Li Qing was quite intrigued. As he focused his mind, the Magic Power at his brow began to slowly rotate and flow through his body. When this veil-like Magic Power enveloped his entire being, Li Qing stood up and moved slightly.
Without any amplification, the main function of Magic Power was still for casting Magic, not for strengthening the body.
From a certain perspective, Magic Power is merely a tool, a medium for analysis, composition, and release.
Retracting the Magic Power back to his mind at the brow, Li Qing’s face showed excitement.
Once Magic Power is formed, it will increase gradually with each Meditation. Moreover, due to the special nature of the Gray Magic Academy’s "Basic Meditation Technique," after the Light Ball is condensed, it will automatically rotate like a celestial body, thereby secreting Magic Power.
What delighted him was that he could finally officially learn Magic.
Tier: Junior Apprentice
Skills: Basic Meditation Technique (Entry Level)
Talent: Identification Skill (Level 1)
Character Evaluation: A cunning human scoundrel with minuscule Power!!!"
The character panel showed the tier as Junior Apprentice, and the Basic Meditation Technique had already reached Entry Level.
Li Qing subconsciously glanced at the mirror beside him and fell silent. Just now, to condense Magic Power, he had depleted a significant amount of his Spirit and Physical Strength.
In the mirror, his body appeared almost as thin as a stick, as if a gust of wind could knock him down.
Indeed, this was the case; before condensing Magic Power, the Meditation Skill consumed a lot of Spirit and Physical Strength, while condensing Magic Power also drained a substantial amount of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
So, most of the time, Mages appear quite gaunt.
However, once Magic Power is condensed, it begins to replenish the body, making one resistant to diseases, allowing them to live healthily to their body’s limit.
If he chose not to progress further.
Time to train the body...
A thought flashed through his mind, and he focused his attention on the "Magic Theory" book.
This "Magic Theory" book introduced quite a portion of the most basic magic applications.
Previously, he was eager to read it but couldn’t; now, finally having Magic Power, he could try the most basic spells inside.
Yet Li Qing restrained himself and left the safe house, returning to reality.
After classes at the Gray Magic Academy, one could stay for an additional twenty-four hours before being forcibly Teleported back to their original world.
Exhausted, he really slept as soon as he touched the bed.
Upon waking, it was already ten o’clock in the morning on the next day. Li Qing, still bleary-eyed, took out his phone to check.
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Struggling on the bed for a while, Li Qing finally found a comfortable posture and began his daily Meditation.
Now that Magic Power was formed, what Li Qing needed to do was continuously increase the total amount of Magic Power, and to increase Magic Power, enhancing one’s Spiritual Power remained an indispensable, fundamental source.
Therefore, the "Basic Meditation Technique," at its core, still strengthened his Spiritual Power.
The stronger the Spirit, the higher the Magic Power limit and the faster the increase in total amount.
After four hours, Li Qing slowly opened his eyes and got up, brimming with Spirit.
With Magic Power condensed, the Meditation Skill no longer depletes him; instead, it invigorates him, filling him with Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
This means that if necessary in the future, he can completely replace sleep with Meditation.
He went downstairs to a familiar breakfast shop and ordered a bowl of spicy noodles.
Seeing Li Qing, the shop owner exclaimed while busying himself, "Little Li, I see you’ve gotten quite skinny lately, are you dieting?"
Li Qing replied, "Well, yeah. I’ve been busy with blind dates lately. Now young girls all like the skinny beauty, so I’m improving myself."
Casually responding, his mind continued pondering his first magic ’Mage’s Hand.’
If he had to describe it in a concrete way, it’s somewhat like the effect of superpower Telekinesis.
Most magic involves four actions: analysis, composition, solidification, release.
The stronger one’s Magic Power, the more powerful the Mage’s Hand will be.
While eating the noodles, Li Qing’s mind conducted slow analysis according to the detailed introduction of Mage’s Hand in "Magic Theory."
After finishing the meal and settling the bill, Li Qing bought a notebook and a pen, squatted by the street, and started scribbling.
An hour later, Li Qing furrowed his brow, looking at the various scribbles in his notebook like hieroglyphs.
The node deductions for casting magic looked similar to 3D coordinate space and Tier Two derivatives in advanced math.
Truthfully, it’s been seven or eight years since college, and without using advanced math in practical work, he’d long since forgotten it completely, especially when it comes to stuff within a professional mathematics department.
He fell silent, looking up at the sky, his face looking somewhat awkward.
Back then, he was utterly incompetent in math; even in high school, his scores hovered around sixty or seventy marks.
Does he need to return to school?
His expression fluctuated as he hesitated for a long while before sighing deeply, patting his head as he got up, then walked towards the district library.
Half an hour later, Li Qing, looking at somewhat outdated high school math textbooks before him, seemed rather helpless.
Gently flipping the first page, Li Qing took a deep breath, meditated using the Meditation Skill to calm his mind, then peacefully opened his eyes to look at the textbook.
Fully immersed, time always flies. When Li Qing lifted his head again, four hours had passed.
His face showed surprise and delight as he closed the textbook on the first semester of the first year.
Mad, it was completely effortless, even allowing deduction of further formulas needed for the future.
This time, Li Qing was interested, eagerly purchasing the whole set of high school math course textbooks and several sets of "Three Years of College Entrance Exam, Five Years of Simulation" test papers. After leaving the library, he found a spot for dinner and returned to his rental place before resting.
Lying in bed, he Meditated for two hours, then woke filled with Spirit and resumed studying the textbooks.
If he had had such a brain back then, Tsinghua or Peking University would clearly have been merely a choice question.
This Basic Meditation Technique is quite miraculous; with the Light Ball formed, it not only enhanced his Spiritual Power but also boosted his Intelligence.
If only the character panel could show his Attributes.
Li Qing thought, subconsciously opening his character panel during a break.
Tier: Junior Apprentice
Physical Strength: 0.8
Skills: Basic Meditation Technique (Entry Level)
Talent: Identification Skill (Level 1)
Character Evaluation: A cunning human scoundrel embracing evil!!!"
Character evaluation has changed somewhat, but that’s not the point here.
What he saw on the character panel was indeed changing with his intent; it seems the devil summoned has completely transformed into a systematic panel.