Wizards: Starting with the Refined Meditation Technique Guide

Chapter 6: An Initial Assessment of the Progress in Meditation Practice

Before everyone could process the tuition fees, Sally continued, "Starting tomorrow, I will give you seven days to practice meditation. Try your best to increase your mental energy during this time."

"Seven days later, we will conduct a test on your spiritual energy."

After Sally made sure everyone had no other problems, she arranged for them to go to their lodgings.

Leo entered his room, which was spacious but contained only a bed, a stack of blankets, a round table, and a chair. A water glass sat on the table. Food and water could be obtained from the servants at Esmond's hut.

Leo went to the bed and began practicing meditation.

The illustrations for the beginner meditation method are still in the process of being optimized from a low-quality level.

Leo closed his eyes and began a cycle of meditation.

After about three cycles of meditation, he opened his eyes.

"As my meditation efficiency increases, the growth rate of my mental energy is also accelerating."

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Leo continued meditating in the room.

During his stay at the gathering, Leo had been meditating in his room.

Apart from food and water, he spent the rest of his time steadily practicing meditation.

We are now very close to mastering the inferior-quality beginner meditation method illustration.

"Lord Danville, the Wizard Sally requests your presence."

Leo got up and went to Sally's office.

"Lady Sally the Wizard"

"Please come in."

Leo entered the room and saw Sally, who looked somewhat haggard.

Esmond's disappearance appears to have had a significant impact on the assistant coach.

There are three desks in the office.

The desk in the middle looks more luxurious.

Sally sat at the desk on the left, while a short, serious-looking man sat at the desk on the right.

In front of Sally stood Chris, Jasmine, John, and Sono, the four wizard buddings who had entered the Tower of Dawn with Leo.

Leo said, "I'm sorry, Wizard Sally, I'm late."

"No, the timing is perfect." Sally smiled, then pointed to the man beside her and said, "This is Assistant Instructor Tesla. You can ask him for help with your cultivation if I'm not around."

Leo and Chris both greeted Tesla.

Leo looked at Tesla and said respectfully, "Greetings, Wizard Tesla."

Tesla looked at Leo's short, silver-white hair, frowned slightly, and said, "Sally, the wizard budding with level three mental talent that you said you took from Wizard Nova, is he him?"

"That's right."

"Sally, you didn't say he was a Pros."

Sally smiled and said, "Wizard Tesla, if Master Esmond were here, he wouldn't mind taking a Prosperian as his disciple."

Tesla frowned, but finally said, "Alright."

"I've called you here today to confirm the results of your seven days of meditation practice."

Sally suddenly realized something. She looked closely at Leo, her expression serious, and asked, "Danville, have you been using any potions recently?"

Leo asked in confusion, "Potions? Lady Sally, are you referring to the potions mentioned in Potions?"

Seeing that Leo's doubts seemed genuine, Sally said, "That's right. Your mental energy has grown very quickly, even reaching a level that a level 4 mental talent can achieve... This doesn't match the results of your level 3 mental talent test."

Sally said with a serious expression, "If you have taken any potion, you must tell me what it is. Improper use of potions can damage a wizard's mental talent. I need to find out what potion you took so that we can remedy the situation and reduce its side effects."

The teaching assistants' work is also evaluated.

For Sally, who has just become a teaching assistant, the evaluations of this year's students are crucial.

Sally didn't want one of the two Level 3 mental talent talents she had painstakingly recruited this year to be ruined by something like this.

Leo shook his head and said, "Witch Sally, I haven't taken any potions. I've stayed in my room these past few days."

"Is that so..." Sally hesitated for a moment, but wasn't entirely convinced. She said, "Let's test your mental energy levels first. Danville, you go first."

A crystal ball sits on the table in front of Sally.

Leo walked over, stretched out his hand, and placed it on the crystal ball.

A number appeared inside the crystal ball: 0.8

Sally pondered for a moment, then said, "Danville, your mental energy has reached 0.8. I will put this on your resume. This is a great advantage. Some wizard budding wizards with level 4 mental talent may not have improved their mental energy as quickly as you have in the first few days."

"Of course, I hope this is truly your skill, and not just prematurely exhausting your mental talent," Sally emphasized again.

Leo said, "Yes, I can assure you that I did not take any potions, Sally the Wizard."

Seeing that Leo kept denying it, Sally stopped saying anything.

Then Sally said, "Next up is Chris."

"Mental energy 0.5, very good."

"If you maintain this pace, your overall evaluation score at the end of the first month should be around 30 points."

Chris asked, "Witch Sally, approximately how many magic stones can I get with 30 points?"

"30 magic stones, please."

Upon hearing this, Chris beamed with joy and said, "That's almost a third of the tuition fee, that's a lot!"

"Next, Jasmine."

"Mental energy 0.1, that's a bit of a stretch."

"Next, John."

John, who exudes an aristocratic aura, was also tense at this moment. He took a deep breath and stepped forward to test.

"Mental energy 0.04... You need to work harder."

John's face turned pale instantly. He hadn't expected that there would be such a big difference between him and Jasmine, who both had level 2 mental strength talent.

"Sono."

"Mental energy 0.08, you need to work harder."

Sono had a tense expression and seemed to be in a bad mood.

John's pupils dilated, his face filled with disbelief.

He hadn't expected that, as a nobleman, he was completely inferior to the other four people present, especially Jasmine and Sono. They, like John, had level 2 mental strength talent, but John's mental energy was at the bottom.

John spoke up, "Witch Sally, how many points would someone with my level of spiritual energy get in the first month's comprehensive assessment?"

No bonus points.

John was even more devastated upon hearing this.

Sally looked at John with penetrating wisdom in her eyes and said, "John, in the seven days you've been at Esmond's Hut, you've gone out every day to meet the other people at Esmond's Gathering."

"But I told you when you first arrived that these seven days were for you to raise your spiritual energy as much as possible. Yet you are still maintaining the social habits you had during your aristocratic days."

"And Sono, although you don't go out as often as John, you've still managed to sneak out of the gatherings several times, and each time you don't come back for a long time."

"You have wasted your limited time for cultivation, so it is reasonable that you have gotten this result."

Sally's words were like a cold, sharp blade, piercing through John and Sono.

John, in particular, opened his mouth to argue, only to find that Sally was absolutely right.

Sally's assessment of Molly was somewhat forced, while her assessment of Sonno and John was that they weren't trying hard enough.

Sally said, "The Tower of Dawn is not your former kingdom. Here, strength is everything. Noble titles and social connections are meaningless. If you lack talent, you have no right not to work hard; you can only work hard."

John and Sono lowered their heads.

Sally said, "The mental energy test will be conducted every seven days. I will conduct the second round of testing after seven days. I hope that you will not slack off in your meditation practice during these seven days."