The quiet moonlight was thrown on the ground, and the originally yellowing desert was now mixed with the moonlight, revealing a faint purple glow.

If I were to continue to stay in the original world, I might never have the opportunity to see it in my life.

It has been three days since we last escaped from the siege of marching ants, and we have long forgotten the passage of time, and the only concept of time in our minds is sunrise and sunset, and we have long since walked from the gray, red and yellow Gobi Desert to the endless desert covered with only yellow sand.

In the yellow sand, there were no materials for us to light a fire, and we couldn't even find a place to shelter from the wind, so the group huddled together in the carriage to keep each other warm.

The desert is a very magical place, during the day the sun is like fire, the whole sand dunes are as hot as a flowing fire, and at night, the temperature is as if it is in early winter, maybe the temperature is far from so cold, but we have just adapted to the hot environment during the day, so the original refreshing coolness makes us feel cold and cold.

The monotonous scenery in front of us brings us only desolation and loneliness, if it is not for the road to sit in the car and hurry, you can chat with each other in your spare time, even if you are hungry and thirsty these days, you will definitely die of boredom.

Of course, in addition to small talk, I have also gained some useful knowledge in the past few days, such as the 'Soul Evasion Symbol'. Thanks to the magician's explanation, Phyllis was able to fully understand the role of the Soul Symbol for humans.

It turns out that this ubiquitous hourglass symbol is a compulsory course for every magician, whether you learn magic from a formal magic academy or somewhere else, the spirit symbol must be the first lesson that every magician learns, and the reason why the spirit symbol is so important is because it can block the invasion of any creature.

This is a world where the human body has been reduced to the extreme, and the consequence of the reduction of the human body is that the insects, which are extremely difficult in themselves, have become very large, and in the face of these insects whose natural advantages are far better than their own, human beings have no chance to survive at all, and they will immediately fall from the top of the food chain to the bottom, and the insects have unknowingly become the natural enemies of human beings.

It is indeed very difficult for human beings to survive in such a situation. At this time, the symbol of the spirit avoidance appeared in front of the eyes of human beings.

This is a very magical symbol that cannot be used in combat, but can be used for defense. Humans have learned to construct enchantments with this special magical symbol, and these enchantments cover the same range as humans can survive and move.

These barriers are like special energy barriers, which cannot be crossed by people, insects, or other animals under any circumstances.

The barrier constructed by the symbol of the spirit is much more useful than the city wall for the humans of this world, and as long as the human beings rely on this barrier, they will definitely be able to live with peace of mind.

All in all, as long as there is a place where the symbol of refuge exists, it means that it must be a place where humans can survive.

However, there are no absolutes, these symbols are not invincible defensive barriers, as long as the external force is strong enough, they can ignore these spirit avoidance symbols, forcibly destroy and force through.

For example, the army of marching ants we encountered this time is an example of this.

The individuals of these marching ants are definitely relatively weak, and I've seen insects much larger than them, but they have the same number as the tide, and it is only a matter of time before they swoop down on the barrier, and the spirit symbol is destroyed.

At the same time, there is also a very troublesome place for the spirit avoidance symbol, that is, it is not easy to build, first of all, it can only be instilled with magic by a magician, with a magic pen, and it is formed in one stroke. Magicians who don't have enough magic can't do this, and even if they do, these symbols are not 100% successful in drawing, and the success rate is only 1 in 10.

Because it is extremely difficult to construct the spirit protection symbol, the sand city and rock city that were directly attacked by the marching ants this time will not be able to survive by any human in the next few decades.

At this moment, I was sitting across from Phyllis and discussing this with her.

I said in frustration, "In other words, the only role of a magician is to write and draw?" ”

Phyllis pondered for a moment and said, "You don't have to understand it that way, at least most magicians only use it to draw these magical symbols. ”

For me, a prospective student who was about to be 'promoted' by Phyllis to enter the Academy of Magic to study magic, hearing this news was undoubtedly destroying my dreams.

Three days ago, my enthusiasm for magic was extremely high, and I was a little excited to think of the magic master in those novels, in which he could throw a big rock from the sky and smash it on the ground with a single move......

But now, Phyllis actually told me that magic does exist, but magicianism is a profession of writing and drawing, which is not the same as those Hogwarts, Lord of the Rings, etc., right? If you don't have a map cannon, can you still call a magician if you can't pretend to be a magician? Fairy tales are really deceitful.

I struggled to hold on to the last glimmer of anticipation in my heart and asked, "Isn't there that kind of map cannon magic?" ”

"Map Cannon?" Phyllis pondered for a moment and wondered, "What's that?" ”

"For example, the group of marching ants I met a few days ago is the kind of magic that can destroy them all at once, is there such magic?"

Phyllis suddenly realized, "Oh, yes, I remember, yes." ”

Just when the expectation in my heart had just risen halfway, Phyllis continued: "But don't think about that, I studied magic for two years before I became a third-level magician, which is already considered a speed of entry, and the magic you said can only be used by the level of a great magician or above, and in the entire Orlante Kingdom, there are currently only two great magicians." ”

After a pause, Phyllis continued: "And these two great magicians, one only broke through the great magician level at the age of 112, while the age of the other is a mystery, it is said that he is four or five hundred years old, think about how difficult it is for yourself. ”

Phyllis patted me and said, "Alright, drawing magic symbols is not as bad as you think, we can survive in a bug-infested world, aren't we relying on these magicians who draw avoidance symbols?" If you think about it, do you think we have saved all of humanity? This proves that this is an honorable profession. ”

Well, I'm completely disappointed in the magician.

These comforting words didn't have much effect on me, but Xiao Nan, who was sitting next to me, listened to the conversation between the two of us, and said thoughtfully: "Since the magician has attack skills, why do you want to study defense desperately? Why not take the initiative to attack? Isn't there an old saying that the best defense is offense? I don't think it's so honorable to hide in a turtle shell and paint. ”