Geresco was born at the end of the Dark Age. In those hundreds of years, the cruel rule of the High Elves reached its peak. Resistance and suppression were everywhere, and every inch of Anril was stained with blood. Geresco's parents were the two most famous mages in the north of the Felan Kingdom at that time. Being born into such a family, Geresco naturally received the best and strictest education in magic from a young age. He became an Archmage at the age of 20, broke through to the Legendary-realm at the age of 23, and entered the Sanctuary-realm at the age of 30. His talent in magic was unprecedented.
In the final battle, Geresco almost single-handedly defeated the entire Magic Legion and killed the powerful queen of the High Elves. He personally drew a legendary end to the Dark Age.
That battle made Geresco's reputation reach its peak, and he was called the most powerful mage in history. He was the powerhouse closest to the gods among mortals — the living God of Magic.
However, after the battle, the God of Magic declined all requests to stay, and returned to Alanna alone. He lived in a tower in the northwest of Alanna for 20 years. In those 20 years, Geresco made changes to the magic system at that time, and made magic more suitable for humans to learn. In addition, Geresco also established the Supreme Council and the Guild of Magic under the Supreme Council, which greatly improved the environment for learning magic, and gave every human the opportunity to learn magic.
Those were the two most important things in the history of magic in Anril. In the words of Andoine, those two things that Geresco did at least brought forward the development of human magic by more than a thousand years. If not for Geresco, human mages would probably still be in the ignorant stage of exploration. Perhaps it would really take another thousand years for humans to reach the glory that the High Elves had once achieved.
It was precisely because of Geresco's outstanding contribution that the development of human magic could be so rapid. The current human mages might not be comparable to the High Elves in terms of individual strength. After all, the High Elves were known as the living gods, and the most perfect creatures under the stars. They indeed had a unique advantage in magic. In that era, the High Elves who had just reached adulthood would at least have the power of a Magic Shooter. To them, breaking through to the Archmage realm was as common as a human coming of age ceremony. Among the High Elven nobles, Legendary powerhouses could be seen everywhere. Members of the royal family had to step into the Sanctuary-realm to obtain the right to inherit the throne.
Moreover, the High Elves had an extremely long lifespan, which was something that humans could not compare to. Unless humans reached the Archmage realm, they would only have a lifespan of 50 to 60 years. Even if they became an Archmage, they would only have a lifespan of about 100 years. Only by breaking through the Legendary-realm could they extend their lifespan to about 500 years. Of course, once humans entered the Sanctuary-realm, they would be similar to the High Elves. Just like Apophis, he could live for another 1,300 years if he wanted to.
With these two advantages, the High Elves were naturally extremely powerful.
However, humans also had their own advantages …
Firstly, humans far outnumbered the High Elves in terms of numbers. It was a difference of thousands of times. According to some records from the Dark Age, the High Elves only had a population of 220,000 at their peak. As for humans, there were hundreds of millions of people in the Felan Kingdom alone. With such a huge population base, even if there was only one outstanding mage among 1,000 people, they would still be far stronger than the High Elves.
Furthermore, humans had the ability to improve themselves, which the High Elves never had.
The magic of the High Elves was inherited from the ancient Dragon Language and the Titan Language. This was the most powerful magic in the world. In the words of the High Elves, this power came directly from the gods. However, in the endless Dark Age, apart from Osric and a few other geniuses, almost no High Elves had made any improvements or innovations in magic.
On the other hand, human magic was constantly improving. 1,300 years ago, Geresco had established the entire human magic system. In the following 1,300 years, generations of outstanding mages had used their own wisdom to continuously improve this system. Although the magic of humans today was not as powerful as the magic of the High Elves that was directly inherited from the ancient Dragon Language and the Titan Language, it was the most suitable magic for humans to learn.
Today, after 1,300 years, although humans had not been able to create a magic civilization as glorious as the High Elves', their combat power could be said to be similar to that of the High Elves. In fact, they might even be slightly better than the High Elves. After all, the human population base was too large. Once a mage died, more mages would quickly appear.
And all of this was because of Geresco.
It was precisely because Geresco had established the entire human magic system, and established the Supreme Council and the Guild of Magic that human magic could develop to such a level in a short 1,300 years.
In the entire history of Anril, no name was more dazzling than Geresco. Even the Immortal King, who had single-handedly created the High Elves Dynasty, would be overshadowed by Geresco. After all, the era of the Immortal King was too long ago. That glorious legend had long been buried in the dust of history.
"1,300 years ago, I made a bet with Geresco. In the end, I lost …" Tutankhamun's voice seemed to be a little annoyed. "According to the bet, I had to stay in the Blackstone Mountains to protect some things for him until someone came to take them away."
"You … You mean, these things … these things …" When Hutton opened his mouth, his voice was trembling violently. He actually bit his tongue twice in such a short sentence …
Every mage knew that although Geresco did not leave many things in Anril, every one of them could be described as priceless. Among them, the most precious was undoubtedly the magic staff that he had left in the Alanna Guild of Magic. That magic staff had protected the Alanna Guild of Magic for more than 1,300 years. In these 1,300 years, the Alanna Guild of Magic had always maintained an unparalleled status. Even the king of Felan, the pope of the Brilliance Shrine, and the arbitrators of the Supreme Council had to bow to the magic staff when they entered the Alanna Guild of Magic!
The relics of the God of Magic not only contained the ultimate mystery of magic, but also represented a deeper meaning. Whoever could obtain the relics of the God of Magic would be recognized by the God of Magic, just like the Supreme Council and the Alanna Guild of Magic!
"That's right, it's the two of you …" Tutankhamun extended his hand and pointed at Hutton, then at Stephen. "Your ancestors were once Geresco's apprentices. The bet that Geresco made with me was to wait for 1,300 years in the Blackstone Mountains after I lost, and hand over the things he left behind to the descendants of his apprentices …"
"Mr Tutankhamun, can I ask what exactly are those things …?" At this moment, not only was Hutton excited, but Stephen could not hold back either. Geresco's relics were enough for the Dark Blade to unify the entire Breezy Plains.
"Geresco left behind a total of three things." Tutankhamun did not hide it. "A magic book, a key, and a magical crystal."
"A magic book?" Hutton's eyes widened in disbelief. "You … You mean the Book of Eternity?"
"Yes."
"Oh my God …" Hutton stared at Tutankhamun in bewilderment, and could not utter a word for a long time. The name of the Book of Eternity itself was a legend.
Legend had it that human mages during the Dark Age would carry a magic book that belonged only to them. That was because it was extremely difficult for human mages to learn magic in that era. They could not master the Ancient Dragon Language and Titan Language like the High Elves, nor could they enter the Guild of Magic to learn like the human mages later on. In that era, human mages imparted knowledge completely through the method of master and apprentice. Furthermore, other than Geresco, the other human mages only had one apprentice — because there was only one magic book.
To the human mages at that time, the spellbook represented their lifetime of knowledge and experience. It was the same for Geresco's spellbook. However, apart from recording Geresco's lifetime of magical knowledge and research experience, the spellbook had another more special use.
Geresco, who was born at the end of the Dark Age, also had a magic book that belonged only to him. This magic book was called the Book of Eternity. The pages of the magic book were the leaves of the Tree of Eternity, and the ink used to write the spells was the sap that Geresco extracted from the roots of the Tree of Eternity.
Anyone who had lived through that era would know that the Book of Eternity in Geresco's hands had endless power. Many human mages even thought that the Book of Eternity could be the most powerful magical weapon of that era!
However, ever since Geresco disappeared, the Book of Eternity had also disappeared. This matter had always been a thorn in the hearts of the mages in Anril. Many Legendary-mages had once said that whoever had this Book of Eternity could enter the Sanctuary-realm effortlessly!
Of course, this statement might not necessarily be true. After all, other than Geresco himself, no one had ever come into contact with the Book of Eternity. However, there was one thing that was unquestionable — the power of the Book of Eternity was definitely not below that of Alanna's magic staff!
As Tutankhamun nodded his head lightly, the air in the wooden hut suddenly froze. No one had thought that the thing that Geresco had left behind would be so precious. At this time, even Lin Li, who did not seem to have much to do with this matter, could not help but hold his breath …
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