Chapter 160 Mentors and Assessments
"this……"
Hearing what his teacher said, Benjamin was shocked.
Clark didn't care about the performance and directly passed the space expansion bag in his hand towards Jermyn:
"It's not as exaggerated as you think. It's just some superficial research. I think it can help you get over this pit."
"And this isn't free for you. Wizards believe in equal exchange, so you have to pay me points!"
Benjamin subconsciously took the space expansion bag, opened it, and found piles of paper and crystal plates inside.
It is densely covered with runes, formulas, analytical diagrams and various handwritten annotations.
These manuscripts contain hundreds of years of research and effort by a sixth-level wizard, and their value is immeasurable.
Holding this heavy gift, Benjamin couldn't help feeling touched.
He knew only too well the value of this core research material.
Under normal circumstances, no one would sell core research like this, especially knowledge involving plane-level or even higher-level laws.
Because they are often a wizard's most core wealth and the foundation of his livelihood.
Although Professor Clark also quoted a fairly high "price", he made it clear that these manuscripts were not free.
But Benjamin knew very well that this price would be enough to bankrupt other wizards, even those of the second or third level.
But for Jemin, the price offered by Mr. Clark was only the value of two Red Dust Potions.
Clark certainly knew how efficient Jermyn was at producing the Red Dust Potion, and he was also well aware of Jermyn's current wealth.
For Benjamin now, this is basically giving him this core knowledge for free.
This favor is undoubtedly huge.
"tutor……"
"What?" Clark cut off a piece of flesh with a faint blue glow and put it into his mouth. When he heard Benjamin's question, he looked at him expressionlessly.
Jie Ming moved his lips twice, not knowing what to say: "Thank you very much..."
"You are my student after all. If your level is too poor, they will question my standard, which will be detrimental to my future product sales." Clark picked up the handkerchief and wiped the corner of his mouth expressionlessly.
"Tsundere has no market anymore, mentor..." Upon hearing this, Benjamin's mouth twitched, but he didn't dare to complain.
"But I still want to thank you for your guidance. With this knowledge, I can continue my research."
Clark nodded slightly. "It's just an equal exchange. It's just some outdated research. I didn't lose anything."
"If this isn't enough, I can also explain the situation to my mentor," Mentor Clark added. "During this trial on the Elosia plane, the alchemy lineage should have captured several divine spirits. I can ask my mentor to act as an intermediary and see if I can purchase the knowledge gained from the divine spirits, or even some divine spirit samples, from others."
Benjamin's heart skipped a beat. The sample of the gods was simply the research material he had always dreamed of.
The remains or soul fragments of gods often contain the most core information about laws, which will be a great help in one's research on the network of divine power beliefs.
However, after careful consideration, he rejected Mr. Clark's proposal.
"Teacher, I appreciate your generosity." Benjamin said sincerely and firmly, "But I have decided not to consider further involvement for the time being."
He looked at Instructor Clark, his eyes filled with the clarity of deep thought. "If a while ago, I still thought I could quickly study the Divine Power Faith Network thoroughly, then after such a long time of research, the more I learn, the more I realize how shallow I was back then."
"This is truly top-tier, core knowledge that a wizard could use for a lifetime," Benjamin said with emotion. "To fully study it, the time required would be countless. My top priority right now is to improve my own strength."
Mentor Clark looked at him, a glint of approval in his eyes.
Although Benjamin's choice meant giving up the huge temptation that was within his reach, it demonstrated his clear understanding of his own path and his deep understanding of the nature of power.
This is a sign of maturity.
"You make the decisions, you take responsibility for them. That's the wizard's way."
Instructor Clark nodded slightly, then changed the subject: "Of course, if you really had overestimated your abilities and asked me to make the contact just now, then a fool like that would no longer be qualified to be my student."
Benjamin's eyelids twitched, knowing that his mentor was not joking.
If he had really made the wrong choice just now, Clark would probably help him contact the person, but this would probably also be his last time to visit his mentor's "Wizard Tower".
"Originally, you insisted on having a large level seven energy pool, and I was worried that you might be getting too arrogant. But now it seems you do have your own considerations, so I'm relieved."
Jieming was shocked when he heard this: "Then the previous level 7 large energy pool..."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to the point of being a rogue. I have indeed contacted someone for you." Clark glanced at his apprentice.
Seeing Jieming's relieved look, he couldn't help but shake his head. "But to be frank, even if I really contacted you, you wouldn't be able to get it in a short time. Given the difficulty of making a large-scale seventh-level energy pool, even my mentor would need at least a hundred years to complete it."
After hearing this, Jermyn fell silent. He understood what Clark meant.
If he was really as arrogant as Clark thought, he might not live to see the day when he could get the large element pool.
Although it may seem impressive that wizards have conquered so many planes, each trip to a new plane comes with huge risks.
Many people benefited from the plane war, but a large number of wizards died as well.
A wizard's greatest strength is wisdom, but equally, his most dangerous emotion is arrogance.
The endless plane has endless possibilities. Once you become too arrogant, you will soon receive corresponding "rewards".
The thinking of high-level wizards like Clark has been completely transformed into that of immortals, so some of their forward-looking wisdom is extremely exaggerated.
They wouldn't bother to deceive their apprentices, but equally, they wouldn't mind profiting from it if something went wrong.
"But... it seems that I have passed this test." Benjamin thought silently in his heart, and drank a glass of drink with satisfaction. It looked as if there were vengeful spirits wailing in the liquid.
After finishing this meaningful feast, Benjamin said goodbye to his mentor with a heavy space expansion bag and returned to the Golden Garden through the teleportation array.
As night fell, Benjamin sat in the laboratory, took out the manuscripts one by one, and immersed himself in a new round of research.
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Ever since Professor Clark generously provided the research manuscript on the divine power belief network, Jeming has been communicating more frequently with his mentor.
The conversation between the two people gradually evolved from answering questions at the beginning to a profound academic discussion.
Professor Clark would occasionally ask some inspiring questions or share some marginal insights from his past research, and Jeming would provide his professor with his latest experimental data and thoughts.
This communication model of being both a teacher and a friend has made Jieming feel unprecedented fulfillment and progress in his pursuit of knowledge.
Another year passed.
Benjamin's pace of life remains stable.
During this year, he devoted most of his energy to studying the manuscript given by his mentor Clark.
The runes and theoretical data that were filled with the mysteries of another dimension's divine power belief network opened up a whole new perspective for him.
He began to try to integrate this knowledge into his understanding of the Elosia plane's belief network, bit by bit disassembling, analyzing, and reconstructing those originally obscure concepts.
Day after day, Benjamin is like a restless seeker, exploring in the ocean of knowledge and power.
His spiritual power became increasingly pure, and his understanding of the laws became increasingly profound.
Until this day, something strange happened.
Jermyn was sitting in the center of the laboratory, carefully analyzing a complex divine rune extracted from Clark's manuscript.
Suddenly, he felt an imperceptible vibration coming from the depths of his spiritual sea.
This vibration is not caused by the impact of external energy, nor is it caused by the instability of one's own mental power.
It came from within, from the core area of his spiritual sea - the Ring of Truth.
At first, it was just a tiny ripple, like a ripple on a calm lake, and he almost ignored it.
But soon, the ripples began to spread, becoming more frequent and clearer.
Buzz...
A low humming sound rang out in Jemin's spiritual sea.
This sound was not transmitted through the ears, but directly affected the depths of his soul, with a strange rhythm, as if some grand existence was awakening.
He looked inward into his spiritual sea and discovered that his Ring of Truth was now emitting a brighter light than before.
In the light, something seems to be brewing and sprouting.
Along with the buzzing sound, every witchcraft model constructed in Jemin's spiritual sea began to show slight turbulence.
They did not collapse, but seemed to be pulled by some invisible force. Each rune was trembling slightly and resonating.
It seems as if they are cheering, jumping for joy, and preparing to welcome the arrival of something new.
This is an unprecedented feeling, with a hint of strangeness, but also a certain instinctive familiarity.
Jemin immediately stopped analyzing the data and interrupted all research.
This kind of movement is too special, so he should be cautious just in case.
The first person he thought of for help was naturally his mentor.
Jemin quickly activated the teleportation array and came to Mentor Clark's private dimension again.
When he stepped into mentor Clark's laboratory, the mentor was conducting a complex alchemy experiment, with rich elemental fluctuations lingering around him.
Jemin's arrival did not seem to disturb him. Clark just raised his eyes and noticed something strange in Jemin's spiritual sea.
"Teacher, there seems to be some unusual movement in the witchcraft model in my spiritual sea..." Benjamin said straight to the point.
A detailed description of the vibration of the Ring of Truth and the resonance of the witchcraft model.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Clark stopped what he was doing.
He turned around and his deep eyes fell on Jie Ming, with a hint of understanding, and even a rare smile appeared on his face.
"Very good! It seems you've been working very hard lately without slacking off." Instructor Clark's voice was filled with a hint of relief. "Jereming, the unusual movement in your spiritual sea is a sign of the impending birth of a new witchcraft!"
When Jie Ming heard this, his heart was suddenly shocked.
New witchcraft!
"This... How is this possible?" Benjamin was a little incredulous. "I didn't deliberately learn any advanced knowledge, nor did I construct a new witchcraft model..."
Mentor Clark stroked the hair on his forehead and explained, "Your situation is indeed quite rare for wizards today, but it was very common a long time ago."
"Since much knowledge has been shared, most wizards, after building their own basic sorcery, will consciously and intentionally choose to learn advanced knowledge and follow the existing system, thus constructing new sorcery more quickly and independently."
"They are following the path pioneered by their predecessors. While their efficiency is high, they are also inevitably constrained by the ideas of their predecessors."
"In your case, you gradually increased your knowledge through your own research and understanding. Your understanding of the nature of the world reached a critical point, which triggered the Ring of Truth in your spiritual sea, allowing you to independently construct new core runes and ultimately reach the standard of independently constructing new witchcraft."
Mentor Clark walked to the huge elemental sand table in the center of the laboratory, tapped with his fingertips, and various complex rune images appeared on the sand table.
"These two methods of independently constructing magic each have their pros and cons," Instructor Clark continued. "The first method, through learning and imitation, allows wizards to acquire new magic more quickly and rapidly improve their combat effectiveness. It's like possessing tools meticulously crafted by their predecessors, ready for immediate use."
"And your kind, on the other hand, is witchcraft born from your own deepest understanding. This kind of witchcraft allows you to fully obtain the witchcraft that best suits you."
"It perfectly matches your spiritual qualities, your knowledge system, and even your unique understanding of the law. It is not a tool of others, but an extension of your soul and the crystallization of your wisdom."
"Although it may not be much more powerful than other witchcraft, it is definitely the most suitable witchcraft for you."
Benjamin felt relieved.
Although he knew from his perception that the changes in his spiritual sea should not be a bad thing, he still felt relieved after confirming it.
"Then...how should I build it?" Benjamin asked impatiently.
"The process isn't complicated, especially for someone like you who has sufficient knowledge," Instructor Clark explained in detail. "Once your knowledge reaches a certain level, the Ring of Truth in your spiritual sea will automatically construct the corresponding core rune for you."
(End of this chapter)
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