8mi Chapter 1 The Wizarding World, [The Highly Effective Scholar]
Chapter 1 The Wizarding World, [The Highly Effective Scholar]
Alvaro continent
Karugusha Highlands
Within the Shadow Raven Holy Tower Secret Academy.
The biting wind blew into the cabin through the cracks, and Rolin, curled up on the wooden bed, was now shivering uncontrollably.
At this moment, he felt as if he had been thrown into a high-speed spinning drum, with memories from two different worlds being forcibly mixed together in his mind.
On one side is Rolin, a young man from Earth who is traveling around the world.
On the other hand, there is Rolin, a boy from the Shadow Raven Tower Secret Academy who committed suicide in despair.
The intense headache receded slowly like the receding tide, leaving behind lingering pain and a cold, clear mind.
Rolin, or rather, the new Rolin who has merged with two souls, slowly opened his eyes.
The roof of the wooden house was covered with a light layer of frost, and the simple and rugged environment was a far cry from the warm and comfortable hotel rooms he remembered on Earth.
Struggling to sit up on the wooden bed, Luo Lin braced himself against the edge of the bed with one hand and covered his face with the other.
He remembered that he had set sail in a boat and encountered a storm.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in this unfamiliar place, and he also had the memories of another boy named Luo Lin in his mind.
After quickly browsing through the memories of the young Luo Lin, he realized that he had come to a strange world.
Or rather, he traveled to a world dominated by extraordinary wizards.
And now, he is a wizard apprentice in a secret academy called Shadow Raven Tower, about to undergo a test that will determine his future fate.
Reaching out, Rowling looked at his left wrist, where there was still a wound that had not fully healed.
This wound is precisely why he was able to take over this body.
According to the original owner's memories, all wizard apprentices recruited into the Shadow Raven Holy Tower Secret Academy would receive five years of free training.
If one passes the assessment in the fifth year, or reaches the standard of a third-class wizard apprentice during this period, one can stay and continue learning, moving towards becoming a legendary full-fledged wizard.
If an apprentice fails to meet the assessment standards in the fifth year, they will be burdened with a huge debt incurred by the academy for five years of training.
At the same time, if apprentices are unable to pay these debts, they will directly become experimental subjects for formal wizards.
Under such immense pressure, many apprentices with poor aptitude and feeling hopeless about their future committed suicide in various ways.
The original owner of Luo Lin's body was one of them.
"A wizard...an individual possessing extraordinary powers?"
"I never imagined I would be transported to such a magical world."
"What surprised me even more was that a whole mess awaited me after I transmigrated."
Rowling muttered to himself.
When he checked his memories, he discovered that there were only two months left until the so-called apprentice assessment.
This means that if one does not meet the so-called standard after two months, one will be burdened with a huge debt on behalf of the original owner and embark on a debt repayment journey that will last for an unknown number of years.
And if he has no way to repay these debts, then, as the memory says, he will become a lab rat on the official wizard's experimental table.
For a moment, Luo Lin felt a throbbing sensation in his temples.
But he was not discouraged by this, and instead pondered whether there was any way to break the deadlock.
Just then, a pale blue panel that only Rolin could see came into view.
[Main Author: Luo Lin]
Race: Human
[Status: Mild mental concussion, weakness, malnutrition]
[Rank: First-Class Wizard Apprentice (Progress 15%)]
【property:
Physical condition: 0.8
Spirit: 1.5
Mana: 3/15
[Mastering Knowledge:]
Basic Meditation Techniques (36% Beginner Level)
Basic Rune Identification (Beginner Level 17%)
Basic Magical Plant Science (8%)
Basic potion ingredient processing (22%)
Specialty: Highly Effective Scholar (Passive)
"This is……"
Seeing this familiar interface, Luo Lin felt it was very similar to the control panel players had when they were addicted to games.
The data on the panel coldly and objectively reflected Luo Lin's predicament.
The original owner's talent was indeed mediocre enough; most of the knowledge he acquired in five years remained at the beginner level.
Even the most essential apprenticeship skill, the "Basic Meditation Method," is progressing slowly.
If this pace continues, there is absolutely no chance of passing the assessment in two months.
Rowling's gaze shifted, finally settling on [Specialty: Highly Effective Scholar].
Soon, detailed information about this "Highly Efficient Scholar" appeared on the panel.
[Highly Effective Learner (Passive): Reduces learning time by half and time spent using tools for creation by 25%]
"Learning time halved! Manufacturing time reduced by 25%!"
Luo Lin repeated the above words in a low voice, his heart pounding uncontrollably.
Isn't this a power tailor-made for him?!
Time is the resource he currently lacks most!
This expertise directly doubled his effective learning time!
Luo Lin took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
The biting winter wind still seeped in through the cracks, but at this moment, the coldness in Rolin's heart was being dispelled by a warm current.
Now that a solution has been found, we can no longer sit idly by and wait for our fate.
Rising from the wooden bed, Rolin wrapped his apprentice's grey robe tighter around himself, trying to minimize heat loss in the cold wooden hut.
Looking around the room, it was drafty and the furnishings were pitifully shabby.
A wooden bed, a set of wooden chairs and a wooden table, a water tank for washing one's face, and wooden boxes for storing things—this is all that can be seen inside the wooden house.
Shabby, that was Rowling's first impression upon seeing it.
However, these shabby conditions did not evoke any particular emotion in Luo Lin. He walked to the water vat used for washing his face.
I scooped up the water, which was still covered in ice crystals, and splashed it on my face.
Suddenly, the biting cold made him shiver, and at the same time, it dispelled the last trace of chaos in his mind.
"Two months is enough!"
Looking at the swaying reflection in the water tank, Luo Lin's eyes hardened.
Wiping the water stains from his face, Rolin returned to the wooden bed, wrapped himself in the thin blanket, and focused his attention on the Basic Meditation Method (Beginner 36%).
This is the foundation of all wizards, and also the main way to enhance spiritual power and magical power.
Luo Lin sat cross-legged on the bed, pulled the blanket up around him, and then tried to enter a meditative state, following the method remembered by the original owner.
The meditation process was more difficult than he had imagined.
The cold wind, anxiety about the future, and physical discomfort were all bothering him.
However, after gradually calming down and entering a meditative state, he began to concentrate his mind and guide the faint magical power to build a circulation within his body.
At this point, the effects of the "Highly Effective Scholar" program begin to show.
He could clearly feel that his control over his mental energy had become more refined, and those originally obscure and difficult-to-understand mental energy guidance techniques had become much clearer in his mind.
After completing one full meditation cycle, Rolin immediately looked at the panel.
[Basic Meditation Methods (Beginner Level 37%)]
Progress improved by 1%!
Luo Lin was startled.
According to the original owner's memories, he used to need to cultivate diligently for a whole day, or even longer, to make such a small progress.
Now, you can do it with just one focused meditation!
The flame of hope burned brightly in his heart.
Without further hesitation, Luo Lin moved his body to swallow the hard, rock-like black bread on the table, drank a few mouthfuls of cold water, and returned to bed to meditate.
Time passed in silence.
Rowling was awakened from his deep meditation when he heard the noise of other apprentices getting up and moving around outside the window.
He exhaled a long breath, a hint of fatigue flashing in his eyes, but more so excitement.
[Basic Meditation Methods (Beginner Level 41%)]
[Mana: 5/15]
[Spirit: 1.5 (↑)]
Five meditations increased the progress by 5%, and 2 points of mana were restored.
More importantly, the mental attributes seem to be loosening and growing!
The satisfaction brought by this visible growth is indescribable.
However, at this time, an acute feeling of hunger and a more pronounced sense of weakness also followed.
Luo Lin knew that this was a side effect left over from the original owner's suicide yesterday; his body had not yet recovered after he transmigrated.
As for hunger, that goes without saying; you can tell from the appearance of black bread that it won't fill your stomach.
"You must get enough nutrition, otherwise your body will break down first!"
Rowling frowned; he had to find a way to get food that would fill his stomach and restore his health.
goo—