Chapter 736 The Dark Lord and the Ring of Naga (XII)
Dark Time/7:00.
Damian Kelasel's living dark room.
The scene in the dark room presents a depressing atmosphere. The entire room is dimly lit, and the walls are made of obsidian bricks, emitting a cold glimmer.
There are several ancient stone statues placed around them, all of which are images of entangled snake spirits. The snake eyes are hollow and sharp, as if they are monitoring everything in the room.
There is a set of dark red bookshelves placed in the corner of the dark room. The bookshelves are densely packed with various rare magic books, and the covers of some of the ancient books have turned yellow.
The red-robed wizard Damian was sitting on the red velvet chair in the center of the room under control, his posture was upright and stiff, his hands were placed on his knees, and his eyes were looking forward blankly, like a quilt Abandoned puppet.
Beside the desk, Xia Xiu looked leisurely and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. The Snake Eyes Scroll is spread out on the table, and clear footprint symbols appear on the surface of the scroll - these marks symbolize the positions of the tutors of each school in different totems. Xia Xiu's eyes were calm and focused, and he examined these marks one by one:
——Scroll of Snake Spirit——
Ivan Sorensen | Mentor of the Poison Fang Sect
Mira Castel|Mentor of the Fang Sect
Sofia Romano|Senior Mentor of the Fang Sect
Philippe Kellasel|Head of the Spell Protection Department
Damian Kellasel|Serpent Faction Special Mentor|
Alex Kellasel|Serpent Faction Defense Mentor|
Isabelle Kellasel|Serpent Faction Combat Mentor|
Adrian Finn|Mysterious Scale Faction Mentor
Leah Keizer|Mysterious Scale Faction Senior Mentor
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Xia Xiu looked at each name carefully and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he already knew these people by heart.
The totem and location of each mentor clearly appear on the scroll, and even their faction and responsibilities are clearly marked.
His eyes were solemn and casual, as if he was choosing the next chess piece.
The old craftsman Satis on the side couldn't help but glance at those precious magic books, with unconcealable joy and desire in his eyes.
Even in a crisis-ridden situation, he was still deeply attracted by these books. From time to time, he quietly stretched out his fingers and gently touched the edges of these volumes, with a thirst for knowledge in his eyes.
soon.
Xia Xiu withdrew his gaze from the Snake Spirit Scroll. He closed the scroll and placed it beside the table, as if he had just completed some research, casually and relaxedly.
His eyes slowly swept across the room, finally stopping on Damian.
The red-robed wizard was sitting stiffly on the aristocratic red chair, his hands obediently placed on his knees, his eyes empty and dull, like an unconscious puppet.
Old craftsman Satis stood aside, with a hint of awe and contemplation in his eyes. He retracted his attention from the bookshelf and turned to Xia Xiu.
He bowed his head slightly, his face full of respect, and asked in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, do you have any new instructions?"
Xia Xiu smiled slightly when he heard this, and glanced leisurely Turning towards the scroll, his fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a regular low sound.
He smiled in a leisurely tone:
“Caleb Wigner, that purple-robed wizard did a big job for me. With this snake spirit The volume will save a lot of effort for the next thing.”
His hand caressed the scroll, and his eyes passed over the marks on it. There was a bit of speculation in his eyes, and he seemed to be extremely satisfied with the information on it.
"Serpentis College seems to have been firmly controlled by Aurors in various core areas and management powers. It is really locked up tightly by them."
Xia Xiu Turning his head slightly, his eyes fell on the old craftsman's face, and he said calmly, as if waiting for the other party's feedback.
Satis nodded slightly, looking deeply at the marks of names and footprints on the scroll, his face solemn and thoughtful.
After pondering for a moment, he finally whispered back:
"Indeed. Through infiltration and control, the Kailasher family has established a strict governance system with blood superiority and family glory as its core.
Their clan members occupy important positions and key areas in the academy. With blood superiority as the cornerstone, secret room control, teaching influence, social isolation, and even taboo experiments, they are used to continuously consolidate their absolute status. "< br>
“In the academy, they not only control magic resources and teaching, but also carefully cultivate a social culture in which pure-blood wizards are supreme.
The academy has gradually become the continuation of their family and a place to showcase their pure An important stronghold of bloodline glory. Under this system, the chance of even touching the core is slim."
The corners of Xia Xiu's mouth raised slightly, profound and meaningful.
"So, no one has thought about resisting?"
The old craftsman trembled slightly after hearing this. He seemed to have something to say, but in the end he just lowered his head and remained silent. The hesitation on his face was self-evident.
Just when the old craftsman was about to speak, Xia Xiu seemed to have seen through everything, and waved his hand lightly, looking away from the scroll, staring into the void,
His tone was calm but There was a sense of apology.
"Well, what I just said may not be based on the actual situation of the Ring of Nagas and the Hundred Layer World. The starting point is indeed too natural and inconsistent with the world situation."
Xia Xiu gently raised his right hand, and a small flame suddenly ignited on the tip of his slender index finger. It lit up with a warm halo, but it was filled with a deterrent force that could not be underestimated.
He gently blew on the flames on his fingertips, and his words revealed a certain certainty that he had glimpsed some truth:
“Actually, when I came here, I discovered a core problem— —The control of the crystal wall system and the extraordinary power within the world by the rulers of this world has reached an almost pathological level."
His words were like sharp blades, stabbing the old craftsman accurately and directly. In his heart, the latter's expression instantly stiffened and his breathing became slightly rapid.
Xia Xiu's fingers fiddled with the flames casually, but his eyes were as cold as a blade.
"I can clearly perceive that the flow of EVE particles in the entire hundred-layer world is like an invisible but huge and fine energy network, tightly covering every corner of the world and even across planes.
Magic Caster Once this network is touched, it will cause energy fluctuations. The network ensures the controllability and so-called 'security' of magic."
"And this network," Xia Xiu's eyes were deep and his words were slow but. With some sort of boot, "it's actually divided into It consists of two parts: the surface layer and the deep layer."
He moved his fingers slightly, and the flames hovered on his fingertips, as if some hidden power was in his hands. He continued:
“The surface network is okay; A structured and stable energy circulation system, the caster can cast spells through the surface network, which can be completed with the help of simple spiritual spells or sigils - each wizard is a node, and each spell is a fixed module. "< br>
"It can almost be regarded as a lower-level substitute in the genealogy network. It is convenient, safe and makes people feel at ease with the status quo."
He looked at the old craftsman with an unconcealable contempt in his eyes:
" And because more nodes are needed, the number of wizards in the world must be kept at a certain number, which together form a dynamic structure of the magic network.
This structure requires a certain number of nodes to maintain the network.
This setting allows non-family members (such as Muggles and half-blood wizards) to serve as basic nodes to support the operation and smoothness of the network, but they Permissions are limited to the surface network. ”
His tone suddenly became serious, and his eyes were like a piercing light.
His deep voice carried inexplicable pressure.
The flame danced slightly on Xia Xiu's fingertips, like a glimmer of light but with scorching power, reflecting his side face particularly sharply.
A formula made of flames appeared in the air:
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[N=(P(M+E))/C]
[N=The minimum number of nodes required for the surface magic network]
[P=The average number of active spells in the plane Value (that is, the number of spells cast within a period of time)]
[M=Spell complexity coefficient (the more complex spells, the higher the demand for nodes)]
[E=Energy density demand , which is the average value of the required energy level. The Auror family can control the strength of the surface ley line by adjusting this value]
[C=Node capacity coefficient, the output energy capacity of each node (caster); the difference in energy carrying between hybrid and pure-blood wizards]
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The glimmer of light illuminates The pale face of the old craftsman was like a faint flame in the dark night, completely igniting the secret fear in the other party's heart.
"This, this, this..."
The old craftsman looked at this formula without concealing his fear, and he looked at the blond young man in front of him.
At this moment, he truly felt fear from the bottom of his heart - not because of absolute power, but because of this specific person.
The fear of Hugh Abraham and the talent he showed that could overturn the world.
What did he see? He saw a demon king revealing the rules of the wizarding world.
"You understand, Satis." Xia Xiu looked at the old craftsman with a gentle smile.
Satis’ pale face showed a bitter smile:
"I have never been so close to the truth."
Yes, he understands.
An indescribable chill gripped his heart, as if someone was analyzing the truth hidden in the surface magic network in front of him word by word.
The Auror family encourages more people to learn magic in order to ensure that the magic network has enough "spellcasters" to support the plane's magic network.
It can be seen from the "Node Number Formula" that to maintain the smoothness and stability of the magic network, a minimum number of spellcasters (i.e. "nodes") is needed, just like the power grid needs more power supply stations and the data network needs More servers.
The more nodes there are, the more stable the magic network is and the smoother the flow of spells.
To put it simply, if there are not enough casters, the Magic Network will be like a network with low speed and lag; but with enough nodes, the Magic Network will operate better, which will make everyone unable to cast spells. prone to interruptions or problems. More casters = more nodes, which means the magic network is more stable, which also means that the family can safely extract energy from it without causing the magic network to collapse.
Aurors do not need to bear all the burden of supplying magic power themselves. On the surface, other spellcasters are using the magic network, but in fact a large part of the energy is being "secretly used" by the family.
Just like a large company that requires many employees (spellcasters) to "operate" together, the family can draw resources from this huge pool of magical energy without always having to "contribute" on its own.
Aurors can use the node number formula to balance the usage needs of the Magic Network.
If there are not enough spellcasters, the magic network will become unstable. In order to "stabilize the network", the family will even encourage more people to learn magic.
On the surface it is to increase the freedom of magic, but in fact it is just to allow more people to become "nodes" and provide a "stable energy pool" for the family to call upon.
You can substitute any numerical value into the formula.
P=60: Assume that the number of spells active in the plane at the same time is 60.
M=3: The average spell complexity is 3.
E=4: The basic energy requirement required by the magic network is 4.
C=1: The energy carrying capacity of each caster is set to 1.
Final calculation N=420.
This result shows that for the magic network to operate smoothly, at least 420 spellcasters (nodes) are needed to provide magic support.
This is the basic requirement of the magic network. Even if there is no deep magic network or other complex functions, the number of spellcasters in the plane cannot be less than 420, otherwise the magic network will become unstable and cause spell effects. Weakened or even disabled.
And because 420 nodes provide sufficient energy, ordinary spellcasters are difficult to detect that energy is being stolen. Even if the energy extraction is as high as 40%, it will not affect their basic spellcasting, so the Auror family can adjust the extraction rate arbitrarily.
But this extraction rate...
"Yes, Satis, there is another formula, and there is another formula..."
The old craftsman looked at Xia Xiu , listening to every whisper of the Dark Lord, I felt a bone-chilling chill creeping up my spine.
Xia Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the weak flame burning at his fingertips, as if he was peering into endless mysteries.
His voice was low and calm, and he continued with a cold determination:
"I haven't found a formula that reveals the true laws of this world... This is just the surface network."
>"The deep network - is the core of the problem." His voice trailed off, as if he was talking to himself, or as if he had unintentionally revealed a certain truth.
"The deep network is different," his eyes were as calm as water, "it is blocked layer by layer. Any use of high-level thaumaturgy is strictly monitored, including sigils, partition structure, authority distribution... and even Even the language that entered it, like Parseltongue, was spiritually blocked and divinely suppressed.”
The old craftsman’s heart seemed to be clenched by an invisible hand, and every word of the Dark Lord was filled with emotion. It pierced his soul and outlook like a needle.
He had never heard someone analyze the deep magic network so calmly. The other party was trying to subvert the truth of the existing order.
He wants to destroy all the existing order and world framework of the Naga Ring!
That would be a kind of destruction even more terrifying than violent destruction.
The Dark Lord in front of him wants to completely smash the wizarding edifice built by the entire Auror world.
His legs were trembling, his soul was trembling, and his heart was resisting the destruction of its inherent value.
But it was too late.
Just like when he first met the Dark Lord, he pursued him because of desire.
Now, he will completely surrender to the other party because of the truth, and together with the Dark Lord, he will destroy the wizard building in the hundred-story world.
He heard the Dark Lord say:
"The restrictions on Parseltongue are somewhat different. It is designated as the 'designated spellcasting language' of the Deep Weave, and only those with Parseltongue ability can cast spells. Only then can the specific effects of the deep magic network be triggered.”
Xia Xiu paused, as if thinking, with a cold light in his eyes.
“Furthermore... Parseltongue holders with a specific bloodline can directly establish a special connection with the deep magic network when using Parseltongue, without using traditional spellcasting materials or gestures. These people, It’s the so-called Auror.”
The old craftsman swallowed unconsciously, his legs trembling slightly.
The sacred majesty crumbles in front of the cold numbers, and the sublime authority is annihilated in the ruthless calculation.
The Dark Lord's whispers are as sharp as iron and loud, crushing every ounce of holiness into dust.
There is no longer eternal glory and aloof gods, only formulas, chains, and sealed barriers. That is the truth in his eyes, endless rules and indifferent laws.
The building exposed by the Dark Lord does not allow a trace of faith to remain. What replaces awe is a precise and cold system.
There is no more innate sanctity and forgiving hands, only the shackles of the deep network. In the whispers of the Dark Lord, the sanctity of Aurors has long since dissipated like smoke.
Xia Xiu seemed to notice his panic, but didn't care. He smiled slightly and continued:
"Aurors also have a unique 'language barrier' effect. When using Parseltongue At the same time, they can impose a special verbal barrier on themselves to prevent other spellcasters' counterspells. This barrier forms a barrier during the spell and is difficult to dispel or break."
His tone was calm, but there was a strong sense of oppression.
“They can go one step further and suppress the bloodline of low-authority Parseltongue holders, like a Mimu strike weapon, precise and ruthless.”
Old Craftsman’s Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This was the reason why Damian Kelasel could easily defeat him. Although he held the Deathly Hallows, he was suppressed by his bloodline and was almost unable to fight back.
The Dark Lord just stated calmly:
“And this deep network is different from the fully open source genealogy network.”
Xia Xiu's words contained a hint of joking:
"They are not directly connected to the ether that represents 'infinity'. They are just a local area network - all resources are allocated properly. Every permission, every authority , they are all like a carrot and a pit, they fit together perfectly. Don't overstep."
He narrowed his eyes: "Even consulting authority is just gibberish that comes from the living gods."
Xia Xiu's words had a sarcastic smile. Slowly echoing in the silent dark room, soft but penetrating to the bone marrow.
When he said this, he paused slightly and looked at the old craftsman aside. There was a deep insight in his eyes, peeling off all disguises.
"The Aurors control all the resources of the deep network, which are the plane authority props with unknown identities. Those props are called by you in the hundred-layer world..."
The old craftsman's golden eyes He couldn't help but hold his breath under the gaze, and sweat slowly seeped out from his forehead. He felt that his throat seemed to be clenched by an invisible force, and he spoke with difficulty:
"The Book of Sages...?" "
The voice seemed to be squeezed out word by word from the depths of his throat, with a suppressed tremor. When Xia Xiu heard the words, he smiled slightly, and the curve of his mouth raised as if he had heard a ridiculous story. The joke continued:
“Yes, the book of sages. ”
There was an unabashed mockery in his voice, as if he savored the arrogance and coldness contained in this name.
“The motivations of the wizarding circle in the Hundred-layer World have now been revealed. The sages hope to seek the unlimited power they need in this limited and closed local area network at the expense of the remains of the gods of the old era. . For generations, they have not dared to open up the world, fearing that their seemingly superior authority could be easily shattered at any time."
The Dark Lord shook his head slightly, with a contemptuous smile, as if the entire system. The plots, secrecy, and control are all just toys played in the hands of children.
The old craftsman's face was bloodless, and the fear was clearly revealed in his eyes. He was trembling slightly, not daring to look into Xia Xiu's eyes. Those eyes were like sharp blades penetrating the world, revealing the deepest undercurrents and contradictions hidden in wizard society.
And Xia Xiu had already stood up, walking slowly but with unignorable oppression, and walked up to the red-robed wizard Damian, who had been controlled like a puppet. He lowered his head and stared coldly at this usually arrogant Auror, as if he were looking at a tool waiting to be dismantled. There was a deep coldness in the voice:
"There is only one final formula left," his voice was low and full of teasing, as if the chess game had been decided in his mind, "a formula that reveals the core contradiction hidden in wizard society."
He turned slightly He turned his head and looked towards the old craftsman behind him.
The other person dared not look directly at him like a frightened bird, and the expression of fear and admiration was clearly revealed on his pale face.
"Satis——"
Xia Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly, his tone was calm but with sharp penetrating power.
"I'm not here to treat guests to dinner. What I pursue is change, and change means riots and bloodshed. Now, spread this formula, spread everything I reveal - this is what the Dark Lord has brought to the Hundred-layer World "The first gift."
The old craftsman looked at Xia Xiu's smile, which was bright and dangerous, like a poisonous flower in bloom.
His body trembled slightly, and his heart aroused an excitement that was almost subversive of faith, but he was also wrapped in deep fear, as if he would have to bear a responsibility that he had never imagined in the next moment.
Xia Xiu’s voice was low and clear, like a hammer striking the soul:
“Those who pursue change will automatically come to my side. All I ask for is one thing— —The Book of Sages, it’s time to open it up.”
The old craftsman swallowed his saliva and felt extremely excited. At the same time, he also understood one thing:
The "open source" of the Book of Sages means the end of the rule of the Kailasel family.
It also means that the Auror's blood will be drained by the Dark Lord.
The wizarding mansion built by Aurors will be completely destroyed by the Dark Lord.
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(End of this chapter)