Chapter 51

Gret was not very surprised that his mental power had reached the standard of a novice mage.

After all, he had even cast a healing spell, which, according to the classification of priests, should at least make him a novice priest. Although the powers used were different, the mental power required to cast spells should be roughly the same.

However, the world perceived through mental power... earth, water, fire, wind? Was this what he perceived, or was it the way mages understood the world as described in the *Basic Meditation*?

Born in the new China, raised under the red flag. In his previous life, he had received modern natural science education from a young age, and it was really hard for Gret to accept that the world was composed of earth, water, fire, and wind.

He had even read *Medical Physics*!

What about the four fundamental forces, strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, electromagnetic force, universal gravitation... the first three can be unified into one interaction... geometric optics, wave optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics...

He had even scored 93 points!

Although he forgot everything after the exam...

But as a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it means "穿越者" or "穿越者" in a fantasy setting, so it's better to translate it as "穿越者" or "穿越者". For this translation, I will use "穿越者" to maintain the original meaning and context.), he could now recite them again!

As he thought about this, the textbooks of his past rose up before him, page by page. Definitions, theorems, formulas, hypotheses... they all flew out in a grand procession, making Gret feel dizzy, nauseous, and almost vomit...

The meditation environment even shook violently!

Gret quickly waved away the textbooks and calmed himself. When he dispersed his mental power again to observe his surroundings, he was surprised to find that the world perceived by his mental power had changed!

A dark starry sky appeared above his head, with stars shining brightly, connected to the earth below by some mysterious force. The four elements seemed to still exist, but they were no longer as clearly defined as before. The distance between fire and wind, and fire and water, had become a bit blurred...

...So, is this meditation environment the world I perceive, or the world I understand?

Gret was a bit lost. Fortunately, these changes did not affect him, or rather, the enhancement feedback to his mental power in the meditation environment did not increase or decrease due to the changes. So, he decided to ignore it for now!

Gret put aside his doubts, calmed his mind, and began to train his mental power. Following the method given in the *Basic Meditation*, he meditated until his head felt slightly swollen, then fell onto the bed and closed his eyes to sleep. The vocabulary list he had copied during the day was completely ignored.

—Lack of sleep affects the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and the β-amyloid protein produced by brain cells cannot be removed and decomposed in time, leading to its accumulation in the brain, increasing the risk of Alzheimer's disease!

He didn't want that!

Who knows if improved mental power can replace brain cells? What if it can't?

When he woke up the next morning and opened his notes, Gret's eyes lit up.

—He remembered everything he had copied yesterday!

Not a single word was forgotten!

Learning meditation and improving mental power had this benefit?

He could speed up his vocabulary learning! He could start learning magic sooner!

With this joy, Gret's movements were a bit lighter as he copied books in the magic tower. Unfortunately, his hand speed wasn't so easy to improve. After a day of hard work, he had only made 5% progress.

Oh, and before that, Mage Germain had given him a task to copy two books. If he calculated this, his progress was instantly halved to 2.5%!

No sense of achievement at all.

Gret shouldered his backpack, rubbed his wrist, and walked out. After a few steps, he suddenly stopped: Mage Elliot was leaning against the staircase, playing with a small bag in his hand, and looking at him with a smile.

"How's the copying going?"

"Too slow."

Gret answered honestly.

To be honest, his current hand speed was seriously lagging behind his brain speed: if he didn't copy and just memorize, he might finish the vocabulary in ten days; but if he had to copy it word by word, it would take 20 days!

"You need to work harder! The teacher is waiting for it!"

Elliot said with a serious expression and turned to leave. His expression was serious, but for some reason, Gret felt that this guy was gloating. Thinking about this, he suddenly had an idea:

"Mr. Elliot, does Mage Germain need it urgently?"

"How so?"

Elliot indeed stopped. His reaction was so quick, as if he had been waiting for this question. Gret immediately followed up:

"If it's urgent, I have a way to speed up the copying. However, I need your help."

He deliberately paused here, looking at the other person with wide eyes, but said nothing. Elliot raised his chin:

"What do you plan to do?—Find more people to copy?"

"No, not that."

"Then, are you planning to live here and copy all night?—Let me tell you, that's not allowed. You're not a novice mage, so you're not allowed to stay in the tower."

"Nor that."

"Then what? Don't keep me in suspense, speak up!"

Gret tried hard to suppress his laughter. This Mr. Elliot was really competitive, insisting on guessing what he was going to say. —Perhaps, all mages are like this, very confident in their intelligence?

He lowered his head, making a respectful expression, and asked:

"Mr. Elliot, may I ask if there is a spell to copy books?"

"—There is. What do you plan to do?"

As long as there is one. Gret raised his head, looked straight into Mage Elliot's eyes, and spoke confidently:

"I want you to cast the spell to copy *The Study of Magic Writing*. Then, I will cut the pages and paste them in alphabetical order. After I finish organizing, you can cast the spell again, and Mage Germain's requirements will be met."

"..."

"..."

Elliot was silent for a moment, then silent again. He suddenly laughed and reached out his hand:

"Good idea. Ten gold coins, please."

"???" No way, you want me to pay you?

Gret was speechless. Elliot looked at his speechless expression and laughed happily:

"Requesting a spell requires payment, didn't you know?

—The materials needed for the copying spell are paper and ink. Considering you're copying for the magic tower, I'll waive the material costs. Oh, and the consultation fee for that question is also waived for you.

Two casting spells, at a discount, total ten gold coins. Payment received, spell cast immediately."

Gret was speechless.

Yesterday, the *Comprehension of Languages* spell was cast by Elliot to save himself the trouble, so he didn't ask for money. Now, since he was asking for help, it was only natural to pay—

In games, speeding up construction also requires real money!

The problem was, ten gold coins were already half of his current wealth. Spending it to save ten to fifteen days seemed like a bad deal...

"Kid, you want to save time, right! Don't rush, copy and memorize slowly. Once you have a solid foundation in *The Study of Magic Writing*, it will benefit you!"

Mage Elliot laughed and left.