For most people in this world, "What is magic?" is not a question at all. They think the answer is obvious and not worth delving into: magic is magic, a ubiquitous energy in this world. First, it is the most precious wealth bestowed by the gods on mankind, and it is also the standard by which people can be divided into three, six or nine grades.
Some priests will tell you that magic is the power spread in the world after the death of the gods. It is the aftermath of the war of the gods recorded in the "Eternal Tablet". The defeated gods were torn apart in the war. And fell to the earth, their bodies burning in mid-air, the flames and smoke are the original magic, and the residue left by the burning is the original monster; some scholars among mages will say that magic is between the elemental world and the real world. It is a kind of "super material" that can be sensed and used but invisible. It comes from the turbulence of the etheric sea and will show irregular fluctuations as the relative distance between the real world and the elemental world changes. It is the phenomenon of rising magic power...
However, Gawain cannot accept either of these two statements. He comes from a modern world that advocates science and rationality and a clear interpretation of all mysteries. He believes that magic power should have Something that is clearer and easier to understand, and can even be quantified with data and explained with model specifications.
This may not be possible in fields involving gods, but since magicians can use specific methods to use magic, and can even use formulas to simplify the spell-casting process, then magic can definitely be analyzed in this way.
According to the information currently available, magic is indeed "everywhere". Every corner of the world is full of this invisible power. There are two main ways for people to use magic in this world. , one is direct spell casting, the mages use spiritual power to construct a spell model, and then let the spell model mobilize the magic power already in the atmosphere to form a spell effect; the other is to use similar charging magic circle or magic power Well facilities are used to first extract magic power, and then use the magic power in magic rituals.
No matter which method is used, magic is "drawn" from nature, not something humans can create out of thin air.
So Gawain once thought that magic might really be a special "substance", or something using matter as a carrier, but Rebecca's "rune trigger" was turned on at the moment The instantaneous magic power produced gave him a different idea.
This is very similar to a phenomenon that would occur in a certain energy field - he boldly hypothesized.
What if magic is an "energy field" and the various operating effects of magic can be regarded as a special kind of fluctuation? The rune trigger is like an incomplete loop in the energy field. When it is connected, the loop becomes complete, so part of the energy field will enter the loop, and in this process, the flow of energy will A "magic wave" that can be observed is produced, but because the circuit of the rune trigger is closed, this process cannot continue, so the magic is instantaneous...
In this way, although the original source of magic power is still nature, the instantaneous magic power in Rune Trigger is "created" by human factors and there is no "absorbing" process. This is why Rune Trigger obviously There is no collection and charging structure, but a trace amount of magic is produced.
Gawain frowned and took a black stone from the side that was used as a paperweight. He rubbed his fingers hard on it. The professional's power easily drew curved lines on it like a whirlpool, and then He pressed a dot in the middle of the line to form the elemental symbol of the wind system: breeze.
A slight airflow appeared around the black stone. This cheap magical material, which was only slightly more expensive than quartz sand, began to work. Gawain felt that his wrist was being gently blown by the cool wind.
With a touch of his hand, the runes were destroyed and the breeze stopped.
This is the most incredible thing about this world. Such a simple symbol, carved on a specific material, can produce such an obvious effect... Why?
If you really use the "energy field theory" you just proposed to explain it, it seems to be able to explain it: the magic power is already full, and it is constantly interacting with these natural magic materials. Interaction, originally this process is calm and has no special effects, but as specific lines are carved on the surface of these materials, the balance between the "energy field" and the "action material" changes, and the frequency of the magic wave changes accordingly. The phenomenon will happen accordingly.
But if the energy field theory is true, it cannot explain the principles of various energy storage crystals: How do they store magic power? If the essence of magic is just a "field" that surrounds the planet, and magic is just a "wave" of a specific frequency, then what is the form of the magic stored in the energy storage crystal?
Gawain's thoughts spread out, and he suddenly remembered the history of the origin of magic. Apart from the "divine teaching of all magic" or "the theory of the origin of dragon language magic" promoted by those magic sticks, In fact, there is a theory in the academic circles that the original magic of human beings actually came from the imitation of certain monsters: those monsters have special cuticles or exoskeleton structures, and these structures have natural Magic patterns (runes) are precisely due to incredible coincidences in the process of biological evolution. Animals whose bodies have evolved such structures have certain magical abilities and thus become magical beasts. Humans in the primitive era imitated the runes on these monsters and carved the runes on various stone tools, thus the earliest magic appeared.
As for mastering spiritual power and converting physical runes into spell models in the spiritual world, that is what will happen later.
This legend is one that Gawain likes very much. Although there are many parts that are taken for granted, it abandons the unreasonable explanation method of gods and dragons and instead tries to explain it in a logical form. Exploring the origin of magic, unfortunately, it seems that many magicians don’t like this theory, and theologians even less like it——It describes human beings, who are the spirits of all things, as a kind of thief who needs to follow the footsteps of savage monsters. This makes those big shots who claim to be extraordinary very dissatisfied.
A breath of fresh earth and grass suddenly came from the side, awakening Gawain from his divergent thinking state. Gawain knew who was coming without looking back, and casually patted the side. : "Don't touch my stamp, this thing on the whole table is still worth some money."
A hand emerging from the air was firmly patted by Gawain, and suddenly He took it back, and then Amber popped out of the shadow state: "Oh, it hurts...you are still not human! How can your senses be so good?!"
Gawain was not angry He rolled his eyes and said, "I was a legend back then anyway. Even if I'm downgraded now, I'm still more reliable than you, a guy with limited combat power. And you've been thinking about my silver seal for several days. You think I am?" Don't you know? You've been thinking about it since the day the craftsmen carved it." Amber smiled sarcastically: "I had some bold ideas but didn't put them into practice..."
"You tried it twelve times, but I knocked you back every time, okay?" Gawain glared at the unscrupulous half-elf, "Tell me, what do you want from me?" —It’s still more than an hour before dinner time. There must be something wrong with you coming back before dinner time.” Amber suddenly puffed up her cheeks: “Am I the only one in your mind to eat?” "
"Nonsense, I'm using you as a three-meal clock now. Seeing you means you're about to see the meal," Gawain said sadly, "By the way, what's the matter with you? ”
“Hey, the old man is really boring...Okay, I just want to tell you something. I wanted to tell you two days ago, but I forgot-I found that it is easier to enter the Shadow Realm recently than before. "Many."
Gowen originally thought that this half-elf was just out fishing for too long and got bored and came to tease him, but he didn't expect that this guy actually meant something serious when he opened his mouth. Suddenly he was stunned.
Hubo became a little dissatisfied: "Hey, it's a bit of a reaction. I reported the situation to you very seriously. What do you mean by being stunned?"
Gawain coughed twice. He quickly suppressed the look of "I just didn't expect you to be able to do serious things" and turned to look at the other party seriously: "I remember what you said when you first brought me into the Shadow Realm, It's also your 'first time to go so deep'..."
"Actually, I told a little lie at the time...I was afraid of being too shocking, so I was modest," Amber stuck out her tongue, "Actually, I have completely entered the Shadow Realm more than once, but to be honest, it was really not that easy to enter the Shadow Realm before. It required long-term meditation, or you had to resort to rituals and incense, and at the worst, you had to fill up half a bottle. Only the shadow potion can enter..."
Gawain raised his eyebrows: Half a bottle? ! Did you drink yourself to death?
While amazed,He also realized one thing: what Amber said should be true. Does that mean that the barrier between the Shadow Realm and the real world is becoming fragile?
To be honest, it is a bit unreliable to make such a conjecture on the level of world rules just based on the one-sided words of a half-elf with no moral integrity at all. Under normal circumstances, this kind of thing It would take at least half a division of experts and scholars to study for a year and a half before a conclusion could be drawn, but then again... Gawain doubted that even if half a division of experts and scholars were organized, together they would not be as good as Amber. The talent of being unreasonable works.
This is like asking 10,000 psychologists to study why your wife is angry. It is better to take a look at her shopping cart: there are specialties in the industry right here...
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So he nodded solemnly: "You mean that the Shadow Realm is gradually 'closer' to the real world? Apart from you sensing this, do you think those scholars who study the Shadow Realm will find out?"
"To be honest, I think this kind of 'closeness' is still in its infancy. I am probably the only one who can accurately perceive it, and those scholars...well, they are not all either. He’s a loser, so those real masters should be able to sense some clues, but they probably can’t see the changes as intuitively as I can.”
Gawain frowned, he didn’t know about Amber’s report. Is this a good thing or a bad thing, because no one in history has ever measured the "distance" or "estrangement" between the Shadow Realm and the real world, and no one knows how this natural chasm has changed. Maybe the Shadow Realm has been close to the real world more than once in history, but no one can perceive it, and this process will not have any consequences.
He rubbed his brows and looked at Amber: "What do you think would happen if the Shadow Realm came into contact with the real world?"
"I don't know... but it's probably not the case. What a good thing," Amber rolled his eyes, "Most of the shadow spells are destructive anyway. Shadow itself is a very negative force, and it is definitely not suitable for normal people to come into contact with it."
Gawain sighed. : "Well, saying it means not saying it. By the way, why did you come to me specifically to talk about this matter? I am not a scholar, nor a wizard or mage who specializes in shadow magic, and I guess even with Gawain Cecil If I write a letter to the scholars of the Secret Law Society in my name, they won’t take it too seriously..."
"Then I don’t care," Amber curled her lips, "I just want to find someone to talk to. "I feel much better after telling you. As for what you do next, it's your business."
Gowen suddenly had veins popping up on his forehead.
But just when he was hesitating whether to beat up the guy in front of him, a sudden explosion startled the two people in the tent.
"Boom!"
Hubo immediately got under the table: "Wow! What's going on, what's going on!?"
Gao WenzeIgnoring this cowardly guy, he strode out of the tent and looked in the direction of the sound.
He saw many alarmed soldiers running towards the southeast corner of the camp, which was the direction of Hetty's magic laboratory!
Oh my god, the art is amazing - Rebecca is so mobile.
Gawain immediately ran towards that side.
Although there is the protective circle of the magic laboratory itself and Hetty's protective magic, and Gawain has told Hetty before to pay attention to the safety of the experiment, no one should have any trouble. But listening to the sound of the explosion, it was unclear how much of the precision instruments in the laboratory could be saved.
We have to rush to the rescue before Rebecca is hung up and beaten by Hetty...
(Oh my god, I actually updated another chapter!)