A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 16 Entering the Extraordinary

After a full half hour, Jiang Shuzhou's Upper House finally suppressed the Lower House. Although the unorthodox content was quite entertaining, he needed to learn proper spells that he could actually use. He could just enjoy the unorthodox content, especially since Jiang Shuzhou didn't even have any magic points right now.

Turning back to the index page, Jiang Shuzhou unsurprisingly found the page on how to obtain magic points.

The preceding content consists of basic common sense unrelated to magic, which is of no help to Jiang Shuzhou. These things can be looked at later; activating the spellcasting ability is the most important thing now.

Turning to the corresponding page, Jiang Shuzhou began to read it carefully. It took him almost three hours to finish reading the entire 24 pages and tens of thousands of words. During that time, he ate the dry rations on the ship when he was hungry and drank water from the bucket when he was thirsty. Although the dry rations didn't taste very good, there was no other way. If he wanted something hot, he would have to waste time cooking. He didn't have time to mess around right now.

"Phew, thankfully, I roughly understood it."

Contrary to Jiang Shuzhou's expectations of being obscure and difficult to understand, acquiring magic power is actually quite simple. The tens of thousands of words are mostly about various precautions and solutions to problems.

Jiang Shuzhou put the book aside and lay down on the bed.

This wasn't because he was about to start cultivating, but because he needed to rest first. After all, a person's energy is limited, and the first step in acquiring magic power is to concentrate on perceiving the outside world through the soul. During this process, one must remain fully focused, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.

While the posture requirements aren't that strict, the book suggests sitting cross-legged as much as possible. It's not about some mystical concept like "five hearts facing the sky," but rather that if you're too comfortable or just lying on the bed, you might fall asleep after a while, which would ruin all your progress.

This process usually takes about six to seven hours, and the higher the talent, the shorter the time required for perception.

Although Jiang Shuzhou believed that his talent was not bad and that he might not need six hours, this was only the first step. Only after successfully sensing it could he proceed to the second step.

Although Jiang Shuzhou still didn't quite understand why, despite his transmigrated identity as a mage apprentice, he not only lacked spells but also had no magic power.

How can someone who doesn't even have magic power call themselves a mage apprentice?

Unable to figure it out, Jiang Shuzhou simply stopped thinking about it. Maybe this thing was just background information; if you take it too seriously, you'll just lose.

He opened the game system and set an alarm for an hour and a half later. He had to admit that having a system was convenient. It was just a pity that this was a game system and not a cheat code from an online novel. Otherwise, Jiang Shuzhou wouldn't have to work so hard to cultivate. He could just add points directly, which would be so much better.

However, perhaps due to the rapid depletion of his energy, Jiang Shuzhou unknowingly fell asleep in the game.

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"Quack! I'm going to blast you all to smithereens!"

Jiang Shuzhou had a dream in which he was a great mage, and at that moment he was fighting against a group of people wearing armor.

He cast a fireball spell in each hand, then with a slow motion, the fireballs shot directly towards the people below.

"Hehe, that's it! That's it! How do you feel? How do you feel?"

"Do you like the mage's big fireball?"

"Quick, tell me you like Daddy Mage's big fireball!"

"Beep beep beep, beep beep beep"

"Holy shit!"

When he woke up, Jiang Shuzhou sprang to his feet and sat up abruptly from the bed.

"Where am I?"

Staring at the unfamiliar ceiling, Jiang Shuzhou couldn't help but ask himself a profound question.

"By the way, I'm in a game, and I'm currently in the captain's cabin on my bed."

Jiang Shuzhou remembered.

"No, I almost killed them all, I was so close!"

He still harbored some resentment about that dream; he hadn't killed enough yet.

After taking a few deep breaths, as the oxygen supply to his brain increased, his muddled mind began to clear, and Jiang Shuzhou's morning grumpiness gradually subsided.

That dream I just had was...

Jiang Shuzhou found it strange that the words in his dream were somewhat explosive, as he usually didn't speak like that.

Jiang Shuzhou began to think and finally came to a conclusion.

I must be feeling depressed from showing off. Otherwise, I'll go play some mahjong for a while. I heard that playing mahjong helps relieve the depression caused by showing off.

No, that's not right. If playing Vajra really helps relieve the repression of being a Vajra, then why are there so many people in Vajra who are repressed by being a Vajra?

That's true. So what should I do?

I'm starting to think again.

Yes, yes, I should focus on my training now so that I can learn to summon succubi when the time comes. As the saying goes, to cure an illness, you must treat the root cause; simply treating the symptoms won't suffice.

It seems there's another reason to become stronger now.

Now that he had rested well, Jiang Shuzhou was ready to take the first step towards becoming a mage.

First, find a spot, then sit cross-legged there.

Afterwards, empty your mind and perceive the outside world with your soul, not your eyes.

If you calm down, you will find that the world is not what you see with your physical body.

As Jiang Shuzhou sat cross-legged, he was initially a little unaccustomed to it. Gradually, he seemed to see something, but he dared not open his eyes, fearing it was just an illusion.

The sound of waves crashing on the beach gradually faded away. Jiang Shuzhou vaguely saw something, but it wasn't clear, as if he were nearsighted.

It's too blurry to see clearly.

Jiang Shuzhou opened his eyes.

Oh no, he couldn't resist, just when he almost thought he had failed.

Like a curtain, reality gradually faded away, and countless colorful orbs of light filled his vision.

As far as the eye could see, everything was a riot of color, like a magnificent painting, with countless orbs of light drifting past Jiang Shuzhou.

As if suddenly remembering something, Jiang Shuzhou calmed his mind and began to try to capture these orbs of light with his spirit.

The spirit is the hand of the soul. To become a mage, one must use the soul to capture these elements. Only by absorbing the elements into one's own body can one convert them into magic and then unleash spells.

Following the techniques described in the book, Jiang Shuzhou imagined himself having a pair of invisible giant hands.

It worked!

Jiang Shuzhou felt a mysterious sensation. He seemed to have hands, like an infant, which were waving around wildly, causing many orbs of light to scatter and become smaller orbs.

Overjoyed, Jiang Shuzhou began to try to control the movements of these "hands".

Soon, because it was an extension of himself, and like an instinct, Jiang Shuzhou was able to use these invisible hands at will.

Following the instructions in the book, slowly wrap your hand around a ball of blue light, and gradually withdraw your hand back into your soul.

A refreshing feeling enveloped Jiang Shuzhou's entire body, like a sip of water in the desert or a meal when hungry, making him feel incredibly happy.

It should contain ice elements.

When elements enter the body, magic is naturally generated.

"Congratulations! You are on the path of truth. One in the tower, may you understand the principles of the world."

"Occupation: Mage Apprentice"

The spell slots have been unlocked.

"Magic value has been unlocked; a new attribute, Magic Value, has been added."

"Magic Value 1/1"