The floating city of Naradak in Jialan Academy, the Star Library.

Lina Imbas walked lightly into the library and turned her head to look at the service desk. The young administrator who was staring at her hurriedly lowered his head, his face flushed.

"Hello, this is Principal William's permission, can I enter the Hall of Secret Laws?" She stretched out her hand, and a lilac mark struck her upward palm, which looked like a half-open eye, surrounded by mysterious runes.

"When, of course you can." The young administrator was so nervous that he didn't even dare to look closely, and hurriedly jumped down from the barstool, smoothed his robes as if he were his own restless heart, and then bowed down and made a gesture of please, leading Lina to the teleportation array leading to the arcane hall.

Lina had come once the other day, but was turned away because she didn't have permission, and it was the young administrator who stopped her.

What a daredevil, don't even check if the license is fake. Lina thought, but was also a little lucky. With a slight flick of her hand behind her back, the purple mark vanished.

The young administrator faced Jialan's recognized goddess, where did he have time to think about those, a heart like a deer crashing, pounding non-stop, three times in a row to enter the wrong key to the rune lock, Lina couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.

With a soft "buzz", the rune lock finally opened, and the administrator breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat stains from his forehead.

Lina said thank you and hurriedly walked in.

The young man, like a bird shot down by this thanks, stared blankly at her and muttered to his heart:

"She's so cute......"

……

Instead of solving her question of whether there were two states of the element, the question of whether there were two states of the element, Principal William's remark was answered by another person, and now the clue points to the Hall of Arcanes.

This is the most mysterious place in the Star Library, managed by successive headmasters, and it is said that even legends can't break into it by force.

There are no bookshelves in the hall of the secret law, all the books are suspended in the air, slowly turning, like a spiral river leading to the dome, and like an ancient tree spreading deep into the sky, a vein of the chakra reflects the eternal years, making people's eyes and neck sour together inadvertently, and then sigh the greatness of magic.

The dome has no end, as if it were an infinite universe.

This is the world of mages, esoteric, obscure but fascinating.

Just as Lina was intoxicated by this magical power, the book above her head suddenly sped up.

"Visitor—Name."

An old voice like dead wood came, speaking in a lingua franca, but slowly, and with a long ending.

"Lina Imbas."

"Purpose."

"Consult the 57 Year of the Faith Calendar, Blackthorn Forest, The Battle of the Final Chapter."

She was talking about the battle in which the twelve Seven Ring Mages blew themselves up to cover the retreat of the Jialan people.

"Patience—wait."

The sound weakened, and the books in the sky stopped turning, and suddenly a scroll flew out of it, and a streamer of light streaked through it, and landed steadily in front of Lina.

When the girl touched the dossier with her hand, the protective layer wrapped around it automatically peeled off, turning into a crumpled dead leaf floating in the air. She didn't care about this, and carefully looked through the information of the twelve mages who had fallen back then.

"Gloka William, the Seven-Ring Whisperer, minoring in light, fire, darkness, and thunder elemental spells......"

"It's the headmaster's ancestor, but he never mentioned it." Lina muttered, glancing quickly down the line.

"Bellayev Manny, Arcanist of the Seven Rings, Fire Dancer, Whisperer of Cold, minoring in Light and Air Elemental Spells......"

"Alpha Mason Young, Lord of the Rainbow Tower, Seven-Ring Elemental, All-Elemental Master......"

"Adrian Carter, Seven-Ring Rock Summoner, minoring in water, wood, dark, and thunder elemental spells......"

……

As she watched them one by one, the more she looked, the more frightened she became.

Although most elementalists will dabble in other spells besides the one they major, the depth of research is far from the standard of "minor", which requires that it must not be lower than the main element's rating of more than two rings, which means that the seven-ring elementalist must cast at least five rings of light spells across the elements to be called a minor, and as for the arcanist's minor in elemental magic, it is even more difficult.

And the Lord of the Rainbow Tower, Lord Alpha, was named for his mastery of all elements, which is enough to imagine its terrifying difficulty.

In this day and age, there are fewer and fewer elementalists who minor in other elemental spells, and people prefer to focus on one element, and textbooks are more about how to memorize spell models and communicate with the web faster and more proficiently, rather than feeling the elements and studying how to manipulate them.

The spells left in the textbook on the file were recognized as the most difficult, but she never thought that the people who left these spells would be sacrificed in the Black Thorn Forest.

Lina couldn't help but think of Chief Priest Eliel, who, when she was a child, had often taught herself to communicate with the elements, to be friends with them, and to create spells with them, rather than using them as weapons. It hadn't been a long time since these words had been turned over in the depths of her memory, until the chaos of Morning Star erupted not long ago, and she felt the active element for the first time, as if she was cheering in her ears, as if she wanted to communicate with herself, and the words in her ears from the past sounded again.

And that's why she's come to the Arcane Hall - to meet the countryman Lorov, who calls himself the "future white-robed mage".

……

Two days ago, in the outer district of Falan, at the junction of the slums and the streets of the Champs, Lina witnessed a battle between mages.

The two sides of the battle were a ragter-clad gray-robed mage and a Jialan student.

The cause is laughable, and the latter believes that the former's use of magic to tease the slums has defiled sacred spells and needs to be taught a lesson. The former said that as a wild mage, he could do whatever he wanted, and the other party couldn't control it, so the two sides fought without saying a word.

Wild mage refers to the kind of wandering mage who is not willing to join any organization and is unwilling to join any organization, this kind of person rarely appears even in the game, and most of the players who choose this way of survival are later deleted - neither can they find a mentor to learn spells, nor can they receive tasks, they have a high level of intelligence but not much output, there will be no team willing to take them, and even the bounty monster of the mercenary union can't be beaten, and it will be extinct over time.

However, there is a rebellious existence among the wild mages, that is, the Lorov we mentioned a long time ago (Chapter 3) - the god of Beloka in Martin's mouth, who coincidentally obtained the golden apple and became an NPC white-robed mage who was loved by players but died tragically in the plot.

There is no doubt that this is the one in front of you. Originally from the Kansa region, he has a natural affinity and affection for the children of poor families, so he will use the elements to pinch out puppets and play with children.

"The essence of magic is to explore the world and share it with others, and it would be great if you could protect the weak."

It is no wonder that this civilian white-robed mage would utter such noble words in the future, so it is no wonder that he is so influential among players.

At this time, although Lorov was wearing a dirty gray robe, like a newly graduated apprentice, he had the strength of a purple robe (40+), and it was easy to deal with the 30-level student in front of him, so Lina had to help save her junior from the other party's strange spell.

However, in the process of fighting, she noticed something very strange.

The opponent's spells are very outlandish, like half-finished.

If you think of a spell with a complete model and elemental construction as a house, then the opponent is fighting completely with fragmented furniture. For example, Leng Buding threw out a door panel, and suddenly a window flew out, and even an entire wall smashed over, and the whole battle was very "depressing" and weird, but she couldn't remember what went wrong for a while.

This simple and crude method seems to be barbaric, but it is surprisingly effective, and when Lina deliberately suppresses her strength, the other party plays more and more until he accidentally escapes a trace of element.

That's when Lina suddenly realized what the problem was: she hadn't felt a trace of wasted elements and fluctuations before!

It's like two bear children swinging toys and smashing them at each other, she throws a house and falls to the ground in pieces, with severed fingers everywhere, and makes a screeching noise, "clang" and "clang" sound endlessly. But the other party threw the door panel with a backhand, and after she dodged it, the door panel disappeared in the air, not to mention the sound of landing, and even the door panel itself disappeared cleanly.

Obviously, this is Lorov's intention, his control of the elements has reached the realm of arbitrariness, he can effectively use every element, without wasting anything, if it wasn't for a small mistake that caused the elements to escape, she really couldn't find out this detail of the other party.

At the same time, the escaping elements also shook her body, and the feeling of cheering returned to her ears.

The other party is using an active element.

While Lina's face showed a strange look, Lorov also realized that he was exposed, and secretly said that he was about to dodge away with a bad turn.

Flash is a compulsory course for almost every mage, even a wild mage like him is handy.

But just as he was about to hit the ground with a white light, six white flames like hibiscus petals rose around him, and the blazing heat was about to melt him. Our civilian mage understands that the other party has just left his hand.

What a powerful woman, he was full of slander.

And then there was a nice sound.

"I'm lucky enough to fight against Lina Inbas, I have a few questions, I wonder if you have a chance to discuss them with you?"

This name startled Lorov, who thought that he had kicked the iron plate this time, so he had to obediently follow her away.

Then, under Lina's repeated questioning and coercion, the self-proclaimed "future white-robed mage" finally relented and told her a secret.

He hid how he obtained the Golden Apple, only to say that he became a mage by chance, and obtained the inheritance of a mysterious mage, discovering that there are two states of elementalism. However, when he followed the clues to Jialan, he did not enter it as smoothly as he imagined.

Today's Jialan is not like the mages who sang many years ago, "The Star Library is ready to open the door for every seeker of truth", and the tattered Lorov can't even even step into Jialan's school gate, let alone go to the floating city of Naradak and then go to the Star Library.

"The book says that the arcane golems at the entrance of the school will screen the mana holders and let them pass, but all I saw was two fat, greasy men with big bellies reaching out to me for favors." Lorov shrugged his shoulders and said sarcastically: "It seems that my teacher has been hidden for so long that he has forgotten about this." ”

Lina's face was a little uncomfortable, so she pretended not to hear the other party's ridicule, and instead said, "The Star Library doesn't have what you're looking for, and I've already been to the 'Scroll Area'." ”

"What do you think I'm looking for, Honorable Miss Mage?" Lorov smiled, "As a well-educated academic mage, haven't you found some clues in your textbooks?" ”

As he spoke, he took out a few dirty textbooks from his rotten pockets.

"I got it from Old Radt in Tonghuo Lane for a 'big' price, and although the students of your school don't care much about textbooks, the school is very strict with the management of this thing." Lorov smacked his tongue and spread out the book, turning to the pages he had circled.

"The 4-6 ring growth spell 'Flame Demon Blast', which combines the four elements of light, fire, darkness, and thunder, is created by Gloka William.

"The 5-6 ring growth spell 'Rainbow Shockwave', creator Alpha Mason Young has incorporated all the elements like a showmanship.

"The 4-7 ring growth spell 'Ice and Fire Roar', as you know from the name, has at least two elements, and its spell model is based on the air-based magic 'Air Explosion', created by Belaev Manny.

"I only have these examples here, and I believe there are many more of the same things."

"But what does that mean?" Lina was puzzled. She has already memorized these textbooks, and the spell model is also familiar with it, what does the other party mean by mentioning it at this time?

"What does it mean?" Lorov smiled and said, "Dear Miss Lina, you have long stood on the shoulders of giants and looked into the distance, and you are accustomed to the beautiful scenery on the horizon. But have you ever wondered why giants are giants? You'll only memorize spell models, have you ever seen how this spell with other elements is created? ”

Lina felt a flash of inspiration pass through her mind, like an antelope hanging its horns, not to be followed.

"The premise of fusion is manipulation." "It's like a colorful house, which at the beginning of its creation was brilliant because each brick was a different color, and later generations at best imitated its appearance and put a layer of colorful wallpaper or coating on a monochromatic wall, but do you think that's enough?" The true meaning of magic is to paint faster than anyone? No kidding......

"There's another interesting phenomenon. I spent three days and three nights in the Square of Truth, looking at the thirty-three great mages standing there side by side, and guess what I found?

"718 years ago, none of the twelve lords who lined up in the Black Thorn Forest and used their lives to break off the Jialan people were not on it. Is this reasonable?

"Why is that?

"Aren't they contributing enough to Jialan? No, no, the hitherto barren land of the Blackthorn Forest will deny you.

"Aren't they seeking the truth enough? Of course not, the clear black and white words in this textbook will veto you.

"Are they not religious enough about magic? No kidding, how many mages can Jialan find now who are so obsessed with elemental manipulation?

"So, why is that? Can you tell me where are these great Excellencies, who should not be forgotten? Miss Lina Inbas? Except, of course, for these textbooks that are treated as garbage. ”

Lorov's voice was so serious at this moment that even his raunchy exterior seemed to be bathed in a layer of brilliance.

Lina was silent for a long time, and replied in a dry voice, "Those statues are not as simple as you think, they contain the ashes of the deceased, or the hair of the living, symbolizing that they are forever gazing at Jialan...... And the twelve, there is nothing left......"

"Hahaha......"

Her answer was interrupted by a laugh from Lowov, whose undisguised laughter was evident in the mockery.

Lina also knew that her reasons were untenable, but out of the maintenance of her alma mater, she couldn't agree to the other party so easily.

Just when she didn't know how to answer, Lorov spoke.

"There is a secret hall in the Xingyao Library, I wonder if Miss Lina knows it?"

"Huh?" Lina was a little surprised. Because the books that the Glazer had given her were enough for so long, she rarely even went to the library.

"Maybe you'll find the answer you're looking for there." Lorov smiled slightly. "Let's make a bet, Miss Lina, I guess there's nothing, and if I'm wrong, how about a drink?"

Lina took a deep breath and nodded, "I'll be going to the Star Library again, Mr. Lorov, it's certainly not for any kind of pact. I will prove that Jialan has not forgotten the sacrifices of those men. ”

Lorov bowed slightly.

"Praise your wisdom."

I've had enough of the fish, and I'm back! The days without renewal are really beautiful, eating hot pot and singing.