"The Ferryman" laughed and said: "Sturk's famous playwright Gerals Astar, a scholar with six popular operas.
He didn't care about the boatman rowing in front of him, as he was also a core member of the Magical Council in Sturk.
"Magician" Lucien asked with a little curiosity as he thought of his identity on the surface.
The Ferryman looked sideways at Lucien, and his tone was respectful: "Yes, he is a Shadow Mentor. ” Lucien was a little surprised: "Mentor" In the ancient magic empire, those who could be called mentors were at least high-level magicians.
"Of course, although the exact rank of Mr.
Astar is not known, there is no doubt that he is a high-level magician.
In fact, there are several similar gentlemen in the council in Steulk, all of whom have prominent statuses on the surface, but they have been away for a long time and return to Stulk in turn.
The ferryman turned his head to look at the rippling canal water in front of him, "The council has more power in Stulk than you think, but a strong man like them will definitely not act for a trivial matter." ” "The stronger the council is in Stulk, the more secure I feel."
Lucien humorously replied that although Stulk was important, the fact that there were a few high-ranking magicians sitting here alone was enough to prove the description of the Magic Council's inflated strength in the Rhine discourse.
In the bustle on both sides, the sharp boat crossed the water like a sharp arrow, and turned into a quiet and beautiful town in Stulk.
The boat stopped in front of a three-story villa with a large garden, and Lucien and the ferryman walked up the water-soaked stone steps to the gate.
"Mr.
Tom, you're here."
The guard guarding the gate obviously knew the ferryman, and without asking too much, he opened the iron gate directly.
Lucien followed the ferryman with a smile on his face, not expecting him to choose such a common, ubiquitous name for himself, and always reminding himself of the poor cat.
Tom, the ferryman, said as he walked through the gardens and lawns, "The more ordinary the name, the less likely it is to be noticed, and for those of us who cannot walk in the light, being noticed often means death."
Hehe, Mr.
Evans, you're also wise to use common names, aren't you?"
"In fact, there are times when it's safer to be noticed and taken seriously, like Mr.
Astar."
Lucien looked around the ordinary-looking villa and found no trace of magic.
Meow, a cat with tiger skin stripes with its tail standing up, proudly and gracefully crosses in front of the two.
Suddenly, it said in a hoarse voice, "Astar told you to go directly to the second floor, he is studying the arcane and has no time to come down to greet you. ” The cat spoke so suddenly that it almost startled Lucian.
Tom replied, a little intimidatingly, "Yes, Miss Mersidis." ” He then introduced Lucian, "This is Mr.
Astar's pet, uh, buddy, Lady Mersidis. ” "Hello, Ms.
Mersidis."
Lucien greeted politely.
The budgie snorted in reply, and then walked into the garden without hurrying.
As he and Tom walked silently to the door of the villa's hall, Lucien looked back idly and saw the proud budgie jumping around trying to catch a butterfly, having a great time, without any sign of magic.
"Sometimes, humans don't enjoy pleasure more than animals."
Tom whispered, then pushed the wooden door open.
Lucien turned his head and smiled, "But the wealth of life is more than happiness. ” The second floor was bright and transparent in the sun, but when Lucien followed Tom through the corridor, there was always a feeling of being covered in shadows, and this feeling came inexplicably, as if it was caused by the "tiara" he was wearing.
Arriving at a dark wooden door, Tom knocked softly, "Mr.
Astar, here we are." ” "Come in.
The door is unlocked.
A low, hoarse voice came from inside the door.
Cautiously pushing the door open, Tom turned and motioned for Lucien to come in.
Lucien's first impression of the study was the messy mass of paper scattered on the heavy gray carpet, and then he was stunned to see a quill on the mahogany desk that no one held in his hand was writing rapidly on the snow-white paper, occasionally reaching into the inkwell that was bouncing next to him to dip the ink.
"What about Mr.
Astar" Lucien was first slightly shocked by this magical scene, and then looked around, but only saw the shelves full of books of various styles, and did not find the shadow teacher.
Tom, next to him, bent down and picked up the paper balls from the carpet and put them in the wastebasket.
Lucian, who didn't find Astar, moved in his heart, and curiously learned Tom to bend down and pick up a paper ball that was not crumpled tightly, and saw the dense mathematical formulas and calculation processes inside through the gaps in the paper ball.
Since spying on someone else's arcane research could have dire consequences, Lucien didn't unfold the paper ball, but took a look at it and threw it into the wastebasket, reaffirming the fundamental role of mathematics in arcane research.
"Wait a few minutes."
The low, hoarse voice seemed to come from every shadow and corner of the room.
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However, Lucien saw that there were outlines in the dark shadow between the curtain and the desk, forming the image of a gentle black-haired man, and at a cursory glance, he thought that he was a young man in his twenties, but if he looked closely, he would think that he was in his forties.
The black-haired man sat on a chaise longue, looking intently at a book with a black hardcover cover, and there seemed to be countless quills writing and calculating in the faint shadows around him.
Lucien and Tom didn't speak, and after waiting for about ten minutes, the quill on the desk stopped, inserted into the pen holder like a normal quill pen, and the shadow of the quill disappeared completely, and the dark-haired man who could be Astar closed the book and turned to look at the two: "Welcome, new companion on the arcane and magical paths."
I'm Astar. ” "Hello, Mr.
Astar."
As he saluted, Lucien read the cover of the book clearly, and on it were composed of two words with special meanings in bright silver-white lines: "Arcane" Astar holds up the book: "You've seen the Arcane Journal" "The gentleman who told me where the Magical Council was once showed me an issue of the Arcane Journal from many years ago."
Lucien couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, "Mr.
Astar, can you show me the content of this issue of Arcane, is this the latest issue of Arcane?"
Astar got up from the recliner and smiled gently: "You are studying the ancient magic system, I am afraid it is difficult to understand the content published in the arcane journal, and if you can't understand the arcane journal, you will definitely not be able to understand the various new magical ideas in the magic journal.
He gestured to another hard-cover book with a six-pointed star on his desk, "However, you're the only magician in the last ten years who has asked me to watch an arcane journal, and I'm very pleased with your eagerness to learn, so you can take a look at it, but don't hope you understand." ” As he spoke, he handed the Arcane Journal to Lucien, then looked at the ferryman, "Tom, what should this magician be called?"
"He's Mr.
Evans, the Wizard of the One Ring."
Tom was always a little restrained when facing Astar.
Lucien took the Arcane Journal, flipped to the table of contents, and the expression on his face froze, because the first article was: a complex variable function that could describe and calculate the mental force field.
"The Magic Council has studied complex variable functions so deeply," some of the books in Lucian's Soul Library that have unlocked the seal have complex variable functions.
But Lucien, who was not a math major or a physics major before, struggled to learn this knowledge, and thought that the Magic Council should still stay in the late 18th century and the early 19th century when calculus reigned, and at most he had just started the study of complex variable functions, so he was not too urgent to study, "The Magic Council has entered the stage of comprehensive development of complex variable functions, and it seems that I have to hurry up and study" The complex variable function is a function with complex numbers as independent variables, and many achievements have been born in the study of it, such as the calculation of plane fields, such as Riemann surfaces, etc., and the surface geometric space constructed by Riemann later based on non-Euclidean theory is a mathematical tool of Einstein's general theory of relativity, which is used to explain the relationship between gravity, time and space.
Seeing Lucien's frozen expression, Astar laughed and said: "It's normal to not understand, since the Grand Arcanist Brooke discovered the relationship between electricity and magnetism and proposed the concept of electromagnetic fields, many people in the council have begun to study various fields, such as when we cast magic and sense our surroundings, spiritual power does not appear in the form of individual lines, but there is a spiritual force field.
However, in order to accurately calculate the strength of each point of the mental force field, etc., we lack mathematical tools, so the complex variable function appears. ” "This is different from the emergence of complex functions on the earth.
Demand determines mathematical outcomes.
Lucien thought thoughtfully.
Astar continued, "The shadow field I'm working on needs to be compounded, and well, discussing this latest arcane knowledge with you will make you dizzy.
Anyway, when Evans arrives in Alinge, the Council will give you the current basic books on arcane and magic, so that you can transform from an ancient mage in two to three years.
Of course, this requires your own efforts, and I have seen many mid-level magicians who studied ancient magic always resisted the current arcane and magic, and as a result, they did not change until they died of old age. ” "The council gives me basic books for free" Because of the matter of the Pale Hand, Lucien was very concerned about similar things, and was afraid that there would be some requests that could not be refused.
"A little bit of a request, but I won't let you do anything dangerous.
The council has always believed that it is best for magicians below the intermediate level to study and study with peace of mind, and that your growth is the best reward for the council.
Astar kindly replied, "Tom, you take Evans to the room on the third floor of the villa." ” After he finished instructing Tom, he looked at Lucien again: "There are more than a dozen magic apprentices on the third floor who have passed the assessment and sent to me in the name of studying drama.
They're either mentally strong or have a good talent for arcane arts, and they'll be on their way with you to the kingdom of Holm.
Hehe, if you're not afraid of losing face, you can learn the basics of arcane arts with them now. ” Saying goodbye to Astar, Lucien and Tom head to the third floor.
To be continued: