In the distant god generation, magicians did not value magic circuits, because at that time, the "Great Source" was very active, and magicians could extract magic directly from the "Great Source" without going through the magic circuit.

The words of the famous great witch Medea - magic is everywhere, but ordinary people can't see it. Shinji had also heard similar words in Skaha's mouth, and was further explained.

The "Great Source" is like a huge reservoir, and the magic circuit is like a pumping machine. The lower the water level, the more difficult it is to pump water, and the higher the water level, the easier it is to pump water. If the water level is too high, the pump will not work because the whole machine will be flooded.

Some people may say that this is not a good thing? If you can't get water, you need a pump, and if you flood the pump, you can just take water, isn't it more convenient?

The problem lies precisely here, the foundation of modern magic is the magic circuit. After thousands of years of development, magicians have long since given up taking water directly, and have focused all their attention on the "pumping machine" system. Except for some ancient books, only the old monsters who lived through that mysterious heyday still remember how to get water directly.

Once the "pump" system is scrapped, everything built on it is also scrapped. The more powerful the modern magician, the more affected it is, because it has become their instinct to connect the Great Source with magic circuits. On the contrary, apprentices who have not yet entered the school will not be affected, they mainly rely on the natural generation of magic in their bodies, and have nothing to do with the "Great Source".

Shinji is now a second-rate magician, and he is still relatively affected. However, his situation is more peculiar, his enlightenment mentor Skaha is from the god generation, knows how to extract magic from the "Great Source", and imprinted it in the "inheritance crystallization" for his disciples.

"Ah, I found it, and sure enough, I saw it, the meditation method of the gods—did the master master foresee that I would need this?"

The meditation chapter is a compulsory course for the introductory magician of the god generation, and the difficulty is naturally not high, and after studying it several times, Shinji quickly grasped the trick. Although it is still a long way from combining with modern magic, it is enough to power magic.

It didn't take long for Shinji to complete the restoration of all the treasures.

That's right, all.

The biggest advantage of the magician is that the magic power does not need to be accumulated, it can be used as you like, as long as the mental power is enough, the magic power will never be exhausted. And mental power happens to be Shen Er's absolute strength, so if you can do it all at once, you can also brush up on the proficiency of meditation methods.

Half an hour had passed since he woke up, and Shinji had finally finished preparing and took the first step of exploration.

Contrary to what he had previously judged, it was indeed a castle, and although it did not see its appearance, its internal structure had many similarities with the base camp of Clone's brigade.

The place to wake up is the hall of the castle, with cloisters to the left and right, which connect rooms with different functions. The room is unlocked and can be accessed at will. Like the hall, the furnishings are in the European classical style, which is also very well preserved, and there are no traces of human life.

The left and right corridors converge at the staircase, and down the dungeon and storage room are the living quarters, and the living quarters are up - judging by experience, it is not known whether there is anyone living at all.

Passing through the main cloister somewhere on the third floor leads to the observation deck, which is one of Shinji's goals. There are no clues to the interior of the castle where the location can be judged, so you can only hope for the outside.

It seems to be midnight, and the full moon hangs high overhead, gilding the entire viewing platform with a hazy silver glow, and also providing good conditions for determining the location.

Looking at it, Shen Er's heart was cold. The castle is surrounded by a vast plain, and even if you have strengthened your vision to the limit, you can only get very few clues, and you can only roughly determine that you should be somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere.

The time of the two world lines is synchronized, and it is late autumn when I leave Romania, but the grass on the plains is green, and it is obviously late at night but it does not feel cold, which can only be explained by the reversal of the seasons.

To test his suspicions, Shinji looked up and went to observe the stars - although his knowledge of astronomy was limited, he did know that there was a difference between the stars in the northern and southern hemispheres, and if he couldn't see the North Star, then this assumption was probably correct.

However, the results of the observations surprised him.

There are no astrological signs!

Yes, no!

In the clear and cloudless night sky, there was only a bright moon, no stars, not a single one.

"What's going on? I'm not going to be dazzled. ”

I rubbed my eyes vigorously and looked again, but there was still nothing.

Well, that's a bit of a lot of information.

In this world, it is impossible not to see the stars on such a good night. Combined with the extremely active "Great Source" around him, nine times out of ten, he is not in this world, but in a secret realm - here, anything that goes against common sense can happen.

Confirming this, Shinji had mixed feelings in his heart.

Happily, this makes it easier to locate. The state of the secret realm is related to the current environment of the period when the secret realm was generated, and the environment comparable to that of the gods shows that the secret realm is very ancient, and the older the secret realm, the smaller the number of remnants, and the easier it is to investigate.

The worry is that ancient secret realms often mean that there are equally ancient beings living in them, and it is difficult to say what kind of treatment Joan of Arc will encounter if someone invades their own territory.

Of course, whether it's happy or bad, it won't affect what Shinji will do next.

Send the news out, then find a way to protect yourself and wait for the arrival of the "jewel man".

Cutting off his thoughts with Featheritsa, Shinji returned to the castle to continue his exploration.

He didn't know how long it would take, so he wanted to make sure he had a place to stay, and this castle with no traces of life was a great choice.

Since you want to live here, familiarizing yourself with the terrain becomes a priority, so that you can deal with any unexpected situations.

Returning along the same road, I walked through the corridors, and checked room by room, but there was still nothing to be found, and at the same time, it was the best discovery.

After the exploration of the third floor was completed, Shinji came to the fourth floor.

This is the highest level of the castle and generally serves as the living room of the castle owner, as this height provides maximum isolation from the noise and smell of the rest of the castle. If it is not found, the castle is completely safe.

Out of caution, Shinji didn't follow the natural order as before, but deliberately went from bias to right, and after confirming all the other rooms, he finally stood in front of the most central and largest room.

Taking a deep breath, Shinji adjusted himself to the best of his condition, reaching out and knocking three times on the closed door.

Customarily waiting, routinely not responding, routinely pushing the door open.

The moment he opened the door, he froze.