The apprentice, who had been arrogant and unruly a moment ago, had suddenly become respectful and humble. This change was even more shocking to the sorcerers than the tea juggling earlier. They did not see Baiyi use any spells or force to suppress the apprentice. All he did was look at the tea in the cup, and he had turned into a completely different person in the blink of an eye. Since when was it so easy to change a person's mind?
The sorcerers looked down at the teacups in their hands. They did not notice anything amiss, so they turned their attention to the apprentice, wanting to know what he had seen.
"I saw this world!" The apprentice exclaimed excitedly. Then, in an impassioned tone, he began to narrate his experience. In those few minutes, he felt as if he had become a god, looking down on the world from above. His vision started from the garden beneath his feet, and gradually, it reached the entire Empire, and even the entire realm. Eventually, his vision went beyond the realm itself, and he saw the entire world, which was made up of many realms, big and small.
If one were to describe it in simple terms, it would be like starting from Earth, gradually expanding to the Solar System, the Milky Way, and even the entire universe. This was a series of ever-expanding views, showing the insignificance of humans and the grandeur of the universe. This was common in sci-fi movies and sci-fi movies, but it was nothing to Earthlings. However, to the Ancient Rohlserlians of this era, especially the apprentice, who had yet to fully understand the world, the visual impact on their senses was overwhelming.
"I can feel the vastness of the world, and the insignificance of myself. Please allow me to apologize for my arrogance." The Apprentice bowed towards Baiyi once again before obediently returning to his seat. Without saying another word, he closed his eyes quietly, quietly reminiscing the visual impact that he had just experienced.
"Illusion?" The apprentice's teacher, Master Anell, asked in a low voice.
"It's just a small trick," Baiyi admitted calmly.
Illusions had been invented in the Ancient Rohlserlian era, and there was a certain amount of accumulated knowledge about them. However, compared to the later generations, illusions were much cruder, and the methods used were much simpler. More importantly, some sorcerers, due to their outdated views, scoffed at illusions, thinking that they were unorthodox and undignified. Such views were the mainstream in the academic community.
A cheap trick like that should never have been allowed into a high-level seminar like this. Therefore, when the crowd heard that Baiyi had cast an illusion on an apprentice, they could not help but whisper among themselves.
In the end, Master Anelle stood up for Baiyi and defended him. "There is no right or wrong in terms of power and technique. The key lies in the way they are used. Your Highness, with your illusions, has taught my stubborn disciple a lesson. The effect is far better than verbal scolding."
"Also, I don't see any sequelae of the illusion on the child. His mind and spirit are quite stable," Master Anell continued.
Illusions in this era were not very advanced. Most of the time, one had to rely on psychic attacks to interfere with the opponent's thoughts. Therefore, the side effects and flaws of illusions were obvious. Unlike the illusions developed by the Charlatan, the illusions used by the Charlatan were not as flexible.
The illusion that Baiyi had just cast was a new one that the Charlatan Walker, the Incubus, and the Merchant had come up with after he had descended into this world. The Charlatan had named it 'Real Dreamscape'. This illusion had completely abandoned the use of psychic interference techniques, and instead, it had combined the Incubus's tricks and the Merchant's understanding of psychology to create the most realistic sensory experience possible. It could be considered a brand new direction in the development of illusions.
However, the original purpose of this illusion was to allow the students of the Faculty of Arts to better promote their products. For example, they could purchase a piece of equipment from the School of Craftsmanship for a few silver coins, then find a sucker and show them a video of themselves wearing the armor or a weapon that they could use to wipe out thousands of enemies. This way, the fat sheep would be more than willing to fork out dozens of gold coins to buy the junk.
This was basically a scam in the Faculty of Arts. This was because the Painter, who liked to take advantage of loopholes, was a consultant. Therefore, students from other faculties were often short of money, and even their families had to rack their brains to pay for the exorbitant tuition fees. Only the students of the Faculty of Arts got richer and richer. Tuition fees were not a problem for them, and they even had the spare cash to draw cards for entertainment.
Back to the topic at hand. After Baiyi had defeated the apprentice with his latest illusionary spell, there were no longer any discordant noises in the hall. The sorcerers were even more impressed by Baiyi's skills. The atmosphere he had created had finally been achieved.
What followed next was a relatively boring and tedious academic discussion session. However, since it was the first time that everyone had gathered together, Baiyi did not expect to solve any substantive problems. He simply tossed out the topics that he wanted to discuss — one was about time, and the other was about the Heaven Ascension Formation. After that, Baiyi simply added some guidance and allowed the sorcerers to discuss among themselves. It was almost like an academic discussion in a university.
The two new topics were undoubtedly very tempting to the sorcerers. Whether it was the elusive yet irresistible time or the never-before-seen Heaven Ascension Formation, the sorcerers were extremely curious. Even though Baiyi did not say anything else and only focused on playing with Mia, the sorcerers, who had been aroused by the topic, began to discuss among themselves.
However, such a complicated topic was not something that could be solved with just a few words. When it was time to eat, Baiyi ended the discussion and told the sorcerers to go home and research for a while. When they had some preliminary results, they would reconvene and discuss again.
The sorcerers nodded in agreement and chose a topic that they wanted to study next. According to Baiyi's preliminary calculations, the number of sorcerers who chose the time topic was significantly higher than the Heaven Ascension Formation. This was interesting. Research on time was obviously more complicated, and the Heaven Ascension Formation was supposed to be easier to produce results from. Yet, these sorcerers all chose the more difficult topic.
"Alright, we need to work harder too. We need to get home as soon as possible." Baiyi patted Mia's head, indicating that it was time for her to leave.
Mia shook her head and flung his hand away. Then, in a pleading tone, she said, "Mr. Hope, I want to go see Lulu … Is that okay?"
"Well …" Baiyi was put in a difficult position. Although Lulu's social status would be similar to theirs in the future, she was now just a village girl. It was not that Baiyi was too class-conscious, but in this era, there was a clear distinction between the superior and the inferior due to the limitations of society.
Perhaps Mia would still treat Lulu as a sister, but would Lulu dare to be her sister?
"Don't worry, Lulu isn't that kind of person," Mia said, grabbing Baiyi's arm and pleading.
'Is this little girl trying to escape from her research?' Baiyi suddenly thought of something. Just as he was about to say something, one of his personal guards ran up to him and handed him an envelope. "Your Highness, urgent news from the border!"
"What?!" Baiyi was shocked. He took the envelope and was about to open it when he froze. "Wait a minute. Why aren't you giving it to His Majesty?"
'Tsk, tsk. What a fatuous king! Just because the painters are here, he's leaving all this to me? Where's the courage and boldness he showed when he led the assault on Canninus? Are they all gone? '
"Uh … His Majesty already knows about it. He asked me to pass it to you," the guard replied in a low voice. "His Majesty requested that you discuss it with him after you've made your decision," the guard said, turning around and running away, as if he was afraid that Baiyi would burn him alive.
Baiyi helplessly opened the emergency message. After reading it, he frowned and said to Mia in a low voice, "A few towns near the border have been attacked by demons …"
"Then …" A worried expression appeared on Mia's face.
Baiyi nodded his head helplessly. "The town that we stayed in before was attacked as well. We haven't gotten the exact casualty count yet, but the border garrison has already started organizing search and rescue teams to wipe out the enemies."
Mia sat on the ground as if she had lost her soul. Baiyi quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her back to her feet. "Calm down," he said. "There's a high chance that she'll be fine. In the history books, there will be other places where she would attack. Incidents of demons attacking small towns at the border like this are quite common in history. She managed to survive every single one of them. This time will be no exception."
"But … Didn't you say that our intervention could affect history? Then … "Little Mia struggled to stand, and she asked in a sobbing voice.
'Tsk … That's why I'm against you getting in touch with her! Why didn't you think of my warning when you were messing around with her? ' Baiyi grumbled in his heart. But looking at the little girl in front of him with tears welling up in her eyes and her nose twitching, it was as though she was going to cry in front of you if you scold me. Baiyi found it hard to say what he wanted to say in his heart.
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