"Increase the intensity?" Carly's head was in a bit of a whirl, she looked at Lucien, her lips moved, but she didn't know what to say.
[Your student Carly is shocked and awed by you, Adoration value +2]
Lucien's lips curved slightly as he watched Carly, who was still somewhat dazed, and chuckled, "Alright, don't just stand here looking silly, go wash your face. We still haven't completed today's teaching tasks."
"Oh, okay…" Carly's face turned slightly red; she hurriedly wiped her little cheeks, then scampered off.
Lucien just smiled and closed his eyes, quietly organizing his thoughts for the upcoming teaching session.
With the Greybone Meditation Method as the foundation, understanding the revised version wasn't hard. At least Lucien himself felt that the progress of learning the revised version should be much faster than just now.
Carly returned with some water stains still on her face.
"Wipe your face first." Lucien casually pointed to the towel beside him, and after Carly was seated, he began to explain the Greybone Meditation Method, Revised.
Carly listened very carefully and smoothly, for many of the things Lucien was explaining were just being mastered by her, so there were few points of confusion. Moreover, Lucien deliberately broke down and fine-tuned the additional parts, explaining them to her in detail, which allowed Carly to grasp them quickly, without even needing Lucien to stop and re-explain certain points.
Of course, this was also because of the foundational Greybone Meditation Method.
"Alright, try to get an overall understanding, then try it out yourself, and we'll continue," Lucien advised Carly after explaining the entire Meditation Method, feeling a bit parched, then lifted his cup and gulped down half a glass of water.
If you haven't tried it, you won't know that teaching students is truly laborious.
"Thank you, Wizard," Carly said softly, then began to quietly organize and gather the new Meditation Method, afterward closing her eyes and entering a meditative state.
[Your student Carly has learned the Greybone Meditation Method, Revised, congratulations on comprehending the Greybone Meditation Method, Revised II!]
System notifications popped up on the panel in front of Lucien.
Afterward, just like the feeling of receiving knowledge before, Lucien's mind quickly conjured up a new Meditation Method.
"As expected," Lucien thought, pleased, but he quickly started to sort through this new method.
Soon, he gained a certain understanding of this Meditation Method.
Like the second version which originated from the Greybone Meditation Method, this Meditation Method was derived from the second version. In many details, it was seven or eight parts similar to the second version, having removed some parts and supplemented others from the second version's foundation.
If one were to continue the analogy with painting, it would be akin to revising the initial sketch by erasing some bold strokes, then adding many fine details, and finally, painting it with colors.
In terms of the final effect, the newest Meditation Method could solidify up to 360 spiritual runes, which, compared to the 108 spiritual runes that the Greybone Meditation Method could solidify, is more than three times as many.
This was a qualitative change.
However, the difficulty of the latest version of the Meditation Method had also seen a significant increase compared to the one just now.
Lucien felt that even if he could explain the knowledge points to Carly tirelessly, it would still take her at least two to three days to fully understand and master them on her own.
Meanwhile, Carly, in a state of meditation, suddenly shuddered. Her emotions fluctuated so greatly due to her excitement that she immediately broke out of her meditative state.
"Hmm?" The noise Carly made naturally attracted Lucien's attention as well.
"It's... it's nothing," Carly said, but the shock in her heart was beyond words.
For just as she had tried to use the new Meditation Method that her mentor Lucien had taught her to perceive the free-floating Magic Essence around her, she actually managed to vaguely sense a great amount of the Magic Essence that lingered in the air.
Although the Perception was not very clear and somewhat blurry, she had to recognize that, just a moment ago, when she was attempting to perceive the Magic Essence, it felt as though she was groping blindly in the dark, occasionally sensing one or two particles of Magic Essence "bumping" into her range of Perception.
And now, she could "see" these particles of Magic Essence, even though still blurry, but this was a qualitative change.
This was like a blind person regaining their sight, would they care if they were nearsighted upon first seeing the light again?
At this moment, Carly was engulfed in that kind of emotion, and she even had trouble maintaining the most basic state of meditation because she was so overexcited after "catching" a bit of Magic Essence with her consciousness.
However, when Carly looked at Lucien, who was all calm, the excitement in her heart was temporarily suppressed, replaced by an intense feeling of gratitude.
With the comparison at hand, Carly understood just how precious the second set of Meditation Methods her mentor had taught her was. Not to mention, in Carly's eyes, this Meditation Method had given her hope to continue on the path of a Wizard.
"Mentor Lucien..." Carly's emotions fluctuated wildly, causing her to become tearful once again.
Lucien, somewhat helplessly, pinched the bridge of his nose.
Are you really made of water?
[Your student Carly feels grateful toward you, adoration value +10]
The complaints in Lucien's mind abruptly ceased.
Well, this water, it brings fortune.
"No crying!" Lucien said sternly as he looked at Carly, for if she were to continue crying, it would be endless, and how could he continue with the educational work?
Those who understood would know he had taken a student, but those who did not might think he had adopted a daughter.
Carly blinked hard, feeling somewhat embarrassed. She lowered her head and cautiously observed Lucien's expression.
After confirming that her mentor was not really angry, Carly started to smile naively again.
"Come on, we haven't finished yet," Lucien said, looking at Carly's alternating crying and laughing, his lips slightly curling up. However, he kept a stern face, signalling Carly to adjust quickly, "Hurry up now, you should have a good understanding of the Meditation Method by now; we're going to raise the difficulty level!"
Carly was startled, her beautiful eyes widening.
Huh?
Raising… the difficulty?
Carly thought of the meaning behind the "increase in intensity" that Mentor Lucien had mentioned before, and hearing a similar term now made her blink rapidly.
She felt like she must have misunderstood something. But seeing that Lucien wore an expression that did not seem to be joking, Carly's face gradually transitioned from the laughter of moments before to a more serious look, and her little mouth slowly opened into a perfect "O" shape.