I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 3 Meditation
Fang Yu slept until eleven o'clock, then left Wang Xiaoya's big house yawning.

He still has five classes at Chaoyue Fitness after 2pm, which will last until 9pm, so he has to go back to the dormitory to change his clothes first.

The National School of Economics where Fang Yu studied was located in the old Xiguan campus of the National University. Naturally, the accommodation conditions were completely incomparable to the new campus that the National University had just built in the eastern suburbs a year ago.

Although the dormitories at the National New Campus also have four people in a room, they are fully equipped with internet, air conditioning, toilets, and floor bathrooms.

As for the old campus, the dormitories are very dilapidated. You still have to go to the bathhouse to take a shower. The bed cabinets were replaced with beds under tables only two years ago.

But the old campus also has its advantages.

The Xiguan Campus is located in the urban area, with much more convenient transportation than the Dongjiao Campus 30 kilometers away. The opportunities for part-time jobs are also incomparable to those in the remote university town.

The gym where Fang Yu works part-time is not far from the school and Wang Xiaoya's home. It is two subway stops from the dormitory and a half-hour walk away, which leaves her with an hour or two of free time to read what those books are about.
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Fang Yu’s dormitory number is quite auspicious, 404.

When Fang Yu entered Room 404, he saw that the dormitory was empty, with no one in it.

The three adopted sons should have gone to lunch and had not returned yet. Fang Yu packed up the things he would need for the afternoon and then took out the book "Introduction to Magic Network" from his sports bag.

The binding of a book worth ten diamonds does not look that luxurious.

It was somewhat similar to many hardcover books Fang Yu had seen in the library, except that the spine and the four corners of the cover were wrapped in copper, making it quite heavy in the hand.

There was some strange cursive characters embossed on the cover of the book, and Fang Yu knew that was the name of the book.

Fang Yu was a little excited. He opened the book cover and looked at the table of contents.

"Introduction: What is the magic network, the origin of the magic network, the three laws of the magic network, the history and culture of the magic network, the history and development of the magic network application, and the future and prospects."

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"What is the magic network?"

"I believe that this is a question that every researcher who is interested in arcane research has considered."

"According to the definition of the magic network by the legendary archmage Severn Osgul in BR3771, 'The magic network is an invisible structure interwoven with energy and spiritual consciousness. It is not only the source of the arcane, but also the fabric of all life and existence, running through every corner of the universe and connecting everything.'"

"This definition sounds poetic, but it still doesn't really accurately define what the magic network is."

"Even though five thousand years have passed since the time of Sevian, our clever arcane mages still seem to have not found an accurate answer to this question..."

When language is no longer an obstacle, the biggest barrier to knowledge and information has been overcome.

Fang Yu never thought that he could read the introduction of a textbook with such interest.

Just as Fang Yu guessed, judging from this book, the giant tower world seems to be a real magical civilization, and a fairly advanced one at that.

Fang Yu made this judgment not entirely based on the magic of the giant tower world, but also based on the depth of that world's arcane research and the completeness of arcane education.

It is obvious that the world of the giant tower has moved away from the stage of applying arcane magic, where people only knew the results but not the reasons, and has entered the stage of constructing arcane theory and exploring the essence of arcane magic.

In the world of the giant tower, it seems that they have mastered various supernatural powers thousands of years before this book was written.

They called this power arcane, and those who mastered this power were collectively called arcane mages.

In the beginning, people attributed the source of this power to miracles, which gave rise to various religions. The most powerful arcane wizards were worshipped as gods.

As time went on, the group of arcane mages began to study the source of their own power, and the concept of the magic network came into being.

By the year TR1338, when the book Introduction to the Magic Network was written, most researchers recognized a theory called the Magic Network Authority Theory.

This theory holds that the magic network is not a basic substance of that world, but a multidimensional energy network composed of interconnected magical threads.

It is spread throughout the space-time structure of the universe, and through its internal laws and energy flows, it empowers and regulates the generation and evolution of all magical phenomena.

The magic network perceived by the arcane mage is not the real magic network itself, but an interface that can have limited interaction with the magic network.

In other words, the magic network is not the source of magic power, but only the carrier of magic power.

With the magic network, humans or other creatures can use these arcane energies.

Spells are the application of arcane energy carried on the magic web by arcane mages who communicate with the magic web through their own qualifications.

Everyone has different qualifications and mental strength, and the magic network permissions they can control are also different.

The progression from a level 0 Arcane Apprentice to a level 20 Arcane Mage is the best proof of the theory of magic network authority.

As for the source of this arcane energy, it seems that there is still no accurate answer until the publication of this book on the magic network.

In addition, if the magic network also has permissions, then what does the level 23 permissions mentioned by the previous voice refer to?
But it seems that this is just an elementary textbook.

Just as Blue Star's junior high school physics classes are still teaching classical mechanics from hundreds of years ago, it is normal that more advanced theories are not covered.

Moreover, from what I saw on the light screen before, it was already TR17328, which means that years had passed since this book was written.

More than ten thousand years is longer than the known human civilization on Blue Planet. It is highly likely that newer research on arcane theory will emerge.

The biggest question now is, does Blue Star have a magic network?
According to the explanation in "Introduction to Demonic Web", the Demonic Web naturally covers every corner of the universe.

Unless the corresponding arcane array or advanced spells are used to constrain the magic network nodes, there will be magic networks in all spaces. But Fang Yu really couldn't believe it. The Europ Atomic Energy Organization's hadron collider has been in use for 7 years, and even the Higgs boson was officially announced to have been discovered two years ago. If there is a magic network in the Blue Star world, how could it not be discovered?

Fang Yu glanced through the Introduction to the Magic Network, then took photos of all the pages with his mobile phone for backup.

Afterwards, Fang Yu opened the basic meditation method.

Compared to the more than 300-page "Introduction to the Demonic Web", the "Basic Meditation Method" is much thinner, with less than 80 pages.

A considerable amount of space is devoted to introducing various classical meditation schools and the development of modern meditation studies, but only a few dozen pages actually deal with meditation methods.

As we all know, science courses with the words "basic" and "preliminary" are extremely difficult.

In the eyes of Fang Yu, a Muggle, this set of "Basic Meditation Method", although not extremely difficult, is much more difficult than linear algebra.

Strip away all the qualifiers and clichés, and the core of this meditation method has three parts.

第一部分呼吸，需要使用者摒弃杂念的同时，使用7-11-13、5-5-5、9-15-12为一组的呼吸频率进行呼吸。

以7-11-13为例，深吸气计数到7，保持气息计数到11，缓慢呼出气计数到13。

The second part is node synchronization.

Once you are familiar with this breathing rhythm, maintain it for at least thirty sets, and you will be able to outline the nodes of the magic network in your mind with your consciousness.

Until it completely overlaps with the 6 nodes of the local magic network, thus achieving initial contact with the magic network.

The third part is the communication magic network.

Once the nodes are synchronized, the meditator can attempt to communicate with the magic network.

By using consciousness to change the resonance frequency of the 6 nodes, the magic network nodes and the consciousness nodes are guided to achieve frequency resonance. The higher the degree of resonance, the higher the meditation efficiency.

Arcane Apprentices can meditate three times a day.

If you exceed this number, you will not be able to enter a meditative state due to insufficient mental strength.

Fang Yu read it carefully twice more, memorized the key points of breathing frequency and node synchronization, and sat on the bed to prepare to try meditation for the first time.

After a few minutes, Fang Yu had to stop.

I got a stitch in the side.

Hiccup, what the hell is this breathing method? There are three types of breathing, hiccup, methods that are completely irregular, and you have to cycle through them thirty times. If you are not careful, your breathing will be disordered.

Fang Yu picked up the thermos on the windowsill and poured a glass of water. He took a sip and swallowed it seven times. He held his breath for a while before the hiccups stopped.

Fang Yu tried a few more times, becoming more and more annoyed.

The longest time I maintained it was only 3 cycles, which is far from the requirement of sets in the basic meditation method.

"Hey, Master Fang, are you practicing Buddhism and meditation? What kind of meditation are you practicing? Joyful meditation?"

"I guess so. Have you decided on a Buddhist name? Is it Jiese?"

"Go away, stop teasing Master Fang. If it were you, he would definitely be repenting. I haven't seen him since yesterday. Did he go to the church to repent for a whole day and night, but didn't finish, so he went back to the dormitory to continue repenting?"

Without opening his eyes, Fang Yu knew that the three good boys had returned.

As soon as the three people entered the room, they saw Fang Yu sitting cross-legged on the bed in the dormitory, and he started talking dirty.

The dormitory is a standard four-person room. Fang Yu and Huang Xiang are natives of Haixi, while Lu Xuechang and Luo Ziming are from Wubei and Hunyang respectively.

Sighing helplessly, Fang Yu opened his eyes and looked at the time. It was already ten past one. It was time for him to get ready to go to the gym.

"Yes, confess how you raised such rebellious sons. The priest told me that filial sons are born under the stick. I plan to try it when I come back tonight." Fang Yu retorted while putting on his clothes.

The name of their dormitory group is Dad and Three Good Boys. The strange thing is that all four of them are very satisfied with the name of this group.

"Old Fang, what book is this? I have never seen the words on it before. What language is it written in?" Huang Xiang picked up the Introduction to Magic Network that Fang Yu had placed on the bedside table, flipped through it, and asked casually.

"Cos props." Fang Yu remained calm.

Others really couldn't understand this kind of text.

Luo Ziming's hands trembled: "You have entered the Cosplay circle? Are there any Cosplay girls you are familiar with? Introduce them to me."

Huang Xiang and Lu Xuechang looked at him with sharp eyes.

Fang Yu snatched the book from Luo Ziming's hand and threw it back on the bed: "With your level of Advanced Mathematics, forget it. I have classes this afternoon and will be back at ten o'clock. Leave the door open for Dad."

After saying that, Fang Yu threw the sports bag over his shoulder and ran away.

Looking at the shaking door of the dormitory, Luo Ziming asked in confusion: "What does Lao Fang mean? Do the cosplay circle still require advanced mathematics scores now?"

Lu Xuechang pushed his glasses on his nose and said uncertainly: "Maybe he meant that you only know how to ask for guidance?"

(End of this chapter)