Chapter 377 The Mystery of Magic
"The so-called suitable candidate in your mouth is Brian, right." Ilseveri said this guess almost without thinking.
The purpose of Brian's coming here is to go to Everesca.
Originally, she was hesitant about whether to agree to his request, but now she has found a perfect excuse and reason for her.
After all, Everesca is the last refuge of elves. Even if Brian has half of the elves' blood, he is still not qualified to enter.
"That's right." Silinxi nodded slightly, "The purpose of his coming here is to find the crazy Oga Sila, and the last place where Oga Sla disappeared was Evereska. As for Felin I haven’t told him in detail about Mo Kui and her tribe.”
“Why?” Ilseveri asked in confusion, “You didn’t tell him about Everesca in detail. Wouldn’t it push him into a pit of fire?”
She still has a good impression of the mage lord from Cormyr, so naturally she doesn’t want to harm him.
“Fire pit?”
Silinxi shook her head and said with a smile:
"Opportunities and dangers are directly proportional, and Everesca is at the very edge of the western section of the Great Desert, and is also adjacent to the ruins of Harundath in Netheril. If I tell him too much, it will only affect him. To judge the situation, it is better for him to proceed step by step steadily. If he knew the details of the entire incident, he would definitely transfer directly to Harundas City. After all, compared to the ruins of Harundas, the Elf Elders had With the help of her, it would be safer to search for traces of Olga Sila from Everesca.”
As someone who has had in-depth communication with Brian, she naturally knows the other party’s abilities. I believe he will fall directly into Everesca.
Moreover, she also taught him all her lifelong understanding of magic.
As for how much truly useful knowledge he can draw from it, it only depends on his own talent.
“I’m afraid it may not be safe over there at Everriska either.” Ilsevelli’s clear and beautiful eyes flickered a few times, and she said worriedly:
"As far as I know, Evereska's Mystery Barrier has at least twelve peaks. What can scare the elders there who are responsible for guarding the barrier is definitely not as simple as an ordinary magic sunflower. Therefore, , it is not an easy task to go to Everesca to find Oga Sila, it must be extremely dangerous."
"It depends on his coping ability."
Si. Linxi was silent for a moment, sighed silently, and said slowly:
"After all, this is Miss Lost's plan against the goddess Mystra. She is probably planning it from the moment Netheril was destroyed. This is the plan.”
At this point, she suddenly said in a very solemn tone:
“I have a hunch that whether it’s the Lost Lady’s plan, the Felin Demon Sunflower, the Mad Ogathra, or the lost Golden Scroll, the ultimate goal of the entire incident is more like targeting a certain greatest being. . ”
“A certain greatest existence?”
When she heard this sentence, Ilseveri’s heart trembled unconsciously, and she looked up and stared into the deep and dark place. He glanced at the sky and finally chose to remain silent.
Obviously, this already involves secrets that she shouldn't know, and she naturally doesn't want to continue listening.
"What a pity." Silinxi looked at the oldest oak tree in Myth Drannor in front of her for a long time, and said with regret, "I can no longer see the end of this game, Soul Did you bring the seeds of the tree? ”
After hearing this, Ilsevelli looked at Ms. Silinci with a complicated expression. After a long silence, she asked bitterly and unwillingly: "Are you really going to take this road? Is there no other way? The solution? "
"No. "
The bright moonlight poured down, coating Silinxi's slender and graceful figure with a silvery glow. She stared at the ancient oak tree. , listening to the rustling sound in the breeze, shook his head slightly, and said with a sad expression:
"The people of Mis Drannor have been wandering among the ruins for too long. Over the past hundreds of years, I can feel their strong desire for relief every moment. Now that the opportunity has come, I really don’t want to wait any longer. It’s time to take them home.”
“Although I don’t. I believe in fate, but I can't ignore the voice in my heart." She looked at Ilseveri and smiled, "Maybe this is the meaning of my life."
"But..." Ilseveri looked hesitant. Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Silinxi raising her hand. She said softly:
"Stop talking, I have heard the sound of the soul. The tree is calling my voice, it’s time for me to go.”
Silinxi glanced at the riverside that was shrouded in magical light, like a sparkling gem on a delicate pendant. In the elven capital of Myth Drannor, he walked towards the ancient oak tree without hesitation.
In a trance, Ilseveri saw it.
As Ms. Silinxi gradually got closer to the oak tree, her beautiful figure slowly faded into blur, and finally turned into little silver-blue brilliance and dissipated in the air.
Looking at this scene, Ilsevelli closed her eyes sadly, but tears flowed down her delicate cheeks like a forest stream in Cormanso.
A breeze blew by.
The ancient oak trees sway their emerald green branches, and countless star-like gleams fill the air like clouds of faint magical light mist, exuding a tranquil atmosphere that soothes the soul.
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The definition of time is always relative.
The same night can be very long for some people, but it can feel very short for others.
However, no matter whether it is long or short, the alternation of day and night always follows its own rules, and the time comes naturally, so now, a new dawn has arrived.
In the early morning, the whole world is cool and cool. The sun shines through the light fresh mist and gently sprays on everything in the world. It has a very pleasant feeling.
Brian stood in front of the window, facing the gentle sunshine, staring at the beautiful scenery of Myth Drannor.
After adjusting his state, he opened his system bar without any haste and checked the unexpected gains he got after having an in-depth exchange with Ms. Silinxi last night.
[Secret of Magic (Special Ability): You have a further understanding of the ultimate secret of magic. 】
Seeing this incomprehensible message, Brian was just stunned for a moment before he understood its meaning.
As the saying goes, the fewer words, the bigger the matter.
It may seem like a simple sentence, but you don’t know how huge the secret of magic is contained in it.
Looking at this message, he took a deep breath to calm down his excitement, and then recalled the gap between gods and mortals.
The reason why there is such a big gap between the two is mainly because professionals control the power of their profession, while the gods control the power of laws and origins.
Even the weakest law power controlled by the gods is a dimension-reducing blow to most professionals.
After all, when this kind of divine power reaches a certain intensity, it can even freely change rules, space, size, reality, and be immune to various injuries, etc. Although the special ability given by Silinxi seems to be no different from the power of a professional, Brian deeply understands that this so-called 'magic secret' allows him to go to the divine realm without contacting the realm. Master the secrets of magic comparable to divine power.
This is like a stepping stone to open a new world for him.
Although Brian, who has initially mastered this secret, has not yet felt that power, he has discovered that he has a better understanding of magic after acquiring this special ability.
This is like he was still studying how birds fly into the sky, but suddenly mastered aerodynamics with great skill.
At this moment, Brian not only feels that the various spells he has mastered have been more or less improved, but even the "Arcane Matrix" that he focuses on is gradually becoming clear.
He is even very confident that if he gives himself some time, he will definitely be able to research an advanced form of "Arcane Matrix".
So he believed that the power that Silinxi gave him was like a seed buried in the soil. As long as he kept walking unremittingly, as the years passed and time settled, He can also have the power to rival them without becoming a true god or a god-like person.
This made him suddenly understand why when he was talking to Silinxi last night, why the other party threw him the temptation of becoming a god, which almost no mortal could resist. It turned out that all this was just to test his determination.
If I had even the slightest hesitation at that time, or was tempted by the title of God, then I would never have received such a precious gift.
It was this gift that gave him a clear and firm goal for his foggy future.
It can be seen from this that Silinxi is worthy of being the elf mage with the highest attainments in magic. As a chosen one of the goddess of magic Mystra, she has such a profound understanding of magic despite being the first to win. understand.
What just puzzled him was why she gave the results of her painstaking research to him without reservation, or in a way similar to initiation, at the expense of consuming her own strength and forcibly instilling it into Him, allowing him to gradually master them all as time goes by, even without any research and understanding.
With this doubt, Brian left the tree house and walked towards the streets of Myth Drannor.
He made an agreement with the newly appointed Elf Queen Ilseveri yesterday, and the other party will send someone to send him to the Elf Retreat Place of Evriska.
After all, it is protected by a powerful mystery lock. Without the guidance of this group of elves from Evergathering Island, he would never be able to find its hidden location.
And today is the departure time agreed upon by him and Ilseveri.
However, before leaving, Brian decided to meet Silinci.
The other party gave him such a precious gift, so he naturally wanted to go over in person to express his gratitude.
However, when Brian was walking on the street of Myth Drannor, which was surrounded by a mythical barrier, he discovered something very strange.
It stands to reason that after yesterday's memorial service, the elves would become more hopeful about tomorrow and the future, but the streets were empty and deserted.
In such a huge city, it seems as if Brian is the only living person.
Unconsciously, the not-too-wide street suddenly opened up in front of me.
Several lush streets came together at the same time, forming a huge square in the center of Myth Drannor.
In the center of the square is an ancient oak tree.
The oak tree is surrounded by groups of artistic circular columns, and there are also gorgeously carved magic fountains in the east, west, north and south.
The clear spring water containing magical energy and divine brilliance spurts out more than two meters high. After falling, it flows quietly along the creek-like channel, and finally merges into the central oak tree.
At this time, this huge square was filled with people of the Elf clan, all of them solemnly and sadly staring at the ancient oak tree swaying gently in the breeze.
Along with the fluttering of oak branches and leaves, clouds of light mist exuding soul breath gradually filled the air.
“Boom!”
At this moment, the circular pillars surrounding the oak tree, which were as exquisite as works of art, suddenly flashed a bright magical halo, as if rows of lampposts were lit up. , completely enveloped the square.
No!
The moment he looked at the scene in front of him, Brian's intuition told him that the center of the circular pillar was not an oak tree at all, but the tree of souls.
The Tree of Souls can truly be called an artifact of the elves, and there is such a tree on the remote Eternal Island.
Its main function is to protect the territory of the elves and at the same time free the souls of those elves who choose to stay in the world of Toril rather than go to the kingdom of Avandor.
As far as Brian knows, when Ilseveri humbly accepted the Ruler's Blade and received the title of Crowned One, Queen Amlariel of Evermeet came to greet her new successor in person. The crown bearer congratulated her and brought her the seeds of the Tree of Souls as a gift to the new nation.
However, at this moment, the seeds of the Tree of Soul are perfectly integrated with the oak tree.
Those elven ghosts who died when Mis Drannor died and turned into ghosts, wandering aimlessly around the city, were also purified, allowing them to, with the help of the Tree of Souls, Got relief.
"That's it."
Seeing this scene, Brian looked astonished.
He finally understood why Silinxi forced her understanding of the mysteries of magic into him. It turned out that she did not want her lifelong efforts to go to waste.
Because when the Queen of Yongju Island returned to the mainland with the seeds of the Soul Tree, she was ready to sacrifice herself to accelerate the growth of the Soul Tree to purify the ghosts of her people.
“From now on, this place should be called Mis Drannor’s ‘Star Soul Holy Land’.”
Brian raised his head and stared with respect at the tree of souls wrapped in star-like mist.
After a long time, he bowed deeply to him and chose to leave quietly without disturbing any elves.
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(End of this chapter)