Benjamin spent the next month researching this new way of meditating.
He found a few other mages to experiment with the applicability of the runes, but the result surprised him - it turned out that it was not the mages who had studied magic for many years and finally reached a bottleneck, who could construct the runes in their own mental power. , other mages can too.
In fact, in addition to all the students in the college, the more than one hundred teachers can practice magic in this way.
They also discovered after research that condensing runes requires a certain degree of mental power as a basis. If the mental strength is not enough, it will be backlashed, causing considerable mental damage. The students who volunteered to come for the experiment also took several weeks of sick leave. But this kind of damage is not permanent, and it does not require high mental strength. A mage who has meditated for several years can generally achieve it.
In other words, this is a meditation method that can be widely used.
"We have completely changed the entire magical world." When he discovered this, Benjamin couldn't help but stand up and said to all the mages in the research team, "Maybe in the future, one day, condensed runes will become the norm for mages. , and our original meditation rules will be called 'detours in the period of ignorance' by history."
Hearing this, the mages looked at each other, probably not understanding what was so exciting.
—The people who can enter this group are all very high-level mages. However, they are still focused on the present and have not thought about the impact this move will have on subsequent history.
Seeing this, Benjamin shook his head: "Forget it...you can continue meditating."
If such a day comes, I don't know if it will be hundreds of years later. At this moment, they still have a lot of work to do.
First, they have to study this meditation method thoroughly.
By continuously absorbing the corresponding elements, they can indeed enhance the runes and become more powerful. However, they have just started to try. Who knows if new problems will arise as they practice more deeply
Recalling his various experiences in the elemental plane, Benjamin knew that it was not a world where humans could get whatever they wanted. Using runes to practice magic is equivalent to stealing the power of the elemental plane. It would not be surprising if it later leads to some side effects or backlash.
Therefore, he did not rush to popularize this method in the academy. Instead, he asked these mages to continue meditating and wait and see for a while before making a decision.
During this process, the system will also record their various data as future research materials.
"Based on the data of thirty experimental subjects, when the mental power reaches forty-two points, the runes can be condensed." The system concluded, "Of course, you can also take advantage of the fact that the numerical quantification of mental power has not yet been promoted, and use this The indicator is set to a number that is easier to remember.”
Benjamin shook his head and said: "Forget it, they have set the values before and have produced special measurement tools. It will be too troublesome to change them."
In order to display magic more clearly before, they established such a system, which is still being tested and has not yet been popularized. But now it seems that they may have to set another indicator for the strength of the runes.
Take your time, it's not easy...
Benjamin knew very well what kind of commotion it might cause if the news spread outside the academy. Therefore, this is all strictly confidential for now. After consultation, all those familiar with the matter agreed to stay in the academy for half a year, meditate peacefully, and not send any news to the outside world. People from the dark department of the academy will also secretly monitor their every move to prevent unexpected situations.
—There’s no way, it’s a big deal, and you can’t blame Benjamin for not trusting them enough.
Of course, Benjamin has also been with these people at the same time, in the name of observation and research, to prevent leaks of secrets, and to ensure that things are foolproof with the precision of the water element sensing method.
Because of this, he spent almost all of this month on this.
Regardless of what happened outside, all the visitors in the past were put into the hands of Wallis and other managers. And nothing major happened in a short period of time, which allowed him to focus on this without being disturbed.
I feel a little bit deaf to what is going on outside the window.
In the end, it was the news that came to him from the ANBU of the academy that forced him to withdraw from research and return to the complicated world.
"Anbu reports from the Horry Kingdom, the coronation ceremony ended the day before yesterday, and Grant Reese officially became the Pope. Although he still uses the name Benjamin to the general public, whether it is within the church or in communication with the nobles, Everyone in the circle has acquiesced in his identity.”
After hearing this report, Benjamin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"So...the priests and nobles don't have any objections?"
"There should be opinions, but they have all been suppressed by forceful means." The mercenary took out an envelope and handed it to Benjamin. "Some time ago, many nobles suffered because of this, like those on this list. Among them are families that have been suppressed or even exterminated. As for the list of priests, it is difficult for us to investigate."
Benjamin took the envelope and nodded.
He was actually quite satisfied with the current intelligence work of the academy's ANBU.
It was difficult to survive in the Hori Kingdom at first, but now I am able to investigate some secret information and even compile a list. The few people sent there have made great progress!
However, he did not speak out the praise, but continued with a cold face and said slowly: "Keep working hard and find a way to investigate the priest's list."
There is no way, he has now discovered that if you do this ANBU thing, you can't be happy and happy with others all day long. Maintaining the posture of a superior is also an inherent ritual to establish majesty and loyalty.
Besides, the priest's list... is indeed important.
It is conceivable that Grant was in a situation like that, his identity was sensitive, and he forcibly ascended to the throne of the pope by killing a bishop. In this process, the opposition of the priest was definitely inevitable. Although he has succeeded now, there must be many invisible cracks within the church.
Although he has not yet decided to regard Grant as his enemy, it is always good to be prepared.
Speaking of which, the letter he wrote home should have been delivered to Miles a month later, right? I don’t know what response Grant will have and whether there is any possibility of cooperation between the two parties.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, given Grant's orientation, it is quite normal to hate the church. Moreover, whether they are gays or mages, they are all disadvantaged groups that are discriminated against in the Kingdom of Hori. It can be said that it is a matter of course for the disadvantaged groups to unite to fight for equal rights. Thinking more optimistically, maybe Grant has already thought of destroying the church, but what is missing is a perfect internal and external cooperation.
As the pope, if he is really willing to help eradicate the church, things will become much easier...
While thinking about it, Benjamin opened the envelope. He glanced at the list of victims of the Horli Kingdom nobles, wondering if the Foer family had suffered in this purge because they had not contacted him for so long.
However, just after taking a glance, Benjamin saw a last name that he had never expected.
Because of this, he froze in place, as if struck by lightning.
"The Riese family was deprived of their noble status, all fiefs were recovered, and family members were reduced to commoners. The former Duke Claude Riese was hanged for offending the majesty of God."