"The secrets of a formal Wizard?"
Leilin's face showed a smile. "Don't tell me you know the spell model for a First-level defensive spell, or the whereabouts of something like the Greenwater of Green..."
"You actually know about that too..." Roman's face showed a look of surprise, which quickly turned into a sneer.
"Yes! Your mentor must have told you that to become a First-level Wizard, you need the model for a First-level defensive spell, and something like the Greenwater of Green, right?"
"Is there something missing in that?" A sudden sense of foreboding surged in Leilin's heart.
"Hahaha..." Roman suddenly laughed like a madman. "You've been deceived by your mentor, or maybe even your mentor doesn't know..."
"Do you know the ranking of formal Wizards?" After his fit of laughter, Roman suddenly calmed down and asked Leilin.
"I think they're divided into levels one through nine, with one being the lowest and nine the highest, marked by the ability to cast spells of that level without injury!"
This was something Leilin had heard from a certain professor, but he'd taken it as just a legend. Because within the entire Black Bone Forest Academy, all the mentors were First-level Wizards, and only the Dean had reached the realm of a Second-level Wizard.
As for Third-level Wizards, that was the cultivation level of a powerful faction leader like the one from the Black Night Lighthouse.
Leilin truly couldn't imagine what kind of power a Ninth-level Grand Wizard would possess.
"It seems you've been trying hard to gather all the knowledge related to formal Wizards..."
Seeing that he had successfully grabbed Leilin's attention, Roman leaned lazily against the crystal ball wall and said to Leilin: "The power of formal Wizards lies in their successful inscription of a First-level defensive spell into their own Consciousness Sea, making it their innate talent spell! Gaining either instant-cast or permanently sustained effects, and with extremely low consumption..."
Leilin nodded. The innate talent spells of formal Wizards could even be maintained constantly on the Wizard's surface, forming a defense. This was also why the Chip was always blocked by a formal Wizard's force field and couldn't obtain the relevant data.
"Upon becoming a First-level Wizard, an innate talent spell forms within the Wizard's Consciousness Sea. If this Wizard advances again to become a Second-level Wizard, they need to inscribe upon their original innate talent spell to begin constructing a new Second-level innate talent spell. This means a Second-level Wizard possesses two innate talent spells, a Third-level Wizard has three, and if it's a legendary Ninth-level Wizard, they would have nine innate talent spells, with the last one being a Ninth-level spell!!!"
For the sake of survival, Roman started revealing some secrets.
"That is to say, if a Wizard is Ninth-level, they can instantly cast spells from First to Ninth level at any time!!!"
Leilin was stunned. Even a First-level spell was something the current him couldn't resist, let alone a Grand Wizard who could instantly cast Ninth-level spells.
Once a Wizard could cast spells instantly, especially high-level spells, the combat power formed would not be an exaggeration to say it could burn mountains and fill seas.
"What does this have to do with the scam you mentioned earlier?" Leilin suddenly asked.
"Heh heh!!! The innate talent spell is the very foundation of a Wizard's Spiritual Power. Once set, it can never be changed. Furthermore, all subsequent innate talent spells are built upon the first one. If the first innate talent spell is chosen incorrectly, what would the consequences be? Two innate talent spells conflicting within the Consciousness Sea—spell energy loss would be the lightest outcome. Most likely, your brain would go 'bang' like an alchemical bomb and explode directly!!!"
Roman made an explosion gesture, laughing heh heh.
"This situation... is very possible!!!" Leilin's expression darkened.
"So where's the scam?"
"They concealed it, concealed the existence of high-grade Meditation Methods!" Roman crouched down, arms crossed.
"High-grade Meditation Methods?" Leilin felt a stir in his heart. He had vaguely heard about information in this regard, but even his mentor, Guofate, had never seen such high-grade goods.
"Yes, high-grade Meditation Methods, Meditation Methods perfectly suited for a Wizard's Spiritual Power cultivation! Not only is the speed of increasing Spiritual Power completely superior to ordinary Will Rune Meditation Methods, but also, with each advancement in level, a corresponding innate talent spell will automatically form within the Wizard's Consciousness Sea!!!"
"Automatically form an innate talent spell? You mean..." Leilin blurted out.
"Exactly! As long as the high-grade Meditation Method advances in level, it directly increases the Wizard's rank, completely bypassing the need for anything like the Greenwater of Green or spell models!"
Roman laughed coldly. "Furthermore, the innate talent spells formed from the Meditation Method are completely complementary, a perfect match! Not only is there absolutely no issue of talent conflicts, but they also form an amplifying effect!"
"Just think—if you use the Greenwater of Green to break through and your most basic innate talent spell is fixed, you'll find that your future advancement will become extremely difficult. Every time you rank up, you'll require even more powerful potions and resources than the Greenwater of Green. And you'll have to search the entire world for a spell model that doesn't conflict with your innate talent spell, which is basically a matter of luck and practically impossible to find!"
"While decades or even centuries pass, Wizards who practice high-grade Meditation Methods will have advanced smoothly and far surpassed you. You'll only be able to eke out an existence at the bottom of the Wizard world, eventually dying in some unnoticed corner..."
The cold sweat on Leilin's forehead increased.
His rich experience and the Chip's calculations and simulations allowed him to know in his heart that the things Roman spoke of had a veracity of over 98%.
"The Wizard world truly is full of pitfalls at every turn, where a single misstep can be fatal!"
"So, you want to trade a high-grade Meditation Method for your little life?" After taking several deep breaths, Leilin asked Roman.
"Exactly! As long as you swear upon the Witness of the Judgment Eye, I will tell you the location of a high-grade Meditation Method!"
Roman screamed crazily: "If you don't let me go, you'll never get your hands on that Meditation Method!"
"Is that high-grade Meditation Method related to the Crimson Grand Wizard?" Leilin was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked.