Chapter 340: The Academic School and the Practical School
The Mage Federation is a nation of mages.
The entire country of mages is made up of countless large, medium and small mage organizations, and spellcasters often choose the most suitable mage organization for themselves.
No matter what world you are in, it is always a collective organization that has the right to speak.
The key to the differences between the various mage organizations is, in the final analysis, the different paths of mages pursuing the truth.
Each mage organization begins out with a group of mages who share a similar path to truth.
In fact, there are some mages who have organized an academic discussion meeting that was originally just a powerful spell caster who gathered his fellow practitioners to verify their path of truth, just to discuss with each other and brainstorm ideas.
But over time, as the number of casters increased, the number of apprentices trained by the original founders added, corresponding hierarchies and structures appeared, and so on, and finally became a tightly structured organization.
This is not something special, on the contrary, this type of mage organization is very common.
"I want to prove what the stars tell us about fate. ”
Legendary mage and master astrology Rodrith had this idea, and the famous mage organization "Wisdom of the Stars" was born.
The [Astrology] and [Astrology] of the "Wisdom of the Stars", as well as the prophecy spell data and research mastered by them, are at the top level of this world, and it is claimed that as long as they want, they can even know what color the underwear you are wearing today.
However, their members are generally good at theoretical research, and they have made a lot of theoretical achievements, but they are extremely lacking in actual combat experience, and it is good to be able to exert half of their combat strength in actual combat.
"The ultimate in spell warfare is what I'm after. ”
With this idea, the legendary mage Oliswich gave birth to the mage organization "Elemental Blade".
The members of the "Elemental Blade" are rare combat factions among mages, and all kinds of combat casting and spell warfare skills are outstanding, half of the course is actual combat classes, and the growth process is often the history of combat, and there are a lot of actual combat skills, and at least one or three can be fought in the same level battle.
In terms of the research of plastic energy spells with generally strong lethality, "Elemental Blade" dares to be called second, and no one else dares to call it first.
Fireball, Lightning Beam, Ice Storm, This is the "fastest bombardment spell" among the so-called plastic energy spells of the "Elemental Blade".
Of course, although the above two organizations are both among the eighteen most powerful mage organizations in the Mage Federation, the relationship between them is too poor, and it is extremely normal for the members of the two organizations to look at each other and sneer at each other.
This can be said to be a liberal arts man vs. a science man...... I mean, it's the difference between an academic mage and a practical mage.
It is also because of their obvious differences and distinctive characteristics, which can basically be regarded as representatives of the theoretical school and the practical school, so they are often put together for comparison and introduction.
But in fact, the gap between the two is so big that it can be regarded as two professions.
The former is an academic school, and most of his life is spent in a safe area for the study of the mage's main spells, as for the battle can be avoided, there may be times when you have to fight, but basically you will only fight after becoming a mid-to-high-level spellcaster.
And the way they fight is also quite in line with the world's prejudice against mages, no matter who is on the other side or what the situation is, they throw all the spells over and finish the matter.
Of course, due to the lack of a sense of crisis in the living environment, it is difficult for them to become qualified warriors, once they enter the battlefield environment, they will be very uncomfortable, often die from battlefield arrows and sudden accidents, and they are not very good at controlling spellcasting, it is easy to consume spell slots, and then they can only be spectators.
The most lethal thing is that most of the advancements take place in a fairly safe environment, and the path to their career advancement is relatively academic and non-practical......
The possibility of getting weaker the more advanced the actual combat is low, but it is not impossible.
On the other hand, there are practical mages.
Most of them are spellcasters born in harsh environments, and from the moment they become professionals, they must take up arms and fight.
The identity of the caster, for them, is not so much a high-ranking researcher of truth, but rather a dependence on survival, as long as it can give power, there is no difference between a mage and a berserker......
And as they advance, the actual combat mages will strive to pursue more powerful combat power, academic research, the truth of all things, what is it, can you eat it?
The more you get to the middle and later stages, the more divergent the two actually become.
However, mage societies are relatively peaceful, and most mage organizations need researchers with keen academic vision, rather than professional fighters who think about fighting anytime and anywhere.
There is a problem with this, even if there is a demand for combat power on the battlefield.
Although in the lower and mid-tier periods, the actual combat mages overwhelmingly prevailed, in the mid-to-late stages, the situation was reversed.
After all, mage is a researcher's profession, with the accumulation of theoretical knowledge, the academic mage will become more and more powerful, and the advancement will become more and more smooth, and all the actual combat mages who start from actual combat, the more obsessed they are with combat skills and destructive spells, but ignore the essence of understanding spells and the accumulation of theoretical knowledge, and the result is that it is easy to encounter bottlenecks.
And after the mages of the academic school have excellent research results, it is only a matter of time before the research results are transformed into real combat power.
And the combat power that involves the transformation of difficult theoretical achievements such as space and time is probably something that many practical mages cannot understand in their lives.
An obvious example of this is probably the muse's arcane [Black Hole Vortex]!
Of course, this distinction is not absolute, and practical mages can also make up theoretical lessons by studying and carrying out their own research projects to produce results.
But for the most part, let a professional fighter try to do academic research, and they themselves will not be able to stand it in the first place......
However, when the mages of the Combat School have completed the theoretical course and researched the theoretical results, they can easily convert them into combat power, and at that time, they are often able to reach the top level of the same level immediately.
Therefore, there is no real distinction between the two factions.
In fact, the division between the two is not so absolute, and many spellcasters are both theoretical and practical, such as the extreme pursuit of "Star Wisdom" and "Elemental Blade" is rare after all......
"Lydia, I must correct the error in your words. ”
"How can those bald muscular guys who fight madmen, who have more muscles in their brains than their cerebral medulla, be comparable to those of us who have intellectual beauty and the charm of knowledge. ”
A thin man with a pair of gold-rimmed black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and a thick book on his shoulder, heard Lydia's introduction and spoke.
Pushing the frame, the man seemed to want to say something.
But Lydia shrugged her shoulders and said, "Whatever, Goethe." ”
"Still, I think you'd better pay attention to the guy behind you, what you call 'battle maniac' and 'bald muscular guy'. ”
"His arms may be thicker than your thighs......"
"And he looks at you like he's trying to eat you. ”
The man known as Goethe turned his head suddenly: "Impossible, the constant 'danger sensitivity', 'magic acumen', and 'defeat the enemy' on my robes have no reaction!"
"Uh......"
As far as Goethe could see, there were only a few passers-by who were hurrying by.
"You lied to me!"
By the time he turned his head again, Lydia had walked to the end of the street with the Muse, disappearing around the corner.