Chapter 210: Magic and Language

"As a magician, you should first have a heart of knowledge before learning magic. When a magician loses his desire to learn, then he has lost the possibility of progress. ”

On the podium, the bald professor was giving a big lecture there, as if he had given up his course to catch insects. What's even more ridiculous is that this unreliable head teacher turned out to be a six-ring mage who was at the peak of silver, and he was only half a step away from stepping into the "master level"!

What is the status of the six-ring mage? In those legendary adventures, the last sage or mage teammate responsible for sealing the "evil XX" or "XX's plane portal" was the six-ring magician.

The so-called "upward and downward effect", with such an irresponsible class teacher, Green can already imagine the future of this class.

The bald tutor spent ten minutes catching the cicada, then spent half an hour arguing with the two students that this cicada was the one he just called, and finally spent ten minutes justifying his previous behavior, and then this super first class ended like this!

After the Bald Professor leaves, an old witch-like halfling female mage takes the Bald Professor's place.

Halflings have a long puberty, and most halflings look like little Lori/Little Shota, but once the halfling's face can clearly see the old state, it is when his life is about to end. The age of the halfling female mage in front of her is obviously very old, and most of the halflings of this age will choose to go back to the countryside to retire, but it is obvious that this old man does not seem to be willing to serve the elderly.

"I'm your magic language instructor, Gillian." The old witch said as she pointed her staff at the wall behind her.

A pale blue glow appeared on the walls, and then a name appeared written in lingua franca and halfling, respectively.

After a brief self-introduction, Gen Gillian coughed and began to prepare for class.

"So, before I start the class, can anyone tell me what magic is a magic language?"

As soon as Teacher Gillian's words fell, the half-elf girl sitting next to Green immediately raised her hand.

"The female classmate in the third row." Gillian named the half-elf girl.

The half-elf girl stood up: "'Magical language' refers to those languages that can resonate with magic and the world, among which ancient elf and dragon are the two most common magical languages used by magicians. ”

"So what is a spell? What's the difference between it and the word of magic? ”

"A 'spell' is a 'magic word' that has been continuously refined and streamlined for a specific purpose. Spells are made up of 'spells', and any 'spell' that is 'valid' can be considered a 'spell'. ”

"Textbook answer, what's your name?"

"Rhaenys Cooper Amasasia."

"Very well, Miss Amasasia, I can see that you have a strong memory of what is in your textbook."

"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Gillian." The half-elf girl sat down with a confident smile on her face.

Professor Gillian continued the lecture after the half-elf girl sat down.

"Magic, psychic power, and magic, these three are necessary to become a magician. Spells are the most important part of the technique, and I won't go into more detail about some of the theoretical content in the textbook here, so please turn to page 5 of the textbook, and we will now start to learn the ancient elven language......"

It's a very boring course. Ancient Elf is a phonetic script, so Green has the feeling of taking English classes in his previous life, only this "English" is more complicated than English on Earth!

The "words" of the ancient elves do not have special powers, and even if magic is injected into the ink when writing the words of the ancient elves, the magic will quickly dissipate into the air and cannot reside, but the "language" of the ancient elves has special powers. When Professor Gillian speaks in Ancient Elven language, he has a strange feeling that he "can only understand but not speak", which allows Green to instinctively "understand" the meaning of the language, even though Green has never studied ancient Elvish before.

It was a strange feeling, somewhat similar to the effect of the "Speak the Language" spell.

It's a bit tricky to learn the ancient elvi language, because you instinctively understand the meaning of the language and can't help but translate it into a language that you can understand. If you want to learn this language, you have to bypass the feeling of "only being able to understand but not to speak", giving up "understanding" and forcing "words".

For ordinary people, in order to achieve this level, they must overcome their "instincts" and use strong "reason" to analyze and memorize the "words" part of language.

Grimm had learned Palomean with the help of the "linguistics", so he quickly got the hang of learning the ancient elven language. However, this trick is not so easy for ordinary people who have no magical foundation - they can "understand" the language of the professor and remember the "words" of the professor, but they do not remember the "sound".

It's like doing an "English translation question", when you finish translating an English question, the most impressive thing in your mind is not the English question, but the meaning of the translation. You have to go back and memorize the English question, but the English question you need to remember is gone the moment the translation is finished! It was a twisted feeling, almost like rebelling against one's own instinctual consciousness.

The Magic Speaker's class was a bit boring, but it was normal, so the lesson ended quickly.

The professor put away the textbook.

"I know a lot of people who have already learned the ancient elves in advance at home, and some people may not be exposed to the ancient elves for the first time until they arrive at school. But no matter what his level is, in a month I hope he will be able to reach the level of reciting poetry in the ancient elves! As for the excellent students, I hope that he will be able to do original poetry recitations. Therefore, you hope that you can do more recitation practice in your spare time. The professor tapped on a poem written in ancient elven language on the wall behind him, "For those who are not able to read poetry fluently after a month, I suggest that they better transfer to the Wizarding Division." The Wizard only needs to be able to use one or two 'spells'. ”

The professor left.

Green frowned, "Is there a difference between using ancient elves to recite poetry and reciting incantations directly?" ”

Poetry = Optimized language.

Spell = Optimized Magical Language (Ancient Elven Language).

Reciting poetry in ancient Elven language, is this different from reciting a mantra?

"Oh~ that's a funny taunt." The half-elf girl smiled and turned her head, "The spells used by those mediocre people in the Wizard Department are obviously shorter. With the abilities of those mediocre talents, it is not bad to be able to master two or three spells proficiently in a lifetime. ”

"Not that exaggerated, right? I think the ancient Elf language is quite simple...... Aside from the fact that it consumes mana every time you speak, it doesn't feel much different from normal talking. ”

"It has something to do with talent." Merlin, who came from a magical family, spoke, "Those creatures who are born with magic can easily incorporate magic into their language - such as the ancient elves. But for those who don't have magic, making magic resonate with words requires special practice. It also took me a week to master the art of chanting. ”

"Hmm...... In other words, the spells used by the mages were actually made up in ancient elven language? Green suddenly felt that magic didn't seem mysterious at all, "It feels so ordinary, so cheesy." ”

"The orcs bounce around on a totem and then use magic, and that's what is called cheesy." The Half-Elf Tongue attribute is fully open.

Green frowned slightly: "What is the essence of magic?" ”

"Oh~ that's an interesting question. Obviously, you didn't open it after you received it! The half-elf girl sarcastically said, "It's already made clear in the third row on page 23 of "Foundations of Magic Theory"! Magic is a way to use magic! Whether you're dancing around a totem or sticking a crystal into your head, if you can interfere with magic, it's magic! ”