Chapter 3: Multiverse Mutation 5000
"Mr. Barbarossa?"
Seeing the tall mage walking slowly, Joshua was a little curious: "Why are you here?" β
The person who appeared in front of the warrior was none other than Barbarossa, the chief of the Heavenly White Tower, the elemental master, and Joshua also saw the fact that the other party was not a real body, but an elemental incarnation close to a normal person after a short period of curiosity.
This is very common, the legendary powerhouse with strong ontological combat power rarely wanders around with his true body, and the sword master who controls the holy sword is a special case, because their excessive strength, a simple outing may cause all kinds of visions, so when they go out, they are basically incarnations, and Barnier and William's ontology is not a big threat, and they can walk and adventure around the world as they like.
"After all, I am the leader of the largest mage organization in this world...... It's a long story, Count Radcliffe, this is supposed to be the time to greet each other, but because the matter is too important, you can only wait until later. β
In response to Joshua's inquiry, Barbarossa shook his head slightly, the mage's expression was heavy with a hint of a wry smile that he had seen something ridiculous, and Joshua also understood from the other party's posture and Barnier's and William's posture at this time that this time the matter was indeed unusual, so he followed the other party to the crystal cabin in the center of the laboratory. A cacophony of voices could be heard.
"Impossible...... This is completely contrary to the essence of magic! β
"You're wrong, it's not against it, but...... It's more incredible than it is violated, and I'd rather it violated......"
"Do you want to test it again? I still don't believe it! β
"Joshua is here, he's an expert in this area, let him try."
At this time, the two legendary mages were in a heated discussion, putting aside the complicated terminology of their conversation, special magical terms, and various local dialects with a Western Mountain accent, which was roughly what it meant.
And when Joshua came to his side, they turned their heads and greeted them with great enthusiasm: "You are here?" Joshua, Barbarossa, quick, there's something you need help with! β
What exactly...... Can three legendary powerhouses be so gaffe and serious? And these are still three legendary spellcasters, when it comes to being calm and indifferent, no one in this world should be able to surpass them.
Joshua was very puzzled, of course, he was not a nonsense person, and at the invitation of the other party, the warrior came to the crystal cabin, and he looked into the cabin, looking at the 'thing' that made the legend marvel.
Then Joshua saw a spirited ...... walking in the cabin with its head held high Dove.
White doves.
Joshua was stunned for a momentβhe hadn't used the power of steel to see through before, so at this moment, he saw clearly the creature behind the white crystal barrier, which was a pure white dove that could be said to be a little fat. The pigeon was walking in the crystal cabin, and from time to time it made a rhythmic 'coo' sound, and the red bean eyes were quite sharp, and it was obvious that it was in good spirits.
"That's why you interrupted my cultivation and called me out of the Lord's Mansion?"
Joshua snorted, his expression becoming a little strange: "A fat pigeon that barely fills in the gaps? You've even traveled through time and space from the East China Sea to get hereβ"
"Don't complain yet, Joshua, can you use the power of steel to probe the detailed life data of this pigeon?"
Without waiting for Joshua to complain, Barbarossa spoke first, the hairless mage seemed to know more than the warrior, and the elemental master looked at the pigeon with a rather unusually nervous look, and muttered softly to himself, "Damn, it's real, how can it be...... It's not magic at all! β
Barnier and William also echoed Barbarossa's opinion, so even if Joshua thought it was incredible, he could only be sure that this pigeon was indeed the target of their three legendary mages, and the warrior tried to use the power of steel to perceive the detailed life data of the pigeon in front of him - only to see a silver light emitted from Joshua's outstretched right palm, like a pillar of light over the pigeon's head, fixing it in place, scanning back and forth in detail.
Three seconds later, Joshua blinked and said, "It's normal. β
"The ordinary Bavarian white pigeon, with a body length of 17 centimeters, is in good health, has more meat, and should taste good when roasted."
The warrior continued to scan, then casually said, "There is no genetic disease, no bacteria...... Hey, it's kind of interesting, this pigeon is very pure, there are no germs or filth on it, you have cleaned it? β
"Is there any more information?"
Listening carefully to the information from Joshua's mouth, both Barbarossa and William Barnier were very nervous, and when they heard the information that everything was normal with this pigeon, the three of them looked at each other in unison, their eyes were full of incredulity, and Barnier immediately asked out loud: "I mean, is it really life?" What is the difference between them and normal pigeons? β
"What is the real life ......"
This time it was Joshua's turn to be a little confused: "Isn't this just an ordinary white dove?" Ah, the wings are a bit short, so I guess it might be a little difficult to fly, but you raised it so fat, I guess you didn't plan to let it send a message. β
ββ¦β¦ Joshua couldn't scan it either, so it seemed to be certain. β
Hearing that the warrior didn't seem to be able to get more information either, William couldn't help but shake his head, and he sighed and said, "The worst has come...... From now on, the White Tower of Heaven and the Imperial Royal Mage Guild - no, it should be said, all the mage organizations on the Microf continent must be prepared for the onslaught. β
Barbarossa was silent at this time, but the sight of the beating veins on the top of his head, and the eyes that could almost be said to be angry at the pigeon, could tell that the legendary powerhouse was not at peace in his heart.
You must know that the last time they welcomed the invasion of the powerhouses of another world and suppressed the Steel Python, the elemental controllers did not show such an expression.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
For the situation in the clouds and mountains at this time, Joshua was not in a hurry, he withdrew the pillar of light in his hand, and then touched his chin quite suspiciously, and asked: "Although I don't feel anything wrong - but what's wrong with this pigeon?" Why are you so serious, it looks like an evil god is coming? β
"Evil gods? It's just a natural disaster, and although it's powerful, it's a natural disaster that we can't defeat at most, and we have to flee or die in battle, and it's ......."
Barbarossa wanted to explain Joshua's words, but in the end, he only showed a wry smile, and Barnier took over: "And this pigeon...... No, it's more magic, it shatters all the truths we have believed in in the past. β
"It's time for you to see the truth, Joshua." Speaking of this, Barnier couldn't help but shake his head heavily, and he whispered to William beside him, "Remove the 'transformation' magic." β
In the next moment, William clapped his hands, and just after a certain magic was lifted with a burst of mental fluctuations, in front of Joshua's eyes, the Bavarian white dove, which was originally extremely normal, except for a little fatter and shorter wings, turned into a stone silently.
A stone.
8 cm long, 3 cm wide, 2 cm high, ordinary limestone, can be found everywhere on the continent, so much so that someone pointed to the stone on the ground and asked aloud, 'What is this?' When the person who hears this question scratches his head in confusion and says, 'There's nothing here.' 'The point of the stone.
"Oh my God......"
This time, it was the warrior's turn to be shocked, and he couldn't treat it calmly with Joshua's concentration, and the warrior couldn't help but gasp: "This is magic? When did you develop something of this level?! β
"No...... We don't know, we don't even know what the hell is going on...... Is this magic or not? β
Rubbing his temples, Barnier stubbornly held back the foul language that was about to scold, and said in a tone that had begun to be a little suppressed: "That's why we were shocked." β
Under the heavy narration of the two legendary mages, Joshua knew what was going on.
About four days ago, the major mage academies in the Eastern Plains ushered in a new round of summer recruitment, and special patrol instructors will be patrolling around the country, looking for valuable and talented mage seeds to be harvested into the academy. This is the practice of the Eastern Plains, of course, it does not mean that only those who are selected can enter the academy, in fact, each academy has an examination room in various places, and anyone who feels that he has talent, or intends to challenge himself as possible, can enter it and show his talent in order to be selected by the mentor.
And this happened in the examination hall of the Guantian White Tower in a small city...... It was a dreary cloudy day, accompanied by scattered light rain, and the moist air was filled with the earthy smell peculiar to the countryside, and in such an environment, a seemingly ordinary eleven-year-old boy came to the testing table in this way, accompanied by his parents, and he chose to cast some kind of innate magic in order to enter the Heavenly White Tower Warlock Department, and the mentor allowed this request for the sake of the child's good magic fluctuations.
And in the next moment, this child from the northern Bavarian hills of the Eastern Plains easily turned a stone in his hand into a white dove that could fly, coo, and seem to be truly alive.
Everything was as simple as breathing, but this shocking fact almost made the instructor stop breathing in shock.
"In fairy tales, the witches who live deep in the forests and lakes possess all sorts of strange abilities, such as the exquisite alchemy, the profoundness of the time, the exact timing of the curse, the potion of youth, and the witchcraft that turns people into animals."
William stared at the stone in the crystal cabin, and the handsome bard said in a rather dreamy tone: "The witch is the demonic image of the magician in the eyes of the common people in ancient times, the wizard tower is the mage tower, and the monster and colossus that guard the wizard are the tamed monsters and alchemy, and most of her abilities are normal, any mage will...... This is the only one. β
"Turn pumpkins into carriages, turn people or inanimate things into animals...... It's not something magic can do, Joshua, it's something that only happens in dreams. β
"Needless to say, I know better than you do."
Raising his hand, Joshua stopped William and Barbarossa, who were still trying to continue, his brow furrowed, staring at the stone in front of him, as if to see through the ordinary limestone - but he ultimately failed, he wanted to see that it was a bad joke, but in the end he had to confirm that it was the truth.
A seemingly ordinary one, but in fact it can shake the truth and completely destroy the existing system of spells, the 'fact'.
Giving life to inanimate matter? It doesn't sound like a difficult thing, whether it's Barnier, who often summons rune golems to help with the work, or any mage who is proficient in the elemental system, they can do something similar, they can call the elements, send the golems, and incarnate thousands of people - even Joshua can do something similar, he once used his authority as the source to create the 'First Trumpet', an unprecedented steel element.
But this kind of advanced spell is fundamentally different from turning a stone into a bird.
Giving life to the elements is actually to create a self-cycle of energy, and then bless the most basic self-will for this cycle, that is, the simplest artificial soul, with the cycle of energy, and self-will, then even the invisible energy can have a life-like reaction, which is the truth of creating elemental life, an energy robot. And the essence of the steel element is not complicated, the authority from the world has built a new energy cycle from scratch, and fused it with steel, and Joshua's power has endowed it with will and wisdom, which is the convergence of spirits, in a sense, the innate intelligence is placed on a mechanical body.
These are seemingly supernatural spells, but they actually make sense, and no one will be surprised by them, even if they are complicated...... But turning a stone into a bird is different.
"The change of particles, the change from inorganic to organic, the transformation of mass...... Spirituality, animality, muscles and even genetic instincts...... How is this possible? β
Joshua muttered to himself, his mouth still saying all kinds of words, and the warrior's eyes were full of disbelief - only the truly strong know the difficulty of 'metamorphosis', turning pebbles into gold, wood into bread, these are difficult techniques to penetrate into the depths of elementary particles, requiring a subtle spirit, keen observation and extreme control, even legends may not be everyone's - and now, a child who came out of a ravine, How can you use the incredible magic of turning an inorganic matter into a conscious being?
"This is not a special case - as you can see, William and I also learned the magic of turning inanimate matter into a pigeon, but this is not so much learning as learning how to use it, and I don't understand how it works!"
After seeing that Joshua was in the same shock as they were at the beginning, Barnier coughed, and then spoke slowly: "Originally, we mages used magic to understand all the runes in this spell, to understand what kind of energy each rune can induce, and then arrange and combine them one by one, and finally write a formed spell - just like we recently programmed the information terminal, we must understand what each instruction can do, and write it out accurately, in order to construct the entity of the spell. β
"But now...... With this Transfiguration, I just have to pay the mana and ...... And then I don't know how, it worked anyway. β
In Barnier's complaining voice, William chimed in, "Howβit's like a magic scroll." Our mages cast spells in real time, and they need to combine runes with spirit to attract energy, while the users of magic scrolls only need to activate it, they don't need to know how to make scrolls, how to transcribe runes, they just need to touch it lightly with their spirits, pay a little insignificant magic power, and then it's done. β
"It's like those alchemical guns and cannons of the dwarves." Barbarossa then said in a dull tone: "Press the trigger, press the buttonβthe user doesn't need to know how to make a cannon, just know how to use it, as if a great being has already prepared all the channels for us to use this magic, waiting for us to fill the 'ammunition' of magic." β
"It's a technology black box." Joshua also said in a deep voice: "Or, 'magic black box'!" β
The four legendary powerhouses fell into the same shock and doubt, and they said in unison: "What the hell is going on?!" β
"Spells from fairy tales come true...... To be honest, it's scary. β
Even in the face of the many legendary monsters attacking in the void, Barnier, who faced the dragon kings in the world of Chronos, also took a deep breath, he looked at the cabin above his head, the legendary mage who first discovered this matter looked through the barrier of the world, looked at the void, his voice trembled a little: "This is not a special case, Joshua, William, Barbarossa, I have traveled to the void before, and I have cast this spell in the void and other inanimate worlds - I even ran to the world of Chronos to cast it, and it was successful." β
They knew better than anyone what the meaning behind this matter was, whether it was Joshua or William, Barbarossa's eyes had changed - they originally thought so when they knew the existence of the magic net, thinking that this was probably a 'firearm' designed by those powerful gods and strong men in the previous era, and now it was just an ordinary warlock child who found this 'weapon' that was still sealed...... But now it seems that this is not the case.
"Yes, that's right, as you think."
Looking around at everyone's expressions, the rune master, the old mage Barnier, nodded slowly and heavily: "This is not a unique magic net spell engraved in the world of the Mycrof World by the predecessors of the Age of Glory, it is effective in all known multiverses...... Meaning, if it's a mutationβ"
"Well, this must be an anomaly that has affected the entire multiverse!"