After a few frequent out-of-controls, Etna seemed to be in control of the situation for the time being, and for nearly half a day, the strange black, white and gray did not spread, and Lucian and Natasha were able to spend a relatively easy half of the day, which was a rare good thing for them with their own injuries.
In the afternoon, the scorching heat was thick, and in the gloomy and dim black forest around the hills, the light passed through the gaps, reflecting dazzling spots of light on the ground.
Natasha looked left and right and laughed: "I thought that our injured appearance would attract the covetousness of the villains and robbers, especially since you showed off your money in the town, but it was so peaceful along the way, and there was a lot less fun." ” "You forgot that this is a world without knights and magicians, although you are injured, but the violet guardian armor on your body is in the eyes of the townspeople and robbers, but only big people like the blood heroes and gods can have, unless they have eaten psychedelic things and lost their minds, how can they have the courage to fight our ideas Moreover, compared to the lure of money and wealth, beauty seems to be more seductive, but there are several men who quietly follow you to peek at you in the town."
Lucien smiled casually.
Natasha glanced at him, "How can you be sure that their target is me, I have built a decent castle in the Black Forest, is it true that Nika has really embarked on the path of an ancient magician" In the center of the "Puran Black Willow" in front of it, there is a castle similar to a fortress, which is crawling with green vines and dead leaves, completely covering the color of the original castle, and the highest spire has the preliminary outline of the magician style, in the hearts of the original magicians, the construction of the tall and pointed magic tower is to try to get closer to the sky, closer to the reality of the world.
Hearing Nika study the mysteries of the gods from the patterns on the monster's body, Lucien and Natasha directly thought of the origin of the magician.
Maybe in the age of mythology, the age of steam civilization, the period of alien domination by dragons, elves, werewolves and other aliens, it was with "madmen" like Nika that human beings could slowly rise, but then they went further and further on that crazy and bloody wrong path, and finally tasted the bitter fruit.
And in this world, under the oppression of theocracy, the germ of magic still inevitably happens, perhaps not only Nika, but also other places, there are similar "madmen".
"Nika has not learned meditation methods, and he doesn't know any spells, just relying on the occasional fluctuations and changes of mental power to move items and cause misfires, which shows that his spiritual power has reached the level of a third- or fourth-ring magician, and the level of magic talent is far higher than mine, I'm afraid that only a few magicians such as Lord Brooke in the council can compete with him before systematic learning.
It is normal for such a genius to have gained something after studying for so many years.
Lucien objectively assessed Nika's condition.
However, having a magical talent is one thing, and their own efforts and education are another aspect, and the few magicians in Lucian's mouth who can be comparable to Nika's talent are only Brooke who has been promoted to a legend, and in the history of magic, the talent of the pioneers in the embryonic period may be higher than that of Nika, but none of them can be promoted to a high level, but relying on their previous efforts and the knowledge they have explored and summarized, after more than ten generations of inheritance, someone has become a high-level magician.
As they spoke, the two approached the bleak and dilapidated castle.
With a croak, a strange bird with white feathers landed on the stone pillar in front of the castle.
"This is Nika the Wise's castle, and visitors from outside are not welcome."
The little bird walked up and down the stone pillar with its head held high, looking proud.
Lucien smiled, "We came to visit Mr.
Nika the Wise, and I heard that he has a very deep research on the patterns on monsters and the types of plants, and it happens that I am also good at this, so I want to talk to Mr.
Nika." ” "You're not here to laugh at the madman Nika," the bird said in a crisp voice in surprise, "there are still people who study the mysteries of the gods, how can there be two madmen, are you lying, I have to test you, can you tell what kind of bird I am?"
"Of course, it's a one-of-a-kind white crow, Mr.
Nika's pet, a bird with intelligence."
Lucien said with a smile.
The bird spread his wings in satisfaction, "That's a good answer, I'll have to ask Nika if he wants to see you madman." ” Seeing the bird fluttering towards the window above the castle, Natasha said strangely: "The white feathers on its body must be dyed, and there are no white crows in the encyclopedia of creatures."
"So it's the only white crow, have you ever seen other crows dye their own feathers," Lucien laughed.
Natasha came to her senses and shook her head with a smile: "No. ” After waiting for a few minutes, the gate of the castle creaked and slowly opened, and a blonde boy in a short white robe said respectfully, "Teacher, please go to the research room to talk." ” "Teacher, you are a student of Mr.
Nika," Lucien said as he looked at the young boy, who was hard to believe that a guy nicknamed "Crazy" who was known all over the neighborhood would have students, and it could be the human experiment material he had abducted The little boy seemed to have seen too many such gazes, and said with some grievance and indignation: "Of course I am a student of the teacher, the teacher is not a madman in their mouths, he is a real wise man, he has insight into the mysteries of the gods, and has mastered extraordinary powers, and they are afraid and afraid of him, so they slander him." ” After saying that, without waiting for Lucian and Natasha to answer, he turned around indignantly and walked into the castle with the two of them.
After checking the layout of the castle habitually, and finding no magic array defense, Lucien helped Natasha, whose left hand was already immobile, into the castle.
Walking through the humble hall and up the stairs, there was a gloomy corridor, and just a few steps away, the sulky little boy in front of him suddenly spoke: "The teacher is really not crazy, he is just studying the strange patterns on those monsters and plants, so he will dismember them."
There are many animals that the hunters themselves kill and eat, and they are accustomed to seeing blood, but they hypocritically hate the scene caused by the teacher. ” He struggles to defend the madman Nika, trying to get the two strangers to approve of the teacher.
"Yes, I understand."
Lucien had done the autopsy himself, and at the same time admired the little boy in his heart, what a good student.
Hearing the comprehension of this word, the little boy's spirit seemed slightly uplifted, and he babbled and said: "Those strange patterns really contain the mysteries of the gods, and the real teacher has mastered this power, which can indulge in flames and ice and snow, make people fall asleep, and fall from the sky, which is more powerful than those priests and god-blood heroes."
"Really," Natasha replied in agreement.
There were questions and answers, and the little boy became more and more interested: "Really, I will do a little, you see." ” He made a strange sound from a simulated monster, his face became extremely solemn, a little magic fluctuation appeared in front of him, and then he grabbed a candlestick on the left side of the hallway.
"The original version of the Mage's Hand."
Lucien smiled and said to Natasha that the spells had not yet been simplified, and they were still at the level of primitive simulated monster language.
"Isn't it, I'm amazing" The little boy proudly raised the candlestick, and saw Lucian and Natasha nodding with a smile, and was even more happy: "The teacher is more powerful than me, and we don't have the blood of the gods, nor the power of the gods, we all rely on our own efforts." ” "The teacher said that this is the way for us to become truly strong in the future and get rid of those false gods, although others do not understand him, but I always think that he is the greatest wise man, smarter than the gods" "Yes, great pioneer."
Lucian's expression was solemn.
The little boy who tried to correct the guest's impression of the teacher was innocent and lovely, and after getting Lucien's affirmation, he continued to talk along the way, revealing many secrets without knowing it, and soon, the three of them walked to the door of a room covered with animal skins, which were gray and had complex magical patterns on them.
"Petrified Beast" Lucien frowned slightly, Nika's strength was stronger than he imagined, although this monster was not as good as a petrified lizard, it might be considered a high-level monster with the six-ring petrification technique.
The little boy knocked on a specific spot on the door and said with a smile: "This is something that the teacher picked up in a valley, but the pattern on it is too complicated to figure out its mystery, so it is used to guard the door." ” With a squeak, the door opened, and the thick smell of blood came to the face, and the whole room was like an organ showroom.
Since there are no glassware in this world, the strangely shaped hearts, eyes, intestines, and flesh pieces are wrapped in magic and placed at will, plus the windows are narrow and the light is dim, it is difficult not to feel scared in this place.
A middle-aged black-robed man with messy hair was concentrating on depicting something, and on the table in front of him lay a very terrifying monster, the upper body was a naked woman, with a twisted pattern and a prominent mouth, and the lower body was eight huge black spider feet.
"Arachnid," Lucien nodded slightly.
The little boy had a good impression of the two guests, and when he saw that the teacher ignored them completely, he said apologetically: "The teacher will forget other things as soon as he studies the pattern, whether it is eating, sleeping, or teaching me, but it should be over after a while." ” Time was pressing, and after Lucien and Natasha looked at each other, he set his eyes on the parchment in front of Nika, and he frowned, as if he had encountered a great problem.
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On the parchment, there is an intricate pattern, and Nika seems to have established a Cartesian coordinate system. “25，78，39。”
Lucien spoke suddenly.
Nika subconsciously moved the quill to that position, drew it, and then her eyes widened suddenly, and she looked back at Lucian: "You know too" The little boy also looked blankly at Lucien, who was instructing the teacher "The analysis of this pattern must be divided, and one coordinate point is," Lucien reported again.
According to Lucian's guidance, Nika completed the analysis of that part of the pattern, and looked at the result in front of him in a daze for a few seconds, his expression suddenly became excited and distorted, and there was a taste of madness, he rushed to Lucian's front and said in a hoarse voice: "How did it do it?"
Lucien coughed lightly and did not answer directly: "While studying the pattern, you have to look up and look outside, the pattern hides the mystery of the gods, then the whole world is said that the moon rises in the east and sets in the west, and the water flows from high to low, which is rare that there is no mystery of the gods."
"Think about why we jump and fall to the ground instead of floating into the sky."
"Isn't this a normal thing, we're going to go down, this is down there."
The little boy interjected.
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