I will be crowned king

[Of course, this is just a guess at the moment. After all, I am not a spell caster myself, and I don’t have much contact with them. The information is limited. It’s hard to say how reasonable this inference is - but the three old gods are all dead. This incident can actually prove this point to a certain extent.

But then again, what kind of life form can be called 'perfect'? What is the definition of ‘perfect’?

Immortality?

Well, without scoffing at this absurd idea, if we assume that 'immortality' is a prerequisite or the only criterion for 'perfection', this state itself is a very contradictory concept.

Because the most important prerequisite for us to judge that a life is "alive" is that it has the state of "death".

When you lose death, you no longer have life, and you become a hybrid between the two.

I once had this communication with an apostle - of course at a high cost - he, or 'His' life form is already very close to this state; unless there is external interference, you can hardly Possibly witnessing the death of an apostle.

But it needs to be emphasized that this is still possible, but the time period is too long, making it almost impossible - no, it is impossible - to witness the day when it happens naturally.

Okay, I know you, Little John, must be completely confused by this, so I'll try to explain it as simply as possible: Imagine that you have a very, very delicious apple.

Of course it's imaginary, not the applesauce your sister sent you last month; by the way, it's my birthday, so let's not worry about why the applesauce went missing.

Back to the topic: You have a very, very delicious apple, and you simply can’t resist the desire to eat it, so you gnaw it all away like a squirrel chewing nuts, leaving not even an apple core left. .

Some people, like me, are not very interested in apples, or we like to enjoy something slowly; so although I will also eat apples, I only take a small bite at a time and chew it fully; although The amount I enjoy each time is very small, but I still enjoy the same happiness as you.

But no matter how slowly I eat and how many times I enjoy it, the apple will still be eaten.

The former is a human being and the latter is an apostle.

As for the Three Old Gods, or 'perfect' beings, they don't need apples at all, or they don't have an apple in their hands...]

This metaphor is quite interesting... Anson's heart moved.

If lifespan is compared to a consumable, then ordinary people probably consume it all the time, while spellcasters try to reduce their consumption of it as much as possible, thereby "extending" their lifespan.

But this method is against the will of the world, so the casters... to be precise, the casters above the blasphemous mage paid the price and were rejected by the world; they must restrain their power most of the time, every time Any use will suffer huge negative effects, and at the same time, "weaknesses" that do not exist originally will appear.

And this is just the result of confrontation with the world. What about abandoning the perfect existence of "Apple"?

What price did they bear?

Anson suddenly became curious.

He just realized something. This note must have been written in the first eight years of the Saints' Calendar. If Saint Isaac did not lie, then he had not really come into contact with any of the three major magics at this time. A real ordinary person.

But a year before he was assassinated, Saint Isaac was already an unprecedented spellcaster who mastered three major magics at the same time!

Not to mention mastering the three major magics at the same time, even a relatively talented spellcaster would need more than ten years to master a magic from the elementary level to the fifth level without the help of others.

In just six or seven years...how did he do it?

The content on the next page is the notes and speculations of the owner of this notebook, Willan Nova. It is different from the neat fonts on the front. It is obviously much more sloppy, and there is also a lot of content that has been erased by himself and is inconsistent.

According to his speculation, the "Little John" mentioned in the notes is most likely not a contemporary of St. Isaac, because none of his friends are named "John", and his tone is closer to treating his nephew. their attitude.

A more powerful proof is that St. Isaac himself hated being a teacher. No matter whether the students were smart or stupid, only a relatively close relationship could arouse his enthusiasm for education - although the one being educated would probably find it difficult to accept it.

At the same time, Willan Nova also mentioned the speculation about the time when St. Isaac mastered the three major magics. His judgment was from 7 BC to 4 BC - within three years, St. Isaac He has already mastered the three major magics at the same time, and all of them have reached the level of fifth level, and his level of understanding is even closer to that of an apostle.

Because the first four years of the Saint's calendar were an important time point for him to study the three major magics; at this point, Saint Isaac completely made up his mind to stop studying the old god system, and reconnected with various messy inventions and the steam core improvement above.

Willan Nova believes that it is likely that his research has encountered bottlenecks or huge resistance. One of them may be that the frontline war in the Kingdom of Clovis is unfavorable. Faced with the pressure of the church, even the royal family cannot protect Saint Isaac. The study of the power of the old gods.

As for the apostle who had communication with Saint Isaac, Willan Nova did not mention his name, but he speculated that he most likely lived in the Clovis area; With his temperament, he is unlikely to travel far from home to meet someone.

But Anson could probably guess the identity of the apostle... He held the notebook in his hand and slowly moved his eyes towards the girl beside him.

Thalia, who was aware of his gaze, said nothing and only gave a meaningful smile.

Anson froze, and immediately turned his attention back to his notes:

[On August 28, the third experimental record.

I have now basically grasped the similarities and differences in the paths of the three major magics, and the results are completely consistent with my initial speculation. The original three old gods definitely knew each other, because the fundamental logic of these three magics is completely consistent.

Let me quickly explain that the difference between these three is similar to the mode of transportation. The first is similar to riding a horse, the second is taking a boat plus taking shortcuts, and the third is building roads and walking at the same time.

There seems to be a big difference, each of them is very similar and completely different from the third one; each has its own advantages and disadvantages, but their basic method is the same, they all arrive at another from one 'point' through 'movement' point'.

If they had not learned from each other, then there must be at least a fourth way: directly 'leap' or 'teleport' from one 'point' to the next point.

But they didn't, which proved to be very likely that after communicating with each other, they all found that this method was too dangerous and that it was difficult to control the process.

According to my apostle friend, there are not many spellcasters who have tried this before. There are also some guys who have mastered one magic and then tried another... and the consequences are not very good.

Obviously, they did not master the core keys of the three magics.

The key is that if you want to master three kinds at the same time, then you must first clarify the relationship between the three - the three old gods cannot appear at the same time, there must be before and after, fast and slow; more importantly, , you need to grasp the mutually reinforcing relationship between the three, and grasp their 'similarities' and 'differences'.

Still the same example as before: if you build a road, riding a horse will obviously be faster, but the improvement in horse riding will obviously not be as efficient as those who take shortcuts.

To be honest, I regret using this example now. It is obviously easy to mislead you, but it is too difficult for you to understand without this method... This is really confusing.

So I won’t give examples below, and I’ll just tell you directly: Compared with the three existing magics, the ‘point-to-point’ method actually exists.

To put it simply, there are paths to the three major magics; the advantage is that they are more controllable in the early stage, but the disadvantage is that no matter what problems occur in the later stage, they are irreversible.

It's like - damn, I have to give an example again, this is very bad, so misleading - flying a kite, when the kite string is very short, you can play with it casually, but once it really flies Once it reaches a very high level, many consequences are already irreversible.

Any "flaw" in your evolution is very likely to be the basis for subsequent evolution; once this flaw is corrected, you will almost become a puddle of meat paste.

This point-to-point method does not have this problem at all, and is very efficient. The disadvantage is that the probability of you going crazy or turning into a puddle of meat paste is very high, and it is full of random uncertainties.

But if you know the specific location of the next point from the beginning and know exactly what you will experience, this uncertainty can be greatly reduced to a completely acceptable level.

Although the consequences of failure are still tragic, at least you know whether you will go crazy or become a puddle of meat paste.

If you want to complete the evolution 'point-to-point', you cannot only master one magic. You must repeatedly jump among the three major magics to provide a certain degree of stability; by sacrificing the power gained from the previous round of evolution, you can provide guarantee for the next evolution. !

It's a bit like because I've already had a disease and taken medicine, I can't get it again while I'm sick; and this is the principle of 'point-to-point' evolution, which must ensure that each evolution is carried out in a similar way.

The following... is the 'smart brain' version of the evolutionary path that I spent three years sorting out. Just follow me and even a wild monkey in the mountains can become an apostle of the Three Old Gods.

Of course, this sentence is just a little secret between the two of us. For the sake of your life, don’t tell any apostle you know.

Step 1: Make sure you don't already have any kind of magic.

Step 2: Find a master-level spellcaster who is proficient in blood magic - preferably an apostle. This can greatly improve the safety of your evolution.

Step three:

...]

There is no step three.

The entire notebook ends here, and the following pages are missing, leaving only a blank space.

Putting down the notes in his hand gently, Anson slowly raised his gaze to look at the figure waiting quietly opposite.

A genuine smile appeared on Ian Clemens' face.

"We didn't get complete notes, these are all I brought." Ian looked at Anson carefully:

"Of course, in addition to the part in your hand, Carno also keeps several other pages in his hand - this was also taught by the friend who told us about such a treasure in the first place. Let us keep it separately."

"A very good habit." Anson chuckled:

"Where is he?"

"Moby Harbor."

Ian's smile remained: "I don't know which community it is specifically - but if he sees me and my two friends walking out of the military camp safely and receiving the protection provided by the Commander-in-Chief...he will Put your share in some cinder and charcoal shop, he said you know where it is."

"I do know." Anson leaned back on the chair and nodded slightly: "And I also believe that you and Carno are very sincere and will not deceive a kind person like me."

"We certainly don't."

Ian slowly lowered his head and cautiously extended his right hand towards Anson: "Then have we reached an agreement?"

"……certainly!"

After a moment of hesitation, Anson made a decisive move, smiled and shook his hand, and the notebook on the table immediately disappeared.

"From now on, the Faithless Knights will be officially merged into the League of Faithkeepers - give me the list of your personnel, and tomorrow morning you will be devout warriors fighting for the Ring of Order!"

"Oh, the Faithless Knights will gladly fight for their faith... if we can get out of here alive."

With a humble smile, Ian picked up his hat and saluted, watching the two of them leave the reception room.

"boom."

After closing the prison door, Anson and Thalia walked a long distance side by side.

"I didn't expect this to be true..."

Walking leisurely, the girl sighed softly: "Year after year, I listened to countless stories about Isaac Rand from my father, and always regarded him as a relatively lucky weirdo; but he succeeded, which is really amazing. surprise."

"But what surprises Thalia even more...Dear Anson, you seem to be calm?"

"If this note is true, the entire three major magic systems will be completely overturned by Saint Isaac; anyone who can get this note can easily become a high-level spell caster, blasphemous mage, or even... apostle."

"No, I'm surprised." Anson chuckled:

"But dear Thalia, why do you think the other party would take out something as important as this just as a gift to ease the atmosphere?"

"why?"

The girl's face showed just the right amount of curiosity.

"There are probably two possibilities: Either it is to avoid the embarrassment before, so the clues to the "Great Magic Book" cannot be handed over immediately, or the Cressy family has good things in their hands, and these Saint Isaacs are not missing. Research notes - and it’s just a manuscript." Anson chuckled, with a playful emotion in his eyes:

"I'm really becoming more and more curious about this family."