After dinner, the master and disciple left the house and went out of the town, arriving at a secluded and dark forest.
There was no one around the forest, only the strange sounds of animals brushing past the bushes could be heard.
Emin was dressed in pitch black, holding a short cane in his hand, and tapped it lightly on the ground.
A circle of silver ripples spread out from the end of the cane, instantly passing through Garon's feet and spreading in all directions, quickly disappearing into the forest far away.
Emin waited until the ripples dissipated before he lifted the cane, and with a light turn, a silver inscription appeared on the cane. It was unusually clear in the night.
"We can start the test now." Emin said softly, "I've set up an isolation tactic around here, mortals can't see this place. Your neon butterfly totem is only a support totem, and can be changed at any time. But it's also your first totem, and has a certain special meaning. It can show you some of the totem's unique characteristics. Are you ready? "
Garon stood in front of him, dressed in grey, and nodded solemnly. He held a large bottle in his hand, and inside it was his first totem, the neon butterfly.
"I can feel that the totem is like an extra organ, an extra arm, very flexible and convenient. I can choose to control it, or I can choose to give it a simple command for it to complete itself. It's a wonderful feeling. "He said softly. At the same time, he opened the lid of the bottle.
Whoosh!
A blue shadow flashed, and the neon butterfly flew out of the bottle, slowly landing on Garon's shoulder. Like a huge blue shawl, it glowed with a faint blue fluorescence in the night.
Emin's hand paused, and a white lynx slowly walked out from behind him.
Its body was one and a half meters long, like a slightly Small Yi Leopard. It walked without a sound, its shoulders raised, and occasionally licked its lips greedily. In the night, its eyes glowed with a faint green light.
Emin reached out and rubbed the lynx's head.
"This is my support totem, lynx." He smiled, "As long as you can support the support totem, you can make as many as you want, it's all supported by your own talent anyway. Most Luminarists can only support one or two. The stronger ones can make four or five. Because the auxiliary totem structure is simple and easy to make, it is generally used as a consumable tool. "
He glanced at the blue butterfly on Garon's shoulder.
"If it's someone like you, I should be able to get a little more."
Garon nodded and said frankly.
"I can feel that my mind can still support a few, about two."
"In other words, you can still have two auxiliary totems. Including the core totem, there were four totems. This is the limit of your talent. "Emin nodded. "Alright, let's begin. Let's see how your neon butterflies fare in actual combat."
"Alright."
The two of them stopped talking. At the same time, he took a few steps back, leaving the field to the two totems.
Meow!!
The white lynx arched its back and let out a cry that was somewhere between a cat and a leopard. Its green eyes were fixed on the neon butterfly flying in front of it.
The lynx began to slowly circle around the neon butterfly.
The neon butterfly flapped its wings and flew higher and higher, as if it had no intention of fighting the lynx head-on.
Suddenly, the neon butterfly pulled upwards, and with a meow, a white shadow rose into the air, passing through its previous position and missing.
The neon butterfly immediately flew in a curve, swaying left and right.
Swoosh!
It dodged another white shadow's attack, and calmly landed on a tree branch.
The white lynx missed twice, and seemed to be instinctively angry. It paced around, circling around the tree where the neon butterfly had landed, and occasionally let out a low whimper.
Suddenly, its eyes sharpened, and its four limbs grabbed onto the tree trunk, using the momentum to leap up the tree.
Even the bark of the green tree trunk had been scratched to pieces. Four white marks continuously appeared on the neat and flat tree trunk under its claws. The lynx pounced at the neon butterfly with lightning speed.
Crack!
The tree branch broke, and the neon butterfly flew up, but a white shadow leaped after it, and pressed it down with a claw, landing lightly on the ground.
But the lynx had only taken a few steps when it swayed with the neon butterfly in its mouth, and fell to the ground with a thud.
"It's over." Emin clapped his hands and walked over. "It's a draw, the lynx only needs to use a bit of force to bite the neon butterfly. But it was also infected by the poison powder after a few pounces, and its internal systems were damaged, so it can't move anymore. "
"So I made a good choice?" Garon walked over and asked.
"To be exact, you operated well. A real neon butterfly wouldn't be able to dodge the lynx's attack so easily. You would've won the first fight. "Emin shook his head and smiled. "But the neon butterfly's main ability is the poison powder, which is used for self-defense. Its flying speed isn't bad, and it can fly in the rain. It's also good for scouting in complicated terrain. It's just that it's not very well hidden. "
"Indeed." Garon nodded in agreement. "It emits blue light at night, so it's not very well hidden."
"This is only your first totem, you can choose to change it in the future. There's no rush. "Emin waved his hand." There's one more key thing, about totems. "
He raised his cane, and lightly tapped it in front of Garon's face.
The tip of the cane hit Garon's calf with a smack.
"Eh?" Garon showed a strange expression. "This is …"
He felt that the tip of the cane didn't touch the skin of his calf, but was blocked by something.
He looked carefully at the tip of the cane, and between it and his pants, there was a faint layer of transparent, light blue film.
"This is Totem Light." Emin retracted his cane. "It's a protective force field fed back to the owner after the totem is formed. It covers the owner's entire body, without any blind spots. "
"So this is Totem Light?" Garon reached out his hand, and saw that extremely thin layer of light blue film, extending as he reached out his hand, as if it was a water film that could change shape. It was very mysterious. "How's its protection?"
"Usually it's twice as strong as the totem itself." Emin smiled. "Do you know how this came about?"
Garon shook his head, and focused on waiting for his teacher's answer.
"A Luminarist has many totems, and each totem will give its owner a protective force field. When these force fields are stacked together, it will definitely be much stronger than a single totem's force field. Also, the Totem Light's protection is stronger than the totem itself. " Emin paused. "This is why, when Luminarists fight with their totems, they usually won't attack the owner first."
Garon understood.
"Indeed, if this is the case, then Luminarists are actually much stronger than totems in terms of protection. The most important thing is to deal with the totem first. "
"That's it." Emin waved his hand, and the white lynx on the ground instantly turned into a ray of white light, and flew back behind him.
The neon butterfly also flew up again, and landed in the big bottle in Garon's hand, and he stuffed it in and closed the lid.
Emin watched him put it away, and looked up at the night sky.
"It's still early, let's go back, and talk as we go."
"Yes, teacher." Garon nodded.
The two of them followed the path back, and slowly walked towards the town.
Emin leaned on his cane, and watched Garon carefully walking in front of him, to prevent him from stepping on puddles or deep holes. Instantly, a relieved smile appeared on his face.
"Garon, the totem's own ability will not harm its owner. You have to remember. In addition, most of the Luminarists had support totems that were no different from real creatures. There is no increase in strength. Just like the creatures you see. "
"A lynx is a lynx, and a neon butterfly is a neon butterfly? They are just like real creatures, and their support totems rarely increase in strength, right? "Garon understood.
"That's right. But the core totem is different. " Emin sighed. "For example, my core totem, the white bear, other than the white bear's super strength, it also has thicker fur than the average white bear, and can resist super strong sharp weapons."
"Teacher, your white bear shouldn't be a normal bear, right?" Garon asked in a low voice.
"Of course." Emin nodded. "In my lineage, we specialize in three types of animals: the Great White Bear, the Black Cheetah, and the Saber-Toothed Tiger. The Great White Bear is indeed not a normal bear, but a large white bear from the bitter cold regions in the north, and is the animal overlord there. "
Garon nodded in understanding.
Emin continued, "This super strong fur was strengthened by generations of us, and its defense is much stronger than the average Great White Bear. If the average bear goes up against it, there won't be any accidents, and it will be defeated immediately. So if you want to choose a core totem in the future, it's best to choose a core totem that has accumulated experience, so that you can go further with the foundation of your predecessors. And not start from scratch again. "
He sighed. "You have to understand, in the world of Luminarists, if you don't have strength, even self-protection is a problem."
Garon nodded silently. He suddenly thought of the large number of Luminarists who died in the future wars.
In the two consecutive disasters, the first was the war between the Royal Alliance of Luminarists and the Obscuro Society, and the number of Luminarists who died was in the hundreds.
The second was the war between the Obscuro Society and the Terraflor Society, and the number of Luminarists who died was in the thousands.
In the end, the remaining Luminarists were less than one-third of the one thousand in the world. A large amount of knowledge was lost because there were no records. In the era of Luminarists, other than the knowledge at the peak, it would eventually become a situation where only a few branches of knowledge were passed down.
As for Emin, he was also killed in the first battle.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. When we go back, you can start learning the Three Great Tactics from me. "Emin smiled." These three Great Tactics are actually very simple. The hard part is here. "He pointed at his head.
"Is it the accumulation of knowledge?"
"Yes. Luminarists who don't have enough knowledge can't even analyze the weakest bug. And Luminarists who have enough knowledge can analyze almost any creature. "Emin replied with a smile. "I'll teach you the Three Great Tactics. After that, you can enter my underground library and study it on your own. In the meantime, if you're willing, I'll teach you everything I know about the Great White Bear. "
Emin looked at Garon. Originally, he only wanted to teach this little guy. But when he saw his Master-level precision blueprint, the scales in his heart instantly fell on this guy.
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