Simulate the heavens from Faerûn

Chapter 187 Horror Knowledge [Please subscribe]

"Mage Eric, are you talking about the theft of the Nese Scroll?"

Rey asked curiously and excitedly, looking at Eric with wide eyes.After all, this is the Netherese Scroll, the foundation of the Netheril Empire. It can be said that without the Netherese Scroll, there would not be such a glorious magical civilization as Netheril.

Regarding the theft of the Nese Scroll, it has always been an unsolved case even in Rey's previous life. It can be said to be an unsolved mystery in the world. There are many doubts in it, which makes people full of troubles. They call it an expert, but they don't know how to complain.

So when Rey heard that Eric seemed to be revealing this past history, he was a little excited. This not only fulfilled the regrets of many game fans in his previous life, but also helped Rey better understand the world and find his own identity. The positioning plays a key role. After all, this secret of the world is not something that anyone can know casually.

"That's right...the Nese scroll was stolen...how could you not know about such a big thing...it is recorded in any Nese history books and stories...but that is just a story, our Pedler family As an ancient noble, he is a witness and recorder of the empire of Netheril..."

Speaking of this period, the greatest shame and regret of the Netheril Empire, Eric had mixed emotions, including memories, longing, regrets, and endless lamentation.He turned to look at Rey and said: "Rey, do you want to know the inside story about the Nese Scroll and its disappearance..."

"I want to! Of course I want to!"

Hearing this question, Rey almost jumped up. He looked at Eric with shining eyes and answered loudly.

"These things are very secret. If you were not a direct member of the Pedler family, I would not tell you. So, Rey, you must abide by the rules and not tell others this knowledge. Here, I say you listen , No one else is allowed to know... Do you understand?"

"Yeah! Yeah~!!"

Rey nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking at rice, staring at Eric expectantly.

"We have to start with the Netherese Scrolls...According to the records in the Ancestor's Codex, the year 326 of Netheril, as the name suggests, has passed since the founding of the Netheril Empire...well, That is more than 326 years ago.”

"Hundreds of years have passed since the founding of the country, and because the original purpose of Severington or Netheril was just to defend our seven remote fishing villages from external threats - to deal with hordes of orcs Gangs, it is precisely for this reason that even hundreds of years later, the issue of our origins was still used as a topic of conversation among the surrounding kingdoms, and was made fun of wantonly."

"Barbarians, fishermen, poor ghosts... have all become synonymous with what they call us... ridicule, sarcasm, disdain... the looks and rumors never stop, but intensify. Because among those people with a long history and a lot of possessions in their bodies, In the eyes of orthodox nobles with truly high bloodline..."

"We in Netheril are just a rubbish country composed of a group of ignorant fishermen. They can't even hide their low-spirited aura...hehehe~!"

Eric said, his face a little cold, as if he had returned to the humiliated years and experienced the contempt of the surrounding countries for himself. He sneered a few times, and then continued:

"However... although their ideas are a bit rude and arrogant, in Faerûn, in this world with swords and magic, extraordinary power, and many nobles with special blood flowing in their bodies, at that time, even our Netherese After all, the royal family of your empire can’t refute anything..."

"After all, being born extraordinary is a real thing here, a real truth! At that time, the origins of our Netherese nobles were really inferior to those of the orthodox nobles... It was precisely because of this that we were unable to refute anything. I can only feel the shame again!”

Eric couldn't help but clench his fists as he recalled the difficult days of his ancestors. After all, this humiliation was really uncomfortable.

However, listening to these words, a picture floated through Rey's mind: "A boy, with his head lowered, clenching his fists, fingering into his palms, blood flowing out, but he seemed to be unable to feel the pain. Instead, Ang Tian shouted: '30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty!'"

Well, the pattern of Netheril has been opened up, and it is indeed the case. The historical path is also very similar to that of the protagonist named Xiao Yan, Emperor of Fire...

"So, in order to make up for its shortcomings and replenish its foundation, the empire sent a team to embark on a journey to find the lost kingdom. After several years of journey, we finally found something in Arivanda. Where is the team? One hundred golden scrolls were discovered, and they will also be called Nese Scrolls in the future..."

"That year was the year 326 of Netheril. In this special year, after going through various difficulties and obstacles, spending several years and a lot of manpower and material resources, our exploration team finally brought the legendary lost dynasty with them. Secret treasure, return with glory!"

"Well, that's what it feels like. After being humiliated, I feel unwilling to go out and go out to experience treasure hunting... The next step should be to practice the 'secret book' hard, master the magical skills, and then pretend to be B and get slapped in the face?"

Rey nodded from time to time while listening to the little story, silently complaining in his heart. After all, he was so familiar with this routine and this development. Isn't this the cool routine in 21st century online novels? !

And according to Rey's memory of Netheril in his previous life, the next development seems to be, no, not like, but it is indeed, it is indeed developing like this. Rey can only complain about this popular work: "It's really **** It’s routines that win people’s hearts~...learn, learn..."

Eric didn't know what Rey was thinking, but when he saw Rey's face full of joy, he thought Rey was happy for the development of Netheril. He couldn't help but nodded, and then continued:

"The moment our exploration team successfully returned to the capital of the Kingdom of Netheril, tens of thousands of people couldn't help but cheer for them. Countless glory and praise, accompanied by beautiful fireworks in the sky, were It was swayed to them together. It also made the entire kingdom fall into pride and excitement."

"Although the other kingdoms around us are a little curious about what we got, most of them still have an arrogant mentality and still have an extremely disdainful view. They think that we are bluffing and passing off inferior quality. They are all waiting to see. Our joke. But they don’t know that their ending is doomed from now on..."

"After some consideration, we, the Netherese nobles, decided to release the access to the secret treasure so that all Netherese people can watch and read..."

"We allow all citizens to study those strange scrolls, which number one hundred volumes and are divided into two sets. The discoverers call them [Nese Scrolls]...

From well-known scholars, to wise men who are famous all over the countryside, to famous adventurers... everyone can read the scrolls of Nese, what a feat it is...

It's a pity that I was born too late and was unable to experience this great and beautiful era...otherwise, I would have definitely..."

"It's just that now ordinary people only know the importance of the Netherese Scroll to Netheril and its power... But what you must not have imagined, Rey, is that as a thing that carries special knowledge, the Neserite Scroll, what is in it The content is not that easy to obtain either.

The existence of the Nese Scroll is, in short, like some kind of information transmission tool.

It has nothing to do with strength or race.

As long as an intelligent race opens it, looks at the contents, and reads the strange characters that are constantly swimming.

Then under the effect of special spells, that reader will be automatically transferred a lot of knowledge!
Therefore, if the person who reads the [Scroll of Resistance] does not have enough intelligence or understanding.

Then when reading, not only is it easy to cause dizziness, but there is also a terrible risk of brain overload and becoming a lunatic on the spot...

In addition, when a large amount of incomprehensible knowledge is piled up in the brain, it sometimes disrupts one's thinking ability, leading to various irreversible accidents...

Later, the spellcasters Arcanists became the main force in reading the Netherese scrolls... However, other citizens can still read the scrolls at any time... As the arcanists continue to study the Netherese scrolls, we Netheril The strength is getting stronger and stronger, and most of the surrounding kingdoms have disappeared...

However, after an exhibition in the Supreme Forest, we discovered that two scrolls were missing... Although there is no evidence, we all know that it must be the work of those damn pointed ears...

Since then, the Nese scrolls have been kept separately and tightly stored, and the reading requirements have also increased a lot. A mage must apply to read them...

But later, as the Nese scrolls continued to be stolen, the reading requirements continued to increase..."

"The theft of the Nese Scroll is only one of the reasons, and the other reason is more fatal...

Ever since Congenio Eoin became the Grand Arcanist.

More arcanists followed in his footsteps and successively stepped into the position of great arcanist.

However, as more and more knowledge is discovered.

Sometimes, inevitably, certain taboo knowledge that is taboo appears one after another.

Moreover, as they mastered more and more knowledge, arrogance could not help but grow in the hearts of the arcanists.

I don’t know when it started, but those high-altitude gods at the top of the sky may just be extremely powerful arcanists. 'This conclusion lies in the dust of Netheril.

Arcanists regard themselves as beings of the same class as the gods, and would rather die than receive divine treatment.

Look, how arrogant and arrogant this is, this is the horror of knowledge, it makes people distorted, even our ancestors turned out to be like this.

However, God later punished the Netheril Empire with its fall, which made us completely wake up and understand the horror of knowledge...

Since then, the books in the Star Tower have been sealed layer by layer, and reading has become a matter that requires permission... Although it seems troublesome and a bit rigid, the Star Tower has also become more stable..."

After speaking, Eric looked at the book in Ray's hand with a sad face.

After hearing this, Rey had a complete understanding of the matter of sealed books.

First, as a warning against theft, Nise scrolls have been stolen many times, forcing people to increase their protection of books.

Second, it deeply reveals the horror of knowledge. In order to protect readers and reduce the impact and burden of knowledge on mages, book reading permissions have to be increased.

It's like the book in Rey's hand, which has constant illusions. Maybe for Rey, this is just a good reading experience.

For many people who are under mages, this book has become a psychedelic world, intoxicating them and distorting their cognition.

Very scary.

"It is not people who are chasing knowledge, but knowledge is chasing people."

Thinking of this, Rey couldn't help but think of these words, which seemed to be very suitable.

Although this sentence comes from what happened in the horror story, Rey's world is Faerun, and he has no interaction with Mr. Ke and others.

However, because they are both in the extraordinary world, many principles are connected. Just like the saying "knowledge is power", it shows that knowledge not only enhances people's wisdom, but also in the extraordinary world, a lot of knowledge is a kind of power.

This statement is also applicable in Faerûn, and the scary thing is that it is already an unmistakable and difficult to detect reality.

Moreover, this symptom is more obvious for mages, because for them, magic is power, and learning knowledge can control magic, so knowledge is power.

Due to the large number of books in the library, the threshold for knowledge has been lowered for mages today and information is almost everywhere. Knowledge is not only cheap, mages can actively or passively receive massive amounts of information every day that others will have difficulty accessing in their lifetimes, because they It takes a lot of knowledge to understand the world and improve their own strength, and strong strength can even support their distraction.

Learning knowledge and becoming a natural caster is the right way to improve your strength. So, what is the price?
In order to improve his strength, the mage cannot stop accepting the gift of knowledge, but he cannot stop even for a moment to digest every bit of knowledge - even if the information is contradictory and difficult to distinguish between true and false.

In every book and work, everyone learns a lot, everyone picks up the wisdom of others, everyone has a glimpse of the sky, and everyone has his or her own opinion.

However, since each book has different themes, angles, and viewpoints, reading a lot of them can already make people feel confused.

It makes people feel that they are just slaves of knowledge rather than masters. They are only responsible for absorbing knowledge and then using it to understand or distort it to form their own ideas.

Even if you try to peel off the cocoons to clarify the knowledge - people will either find it too tiring and without clear enough reference coordinates, and then continue to be willing to be captured by more knowledge in order to save the chaotic brain, and then fall into a cave in the information cocoon. Movie viewers are either lost as ghosts in the boundless information; or they are smart enough, but after sorting out the knowledge at least roughly, it will sadly never end up or down.

"The pursuit of knowledge is as ruthless as a falcon chasing a rabbit on the ground."

Of course, the "knowledge" here is not necessarily real "knowledge", it can also be information, news, intelligence, etc.

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