Chapter 139 Outside and Inside the Door
Dark Night Moon, 24th.
It’s still the same time as yesterday.
Gaode once again came to the rune workshop on the third floor of Gavin Building.
Still the same as yesterday, he did not see his mentor Jose O'Kenley.
But this time, Gao De did not need to take the initiative to make noise. The old and calm voice came from the small room with a closed door inside the workshop.
It seemed that it was not as calm as yesterday, Gao De De felt that the old man's voice in the small room today seemed to have a hint of uncontrollable "excitement"?
Maybe it’s an illusion.
“Read the information on the table first, and then you can leave after reading it.”
It’s still the same sentence as yesterday.
Not even a word has changed.
If it is placed in a literary work, there is even reason to suspect that the author is being lazy and just copy and paste the previous text.
But Gaode doesn’t think so much.
For him, it was just another "instruction".
He listened silently and moved to the workbench in the center of the rune workshop.
The workbench that was a little messy yesterday has been tidied up and is now much neater.
The information that He Xi wanted him to see was now prominently displayed in the center.
There is no need to rely on Gothe to find the information you should read like yesterday.
"First Understanding of Runes".
The name is very simple and easy to understand. You can tell at a glance that it is about runes.
Although in Gothe's opinion, this is the information that should be shown to him yesterday - at least he must first understand the runes, and then understand the basic rules of the runes.
But it’s not bad, after all, the “six basic rules of runes” are also very “simple”, and there is not much difference if you look at it one day earlier or later.
So, the "reversal" of the order is understandable.
The information is still handwritten, just like yesterday's "Introduction to Rune Literature Theory".
When Gaode opened the information, the first thing he saw was not the word "rune":
"Everything in the world has its own trajectory.
The wind blows has its own trajectory, the water flows has its own trajectory, the cracked earth has its own trajectory, and even the magic that is everywhere in the world also has its own trajectory.
These trajectories are erratic and irregular.
However, when the wind blows in a certain way, it will turn into a tornado that destroys the world;
The water follows the path. A certain flow of a specific trajectory will set off huge waves that turn the river upside down;
The earth dries up according to a certain trajectory, which will bring about changes that will change the world.
We call these changes forces of nature.
The power of nature is very powerful, but we have no way to obtain it except magic.
There is no doubt that if the magic power flows according to a certain trajectory, it will only bring more powerful power.
The question is, how do we control this powerful magic?
The initial answer is spells.
The mage turns magic power into mana in the body, and then controls the trajectory of the mana flow through the spell model, releasing spells with different effects.
But this is not the only solution.
The magic power of a mage is always limited. The limited magic power determines that the natural power that the mage can control is also limited.
But the power of nature is unlimited.
Is there any way to harness this infinite power of nature?
Very simple.
Building a bridge, using knowledge and wisdom to build a bridge between man and nature.
In the era of eating hair and drinking blood, the sages used their wisdom and knowledge to capture the power of nature bit by bit.
These wisdom and knowledge are what we usually call runes now. ”
"Different design methods, different bridge construction materials, the bridges built have different load-bearing capacities."
"The rune master is the bridge designer."
"Rune" These two words, after an extremely long preparation, finally appeared in Gaode's vision for the first time.
He was silent and continued to look down.
“The magic power between heaven and earth is an irregular flow.
The so-called runes are the bridge between the rune master and the magic power of heaven and earth. Once the rune master builds the bridge, once it is released, the magic power can cause the wind to rise, the water to rise, the bucket to turn, and the stars to move.
The essence of runes is to fix the flow of magic power and let it follow a certain established route.
Multiple basic runes can form composite runes, and multiple composite runes can form a magic circle.
The magic circle is the final form of the runes, a complete system. "
"Basic runes are the cornerstone of the magic array and the beginning of rune science. ”
"The number of basic runes in the world has exceeded 80,000, and new basic runes are constantly being produced."
"But most of the basic runes are uncommon runes, and the truly commonly used basic runes are There are about 3,700 runes."
"A qualified rune master only needs to master 1,000-2,000 basic runes."
"Because 1,000 basic runes have passed. The combination can cover 90% of the needs. The combination of 2000 basic runes can cover 99% of the needs.”
This introduction gave Gaode a strong sense of déjà vu. .
He stopped, thought about it seriously, and finally realized:
Isn’t this exactly the same as the Chinese characters in his previous life?
The number of Chinese characters now exceeds 100,000, but the number of commonly used Chinese characters is only 3,000.
1,000 commonly used Chinese characters can cover more than 90% of expression needs, and 2,000 commonly used Chinese characters can cover 99% of expression needs.
Under the premise that new things are constantly being born, these two thousand commonly used Chinese characters that have long existed can also be perfectly expressed through arrangement and combination.
For example, "electricity" and "brain", two Chinese characters that existed thousands of years ago, can be combined thousands of years later to express the new thing "computer" that was just born.
The basic runes also have this concept.
With this association, Gaode immediately understood the importance of "basic runes".
There is no doubt that if you want to get started with "Rune Literature", just like you need to learn the characters before you want to write an article, you need to master the common basic runes first.
Looking further down, it is indeed the case, but there is a slight difference: "Basic runes are divided into eight levels, from level zero basic runes to level seven runes."
“The first step to get started as a rune master: master 651 commonly used zero-level basic runes.”
This is the end of the “preface” of “First Introduction to Runes”.
The following information is a sample diagram and deconstruction description of commonly used zero-level basic runes.
However, the information does not list all 651 zero-level basic runes, but only 10.
Gaode instantly understood: These 10 zero-level basic runes were his "today's homework".
Just like the "after-school exercises" in yesterday's materials.
In addition, next to the information, there is a blank stack of basic magic paper, a basic rune pen, and a bottle of basic magic ink.
This is the "stationery" that He Xi prepared for Gaode.
The first zero-level basic rune introduced in the information is called "Gathering Demons (zero level)", and its function is also very simple, which is to gather the magic power between heaven and earth.
But such a simple function makes the "Gathering Demon (Level Zero)" rune an indispensable basic rune for almost all magic arrays.
And the rune diagram of "Gathering Demons (Level 0)" is not simple either.
Even if it is just the so-called zero-level basic rune, it is still very complicated.
And, there are no shortcuts.
Only by copying and memorizing over and over again, and then integrating and comprehending.
Gaode didn't even spare a second to "fear" the difficulty of studying that was about to begin.
His mind immediately fell on the rune diagram and deconstruction of "Gathering Demons (Level Zero)" in "First Understanding of Runes" and nothing else.
"First Encounter with Runes" is a handwritten document, apparently written by Jose O'Kenley.
The chief rune tutor of the academy undoubtedly has a very solid knowledge of runes, so the deconstruction of the entire rune diagram is very concise but clear.
Gaode read it carefully and finished the first reading in a short time.
Then, he closed the document, began to meditate, and began to remember.
After about thirty seconds, Gothe opened the materials again and reread the unclear and unclear parts of his review and meditation.
This time it took him less time than the first time.
Then, close the document again, meditate and recall.
Twenty seconds later, open the material again and start reading again.
After repeating this seven or eight times, Gaode closed the document again and reviewed it. It was already a smooth journey, without any sluggishness or lag.
The rune diagram also uses this method.
In the quiet rune workshop, there was only the rustling sound of Gothe flipping information pages from time to time.
When he closed "First Encounter with Runes" for the last time, he never opened it again.
Gothe took a deep breath and picked up the rune pen. After absorbing enough magic ink, he unfolded a piece of magic paper and officially wrote on the paper.
Gaode, who was trying to copy runes for the first time, held his breath, his eyes focused and serious.
At the same time, the mana in the body is transmitted from the palm to the rune pen in the hand, and then through the tip of the pen, mixed with magic ink, and falls evenly and steadily on the magic paper.
When he first started writing, Gaode was still a little cautious, worried about failure.
But as soon as he started writing, all the distracting thoughts in his heart disappeared in an instant, leaving only the rune diagram and the corresponding deconstruction in his mind.
Gothe has completely devoted himself to drawing the basic runes of "Gathering Demons (Level 0)".
There is a saying that is widely circulated among mages: "Spells are a private realm open only to geniuses."
But in the field of runes, genius is just the ticket.
It not only requires extraordinary talent, but also excellent control, excellent creativity, strong mental power, excellent memory, sufficient concentration and patience.
And, a little pure.
Gaode has always been very pure about "learning".
At the same time, in a room just separated by a door.
As a mentor that Gothe had not yet met, He Xi put down the rune pen and magic paper in his hands.
On the magic paper, a rune diagram looks like a heavenly book to a layman, and a rune diagram that is infinitely more complicated than the "Gathering of Demons (Level 0)" rune diagram is displayed like a work of art.
The old man looked at the complicated rune diagram in front of him and fell into deep thinking.
This rune diagram is not a conventional magic circle attempt, but a test rune diagram he conducted for the purpose of deriving the "interference constant".
These include robust value tests accurate to four decimal places, regular energy increments, and a series of complex rune logarithm and interference logarithm changes.
These things are not easy to deal with.
It requires an extremely large amount of calculations, an extremely solid foundation in runes, and an extremely large number of experiments.
Even Jose O'Kenley, who is immersed in the field of rune literature and has single-handedly introduced six basic rules of rune literature, which should be 5.5 to be precise, had a headache at the beginning.
When he thought of the massive experiments that needed to be carried out, he even felt like he had no idea how to start.
He even doubted whether he would be able to complete these experiments and derive the "interference constant" in the last days of his life.
But he understands that this "interference constant" affects whether the six basic rules of rune science are established or not, and hides the most essential secret of the rune arrangement.
So, after He Xi calmed down, he picked up the ordinary paper and pen aside again and recorded the data.
This road has just begun.
Whether you can reach the end is another matter.
Just keep moving forward.
He has always been very pure about "runes".
......
One is an old man, an expert who has been immersed in the field of runes for hundreds of years.
One is a young man, a layman who has only been exposed to the field of runes for a day.
Two people who are very different in age, status or knowledge are now "in the same room" fighting for the same thing.
The distance is just a door away.
(End of this chapter)