortex Meditation Method,” “The Devouring Snake Meditation Method,” “The Revolving Meditation Method,” and “The Spring and Autumn Meditation Method,” but these meditation methods all have restrictions.”

Mojes brought little Will many meditation method copies, causing little Will’s contribution points to skyrocket, now exceeding fifteen thousand.

The God of Wisdom expressed appreciation for his ability to sacrifice so many good things in such a short time and rewarded him with another cubic apostle space.

“Alright, my dear little Will, it’s getting late, and you should rest.

Mother is very pleased with your efforts during this time.

Starting today, you can meditate on basic runes.

This is the tracing of the first rune.

You can place it under your pillow and contemplate it a few times every night.

Once you can close your eyes and perfectly visualize this rune diagram in your mind, you can begin to engrave runes.

Oh, and to confirm that your feeling isn’t wrong, you can first sketch it on paper with a pen.

My dear little Will’s drawing skills were taught by me, and you never disappoint me, so I believe this time will be no different.

By the way, Mother, I succeeded in engraving the basic rune on my first try, and it only took me seven days.”

Seeing his mother’s proud expression, little Will could only say that he would work hard.

At this moment, should he tell his mother that he had already started contemplating basic runes three days ago?

And unlike his mother’s method of contemplating one diagram at a time, little Will was simultaneously contemplating thirty-six runes, not engraving, just contemplating.

Now, when he closed his eyes, thirty-six blurry patterns automatically appeared in his mind; although very indistinct, they already had a general framework.

The God of Wisdom didn’t sell ready-made contemplation or meditation methods suitable for him but gave him an introduction to contemplation methods and an explanation of their different levels, which greatly benefited little Will.

These past few days, he had been trying to contemplate, searching for the method most suitable for him.

Contemplation methods vary in difficulty and approach.

When applied to rune engraving, there are broadly two types: the traditional contemplation method, which involves analysis and memorization, and the other, which relies on innate talent for comprehension and memorization.

Basic runes are not simple; in fact, they are infinitely profound.

Just contemplating them can enhance mental power, so they are clearly not simple things.

Following the God of Wisdom’s advice, little Will chose intuitive memorization, also known as fuzzy memorization.

He didn’t meticulously study its structure or break down the basic runes into various fundamental geometric shapes.

Instead, he contemplated them as a whole, an indivisible pattern.

If once didn’t work, he tried twice; if twice didn’t work, he tried thrice; if thrice didn’t work, then ten times, a hundred times.

If he couldn’t remember all the details, he first memorized the general outline—one, two, three, up until the general outlines of all thirty-six basic runes were memorized, then he would carefully contemplate each rune.

Reviewing the old to learn the new, children have excellent memories, especially when repeatedly memorizing the same thing every day.

Little Will gently stroked the paper; the first rune pattern on it was clear and distinct.

Staring at it without blinking, he first covered the entire pattern with his hand, then slowly moved his hand away from top to bottom, and the pattern within his grasp simultaneously imprinted itself in his mind.

Then, from bottom to top, from left to right, from right to left, little Will changed several angles, gradually revealing the mysterious appearance of the basic rune.

He repeated this process until an hour passed.

Only then did he lie down on the bed and begin his contemplation training for the day.

The first basic rune in his mind became increasingly clear, as if it had been wiped clean by hand repeatedly, brushing away the dust to reveal its true form.

An inexplicable feeling filled his heart, as if someone wanted to tell him something, but he could never hear it clearly or understand it.

Unbeknownst to him, little Will’s mental power increased slightly.

The next day, a refreshed little Will got up and did a few more exercises until his mother came to call him for breakfast and watched him put away the basic runes before leaving.

Wizards were not a profession that could walk in the light on this continent, even if they were harmless white wizards.

School life was as exciting as ever.

In the evening, he took an eager Angor to the Rose Knight’s Club, and then, a much stronger Angor challenged the sixth knight apprentice, inevitably ending up with a swollen face.

Little Will realized that Molly was quite sly; this time, she deliberately had the later opponents go easy, both to gain experience and to entice Angor to come again next time.

Since Manager Molly was so “encouraging” to Angor, little Will naturally wouldn’t (or didn’t dare to) ruin her good intentions (or good deed).

Although he didn’t achieve eight victories out of eight battles like little Will, at least he made progress compared to last time, right?

Angor was as happy as a two-hundred-pound child, bouncing away.

Hmm, you really did come to give experience, didn’t you?

You left after giving experience, without staying to attend classes.

There are at least two junior knights and one senior knight here; they would be very helpful to you.

The contemplation of basic runes continued; even during his lunch break, little Will seized the opportunity to review them in his mind.

In the evening, he again meticulously observed the first rune pattern.

Little Will tried to trace and draw it several times.

The first two attempts had some omissions, but from the third attempt onwards, he could almost guarantee success on the first try.

Then, little Will, in high spirits, tried tracing it from top to bottom, bottom to top, left to right, right to left, inside out, and outside in.

He ultimately found that his memory of the first rune had become even deeper.

In his dreams, the thirty-six runes tumbled and played out in his mind.

The first one was already clearly visible, even faintly glowing.

What did this mean?

On the third night, little Will again familiarized himself with the first rune.

A constant urge filled him: the urge to meditate and engrave the first rune.

Failure was not terrible; what was terrible was losing confidence.

Little Will thought about it and decided to give it a try.

“What is learned from books is ultimately shallow; to truly know, one must practice it oneself,” this was a life philosophy Professor Weasel had told him, and little Will greatly trusted Professor Weasel.

Then, it succeeded on the first try.

Little Will began to doubt the common knowledge his mother had told him earlier.

Meditating on runes was difficult, and engraving runes was even more challenging.

For ordinary wizard apprentices just starting with runes, engraving the first rune often took ten days to half a month.

Succeeding within seven days was considered a small genius, and the fastest record in history was three days.

So, how should his own situation be counted?

The beginning of all things is difficult.

His mother said that engraving the first rune was the most difficult.

With the experience of the first time, subsequent ones would be much smoother.

Moreover, basic runes were profound and not simply a matter of engraving and being done with it; they also required constant contemplation and consolidation.

Never mind, let me check again if there are any problems.

Mother had said that successfully engraved runes could still have deviations, and fine-tuning was unavoidable.

And the saying, “A miss is as good as a mile,” definitely applied here.

Little Will, as usual, looked at all thirty-six runes, then began to contemplate the basic runes in his mind.

It was still thirty-six basic runes, but the first one was completely lit up, as bright and clear as the moon in the night sky, while the other thirty-five were slightly dim.

The next day at breakfast, little Will hesitated repeatedly but still didn’t tell his mother that he had successfully contemplated the first rune.

He decided to wait a bit longer, at least not to let his mother think of him as a freak.

Although the first basic rune was successful, he could completely deepen his understanding and continue to contemplate and consolidate it!

He could also start contemplating the second rune, but he couldn’t be so rash as to engrave it immediately.

Three days later, little Will observed the second basic rune lit up in his mind, feeling a bit speechless.

Why couldn’t he control his impulse? It had succeeded again.

What was he going to do now?