Chapter 181: Requirements for Becoming a Mage
In fact, after leaving the hospital, Li Jie has been thinking about how he should help David. Because in various ways, the world actually needs people like David to be superheroes.
He has a quality that he does not have, which can be said to be stubborn, or it can be said to be a tendon. Or to put it another way, it's okay to say that he's a hot-blooded fool.
But this kind of hot-blooded fool is really needed in this world. There are too many people who care about the gains and losses of everything, and who put everything on the scales before deciding what to do. On the contrary, there are fewer and fewer people who don't care about anything and just do what they should do.
David is undoubtedly a very remarkable teenager, as evidenced by the fact that he was able to pull together a group of people to form the New York City Justice League.
Some say that Captain Steve Rogers was the world's first superhero because his appearance changed the history of World War II, turned the Nazis versus the Allies, and gave courage to everyone. In the darkest years of the night, he still dared to face the cruelty of war, and he called on countless young people to go to the front line bravely.
It's something a superhero can do, and those who come after him follow Captain Rogers' example. Whether it's Iron Man, Nightcrawler, or the most civilian superhero Spider-Man, in fact, their ambitions and goals are even higher.
They always do things that ordinary people can't do at all, so that people can worship them.
But New York took another turn because of the appearance of King Haibian. If Captain Rogers is the first superhero, then King Haibian can be regarded as the first civilian street hero.
I still remember the first time David wore the uniform (swimsuit) of the King of Haibian (playing by the sea) to stop others from committing crimes, at that time he didn't have any superpowers, not even martial arts.
But he stupidly rushed forward to help others, even if he was beaten and bruised. It was also the first time Li Jie met him, so Li Jie also invited him to eat ice cream.
In fact, because of the emergence of King Haibian, the changes brought to the world, especially to New York City, are very, very big.
King Haibian has no less status in the hearts of New Yorkers than those superheroes. Because King Haibian is more ordinary, he looks like a very ordinary person, and what is not ordinary may only be his ugly uniform. And the courage to put that ugly and stupid uniform on the street, which is only a little worse than wearing red panties outside.
Apart from that, David the King of Haibian has nothing else to praise or praise. But it is such an ordinary person, but he has done many things that ordinary people dare not do, and he has stood up to uphold justice and order. He has inspired many people and made them realize that if they are willing to stand up, everyone can be a hero!
This kind of courage is something that ordinary people do not have. Li Jie admires him very much, even if David will be called a righteous fool, it doesn't matter, there are too many smart people in the world, and too few fools are not good.
If everyone is shrewd enough to sweep the snow in front of their doors, then who will sweep the road outside the house?
In this world, there must always be people who make selfless contributions. They are the spark of this world, burning themselves and lighting up others.
So after returning home, Li Jie found Lan and asked her, "Do you think David is suitable to be a mage?" ”
"Huh?" Arashi, who was looking at "Green Mars", closed the book. She turned her head to look at Li Jie: "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean, you should know about David. Now that his meridians are all broken, and his dantian is also broken, I am afraid that he will no longer be able to practice martial arts or anything in the future. But it's a big loss for him to be cut off from now on to become a superhero. Li Jie sorted out his thoughts and said.
"So I'm wondering if I can recommend him to the Ancient One Mage, ah, no, I don't need the Ancient One Mage. As long as any Templar mage is willing to take him as an apprentice, or if you are willing to take him as an apprentice, you can give him magical powers. ”
"It's like Strange did, making David a mage. I guess the mage's energy shouldn't conflict with the energy in his body, right? ”
Li Jie's thinking was not unreasonable, Lan nodded, and said confirmatively: "When David was injured before, you took me to visit him, and he hadn't woken up yet. Although I didn't have a way to eliminate the two strands of energy in his body after reaching a balance, one thing you said was right, and that was that the energy of magic and the two energies in his body did not conflict. ”
"Theoretically, David could regain his power by cultivating magical energy. Lan gave a positive and affirmative answer to Li Jie's question.
"yes!" Li Jie waved his fist: "That's good, then can you take him as a disciple? Teach him some magical energy, let him continue to be the king of Haibian, but in the future, he will change from using a stick to using a magic wand, what do you think?"
Lan's expression was a little subtle, she put the book aside and stood up, put her hands around Li Jie's neck, and said softly, "Do you know why you haven't mastered magic?" Obviously you are my boyfriend, I can be there for you every day, and the Ancient One still appreciates you so much, and if necessary, you can get his personal guidance, as well as the king, and the Templar Master in New York. You have so many resources, but think about it, why didn't you become a good mage? ”
Arashi's question seems a little delicate. Li Jie began to think carefully about why he was not able to become a mage, and said that he really wanted to learn magic in the first place.
In this world, there is no such thing as magical physiognomy or magical affinity. Of course, there are affinities, but in learning magic, affinity is probably the least critical.
Because Kamataki has a variety of potions, it can make ordinary people have a good magical affinity.
Li Jie remembered that it was the first difficulty that really trapped him, that is, all kinds of different civilizations' writings.
In addition to the traditional Chinese calligraphy, small seals, traditional official scripts and British Old English, which are still quite rule-based.
There are also at least 30 different scripts such as Paspa, Old Sanskrit, Old Latin, Knot, and many others.
And Kamataki is now teaching the simplest fireball technique. Although there is a version of the official book written by the ancient mage, you can understand it by reading the official book yourself, but if you want to have a deeper understanding of the origin of the fireball technique, you can use the fireball technique to the point of being superb, just like the level of Dr. Doom. Then at least it depends on the notes and experiences of several other former mages, as well as some very good mages who have practiced in the field of fireball arts.
And these notes and experiences are often written by mages of different civilizations, and are written in different ways. Without learning their language, then it is impossible to understand what everything they say is.
No one has been able to translate all the notes of the past mages, and there is no need for them to be translated by the mages of Kamataki. Because instead of wasting time translating some words and potentially not being able to prepare to express the original author's thoughts, it would be better to simply learn this foreign language yourself, and there are a lot of foreign language textbooks in Kamataki anyway.
Yes, that's right, that's how mages think. They will not let the textbook accommodate them, but will choose to accommodate the textbook themselves.
This is also the first threshold to become a mage, that is, you must be able to learn and master a foreign language.
After that, the second hurdle for a mage is to master mathematics. Because Newton had studied at Kamataki for a long time, he and the Ancient One had also argued many theories with each other.
As the leader of the Aegis Brotherhood at the time, Newton had many genius ideas. He boldly introduced many of the conceptual things of mathematics into spells. This led to a major change in Kamataki's spells. This is what modern spells are like today.
Including incremental variables in spells, as well as positioning coordinate systems in space spells, all of which were perfected by Newton.
If you want to learn spells and master them to a certain level, you must also be very good at math.
Li Jie thought about it carefully, and after thinking through all these things, he finally understood one thing, why couldn't he be a mage? It was because he didn't have enough IQ!
Becoming a mage actually requires a super talent. This talent is not something that is usually called magical affinity, which is completely dependent on blood.
Here, if a mage wants to become stronger, there is a prerequisite, and that is that he must be a scholar. The smarter the person, the better suited the person is to master magic, on the contrary, the fool cannot learn magic.
So although Gu Yi has lived for more than 500 years now, he is still a very trendy person. He's not like those die-hard old antiques, whose entertainment is just a few old-fashioned games. The ancient one can also surf the Internet, and play online games in online chat.
It's like his QQ farm and QQ ranch are already very high. In addition to often having to guard against a guy surnamed Ray who goes to his farm and ranch to steal vegetables. The Ancient One also occasionally plays some other games. Let's say Diablo or something. Of course, it's hard to say if he can't play lol.
So why did Dr. Doom and Dr. Strange become disciples of the Ancient One? The most important thing is that both of them have extraordinary talents and super high IQs.
Needless to say, Dr. Doom is in some ways more intelligent than Tony Stark. And Strange is also a great character.
Although he is not a scientist and does not do scientific research projects, he is the youngest surgeon in the history of the medical branch of neurosurgery. In his early 20s, he was already standing at the operating table where many people would not be able to stand with a lancet until they were 40.
Strange didn't work on a research project, so I haven't heard of him inventing anything, but he's also a big name in the medical field, and The Lancet doesn't know how many of his articles on health care system reform have been retweeted.
Isn't he a genius? Strange is a super genius! Before he entered Kamataki, he had mastered no less than six foreign languages.
After joining Médecins Sans Frontières. In order to go to South America to work more smoothly, he also took a month to learn some South American languages, and also learned them all, and was able to communicate with people normally. The average person can't learn and master a foreign language as quickly as he does.
So after thinking about it, Li Jie finally understood why he couldn't become a mage. It turned out that after a long time, Lan actually wanted to say that he was stupid.
Well, for this point, Li Jie must admit that his IQ is the level of an ordinary person, and it cannot be compared with a genius like Tony Stark, and if Nistark also learns magic, his achievements should not be low. If a stupid person like himself is forced to learn, it is estimated that there is no way out.
Lan looked at Li Jie's thoughtful appearance, nodded Li Jie's nose and said, "It seems that you understand." ”
Li Jie smiled bitterly: "Yes, at least I'm not stupid enough to even figure this out." ”
"So, it's not impossible for David to be a mage and I take him as an apprentice to teach him magic or something, but how much can he learn?
Li Juan scratched her chin and shook her head after thinking about it: "I heard that his grades are relatively average, it seems that most of his grades can only hover at the level of B or B-. ”
Lan shook his head: "Then there is no way. He may not even be able to reach the level of a mage's apprentice, just like you. ”
Although Lan was telling the truth, Li Jie felt so wrong when he heard it, and he felt a little uncomfortable inexplicably.