Simulate the heavens from Faerûn

Chapter 198 Road Choice [Please subscribe]

Tower No.11 of the Tower of Stars, the laboratory of the tower master Ober, Ober is teaching his new disciple Rey the first lesson.

"Rey, now that you have become a mage, have you deeply felt the breadth of magic? What exactly do you think magic is?"

Ober looked at Rey with a smile and asked, beginning to test Rey's understanding of the magical world.

"Well! Teacher, when I was obsessed with magic research and exploring the mysteries of the magic network, I often felt my own insignificance. The more I studied, the more I felt my ignorance... A person is like a ball, The more knowledge you have in your mind and the wider the scope of your reach, the more you will understand the vastness of the outside world..."

"As for what magic is... I don't have a good answer right now. I can only say that in my opinion, magic is the application and exploration of knowledge..."

Facing the teacher's first class test, Rey did not feel any difficulty. After all, in the two projections, he was the person who went very far on the path of a spell caster, especially the second projection where he became a god. Finally, he gained a thorough insight into the nature of magic.Although magic has some differences due to differences in the world, there are still many things in common.

So in terms of understanding the nature of magic, Rey can be said to be a master, which is also an important reason why he quickly improved his strength after returning to Faerun.

But Rey didn't want to show off or even make any shocking groundbreaking remarks. Instead, he chose a satisfactory answer with some sparkle, because this was in line with Rey's current identity and interests. After all, Talking too much will lead to mistakes, and it can also sharpen his good acting skills. After all, a god with poor acting skills is not a good god.

"Yes, Rey, your understanding is very good... you have begun to form your own understanding of the world and power. This is the prerequisite for a mage to go far on the road of magic..."

Ober nodded with great satisfaction, and then said: "Since you already know the breadth of magic, you must also know that human energy is limited and cannot take into account all magic. In order to go long in the magic field, You must choose a specialization..."

"Well, that's true, what do you mean, teacher..."

"It's not that I mean anything, but your own choice, your choice of the future path, your choice has no impact on me, I can teach you..."

Ober smiled and shook his head.

"Hmm~...Teacher, I heard that you can change your profession to an arcanist when a mage reaches level [-]... So does this choice now have any impact on changing your profession to become an arcanist?"

Rey sat behind the table, put his hands on the table, made fists with his hands, and kept rubbing his index finger with his thumb, showing that he was very concerned about this issue, even uneasy, but in fact...

"Arcanist~... Rey, it's true. A mage has the opportunity to become an arcanist when he reaches level [-], and the choice of a mage's path in the early stages has some impact on becoming an arcanist..."

Hearing that Rey wanted to become an arcanist, Ober smiled and said to Rey, and then analyzed the reasons for Rey:
"This is because arcanists also have specializations. Arcanists have always been divided into three schools. Creation arcanists - this type of arcanist specializes in creating and destroying things; psychic arcanists - this type of arcanist. One kind of arcanist specializes in arcane magic that affects the mind and consciousness; the transmutation arcanist-this kind of arcanist specializes in transforming other things, even the arcane magic that transforms magic itself..."

"Generally speaking, these specialized arcane masters can only cast the arcane spells of their specialized faction. A powerful arcanist will usually major in one genre and study another genre concurrently. As for the arcanist who masters three genres, throughout the entire period, There are very few people in the history of Seril. Only great figures like Master Iolum and Master Karsus can do it..."

"Hmm~! In this case, teacher, I want to become an evocation mage!"

Ray said excitedly, clenching his fists.

"Yes, Not Bad……"

Ober heard this and nodded with satisfaction. He was very satisfied with Rey's choice. This is because Ober himself is an energy creation mage, and the energy creation mage can be said to be a perfect match for the energy creation mage. Profession, in this case, as long as nothing unexpected happens, Rey can inherit his mantle in the future, inherit and carry forward the Master of Creation...

"Rey, although you now have a choice, I still have to introduce you to the current eight major magic factions.

Conjuration system: Its main feature is to create or summon creatures or objects out of thin air, and to communicate with alien planes.All Conjuration spells belong to one of five subschools.Conjuration spells can manifest objects, creatures, or some kind of energy for you, which is the summoning subschool; teleporting creatures from other planes to the plane you belong to is the summoning subschool;
Performing medical treatments is the medical subschool; transporting creatures or objects over long distances is the teleportation subschool; or creating objects or effects at specific locations is the creation subschool...

Plastic energy system: Directly manipulate elemental energy to perform certain sequence transformations to directly change reality.

That is, evocation spells can manipulate energy or tap into unknown sources of power to produce desired results, as if they were created out of thin air.Most of the evocation spells can produce gorgeous effects, and such spells can also cause huge damage. Generally, elemental mages are from the evocation system, so currently the evocation system is the most widely spread and the most powerful faction. .

Prophecy system: Characteristics are precognition, perception, and beyond-visual-range and super-sensory detection.Divination spells allow you to know long-lost secrets, predict the future, find hidden things and see through deceptive spells.This faction is relatively mysterious, has relatively high talent requirements, and has a small number of people.

Necromancer: Characterized as a master of manipulating negative energy, transferring, absorbing life/negative energy, and manipulating souls.Such spells can manipulate the powers of life and death.Spells related to the undead account for a large number of spells in this category

Illusion system: It is characterized by causing hallucinations, using shadows to create creatures, objects or effects out of thin air, and exerting mental influence.Illusion spells can deceive other people's feelings or minds, making people see things that do not exist and turn a blind eye to what is in front of them.It can also cause people to hear phantom voices or recall things that never happened.

The enchantment system is also called the enchantment system: it is characterized by control, dominance, and the spiritual will of living things.This type of spell can influence other people's minds and control their behavior.All enchantment spells are mind-affecting spells, and they affect target creatures in two ways: charm and coercion.

Change system: It is characterized by manipulating and mastering oneself or the surrounding environment, and fundamentally changing it into the desired appearance.This type of spell changes the nature of a creature, thing, or situation.

Protection system: It is characterized by protection, standing wall, creating standing protection/neutralization/stripping/resisting external impact.Abjuration spells are protective spells.These spells create physical or magical barriers, neutralize magical or physical abilities, harm invading enemies, and even expel life forms from other worlds..."

"Today's mages generally specialize in one of the factions, and then take up one or two other factions... Rey, you have already considered specializing in the evocation department. Have you considered taking up anything else?"

"Then I'll specialize in the Plasticity Department. As for the spells from other factions, I'll learn them when I have the ability to learn them..."

"What a greedy little guy..."

Hearing this, Ober couldn't help laughing and scolding, but he understood the caution behind Rey's words. This little guy wanted them all.After all, what does it mean to be able to learn? For geniuses, although it may be very difficult to master all of them, learning and mastering the remaining seven faction spells is not a big problem at all. Knowing that Rey knows what he knows, Ober can also point it out. That's it.

"Rey, the evocation department is specialized in manipulating energy. How well do you master it now? Let me show you..."

Ober looked at Rey and said with some expectation. After all, he had heard that Rey had been borrowing books from the library to study after becoming a mage, and had achieved excellent results in the trials. The magnetic field he displayed in the botanical garden was similar to The current control showed Rey's extraordinary magical talent. He was now looking forward to Rey's current quality.

"Okay, teacher."

As he spoke, Rey stretched out his right index finger, and a water ball the size of a human head appeared half a meter above his fingertip. The water ball on Rey's fingertips moved a few times, and the water ball turned into an ice ball, exuding a cold air. The temperature of the ice ball continues to decrease, and the shape of the ice ball changes again and again, from animal images to weapons and equipment, and finally it changes back to a water ball.

Then the water ball suddenly expanded again and turned into a cloud, covering his entire body.

After a few seconds, the clouds slowly shrank and turned into a water ball. Then a flame appeared on the surface of the water ball. Then the flames moved from the outside to the inside, turning the entire water ball into a hot fireball. .

The color of the fireball continued to fade, and the temperature became higher and higher. Finally, the color of the flame became invisible, and the fireball turned into a small transparent ball. Only the terrifying temperature emitted from it revealed its existence.The transparent fireball suddenly changed again, a drop of transparent liquid appeared in the center, and in the blink of an eye, the transparent fireball turned into a water ball.

Immediately afterwards, there seemed to be a trace of turbidity in the water polo, and then the turbidity became more and more until the water polo became a wet mud ball.

But the change has not stopped yet. The mud ball gradually dries until it turns into a hot lava ball. After that, the higher the temperature, the more transparent the ball becomes. Finally, the entire ball turns into a ball of powder and disperses into the air, and the powder It quickly turned into invisible droplets in the air.

"Okay, okay! Very good... Rey, your control over the evocation of spells has reached a very high level. Now you just need to improve your spell-casting skills, broaden your mind, and master more types of energy forms and their transformations." ...You have to consider more energy forms that are invisible to the naked eye and have higher damage..."

Ober was overjoyed when he saw Rey's demonstration. He was very happy and surprised. He didn't expect that Rey already had such a good foundation in the plasticity system, which saved him a lot of effort. Genius students are good. !

Then, he thought about it, and as if he remembered something, he said to Rey again: "Rey, have you done any magic research recently? Show it to me too..."

"Of course, teacher, but my research is all in the botanical garden..."

"It's okay... let's go and have a look now..."

After finishing speaking, a blue light door appeared in the laboratory. Ober took Rey and stepped into it. In a blink of an eye, they were back in the botanical garden, next to the cabin where Rey lived before.

Rey brought Ober to his laboratory. There was a fire snake specimen and an electric fish specimen on the test bench. They seemed to be high-end specimens carefully collected by Rey. He used magic to keep the specimens alive.

Next to the specimen are two huge scrolls.

A pair of huge snake eyes are drawn in the center of a scroll, with dense nerve circuits and life characteristics reaction structures marked, as well as elements storage reactions, nerve electrolysis structures, lenses, retinas, magic network reactions...

Another scroll is painted with a pair of huge fish tentacles, which are also filled with various anatomical diagrams and annotations of the tentacles, dividing the skin layers and neural networks on the surface of the tentacles, as well as element storage reactions, magic network reactions... …

The pupil of the fire snake showed a vertical line, and there was a feeling of icy cold deep in the pupil.The neuroelectrolytic structure of the fire snake is very primitive, and its nerve circuitry is much worse than that of humans, but its lens and retina are very special. Although the entire lens shows a reserve of fire-attribute elements, the retina is a dense layer of ice elements. Reserve seems to have some special secret.

The tentacles of the electric fish only have thunder element reserves, but the nerve electrolytic structures and circuits under the small spots on its tentacles are like small eyes, and the reaction of the magic net is relatively complicated.

Rey pointed at the fire snake and electric fish and said, "My magic research is on them."

they?

As an experienced, knowledgeable and experienced old mage, Ober recognized these two species at a glance and saw the purpose of Rey's research. He said: "Rey, you are studying their senses. Develop new spells related to the way we see the world?"

"Hmm~! Yes, teacher."

Ober was right. Rey developed new spells by studying the senses of fire snakes and electric fish and the way they observe the world.

Rey knows that different creatures perceive the outside world in different ways. Although some creatures have eyes, even if they all have eyes, they see different things, and many creatures do not rely on eyes to observe the world. , they have more unique sensory organs.

For example, the wasteland wolves have evolved their noses to a level that is unimaginable to humans. Even some so-called smellless things will have "shaped smells" under their noses. The world is probably made up of various smells. composition; and there are magic bats. Their throats and ears can not only use their throats to emit sound waves to attack and hunt, but also rely on sound waves to observe the material world...

Ober pointed to the scroll on the test bench and said: "The eyes of this fire snake are very special. Are you going to use this to develop a new detection spell for the fire element? There are also the eyes of the electric fish. These are the weak electric perceptions you used before. A template for a spell that touches the environment and attacks the target?"

Rey opened his mouth wide, looking surprised, as if he didn't expect Ober to be able to see the direction of his research at a glance.

Seeing Rey so surprised, Ober just smiled faintly, and then he said to Rey encouragingly: "Rey, tell me your findings and thoughts."

Rey pointed to the eyes of the fire snake on the scroll and said excitedly:

"This is temperature difference vision! Through research, I discovered that the special thing about the fire snake's eyes lies in its lens and retina, as well as these special magic network reactions.

Through these complex and ingenious life structures that can be called art, the world seen by the eyes of fire snakes is a warm and cold picture composed of different warm and cold objects emitting different degrees of heat to the surroundings. Any creature with body temperature will be invisible in their eyes! "

After observing for a while that the structure of the fire snake's eyes was different from that of the human body, Ober nodded and asked in a deep voice: "What about the electric fish tentacles?"

Seeing Auber's affirmation, Rey became even more excited. He said excitedly:

“This is weak electric control. Through research, I found that the tentacles of the electric fish can not only release lightning to kill prey, but also found that it can sense the surrounding prey through the tentacles.

Because of its complex nerve routes and magic net reactions, the electric fish can sense the electrical conditions in the surrounding environment. In its perception, the world is composed of thunder and lightning. Creatures with currents on their bodies or that can interfere with the surrounding electrical conditions are in their presence. There will be nothing left to hide from your eyes! "

After the explanation, Rey said proudly: "Through these two studies, I have successfully developed two first-level spells. Many mages like to study spells, but they must not have imagined that the spells I master are just like those mastered by arcanists. My arcana is either researched by myself or improved by myself. I have been demanding myself as an arcanist since I was a child, and I will definitely become a great arcanist."

Rey was extremely proud. Apart from himself, he could finally show off his achievements in front of a second person. How could this not excite him?

Listening to Rey's somewhat arrogant words, Ober smiled. Although he felt that Rey was a little arrogant, he did not use harsh words to suppress Rey's high morale.

A person should not be arrogant and waste his youth. He will know if he accepts the beating of reality... A great arcanist cannot be achieved by just having talent. Talent, luck, and wisdom are all indispensable.

And although Rey's words were a bit arrogant, on the other hand, Ober felt that Rey's forward-looking wisdom was far beyond that of ordinary mages. I'm afraid that ordinary mages are still practicing step by step according to magic books. How could he even think about developing new spells when he was already at the level of magic?

After all, Ober did not make any comment on this, and just asked calmly: "So, Rey, have you chosen the main element of the plasticity department?"

"Yes, teacher, I choose to major in fire element, thunder element, light element, water element..."

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