The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 332: Atomization and Corruption (Two chapters in one)

Ryan began to carefully comprehend the first level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method in his mind, and soon, he understood a lot of knowledge that he had not mastered before.

"The main purpose of advanced meditation is to further enhance and refine mental strength."

"Moreover, each level of the advanced meditation method, Heart of Steel, has the additional effect of improving metal manipulation?"

"After successfully practicing the first level of meditation, in addition to the general effect of high-level meditation, which is to condense mental power, it will also increase the power of metal-based witchcraft by about 20%?"

Seeing this, Ryan's eyes lit up.

"Twenty percent is not a small number."

"You know, if you want to increase the power of witchcraft, there are really not many ways to do it."

"That is to say, if the metal barrier I used originally had a defense power of about 40 degrees, after successfully practicing the first level of meditation, the defense power would be 48 degrees."

"This exceeds the upper limit of the attack power of most first-level sorcery."

"And if a peak knight only masters the advanced secrets, he will not be able to break through the defense of his own metal barrier."

"Besides, I have the gift of a top-grade steel body."

"Learning prerequisites: 1. It is recommended for wizards whose innate magic is metal magic to learn. Each level will add a certain amount of bonus to the innate magic. 2. It is recommended for wizards whose affinity for metal elements is over 80 to learn."

"It is exactly as Master Mogaro said. This is an advanced meditation method that is particularly suitable for those who major in metal-related witchcraft. It is really very suitable for me."

Ryan nodded and immediately began to practice according to the requirements of the advanced meditation method.

The first level of practice of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method is both simple and difficult.

That is, you need to outline in your mind at once a complex three-dimensional pattern composed of thirty-six will runes.

Since there are only twenty-four will runes in total, many of the thirty-six will runes mentioned above are repeated.

It’s like there are 26 letters in the English alphabet, but in the word “congratulation”, the letter “a” is repeated twice.

It is also like a Lego toy, which combines multiple basic units of different shapes into a huge model.

Therefore, in terms of difficulty, it has risen to a higher level compared to the previous basic meditation method.

“No wonder Master Mogaro asked me to practice first.”

“I’m afraid that for most wizards, it will take more than two or three months to get started.” Ryan nodded.

"However, my mental strength is much higher than that of an average first-level wizard, so I should be able to compress the time a lot."

Ryan glanced at the attribute panel and saw that his spiritual attribute was as high as 64. He was quite confident in learning advanced meditation methods.

Soon, Ryan followed the advanced meditation method and began to visualize the first three-dimensional symbol in his mind step by step.
Half an hour later.

After trying more than ten times, Ryan quickly discovered that the difficulty of practicing advanced meditation lies in the fact that after the thirty-six will runes are combined together, the three-dimensional model is too complicated, and the difficulty increases as time goes by.

However, considering his mental strength of 64 points, it was not that difficult.

Because of the last attempt, Ryan successfully visualized a complex model consisting of thirty-four will runes at one time.

In other words, he only needs two more to complete the first level of practice.

This speed was beyond Ryan's expectations, but it was also reasonable.

Just ask yourself, which first-level wizard has 64 points of mental power before learning advanced meditation? Most people have more than 30 points of mental power.

Ryan's is almost twice as tall!
However, at this moment, Ryan felt a long-lost swelling in his temples. Obviously, this should be because the practice time of the advanced meditation method was approaching his current limit.

"what?"

Suddenly, Ryan discovered that there was an extra bracket under the spiritual attribute on his attribute panel, which read as follows:

"Spirit: 64 (atomized 1%)"

"The effect was seen so quickly? What percentage of atomization appeared?"

Although the system prompted me to activate the atomization of mental power when I changed my job to become a formal wizard, it did not display any specific values, as the concentration effect of the basic meditation method was too poor.

"It's very likely that it didn't even reach 1% at the time, so the system didn't display the specific value," Ryan guessed.

And now, even though the first level of the advanced meditation method has not been completed, a value of 1% has already appeared, which shows how different the effects of the two are in refining mental power are!

Ryan felt it vaguely.

Sure enough, there was a noticeable difference in the mental power, and it felt vaguely more refined.

This couldn't help but make Ryan excited.

He originally thought that he should take a break, take it slow, and spend a few days to complete the first layer. But now, seeing the significant effect, he couldn't help but have other ideas in his mind.

"I still have 4 attribute points left. If I consume 1 or 2 more, I feel like I can break through."

"Then let's do it in one go!"

Feeling the effect of the spiritual power purification, the desire in Ryan's heart quickly expanded.

Without any hesitation, Ryan added a point to his spirit attribute. In an instant, his spirit increased from 64 points to 65 points.

Ryan suddenly felt as if a stream of clear water had suddenly appeared in his mind, sweeping away the mental fatigue. At the same time, he also felt a little clearer.

Immediately, Ryan began to outline the complex three-dimensional pattern of the first level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method in his mind again.

The first rune of will.
the second.
The thirty-fifth rune of will!
"Great! Just one more missing!"

Ryan's face was filled with joy!

After trying more than ten times in a row, Ryan felt dizzy again, but the effect was also very significant. Now he was trying the last one.

This is like building a house, the only thing missing is the roof!
So Ryan added another point.
Half an hour later, Ryan was delighted by the vision in his mind.

At the bottom of the "Metal Transfiguration" talent witchcraft model, there was a thin ring-shaped base also made of spiritual power crystals.

Apparently, the first level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method has been successfully practiced!

The system prompts as follows:

[You have practiced the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method (incomplete), and your understanding of the relevant knowledge has improved! ]

[You have learned a new skill - Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method (Incomplete)]

[Your skill Iron Heart Advanced Meditation (Incomplete) is improved, experience value +1]

"incomplete?"

"That's right. I have only practiced the first level."

Ryan soon saw a new skill icon on the Warhammer Wizard (Legend) profession panel - 'a person sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation'.

The small print below states:
Iron Heart Advanced Meditation (Incomplete) lv1 (1/100), with the special effect 'Metal Mastery lv1'.

[Metal Control lv1 (Passive) Effect: Your ability to control metal energy particles is slightly improved.]

He didn't know how long it took him to learn the first level of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method compared to other wizards in the Construction School, but it was impossible for him to learn it in just one day like him, right?
"It's a pity that Teacher Mogaro is not here, otherwise, I would be very happy."

"These two attribute points are well worth adding!" Ryan felt quite relieved.

"Such a very important thing has finally been completed. From now on, all I have to do is practice every day as planned."

Ryan once again focused his attention on the new pedestal that appeared in his spiritual sea.

"This should be the special feature of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method, which is the reason why it can enhance the power of metal-based witchcraft."

"You can try the witchcraft yourself later and compare the changes."

At the same time, Ryan also discovered that the silver mist around this three-dimensional structure became much thicker.

The silver mist occupied the entire spiritual sea area, which was much larger than when he had just been promoted to a wizard but had not yet practiced advanced meditation methods.

Ryan glanced at the system panel and was slightly stunned.

I saw that the mental power value on the attribute panel had actually decreased.

What is displayed is: "Spirit: 60 (atomization 5%)"

You know, he remembered it very clearly before. At the beginning, the value of his mental power was 64. After adding 2 points in the middle, it should have been 66 points, but now it is only 60 points.

However, the degree of atomization has increased significantly, from 1% to 5% at this moment.

"Could it be that this is the effect of advanced meditation on concentrating mental power? It removes impurities, so the total amount becomes lower?"

“That’s probably it.”

But before Ryan could think about it, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Huh? This is..."

Because he saw that the system prompt had refreshed another one:
[The prerequisites for promotion to Dragon Vein Wizard (Legend) are: 1. The concentration of mutant dragon blood is 'rich' or above; 2. Level 3 Crystallized Wizard or above; 3. ??? 】

"Is the second prerequisite clear?!"

"Hiss~Crystallized wizard?"

"This request is too high!" Ryan couldn't help but take a breath.

He is no longer a novice wizard and knows that the first to third level wizards correspond to the three stages of mental power: atomization, liquefaction and crystallization.

But it is only 5% atomized now, and there is still a liquefaction process, and then crystallization.
If this were an ordinary first-level wizard, it would take him a long time to achieve crystallization. A hundred years? Or two hundred years?

In addition, the wizard's advancement is not always smooth, and it is very likely that he will get stuck at a certain stage.

But if you think about it, it's normal.

"It's a legendary profession. The prerequisite is to reach the level of a crystallized wizard, which is not too much."

"I can increase my attributes, and my mental strength can be improved several times that of an ordinary wizard. This process should be greatly compressed." Ryan is very confident about this.

"In addition, this also proves that Dragon Vein Wizards are also wizards, and there is a certain correlation between them and advanced meditation methods. I have just learned the first level of advanced meditation methods, which shows the requirements for the wizard level."

Looking at the prerequisites for becoming a dragon vein wizard, Ryan seemed to have some understanding. After thinking for a while, Ryan decided to try out the changes before and after learning the advanced meditation method.

First of all, of course, is the innate magic of 'Metal Transfiguration'.

However, Ryan did not transform the dagger. After all, the total amount of metal in the dagger was too small, and it was almost instantaneous before.

If you want a clear contrast, the total amount of metal must be large.

As Ryan's mind moved slightly, the hardened gold in his hand immediately began to transform into the shape of a pig-head hammer.

The whole process was extremely fast. Ryan tested it several times and recorded the time. It took about 0.16 seconds, less than 0.2 seconds.

Compared with the previous 0.25 seconds, it is more than % faster.

This made Ryan very happy. He saw the pig-head hammer quickly turned into a thick tower shield, and then quickly changed into a two-handed sword.

Indeed, no matter what shape it is transformed into, it is much faster than before.

Don't underestimate the fact that the time is only shortened so little.

But many times, fighting happens in a flash.

In addition, looking at this issue from another angle, in the same period of time, the total amount of metal that Ryan can deform is higher than before.

"Looks like I need to go to the branch office and exchange for more rare metals."

"Oh, and there's also the levitation technique."

Ryan did it as soon as he thought of it. He didn't delay, put away the hardened gold in his hand, and walked out the door.

Ryan, sitting in the carriage, was still thinking about the previous changes.

"It seems that the first-level special effects of the Iron Heart Advanced Meditation Method alone are not enough to achieve the current effect." Ryan felt the change carefully.

"Hey, that part of the atomized mental power is obviously stronger in mobilizing the activity of metal energy particles than the mental power that has not yet been atomized."

"I see."

"It turns out that the reason for the speed increase is the added effect of mental atomization."

"Although the added effect is not great, this is also because the degree of atomization is not high." Ryan nodded and thought to himself.

In the exchange hall.

The young clerk stood up and bowed, "Hello, sir, how can I help you?"

"I want to exchange for some rare metals."

"Yes, sir, please show me your emblem."

Ryan nodded and handed his crystal emblem to the other party.

The girl was startled when she saw it, and took the badge with both hands more respectfully, and put it into a specially made adapter groove, and asked:
"Sir, which one do you want to exchange?"

"Give me twenty pounds. No, fifty pounds of demonized thorium, and fifty pounds of hardened adamantium bars. Oh, and twenty pounds of glow bars." Ryan said after thinking for a while.

In recent battles, since the enemies would cast witchcraft, Ryan found that enchanted thorium was really useful and could significantly reduce the damage of enemy witchcraft.

The twenty pounds of demonized thorium he had exchanged before could only be transformed into a normal-sized kite-shaped shield, which was more than enough to deal with the first-level witchcraft, but it was insufficient for defense against Sam's second-level witchcraft last time.

After all, this is using the first-level spell 'Metal Barrier' to defend against the enemy's second-level spell, so it is normal that it cannot be defended.

But if there is enough demonized thorium to form three kite-shaped shields, the defense can naturally be strengthened a lot.

With the additional effect of this advanced meditation method - 'Metal Control', even if it still cannot resist the second-level witchcraft, the gap is not big.

As for hardened fine gold, it is hard enough and is perfect for throwing spears. It is several times more powerful than ordinary steel. It is nothing more than using durable products as consumables - a waste of money!
But now Ryan has enough contribution points, so he naturally chooses to maximize his combat power.

Finally, there is the glowstone. There has been a clear trend of cults emerging recently, so Ryan plans to exchange some first, just in case.

However, the young female employee was stunned when she heard this!
Demonic thorium costs a whopping 180 merit points per pound.

If it's fifty pounds, that's a full 9000 merit points.

Don't be so exaggerated!
He is a diamond-level swordsman. Isn't this a bit too exaggerated?!

"Excuse me, sir, how much did you ask for?" The young employee came to her senses.
Ryan also knew that he seemed to be asking for a little more, so he patiently said it again.

"Sir, let me check for you. Enchanted thorium ingots, fifty pounds, total 9000 merit points; hardened adamantium ingots, fifty pounds, total 1200 merit points; glowstones, twenty pounds, total 2400 merit points."

"The total is 12600 merit points. Is that okay with you?"

"Yeah." Ryan nodded.

"Very well, sir. I'll get it for you right away."

"Wait, I also need to redeem a spell - levitation. You can do it together."

"Okay, my lord."

Ten minutes later, Ryan walked out of the exchange hall with satisfaction, with a parchment roll in his left hand and a wooden box in his right hand.
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at the same time.

In the northern part of the province of Münster, at the Dragon's Tooth Pass.

Deep inside the Adachi Mine.

An elite team of five people were slowly advancing deep into the mine. They were none other than the Diamond-level swordsman team 'Black Sword' that had come all the way from Munster.

"Strange, do you smell it?"

"From the moment I entered the mine, I always felt a foul smell coming, like the smell of rotting food." The team member holding a dagger said with a frown.

"I smelled it, too. It wasn't obvious when I was at the mine entrance before, but now it seems to be getting stronger."

"If you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed it. Well, now I smell it too." Another team member carrying a giant bow twitched his nostrils twice, nodded and said.

Suddenly, the deputy captain wizard Ante, who was walking in the front with a short staff in hand and lighting the light spell, stopped moving.

He is the only official wizard in the 'Black Sword' team and is the strongest man after the captain 'Black Sword' Guerrero.

Since a formal wizard has a keen sense and a natural witchcraft that protects him at all times, he is the one who leads the way in the extremely dark environment of the mine tunnel.

Seeing that Ante suddenly stopped, the other team members also stopped chatting and looked up.

The next second, several people looked at the scene not far away with horror.

Deep in the tunnel more than 20 meters away, there was a bronze metal door several dozen meters high, which was now open to both sides.

The inside of the gate was dark and gloomy; even the light from the illumination spell at the top of Ante's staff could not reach inside.

At the entrance, a huge magic formation with complicated lines can be clearly seen. At this moment, the magic formation is emitting a faint green light.

It’s just strange that, logically, this kind of witch formation should be presided over by someone, but now, there is no one.

"Captain, this... this must be the forbidden door!" A team member pointed at the bronze door in astonishment.

The scene before them was beyond the expectations of the Black Sword team.

Unexpectedly, there really is a forbidden door in the Adachi Mine, and more importantly, the door has been opened at this moment!
"Yes!" "Black Sword" Guerrero nodded seriously, but his eyes were still looking solemnly into the depths of the gate, without blinking, as if he wanted to see through it.

“It’s already been opened!”

The wizard Ante, who was standing in front of the team, took two steps forward with a serious look, came to the front of the wizard formation, squatted down and looked carefully, and soon he turned around and said:

"Captain, the operation of this witch formation will end in no more than 24 hours. Judging from the symbols, it should be some kind of blood sacrifice witch formation. If I am not mistaken, someone should have set up and used this blood sacrifice witch formation to open the forbidden door."

"Retreat!" "Black Sword" Guerrero gestured to the wizard Ante and said.

He just looked inside the door and felt a little frightened.

As a top knight who has mastered the top secrets, Guerrero trusts his instincts very much and will not lie to him.

"Huh? Captain, shouldn't we go in and check it out?" another team member asked doubtfully.

After all, they had come all the way from Munster to investigate the matter.

But now they don't know what is inside the opened forbidden door, so they retreat in a hurry.
"Yes! Captain, how about I go in and take a look?" said a thin leather-armored team member who swung two daggers up and down flexibly.

"Hey, Bram, what's that on your face? Why is it white?" As the wizard Ant approached with the light spell, a team member pointed at Bram who was playing with a dagger and asked in confusion.

"Ok?"

Plum also looked puzzled.

Is there something on your face?
He immediately touched his face and indeed, he felt something soft. He immediately pulled it off with a little force. There was a slight stinging pain during the whole process.

I saw a white fan-shaped object appear in the palm of my hand.

"Huh? Is this a mushroom?" Another team member at the end of the team, carrying a giant bow on his back, walked over curiously and looked at the white fungus that looked like a ginkgo leaf.

But when he leaned his head over, under the illumination of the light magic, the other two people next to him looked as if they had seen a ghost, their eyes widened, and they pointed at him with trembling fingers, looking extremely horrified.

"What's wrong? You two look like you've seen a ghost."

But when he noticed that everyone, including captain Guerrero, were looking at him with shocked expressions, he knew something was wrong!

He followed everyone's gaze and immediately reached out to touch his face.

The next second, he froze on the spot!

Because his hand touched a large piece of soft thing on his face, he pulled it hard and a white mushroom-shaped thing was pulled off his face.

Then, bright red blood slowly flowed down, and his whole face looked sick and terrifying.

"what!!"

"my face!"

"Oh my god! My neck has it too! What the hell is this!"

(End of this chapter)