Equipment Printing School Mage
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Six Shadows
"It's amazing! We just played rock-paper-scissors a few times, and one of the six books grew out of nowhere."
After that incident, the process of retrieving the books went surprisingly smoothly - they arrived at the warehouse in an orderly manner, verified their identities, and then the old lady handed the books to them with some envy. At the same time, she set a deadline of one month to return the books, and also issued a ban on leaving Candlekeep before all the books were returned.
Too ordinary.
In comparison, the extra meditation volume in Emilia's hand was particularly eye-catching.
"Hmm—the contents are quite different." Silver, the team's most authoritative appraiser, closed the second volume of meditation. "The book I got from Candlekeep is about ways of thinking and methods of training memory. The book that the mysterious person gave you is more philosophical and speculative."
Yin thought about it and came to a firm conclusion: "There's nothing wrong with it itself - it's just a volume of meditation."
"No traps or curses or anything like that?"
"No." Yin answered with certainty.
The strange man who called himself the gravekeeper didn't try to hide his uniqueness, which seemed to indicate that he was fearless.
Emiya sighed. "So, is the knowledge in these books valuable in itself?"
"If you ask me if there is any, then there is at least some information," Mars said. "I just glanced through these books, and the knowledge is helpful. But..."
"only?"
"It's just that the content of the book itself is not original." Mars snorted and pushed two pieces of parchment in front of everyone.
Sig was stunned for a moment: "What is this?"
"Source," Mars replied, "The first one lists the sources of the six Candlekeep magic books and the locations of the corresponding books in Candlekeep. Strengthening the body, enhancing knowledge and memory, and eloquent speech—if you find the contents of these magic books useful, you can borrow or even print them from Candlekeep according to this list. I can guarantee that at least 40 percent of the content is exactly the same."
"What about the remaining 60 percent?"
"I'm too lazy to read the remaining 60%," Mars replied. "Even the typos are the same in the first half, and the number of words won't differ much from there. If the authors of these magic books really added some original content to ensure originality, it's no surprise that this content will be the worst part of the entire book."
The paladin patted the second blank piece of parchment. "Then, write down the knowledge you seek here, and I'll search for it for you. I've been away for many years, so I still need to take the time to check the new collection. I'll see you in a few days after we finish reading our magic books."
Having said that, he actually planned to get up and leave.
"Wait a minute, Mars. Elaster lost the match, so the distribution of the physical fitness manuals has not yet been decided."
Mars didn't stop, but waved his hand with his back to them: "I don't think I'm qualified to take three books."
Sig glanced at Yin and silently pushed the last unowned magic book in front of Emiya: "--Um, Captain, I've been in the team for several months and haven't even had a scratch. I really don't need this book."
Yin's answer was even more straightforward: "I said I don't want it."
Emiya was silent for a moment, looking at the four magic books piled up like a mountain in front of her, and couldn't help clenching her fists.
So-called friendship.
In the next few days, everything was much more peaceful.
The violent storm a few days ago seemed like an illusion.
The outer courtyard of Candlekeep already had several dedicated inns for visitors to stay in. With their financial resources, renting out an entire floor was a trivial expense.
Emilia simply stayed indoors for the past few days.
It seemed that Yin and Sig had some big plans. Sig had even started to pore over his magic books, a rare occurrence. Ever since he borrowed a spellbook from Emmia, he had been sitting in a corner of his room, his lips moving constantly but without a word. Meanwhile, Alestria seemed quite interested in Candlekeep itself. After finishing her volume, she had been wandering around.
The magic of the first volume of meditation quietly dissipated.
Theoretically, Emiya's intelligence should have reached a higher level. However, intelligence is still not intuitive.
Emilia was the one who was most accustomed to this kind of dull asceticism - or rather, he was somewhat uncomfortable with the fact that there was someone staring at him intently.
"Why are you looking at me?" Yin said confidently, "I told you I'm more interested in the process of reading the magic book."
"So why?"
"Because it's useless to me!"
Yin jumped behind him, stretched out his arms, and with great effort, reached out and grasped the magic book in his hand, signaling him to let go.
Emiya did as she was told. The moment the magic book was handed over, the surging magic power within it suddenly stopped, as if it had hit a wall and suddenly became silent.
Yin was right—at least the Meditation Scroll had no effect on her.
A guess may have loopholes, but it may still be correct.
But if every clue in the guess fits perfectly...
Emiya sighed - what on earth had he done in such a rush of impulse?
No, it was Yin who took the initiative, so it seems the other side should be responsible. Why is he regretting here?
Moreover……
Haha, there are too many people in Feren who do this.
The young mage's voice was filled with a rare hint of self-deprecation. "Fine. I'll just get back to reading."
At this moment, Elastri's voice suddenly rang out from outside their door: "Excuse me, is anyone there?"
Just as Emiya was about to answer, Sig seemed to be frightened and suddenly let out a terrified scream.
——The thing is, there is a certain power clearly contained in that scream.
It tore at the magic web, instantly covering Emilia and piercing his brain and eyes.
When the scream reached her ears, Emiya felt her eyes go dark in an instant.
Literally, everything went black.
He is blind.
"...Hey?" He stood up a little unsteadily and pressed his eyelids in confusion, "...I can't see."
Even though his eyes were clearly open.
"Huh?" Yin was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted and snapped his fingers at Emiya.
He regained his light in an instant.
But Yin wasn't so kind to Sig. She rushed towards him like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey. A pair of giant force-field hands instantly appeared in front of her, grabbing Sig's face and pulling it hard: "You idiot! I told you a long time ago that you should be bold in research and cautious in casting spells! How can you be so careless!? The effect of the Law Blindness is not fatal and there are no irreversible consequences. What if you lose control of another spell!"
"I was wrong, I was wrong! It was Elastrid who walked silently and scared me! I was scared! I really didn't mean to! Emmya, I'm sorry!"
Emiya sighed.
Law and Order: Blindness.
This series of spells uses a single, powerful word to directly bombard the opponent's weak or dwindling vitality. It can be said to be the most representative of the term "bullying the weak" among mage spells.
—Similar to the priest's holy words and blasphemies.
This spell is a typical arcane spell, but in theory it is more profound and not something a bard can easily learn.
But this is the kind of thing Yin likes to tinker with the most.
Emilia shook her head, getting used to the dizziness caused by the visual disorder, and opened the door of the room: "Sorry, Elastrid, I..."
Then his voice caught in his throat.
Outside the door was only an empty corridor and dim lights, with no sign of Elastrid's graceful figure.
But Elastrid didn't look like someone who would play such a strange joke.
Emilia hesitated for a moment, drew the sword from her waist, and walked out of the room: "Elastri?"
Elastrid wasn't standing in the hallway. To be more precise, the hallway was completely empty. He knocked on Elastrid's door, but received no response.
"...?"
Emiya was stunned for a moment and turned around subconsciously: "Xige, did you hear anything?"
It would have been fine if he hadn't asked. But as soon as he asked, Sig, who was being held down tightly by the force field, struggled with all his limbs: "That's why I said it was scary! I didn't hear anyone coming, nor did I hear anyone leaving... Gah."
She seemed to have seen something, and her face was instantly filled with fear: "...Yin, did you see it? Is that a ghost?"
Yin also turned around in confusion and blinked: "...I see. Those are not ghosts. At least the priest's holy emblem is definitely useless against them."
"Gu." Upon hearing the bad news, Sig's body shook, and he fell back quickly and neatly. He was actually frightened to faint.
?
Emiya lowered her head in astonishment, following their gaze.
A faint shadow was seeping into his body, but he only felt a slight chill, as if it was really just a shadow.
Emiya was startled and took a step back before she finally saw the true face of the phantom.
To be more precise, the shadow originally overlapped with Emilia, and it was only when Emilia moved aside that the shadow finally revealed its full appearance.
It was the shadowy figure of a hunched old man, dressed as a monk, clutching his chest in agony, trembling constantly, his lips and teeth moving in and out of the room. But after a few steps, he completely lost his strength, collapsed headfirst into the corridor, and disappeared.
Emiya was silent for a moment.
[Alestria? Where are you now?] He asked in his mind.
"I'm currently looking up information on the fifth floor of the Central Library in the Outer Courtyard. What's going on?" Elastrid said, her voice normal.
The problem is huge.
Their hotel is a ten-minute walk from the Central Library.
Elastrid's voice only faded away for a few seconds.
The gatekeeper's casual remarks flooded into Emilia's mind.
"More and more people are claiming to have seen visions of the dead in Candlekeep."
Are you kidding me? A place with hundreds of priests can really be haunted?!
[Mars...we met...]
*****************
[The apparition of the dead? I see it now too.]
Mars sighed.
He was with his teacher at the moment, and the two of them stood quietly at the gate of Candlekeep's outer courtyard.
The shadowy figure of a middle-aged man with gray hair was whispering something into the air: "—Just go to the Friendly Arm Inn. There you will meet Khalid and Jaheira. They are old friends of mine. You can trust them."
Mars hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "Teacher, could this be...?"
"Yes, this is my adoptive father, Gorion. These words are half of his last words. In a few hours, in the dark night, he will fall at the hands of one of my brothers."
Apodel Adrian said expressionlessly: “In a dozen years or so, my shadow will probably appear opposite my adoptive father.
"But now I'm not dead yet. So, I'm angry."
Seven Dragon Souls (I)
"From a purely performance perspective, this phantom does bear some resemblance to a replay," Emilia replied, "but the limitations of replay are very clear: it has a limited scope and focuses on extracting the image of the original scene in this location.
"We haven't had any large-scale activities in Candlekeep recently. Allow me to ask: Are the phantoms this time progressing in order from important to insignificant?"
Apodale said, "Probably not. Otherwise, I'm afraid Candlekeep would have already started martial law - even the monks of Candlekeep are not without desires."
At this moment, the Son of Bhaal was pacing back and forth in Emya's room in a somewhat restless manner: this usually calm and composed paladin had finally been hit in the soft spot.
"It's not a replay spell," Yin concluded bluntly. "According to modern spell classifications, replay is a clear-cut prophecy spell. And this phantom, while not officially a ghostly haunting, is definitely a necromancy spell."
"...Necromancy." Apodel was silent for a moment. "The God of Death just left, and yet he dares to be so arrogant... But why?"
Even above Faerun, there are only a handful of necromancers who can accomplish such a feat.
At this point, Yin blinked, as if remembering something, and then added, "Oh, right. This is just the beginning. The abundance of negative energy is still rising. I predict that within half a month, it will not just be phantoms that will begin to move."
Emiya was stunned: "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, in half a month, the ones active in Candlekeep will be..." Silver frowned, as if searching his common language library, "Official ghosts? The kind that can think, transform into a physical form, and kill."
"..." Apodale was silent for a moment. "In that case, Candlekeep might choose to wait until that stage. As far as I know, Candlekeep has not yet found the cause of this change."
"Or rather, I haven't started looking yet."
"Hasn't started yet?" The last sentence greatly surprised Emilia. "Why? Shouldn't we at least make a contingency plan?"
He didn't get an answer immediately.
After a long pause, the paladin sighed, "The so-called dead live both in the kingdom of the gods and in the hearts of the living. Too many people are unwilling to miss this opportunity."
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