Arcane Lord

Although he didn't expect to have any will runes or soul runes, when Sha Duo actually saw this so-called "meditation method", he couldn't help but be disappointed.

The "meditation method" of the Arcane Empire is actually somewhat similar to the yoga meditation in Sha Duo's hometown. The purpose is to improve concentration, but it does not have any direct quantitative observation methods. To some extent, it is not even as good as the concentration training of the main plane.

At least ordinary concentration training can tell trainees what needs to be achieved at each stage.

However, upon closer inspection, Xia Duo still discovered the advantage of this "meditation method" - there is no bottleneck. As long as you keep practicing, you will eventually be able to sense the soul.

There is also concentration training on the main plane here, but here, ordinary concentration training seems to be reduced to a quantitative detection method, rather than the main method of training.

The focus here is meditation.

This kind of meditation method is obviously not what Sha Duo expected. It is a meditation method that can enhance the so-called spiritual power and even the soul as described in the novel.

Whether it is meditation or ordinary concentration training, it is just a means to discover the inner talent of the caster. It is similar to the training of athletes on earth. Advanced training methods may make an ordinary person become a world champion, but no matter how hard you practice, it is impossible. Training humans into non-human beings.

At present, neither Netheril nor the Arcane Empire on the main plane know much about souls, but even so, it does not affect an ordinary person from becoming a great arcanist.

Xia Duo guessed that the great arcanist would die normally, perhaps because of the natural limitations of mortal things. The next step should be to become extraordinary.

Having read so many novels and even written one himself, Sha Duo was naturally interested in the so-called "extraordinary". This was not the concept of being superior to ordinary people as a spell caster on the main plane, but an essential leap.

From this perspective, elves are actually mortal beings, but their lifespans are slightly longer than those of humans.

For the time being, only God is unquestionably "superior."

Humans have souls, and Xia Duo speculates that gods should also have souls, or similar existences. If there is any meditation method that can transform a person's essence into a god, it would be too exaggerated.

Compared with fantasy novels and immortality novels that have various techniques, mages in the real magic world do not have any techniques for practicing, and some only have knowledge. In the words of Xia Duo's hometown, it should be called "mechanical ascension" or "mechanical ascension". "Technology creates gods", "Magic ascends to gods".

The concepts of magic and science are consistent, and they are both verifiable knowledge systems within a certain range. In the future, it may really be possible to ascend to gods in batches, as long as technology (magic technology) exceeds a certain critical point.

Of course, this is just Sha Duo's current guess. If the essence of magic is not shaken, this guess may be realized. Just like before Sha Duo traveled through time, although his hometown was just a small broken ball, the vision of scientists in his hometown could fly. To the endless depths of the universe, theory far exceeds reality.

Now Xia Duo's speculation is just like his hometown's predictions about controllable nuclear fusion, curvature flight, immortality, and even immortality. It is completely feasible in theory, but theory is still theory after all, and it is still a little far from reality.

Sha Duo was very happy to have gained the "meditation method". Although it was not the meditation method in the novel that could improve one's essence, it was a more efficient training method without bottlenecks.

The concentration training on the main plane is divided into multiple stages. Once one stage is completed, you have to get familiar with it and train again before starting the next stage. Not to mention the time wasted here, the efficiency itself is not as good as the meditation method of the Arcane Empire. .

No wonder there are so many great arcanists in the Arcane Empire!

As the difficulty of advancement decreases, there will be more arcane masters, and naturally there will be more people who can survive and become great arcanists in the end, not to mention there are various quick methods, and Xia Duo himself knows how to speed up the level.

As long as you find a high-level learning scroll and show all the details of the spells, you will be able to access the higher-level magic network and break through layer by layer. In theory, you can quickly rise to level 10 or above.

But such a spell caster is extremely dangerous. If he is not focused enough, a disturbance during the cast will touch the strings of the deep magic network. It is not a trivial matter if he dies. The most fear is that he will harm a lot of people around him.

Therefore, the higher the level of the spell caster, the stronger the self-control ability. At least in terms of controlling the string of the magic network, the high level mage is far superior to the low level mage.

Now Xia Duo has gone through many rounds of concentration training, and his will has been condensed to a certain extent. He hardly needs to deliberately maintain a state of concentration, and he can sense the existence of the magic net at any time, although it is a bit vague.

Sometimes he even worried that one day while dreaming, he would accidentally touch the magic net and kill himself. The higher the level, the more cautious he would be.

Quick fixes are not an option.

This shows how valuable meditation methods can be to improve the efficiency of concentration training. The faster the concentration is improved, the faster the upgrade speed is. This is the situation in the Arcane Empire.

In the main plane, the speed at which a caster's concentration increases is generally higher than the speed at which knowledge is acquired. This is due to the openness of knowledge in the two planes.

If we want to open up knowledge in the future, there may also be supporting training methods similar to meditation.

Now, the meditation method is the most suitable method for geniuses like Sha Duo, whose knowledge acquisition speed is faster than the concentration improvement speed.

After quickly and roughly reading the "Imperial Meditation Method, Third Edition", Sha Duo closed his eyes and began to recall the contents of the book. Reading it only once was certainly not enough for him to completely memorize the entire text, but it could also give him a rough idea. An overall impression.

Because he had two days off, Xia Duo had enough time to get the book. Soon he was reading it for the second time. At the same time, he also controlled the pen and paper in his pocket and started taking notes on the book.

It is not necessary to copy the entire book, but it is also necessary to compile the complete meditation method.

…

From morning to night, Xia Duo not only sorted out the meditation method, but also found information about papermaking. The "shu" here does refer to spells, but it is not a single spell, but a series.

Including [Papermaking·Crushing Force Field], [Papermaking·Acid Baptism], [Papermaking·Acid Neutralization], [Papermaking·Shaping and Drying] and other seven spells throughout the process.

Of course, if there is a spell version, there will naturally be a non-spell version.

According to the records in the book, the earliest paper in the Arcane Empire was made using magic. It was first created by the Great Sage. Later, papermaking methods that did not require magic were developed. Nowadays, the most popular paper is made by ordinary methods.

Of course, fine paper still involves magic.

What makes Xia Duo feel regretful is that the paper made by the Arcane Empire cannot be used as a carrier of magic scrolls. This is obviously still far behind the elf city where he used to project (it can only make 0-ring scrolls, and its practical value is not high). ).

But no one knows what the future will bring. There may be artificial paper that can serve as a carrier for magic scrolls!

…

After staying in the library all day, coupled with intense thinking, Xia Duo was so hungry that his chest was pressed to his back at the end of the day, but as long as he thought about what he had gained in the library, he didn't feel so hungry anymore.

After returning to his residence and having something to eat, Sha Duo couldn't wait to try meditation for the first time.