Infinity Throne

Chapter 709 The Soul Leaving the Body (4600 words, 23 more updates for the July monthly ticket)

What is magic?

This is Yi Lin's biggest concern.

Cerberus has been appointed as Yi Lin's magic instructor.

She is also very conscientious.

Without any nonsense, Cerberus readily took an introductory textbook from the bookshelf and began to explain it to Yi Lin.

Yi Lin has the foundation of "magic" and "crystal pattern art", coupled with super high spiritual attributes, he has palace-level understanding ability, and he can understand it quickly.

But when he understood, he sighed secretly, and finally understood why Bartholomew Dylan agreed so readily this morning.

According to Cerberus, the so-called magic is indeed a mysterious science that can be "learned".

Magic is a phenomenon that transcends common sense.

In other words, magic is taking something that can be done under common sense and using another non-common sense method to make it happen.

In the terminology of magicians, there is also the concept of "magic".

Yi Lin became excited as soon as she heard this.

Magicians use "unconventional" means to accomplish things that "human beings can accomplish".

That's magic.

Just give a simple example.

- Make a fire.

With modern technology, a lighter, a natural gas stove, or other ignition equipment can be easily completed.

The magician does this without using modern technology.

Doesn't this sound like taking off your pants and farting?

Indeed.

At least, that's what Yi-reum sounds like.

And "things that are absolutely impossible for humans to accomplish" are called "magic".

The concept of magic is something that neither humans nor magicians can accomplish.

Speaking of magic, Yi Lin thought of the Supreme Mage again.

The magic that the Supreme Mage uses is serious magic.

But his magic, according to his theory, is indeed not something humans can accomplish. The Supreme Mage must communicate with the inhuman bosses in other planes and use their power to complete "magic".

It took a while for Yi Rin to understand the nature of "magic" literally.

"It's just a science. Well, sure enough, you have to believe in science."

Yi Lin understands.

In an instant, he once again acted as a great engineer, drawing inferences from one example and talking to Cerberus in the library.

Cerberus and Yi Lin were chatting, and there was an inexplicable change in their eyes.

For Cerberus, Yi Lin, an outsider who knew nothing about "magic" not long ago, had completed the "introductory education" of magic in less than an hour. This monster-level understanding made Cerberas suspicious several times. She wondered whether Yi Lin was a spy sent by Wandering Sea.

But it's impossible.

Magicians have a way of identifying each other. It was a unique "smell" that was almost impossible to hide.

Times are progressing.

The definitions of "magic" and "magic" are constantly changing subtly with the passage of time.

Let’s take “lighting a fire” as an example.

In the ancient Stone Age, when humans had not yet mastered "fire", "making fire" was a kind of magic. Because, in the eyes of primitive people at that time, this was "something absolutely impossible for humans to accomplish."

But now, it has become a "magic".

Another example is to destroy a mountain. In modern times, this kind of powerful magic was also regarded as "magic". However, with the development of science and technology, the mysterious decline, human thermal weapons emerged in endlessly, and even when nuclear bombs were invented, the pure destructive power was no longer "magic". category.

this age.

There are fewer and fewer things that can be called "magic".

After grasping the simple definition of magic.

Of course let’s get to the point.

"I recognize your understanding." Cerberus sighed softly when he got to the point. She hesitated for a moment, but turned around and took off her clothes in front of Yi Lin.

Yi Lin stared at it carefully.

He would not be stupid enough to think that Cerberus suddenly had a fit and was lusting after his body.

Sure enough, on Cerberus' exposed white back, a complex tattoo that almost filled the skin on his back caught Yi Lin's eyes.

"This is the 'Magic Seal'. Magic is not a technique that one generation can thoroughly study and use freely. Magic is a technique and skill that generations of magicians use to pass on their research, understanding, and experience to the next generation. Knowledge."

"In addition, to become a magician, you must have excellent blood, excellent magic circuits in your body, and a huge knowledge reserve. These three points are indispensable. In a short period of time, you can even know what is You can’t successfully get started with magic.”

Cerberus calmly put on his tuxedo, turned around, as if nothing happened, and poured a basin of cold water on Yi Lin.

I don’t know if it was Yi Lin’s misunderstanding, but when Cerberus said this, there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

Yi Lin didn't mind either.

He rubbed his palms, but his expression was unusually calm: "It doesn't matter, even if you can't learn it, if you understand it, it might be helpful to find the treasure next."

Cerberus' expression was stunned. She never thought that this despicable foreigner would be so concerned about that matter. Cerberus lowered his head, clenched his fists, and remained silent.

"Can I read all these books?"

Yi Lin asked, pointing to the vast sea of ​​books.

"Can."

Cerberus replied: "But I remind you that every book has related magic set on it. I know that 'you' have a 'space' that can hide anything. But once any book is removed from the collection, Disappearing in this world will alarm the clock tower."

"A way to prevent theft, haha, I understand. Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person. Then I'll read the book first, and I'll come back to you if I have any questions."

Cerberus looked up and down Yi Lin's body several times with strange eyes. When he saw Yi Lin's sincere eyes, he left the place silently.

After Cerberus left.

The excitement that Yi Lin had suppressed for a long time finally appeared on her face.

On the surface, this room is full of books.

But in Yi Lin's eyes, these are all precious knowledge, "treasures" whose value cannot be measured by any goods.

"I'm on fire."

Yi Lin laughed and rushed towards the bookshelf like a hungry wolf.

…

In the clock tower, there are many students who are obsessed with academic research.

They are collectively known as the Magician's Apprentice.

Apprentices span a wide range of ages.

The youngest is not yet an adult.

The oldest one is already gray-haired, and he is about to step into the coffin with a belly full of knowledge.

The library is a public area.

Every apprentice is eligible to enter the library.

It's just that usually, there won't be too many people gathering.

Gradually, many people discovered a strange thing.

In the library, I don’t know when, there was a strange person.

This weirdo is not wearing a magician's costume.

He didn't bring any attendants.

He doesn't even have the "smell" that a magician should have.

But he sat at the corner of the spiral staircase every day, with a stack of profound ancient magic books in front of him, reading them with gusto.

Many times, when some experienced magician apprentices passed by a weirdo, they couldn't help but want to ask: Do you understand?

But whenever the magician's apprentice who wanted to ask a question saw the weirdo's face, his expression changed for some unknown reason, and he hurriedly walked away, pretending he hadn't seen him.

Until someone reported this to Cerberus.

The identity of the weirdo was confirmed: he was a "specially recruited attendant" of Cerberus, and had been approved by the monarch Bartholomew. He came here to read and gain knowledge.

“It turns out that it’s because I finally got bragging rights after coming to the Clock Tower, the magician’s holy place, to live a boring and ordinary life, so I became so serious, intoxicated, and focused!”

Someone gets it.

The above words, in short - don't know how to show off.

…

Yi Lin is focusing on reading.

He was deaf to what was going on outside the window.

Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

In three days,

He never left the library.

Work day and night.

On the way, Cerberus seemed to be curious whether Yi Lin died suddenly in the library and came to take a look.

With a dark face, she cleaned up the fruit peels, melon seed shells, and drink cups near the spiral corridor.

Finally, she saw that Yi Lin was really paying attention, shook her head secretly, and left silently without disturbing him.

She has seen too many people like this.

Being a magician is not a profession where you can succeed as long as you "know", "work hard", "persevere" and "struggle".

Soon he will hit a wall and become aware of the vast gulf between magicians and non-magicians.

Yi Lin was indeed fascinated.

Several times, he was even discovered ten steps away from Cerberus.

Seeing Cerberus gritting his teeth and clenching his fists, silently cleaning up the trash for himself, Yi Lin always closed his eyes and pretended not to notice.

After three days of hard reading, Yi Lin had a better understanding of "magic".

"Every human being has the potential to become a magician. Huh? What if I'm not a human? Can a dog do that?"

Yi Lin pointed to one of the sentences in a book called "On the Beginning of Magicians to the Burial", and felt that something was wrong.

Not rigorous enough.

never mind.

It doesn't matter.

Knowledge and insight are closely related.

Maybe the magician who wrote this book has never seen a dog holding a tablet while watching "Animal World" while going to the toilet, nor has he seen a dog that can take care of a baby. Yi Lin gently closed the book "On the Journey of a Magician from Entry to Burial" and looked at the author's name - David Copperfield.

"But what I said above is correct. Everyone has the potential to become a magician."

Yi Lin nodded.

According to the magician's theory, everyone has an "origin."

Each person's origin determines the magician's potential, and also most likely determines the magician's "magic attributes." With a high probability, the magician's attributes can be divided into: earth, water, fire, wind, and space. There are also two rare attributes: imaginary numbers and none.

The first five types have similar descriptions in many magic books. But regarding "imaginary numbers" and "nothing", most magic books are unclear, and Yi Lin cannot fully understand them.

Among them was a mathematician and magician named Descartes who imagined and speculated on "imaginary numbers" and "nothing".

"Imaginary properties" refer to things that theoretically exist but do not actually exist.

"Attributeless" refers to something that does not exist in theory but does exist in practice.

How complicated!

This illusory conjecture, which is more inclined to idealistic theory, is the reason why Yi Lin cannot fully understand these two attributes.

"Magic has similarities with crystal patterns and even magic."

"The three most basic elements in magic: base, technique, and magic circuit."

"The so-called foundation is similar to the most basic language environment of magic. These include all cultures, religions, histories, and languages ​​in the world. These environments constitute magic itself. No wonder the Magicians Association once had branches all over the world, because of language In itself, it cannot be an obstacle to magic, but different languages ​​give magic more possibilities."

"In other words, everything can be magic? Well, maybe our 'ancient martial arts' are also a type of 'magic' in the eyes of magicians."

Yi Lin silently recalled the power of Mo Rendi's fist.

If Mo Rendi comes here and punches these buildings, will this group of magicians be shocked and call the great magician Mo Rendi the leader?

"As for the spells, it's easier to understand. Similar to the 'program' programmed in advance, different spells play different roles in the same language environment. This point is similar to the 'Crystal Pattern Technique' and 'Magic'. ’, there are similarities.”

As for the third element, the magic circuit, this was an eye-opener for Yi Lin.

In crystal grain physics, a circuit can be simply understood as a channel of energy. It is done using various lines and nodes.

But in magic, the magic circuit is "an organ" that exists in the magician's body. This organ, similar to blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels, circulates within the body. Among them, it was precisely because of the magic circuit that Cerberus firmly believed that Yilin could not learn magic in a short period of time.

Because the magic circuit is truly the essence and secret of the magician. Different magic families have techniques for cultivating magic circuits using drugs, etc., and these techniques are kept secret. It may take several years, ten years, decades, or even a generation to cultivate a magician's magic circuit. The accumulation of successive generations can be completed.

This is why, in some magician families, inheritance does not depend on bloodline, only talent. Some magician families will even take the initiative to send their beautiful daughters to their homes because someone has a certain magic circuit talent. They will try their best to conceive the other family's blood, and then secretly bring her back.

Or, when you see someone with a talent on the roadside, you slap them on the forehead, take them back as your adopted son, and treat them as your own sons.

In the world of magicians, it doesn’t matter whether you are green or not, nor does it matter whether you are your own child. What matters is whether you have the talent to become a magician.

Magicians, what a strange bunch of people.

Even if the bloodline cannot be passed on, she must find a way to pass on the knowledge. It is difficult for Yi Lin to understand this almost pathological persistence. What is it that has attracted countless magicians, and for more than two thousand years, they have been like moths to a flame, asking for help a hundred times?

The fourth night.

Being highly concentrated for seventy-two hours straight, even Yi Lin was a little overwhelmed.

Yi Lin yawned. It was already late at night. He leaned on the fence of the spiral staircase and closed his eyes to take a nap.

He has been immersed in the vast ocean of knowledge and cannot extricate himself.

Although Yi Lin could not master magic as a subject and technology, he used it to open a new door.

The limitations of magic are even more outrageous than the crystal pattern technique, but Yi Lin vaguely seems to have grasped some kind of pattern.

Yi Lin had a hunch that as long as he could fully understand the true meaning of "magic", the completion of his "free method" would be further advanced.

Yi Lin's free method was born out of crystal pattern science and advanced from magic. However, the theory involved was limited by Yi Lin's knowledge and could not be completely completed. This is perhaps the most important reason why Yi Lin's "Freedom Method" has not yet been evaluated as an [Enhancement].

Because of this "free method" itself, Lian Yilin still has doubts about it. How can it be recognized by the tower if it is only half-understood?

"There's not enough time."

Yi Lin rubbed his eyes and took out another interesting book from the bookshelf.

"Yo? It's so thick. "New Edition of Astronomy"? The author is Bartholomew G. Dillon, Lord Bartholomew? That kid? Isn't he in charge of the 'All Basics Department'?"

Yi Lin was curious and opened the obscure heavenly book.

As she watched, Yi Lin's eyelids began to tremble.

Tired, difficult to understand, boring, boring, and various reasons made Yilin take a nap.

"correct!"

While taking a nap, Yi Lin suddenly remembered a kind of magic.

A kind of magic that he has mastered for a long time but has never had the chance to use on himself.

"Give it a try."

Yi Lin took out more than 50 heavenly books that he had read but failed to understand in one breath, selected the most boring and difficult page among them, and spread them out step by step on the stairs.

After completing this "feat", Yi Lin nodded with satisfaction, and when no one was around, he put on the [Apprentice Ring] on his index finger and middle finger.

Circles of magic texture appeared on her wrist, and then Yi Lin slapped her chest hard.

Men, you have to be tough on yourself!

"Bang".

Before my eyes, the world came to a standstill.

"Out-of-body experience!"