After losing control several times, Alterna seemed to have the situation under control for the time being. The weird black, white and grey did not spread out for nearly half a day. Lucien and Natasha also had a relatively easy half day, which was a good thing for both of them who were injured.
In the afternoon, the sun was scorching, and the heat was steaming. In the gloomy Black Forest around the hill, rays of light shone through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting dazzling light spots on the ground.
Natasha looked around and smiled. "I thought we'd attract the attention of the bandits, especially when you showed off your money in the town. But it's so peaceful. It's not fun."
"Have you forgotten that this is a world without Knight and sorcerers? Although you're injured, in the eyes of the townspeople and bandits, the Violet Guardian on you is only owned by divine-blooded heroes and Chosen ones. Unless they've taken something hallucinogenic and lost their minds, they wouldn't dare to attack us. Besides, compared to the temptation of money, beauty seems to be more attractive. When we were in the town, quite a few men secretly followed you and peeked at you. "Lucien smiled casually.
Natasha glanced at him. "How can you be sure that I'm their target? Phew, he actually managed to build a decent castle in the Black Forest? Has Nika really embarked on the path of the ancient sorcerers? "
In the center of the cluster of Pran Black Willows in front of them, there was a castle that looked like a fortress. The top of the tower was covered with green vines and withered leaves, completely covering its original color. The top of the tower had a preliminary outline of the style of sorcerers. In the mind of the first sorcerers, tall and pointed magic towers were built to be closer to the sky and the truth of the world.
When Lucien and Natasha heard that Nika was studying the mysteries of the gods from the patterns on the monsters, they immediately thought of the origin of sorcerers.
In the Mythological Age, the age of steam civilization, when dragons, elves, werewolves, and other alien races ruled the world, it was because of the existence of "lunatics" like Nika that human beings were able to rise slowly. However, later on, they went further and further on the crazy and bloody wrong path and finally tasted the bitter fruit.
In this world, under the oppression of the theocracy, the germination of magic was inevitable. Perhaps not only Nika, but also in other places, there were similar "lunatics".
"Nika has never learned meditation or any spells, yet he was able to move objects and create fires just by the random fluctuations of his spiritual power. This means that his spiritual power is already at the level of a third or fourth circle sorcerer. His talent in magic is much higher than mine. I'm afraid that only Mr. Brook and a few other sorcerers in the Congress of Magic can compete with him before they start to learn it systematically. It's normal for a genius like him to have some achievements after so many years of study. "Lucien commented on Nika's situation objectively.
However, being talented in magic was one thing, but hard work and education were another. According to Lucien, among the few sorcerers who were as talented as Nika, only Brook had reached the legendary level. In the history of magic, the pioneers in the germination period were probably more talented than Nika, but none of them had reached the senior-rank. However, with their hard work and the knowledge they gathered, after more than ten generations, some of them had become senior-rank sorcerers one after another.
As they were talking, the two of them approached the shabby castle.
A strange bird with pure white feathers landed on a stone pillar in front of the castle.
"This is the castle of Nika the Wise. Visitors are not welcome here." The bird raised its head and walked back and forth on the stone pillar proudly.
Lucien smiled, "We're here to visit Mr. Nika the Wise. I heard that he has a deep understanding of the patterns on monsters and the types of plants. I happen to be good at it, so I want to talk with him. "
"Caw? You're not here to laugh at 'Crazy' Nika? " The bird was surprised and said in a clear voice, "Someone is studying the mysteries of gods? How can there be two crazy people? Are you lying? Well, I have to test you. Can you tell what kind of bird I am? "
"Of course you're a unique white crow, Mr. Nika's pet. A bird with intelligence." Lucien smiled.
The bird spread its wings in satisfaction. "Good answer. I have to ask Nika if he's willing to see you, the 'lunatic'."
Seeing the bird fluttering towards the window above the castle, Natasha asked in confusion, "Its white feathers are dyed, aren't they? And there's no white crow in the Encyclopedia of Creatures. "
"That's why it's a unique white crow. Have you ever seen other crows dye their feathers?" Lucien laughed.
Natasha came to her senses and shook her head with a smile, "No."
After waiting for a few minutes, the castle gate creaked and slowly opened. A blonde boy in a white robe said respectfully, "Mr. Nika invites you to talk in the lab."
"Mr. Nika? You're Mr. Nika's student? " Lucien said, looking at the boy who was only eight or nine years old. It was hard to believe that a guy with the nickname "Lunatic" would have a student. Could it be that the boy was a human experiment subject that he had abducted?
The boy seemed to have seen too many such looks. He said with grievance and indignation, "Of course I'm Mr. Nika's student. Mr. Nika is not crazy! He's a real wise man who has seen through the mysteries of gods and mastered extraordinary powers. They're afraid of him, so they slandered him. "
After that, without waiting for Lucien and Natasha to answer, he turned around angrily and walked into the castle with them.
Lucien checked the layout of the castle habitually and found no magic circles. Then he helped Natasha, who could not move her left hand, walk into the castle.
Passing through the shabby hall, they walked up the stairs. In front of them was a gloomy corridor. After a few steps, the boy who was sulking in front of them suddenly opened his mouth, "Mr. Nika is not crazy. He's just studying the strange patterns on the monsters and plants. That's why he dismembered them. Those hunters have killed and eaten a lot of animals themselves. They're used to seeing blood, but they don't like what Mr. Nika did. "
The boy tried to defend Mr. Nika, trying to get the two strange visitors' approval of Mr. Nika.
"Well, I understand." Lucien had done an autopsy himself, so he nodded without hesitation. At the same time, he appreciated the boy a lot. What a good student.
Hearing the word "understand", the boy seemed to be a bit excited. He rambled on, "Those strange patterns really contain the mysteries of gods. Really! Mr. Nika has mastered this kind of power. He can control fire and ice, make people fall asleep, and make them fall from the sky. He's even more powerful than those priests and divine-blood heroes! "
"Really?" Natasha answered cooperatively.
With questions and answers, the little boy's interest grew. "It's true! I can do that too. Look! "
He imitated the weird sounds made by the monsters, and his face became very serious. Magic waves appeared in front of him and condensed into an invisible hand. The hand grabbed a candlestick on the left side of the corridor.
"The original version of Hand of Mage." Lucien smiled to Natasha in the telepathic bond. The spell was not simplified yet. It was still a primitive imitation of the monsters' language.
"Am I? Am I awesome?" The boy raised the candlestick proudly. Seeing Lucien and Natasha nodding with a smile, he was even happier. "Mr. Nika is more awesome than I am. Besides, we don't have the Blood of Gods, and we don't have the power granted by the gods. We're all on our own!"
"Mr. Nika said that this is the right way for us human beings to become really powerful and get rid of the control of those fake gods. Although other people don't understand him, I always think that he's the greatest sage, smarter than the gods! "
"Yes, the great pioneer." Lucien's face was very serious.
The boy was trying his best to correct the guests' impression of Mr. Nika. After getting Lucien's approval, he kept talking all the way, and he didn't even realize that he had leaked a lot of secrets. Soon, the three of them came to a door covered with an animal skin. The animal skin was gray and had complicated magic patterns on it.
"Petrification Beast?" Lucien slightly frowned. Nika was even more powerful than he thought. Although this kind of monster was not as powerful as the Petrification Lizard, it could be counted as a senior-rank monster after using the sixth-circle Petrification spell.
The little boy knocked on a specific spot on the door and chuckled. "This was picked up by my teacher in a valley, but the patterns on it are too complicated. I still can't figure out its mystery, so I used it to guard the door."
The door creaked open, and the strong smell of blood rushed out. The whole room was like an organ showroom.
Since there were no glassware in this world, there were many strange-shaped hearts, eyeballs, intestines, and pieces of meat wrapped in magic. The window was narrow, and the light was dim. It was hard not to feel scared in this place.
A middle-aged man in a black robe with messy hair was drawing something attentively. In front of him, there was a horrible monster lying on the table.
The upper body of the monster was a naked woman, with patterns on it and a protruding mouth. The lower body of the monster was eight huge black spider legs.
"Spider human …" Lucien slightly nodded.
The boy had a very good impression of the two guests. Seeing that Mr. Nika was ignoring him, he apologized, "Mr. Nika always forgets about other things when he starts to study the patterns, whether it's eating, sleeping, or teaching me. But it should be over soon."
Time was running out. Lucien and Natasha looked at each other and then focused on the parchment in front of Nika.
There was a complicated pattern on the parchment, which roughly established a Cartesian coordinate system. Nika frowned, as if he had encountered a big problem.
"(25, 78, 39)." Lucien suddenly opened his mouth.
Nika subconsciously moved the quill to that position and drew. Then his eyes suddenly opened wide. He turned around and stared at Lucien, "You know it too?"
The boy also looked at Lucien in confusion. Was he teaching Mr. Nika?
"To analyze the pattern, you have to divide it. The next coordinate is …" Lucien reported another coordinate.
Following Lucien's instruction, Nika finished the analysis of the pattern. Staring at the result in front of him for a few seconds, his face suddenly became twisted and excited. He rushed to Lucien and said in a hoarse voice, "Lucien, Lucien!
"How did you do it?"
Lucien coughed slightly and did not answer directly, "When you study the pattern, you have to look outside. The pattern hides the secrets of God, but what about the whole world? The sun and the moon rise from the east and set in the west. The water flows from high to low. Is there no secret of God in this? "
"Think about it. When we jump up, why do we fall to the ground instead of floating to the sky?"
"Isn't that normal? We have to fall down. This is the bottom. "The boy interrupted.
Nika, on the other hand, was stunned.
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