Chapter 49
"He's secretly copying!"
The boy shouted loudly. Seeing Magician Gelman ignoring him, he jumped forcefully, his face flushed with anger:
"Fine! You don't care about this! I'll tell my grandpa! Do you folks at the Magic Tower even want to pass this year's assessment?"
Who's this cheeky kid? Such an attitude! Could he be a second-generation mage, no, maybe even third?
Garrett quickly bent down, took out all the papers from his backpack, and tidied them a bit before handing them over. Magician Gelman flipped through them one by one, then suddenly snorted and slammed the papers down in front of Garrett:
"I asked you to organize, and this is how you organize?"
"Oh... huh?"
When did you ask me to copy?
Garrett was taken aback. But the magician's words clearly absolved him of the responsibility of secretly copying books, which was hugely advantageous. Garrett wasn't stupid, so he immediately apologized:
"It was my carelessness."
"You haven't even sorted uppercase and lowercase letters! The alphabet is a mess! Redo it!"
"Oh... okay!" Garrett was ecstatic, hastily agreeing. The magician paid him no more attention, walking away with hands behind his back. After a couple of steps, he threw down a second command:
"Copy two books, keep one for yourself. Hand them in within half a month!"
"Yes!" Garrett loudly responded. He could copy books now, openly! Fantastic!
Dictionaries are indeed useful!
I've always said, anyone learning a new language can't resist the charm of a dictionary! You've learned the magical script, but don't need to study Elvish or Dragon language? Wait, are those languages even present in this world?
He gathered his thoughts, quickly catching up and respectfully following the magician. Gelman suddenly stopped after a few steps and told his apprentice:
"Keep an eye on him!"
His tone had a slight edge. Elliott hurriedly agreed. Gelman shook his head and left on the elevator without another word. Elliott kept up his respectful stance until his teacher's figure disappeared, then turned to look at Garrett.
"Sorry for causing you trouble," Garrett apologized quickly.
When the kid was yelling earlier, Elliott pretended not to notice, walking away on his own, though Garrett had seen it all clearly in the library. Now, upon reflection, Elliott's deliberate leniency was clearly noticed by Magician Gelman. Garrett felt a bit sorry for him.
Ummm...
Every word is recognizable.
Every phrase is understandable.
But put together... what is mental power? My focus? Ability to think? The activity level of brainwaves?
Invisible, intangible. Would getting an EEG help?
Or maybe Musk's brain-machine interface can extend mental power beyond the body?
Or perhaps it's not brainwaves but a neural magnetic field?
Shaking off these thoughts, Garrett calmly started reading. Time was limited, and he didn't know if he'd have time to copy, so he had to read and memorize simultaneously. After going through it once, then a second time, halfway through the book, his mind suddenly blurred, and then...
The text in the book turned into distorted patterns, occasionally interspersed with a few familiar words.
The spell's duration ended.
OVER. Immediately erased, not a speck of memory left.
Garrett sighed in frustration. He spread out a new blank sheet, turned back to the first page of "Basic Meditation," and with the help of illustrations and a few scattered words on the page, he began to write from memory.
The meaning of meditation.
What meditation is.
How to start meditation, calming one's mind, entering a state between sleep and wakefulness, focusing first and then expanding.
How to use mental power to touch the world, what one might feel during initial meditation, and what taboos exist...
Line by line, page by page, unconsciously, a pile of papers filled with words accumulated on Garrett's left side.
An unexpected gain!
Tonight, I'll attempt meditation for the first time!
The world of magic, here I come!
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