Studying Science in the Alternate World

  Chapter 232 Lord of Light and Shadow

  Duke has long been integrated into the light and shadow on the award stage, and the phantom played in the projector perfectly merged with himself.

   All you need is a little Illusion Arcane.

  When the narration ended, the lights of the orphanage shone brightly, and the scene changed again. While the audience closed their eyes, Duke quickly hid in a corner and changed into a brand new arcane robe.

  Several staff members, dressed in black, were lying on the awarding table, and quickly replaced the new projectors—the content of the slide card roll was really limited, and even if a 3-ring slide card was used, the stored content was still far from enough.

  So if you want to maintain the fluency of this whole set of phantoms, you have to use some hands and feet.

  If the slideshow cards are not enough, then increase the number of projectors, switch the projections at any time, and then seamlessly connect the phantom scenes with the help of transitions between full black and dazzling lights.

at this time.

  After the light of the illuminating lamp converges.

  Duke has already changed his clothes and merged into a new round of phantom scenes. He perfectly matched the scene, sometimes writing design sketches at his desk, sometimes operating welding equipment, and sometimes holding a slide card and falling into deep thought.

   Until a certain day.

  He holds a slide card in his left hand and right hand, playing them in turn continuously.

   There are several images of blonde beauties in the slide card, and it is the image of Kiria, a whole set of smiling photos.

  Duke looked at it, and suddenly merged the two slide cards together.

  Then, the original static photo of Kylia’s smile was connected into a simple dynamic smile picture, just like a GIF animation.

   "Yes!"

  Duke's clear voice resounded throughout the auditorium.

  The arcane instructor and great arcane mage with strong perception naturally knew that this was Duke performing an intangible performance against the phantom.

   But other people can't figure it out.

   It is Duke's operation that it is real, and it is perfectly synchronized with the phantom screen, so that they can't tell whether Duke himself is real or illusory.

   Fortunately, there are not many phantom scenes.

  Duke has successfully made a camera through the quick transition of the phantom, and then Duke picked up the camera and began to slowly turn his body.

   Appears to be shooting images of the surroundings.

   When he aimed the camera lens at the audience, the phantom scene gradually faded away.

   At the same time, the curtains around the auditorium were slowly pulled up, and the sunlight outside came in again, making it clear that Duke was really standing on the awarding platform with a camera on his shoulders, shooting images towards the auditorium.

   This is no longer a phantom scene, but a real real person.

  Duke carried the camera like this, took a picture of the audience, and then handed the camera to the staff behind him.

  The staff quickly pulled out the slide card roll, then stuffed it into a projector, and put the projector at Duke's hand.

  Duke didn't say a word, and quickly pressed the switch of the projector.

  Light and shadow reappeared, the images of the auditorium appeared on the awarding platform, and the expressions and small movements of every audience were clearly visible, including the arcane instructors and great arcane masters on the rostrum. Or surprise, or smile, or admire, or nod.

   Pata.

  The projector is turned off by Duke.

  He faced everyone again: "It's an honor to receive the title of Erudite Sage here. It's an honor to be unanimously recognized by the Tower of Alpha and the Tower of Erudition. As an Austrian scholar, this is the most glorious moment in my nineteen years of life."

   After finishing speaking, he bowed slightly to the audience.

  Clatter, applause rang out, from scattered to neat, very enthusiastic.

  Duke smiled and waited for the applause to subside, and continued to speak: "I grew up in a welfare home in a small remote market town. I was raised by spiritual mysteries, and I gave back to spiritual mysteries with strong light technology; the Seven Towers Federation blessed me, and I contributed to the Seven Towers Federation with film and television technology."

   Immediately amid the applause, he bowed to pay tribute: "That's all, thank you."

  Cersas and Madelong Rhodiola walked over together, one left and one right next to Duke. And in his hand was a purple hat, a gold medal with a purple background, a purple magic card, and a bright red certificate.

   "It's a magical appearance." Thursas said with a big smile, "Using film and television technology to reproduce time and integrate it into film and television technology to become the master of light and shadow. This idea is as perfect as the technology. Duke, your title of erudite sage is well-deserved."

   "Thank you Lord Thursas for your affirmation." Duke responded with a smile.

   "This is what you deserve. Come, let me put on the hat of a erudite sage for you, which symbolizes that you have entered the room in the field of natural history research." Celsus turned to Duke.

  Duke quickly lowered his head.

  Then the erudite sage at the level of the arcane tutor will put on the erudite sage hat for him.

  The main body of the hat is purple, similar to the doctor's hat on Earth, with a golden tassel hanging from the top, a golden stripe on the side of the hat, and a golden natural science logo inlaid on the forehead directly in front.

  Gold is the most noble color of the Seven Towers Federation.

  The erudite sages have become the most honorable group of arcane masters in the Seven Towers Federation.

   "Thank you." Duke put on the erudite sage hat and the gorgeous yet elegant arcane robe on his body, making his whole person look extraordinarily dignified.

   Next.

  Thirsas also wore a medal with a purple background and gold pattern on Duke: "The Medal of Erudition and Sage represents your outstanding contribution in the field of natural history research. The pattern on the medal is a camera, corresponding to the film and television technology you invented."

   "Thank you!" Duke looked down at the medal on his chest, feeling that it weighs a lot, it is a heavy honor.

  Thirsas put on the hat of the erudite sage and the medal of the erudite sage for Duke, and looked at Duke with satisfaction, who had reached the peak of his temperament and appearance at the same time.

   said loudly: "Sage Duke, may spirituality always guide you, and climb more peaks on the way of the Austrian method!"

   "Thank you for your blessing, I will continue to work hard."

  Thirsas turned and stepped off the stage, and Madron Rhodiola turned to Duke again: "On behalf of the Great Tower of Knowledge, I will issue the Sage Faling Card to Duke Sage, confer a certificate with the Sage Sage, and thank you for your contribution to Natural History."

  When he spoke, his tone was flat, without extra politeness, as if he was perfunctory, which was inversely proportional to the enthusiastic Celsas.

   This is his style.

  As the instructor of the 7-ring Morning Star Arcana, no one would feel dissatisfied because of his flat tone.

   Neither will Duke.

   Received the purple Faling card, which was also inlaid with gold borders, which was similar to the blue Faling card he received when he was awarded the title of polymath.

  Blue, corresponding to ring 1, ring 2, and ring 3; purple, corresponding to ring 4, ring 5, and ring 6.

  Du Ke is only a 2-ring arcane mage now, and theoretically he can only use the blue magic card, but he is blessed with the title of erudite sage, so he directly uses the purple magic card—from the official identity certification, it can also be seen that the title of sage is equal to that of the great arcane mage.

  Holding the sage Faling card in one hand and the canonization certificate of the erudite sage in the other, Duke smiled brightly: "In the future, I will spread branches and leaves for spiritual mysteries in more fields, and contribute to the Seven Towers Federation."

   Hurrah!

   Applause echoed in the auditorium again.

   The title awarding ceremony also came to an end amidst applause. In the following time, Duke was surrounded by reporters at the scene.

   Countless questions were thrown, and the interview went on until lunch time.

  …

   "Huh!" Duke left the auditorium, heaving a sigh of relief.

  Seven Towers Federation's important newspapers and periodicals and other media are basically concentrated in the Holy City of Offa and the eighteen lakeside cities around it.

   So during the interview, the reporters took turns, giving Duke little room to breathe.

   "Sir, please drink some water to moisten your throat first." Mu Lali handed over the water glass, her eyes were full of little stars, "Whether it's the way you appeared on stage when you were awarded the title, or when you were interviewed by reporters, you are too handsome and high-spirited!"

   "Small scene." Duke raised the corner of his mouth calmly.

  How can you feel what it means to be famous if you don’t go to the Holy City of Arcane? With this highlight moment of the conferring ceremony, you just need to wait for the media to ferment.

   At that time.

  The twelve domains of the Seven Towers Federation, up to the arcane masters, down to the common people, will know his name, Duke.

   and the names of Giant of Light and Son of the Sun.

   "Your Excellency Duke, the luncheon is ready, please follow me into the venue." Assistant Louis stepped forward to guide with a smile.

  He is a 3-ring Arcane Mage, but in front of Duke, a 2-ring Arcane Mage, he also needs to use honorifics.

  There is no other reason. After the conferring ceremony, Duke has become a real erudite sage, ranking among the top leaders of the Seven Towers Federation.

   Become the real big shot.

   "Okay." Duke nodded, and followed Louis to the main banquet hall—the interior of the Tower of Knowledge, which is equivalent to a small city, with everything you need to eat, drink, and drink.

   There are other staff members who take Duke's entourage to another restaurant for dinner.

  At this time, there were already many arcane mages in the main banquet hall. Seeing Assistant Louis leading Duke over, someone immediately smiled and said, "Here comes the protagonist. Everyone applaud to welcome the youngest 2-ring arcane mage and erudite sage in the Seven Towers Federation."

   slap slap slap...

   The applause, which was neither enthusiastic nor orderly, sounded sparsely.

  Duke nodded to everyone, and then, under the guidance of Louis, sat at the side of the big round table—this seat is next to the banquet director's seat, which belongs to the most important guest, and Duke should undoubtedly sit there.

  Siscoli sat on the other side of Duke.

   No one persuaded to drink or smoke, and the lunch ended in a dull manner.

   There are even some arcane masters who have never said a word from the beginning to the end. Many arcane masters who have been immersed in spiritual arcane methods for many years have become indifferent. If it is not for the face of the newly promoted erudite sages, they may not be willing to attend the banquet.

   Didn't take long breaks.

  At three o'clock in the afternoon, a shuttle arrived at the Tower of Knowledge.

   "Your Excellency Duke, let me introduce myself first." The arcanist who got off the shuttle said politely, "My humble servant, Kofit Green Coral, executive secretary of the United Tower Enlargement Conference, specially invites you to the United Tower Enlargement Conference to draw up voting rights."

  Duke's eyes lit up, and without hesitation, he immediately followed Kofit Green Coral to the United Supreme Tower in the clouds next door.

   As the political and military center of the entire federation, the United Tower is majestic and fortified.

  Although there are not many spiritual plant decorations between the floors, the aura is not much worse than other places. After all, the entire Arcane Holy City is above the top spiritual spring.

  Duke took the spiritual ladder to the enlarged meeting place.

  In an office next to the meeting place, I met the executive secretary general, a strange-looking 6-ring arcanist.

   There are actually a pair of finger-long horns growing on the head.

   Obviously, this sky arcanist has the blood of spirit beasts.

   "Secretary Tango, the sage Duke has brought it." Koffett Green Coral replied respectfully.

   On the way here, Duke already knew the secretary-general's name, Tango Lei Niu, who was born in the Earl's family.

  Same as Keyston Raging Wave, the Thunder Niu family once hunted and killed a sub-dragon - Thunder Rhinoceros, refined the blood of Thunder Rhinoceros, and integrated them into the bodies of the family's children, known as the Thunder Niu Bloodline. The double horns on the top are the characteristics of Lei Niu's blood.

   "Meet Tango Secretary-General." Duke bowed and saluted.

  Tango Secretary-General stretched out his hand and signaled: "Please sit down, this time I am notifying you to come over to join the voting rights of the enlarged meeting of the Supreme Tower."

   Next, Tango introduces voting rights.

  As the administrative center, the United Tower is in charge of the affairs of the entire Seven Towers Federation. In addition to various specialized departments, the real power comes from two conferences.

  One is the executive meeting of the Joint Supreme Tower, and the executive members are all appointed by the instructors of the Austrian law, responsible for the daily affairs of the federation.

  One is the expanded meeting of the United Supreme Tower. All great arcane mages and sages will be automatically promoted to councilors and have voting rights. However, the enlarged meeting is only held on major federal issues, and members are responsible for voting for, against or abstaining.

   "You are now canonized as a erudite sage, so you automatically become a member of the enlarged meeting and enjoy one vote." Tango said, "This vote will be distributed to you through the joint Taofa projection and complete the selection."

   “Apart from this, what other rights or obligations do you have?”

"Gone."

"Gone?"

   "What else do you want." Tango smiled lightly, "This voting right is the greatest right, don't underestimate it, it can dominate the operation of the entire federation."

   Then, Tango added an explanation: "For example, your hometown, Heijiaohe, recently submitted the urban construction plan of Cuihai City. According to the usual practice, both the pioneering war and the construction of a new city need to hold an enlarged meeting, but there is no need to expand it to all council members..."

  Paused, he continued: "At this time, the councilors related to Heijiaohe will be called to hold a low-level enlarged meeting. As a relevant councilor, you can vote whether to include Cuihai City in Heijiaohe area."

  After saying this, Duke understood.

  The members of the enlarged meeting may have a negligible vote in the federal affairs, after all, there are too many great arcane mages and sages.

  There are nearly 800 members of the enlarged meeting of the entire federation.

  One in eight hundredths is really insignificant.

  However, when it comes to the construction of Cuihai City, only the lowest-level enlarged meeting is held, and only 40 or 50 members of the council may be required to vote.

  At this time, one-fiftieth is very important.

   "Thank you, Secretary-General Tango, for your clarification. I already understand the meaning of the vote in my hand." Duke responded contentedly.

   "Make good use of it." Tango enjoined.

"yes."

  Tango Lei Niu served tea to see off the guests, and Executive Secretary Corfet Green Coral continued to take Duke to go through the formalities, establish the files of the members of the expanded meeting, and sign several contracts related to voting rights to prevent fraud on the ballots.

   "Your Excellency Duke, when the ballots are issued in the future, you need to carefully check the above contract. After making a decision, please sign the contract to prevent the content of the ballot from being changed midway."

"I see."

   "Then, I'm wasting your afternoon time." Koufeite smiled and sent Duke out of the Union Tower, "I won't bother you anymore, you go slowly."

   Back to the Tower of Knowledge, Siskoli is already waiting for him.

   "Duke, I still have a few friends here who need to visit, and they are scheduled to leave for the return flight in nine days. During this time, you can take a stroll around the Holy City of Alfa, and consider whether to stay in the Tower of Erudition for further studies."

"OK."

   "If you decide to stay, draw up a list of what you need. After I return, I will give this list to your family and friends and help you deliver it."

   "I'll think about it first, and I will give you a clear answer before departure." Duke replied.

   "Okay, that's it." Siscili left.

  The little assistant, Mu Lali, immediately opened her watery eyes: "Sir, shall we take a stroll around the night view of the Holy City of Alfa after dinner?"

  They stayed in the Tower of Knowledge. As erudite sages, Duke and his entourage's food, clothing, housing and transportation were all borne by the Tower of Knowledge, so they didn't need to worry too much.

   "Well, let's go shopping at the night scene tonight, and I'll spend another day tomorrow with you walking around." Duke quickly made a decision, "You go out on your own in the next few days, I'm going to the Supreme Tower of Alpha, and stay there until the return journey."

  He does not consider staying here for further studies for the time being.

   Taking advantage of the gap between Siskoli's visits to friends, he is going to the highest tower of Orta, and enjoy traveling in this palace of knowledge of spiritual mysteries.

   Let Xiaoyi expand the database severely.

  The holy city of Alfa at night is more sci-fi than in the daytime. The emergence of strong light technology makes the city a super-large lighting.

  The entire Whale Song Mirror Lake is illuminated sparklingly by the night lights of the Holy City of Alfa.

   "At this time last year, the night in the Holy City of Alfa was much darker than it is now." A guide accompanying Duke introduced to Duke and others, "Thanks to the strong light you invented, Lord Duke, every high tower is now equipped with strong lights. The night is too bright!"

  Duke said with emotion: "The lights are brighter, which may not be a good thing. At least the starry sky now is definitely not as bright as the starry sky a year ago."

   "Well, it seems to be." The guide nodded, "But the stars are nothing to see, it's still interesting to watch the light show."

   "I don't know if the Tower of Stars will be affected by the strong light, causing flaws in astrology."

   "This shouldn't be the case, the Tower of Stars is very high, and I heard that the astrologers in the Tower of Stars like to go to the top of the Tower of Offa for astrology. The spire of the Tower of Offa is not visible from the ground at all, so it will not be disturbed by strong lights."

  Under the leadership of the guide, the shuttle shuttled freely through the streets and alleys of the Holy City of Alfa.

   There are basically no dirty and closed alleys here, every street is clean and tidy, and every building reflects solemnity and style.

  In the capital of the Seven Towers Federation, there are indeed no poor people.

  Only noble arcanists and their servants can settle above this unique top spiritual spring.

   As for the poor.

  Nature is diverted to the surrounding 18 lakeside cities.

   "Sir, it would be great if we could live here, isn't it so beautiful?" Mu Lali looked at the scene outside the shuttle window, her eyes full of longing, "Xiao Shanshan, don't you think, I really want to live here all my life."

  Mu Lashan glanced at Duke who was concentrating on admiring the scenery outside the window, and nodded without hesitation: "I want to live here too, Lili."

   Vivian in the back seat said softly: "The knight can't run here, I don't want to live here."

   "No, I see that many places in the Holy City of Alfa have special happy places that can provide knight training."

   "Too comfortable, not good." Vivienne still shook her head.

  Mulali shook Duke's arm: "Sir, what do you think of this place?"

   "It's okay." Duke gave an ambiguous answer. The Holy City of Alfa may be a holy place in the eyes of others, but it feels too noble and ungrounded in his eyes.

  Maybe the arcanist who lives there doesn't want to be in contact with ordinary people.

  But the price of a strong atmosphere of spiritual mystery is that if you live here for a long time, you will definitely be separated from the ordinary society, and thus divorced from reality, floating like a rootless tree.

   "Spiritual mysteries are the spiritual mysteries of all things, not the spiritual mysteries that can only be possessed by high-ranking arcane masters... If you stay out of the ground for too long, the arcanists will lose their continued perception of spiritual mysteries sooner or later, and thus be shackles."

certainly.

  Duke just sighed in his heart. The Arcane Master living here may not be aware of this situation. After all, it is very easy to solve it.

   After living in the holy city of Austria for a period of time, and then moving out to live for a period of time, it will naturally become grounded.

in this way.

   After wandering around until late at night, Duke returned to the Intellectual Tower Guest House where he was staying with his little assistants who were still full of ideas.

  The next day, I took my assistants with me and took a tour of 18 lakeside cities with different styles.

   Then the tour ended.

   Go alone to the tallest building in the Holy City of Offa, and also the tallest building in the entire Federation of Seven Towers, the head of the seven towers of the Federation - the Supreme Tower of Offa.

  The base of the entire tower has 700 steps.

   There is no shortcut. If you want to enter this tower, you have to walk through the 700 steps yourself. Each step is 30 centimeters high, which means that a base is 210 meters high.

  Nobody is an exception.

   "It's no wonder some arcane masters are unwilling to leave the Alpha Tower. Every time they enter and exit, they have to walk up to 700 steps, so they must not exhaust themselves to death?"

  Duke complained in his heart, and then walked up the steps step by step. As a ring 1 knight, he has strong physical fitness. For him, he can climb up the 700 steps in one breath without panting.

   At the end of the steps.

  A tall statue stands tall.

   "Abbots, Storm Calendar 1057-1204, founder of the Seven Towers Federation, the first sage of the Hall of Valor." On the base of the statue, there is a brief introduction of the statue's characters. In a few words, he has already described his magnificent life.

   "It turned out to be Abbots!" Duke stood in front of the statue, looking up at Abbots, who was an inconspicuous little old man.

  The Federation of Seven Towers was established in 1127 of the Storm Calendar by a group of arcanists who were persecuted in the Storm Empire in the depths of the jungle.

  The leader among them is this Abbots.

  According to the current definition of spiritual arcana, in fact Abbots was only a 2-ring arcane mage throughout his life, and he lived for 147 years—it was because of his weak strength that the original arcan mage was suppressed by the knights and had to flee into the forest to start anew.

  But it was also the group of arcane mages headed by Abbots who established the Seven Towers Federation and continued to explore spiritual arcane methods, which finally made the arcan mages stand at the top of the world.

   Later, the Hall of Valor was established, and Abbots became the first candidate.

   Facing the sculpture.

  Duke bowed slightly, and then strode into the gate of Offa Tower, with the purple sage magic card, all the way unimpeded.

   But when the screen was turned.

   No staff came to greet him. Instead, a colorful jellyfish the size of a turtle was swimming in the air and came to Duke.

   "Welcome, Lord of Light and Shadow, Duke."

  This colorful jellyfish is flat and has symmetrical stripes, which looks very weird. It has no tentacles, eyes, ears, mouth, nose, or even a single organ in its entire body. It is like a spread of bread.

   That's all.

  But Duke did not dare to take it lightly, but responded solemnly: "Hello, shell wise man, I didn't expect you to already know who I am."

   "Just call me a shell, no need to add a wise man, my wisdom is just imposed on me by time." The jellyfish-like shell said gently, "You, Duke, are really amazing. You have mastered the true meaning of light and shadow at a young age. Look at how the newspapers describe you..."

  The shell sage doesn't have a vocal organ, but Duke can hear it speak, and beside it outlined by fluorescent light, there is also a newspaper outlined by fluorescent light.

  The two headlines of "Spirituality" on the newspaper are very eye-catching.

   This is the "Spirituality" daily issued by Offata for the entire Seven Towers Federation. The front page of the daily newspaper has a full-body photo of Duke impressively.

   "The newly promoted erudite sage Duke was crowned in the erudite tower. He is the master of light and shadow who masters the reproduction of time!"

  This top-level newspaper, which is full of authority, directly named Duke the "Master of Light and Shadow", and praised the greatness of film and television technology.

   "It's too good." Duke felt proud, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, "Everything is spiritual guidance, which just happened to let me find a little inspiration."

   Looking for tickets~

  (end of this chapter)