Chapter 171: Chapter 136: Old Acquaintances
In the afternoon of the Black Mist Jungle, the clouds were heavy, and sunlight could barely penetrate those dense branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground.
Ron walked along the stone path towards the tower in the central area of the school.
Today was his first day attending the "Advanced Elental Magic" course.
Compared to Spiritual Control and Alchemy, Elental Magic had always been a weaker area for him, even though he had a decent natural affinity for Light and Fire Elents.
"I hope this course can make up for my shortcomings..."
Ron pondered silently.
Since the activation of his bloodline, his sensitivity to elents had indeed improved.
But compared to those apprentices specialized in Elental Manipulation in the school, his foundation still seed sowhat thin.
Passing through a gray-white archway, Ron arrived at the Elental Magic classroom on the seventh floor of the tower.
The setup here was entirely different from the basic courses’ classroom:
The walls were inlaid with various colorful crystal stones, and the ceiling depicted complex Elental Cycle diagrams.
In the center of the room was a massive Crystal Ball, within which various Elental Energies flowed, like a miniature elental vortex.
Several students were already present, and Ron noticed they all wore Middle Apprentice’s sapphire badges, and most appeared much older than him.
He recognized a few faces—it was those renowned for Elental Manipulation within the school, and so were even Advanced Apprentices.
Ron chose a seat towards the back, silently observing the surroundings.
He had long adopted the habit of not showing off in the school, at least when encountering a new environnt for the first ti.
As the students whispered to each other, the classroom door opened again, and an elderly woman in a robe with purple edges stepped in slowly.
Her long silver hair was neatly coiled at the back, and the wrinkles on her face appeared deliberately sculpted, yet her eyes were exceptionally bright, gleaming with a rare purple light.
"Wizard Yuni," one student whispered in surprise, and the classroom imdiately fell silent.
Ron instinctively sat up straight.
Yuni’s na was not unfamiliar to him; she was one of the official Wizards specializing in Elental Magic within the school, renowned for her unique research on elent combination and transformation.
It was said she had even participated in the design of the gigantic Elental Pool in the Central Hall of the school.
"Welco, everyone, to Advanced Elental Magic."
Yuni’s voice was unexpectedly crisp and pleasant, entirely unlike that of an elderly person:
"I am Yuni Seraphin, succeeding my student Laila, and I will be your guide for the next three months."
She walked slowly to the center of the classroom in front of the Crystal Ball, raised her hand slightly, and the Elental Energy within the ball imdiately ford into more complex vortex structures.
"You have all mastered basic Elental Perception and Control, and now it’s ti to delve into deeper learning."
Yuni’s gaze swept across every corner of the classroom:
"The core of Advanced Elental Magic lies in understanding the essence of elents and their relationships rather than simply manipulating one or more elents."
Ron took notes earnestly, paying extra attention to each word Yuni said.
Unlike Soron’s introverted and profound teaching style, Yuni’s explanation was more vivid and intuitive, using many specific examples and imdiate demonstrations to clarify complex theories.
"Please rember,"
Yuni emphasized, forming a complex symbol with her hands above the Crystal Ball, causing the elents inside the ball to disassemble and reassemble:
"Elents are not fixed entities but different manifestations of energy. Under specific conditions, one elent can transform into another, which is the core of the ’Elent Transformation Law.’"
With a gentle wave of her hand, a cluster of Water Elent within the Crystal Ball gradually turned hot and eventually transford into Fire Elent.
This transformation seed simple, but Ron knew it required extrely high precision in Energy Control.
"Today’s first exercise,"
Yuni announced: "Try to perceive the elental fluctuations in the classroom and draw them on this special paper. This not only tests your perception ability but also the precision of your Spiritual Control."
Elental Servants distributed a special sheet of paper emitting a faint silver glow.
Ron took the paper and sensed a subtle energy fluctuation; evidently, this was not ordinary paper but a special dium capable of recording impressions of Spiritual Power.
Ron closed his eyes and began to concentrate his Spiritual Power.
As his awareness extended, he could feel the flow of various Elental Energies in the classroom.
Fire Elents danced like flas, Water Elents were smooth and gentle like flowing water, Earth Elents were solid and stable, Wind Elents were light and elusive...
What surprised him even more was that he could sense so rarer elents, such as light, shadow, and thunder, which moved rhythmically with specific rhythms in space.
[Elental Perception Experience Points
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Slowly opening his eyes, Ron began to illustrate the elental distribution he perceived on the paper.
His hand glided gently across the paper, his Spiritual Power flowing into it, forming a complex elents mapping chart.
An hour later, Yuni started to collect the students’ works.
When she reached Ron, her eyebrows slightly raised, clearly surprised by his work.
"Ron Ralph..." she murmured his na softly, her gaze alternating between the paper and his face:
"Your range of elental perception is quite broad, able to capture even those relatively rare elents. Especially your depiction of light elents, the precision is quite high."
Ron nodded humbly:
"Thank you for your evaluation, Master Yuni. I do have so natural affinity for Light and Fire Elents."
"It’s not just a question of affinity," Yuni remarked thoughtfully:
"Your precision in Spiritual Control is also exceptional, which is crucial for Elental Manipulation. Keep it up, young man."
The latter part of the course involved practical exercises.
Yuni guided the students to try simple elent transformations—turning Water Elents into steam or compressing Wind Elents into a visible form.
Ron focused on his practice, surprised to find the theory of Elent Transformation remarkably similar to the principle of Energy Conversion he learned in Alchemy.
This interdisciplinary connection deepened his understanding of the elents.
[Elental Perception Experience Points
1]
After the class ended, most students quickly packed their belongings and bowed to Yuni to bid farewell.
Ron noticed that Yuni didn’t leave imdiately; instead, she stayed in the classroom, seemingly organizing so materials.
Recalling the trendous help from Soron’s special guidance, Ron decided to try once again.
He organized his notes, and waited until only he and Yuni remained in the classroom before slowly approaching her.
"Master Yuni?" Ron politely began, "I have so questions about Elent Transformation. May I seek your advice?"
Yuni lifted her head, her purple eyes gleaming with approval:
"Of course, Apprentice Ron. In fact, I’ve been looking forward to your questions."
Ron was a bit surprised: "You...were expecting my questions?"
"Soron and I are old friends."
Yuni smiled slightly: "He ntioned you to , saying you’re a student with a strong thirst for knowledge. Moreover, Lady Allen has also recomnded you to ."
Hearing Lady Allen’s na, Ron’s heart stirred: "You know Lady Allen?"
"Of course, we were contemporaries at the Crystal Tower, most of the old folks in the school know each other, haha..."
A trace of nostalgia flashed in Yuni’s eyes:
"Allen has a special talent for Magic Potion Making, just like my obsession with Elental Magic. Although she chose to reside in the herb store, her academic prowess is no less than Magnus’s, if not higher."
Yuni gestured for Ron to sit opposite her: "So, what would you like to ask?"
Ron organized his thoughts and raised the doubts he had during the class:
"I noticed that in the process of Elent Transformation, controlling energy loss is a key issue. When water turns into steam, so energy always dissipates as heat. Is there a way to retain energy to the maximum extent?"
Yuni’s eyes lit up: "You’re very smart! This is indeed one of the core challenges in Elent Transformation."
She took a small crystal from inside her robe and placed it on the table:
"Look at this, it’s a special Alchemy item—an ’Energy Anchoring Crystal’, capable of capturing and recovering part of the lost energy during Elent Transformation."
The crystal shimred with an exotic light under the lamp, and Ron could sense the intricate energy structure within it.
"Most apprentices focus only on the transformation itself and neglect the importance of energy conservation."
Yuni explained, her fingers lightly drawing a trace of energy above the crystal:
"Truly mastering Elent Transformation, a wizard can retain about 95% of the energy during the transformation, while beginners typically retain around 50%."
She pushed the crystal towards Ron:
"Take it. Since you’re Allen’s student, consider this a et-and-greet gift from a master. The ’Energy Anchoring Crystal’ will help you perceive and capture the energy flow during the transformation, aiding in improving transformation efficiency."
Ron looked at the precious gift in surprise: "This...is too valuable, Master Yuni."
"To , it’s just a useless old item. Knowledge and tools should flow to where they can be most valuable."
Yuni waved her hand, indicating him to accept it:
"I can see you have an extraordinary talent and are diligent. This crystal will be much more useful in your hands than in my drawer."
"Thank you, Master Yuni," Ron said sincerely, carefully putting the crystal into his pocket.
In the next half an hour, Yuni explained to Ron the advanced theories of Elent Transformation, and the interrelations between elents in detail.
This knowledge exceeded the depth and breadth of classroom content, and Ron eagerly absorbed every detail.
"The Elental World is far more complex than most people imagine," Yuni said, her eyes sparkling with enthusiasm:
"There is a relationship among basic elents that I call ’resonance’. Once you understand this resonance, you can guide elents to transform and combine according to your will with minimal effort."
She described a complex ditation thod, said to help casters feel this resonance more intuitively.
Ron took note of every detail, already planning in his mind how to integrate this knowledge with his own cultivation.
"By the way, about your relationship with Lady Allen..."
Upon parting, Yuni gazed at Ron with words of implicit significance:
"That fellow is actually quite stingy. Even among us old friends, it’s hard to get anything from her. She seldom shows such generosity to others, yet you..."
Ron responded humbly: "Lady Allen has given
much guidance. I am very grateful for her help."
"Good, keep up this humble attitude."
Yuni smiled and said: "After next week’s class, if you have more questions, you can continue to stay and consult with ."
Leaving the tower, Ron felt exceptionally at ease.
......
Back at the workshop, Ron imdiately imrsed himself in the Elental ditation practice taught by Yuni.
He sat cross-legged in the center of the training room on the workshop’s second floor, carefully placing the Energy Anchoring Crystal gifted by Yuni in front of him.
The skill of "Extraordinary Recognition" allowed him to see that there were no traps left within it, indeed rely a gift from an elder.
In the faint light, the crystal emitted a gentle glow, like a miniature star.
"First, concentrate, feel the elental fluctuations around..."
Following Yuni’s instructions, Ron slowly closed his eyes, adjusting his breathing to a calm rhythm.
With the extension of his spiritual power, his perception gradually penetrated the surface of matter, touching deeper energy structures.
The various elental energies in the workshop gradually appeared in his perception:
The herbs on the rack emitted faint life elent fluctuations, the residual warmth in the furnace contained traces of fire elent, and the water elent flowed quietly in the bucket in the corner...
Most striking was the special energy fluctuation emitted by the crystal in front of him.
It was like a miniature elental vortex, gently attracting and releasing the surrounding elental energy, forming a peculiar rhythm.
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