Although Lin Li had interacted with Geresco's incarnation countless times, the face of the incarnation was always a little blurry, and he couldn't see the real face of Geresco at all. Hence, he could be said to be very familiar with Geresco's figure, but he wasn't very clear about Geresco's appearance.
What made Lin Li even more incredulous was that Geresco not only looked like the Immortal King, but also almost looked like a clone of himself. If not for the fact that Geresco was sitting there and wearing different clothes, Lin Li would have thought that he was looking at a mirror.
Even with Lin Li's mental endurance, he felt that his brain had short-circuited at this moment, and a piece of information that had puzzled him before suddenly flashed in his mind. He remembered the statue of the Immortal King that looked exactly like him in the Crevice of Death, and the cheering of the Undead Lord in the square in Alanna.
Why did the Immortal King, Geresco, and himself have such similar appearances? What was the relationship between the Immortal King and Geresco? What was his relationship with them? Lin Li couldn't think of an answer no matter how hard he tried. Regardless of the relationship between the Immortal King and Geresco, he knew very well that he couldn't be anyone's reincarnation. That made the question even more difficult to explain.
At this moment, Geresco turned around to look at Lin Li with a gentle smile on his face as if he had seen through Lin Li's thoughts. He calmly said, "I know you have a lot of questions in your heart. Since you've passed the test, it's time for you to know some things."
Geresco's words jolted Lin Li out of his daze. However, when Lin Li's attention was drawn to Geresco, he discovered something that made him extremely surprised. He discovered that the Geresco sitting opposite him was obviously different from the shadows that he had come into contact with before. It was as if the aura of the other party was like that of a real person, and not just a shadow that was condensed by mana.
However, Lin Li was very sure that the other party couldn't be the real Geresco. Even if he hadn't seen the real Geresco, the mana of the God of Mages that was comparable to the Immortal King wouldn't be the same as the figure in front of him.
The other party wasn't a shadow, but more like a living person, and the mana on his body was far less powerful than what he had imagined Geresco to be. That made Lin Li doubt his previous judgment. Perhaps the other party was not Geresco. After all, he was only familiar with Geresco's incarnation.
At the thought of this, Lin Li immediately put on a wary expression. He stared at the other party's face, and asked warily, "Who exactly are you?"
Geresco merely smiled at Lin Li's reaction, and didn't seem to be bothered by it. Putting down the book in his hand, he calmly said, "At the end of the Dark Age, I'm Geresco."
The period when the High Elves ruled Anril was known as the Dark Age. According to the development of the High Elves, the Dark Age was divided into three periods: the early, middle, and end. The rise of the High Elves was known as the beginning of the Dark Age, and the peak of the High Elves' dynasty was known as the middle of the Dark Age. The decline of the High Elves until they were overthrown was known as the end of the Dark Age. According to the records of the Supreme Council, the God of Mages Geresco was born at the beginning of the Dark Age.
In fact, there was another symbol of the division of the Dark Age, and that was the guardian of the High Elves, the Immortal King. The Immortal King brought the High Elves to glory, but the departure of the Immortal King also marked the beginning of the decline of the High Elves Dynasty, which was the beginning of the end of the Dark Age.
Hence, when he heard Geresco say "At the end of the Dark Age, I'm Geresco", Lin Li felt as if his mind had been filled with paste. Geresco was Geresco. What did he mean by he was Geresco at the end of the Dark Age? Such an introduction was too strange.
"At the end of the Dark Age?" Lin Li caught the key point in Geresco's words, and hurriedly asked, "What about before the end of the Dark Age?"
Geresco's introduction was strange, and Lin Li's question didn't sound normal, either. It was like asking a person who they were before they were born. Could Geresco say that they were a little tadpole when they were alive? In fact, Lin Li only realized how strange his question was after asking that question.
Geresco merely looked at Lin Li and shook his head with a smile. He didn't give any shocking answer.
Does he not want to answer, or is he unable to? Although Lin Li was a little displeased, he didn't dwell on the issue. After all, Geresco wasn't a captive that he had captured. Hence, he had no choice but to put the question aside for the time being. Instead, he asked, "In that case, why are you here?"
Lin Li had always thought that this was the place where the Immortal King suppressed the Ancient God of Light and imprisoned the gods. Hence, he imagined that the person in front of him should be the Immortal King's incarnation. However, the person in front of him was the God of Mages Geresco. Could it be that Geresco had really obtained the inheritance of the Immortal King?
In fact, there were many similar speculations in Anril about Geresco obtaining the inheritance of the Immortal King. Besides, many things that Lin Li had experienced seemed to prove this point. For example, the inverted tower that Geresco had left behind in the Sky Castle of the Immortal King, and the images of the Immortal King that he had seen in the world that Geresco had created.
This time, Geresco didn't avoid answering. Instead, he calmly said, "I've been waiting for you. I knew you would come."
Geresco's answer reminded Lin Li of the reason he had come here. Wasn't it because of the guidance in that world? Now, Geresco's words also proved that the reason why Geresco had created that world was indeed to lure Lin Li to this place.
However, the intention behind it was probably not as simple as a few tests. With Geresco's strength, it was actually not too difficult for him to move everything here, including the imprisoned ancient gods, to the inverted tower of the Sky Castle. If it was just a simple test or for Lin Li to learn something, he could have placed it in the inverted tower. Why did he have to spend so much effort to lure Lin Li to this place?
At the thought of this, the doubt in Lin Li's eyes intensified. He looked at Geresco, and asked, "Have you been waiting for me here? In that case, why did you lure me here? Is it just to test me? "
Geresco shook his head, and did not answer Lin Li's question immediately. Instead, he turned around and looked around before saying, "All of this is actually to express his apology to you on behalf of someone."
Upon hearing this, Lin Li couldn't help but frown. The information in Geresco's words was clearly beyond his expectations. According to Geresco, there should be another person apart from Geresco who knew that Lin Li would come here. Who could that person be? Could it be the Immortal King? That reminded Lin Li of some records in the Illuminati's scriptures, such as what the person who had suppressed the ancient God of Light had said about how many years it would take for another Lin Li to come here again.
Lin Li did not think that he would be the reincarnation of the Immortal King. He was well aware of what kind of world he had transmigrated from. He only knew that his transmigration was likely to be related to the Immortal King, but apart from that, there seemed to be no other connection between the two.
In addition, Lin Li also noticed that Geresco had said that he was apologizing to him on behalf of that person. What did he mean by apologizing? Could it be that the Immortal King was apologizing to him because he didn't ask for my opinion and got me into this world?
"Who is that person? Is he the Immortal King?" Lin Li asked hurriedly.
However, Geresco did not answer that question. Instead, he raised his hand and pointed at everything in the study, and said, "These things are the apology that that person owes you."
In fact, even if Geresco did not answer, Lin Li could already guess that the person that Geresco was talking about was probably the Immortal King. However, he could not figure out what the relationship between Geresco and the Immortal King was, and why Geresco was the one who stayed here to tell him those things, and not the Immortal King.
Unfortunately, after Geresco finished speaking, his figure suddenly became blurry, and he disappeared from the room in the blink of an eye like a cloud of smoke. Lin Li was left standing in the room in a daze. He reached out to stop Geresco, but he couldn't.
However, although the conversation was short, and Geresco's answer was not complete, Lin Li's doubts were still answered to a certain extent. For example, the world in the inverted tower was indeed meant to guide him here, and the reason he came here was because the Immortal King had left something for him.
Of course, Lin Li still had many questions. What was the relationship between Geresco, the Immortal King, and himself? Why did he transmigrate to this world? Why were there so many deities suppressed here? Why did the things that he knew in the other world appear in this world one after another?
Many of Lin Li's questions remained unanswered, but it was obvious that no one was going to answer them now. He had no choice but to force himself to focus on the study that the Immortal King might have left for him. He discovered that there seemed to be something left on the table at Geresco's place just now.
Lin Li hurriedly walked forward, and saw that there was only a piece of paper left on the table. There were a few simple words written on the paper. Although the words were simple, Lin Li recognized them at a glance. They were the very famous Feranche Formula in the Field of Magic of Anril, and it was said that no one had been able to prove it to date.
It was said that Mage Feranche was not very powerful, and was only a level-8 mage until his death. However, the magic formula that Feranche had left behind was recognized as the most complicated magic formula. Since the day it was created, no one had been able to crack it.
Why would Geresco leave such a magic formula behind? Lin Li's intuition told him that there was probably a reason for the appearance of the magic formula here. Perhaps it was another test that Geresco had left for him.
Lin Li didn't think that Geresco was joking about leaving such an undecipherable magic formula in such a study. The magic formula had to be related to the things in the study. Perhaps it was a guide for him to study the magic books.
Besides, although Lin Li hadn't been in Anril for a long time, he still knew about the Feranche Formula. The reason why the formula was considered complicated was because the magic theory involved almost covered the entire Field of Magic. It could be said that it involved knowledge that ranged from magic apprentices to Sanctuary-mages. In fact, some people even speculated that the magic theory involved in the Feranche Formula was not complete even in the Sanctuary-realm, and might have even reached the realm of the gods.
That was also the reason that no one had been able to crack the magic formula in Anril even though it had been around for thousands of years. The three arbitrators of the Supreme Council could be considered to be the most accomplished people in Anril apart from Geresco. However, even they couldn't successfully crack the Feranche Formula. Hence, most mages even called the magic formula a lunatic's fantasy.
Lin Li didn't even inform anyone outside, and simply sat in front of the table with the piece of paper. At the same time, he grabbed a piece of white paper and a quill, dipped them in ink, and began to make calculations.
Although the magic formula was very famous, it was Lin Li's first time thinking about it seriously and making calculations. After writing a few lines on the paper, he immediately frowned and threw the quill aside before getting up to walk towards the bookshelves. A few moments later, he sat back down with a magic book that could be used as a pillow, and quickly flipped through the contents of the book.
Lin Li didn't inform anyone in the beginning because he felt that he wouldn't spend too much time on the Feranche Formula. However, as soon as he immersed himself in it, he immediately forgot about the passage of time, and his entire attention was attracted to the magic formula.
Lin Li held a thick magic book in one hand and a quill in the other. Sometimes, he seemed to have understood something, and would write a long calculation on the paper. At other times, he seemed to be lost in thought as he frowned and stayed still for a long time.
After a magic book was flipped through, it was casually thrown to the side. Along with the magic book, there were drafts that could almost drown a person in it. However, Lin Li got up again, and went to the bookshelf to take another magic book. He repeated his previous actions, and continuously flipped through the pages before throwing them aside.
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