Nausicaa's intuition was accurate.
Angel recalled that he only agreed to be neighbors with Sairum not long ago, but he changed his mind before even a day. Angel himself felt a little embarrassed, and there was a little embarrassment on his face.
Seeing Angel's expression, how could Nausicaa not understand.
"It seems that I guessed right. You are really planning to move out, right? Well... it's not called moving out, after all, you haven't lived in yet."
Nausicaa guessed the move. Although Angel was a little embarrassed, he didn't plan to hide it, and he couldn't hide it.
So he told him about renting a house in the apprentice town, but the source of the magic crystal was not easy to explain, so he simply raised the tiger-skin banner of Sanders. Besides, the contribution points are indeed given by Sanders, although they are paid in exchange.
"I heard from Miss Abree that many second-level apprentices are reluctant to spend money to live in the apprentice town!" Sairum showed an envious expression: "It's great to have a good mentor."
"It's better to go to the apprentice to restrain yourself." Nausicaa picked up the chain that was broken in two on the ground, "It's too unsafe to live in a place like this, there is a gap between you and Hook Dick, if he sneaks in at night ,The consequences could be disastrous."
Sairum also nodded in agreement: "Yes, Miss Nausicaa is right, I didn't react at first, but now that I think about it, a sharp weapon can cut off the chain, which is too unsafe to protect. The people around us are not good ordinary people, but extraordinary people and those who are about to step into the door of extraordinary people. They want to break through the door, and they must have many means. If they are interrupted when they are practicing, it is also A very unpleasant thing. Besides, Toby is a bird, so he should not be used to living in the underground without light."
"You are one step ahead of us." Nausicaa patted Angel's shoulder: "When I earn enough magic crystals, I will move out from here as soon as possible."
"Me too!" Sairum smiled and said, "We'll be neighbors again then!"
The understanding of the two made Angel's embarrassment finally dissipated.
"I believe this day will not be too long." Angel said.
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On the same day, Angel moved his luggage into the small villa in Apprentice Town.
The villa is located on the edge of the 8th Apprentice Town, close to a small stream. Because it is backed by the woods, from time to time, I can see animals that are not afraid of life come out of the woods, and drink water and rest by the stream. As soon as Angelfu arrived, he saw several sunset pelicans with huge red beaks fishing in the stream, and a few white deer snuggling and drinking on the shore.
"The natural scenery is beautiful." This quiet and beautiful initial impression made Angel more satisfied with his new home.
The villa is surrounded by a white fence. Although the fence is short, it is engraved with magic patterns, and it is very difficult to break through. The courtyard within the fence is not big, only a miniature flower house. There is a mistletoe tree about three meters high next to the flower house. The temperature of the world in the mirror is kept warm most of the time, so the branches and leaves on the tree are lush, and if you look closely, you can find green fruit spores.
After Angel entered the villa, he found that the furniture inside had been sent by the administrator, and it was randomly placed in the living room, which looked a little messy. Angel spent most of the day returning the furniture to their respective positions. During this process of sorting, he also gained a better understanding of the interior environment of the villa.
The villa has three floors, the top floor is a small triangular loft, the second floor is a guest room, and the first floor is the master bedroom, study and living room. There is also a basement, which is specially used for cultivation.
Angel's own room is the master bedroom on the first floor, and the room he arranged for Toby is the top floor attic. There is a skylight here, through which you can see the mistletoe branches outside, which is very green and pleasing to the eye. Toby is also very happy with his room, which can fly out at any time through the skylight, which makes him very happy.
After placing Toby, Angel returned to his bedroom.
There was nothing in the bedroom, only a bed, and the walls were empty. Angel looked at the white walls and felt too deserted. He simply stood up and took out the two oil paintings from his luggage.
He hung "The Traveler under the Stars" on the wall directly opposite the bed. He did not hang another "The Milking Shepherd", but put it in the study and covered it with canvas at will. For this painting, Ingres did not know whether there were any secrets in it, so for the sake of prudence, he did not hang it up.
With the oil painting embellishment, the bedroom immediately feels a little more fulfilling. Angel was running around all day, he was already exhausted, and he fell asleep quickly in bed.
The next day, when Angel woke up, the sky was already bright. I opened the curtains, walked to the balcony and moved around for a while, breathing the fresh air, looking at the dark blue mountains and the small animals playing by the nearby creek, I felt inexplicably quiet and comfortable.
He has no plans to go out today, and decided to officially start practicing the Guidance Method. For this "Singularity Scattering Meditation", Angel has great expectations. I hope that I can use this guidance method to quickly enrich my background and successfully save Jon's life after five years.
However, before practicing Guidance, he must first feel the spiritual power.
Angel let Toby move freely, and he hurried to the basement after eating some dry food.
The basement is very large and spacious. The three basic magic energy arrays are all attached to the four walls. No matter what you do in it, you can effectively protect your privacy and safety. Therefore, many wizard apprentices have transformed the basement into a personal laboratory. Angel has no plans to renovate the basement at present. The reason why he came to the basement is because there is a small side door, and inside is a quiet room of two or three square meters.
Angel's destination was this quiet room.
In a cramped and quiet room, it is easiest to calm down, which is helpful for Angel, who is meditating for the first time.
The first meditation did not go well. Even with the peculiar skills Sanders noted, he never managed to meditate.
The first step in meditation is to visualize the mental model in your mind. Visualization and construction are two different things, but they have a deep inner connection. Visualizing the mental model is to better build a mental model, and to build The model has an initial concept.
This process, although on the surface it is visualization, is actually for the purpose of feeling and guiding the spiritual power.
Spiritual power is an abstract concept. To materialize it, you must perceive its existence. How to perceive spiritual power? It is to visualize the mental power model in the mind, and at the same time to find the mental power attracted by the mental power model.
That is to visualize the mental power model, and at the same time pursue the mental power.
But when visualizing the mental power model, you can't focus on the visual model, but focus on feeling another power in the brain - mental power.
This method is a great test of one's concentration, because when you visualize a pattern, your attention will inevitably be focused. It is very difficult to put all your attention on the other side at this time.
This process is much like a famous psychological test on Earth: "The Pink Elephant."
The psychologist told the subject that there was a pink elephant in the house, and then told the subject: "Don't think about that pink elephant."
But the result is often that after the test subjects know the information of "pink elephant", they will clear their thoughts no matter what, but they can't help but think of the pink elephant in their minds involuntarily. .
The test is like a wizard's meditation: the more you try to distract yourself, the harder it is to distract yourself. This is a typical thinking interference. If you want to forget the object being interfered with, you must keep your body, mind, and spirit still, and then slowly shift your attention in a state of "emptiness".
This is a very difficult process. Ordinary people's thinking is complex and complicated. If you want to fully understand your mind, it is a process that requires perseverance.
Precisely because entering a state of emptiness requires absolute stillness, most wizards are solitary wise men.
Of course, with a higher cultivation base and less dust in the mind, "absolute quietness" can be replaced by "relative quietness". This state at least requires a formal wizard. To achieve this state, even meditating in the middle of a busy city will not work. Will not be affected by the noise, can quickly enter the state. This is the "quiet body" that transcends the body, mind, and spirit, and achieves the state of "quiet mind".
As for the higher "spiritual tranquility", the conditions for achievement are even more stringent.
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For a week in a row, Angel did not really enter a state of meditation. There is absolute silence, but the thinking in my mind is too prosperous. When I close my eyes and want to enter a state of meditation, all kinds of demons, ghosts and distractions seem to be having a party in my brain, chattering non-stop, strong. Pressing this side, there is a gap on the other side. Simply impossible to guard against.
Not to mention the mental model of visualization, even controlling one's own thoughts without running a horse would cost Angel a lot of energy.
It was only at this time that Angel realized how disordered his thinking was.
Angel was not the only one who got stuck in the first level of entry. All the talented people in this session got the guidance method from their respective mentors, but their guidance method was a very popular guidance method, probably the "Triangle Guidance Method". of that level. Like Angel, they were also stumped by this first level. Especially the adult talents who are accustomed to the sensual life, and want to completely calm down their minds, they spend more energy.
On the contrary, Sairum, although he is only one year younger than Angel, has a much purer mind. If he closes his eyes to practice, he closes his eyes to practice. There are very few cluttered thoughts in his mind, and he can do it in a short period of time. to the separation of visualization and concentration.
Sairum's success stimulated Angel. In the next half month, he simply stayed at home and meditated. He didn't believe that he could not succeed.
During this time, Sanders did not take the initiative to contact him, and he must have known the difficulties of beginners.
A few days later, Angel had a deeper understanding of the meditation method. In fact, meditation is a step-by-step process, and Angel did not want to do it overnight. The main task to solve now is to eliminate distracting thoughts.
It took him a week to do this.
The second step is to visualize the mental model and trace the spiritual power.
Another three days passed, and Angel had a preliminary concept of how to achieve the separation of visualization and concentration. The mental model of the "Singularity Scattering Method" he visualized needs to be slowly reflected in Angel's mind and turned into an instinct. At this time, there will be no distraction. Go to Sensing mental power will make it much easier.
However, it is not easy to turn the mental model of visualization into an instinct.
It’s another week, and Angel’s meditation is still bumpy. Although he can’t completely separate visualization and concentration, when he visualizes the mental model in his mind, his attention can occasionally be drawn to pay attention to the spirit. Powerful search.
Although this phenomenon only appeared occasionally, it also increased Angel's confidence.
Occasional can become occasional, occasionally can become often, often can become forever. However, this is a water mill work, which requires unremitting persistence.
In the past two weeks, Angel's progress has gradually caught up, ranking among the best in this session of talent. This is because his talent is really good, and the second is because of the magic energy formation.
Sairum was also looking for spiritual power in the past half month, but the progress was the same as Angel, and he couldn't find spiritual power, as if it didn't exist at all.
Angel and Sairum also discussed it privately, but they still got nothing after the exchange.
As for Nausicaa, it's been a long time since I saw her go out. I heard Sairum say that Nausicaa is still fighting with the complicated thoughts in her mind, and she seldom even smokes cigarettes.
After listening, Angel muttered secretly: "Actually, I think when she smokes, she may have a higher success rate." Because Angel found that whenever Nausicaa was smoking, she was very quiet, and her expression was very quiet. He is also peaceful and genial. According to his experience in the past two weeks, this state is the easiest to get rid of complicated thoughts.
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He finally took his attention away from the visualization, but he couldn't find any trace of his spiritual power, which made Angel a little impatient.
Another half month has passed, and now it is the cold month, and in another month, he has been away from home for a whole year.
One-fifth of the five-year contract between him and Jon's mentor has passed, and he has not even entered the door of the apprentice, which makes him restless.
On this day, after Anger meditated, he still had no clue about the trace of spiritual power. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the Magic Island and ask Sanders.
All the way to the Magic Island smoothly, and also met Sanders smoothly.
But Sanders' answer made Angel a little confused. Sanders expressed his appreciation for Angel's current practice progress. As for how to find spiritual power, Sanders only said four words: water mill time.
Haste is not enough.
Angel also knew this truth, but he was impatient.
When Angel left the Magic Island, he accidentally bumped into Flora, Angel's eyes lit up, and he decided to ask Flora if there was any better way.
Flora gave the exact same answer as Sanders.
However, Flora saw Angel's anxious look, and said: "I don't know what you are in a hurry, anyway, I have nothing to do. But there is a person who may know, but wants to take some out of his mouth. Substantial things are not simple things.”