A Hospital in Another World?

Chapter 905: Taking a Bet, Will Garrett Enchant with Magic or Divine Power?

Elder Tapros smiled as he stroked his white beard.

"Ah, young people are always so impatient and easy to provoke. It’s just a student, after all. It’s not like I’m going to snatch him away... The Church of the God of Nature has strict rules. If a student already has a teacher, I won’t steal them!"

Even if that child’s teacher is only an eighth-level priest and now ranks below the student, that's still not a reason to take the student!

Of course, appropriate guidance is still permissible. A promising seedling of the Church of the God of Nature, and as a seasoned legend of the church, it’s his duty!

Elder Tapros comfortably sat down, and the surrounding shrubs immediately bent and twisted to weave a seat for him. Another shrub obligingly lowered its branch, offering him a bunch of red berries...

"Do you want some?"

The elder smiled as he offered the branch to the Lord of Thunder. Beside the legendary mage, Cirilla slightly lowered her head and mouthed discreetly:

"Who wants that?"

To her surprise, the Lord of Thunder actually thanked him and took a small piece of the branch. The branch continued to move, and the two great mages each took a piece with thanks. Elder Tapros then smiled at Cirilla:

"Little Silver Dragon, how about you? Want some?""You know each other?"

Cirilla, a bit dazed, took the branch. Elder Tapros chuckled and with a casual gesture, made another bunch of berries grow on the shrub branch:

"With so few legends around, who doesn’t know who?"

After saying that, he hooked his finger, and the branch gently trembled, dropping a berry into his palm. The elder casually threw the berry into his mouth and pointed at the distant misty green fog:

"The Church of the God of Nature hasn’t had a new legend in almost fifty years... The elder closest to becoming a legend is over a hundred years old now. We eagerly welcome new members with potential..."

That’s the third faction now that thinks Garrett might reach the legendary level.

Cirilla thought silently.

She moved closer to the old man and plucked a small twig of berries to eat. After eating a few, she craned her neck to look towards Garrett:

"Is he doing well? How much longer will it take? I've never seen so much green mist before..."

"Hmm..." Elder Tapros looked in the same direction:

"It should be fine. The flow of natural energy is very steady, not turbulent or violent. Don’t worry, little Garrett is a child favored by nature; he won’t be harmed."

Garrett hadn’t thought about being "a child favored by nature." He was just absorbing the energy, the power bestowed by the world’s will and nature.

The light figure formed by his meditation core, its bones, muscles, breathing, circulation—all parts were fully connected. Garrett even suspected that if he pressed on this light figure, he could feel the elasticity of the skin and the warmth of the breath;

The meditation world greedily opened, desperately trying to fill, but no matter how much it absorbed, it seemed it could never be filled...

"They say that after level 9 and 10, the meditation world will gradually interact with the real world, moving towards materialization... And when materialization reaches its peak, it becomes the half-plane of a legendary mage..."

Not knowing how long he had absorbed, Garrett’s consciousness finally floated up in the chaos. He thought vaguely:

"How much energy do I need to fill this meditation world? I remember the formula for converting energy to matter is e=mc^2... By that calculation... To turn the meditation world into real matter, I’d have to drain all the surrounding energy, right?"

Thinking this, his whole body shuddered, completely jolting him out of the meditative state. Once out, he regretted it immediately:

What was I thinking?

Just absorb as much as you can! Being infused by the world’s will, such an opportunity only comes with each advancement. It’s so rare! Usually, I can only rely on meditation to move that pitiful little bit...

But now it was too late for regret. Garrett stood on tiptoe, looking around. Great, the sky was completely dark. It’s just unclear if it’s the same night or if a day has already passed.

Hmm, not hungry. At times like this, the stomach is never hungry, so it can’t be used as a basis for judgment.

He had to focus his senses on the surroundings. How long has it been? How much energy did I absorb? Did I drain the surroundings?

Nature immediately responded to him. Oak, beech, holly, and chestnut... various trees, each in its way, told him:

It’s been quite a while! Yes—sunrise and sunset, then rise and set again, that long!

We’re fine!

We’re in great shape!

The trees, shrubs, and grasses are all doing well, and the nearby animals are full of vigor!

Garrett relaxed and smiled. He lowered his head, spread his fingers, clenched, then spread them again, and clenched once more, starting to check his own state:

Senses are normal, fingers are nimble, no signs of absorbing too much natural energy, no bark growing on the back of his hands, no transformation into a tree;

His mind... His mind should also be normal, emotions and reason intact, no signs of merging with the wild or becoming a beast. To verify, perhaps he should make a checklist? Or maybe solve a calculus problem?

Garrett subconsciously snapped his fingers, and before him, light and shadow intertwined, sketching out a solved math problem. Great, he recognized the formulas and knew how to derive them, his thinking process was unhindered.

That earlier feeling of merging with the earth should have no lasting effects, not impacting his mind or intellect.

"What is he doing?"

After waiting in place for two days, Elder Tapros walked out of the tent, surprised as he looked at the Lord of Thunder. The Lord of Thunder also walked out of his spell hut, hands behind his back, looking into the distance. Hearing the elder’s question, he glanced at him, then turned away:

"Just math. What mage doesn’t know some math?"

"Oh..."

Elder Tapros groaned painfully. Math, oh math, why should a priest who understands and reveres nature delve into math!

He would rather observe the beauty of a blooming flower, feel the tranquility of falling leaves turning into mud, or watch the thrilling hunt and flight of animals than—struggle with this math!

"Little Garrett's foundation is solid. Otherwise, learning spell constructs wouldn’t be so quick." The Lord of Thunder looked at the dissipating green mist with an inexplicable joy in his tone:

"And every advancement along the way, he’s always created powerful new spells. Every step is solid, the future is very promising."

"Except he hasn’t created any divine spells..." Elder Tapros muttered:

"After so many advancements, his priest level has risen from one to nine. At least he could create a divine spell!"

"That’s not something you can force."

The Lord of Thunder replied leisurely. He stepped outside at night, immaculate from head to toe, casually summoned a round table and chairs, and calmly sat down.

With a wave, steaming coffee, a three-tiered porcelain dessert tower, and a dazzling array of seven or eight kinds of pastries appeared on the table.

The legendary mage even poured an extra cup of coffee, letting the milk foam spread into leaf shapes on the surface, and pushed it in front of the elder:

"What he usually puts effort into and what he’s most adept at are what he relies on during advancement. After all, advancing so quickly, he can’t possibly master all spells!"

"That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s magic this time. Maybe now that he’s at level nine, he thinks divine spells are important too?"

"Do you really believe that?"

"Want to bet on it?"

Elder Tapros rummaged through his belongings, pulling out a dark ancient vine bird and lightly placed it on the coffee table. The bird flapped its wings twice, staring at the Lord of Thunder with gem-inlaid eyes, chirping away.

"Heh, bet? My disciple, don’t I know him?"

The Lord of Thunder glanced at the bird on the table. With his perception, he could only discern functions like enlarging, shrinking, protection, natural aura, and communication.

However, something crafted by a natural legend couldn’t be anything less. This bird could probably swallow Garrett, shield him, withstand a storm, and fly hundreds of miles without issue?

Seeing the elder's generous offer, he couldn’t be stingy. The Lord of Thunder casually grasped, and a palm-sized kitten glittered into his palm.

The kitten was silver-white all over, with eyes flowing like countless lightning inside. It landed on the table, rolled over, sat up, and started washing its face with its paws, mewing softly.

"A Lightning Spirit?" Elder Tapros petted the kitten, its fur soft and smooth under his hand:

"How generous of you!"

"Hehe, what’s there to hold back? After all, I can’t lose this bet..."

The two legends bantered back and forth. The two great mages respectfully sat at their master's sides, observing proper decorum and keeping their minds focused, pretending to have heard nothing.

Cirilla, ignoring them, craned her neck to look towards the distant hill:

Why hasn’t Garrett finished yet?

Last time he advanced, it took about three days. How many days will it take this time? Five days? Six days?

What spell will he inscribe with his mental power this time? Teleportation? Ice Wall? It couldn’t be Fire

ball, could it?

Garrett chose none of those. After confirming he was unharmed, he once again plunged into meditation, connecting with the world’s will—

Great, he connected successfully again, like adjusting his position to continue a dream...

While not very common, it wasn’t that rare either. Otherwise, during mage advancements, one by one, they’d all starve to death.

Not everyone is blessed by the world’s will!

Hmm... This time, the world’s will is particularly generous... But, what spell should he inscribe this time?

Calcium Extraction?

Seems too narrowly applicable, a waste to use it here;

Teleportation?

He has studied it meticulously, but it’s nothing original, the world’s will likely wouldn’t give any extra benefits;

Arcane Eye?

He did have some unique ideas on this, like reducing its size and adding its own light source, but still, it feels like a waste to use it here...

Got it!

This one!

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