"I can't decide for her, it's up to her to decide whether or not to become an elemental envoy............ Her fate will be up to her, and that's probably what Nasha wants most. ”

"Half a month from now, it's the closest day in three years to Tygulas and the Earth Elemental Realm, if she thinks about it, bring her over that day."

"I guess not, according to her character, it doesn't fit in with the earth element at all. It's hot all day long, and fire and gas should be more appropriate. ”

Ernest used an astrological instrument for a moment to calculate.

Then he continued, "Well, in twenty days, that day will be the closest day for the Air Elemental Planet and Tygulas in the next ten years. ”

"What about the fire?" Kyle asked.

Ernest gave him an angry look.

Looking at his eyes, Kyle also instantly remembered ————that the two elemental planets of fire and water were relatively close to Tygulas (the position of the fire element was equivalent to Mercury, and the position of the water element was equivalent to Mars), and there was no need to choose a specific time.

After Ernest put the instrument away, he said to Kyle, "Don't you have another question?" Hurry up and ask. ”

Kyle thought for a moment.

"Do you know much about Void Energy?"

"I'm an astrological mage, and although I can't use Void Energy directly, people like us can be regarded as the ones who know their characteristics best———— Void Energy is very dense in the Void of the Universe, but it is ubiquitous, and a lot of astrological magic is affected by them."

After a lot of.

Ernest asked curiously, "But why are you asking this, your current magic attainments are not related to it." ”

Kyle touched his nose and said, "Just a little curious." ”

Ernest glanced up at him and continued to write, but said, "Little one, you may not be paying attention, as long as you don't want to tell the truth, you always do this." But I don't ask you why you want to know about Void Energy. Say, what do you want to ask? ”

Kyle is in a state of distress.

After all, he didn't want Ernest to know that he could absorb Void energy.

It's not that they don't trust the archmage———— they're all dying people, and they only care about writing books all day, and they definitely don't have the energy to focus on the research field. It's just that......... The construct Puer is still around, and Kyle is unsure if there is a means left by the maker on the structure.

Even if not.

But now the Throne of Bones has its sights on Ernest. Kyle couldn't be sure if the visitor had left anything behind———— necromancer's methods were always difficult to detect.

In case the information leaks out, some mages want to study Kyle.

When it comes to Void Energy, all astrology mages are eager to find a way to directly harness this near-endless energy in the Cosmic Void......... I'm going crazy, and there are a lot of people who will do anything to do it.

Therefore!

Kyle had to be careful about the questions he asked......

As the minutes ticked by, in this silent starry laboratory, all that was left was the sound of the mechanical crystal needles beating and the tip of the pen rubbing against the paper. Kyle is also constantly thinking about how to ask questions.

When Ernest finishes writing a piece of scratch paper again, Kyle asks anyway.

"Mentor, the void energy will be converted into various elemental energy within the planet, right?"

After hearing Kyle's question.

The archmage threw down his pen and pondered for a moment.

"Yes, it's not right, pure void energy does disappear within the planet, but this is because it is originally composed of various elemental energies, and has both the attributes of chaos and nothingness."

"The nature of nothingness makes it possible to feel but not touch, and it also proves that it is the essence of space. Without void energy, there is no concept of space, space is infinite, and void energy is also infinite...... It is the basic building material of space. ”

"And among the teleportation spells of our mage, the so-called 'Breaking Space' is essentially to use the mutual inhibition formed by the transformation and destruction between the star force field and the void energy to create a temporary subspace, so as to achieve teleportation between two disconnected spatial coordinates."

Ernest took a sip of his tea and continued:

"And the Chaos attribute means ———— it's a mixture of all the other elemental energies. This property allows it to constantly destroy the cosmic convergence force field, and the 'star force field', 'life force field', and 'magic' are representative of this convergence force field effect. ”

"The reason why life forms cannot exist in the Void is because the 'Life Force Field' will be eroded and decomposed by the chaotic properties of the Void Energy. And magic ...... This kind of aggregation phenomenon that only occurs after the elemental energy must be aggregated in an orderly manner is often unable to take effect in the void for this reason. ”

Ernest didn't stop though.

"The most powerful mages believe that the Void Energy and the Convergence Field, and their intermediate state, Electricity, are the three basic forces that keep the universe running. They are all different forms of magical power, and the first two transform and destroy each other, so to speak, and they are mutually inhibiting forces. The latter is a pure phenomenon of energy flow. The three maintain the cyclical operation and dynamic equilibrium of the universe. ”

Kyle was surprised to hear his theory.

———— since I came to this world, even in the magic books, there are only aggregation models (runes, energy patterns) and how to use various magics, and I have never heard of this kind of theory involving basic rules.

And Ernest told him such high-end knowledge, obviously seeing his scruples.

This touched Kyle greatly.

The contrast between his distrust of Ernest and the old man's selfless teaching to him made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Thank you, Mentor." Kyle genuinely placed his right hand on his chest, covering his heart, and bent forty-five degrees toward where Ernest was. This is the apprentice's Guru ceremony. It also represents Kyle's promise, he recognizes his identity as a mage, and will continue on the path of mage.

———— until the end of life.

"Can this knowledge help you?"

"It's a lot, but ......" Kyle scratched his head embarrassedly. Teacher, is there any place where I can have direct access to the Void energy? On the surface of Tygulas. ”

“……… Yes! But it's hard to go. ”

"Mentor, I just want to know where it is."

Ernest and Kyle glanced at each other, and in Kyle's eyes, he could see the boy's determination.

"First of all, the poles of the planet, due to the magnetic field of Tygulas, there is a large amount of void energy gathered in the high sky, and relatively many can enter the surface of the planet. However, the environment is harsh and not suitable for survival, and it is difficult for you to stay there for a long time. ”

"The second is the treetop layer of the World Tree-Noreinil, the treetops of this World Tree have penetrated deep into the storm layer, and in order to make it easier for its leaves to absorb the Void energy and grow, it has also made a big hole in the storm layer. If you can enter the treetop layer, you can directly contact the Void energy, and you are not afraid of encountering all kinds of dangers in the Void of the Universe. ”

"But it's in the realm of eternal tranquility, the territory of the Republic of Norinil and the most dangerous place on the planet's surface. Countless sacred creatures will attack any intruder, and the Moon Elves, Plant Spirits, and Green Dragons have never allowed aliens to enter the canopy of Norinir............ And in the third place, I suddenly felt that if you were asked to go there, it would help you more to learn magic. ”

"Where?"

The Tower of the Stars ———— one of the four magical realms and a sacred place for astrological mages. If you go there to study, you can also receive the best magical education, and it will not bury your talent. If you are willing to go to the Tower of the Stars, I can write a letter of recommendation to my senior brother, Archmage ———— Dinein. “

"Is there direct access to the Void Energy?"

"Huh?!" Ernest was visibly unhappy that Kyle was only focusing on Void Energy, but said, "That would have to happen in a real Tower of Stars." ”

Kyle wondered, "The real Tower of the Stars?" Isn't it at the southernmost point of the Frozen Lands? ”

"I don't know where...... After all, I've only been there once. ……… Sixty years ago, I left the Fallen Council with my mentor and joined the Tower of the Stars. More than 20 years later, after I passed the Archmage Examination, I was invited to go to the real Tower of Stars with other new Archmages who passed the Tower of Stars in the same year, and received the personal emblem of Her Highness Akdina Stars, the Lord of the Tower. ”

"The images I saw there were so amazing that I will never forget them even after another 30 years. The name of the stars is not false at all! ”

The old man's eyes became confused, looking at the illusion of the starry sky around him in a daze, his eyes were sometimes confused, sometimes calm, and the pen in his hand stopped———— apparently he had fallen into a memory, he may have recalled his friends and lovers in his youth......... The time that has passed is irretrievable, and the young people of the past are now also old, long gone.

Seeing Ernest's appearance, Kyle is determined to pursue immortality. The mage said secretly in his heart:

I'm not going to let myself be like this!' Never! ’

The old man's memories did not last long, he put away the memories and silently continued to write———— which was not only his wish, but also the continuation of his life and proof of existence.

"I promise you, I'll definitely go to the Tower of the Stars."

The boy said to the old man.

The archmage smiled and pointed to a bookshelf next to him: "Go and learn all the magic I said yesterday, otherwise, even with my introduction, you won't be able to get in if your foundation is too poor." ”

Kyle nodded and stepped over. And find the one I read yesterday and start learning.

- That's one of the purposes of his coming here.

Through Ernest's descriptions of 'Void Energy' and 'Convergence Positions', which involve fundamental rules of existence in the world, Kyle has a preliminary understanding of the nature of magic and creatures———— that is, the 'Convergence Force Field'.

This knowledge helps Kyle a lot in his studies of magic.

Originally, he had never been able to understand why the magic recorded in ———— book was used like that. Now, he finally got some idea.

Just like the basic elemental magic he's learning right now.