Chapter 37: Enemy Tracks
Before Arthur came to this world, he got a lot of things from Merlin, all kinds of miscellaneous things, and he didn't have a clue about mixing them together.
If it weren't for the fact that he was stimulated by Kino's escape before, Ethan wouldn't have thought of sorting out the things that Merlin had sent, and if he hadn't done it this time, he wouldn't have discovered that there was a prop in it so quickly, which could just solve Arthur's language problem.
It was a tiny piece of metal skincare, very inconspicuous, and easily overlooked when mixed up with a lot of stuff.
The greatest function of this amulet is that it can transfer part of the knowledge in one person's mind to another's mind. It's a prop version of the magic that Merlin used to instill language into Ethan.
From this point of view, it seems that Arthur can learn a new language with a simple operation?
But it's not!
The magic item given by Merlin is not a complete magic item, and can only be used as a support item, and the main user of the spell is still a mage.
In other words, this magic must be controlled by Ethan himself, and this item can only minimally ensure that his spell will not go wrong, or that if something goes wrong, it will not cause any damage to the two people.
"It's a safety device. ”
With Ethan's current spiritual cultivation, it was still relatively reluctant to cast such a spell, so he said that this was another test given by Merlin.
He has to find this item correctly among the countless miscellaneous items, and then use this item with his own ability, as long as he can do this, their little problem will be solved, and Ethan's strength will be greatly improved.
"It's the same cultivation method as the one given in his magic book. ”
The mental power training in the Book of Inheritance is a similar style, constantly putting new goals in front of Ethan - this goal is not too far away, as long as you work a little harder, you can touch it, which keeps him motivated to move forward, and he will not get bored because he has not made progress for too long, and then become slack.
This time, not only was he able to use the item with a little effort, but he also came with a spell.
"This spell doesn't seem to be too difficult, but it has a lot of effect, and there are many places to use it in the future. ”
Although Arthur has become his partner, but this one will go back to inherit the throne in the future, and this time he can only be regarded as traveling and exercising, maybe a year or two, or three or five years at most, so Ethan must continue to find a suitable partner.
These partners, there is no guarantee that all of them will be smart, and they will be able to learn new languages in a short time - Ethan still has to travel to various planes, and the languages used are many and inaccurate, if you understand this spell, you don't have to worry about the language close.
"When the time comes, make a language pack, and send one to the new recruit. ”
Ethan has been fiddling with this talisman since he got up in the morning, fiddling with it until almost noon, and finally studying a clear white, and then he keeps practicing until he can cast the spell correctly and completely.
Summoned Arthur to have dinner with him, and then went to the practice range for a walk.
Empty!
This is the only impression, the so-called driving ground is a huge playground, there is no area and there are not so many props for exercise, if you want to use weapons or any weights, please bring your own! The guild only provides a common space, that's all.
Seeing this, Ethan and Arthur just left after a routine practice, and there was really nothing to see here.
Ethan then went to the reference room and stayed until dinner time, then had dinner with Arthur, and taught Arthur some language basics by the way - he couldn't always follow Ethan's ass all the time, he always had to go out on his own.
It's a pity that learning a new language is not so easy, especially a completely different language, so after half a month, Ethan has preliminarily mastered this little spell called 'knowledge sharing', and Arthur is still very desolate with a few common words and small notes pretending to be dumb.
Arthur is very smart, and his memory is not bad, but because he does not cultivate mental power like a mage to increase his memory to the point of forgetting, just memorizing the pronunciation and common vocabulary of a new language almost drove him crazy, and he barely mastered a few, and he also had to consider the problem of spoken pronunciation...... In the end, Arthur gave up and honestly waited for Ethan to practice this spell.
It wasn't until this day that Ethan said he could give it a try, and Arthur finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's really painful not to be able to speak. ”
Ethan couldn't laugh either, and Arthur simply pretended not to be able to speak in order to avoid being noticed as abnormal, so when there were outsiders, he even had to resist the urge to talk to Ethan.
After all, there is only one universal language in the Sea of Calm, and there may be a slight difference in accent, but it does not affect communication. Arthur's situation has never happened, if he can speak but does not understand the language of this world, it is easy to arouse suspicion, and if he pursues it, it may reveal Ethan's biggest secret.
To be on the safe side, Arthur simply pretended that his throat was injured and that he couldn't speak recently. Pretending to be dumb is not appropriate, because it will soon be possible to communicate.
Today, his days of suffering are finally coming to an end.
"Don't be too happy, maybe my mastery of spells is not in place, and the possibility of failure still exists. ”
Arthur showed a smile full of sunshine: "I believe you will succeed!"
But in Ethan's eyes, he always felt that the sunlight was a little dazzling, as if it was going to burn him to death.
"Okay, I'll make it!"
Well, it doesn't feel that hot anymore.
No longer looking at Arthur's expectant eyes, Ethan concentrated on mobilizing his mental power, and then cast this small spell - this is also a small spell that does not require magic power, only mental power is needed to complete, because directly operating with mental power is very likely to cause irreparable mental damage to the user and the recipient, so the requirements for control are very high, just like doing a delicate operation, and there is no room for mistakes.
The item provided by Merlin is an insurance policy, which decisively aborts the spell in the event of a mistake, and then 'returns' the caster's mental power in a relatively gentle way.
As for the receiver, it is safer, as long as the caster successfully casts the spell, it will be recorded by the amulet, and then cast and passed on to the recipient as it is.
So, as long as Ethan's side succeeds, Arthur has nothing to worry about.
Seeing Ethan carefully mobilizing his mental power, and even sweat stains appeared on his forehead, Arthur also knew that the spell had reached the most important moment.
He even breathed carefully, for fear that he might accidentally disturb Ethan, who was preoccupied......
But if he sensed Ethan's true state at this time, he would probably immediately draw his long sword to ask for a duel, and then teach Ethan to be a man.
"Huh, seems to be easier than I expected?"
"Everything went smoothly. Is it because my ability to control my mental power has improved again?"
Ethan looked at the talisman in his hand and began to be in a daze.
"Maybe it's because Arthur and I discovered the amulet a little late, after all, we didn't take stock of it as soon as we arrived at the Calm Sea, and we drifted at sea for a long time. ”
Unable to think of an answer, Ethan raised his head, noticed Arthur who was cautious on the side, and immediately gave him a big smile: "It's successful, and the next thing is very simple." ”
Arthur finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the days of pretending to be dumb were finally over.
As Ethan said, what followed was simple and smooth. It's just that Ethan still wants to instill English, Chinese and other languages he has already mastered into Arthur, but seeing that Arthur, who had just accepted the new one, looked dizzy, he decisively suppressed this idea.
Arthur's spiritual power is of high quality and tenacious, but he is not a mage after all, and the nature of his spiritual power between the two sides is still very different.
Arthur, who had gained a lot of new knowledge all at once, didn't have the same effect as Ethan had before, and he had to spend a certain amount of time digesting it before he could continue to use this spell to carry new knowledge - and this carrying was not infinite, and if it was excessive, it would also cause mental damage to him.
"Well, it looks like it's going to take a while before the new language is transferred to you. ”
Arthur also understood why Ethan did this, he didn't expect such serious side effects before, and he still feels a little dizzy.
"Looks like I'm going to have to go to rest early today. ”
After saying goodbye to Ethan, Arthur went straight to rest. Ethan, on the other hand, was not ready to go straight to sleep, solved Arthur's problem, and then he was ready to deal with his own affairs.
He set his sights on the guild's database, and in the past few days, he has only roughly flipped through the 'catalog', locking the information he wants to query, read, and even record, many of those things are not allowed to be brought out, and can only be viewed inside, so Ethan is ready to stay in the data room all night this time.
"Bring the Book of Inheritance, and copy the important information directly for later reference. ”
His memory is already very good now, but he is not as comfortable as those top mages in terms of recalling his memory, and sometimes he suddenly can't remember.
To put it simply, he can only be regarded as an ordinary person with a strong memory now, and he has not exceeded this level. Therefore, the safest situation is to record important information in the Book of Inheritance.
As soon as he walked out of the accommodation area, he heard two middle-aged people standing not far from the door talking about topics of interest to him:
"The Hand of Flames, Sean, seems to be dead. His name and the piece of equipment were inherited by Keno, the original first mate. ”
"Oh? Are you sure?"
"I heard from the harbor that an adventurer crashed into the Flame Monarch and lost half of his supplies to save his life. ”
"Alas, it seems that even if the person is changed, the Hand of Flame is still the Hand of Flame. ”
"yes, you'll have to be careful to avoid the Flame Monarch in the future...... By the way, don't go to sea recently, I heard that guy is in the sea near here, robbing those adventurers who have returned from going to sea. ”
"It's ......"