Chapter 205 Being academic
Ethan did not respond immediately, but turned to look around.
This is not Lao Sen Elemental Magic Academy. He is still in the stargazing room. This is the erudite's research room, and the desk is spread out on her research and meditation results over the past period of time.
But...
The image of the wind element is a product of his meditation process. It should only exist in the subconscious mind, but now it appears alive in front of him.
Ethan couldn't help asking, "Why are you coming out?"
"Because, your mental state is unstable."
The young-haired girl pointed to Ethan's head, her voice It became intermittent, the figure floated, translucent, and became an image that would be extinguished at any time. "Is it the influence of those silk threads?"
Ethan knew it.
Elemental elves are everywhere, but anthropomorphism is indeed a problem with his spirit. He immediately remembered the silk thread hanging over the heads of the Silver Fox and the Vice President. Many of their behaviors looked like thread-lifting puppets. . "You, potion, drink it."
The voice of the green-haired girl became weaker and weaker until she disappeared completely.
Silence was once again in the stargazing.
This is related to focusing on potions. After coming to the mage tower, he witnessed the silver fox drinking a bottle of ink-shaped potion, and then the faint silk threads appeared in his On top of the head, it seems now that it is probably just something else that looks like a potion focused.
Focusing on potions will not cause symptoms such as mental instability and hallucination.
However...
The hallucinations are not a bad thing, and the actions of the young-haired girl before disappearing caught Ethan's attention.
She raised her little hand and pointed behind Ethan. There was a wall-mounted cabinet with various books and spell casting materials. After the silver fox's blowing spell just now, the cabinet was Most of the items fell to the ground. When Jingfeng Element reminded him, Ethan discovered the clue.
There is still a device similar to a lantern standing smoothly on the wall-mounted bookcase. It is exactly where the blow-off curse hits. The objects around it are scattered all over the ground, but only this lantern remains the same. stand upright.
Ethan got up and fiddled with the lantern a few times, and found that it was fixed to the cabinet. Compared to those strange spell casting materials, this lantern was the most inconspicuous one. If it were placed normally, no one would notice it. The existence of
"...Light on."
The breeze blew, and the faint sound of the wind elemental elves came from all around.
Ethan did not find the button to turn on the lamp, but there was a wick inside. After a long time of study, he finally had to use the ancient method of lighting the lamp.
A golden flame ignited in the palm of your hand, minimizing the temperature of the fire element as much as possible, and directing the fire element to the wick by infusing magic. This is an exquisite fire, but fortunately, the fire after upgrading Elements are always trustworthy.
After a "crackling" sound, a vibration came from the ground beneath his feet, and a more dull roar came from the back hall. When Ethan followed the sound, a darkness appeared on the wall of the carved textbook full of gray energy. The door, this secret door was hidden, exuding a strong licorice aura inside.
This is the smell of potion, and it is mostly just stored here.
In the past, every time Miss Croy was alive in her apartment in Ximu Town, a similar smell would be left in the kitchen. Some herbs that must be used to make potions had a pungent smell. But Fung said that this was a proof of fresh potion, which made him get used to the smell.
When the potion is left for a period of time, the pungent smell will weaken, and the efficacy of most potions will weaken.
The shelf life of the potions is not long, and the "fresh" period is usually 3-5 days. Combined with the death of the erudite, Ethan infers that these reserved potions were stored before her last meditation. Here.
Despite being mentally prepared, Ethan was still shocked by the scene behind the secret door - the old shelves were filled with the same bottles, and the liquid that the silver fox drank looked like a potion-focused liquid .
Feng Yuan suggested that he drink a bottle.
Although these are all collections of erudites, erudites now seem to be unable to use them anymore and should not have any objections.
What's more, based on the principle of 3-5 days of retention period, maybe in another day or two, these potions will be no new.
Ethan picked up a can of potion and unscrewed the bottle cap. The pungent licorice smell suddenly became several times stronger.
This thing must not be delicious.
He still remembers the silver fox's frown when he drank these potions.
Ethan had to hold his breath and comfort himself in his heart-he had also seen many potions that were much worse than this, such as a relaxed mental blocker 2.0, who was coaxing Mr. Marshall at the time. When he drank the blocker, the latter collapsed on the bed, as if he had been encountered by the dementor, and all the happiness in life was pulled out.
In the spirit of being shorter than long pain, he made up his mind and poured a whole bottle of potion into his mouth.
See Mr. Marshall.
Ethan murmured in his heart.
At almost the same time, he felt something strange in his body, and his other palm became warm and accompanied by a soft touch.
The young-haired girl lowered her head, held his hand, and pulled him into the front hall with her head silenced.
As long as you don't drive a motorcycle, Feng Yuan is an introverted, unspeakable literary girl, and now, this literary girl has helped him in an unexpected way.
She can actually understand the manuscript encrypted by a magician, or even the manuscript of a contemporary erudite!
The young girl returned to her desk and held up one of the manuscripts. Her golden eyes were shining. She carefully read the contents on it. After about a few minutes, she said, "She was inspired by you and was studying magicians." The connection with the God of Scheming, the magician is the product of the later product…”
The disadvantages of introverted personality emerge.
Feng Element usually says very little, it will only tell you what she thinks is important, and save many details. As a result, it will be difficult for you to figure out what she really means.
"Don't worry, you can translate slowly."
Hearing this, the young-haired girl hesitated for a moment, and seemed a little hesitant. Ethan said with the flow, "When we return to the imperial capital, we will do so." Let's go racing together again."
"...Okay."
As the young girl translated word by word, Ethan finally understood the content of the first manuscript. One of them involved the history of the magician, which happened to correspond to Pa. The decay period mentioned by Lanci is about the destruction of the First Age Magic Net and the disintegration of the academy.
In the first century, the relationship between the magician and the elemental shaping master was very close. Even at that time, there was no distinction between the two sides in their names. In the eyes of outsiders, they could be called "magician". After the destruction, two completely different names appeared. However, the contradiction that really brought the relationship between the two sides to a freezing point was an irreconcilable contradiction in their attitude towards the Magic Net after the decay period.
The magicians who returned to the academy believed that they should try to repair the magic network again, but the elemental shaping master was worried about the danger of "demonic addiction" and rejected the magicians' proposal. After a fierce conflict, the magicians The teachers were swept out by the Elemental Plastician and forbidden them from stepping into the academy in an exile way.
The first erudite accidentally heard the echoes left by the God of Scheming in prayer, and led the magicians who were exiled by the academy to the Mage Tower.
The old lady wrote down this history in detail in this manuscript, as if to explain it in detail during Ethan's visit.
But she was inspired by Ethan and when she looked back on this history, she realized a key issue - although the earliest magicians were exiled by the Academy, she was in the days of her college life. That system has already had a subtle influence on them, and now the magicians still adopt the promotion system that is almost the same as the academy.
Study and Examination System.
They turned the promotion of the extraordinary path into a controllable and standardized system. Now every child has been academic since the day he learned magic.
The advantage of this system is that it can maximize the promotion of magicians from the first level to the fourth level, greatly eliminating their blind exploration process. As long as their talent is excellent enough, they will definitely be promoted to the fourth level. Magister.
Of course, the erudite also admitted in the manuscript that the current assessment system has many problems due to the existence of pure blood families and academic lords. Many excellent third-level magicians will not be able to participate in the fourth-level assessment because of their mentors. Opportunity.
She is also a part of "academicization".
Born from a pure-blood magician family, she has had a smooth life. Before being inspired by Ethan, she never carefully examined the disadvantages of academicization and believed that this was a natural process.
The old lady conducted a brief self-examination in the manuscript.
The beneficiaries of the system often turn a blind eye to the unreasonable parts of it.
Until, her cognition was severely impacted.
"She said that you and Winter are the least academic wild ways, but they have achieved a height that no elemental shaping master can reach."
The cheeks of the green-haired girl appeared on her cheeks. She felt that Ethan was never the kind of person who followed the rules, and only such humans could create "motorcycles" "That's something interesting.
She has been following Ethan recently and observing him silently.
This was the first human friend she had made, so when her friend encountered difficulties, she wanted to help her, and she said more today than in the past few years combined.
"The teacher proposed "Fireball Ice Arrow Magic" is more like the promotion method before the emergence of "academicization". "
If the old lady was still alive, Ethan would have said that .
The disadvantages of this promotion method are also obvious. Only talented people can cultivate a path that belongs to them from this area.
Winter's failed teacher career in the academy is the best evidence. Students who practice in this way are slow and will feel extremely frustrated. Ethan asked himself, if he had been in the beginning It is not Ximu Town, but the college. There is a shortcut in front of him, so it is probably difficult for him to use this method that seems to be far away.
But now, the old lady can't respond to this.
Only the manuscript records her thoughts on "academicization".
The old lady believes that the problem lies in the magic network.
When she reviewed some books in the Mage Tower, she realized that the reason why researchers in the First Age Academy wanted to advance to level 4 as quickly as possible was because only the fourth-level extraordinary people entered the magic path Network qualifications.
Everyone's travel and experience in the magic network are different. They may be lost in it and may even suffer from "demonic addiction", but the promotion of the saints vs. the extraordinary people in any era. They all have a fatal attraction.
But now, the magic net is destroyed.
So, the people who are "accaded" are stuck at the fourth level. "Do you want to continue reading the second manuscript?" Feng Yuan asked with his head raised.
"Then please."
"Two hours."
The girl did not immediately translate the contents of the second manuscript. She looked at Ethan with a sly smile on her face, "You will play with me for two hours after you go back. . ""No problem."
"The second manuscript is about the study of the God of Scheming."
It is quite self-righteous to study a god of integrity. The meaning of the ability was that the old lady admitted in the manuscript that if Ethan had not brought the news of the fall of the god, she would have absolutely no courage to conduct research on this aspect.
The God of Scheme Kadra is the most controversial God of Orthodox.
Almost everything He can trace back is more like the middle God.
The feeling of playing tricks, being proficient in conspiracy, and loving to manipulate everything behind the scenes. The same is true for His believers. The reason for winning the title of the Lord is because His plan was played out in the first war of evil gods. He has an extremely important role, and no one can ignore His contribution to the world.
Since the popularization of academicization among the believers of Kadra, later magicians have become more and more like a group of regular students.
This runs contrary to Kadra's deeds.
The old lady believed that tricks were essentially a deception, and she tried to put herself into Kadra's perspective. If it were the God of tricks, how would He want his believers to be promoted?
It must be not learning magic step by step and taking the exam.
Loyal knights need to prove their courage, and the knight lord will give them the holy sword.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
So, as a believer of the God of Scheming, she may need to weave a lie that can deceive everyone!
Almost the moment she had this idea, she heard the echo from the back hall.
That was the guidance from the God of Scheming, and she affirmed her thinking, as if after telling her that after so many erudites, a true believer finally appeared in the wizard tower.
She felt unprecedented joy, and then she thought about the next question, which was also the real test question given to her by the God of Scheming.
What kind of lie does she want to weave?
A bold idea brewed in her mind. For today's guilds, nothing could cause a stir than the sudden death of a doctrine.
It can be predicted that when the news of her death spreads, the Mage Tower will fall into a long-term chaos, and the pure blood family will fight for the next eruditionist's place, so there is someone to end the chaos. The situation.
She mentioned Rowena's name in the manuscript.
The old lady admitted that if it weren't for Ethan's friend relationship with Rowena, she might never have paid attention to this person who had committed numerous crimes, and she wouldn't have found out that Rowena and her parents had happened. Something about.
She hopes Rowena is the one to end the chaos.
When Rowena awakens her who has "dead", she can naturally deliver the next erudite scepter to Rowena.
She had been a lecherous person for too long and gradually lost interest in the trivial matters of the guild. After that, she hoped to devote herself to further research.
The echo in the back hall responded to her.
She got a recipe for potions that could help her complete this last test.
"Is this...fake death?"
Ethan was suddenly full of energy, and he couldn't help but applaud the erudites. Even he was deceived by this old lady.
Then the third manuscript must be a way to awaken the erudites, or a script written specifically for Rowena.
"She's really dead."
However, the young-haired girl interrupted Ethan's thoughts in a calm tone, "'I will meditate and listen to Kadra's Guidance', the third manuscript only has this sentence. "
This is a manuscript that has not been completed at a time.
Perhaps according to the erudite plan, she needs to listen to more guidance about the God of Scheming in meditation to help her accomplish this wonderful ending.
She might have deliberately ordered a pumpkin pie and placed it on a chair so that the magicians could infer the approximate time of her death. The illusions that appeared in the mage tower were also set by her.
She arranged all this with great enthusiasm like an old naughty boy, looking forward to the scene where the great magicians were messing around.
That night, she drank a bottle of potion to prepare for the last exam in her life. "She was cheated." Feng Yuan said.
Potion and that meditation killed the erudite, leaving her so she was really distracted before she could leave any clues in the third manuscript.
The erudites didn't even have time to leave Ethan a way to crack these symbols.
"What she heard was not the echo of the God of Scheming, but the noise disguised as the echoing sound."
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… At the same time, the imperial capital.
The thrilling qualifying competition has ended, and the audience gradually came back from the afterglow of excitement. The energy-accumulating crystal lamp outlined the outline of the track, bringing a different taste to this event.
But it's already very late now, they have to go home to sleep, and there is still work to do tomorrow.
Palanci was also immersed in this novel entertainment activity for a long time. He sat in a wheelchair and watched the audience disperse among the crowd. The energy-saving crystal lamps also illuminated the people. The road to home.
This place is no longer the imperial capital he is familiar with.
Reality deviates from prophecy for the first time, but in another reassuring way.
He gently stroked the mask on his face, thinking carefully about Ethan's invitation.
It may be quite good to stay in such a city.
But then, his sight was attracted by the vision not far away. In the place where light and shadow intertwined, he vaguely saw the silk thread hanging from someone's body, which made Palanci's face suddenly The man dressed in a laborer not far away stopped, looked at him deeply, then turned around and walked towards the alley completely shrouded in darkness.
The man waited in the deepest part of the alley, and heard the sound behind him, and said without looking back, "This thing is very suitable for you."
Palanci's face suddenly turned red. With a "swish", he stood up from the chair.
The young girl named Rowena was right. The wheelchair has a charm that is difficult to describe in words. Once she sat on it, she might be sucked away by the soul and her body would involuntarily stick to the wheelchair.
He was completely used to using a wheelchair as a means of transportation, which brought him unprecedented comfort.
"This is a disguise."
Palanci said in a tough tone, "I have penetrated into them."
Ethan now includes Everyone treated him as a real elderly person, and tonight the other side came to deliver food to him.
Theoretically, he has no blood relationship with this knight leader who is hundreds of years younger than him, but the other side has brought him unfamiliar warmth, making him feel that he has become a real empty-nest elderly man.
But for those who know the truth, Palanci really can't pretend to be an elderly person in a wheelchair with a shy face.
Anyway, he is also a round table knight, and is known as the strongest knight in the history of the empire. "Although it doesn't look like your style, I have to say that you did a good job."
A playful smile appeared on the man's face.
This puts great pressure on Palanci, who doesn't like this situation.
Even if this man is his nominal comrade, when facing the other party, he hopes that he will wear the armor of the Knight of the Round Table and carry the Holy Sword.
These days of overly comfortable life for the elderly have made him relaxed.
"Winter Witch and Ethan are both in the Mage Tower now and will not return to the imperial capital for a short time."
The man threw it lightly, and Palanci subconsciously caught the full body. "Although it's a pity that I can't pull that witch into the gang, that young knight is not good, find a way to let her drink this, and then your mission will be completed."
"This is my task, you don't need to point fingers."
Palanci's face changed almost immediately. When he heard that the other party asked him to drug the other side, his instinct surged into his heart. Disgusted.
This is a bit... unusual.
He witnessed the empire from prosperity to decline, and hundreds of years have made him not have allowed these emotions to have.
The man seemed to be a little surprised by Palanci's reaction and said, "It's just a little help from his comrades."
"What happened to the mage tower? What trick did you use to hold them back?" Palanci covered up his emotions and asked in a different way.
"Leave them a case."
"Case?"
"Nothing, it just dealt with internal disputes among some believers."
Palanci didn't continue asking questions.
He was facing the believer of the God of Scheming, an existence that he didn't even know how long he had lived.
No one has seen his real face, nor has anyone known his exact background.
The "puppet party" used by the attendants to meet is the spell created by the believer of the God of Scheming, and he is undoubtedly one of the oldest members in the organization.
And he dared to regard himself as "Kadra".
The man looked at him, "You are going to speed up the progress, Palanci, everyone is waiting a little anxious."
(The end of this chapter)