"You are actually..." The moment Su Zuo announced his name, the old man's expression changed dramatically.
The shocked and confused look startled Su Zuo.
"Are you actually of 'his' blood...I should have guessed...you are so similar..."
The old man's reaction was like seeing an old friend, but even Su Zuo didn't know whether this situation was good or bad. The old man seemed to have some judgment about Su Zuo's life experience, but in Su Zuo's own memory, he never had any memory
He has been an orphan since the beginning. Even Yi Wenyan himself does not know who the parents of the body he traveled through are.
Su Zuo felt a little uneasy. Rather than being confused, he was more worried that his old man's promise to him would be ruined.
But fortunately, after the initial shock, the old man murmured to himself and regained his composure: "Fate... This is fate. The fate of our immortal species has been destined, whether it is this land, or our knowledge and inheritance.
…”
"Teacher..." Su Zuo was a little confused, but he still subconsciously comforted the old man, "There is no destiny in this world, only countless coincidences."
The old man raised his head and looked at Su Zuo. He didn't know what he was thinking of. His old voice was full of confusion: "But those countless coincidences will lead to countless choices to the only result. From this point of view, if it is not called
For destiny..."
Su Zuo interrupted the old man: "Teacher, that is not fate, but the general trend."
Su Zuo didn't know what consequences he would have if he said this, but he felt that no matter what kind of understanding the old man got from his name, it seemed to be the safest to try to weaken the impact of this impact on the old man.
way.
"..." The old man stared at Su Zuo in silence for a long time.
"Then that's it... is it a general trend..."
The old man sighed, turned around slowly, and walked towards the wooden table deep in the cage.
.
The old man finally recognized Su Zuo.
"Because I have taught you two spells - shadow door and dark vision. But just learning to use spells is not a mage. Yi Wen, do you know what kind of person is a qualified mage?
"
The old man was sitting in the prison cell, while Su Zuo was facing the railing and sitting cross-legged on the ground. The teaching of magic was carried out under such simple conditions.
"A person who can use the spells in his hands correctly?" Su Zuo thought for a moment and answered the most secure answer.
However, the old man shook his head: "Even those wizards who are considered evil, we have to admit that the other party is a qualified wizard. A real wizard's power does not come from what kind of spells he can use, but from what kind of spells he can use.
It comes from the knowledge he knows and masters."
"Yi Wen, do you know what the nature of magic is?"
Su Zuo shook his head.
"Then let's put it another way." The old man lowered his eyelids and said thoughtfully, "Yi Wen, do you know why birds can fly and dragons can spit fire, but humans can't?"
"Birds are lighter in weight and have wings that can fly; dragons can breathe fire, it seems because they have a special organ in their bodies to store dragon breath, right?"
Su Zuo searched the memory in his mind, mixed the knowledge obtained from the earth and other worlds, and answered.
"That's a good answer. The things that every race and every creature can do are often very limited. So Yiwen, let me ask you, do you know that ordinary humans who are not mages can total
How many things can you do?"
"Well..." Su Zuo pondered for a moment, he was a little confused as to what the old man wanted him to answer.
There are so many "kinds" of things to do... then it's not like asking him to list meals and brushing his teeth...
Suddenly, due to the previous question, Su Zuo had a flash of inspiration, and he hesitated a little -
"Seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching are the five senses, plus the ability to control the body." He finally said.
Vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, and muscle control. Su Zuo forgot which book he read in, and what humans can do is actually these 6 simple behaviors.
, among which the five senses are the five ways for humans to passively perceive the outside world, and the ability to control muscles is the only way humans can change and influence the material world.
Perhaps Su Zuo's answer was too crisp and clear. The old man was obviously stunned for a moment: "...That's a good answer. You are better than I thought..."
"That's right, for ordinary people, there are only so many things they can do - whether it's eating, running, or wielding swords and axes, what ordinary people rely on are these five kinds of perceiving the world and controlling the body.
ability.”
"Birds can fly and dragons can breathe out. Essentially, they have the ability to control the body. But because they have the organs to use these abilities. Humans don't have these organs, so they can't compete with them.
Same thing."
"But through magic, even humans like us who have no unique organs can fly like a bird and create flames like a dragon. Do you know why? Child."
"Uh..." Su Zuo was a little dazed by the old man's words, but now he realized what the old man meant: "In other words, magic is actually the seventh ability we have in addition to the six abilities just now.
Ability?"
"The seventh one - the ability to sense the existence of magical elements, and the eighth one - the ability to resonate with magical elements and then manipulate them."
"This is the essence of magic."
After speaking, the old man slowly lowered his head again, as if he was tired from the long speech.
...Perception and control...
Su Zuo digested the knowledge he got from the old man, and then asked his own question: "So, does everyone have the power to perceive magic and the power to control magic?"
"Probably..." After hearing Su Zuo's question, the old man raised his head again and looked at Su Zuo: "The conditions for becoming a mage are very strict. Anyone who lacks any kind of qualifications cannot become a mage. But the vast majority of ordinary people
Everyone can use magic props, so maybe everyone has the possibility of becoming a mage. But the materials and knowledge required to cultivate a qualified mage are beyond your imagination now, whether it is us Nanling people or your empire
No one has the luxury to waste resources and time on ordinary people with mediocre qualifications."
Su Zuo nodded humbly.
"A mage's power comes from the knowledge he knows, but according to the text, do you know the other three sentences that go with it?"
Su Zuo searched his memory and then shook his head.
"The magician's power derives from his friendship with the elements."
"The magician's power comes from his belief in the gods."
"The Trickster's power comes from his insight into people's hearts."
"The essential components of magic are diverse. If you master one of them well, you can become a qualified mage."
Without giving Su Zuo a chance to rest, the old man continued.
"Even we mages cannot control the elements as freely as we can control our limbs. Strictly speaking, the relationship between us mages and magic elements is like the relationship between the user and the tool being used."
"As users of certain tools, we often encounter a situation. Suppose we need an ax to chop down a tree, but at this time the only options available to me are a few axes. They are either too heavy or too heavy.
Qing. When faced with this situation, what would you do if it were you, Yiwen?"
Su Zuo couldn't help but think of his previous life as a receptionist: "... exercise my strength... until I can use that heavy ax freely."
"Yes, the tools we can find are limited. In fact, there are only 12 types of magic elements discovered so far, which is far lower than the more than 100 material elements. So we unfortunately found that as a
As users, we can only change ourselves, rather than choose tools that suit us. And the way we use to change ourselves is 'meditation'."
"Can people adapt to tools..." Su Zuo nodded thoughtfully.
"Yi Wen, you have already had experience in casting spells. I think you have also realized that if we humans want to use spells, we must use meditation to ensure that the wavelength of our souls is in a certain state in order to resonate with the magic elements.
, thereby driving the elements to perform magic.”
"The affinity frequencies of elements are fixed, but everyone's soul wavelength is different, so some people can easily resonate with certain elements, but find it difficult to control other elements - almost every mage
, can resonate with all kinds of elements, but they are often only good at a few types." The old man continued.
"In addition to qualifications, factors that affect the resonance rate of elements are mental status. According to the article, the fire element that controls temperature can not only release heat to melt and ignite all materials, but also absorb heat to achieve low temperatures that exceed absolute zero.
Produce dark matter. But can you guess the reason why almost the vast majority of fire elemental mages choose to 'burn' instead of 'freeze' when fighting?"
"...because for the fire element, burning is 'positive energy', while freezing is 'negative energy'. Compared with staying calm or even falling into a lost mental state in battle, passionate fighting spirit and anger are more suitable for fighting.
Bar?"
Su Zuo answered based on his own experience. When he encountered a murderer, he felt that maintaining dark vision that enhanced the light effect was more difficult and laborious than during training. This was probably because the fear in his heart caused his elemental synchronization rate to drop.
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"A qualified mage will choose the right element in the right mood, or adjust his mood according to the needs of the element he chooses. But no matter which way it is, the first step to becoming a mage is to be familiar with each element
The affinity frequency, and repeatedly adjust your mental state through meditation, and become familiar with what kind of emotions you have, so that you can achieve the highest elemental resonance rate."
"If you are unable to quickly switch your soul wavelength during the experiment, the result will be a failure of the experiment; and if during battle, the element synchronization rate decreases due to fear or despair, then there is only one end, which is death."
"Fight to the death, no failure allowed. The battle between mages seems to be more terrifying than I thought before..." Su Zuo listened to the old man's words in silence. He knew that what the old man said now were very real issues.
The old man rummaged around on the mattress under him, then took out something and threw it towards Su Zuo.
"I have two books here. Take one and read it. Put your hand on the other one when meditating and think about the types of elements you want to perceive. It will help you a little."
Su Zuo looked at the two "books" in front of him, stunned and speechless. One of the two books was a pile of manuscript paper hastily bound with a clip, and the other was an ancient book-like thing with an A4 size and a thickness of more than 8 centimeters——
The thick black leather cover is wrapped with black thorn texture, and in the center of the page is a prismatic black crystal, which looks very classic and beautiful.
However, I won’t mention whether the stack of manuscript paper is a book, but the pages of another ancient book are all covered with thick, black crystal-like things, let alone opening them.
It weighs the same as a brick, so it can be used to hit people.