A willpower trial?
It seems the previous one must have been so kind of Illusion Technique?
But that was almost too realistic!
Without pondering for too long, Rein and Anna gazed intently down at the next page.
After a long while, Rein finally exhaled deeply, a look of joy on his face, but in the next second, his brows furrowed.
It turned out that the willpower trial was a thod used by the Druid Circle to select and test newcors, and those who passed the willpower trial were deed ready to begin practicing the basic ditation thod.
What followed was indeed a record of the basic ditation thod.
However, Rein was a bit troubled by the fact that Anna could trigger the Wooden Amulet but he had no reaction at all. Would he be able to practice the Druid Circle's basic ditation thod?
At this point, Anna turned her head to look at Rein with a gaze that was passionate yet sowhat anxious. "Rein, can I practice this ditation thod?" she asked.
As Rein's power rapidly increased, Anna had always felt a sense of anxiety, as if Rein was growing further and further away from her.
This feeling peaked today when she saw Rein chatting and laughing with that elegant noble lady through the crack of the door.
Now, with the ditation thod laid out before her, she was eager to learn it, even though she was not sure how powerful she would beco after mastering it. However, she had heard various legends from the mystical side.
Regardless, she would certainly be much more formidable than she was now if she learned it, thought Anna.
"Of course, you can," replied Rein without hesitation.
If there was a chance he couldn't practice the Druids' basic ditation thod, clearly Anna had a high likelihood of being able to.
In fact, even now, Rein wasn't sure whether the change in the 'Trial Book' was triggered by the moonlight alone, or whether Anna's touch was also an essential part of it, or if there were other triggering conditions.
But from what Rein guessed, this ti it might still be because of Anna, just like with the Wooden Amulet.
When they turned to the next page, suddenly, the Trial Book emitted a green glow.
As the green light shone upon them, their minds abruptly received content and thods for practicing the basic ditation thod.
Faced with this magical phenonon, both Anna and Rein exchanged glances, seeing surprise and admiration in each other's eyes.
After so ti, Rein studied the contents and thods of the basic ditation thod several tis before he confird that it seed he could also practice the Druidic basic ditation thod.
He didn't yet know how effective it would be.
But he was fairly certain he could learn it.
According to the instructions, the prerequisite for practicing the basic ditation thod was to have spiritual power beyond that of an ordinary person, a criterion both Rein and Anna t, and that was the purpose of the willpower trial.
Rein roughly estimated that this threshold was around 10 Spirit Attribute points, nearly twice that of an average person, while he had 12 Spirit points, making it much easier for him than Anna.
Additionally, after observing the content of the basic ditation thod in his mind, Rein started to understand why Endri's diary had no such records.
That was because the content of the basic ditation thod turned out to be a series of three-dinsional symbols, and they beca more complex the further one got.
No wonder the Druid Circle transferred knowledge through that thod of green light.
Just as Rein was about to try practicing the basic ditation thod, the knocking on the door sounded again.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
However, before Rein could call out to co in, the door was opened from the outside.
There stood Lagaray with a teasing expression looking at them both.
Sensing Lagaray's peculiar gaze, Anna looked down to inspect herself, and only then she realized that because she and Rein had been watching the 'Trial Book' together, their hands were still intertwined, bodies pressed closely to each other.
Imdiately, Anna's face flushed red, and her fair little hand quickly withdrew from Rein's, her body springing away like a startled bunny.
In truth, Lagaray was falsely accusing Rein and Anna. Honestly, their experience had just been too magical for them to have considered anything romantic; their hands were intertwined because Rein was protecting Anna during the trial.
And their bodies were pressed closely together because they were both attracted to the magical changes in the 'Trial Book'.
"What exactly are you two secretly doing? I've knocked twice now," said Lagaray, glancing at them both with a peculiar look.
Anna imdiately lowered her head in embarrassnt, her face burning red.
But Rein was stunned. It seed that during the willpower trial with Anna, Lagaray had already been by once. No wonder she knocked and then just pushed the door open without waiting this ti.
"Anna, do you even know what ti it is? Do you plan to sleep here tonight?" Lagaray asked Anna, smiling mischievously.
"No, no!" Anna's face beca even redder, as if about to bleed, and she waved her hands frantically.
"Rein, thank you for today. Well... I'm going to sleep now. You should rest early too," Anna said, and quickly pushed Lagaray out of the room.
Before leaving, Lagaray gave Rein a aningful glance.
Then, their footsteps descending the stairs followed.
Rein shook his head, dispelling the romantic thoughts from his mind.
At that mont, having just acquired the basic ditation thod, he was like a boy deeply engrossed in a video ga, with no mind to pay attention to a girlfriend.
Soon, Rein began to visualize the first three-dinsional symbol in his mind according to the thod of practicing the basic ditation thod.
These three-dinsional symbols, as described in the basic ditation thod, were known as will runes.
The will rune was a rather intricate three-dinsional pattern that had to be vividly imagined in the mind.
According to the introduction in the ditation technique, if one could visualize all eight Will runes at once, that would be considered stepping into the first stage.
Of course, the primary function of the ditation technique was to enhance spiritual power gradually through the visualization of Will runes.
After several attempts, Rein was pleasantly surprised to discover that on his best try, he had successfully visualized seven Will runes at once—just one short of reaching the first stage described in the ditation technique.
However, at that mont, Rein felt a throbbing pain accompanied by a slight headache at his temples—evidently, this was likely due to the length of the ditation practice approaching his current limit.
Indeed, this was very similar to the Knight Breathing thod, with an implicit ti restriction each day; once one reached the physical limit, it was necessary to rest and recover gradually.
At the sa ti, although he had yet to trigger a job change or anything of the sort, Rein had a vague premonition that sothing might change once he reached the first stage of the ditation technique.
For now, what he needed to do was to quickly resolve this final step; after all, he had already succeeded in visualizing seven Will runes at once—only one more was needed.
It didn't take long for Rein to think of the simplest thod, which was naturally to add points.
If one point wasn't enough for the Spirit attribute, then two points—he was confident that he could easily handle the eighth Will rune with the additional points.
Of course, the approach most people took was to enhance their spiritual power slowly through practice with the first seven Will runes, even though it was a bit slower.
That night, feeling sowhat ntally exhausted, Rein fell into a deep sleep.
The border of Mingster Province.
In a certain forest.
A tall figure wearing a grey robe and a hooded cloak was heading south through the forest, the occasional glimpse of jet-black hair indicating that she seed to be the female Elf who had rushed there from Ferdinand Forest.
Suddenly, she stopped, lifting her head slightly, revealing a delicate face beneath her hood. As she drew closer, she clearly sensed the fluctuations from the activation of the Trial Book.
Frowning, her eyes flickered, and in a low whisper, she muttered, "How is this possible?"
"The amulet being triggered could be a fluke, but activating the Trial Book requires fulfillnt of...."
...
The next day after waking up, Rein's first thought was about how to tackle the basic ditation technique because he was agonizing over being so close to reaching the first stage.
After so thought and checking his panel, he found that the Dog Trainer job was the easiest to level up, currently at lv2 (292/300).
Although he hadn't been taking 'Cookie' on night patrols recently, he managed to raise his Dog Trainer level to this point by crafting premium 'dog food' and feeding it.
So, first thing in the morning, Rein took the Greyhound 'Cookie' out for a walk.
After coming back, he prepared a lavish feast for 'Cookie' and successfully raised his Dog Trainer level to lv3 (1/500), gaining one Skill Point and one attribute point.
Having sorted out the Dog Trainer upgrade, Rein handed 'Cookie' over to Bo He and, without any hesitation, returned to his room.
Without any hesitation, Rein added an attribute point to Spirit, instantly raising it from 12 to 13.
Rein imdiately felt a sense of clarity in his ears and eyes, although the improvent was not huge.
Right away, Rein started to try the first eight Will runes of the basic ditation technique again.
The first Will rune
...
The seventh Will rune
The eighth Will rune!
[Ding! Host has completed the basic ditation technique Will runes (8/8) and triggered a job change—Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent)!]
[To advance to Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent), the prerequisites are: 1. Wizard's aptitude; 2. Spirit 12 points or above; 3. Basic ditation technique Will runes (8/8).... All current conditions t, do you want to change job to Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent)? Yes/No?]
Seeing this job change notification, Rein couldn't help but feel overjoyed, excitedly clenching his fists and swinging them with force!
Yes!
[Ding! Job change to Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent) successful! Spirit 2!]
Na: Rein Carlan
Job: Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent) lv1 (0/100)/Knight (Transcendent) lv1 (86/100)/Blacksmith lv3 (0/500)/Dog Trainer lv3 (1/500)
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Constitution: 16
Strength: 15
Agility: 15
Spirit: 15
Remaining attribute points: 0
Remaining Skill Points: 1
The additional increase in Spirit made Rein realize that his perception of the surroundings had changed.
This was not just an improvent in eyesight, but an all-encompassing enhancent of hearing, sll, and other senses, including an even deeper change—he beca more sensitive to perceptions.
Rein could faintly detect various energy particles floating in the air around his body.
When he closed his eyes, this sensation beca especially intense.
However, when Rein looked at the Wizard Apprentice job panel, he couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
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