Anyway, since he was bored, he began to study it seriously.

Very soon, he understood the meaning of these words.

Normally, the human eye has only one focal point and can only see things clearly within that focus.

However, the eye has peripheral vision, so the actual field of view is much larger than the focal range.

By replaying the adventure log, as long as the target was within his field of vision, he could refocus and carefully observe things that had originally only appeared in his peripheral vision.

Lawson slapped his thigh excitedly and exclaimed, “Isn’t this just the Plus version of photographic memory!”

This function was ridiculously powerful, far exceeding his expectations.

But soon, he realized that while the function was strong, it still couldn’t change his awkward situation in the short term.

‘Ah~ take it slow, there’s no rush.’

Just then, he heard familiar footsteps outside the door, followed by the sound of a key turning in the lock.

Silas was back.

As soon as he entered, he immediately went to check the suitcase in the corner, and after confirming that everything was untouched, he nodded in satisfaction.

“Not bad, you’re an honest kid.”

Lawson looked at him carefully and saw that his brows were relaxed, there was a hint of joy on his face, and the bandit’s head in his hand was gone—he knew he had successfully collected the bounty.

Taking advantage of his good mood, he mustered up the courage to ask, “Mentor, when will you teach me magic?”

Silas’s expression froze, and the joy vanished from his face.

He silently walked to the luggage rack, opened the top drawer, took out the complete set of oil painting tools he had bought earlier, and with a bang, placed them heavily on the table.

“Learning magic is very expensive, and as you can see, I’m not wealthy.”

“If you want to learn sooner, then paint well and earn some money first. Once you’ve earned enough, I’ll naturally teach you.”

After saying this, seeing Lawson’s face full of disappointment, he pondered for a moment and added, “Of course, you’ve already earned me 1 krei, so as a reward, I’ll teach you the basics of being a mage today.”

Lawson was overjoyed and quickly said, “Mentor, thank you very much for your generosity and kindness.”

Silas snorted coldly, “Don’t thank me yet. I’m only responsible for teaching; whether you can learn it or not depends on your own ability.”

“Mentor, I will do my best.”

“Very good. Now, get on the bed and find the most comfortable position to lie down.”

Lawson immediately complied.

“Close your eyes.”

Lawson closed his eyes a little nervously.

After a while, Silas’s somewhat ethereal voice came to his ears.

“For a mage, the most basic and most important thing is mana. And to obtain mana, the only way is through meditation.”

“There are many kinds of meditation. The more effective the meditation, the harder it is to master, and the greater the risk.

“Considering you have no foundation, today I’ll teach you the safest and easiest meditation to master: Restful Meditation.”

“Now, listen to me carefully and do as I say.”

Lawson immediately held his breath, afraid to miss a single word.

Silas’s voice continued from his side.

“Calm your mind, breathe slowly, and carefully feel your body.”

“Feel the beating of your heart, feel the blood flowing through your body, feel the vitality contained in every piece of flesh, and sense the trace of mystery the Creator left within you.”

For a boy who grew up in a bandit’s den, these words should have been obscure and hard to understand.

But for someone from Earth, a seasoned veteran who had been through the information age, there was no difficulty in understanding at all.

He focused wholeheartedly on feeling his body.

He didn’t know how much time had passed when suddenly, his mind trembled slightly, and two streams of information flashed through.

“New program 《Lawson的法术书》 installed.”

“New skill: Restful Meditation acquired.”

Lawson felt a stir in his heart and immediately focused on the desktop. Sure enough, there was a new book-shaped icon, named ‘Lawson的法术书’.

He tried to activate the icon.

The book quickly enlarged, occupying the entire desktop, and on the cover were six golden characters: 《Lawson的法术书》.

Lawson thought expectantly: ‘Can I open it?’

In the next instant, the pages opened, turning to the first page, which contained a single icon: ‘Mage Basics: Restful Meditation’.

Looking at this icon, Lawson felt a slight stir in his heart and thought of a possibility.

He focused his mind and tried to concentrate on the icon.

Just as he expected, after two seconds, an option popped up on the icon: ‘Run this skill?’

Of course, he chose yes!

In an instant, Lawson felt the whole world fall silent. Silas’s voice disappeared without a trace, and all the noise from the inn’s first floor vanished as well.

In the next moment, he could clearly hear his own heartbeat, the sound of blood flowing through his veins, the buzzing of his intestines moving, and the faint ‘da-da’ of his joints and bones colliding.

A moment later, Lawson vaguely felt a very faint warmth appear within his body.

It was moving, but unlike the flow of blood, it was more like breathing.

Not the body breathing, but the soul breathing.

Because the center of this ‘breathing’ was not in the chest, but in the brain.

When he ‘exhaled’, a wave of warmth left his brain, like countless stars scattering through his limbs and bones.

When he ‘inhaled’, the warmth returned to his brain, like all rivers flowing into the sea.