He didn't know how many times he recited the spell silently in his heart.
Perhaps he had recited it hundreds of thousands of times, perhaps millions of times. Benjamin stared at the triangular character without blinking, and it was so dry that he felt like he was about to bleed.
Time in the conscious space is much slower than in reality, but with Benjamin's determined persistence, this proportional slowdown seems to have become insignificant. However, at this moment, he had no time to pay attention to such trivial matters as time.
He had already devoted himself to it and forgot about the passage of time.
In this state, he even forgot why he did what he did. He forgot to cast spells with his mind, and forgot about the existence of water element. In his almost crazy eyes, only the triangular character shining with blue light remained.
I don’t know how long it’s been…
finally.
After reciting the incantation silently for probably the millionth time, Benjamin's whole body suddenly shook, as if he had been punched awake from a deep sleep, and his mind was stunned. At that moment, he suddenly changed from that He was thrown out of this immersive state.
W-what's going on...
After persisting for too long, his mind went blank. He could only instinctively blink his sore eyes and rub his temples, subconsciously trying to relieve the severe headache.
He just held his head and calmed down for a while, then gradually regained his energy, opened his eyes again, and looked forward.
He saw, in the dark space of consciousness, a water ball he had just summoned, floating in front of him, jumping lightly.
water polo…
Benjamin was stunned, and immediately showed an expression of ecstasy.
"I... I succeeded!" He couldn't help but cheer in his conscious space.
Although he didn't know how all this happened, he still felt a great sense of accomplishment when looking at the water polo in front of him. As the old saying goes, as long as you work hard, an iron pestle can be ground into a needle. Although repeating the mantra constantly is a stupid way, but the stupid way is effective!
He also relied on this stupid method to open up the space of consciousness and step into the ranks of mage, didn't he
Don't look down on stupid methods.
Just when Benjamin felt comfortable and complacent, the system came out again at this moment and said in its indifferent mechanical voice:
"What are you happy about?"
Benjamin was in a good mood and didn't mind the systematic verbosity anymore. He replied: "I finally learned how to cast spells with my mind. Can't I be happy?"
"How did you learn how to cast spells with your mind? You recited the incantation until you were stunned." However, the system said coldly, "You were just in that trance and accidentally recited the incantation, so you You summoned this water ball. Do you think this water ball was really just released by your mind? What are you thinking about?"
Hearing this, Benjamin was stunned for a moment.
Did he recite the spell unconsciously
"Really, really..."
"Of course it's true." The system replied in a serious tone, "Child, the truth is always difficult to face. But the truth is the truth. No matter how reluctant you are to face it, you have to admit it and stop deceiving yourself. "
“…”
Exhausted.
He thought he had successfully learned how to cast spells with his mind by relying on the stupid method of looping singles, but...
A bucket of cold water poured on one's enthusiasm, this kind of blow is undoubtedly the biggest blow.
If there was a table in front of him at this moment, even if there was a 200-pound fat man lying on the table, he believed that with his current mood, the table would be overturned.
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
Sorry, how can I learn how to cast spells with my mind
Under the influence of this cheating mood, he even felt as if the entire conscious space was playing with him. The dazzling blue light flashing from the triangular characters now fell in his eyes, seeming to mock his powerlessness.
Your uncle’s…
At this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of anger towards everything here. The consciousness space, magic characters, water element... these are all part of him. However, these things that belong to him are here to make things difficult for him and prevent him from having an easy time.
After spending so much time repeating the mantra, it turned out to be just a waste of happiness, which made my mood explode.
In this mood, he even couldn't help but develop a self-destructive tendency.
He suddenly had the urge to bring in the light element crystal obtained from the priest, and let it explode due to mutual repulsion with the water element, blowing up the entire consciousness space.
"So angry..."
He was so angry that he started running in circles in the entire consciousness space. After running around all the magic characters for about twenty times, he gradually calmed down and adjusted his mentality.
well…
He can't really blow up his consciousness, right? Wouldn't that be a suicide terrorist attack? Besides, crystals of light elements should not be brought in either.
The system is right, the truth is the truth, and evasion cannot solve any problem. Only by facing all difficulties calmly can he become stronger.
After taking a few deep breaths and getting rid of the last bit of emotion, he regained a calm and rational attitude and began to re-examine his entire process of studying mind-based spellcasting.
He suddenly felt that there might be something wrong with his thinking.
Perhaps, he shouldn't insist on reciting spells silently in his mind to cast spells with his mind. That's the conventional definition of mind-casting, but what is the convention and can it be eaten? Benjamin just doesn't follow the conventional path!
Maybe, he should reverse the whole idea.
Maybe... maybe...
He misunderstood the definition of "mind".
At that moment, it was like a flash of lightning lit up in his mind.
He suddenly realized that he had already cast a spell with his mind.
The so-called "mind" refers to the space of consciousness. When he casts a spell in the conscious space, he is actually casting a spell in his own mind.
He recited a spell in his consciousness space and summoned a water ball, but in reality, no matter how close he was, no one could detect anything abnormal, right
At that moment, it was as if the sink that had been clogged for a long time was instantly opened, and inspiration poured out like a stream of water.
He immediately figured out what to do.
Just like the process of his sneak attack on the Paladin - he first ran away, condensed the ice needles, and then brought the ice needles over to kill. The essence of mental spellcasting is also the same: he can first cast a spell in the consciousness space, summon a water ball, and then bring the water ball into reality.
As long as he brings the prepared magic out of the conscious space, isn't it just casting a spell with his mind
There is absolutely no need for him to stick to the so-called "mind casting".
He has also verified before that the water element can enter and exit the consciousness space - he can absorb the water element, and if it is stored too much, it will be lost again. Magic is actually just a collection of water elements in a certain form. If nothing happens, it may be taken out of the consciousness space by Benjamin.
There is drama.
Thinking of this, Benjamin immediately started a new attempt.
He first recited a spell in his consciousness space and summoned a water ball. Then, while maintaining the water polo, he tried to enter a state where half of his feet were in the conscious space and half of his feet were in the real world.
It was as if a stream of clear water flowed out from his heart, instantly saturating his whole body.
He seemed to be in a daze for a second, and it seemed like nothing happened.
When he came back to his senses, he had left the conscious space and returned to reality. In reality, in his bedroom, a huge water balloon was slowly floating in front of him.
It was the water polo he brought out from the consciousness space.
The surrounding water elements were calm as usual, and there was no trace of the kind of fluctuations that would be caused by using magic.
Benjamin looked at the water ball and took a deep breath. This time, he didn't feel much excitement, just a faint sense of accomplishment and joy came to his heart.
He finally succeeded.