Magic incantations were essentially descriptions of Laws, just like theorems and formulas that had been summarized. Mages below the Legendary-realm could not truly comprehend the mysteries of the Laws, and could only use magic incantations to mobilize the nomological power to cast magic spells. Even those in the Legendary-realm could almost get rid of their dependence on magic incantations with their understanding of the Laws, let alone those in the Sanctuary-realm who were close to the gods.
The Immortal King was a powerful existence that was probably not inferior to the real deities. The Immortal King had already surpassed the realm of comprehension and mastery of the Laws, and had even reached the level of changing and creating the Laws. Given the Immortal King's level, how could he have written something like the Book of Ten Thousand Incantations so solemnly? Could it be that it was an introductory magic textbook for the High Elves?
That was not an exaggeration. Stepping into the Legendary-realm was not difficult at all for the High Elves who regarded themselves as gods. The Book of Ten Thousand Incantations that could be considered priceless in the current Anril could only be considered introductory magic in the era of the High Elves.
The Immortal King had indeed played a crucial role in the rise of the High Elves. He could be considered to have single-handedly pushed the High Elves to the peak, and even built seven Sky Castles to protect the High Elves Dynasty. However, the Immortal King was not the nanny of the High Elves. If the Immortal King had to worry about things like introductory magic, how could he have established an unprecedented dynasty in the history of Anril?
On the other hand, the content of the notebook left behind by the Immortal King seemed much more reasonable, which was in line with the identity of a powerhouse whose strength was close to that of a god. Although the notebook did not mention the so-called soul creation technique that Lin Li had previously guessed, there was an extremely in-depth and detailed analysis of the creation of the body, which was far more perfect than Osric's notebook.
In the Immortal King's notebook, the techniques involved in creating the perfect body, such as alchemy, pharmaceutics, and inscription, had all reached the peak of the Guru-level, and were probably only a step away from the level of a Divine Smith. In the history of Anril, there was probably no one else apart from the Immortal King who had such profound and profound knowledge.
Looking at the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras and the Immortal King's diary in front of him, Lin Li felt that his head was in a mess, and he couldn't figure out a single thing no matter how hard he tried. The Immortal King's notebook could be confirmed to be authentic. The handwriting of the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras was extremely similar to the handwriting in the Immortal King's notebook. It seemed to prove that it was also written by the Immortal King. However, the superficial content of the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras made it impossible for anyone to associate it with the Immortal King. But if they said that it was not, there was no way to explain the similar handwriting …
Lin Li thought about the two books for a long time, but in the end, he had no choice but to put them away and put his doubts aside for the time being. No matter what, the Book of Ten Thousand Incantations was rather valuable to the Tower of Dusk. At the very least, it could allow the mages to have more offensive and defensive means.
The next day, Hoffman and Lin Li sat together and chatted again, while the others went to discuss the details of the cooperation between the two families.
"How is it, Master Hoffman? I'm sure you've gained a lot tonight, haven't you?" Lin Li asked when he saw the excitement on Hoffman's face. He knew that Hoffman had probably spent the night in the pharmaceutical laboratory, and had probably gained a lot from the formula.
"Amazing, it's too amazing," Hoffman exclaimed while shaking his head. One had to know that every potion formula was determined through thousands of experiments, and the amount of herbs used in it could not be wrong at all. However, in this recipe, as many as 15 types of herbs were added to form a lock to prevent theft. This made people gasp in admiration.
"About the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras, I wonder how you got it, Master Hoffman? Do you know more about it?" Lin Li couldn't figure out the relationship between the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras and the Immortal King last night. Hence, he wanted to find out more information from Hoffman.
Upon hearing Lin Li's question about the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras, Hoffman finally snapped out of his intoxicated state. After thinking for a while, he said, "Actually, I obtained the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras by coincidence. As for its origin, all I know is that Osric snatched it from the Endless Abyss. Although this statement is not very credible, I've never heard of any other legends. "
Upon hearing this, Lin Li could not help but feel a little disappointed even though he did not show it on his face. He said, "I read the contents of the book last night, and the magic incantations in it are indeed very precious. However, given Osric's abilities, the Book of Ten Thousand Incantations doesn't seem too important to him."
Hoffman had owned the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras for so many years, and was naturally very clear about its value. He nodded, and said, "However, legend has it that Osric snatched the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras from the Endless Abyss back then. There was another book called the Book of Ten Thousand Spells. Unfortunately, I haven't found the whereabouts of the Book of Ten Thousand Spells after searching for many years. I don't know what the connection between the two books is. "
"The Book of Ten Thousand Spells?" Lin Li suddenly thought of something that he had long forgotten. If Hoffman hadn't mentioned it, he would probably never have remembered it.
Back in the Alanna Pharmacist Guild, Lin Li had attracted a lot of attention because he had shown a little bit of his pharmaceutical skills. It was then that Hoffman told Lin Li about the formula, and promised to use the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras as a reward.
It was then that Lin Li met another big shot after Hoffman left — the President of the Pharmacist Guild, Balbo. Balbo proposed to invite Lin Li to join the Pharmacist Guild, and the condition was the Book of Ten Thousand Spells.
Although Lin Li didn't know what the Book of Ten Thousand Spells was like, he was very clear about the value of the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras. The Book of Ten Thousand Mantras was indeed a precious magical book, but it was of little use to Lin Li now. What kind of strength did Osric have? He was at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm and half a step from becoming a god. The value of the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras to him was even more pitiful.
The Book of Ten Thousand Mantras and the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras … Could it be that these two books were not as simple as having similar names, but had a deeper connection between them? At the thought of this, Lin Li secretly made a mental note to find time to have a good chat with Balbo in the future. He might be able to get the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras.
With this thought in mind, Lin Li stopped mentioning the Book of Ten Thousand Mantras, and instead chatted with Hoffman about other things. They talked about the development of the Tower of Dusk in the past two years, the history of the Glittergold Trade Union, and how Lin Li walked out of the rural Jarrosus to how Hoffman managed the Glittergold Trade Union back then.
After chatting for a while, Hoffman suddenly stopped, and after a moment of silence, he said, "President Felic, I invited you here this time because of the potion formula and the business cooperation. I also want to invite you to cooperate with me on another matter."
"Oh? Please go ahead. "Seeing Hoffman's serious expression, Lin Li couldn't help but be interested.
"Master Felic, as you know just now, although the Glittergold Trade Union is famous for its business in the Breezy Plains, the capital that we started out with came from the excavation of ancient ruins. Besides, even now, we still haven't given up on the exploration of those ancient ruins, "said Hoffman. The conversation just now was not meaningless. Through the conversation with Lin Li, Hoffman learned more about Lin Li and the Tower of Dusk. Hence, he decided to tell Lin Li about it.
Hoffman had mentioned that when he was introducing the history of the Glittergold Trade Union just now. To put it nicely, it was archaeology, but to put it bluntly, it was grave robbing. In particular, after the end of the High Elves Dynasty, there were many valuable mausoleums and ruins left in Anril. Nearly half of them were excavated by the Glittergold Trade Union. Lin Li nodded, and did not interrupt. However, he vaguely guessed that what Hoffman wanted to say was probably related to the ancient ruins.
"In terms of the exploration of ancient ruins, especially the ruins of the High Elves, the Glittergold Trade Union is considered to have a say in the entire Anril." At the mention of the exploration of ruins, Hoffman could not help but look a little smug.
Lin Li also knew that Hoffman's statement was actually quite humble. After the end of the Dark Age, the High Elves were completely eliminated from Anril, and the Glittergold Trade Union was not the only one who coveted the ruins of the High Elves.
The High Elves had ruled Anril for countless years. In addition to enslaving and exploiting several races on the mainland, they also sent the Magic Legion to go on expeditions. They even almost emptied the terrifying Endless Abyss. One could imagine how shocking the wealth they had plundered was. Although the massive wealth was mostly divided by the several major forces that formed the rebel alliance after the war, there was still a lot of tempting wealth left in the ruins of the countless High Elves in Anril.
During that period, almost the entire Anril was immersed in the craze of exploring the ruins of the High Elves, and countless adventurers were crazy about it. However, there were definitely not many who could truly gain an astonishing amount of wealth from the ruins of the High Elves and escape unscathed. To the adventurers who were advancing one after another, the High Elves' ruins that contained a huge amount of wealth was more like a huge trap that would cause countless people to die in.
On the other hand, the Glittergold Trade Union seemed to have treated the ruins of the High Elves as their own treasure vault. They obtained a large amount of wealth from the ruins time and time again, and used the wealth as the cornerstone of the rise of the trade union. That alone made the Glittergold Trade Union an authority in the exploration of the ruins of the High Elves, even in the entire Anril.
"Master Felic, you've probably guessed what I'm going to say. Yes, according to some clues this time, we found traces of a ruin that seems to be related to the High Elves in the northern part of the Breezy Plains, in the Roddanmo area that borders the Dwarf Kingdom. " Although they had yet to confirm the cooperation, Hoffman was still very confident in Lin Li's character because he did not try to be secretive.
"Roddanmo?" Initially, Lin Li was just listening quietly, but when he heard the name of the place, he couldn't help but interrupt Hoffman, and asked in bewilderment, "Master Hoffman, with all due respect, if I remember correctly, Roddanmo has been an extremely cold place since the Dark Age. On the other hand, the High Elves were born to hate cold environments. Hence, there has never been any information indicating that they have been active in the Roddanmo area. "
Hoffman did not get angry at Lin Li's doubts. Instead, he nodded, and smilingly said, "Master Felic, you're right. We're also very suspicious of the clues that we got at the beginning. After all, everyone knows that even when the High Elves were at their peak, they had never sent an army to be stationed in the Dwarf Kingdom. That's precisely the reason that, apart from Highlord Osric's arrest of the blacksmiths of the Dark Iron Dwarves, the Dwarf Kingdom has generally not been ruled too cruelly. "
The dwarves were famous in Anril for their forging techniques, and the Dark Iron Dwarves were the best among the dwarves. Legend had it that back then, Highlord Osric had sent his Magic Legion to capture all the outstanding blacksmiths of the Dark Iron Dwarves because he had developed an interest in forging techniques. He then made them demonstrate forging techniques to him day and night.
After the war between the rebel forces and the High Elves broke out, Osric even exterminated the Dark Iron Dwarves in order to prevent the rebel forces from obtaining better equipment. If the Dark Iron Dwarves had still been around during that war, the rebel forces would probably have suffered much less losses, and the High Elves' defeat would have been brought forward.
During the later stages of the war, the Sky-breaker that the Dwarf Kingdom had created and used to shoot down the Sky Castle was actually from the Dark Iron Dwarves. If the Dark Iron Dwarves had been the one to create the Sky-breaker back then, its power would have reached its peak.
However, during the entire Dark Age, apart from the Dark Iron Dwarves, the Dwarf Kingdom did not suffer too much from the High Elves due to the fact that they lived in the cold north.
Hoffman first admitted that he didn't believe it at first, and then continued, "However, although we didn't have much hope for this clue at that time, we still sent an expedition team into Lockdamer to carry out some simple searches and investigations according to the clues."
Hoffman's words made Lin Li slightly stunned, and he asked in surprise, "Did you find something?"
Lin Li originally thought that Hoffman had only obtained such a clue, but he didn't expect him to have already sent an expedition team to confirm it. Actually, it made sense. Although the clue was a little unbelievable, it was related to the ruins of the High Elves, after all. Even if there was only a 0.1% possibility, it was indeed worth investigating.
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