Chapter 209: Bold assumptions, careful verification
Inside the mage tower of the female lord.
“Brian, do you know the true origin of this obelisk?”
Myrcella gracefully paced back and forth in the laboratory, her beautiful face was silver-gray. The gleaming light in his eyes seems to contain rich experience and wisdom, as well as eternal youthful vitality.
“Could it really be the ‘Spellweaver’, a mysterious organization that once spanned the entire multiverse?” Brian still said in an uncertain tone, “I always thought this was just a Just a legend.”
"In fact, the more absurd and bizarre the legend is, sometimes the more truth it contains. Precisely because of its absurdity, the world does not need to conduct too much authentication and tampering." Myrcella looked at the not-so-grand square in front of her. The steeple has the illusion that it is so unattainable.
"This obelisk was indeed made by the mysterious 'Spellweaver' organization." She sighed, "Unfortunately, the knowledge about obelisks, as well as their functions and creations, has been Completely disappeared in the world of Toril."
"It's hard to imagine that an item that has been passed down for such a long time can still be preserved like this." Brian touched the cold black metal tower body and sighed. Complete.”
When he first came to Arabe City, he placed this spire obtained from the Dark Territory in the female lord’s mage tower, hoping that the legendary super magic user could help him. He studied out what power was hidden in it, and tried to use this spire's ability to independently absorb the crazy magical energy in the air for use, and tried to merge it with the elemental pool.
From the expression on the female leader's face that the world is so big and mortals are so small, it can be seen that she seems to have really researched some secrets.
"This is not surprising. Any fragments that fall off the obelisk will be reabsorbed and returned to the whole in some way over time." The female lord explained to him, "For example, the Nese Scroll has this ability. .”
Brian nodded slightly in agreement.
He had long heard that during the Arcane Empire, after the Nese Scroll was stolen, it was smelted into a block of gold by an ignorant thief in exchange for money.
The final fate of this piece of gold is naturally to be made into various gold coins or ornaments, scattered around the world, and then gradually fused together as time passes to become a complete piece of durable gold. The erotic scroll was eventually discovered by someone unexpectedly.
If this were not the case, he would not have uttered wild words and tried to collect a complete set of Nese scrolls.
"Then do you know what the specific function of this obelisk is." Touching his knowledge blind spot, he looked at the female lord who left a slender figure behind him, and couldn't help but ask for advice.
“The Black Obelisk is a magical artifact created by the ‘Spellweaver’ organization when it conquered the multiverse.” The female lord’s gentle words had a hint of etherealness, “It once had a name. It’s called: hub.”
Hearing the word ‘hub’, Brian’s face, which always remained calm and calm, couldn’t help but feel a hint of shock. He looked at the ordinary black thing in front of him in disbelief. The obelisk, it is hard to imagine its origin is so big.
According to the wild history of a certain god:
The knowledge recorded in the Nese scrolls comes from a mysterious organization called the 'Spellweavers'.
This is a magical empire established by a mysterious race with powerful spellcasting ability. They once spanned the entire multiverse and started the era of interstellar colonization, also known as: The Hub Era.
Normally, every time the 'Spellweaver' organization conquers a world, it will build a black pentagonal spire made of rock and unknown steel in that world. These spiers will pass through a complex Portal systems are connected to each other.
The 'Spellweaver' organization rules countless civilizations in the multiverse through the hub's portal system, making it easier for itself to obtain resources, or to conquer some too primitive races and serve as servants and hard labor.
If what the female lord said is true, then the unofficial history of a certain god is very likely to be true.
"It is said that in our world of Toril, there are more than one obelisk made of unknown black metal and engraved with countless runes." The female lord said slowly, "They have All sorts of incredible powers, including the potential for time travel.”
Time travel!
Hearing this, Brian's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
Because in a sense, as a reborn person, he is also very similar to a time traveler.
Time travel is a way for an individual or a group of people, or even an entire city, to travel back in time and experience the previous year at any time decades or even centuries ago.
They can see their home from years ago and even visit an ancient civilization that they are only somewhat familiar with.
It is said that the Mind Flayers, another race that claimed to have established a cosmic empire, had foreseen the demise of their race and could not recover from it. Therefore, they had no choice but to activate the time travel ability on the entire race, so that they arrived by accident. The world of Toril has also lost most of its race's abilities.
Time travel is strictly regulated by the gods.
In the years before and before the fall of Netheril, under the command of the god 'Io', the ancient god of time and goddess of magic, Mythriel, did not allow any existence to change' The flow of time'.
Except for a single method chosen by the Goddess of Magic, this law applies universally to time conduits and is omniscient to any anomaly that attempts to circumvent her law.
After all, time travel is also a kind of magic. As long as it is magic, it cannot escape the induction of the goddess of magic.
The limitations of time travel, at least for the rest of time, continue to exist under the two incarnations of the goddess's successor, Mystra, and her allies Ogma, the god of knowledge, and Dinir, the god of libraries.
Mystra also lent certain powers to her daughters, the Seven Sisters, as well as some of her choices and other great spellcasters, even time dragons, allowing them to aid and monitor the world's Chronomancers, and Preventing them from changing or creating any new timelines.
In other words, it is impossible for a being to travel to another plane of existence, especially the demiplane of time, and then return to the crystal wall system of the planet Torrel, or its predecessor, Abel Torrel. you.
Many sages believe that if a person changes a key or decisive event, they can alter the 'flow of time' and begin to form a new timeline, one that may be markedly different from the one they know .
Some believe that traveling from one timeline to another is completely impossible even for the gods, as they are unable to perceive such a different reality.
There are also scholars who believe that there are some unknown forces more powerful than the gods, and they carefully examine these alternate timelines and make it their mission to ensure their integrity.
Brian no longer thinks about it, because he knows that thinking about these mysterious laws when his strength is insufficient will only make him more troubled.
“The most significant and powerful ability of the obelisk is to change reality and time.”
The female lord said, “The second is the aura of arcane energy that it emits after it is activated. The teleportation ability, and the ability you mentioned to me to be able to absorb the crazy magic in the air and put it to use, is actually a function that the 'Spellweaver' organization must have when casting this kind of spire. "
Brian nodded slightly to express his understanding.
After all, she had just stated that the most powerful ability of this black obelisk from the 'Spellweaver' organization is to change time and reality.
If you want to change time and reality, you can't just wave your hands and do it. This ability also requires huge energy support.
What's more, it is also the transmission hub established by the 'Spellweaver' organization when it conquered the multiverse, all of which require energy support.
So, Brian doesn't care about its ability to change time and reality. All he needs is the obelisk's method of gathering energy.
This is like getting a fast sports car, but he is not interested in the functions and configuration of the car itself. Instead, he focuses on the engine of the sports car and is curious about what it looks like. The engine can make this car run so fast.
"So...have you cracked the method of gathering energy in this obelisk?" He calmed down, looked into the female lord's silver-gray eyes, and asked curiously.
This is what he is most concerned about right now. By cracking the energy gathering of the obelisk, he can greatly improve the elemental pool of the wizard tower.
"It seems that you have not been dazzled by its former power." The female lord looked at Brian with relief and nodded slightly, "In this case, I will feel relieved."
< br>"Bryan, do you know where the original magical energy comes from." Then, Myrcella suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.
“Nature is the four elemental planes.” Brian said without hesitation, “The elemental planes are the most basic existences that make up the world, and the magic network covers almost every plane of the country and the sky, and it is closely related to the four major elemental planes. The energy penetration of the elemental plane”
"Indeed. However, although the elemental planes provide the basic structure and magical energy of the world, these original powers do not directly act on the major planes, but the magic network."
Female Lord Weiwei Jawsou, "This also means that mortals cannot directly guide and shape the original magic energy. All spellcasters must cast spells through the magic network, because the magic network is the embodiment of the elemental plane and is the combination of the caster's will and the energy from the elemental plane. The communication bridge between the original magical energy."
"Then do you know the specific reason?" She asked him with a faint smile on her lips.
This time, Brian was suddenly stumped by this problem.
"Actually, between the elemental plane and the magic network, there is another existence that plays a very important role." The female lord did not let him wait too long and told the gist of the problem.
"The etheric plane?" Brian had an idea and answered the question.
"Yes, it is the etheric plane." The female lord smiled, "At the beginning of the creation of the world, the power of the major elemental planes was wrapped in the ether, serving as a buffer zone and transit position across the elements. Between planes and other planes.”
Brian nodded thoughtfully, seeming to have almost understood the connection between the questions asked by the female lord and the black obelisk.
The cocoon wrapping the elemental plane is the etheric plane, also known as: the spirit world, the sea of spirit, and the virtual spirit realm.
The Ethereal Plane looks like a vast, mist-filled coast.
To those who have seen the place firsthand, this statement makes sense.
Because the etheric plane is like being shrouded in mist of green, red, silver, blue and other colors.
Sometimes, some planar travelers can see windows to other planes, or surging spheres of essence that will form demiplanes in the future.
In Brian's impression, the etheric plane is indeed more like a sea, because it even has beaches and trenches.
When he first crossed the border and entered this plane, the location he appeared was the edge shoal, which is also known as the ethereal realm.
When passing through this area, he discovered that he did not really exist, that is, he was neither in the etheric plane nor the main material plane from which he started, but was in two planes at the same time.
He can see adjacent planes, but most places are unclear.
The dividing line between the Deep Ethereal and the Near Ethereal is easily identifiable as a huge, shimmering wall of color that looks like the Northern Lights.
The deep ether realm is like the sea, boundless, bottomless and boundless. In addition, there are countless demiplanes here.
They are islands of matter beyond the deep ether.
Demiplanes are similar to regular planes, except that they are smaller and have well-defined boundaries.
Scholars believe that over tens of millions of years, these demiplanes may grow into complete planes like the main material world.
But since this has never happened (to the knowledge of scholars), the previous statement is still just a theory.
No one knows how many demiplanes exist, because the casters of the main material plane are creating new demiplanes every moment.
Some demiplanes are clearly marked on maps, while others are almost unknown.
Of the two most well-known demiplanes, the plane of shadow controlled by Shar, the goddess of the night, is the largest.
It is powerful enough to extend its essence to other planes, and even breed powerful creatures such as shadows and shadow dragons.
"The etheric plane is a very special existence, between the elements and the material plane, but independent of the two." The female lord continued to explain to him, "In our magic network of communication between spellcasters When weaving spells, except for some spells, ether itself often has no effect, but without its existence, even the initial casting step will be difficult to activate."
"We release the anti-magic force field. When it comes to magic, it distorts the ether and isolates an area from the magic network to achieve the purpose of blocking the magic.”
Brian nodded slightly. After a little guidance from the female lord, he completely understood the connection between the elemental plane, the etheric plane, and the magic network.
The elemental plane is like the light of the sun shining on the earth, while the etheric plane is more like the atmosphere. The magic network plays the role of blocking ultraviolet rays, allowing the earth's creatures to survive better.
"If you understand all this, then let's return to the original topic." The female lord's eyes fell on the obelisk and said with a smile, "How does the obelisk condense enough to support time travel? Energy."
"The function of the obelisk is to directly cross the magic network and communicate with the etheric plane." Brian said his guess.
"Absorb energy from the elemental plane. After all, the former 'Spellweaver' organization was an interstellar colonizer, and the Magic Network is only a patent of our country Tianyu. Their method of casting spells and energy operation will naturally not go there. Relying on the magic network. I even suspect that even in a world without an etheric plane or an elemental plane, the 'hub' created by the 'Spellweaver' organization can still absorb the energy of the world for its own use."
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"That's right." The female lord replied with a smile, "Otherwise, they don't deserve to be called: interstellar colonists."
"I have studied this obelisk carefully." She continued, "It was discovered that there is a magic circle inside the spire similar to the arcane vortex. Obviously this is the key to communicating with the etheric plane and drawing energy from the elemental plane."
"Has the magic circle lost most of it? It works." Brian said to her after examining the obelisk through detection magic and feeling the extremely weak energy flowing from the tower.
From the confident look on the female lord's face, he could tell that she must have found a way to activate the arcane vortex.
"There is an extra-dimensional space inside the spire. After I tried to see through magic, I saw a long-dead demon lord and feathered serpent in this space." The female lord said, "I guess These two alien creatures are the key to activating the arcane vortex."
"Although this demon lord is the existence with the lowest level of strength in the bottomless abyss, I can tell from its remains that it controls the power of fire and earth, and the feathered serpent, whose strength is likely to reach the legendary level, He should be good at controlling water and wind elements. "
"Obviously, if you want to activate the arcane vortex, you need to seal some creatures with the abilities of wind, earth, water, and fire inside. "
The female lord pondered for a moment, then continued, "But after trying it with four elemental gems, I learned that it is not necessary to trap alien creatures inside to activate the arcane vortex."
" Elemental gems are disposable items, but these creatures are permanent. "You can trap them inside and squeeze them without restraint." "That's true." The lord also showed a smile, "So, since I saw the water fairy you brought back, I thought of a good try."
"You couldn't be planning to..." Brian looked at her with a strange expression, "trap her in it."
If that was the case, he would never agree. This was already a violation of the law. Coming to his principles as a spell caster.
"That's not true." The female lord shook her head slightly.
“I want to try to build a demiplane in the etheric plane, put this obelisk into the demiplane, and use the ability of the Water Fairy to transform this demiplane into something similar to the four major The existence of the elemental plane. If this method is really successful, we may be able to continuously draw magical energy from this demiplane for our own use. It is not even possible to let the caster break away from the magic network and connect to the demiplane to cast spells. Impossible. "
Hearing the female lord's assumption, Brian was shocked to the spot as if struck by lightning, and looked at the female lord who made such bold assumptions in disbelief.
Her terrifying thought reminded him of the real world, the sunwell of the high elves in Warcraft, a game he had played.
The Sunwell is a magical energy storage that covers the entire High Elf Kingdom. All elven mages extract magical energy from the Sunwell and release spells.
If the whole hypothesis is really successful, it will allow spellcasters to connect their mental power to this half-plane hidden in the ethereal world, extract magical energy, release spells, and completely get rid of the magic network. bondage.
In the field of arcana, without bold guesses, there will be no great discoveries. Without bold assumptions, it will be impossible to break the shackles of existing concepts and break out of the old ideological cages.
Brian believes that the idea of a female lord is completely worth trying, and he should carefully verify it with a pragmatic and strict attitude.
"This is just a conjecture of mine. Don't get too happy too early." The female lord obviously saw through Brian's thoughts and poured cold water on him. "In this conjecture of mine, the one that plays a crucial role is The demiplane built on the ethereal realm and the power of the Water Fairy."
"First of all, the demiplane must have a complete ecosystem, and it is made by our own hands. Only in this way can we fully control it. ." The female lord analyzed to him calmly.
“The second is the strength of Fairy Shuize. If she wants to build a world similar to the elemental world, she must have quasi-divine power comparable to the power of gods. Although you have met the requirements, but with that little quasi-divine power, It's still far from reaching the standard. According to my estimation, she needs to at least grow her divine power to that of a demigod."
"However, after saying so much, it is actually of no use." She sighed helplessly. tone.
“Because the demiplane has a complete ecosystem, we are completely stumped. After all, it is easy to establish a demiplane, but if you want to make the demiplane meet the standards of the four elements, life will appear. It will probably take at least a thousand years for the body to be suitable for living creatures to survive. Can you afford to wait? ”
"I think the two questions you raised are not problems at all to me." After listening to the female lord's analysis, Brian looked relaxed and then said with a smile:
"In fact , I really have the patience to wait for thousands of years. However, for me, it is no longer necessary, because I just have a demiplane seed with a complete ecosystem in my hands."
In him. When exploring the ruins of the floating city of Grand Arcanist Opas, the treasure trove of stars you enter is a demiplane with a complete ecosystem.
And during the Netherese period, the spellbook left by the great arcanist, an authoritative master of creation, also recorded how to create this demiplane.
Before Brian left the Treasure House of the Stars, he had asked Herrist to help him collect this demiplane that was on the verge of destruction and turn it into a plane seed, waiting for him to reopen it. .
"Is this true?"
This time it was the turn of the female lord of Arabe City to be surprised. She could no longer even maintain her elegant and calm demeanor, and looked at the smiling mage in front of her in disbelief. lord.
“Do you think it is necessary for me to make this joke?” Brian shrugged, and continued:
“As for the strength of the Water Fairy...this is indeed difficult to deal with, but at least with her current situation I will be satisfied if my strength is enough to support the energy operation of the Wizard Tower. As for the future, we will talk about it later. After all, this is an extremely long-term plan, and we need to verify it carefully step by step."
< br>"Indeed." The female lord regained her composure, nodded slightly, and agreed with his view.
"What should we do next?" Brian asked.
"If conditions permit, I need to go to the four elemental planes to surrender four elemental giants whose strength has reached the legendary realm to serve us." The female lord shook her long reddish-brown hair lightly, He smiled and said, "Of course, the most important thing right now is how you pass on your silent divine power to Fairy Shuize, so that she can become a divine-like being."
"How to teach it?" Bu Ryan turned his inquiring eyes to the female lord who showed a soft smile.
"Fairy Shui Ze has been improved in the elemental pool of the mage tower into a physique that is pro-magical energy." The female lord frowned her beautiful brows, "As for how to teach it, actually... I don't know very well. "
"Oh, right." She seemed to have remembered something and asked again: "How did you get this power in the first place? The more detailed the better, maybe I can deduce it from it. method.”
"Well..." Brian recalled the scene in which he gained quasi-divine power in the body of a tree spirit girl who was transformed from the will of the small world, which really made it a bit difficult for him to say.
In the end, he could only bite the bullet and tell Myrcella the process.
"That's it." The female lord looked at him with a strange expression and smiled, "In this case, I have a good way to try."
Seeing that the other party was strange With the look in her eyes, Brian knew exactly what her method was.
Then, she gently clapped her palms, as if giving some order.
A burst of teleportation light emerged.
The Water Fairy appeared in front of him.
She was wearing a thin and luxurious light blue dress, revealing her snow-white arms and less than half of her chest. The dazzling white color made people feel blood pumping and mouth dry just by looking at it.
A smooth and bright silver-white hair is scattered on the shoulders, fluttering like satin with the gentle wind.
The slender waist makes people want to hold her in their arms.
The delicate face perfectly blends the softness and charm of a girl, with a mixed charm that is as sweet as poison.
"Master..."
The girl blinked her beautiful blue eyes and stared at Brian, a blush quietly appeared on her innocent and cute little face.
“Aren’t you going to avoid it?” After understanding what was going to happen next, Brian looked helplessly at the female lord beside him.
"Then you go on, I won't disturb you." Myrcella chuckled, turned and left with graceful steps.
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