Aside from investigating anomalies, Ivan did not neglect his own matters, he comprehended the 21st to the 24th meditation runes.
The "Black Beard Chapter" of the Meditation Method has a total of 40 meditation runes, beginning with the 21st one, each rune corresponds to 0.4 graduated degrees of mental power, up to the 30th rune.
He analyzed that the final 10 runes would each correspond to 0.5 graduated degrees of mental power.
When he sketched out all 24 runes in his mind at one go, he consumed the third vial of Magic Crystal Water, increasing his mental power by 0.6 graduated degrees, reaching 8.2 graduated degrees.
In recent days, he had also learned the spell 'Mage's Hand' and was deciphering 'Hold Person'; these two spells were actually variations of the same magic, both based on the fine manipulation and application of mental power, similar to a few other spells he had learned before.
As time passed, eleven days had elapsed since they arrived at Swamp Forest City.
