Throne of Magical Arcana

After several frequent out-of-control situations, Aitna seemed to temporarily control the situation, and the strange black, white and gray did not spread out for nearly half a day, and Lucien and Natasha were able to survive the relatively easy time. For a long time, this is a rare good thing for them who are all injured.

In the afternoon, the sun was hot and the heat was steaming. In the gloomy and dark forest around the hills, rays of light passed through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dazzling spots on the ground.

Natasha looked around and laughed: "I thought our wounded appearance would attract the covetousness of villains and robbers, especially since you showed off your money in the small town, but you were so peaceful along the way , a lot less fun."

"Have you forgotten that this is a world without knights and magicians? Although you are injured, the violet guard armor on your body is only possessed by the townspeople and robbers. Unless he lost his mind after eating psychedelic things, how would he have the guts to attack us? Moreover, beauty seems to be more attractive than the temptation of money and wealth. When we were in the small town, several men quietly I'll peep at you." Lucien said with a casual smile.

Natasha glanced at him: "How can you be sure that their target is me? Huh, they actually built a decent castle in the Black Forest? Could it be that Nika has really stepped into the path of an ancient magician?"

In the center surrounded by "Pulan black willows" stands a fortress-like castle, covered with ivy and dead leaves, completely covering up the original color, and the highest spire already has a preliminary outline of a magician's style ——In the minds of the original magicians, building tall and pointed magic towers was an attempt to get closer to the sky and the reality of the world.

When they heard that Nika studied the mysteries of the gods from the patterns on the monster's body, Lucien and Natasha directly thought of the origin of the magician.

Perhaps in the age of mythology, the era of steam civilization, the period of alien rule by dragons, elves, werewolves, etc., it is because of "crazy men" like Nika that human beings can rise slowly, but then they are on that crazy and bloody wrong road It is going farther and farther, and finally tasted the bitter fruit.

And in this world, under the oppression of theocracy, the germination of magic inevitably occurred. Perhaps not only Nika, but also similar "lunatics" in other places.

"Nika, without learning meditation or any spells, can move objects and create fires simply by relying on the occasional fluctuations in his mental power. This shows that his mental power is already comparable to that of a magician with the third and fourth rings." The level of magic talent is far higher than mine. I am afraid that only a few magicians in the council, such as His Excellency Brooke, can match him before systematic study. It is normal for such a genius to gain something after studying for so many years." Lucien Objectively evaluate Nika's situation.

However, having magical talent is one thing, and one's own hard work and education are another. Among the few magicians that Lucien said can match Nika's talent, only Brooke was promoted to legend, and in the history of magic Well, the talents of the pioneers in the budding stage may be even higher than that of Nika, but none of them can be promoted to a higher level. However, relying on their hard work in the past, exploring and summarizing the knowledge, after more than a dozen generations of inheritance, some people have become high-level magicians one after another.

While talking, 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 the castle of Nika the Wise. 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 and said, "We are here to visit the wise Mr. Nika. I heard that he has a very in-depth research on the patterns on monsters and the types of plants. It happens that I am also good at this, so I want to communicate with him."

"Quack? Didn't you come to laugh at the 'crazy' Nika?" The bird said in a clear voice in surprise, "There are still people studying the mysteries of the gods. How could there be two lunatics? Are you lying? , I have to test you, can you identify what kind of bird I am?"

"Of course it is the unique white crow, Mr. Nika's pet, a bird with wisdom." Lucien said with a smile.

The little bird spread its wings in satisfaction: "That's a good answer, I have to ask Nika to see if he would like to meet you, a 'lunatic'."

Seeing the bird fluttering towards the window above the castle, Natasha said strangely: "The white feathers on its body should be dyed, right? And there are no white crows in the Encyclopedia of Creatures?"

"That's why it's a unique white crow. Have you ever seen other crows dye their feathers?" Lucien said with a chuckle.

Natasha came to her senses, smiled and shook her head: "No."

After waiting for a few minutes, the gate of the castle opened slowly with a creaking sound, and a blond boy in a white short robe said respectfully, "Teacher, please go to the research room to talk."

"Teacher? Are you Mr. Nika's student?" Lucien looked at this little boy who was only eight or nine years old and said, it was hard to believe that a guy with the nickname of "Madman" who was heard all over the neighborhood would have students, could it be that he abducted him? Human experiment material?

The little boy seemed to have seen too many such gazes, and he said aggrievedly and indignantly: "Of course I am the teacher's student, and the teacher is not the madman they say! He is a real wise man, who has understood the mysteries of the gods and mastered the extraordinary. Power, they fear and fear him, and that's why they slander him."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Lucien and Natasha to answer, he turned around indignantly, and led them into the castle.

Habitually checked the layout of the castle, but found no magic circle defense, Lucien entered the castle with Natasha who could not move her left hand.

Walking through the simple hall and up the stairs, there is a gloomy and dark corridor in front of you. After walking a few steps, the sulking little boy in front suddenly said: "The teacher is really not crazy, he is just studying those monsters." , The strange patterns on the plants, that's why they dismembered them. There are many animals that the hunters killed and ate. They are used to seeing blood, but hypocritically hate the scene caused by the teacher."

He tried his best to justify the "crazy" Nika, trying to gain the recognition of the teacher from the two strange visitors.

"Well, I understand." Lucien himself had done an autopsy, so he nodded without any grudges. At the same time, I admire this little boy in my heart, he is really a good student.

Hearing the word comprehension, the little boy's spirit seemed a little lifted, and he said in a rambling manner: "Those strange patterns really contain the mysteries of the gods, really! The teacher has mastered this kind of power, can manipulate flames and ice and snow, and make people Sleeping, falling from the sky, stronger than those priests and blood heroes!"

"Really?" Natasha replied cooperatively.

After asking and answering, the little boy became more and more interested: "Really! I also have a little bit, you see."

He imitated the weird sound from the monster, his face became extremely solemn, a little magic wave appeared in front of him, condensed into an invisible hand, and grabbed a candlestick on the left side of the corridor.

"The original version of the mage's hand." Lucien said to Natasha with a smile in the telepathic connection. The spells have not been simplified, and they are still imitating the primitive level of monster language.

"Isn't it, I'm very powerful?" The little boy proudly raised the candlestick, seeing Lucien and Natasha nodding with a smile, he was even more happy: "The teacher is more powerful than me, and we don't have the blood of gods, and we don't have gods." Give strength, it all depends on your own efforts!"

"The teacher said that this is the right way for us humans to become truly powerful and get rid of the control of those false gods. Well, although others don't understand him, I always think he is the greatest wise man, smarter than gods!"

"Well, great pioneer." Lucien's expression was solemn.

The little boy who tried to correct the guest's impression of the teacher was innocent and lovely. After getting Lucien's affirmation, he kept talking along the way and revealed many secrets without knowing it. Soon, the three of them came to a door covered with animal skin. The animal skin was gray with complex magic patterns on it.

"Petrified beast?" Lucien frowned slightly, Nika was stronger than he imagined? Although this kind of monster is not as good as the petrified lizard, it may 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 chuckle, "The teacher picked it up in a valley, but the pattern on it is too complicated, and I can't figure out its mystery, so it's used to guard the door."

With a squeak, the door opened, and a strong smell of blood came over the face, and the whole room was like an organ exhibition room.

Since there are no glassware in this world, the strange-shaped hearts, eyeballs, intestines, and pieces of meat are wrapped in magic and placed randomly. In addition, the windows are narrow and the light is weak. It is hard not to feel scared in this place.

A middle-aged black-robed man with disheveled hair was concentrating on drawing something. On the table in front of him lay a very terrifying monster.

The upper body of this monster is a naked woman with twining patterns and a protruding mouth, and the lower body is eight huge black spider feet.

"Spiderman..." Lucien nodded slightly.

The little boy had a very good impression of the two guests. Seeing that the teacher was completely ignorant of them, he said apologetically, "When the teacher starts to study patterns, he will forget other things, whether it is eating, sleeping, or teaching me, but it should be over after a while." gone."

Time was running out, and after Lucien and Natasha exchanged glances, they turned their attention to the parchment in front of Nika.

The parchment had a complex pattern drawn on it, roughly establishing a rectangular coordinate system. Nika frowned, as if he had encountered a huge problem.

"(25, 78, 39)." Lucien said suddenly.

Nika subconsciously moved the quill to that position and continued to draw, then her eyes widened suddenly, and she stared back at Lucien: "You understand too?"

The little boy also looked at Lucien blankly. He was instructing the teacher?

"The analysis of this kind of pattern must be divided, and a coordinate point is..." Lucien reported a coordinate point again.

According to Lucien's guidance, Nika completed the analysis of that part of the pattern. After staring blankly at the result in front of him for several seconds, his expression suddenly became distorted and excited, with a taste of madness, and he rushed in front of Lucien, and said in a hoarse voice:

"How did you do it?"

Lucien coughed lightly, but did not answer directly: "While studying the pattern, you have to look up and look outside. The pattern hides the mysteries of the gods. What about the whole world? The sun and the moon rise in the east and set in the west, and the water flows from high to low. Doesn’t this contain the mysteries of the gods?”

"Think about why we fall to the ground after jumping up, instead of floating towards the sky."

"Isn't this a normal thing? We are going to fall, this is the bottom." The little boy interrupted and answered.

But Nick froze suddenly.

changed.