Wizards: Starting with the Refined Meditation Technique Guide

Chapter 289 Formal Wizards Do Not Pursue Truth

Chapter 289 Formal Wizards Do Not Pursue Truth

"After having a conflict with a formal wizard, whether you seek my help or resolve it yourself, I think both choices are perfectly acceptable. However, since you sought my help but chose to abandon important research as a condition... then I can only conclude that Philia is unlikely to become a formal wizard."

Stoffen said calmly.

Leo then understood why Stoffen had waited until now to use him to kill Philia.

Stofin had been observing Philia all along, and only recently did he decide to kill her.

But something's not right..."

Leo thought about it and then felt something was wrong.

Leo now understood why Stoffen hadn't killed Philia.

But why did Stoffen wait until Leo arrived before letting Leo kill Philia?

Any qualified wizard could easily kill Philia without anyone noticing. Especially someone like Stoffen, one of the best qualified wizards.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Leo.

Philia was sent by Augusta.

Killing Philia would mean ruining Augusta's plan; if it were any other wizard, there would probably be no hope of success at all.

I'm afraid that the wizard will be subdued by Augusta just as he's about to make a move.

It's even more impossible for Stoffen to do it himself, as that would mean completely breaking ties with Augusta.

But it's different if Leo is the one to kill him; Leo plays a very important role in Augusta's prophecy.

Even if Augusta knew that Leo killed Philia, he probably wouldn't do anything about it.

And stopping Leo from killing Philia is even more impossible.

Once Leo makes his move, even if Philia survives, she won't be able to stay under Stoffon's control.

Having figured this out, Leo wiped the cold sweat from his brow and muttered to himself: "Mentor Stoffen is also a cunning old fox with a twisted mind."

Leo finally understood that none of these formal wizards had simple minds.

Stoffen said, "Leo, if you were in the same situation, what would you choose?"

Leo decisively replied, "Research is the natural priority. I am a wizard; research is more important than life itself."

Knowing the answers on the exam paper in advance, Leo naturally wouldn't choose the wrong answer.

Stoffen neither agreed nor disagreed; he said, "Leo, you have problems too. However, your problems are different from Philia's."

"Philia overestimates formal wizards, believing them to be superior."

"And Leo, while your understanding of formal wizards is correct, your understanding of research has a major problem."

Leo looked puzzled. He said, "Master Stoffen, is it that my knowledge is insufficient?"

"It's not about the amount of knowledge, but about the understanding of research."

Stoffen said, "Leo, shortly after you joined the Esmond Gathering, did your guru tell you that a wizard is one who seeks the truth?"

Leo nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "The wizard Sally who guided me did say that. However, Sally is not our mentor at the Esmond Gathering, but a teaching assistant."

Stoffen said, "If you were personally taught by Wizard Esmond, then your path as a wizard should not have gone astray. Leo, do you think that a wizard's pursuit of truth and a wizard's pursuit of their own research are the same thing or different things?"

Leo was startled.

"Master Stoffen, are you saying that wizards' pursuit of truth is actually wrong?"

Stoffen said, "It depends on your own perspective. At least from my point of view, the so-called pursuit of truth by wizards has been a deceptive facade from the very beginning."

"Wizard apprentices seek value from ordinary people, demi-human races, and knights."

"And why can't a fully-fledged wizard extract value from his apprentices?"

Stoffen said, "Leo, there are some things you need to understand and see for yourself. You've only been a wizard for a short time, and your understanding of formal wizards is still based on their high status and immense power. Do you have this feeling that formal wizards don't care about you wizarding apprentices?"

Leo's face turned very ugly.

He had assumed that formal wizards treated first-class wizard apprentices as if they were insignificant people.

But according to Stoffenheim, that's clearly not the case.

"Formal wizards are not as aloof and otherworldly as you might imagine, obsessed with pursuing the truth... Formal wizards are indeed very dedicated to their research, but that's all... Dedication to research and pursuit of truth are two different things."

Stoffen said, "That's all I can tell you. I can only remind you that your understanding of formal wizards will gradually deepen as your knowledge expands. Ultimately, only after becoming a first-class wizard apprentice will you have the opportunity to come into contact with formal wizards and understand what they are really thinking."

A thoughtful look flashed across Leo's face before he said, "Master Stoffen, thank you for your guidance."

Stofin hummed in response, neither confirming nor denying, before asking, "Leo, have you mastered your first combination spell?"

After a moment's thought, Leo said, "Mentor Stoffen, I'm still a little short of mastering the first combination spell."

Stoffen looked slightly disappointed upon hearing this. He said, "Alright, but it does take quite a while to master a combination spell, especially the first one. Just take your time."

Leo stayed with Stoffen until nightfall before making his way back to the Esmond Gathering in the dark.

Philia's figure emerged from the dark, shadowy corner, like a nightmare.

Philia stared at Leo and said, "Leo, did you and Mentor Stoffen talk about anything related to me today?"

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Seeing this, Leo sighed softly.

Immediately afterwards, a triangular pupil appeared in Leo's pupil and began to rotate.

Philia's expression changed from wary and staring to blank stare.

The Heart Demon Dragon Bloodline was the first combination spell that Leo mastered.

As for why Leo said he hadn't, it was because he was preparing to master this combination spell to a perfect level, and besides, he said he had already mastered it.

Leo looked at Philia, who was staring blankly and completely controlled by his bloodline ability, and asked, "Philia, why are you so concerned about what I and Instructor Stoffen are talking about?"

"Because I'm terrified that Master Stoffen will abandon me. I once offended a legitimate wizard, and Master Stoffen would never risk offending a legitimate wizard for my sake."