Chapter 375: Mastering Magic
Studying magic made Drake feel more and more interested.
Alexei succumbed to his hands and had to teach him a great deal of magic he knew.
Drake, on the other hand, was able to rely on his own talent and the wand he snatched from Alexei to learn more magical skills, and according to common sense, the wand would not easily succumb to anyone other than his master.
But it is undeniable that Drake has tamed this wand perfectly, and his unfathomable dragon bloodline has subdued the wand's will, and Alexei is stunned to see it.
This strange man is learning the magic he has mastered at an unprecedented rate, greedily absorbing all the knowledge.
Alexei couldn't imagine how there could be such a monster in the world, and he could learn so much magic in such a short period of time, even a genius couldn't do such a thing.
(Unless it's a devil, a demon, or something like it.) )
He muttered to himself, muttering incessantly.
Drake, on the other hand, was not concerned about Alexey's thoughts at the moment, he was obsessed with learning, and for the first time he knew how beautiful it was to master knowledge, let alone such a subtle knowledge as magic.
And in this continuous learning, he gradually pondered a question, what is the essence of magic?
Drake found one thing, the wizards of this world didn't think about it seriously, or rather, they hadn't gotten to the core.
The magic that wizards comprehend is more like a technique that uses empiricism to repeat.
Just like the pig iron of the ancients to make steel, the ancients also knew that after heating the pig iron to melt or basically melting, it was stirred in the furnace, and the oxygen in the air was used to carbonize the pig iron, so as to obtain the relevant skills of steel, but when it comes to the core principle and how to progress in the process, they can only do nothing.
Without scientific knowledge and industrial capacity, it is completely empty to make better steel.
Magic, presumably, is the same.
However, Drake found that magic was contrary to the laws of science, and if he wanted to further study this skill, he could not rely solely on his own scientific knowledge, nor could he rely solely on his own bloodline talent, he planned to find a logical theory that could be used to improve magic.
To put it bluntly, modern science is a way of knowing the laws of the material world.
Science and technology, that is, science and technology, is the correct law that human beings find through the cognitive method of science, and practice it to the essence of things.
Science is a kind of cognition, and technology is a universal thing.
The ape-men did not know how to make fire, but they also learned the art of drilling wood to make fire.
Technology doesn't need to be fully understood, just a part of it can be used.
Now, Drake felt that if he wanted to understand magic further, he might need another way, that is, to look at things from a different perspective.
"Magic, spells, and a lot of spells, potions, and divination that I haven't been exposed to, and Muggle scholars in the human race have been studying them, and it's true that Muggles don't know much about magic, but they still have intelligent brains, and through recording, analyzing, and summarizing, although in the eyes of many people it is useless, but it's not ......"
Muggle scholars, for the most part, wrote down all sorts of magic-related occultism, occultism, theosophy, religion, mythology, and transcendentalism for academic reasons, and wrote them in their diaries, manuscripts, and letters.
Except for a few people who purely pursue the metaphysical supernatural realm, more of them record with a truth-seeking mentality.
This is also a kind of research, for academic reasons, to include it in the category of humanities and folklore, because for Muggle scholars, they may not believe in God, ghosts, let alone magic, but they believe that all logical knowledge systems and cultural practices that have been passed down are the most precious heritage of mankind.
It's just that, for wizards, Muggle scholars who can't learn real magic are just begging for fish.
If you don't know how to float the spell, you'll never get a taste of what magic is.
Wizards and wizards simply disdained the insistence of these Muggle scholars, and for a long time they liked to do nothing more than to tease Muggles who sought magic and truth, or to play pranks on scholars who studied alchemy, and they were noncommittal about Muggles' actions, believing them to be useless, and few of them were willing to sit down and listen to what Muggles thought about magic.
Wizards, who seem to live in human society, are in fact far removed from Muggles.
If it weren't for the accelerated urbanization of modern civilization and the development of transportation brought about by industry, wizards would have been living in seclusion in the mountains and forests for centuries.
After receiving the "teachings" of Erharauber, Drake is very clear about the ills of the wizarding community.
"The minds of wizards are too old to keep up with the times; While I can't learn this aspect of wizarding disadvantage, I might be able to find a way to move up the realm of magic. ”
Drake felt that he was almost ready to learn here in Alexey, and at his current level, he should be able to pass the Ordinary izard Levels, but not limited to the protection of magical creatures, divination, herbology, and potions.
He now has a mastery of astronomy, charms, Defence Against the Dark Arts, the history of magic, and Transfiguration.
This cannot be said that Drake is seriously biased, but it can only be said that the previous subjects are not very practical, and they focus on long-term practical cultivation, such as herbalism, which requires exposure to special herbs and learning how to care for and cultivate these herbs for a long time; And Potions is a discipline that requires constant practice of manual ability, at least not in the current Drake.
The little wizard of his age is still in a greenhouse-like school, slowly mastering these skills under the supervision of the teacher.
Drake thinks that he can almost be a teacher at this stage, and the Ordinary Wizard Rank Exam (Ordinary izard Levels) basically means that a young wizard has passed the first round of levels, followed by the ultimate wizard rank exam two years later, and after completing this consideration, you can basically confirm that you have completed seven years of wizarding higher education.
In fact, geniuses in the wizarding world can complete these courses on their own at a younger stage, and for them, if they want to go further, they can no longer learn from others, what they need is to find the right direction and conduct their own research.