"What you're talking about, it's probably called Mana,"

"Mana!" Zhang Quan listened to the strange words that the elf said to him.

"Yes, Mana." Elf Lena nodded in affirmation, "As you said, the thing that makes up all things, is everywhere in the whole world is Mana. This is the result of research by the magicians of the human world, who believe that our world is full of mana, and mana is the basic unit of this world. ”

"Basic units?"

"Yes, human magicians even think that even the gods are also made of Mana, and where Mana is active, it is easy to cast magic and promote the growth of all things, while places where Mana is not active, such as the Orc Wasteland, is a forbidden place for magicians, and even humans are not willing to approach it easily."

Oh, in this way, listening to the elf Lenna's explanation, Zhang Quan couldn't help but continue to think, then this is a bit similar to the atomic theory proposed by Greek philosophers in the early days of the earth, he thought. In fact, this should be similar to the primitive nature worship, resulting in animistic thoughts, which represents the most basic understanding of nature by people in this world, that is, the simple worldview that belongs to this world. Just like the atomism, elementalism, and ether that the early philosophers of the earth imagined.

As an earthling, Zhang Quan knows that this path is certainly the right one. However, people on this planet don't necessarily know.

Zhang Quan looked at the elf and continued to ask with a smile. "Then you elves will definitely not accept such an explanation, isn't it, after all, you elves are a race that believes in gods."

"Of course, I am the sacrifice of Emperor Hao, how can I believe such nonsense," Lianna blushed a little when Zhang Quan saw it, and secretly lowered her head and said, "I just heard from the sisters in private, there are druids in the Druid Priesthood who are interested in this, and have been learning from human magicians in the name of research." ”

"Moreover, this theory, even in the human countries, is not all believed, only in the vicinity of the Magic Empire Mystra City, as well as in the vast group of magicians, will be convinced of this theory, and even the popular sects in the human countries have also denounced this theory as heresy and strictly forbade the spread of the Mana theory."

That, that's for sure, Zhang Quan, who has a certain understanding of the history of the Middle Ages on the earth, thinks that this kind of simple materialism involves a basic worldview, and in this world it is definitely a heretical conclusion, and it is an absolute mortal enemy of religion that advocates worship.

But if you want to really study the magic of this world, I'm afraid you still have to start from such a theory, starting from the very bottom, and the ignorant arguments of religion are obviously not possible. Speaking of this, Zhang Quan suddenly felt that something was remembered, Mana, it seems that somewhere, I really heard this term, on the earth? Is it a historical record? Or in the online novel, Zhang Quan is not sure.

"Then you say that this magic is formed by Mana, at least it is related to Mana?"

"No, I didn't say that," the elf snapped rejected, "that's what the human magicians say. ”

"Good, good! I know you didn't say it, but I just wanted to ask, since your druid priests are going to work on this theory, it's that they probably think your plant magic has something to do with it? ”

"No, how is that possible!" The elves hurriedly denied it, "Plant magic is given by the elven gods, our druids are all studying plant magic under the teachings of the gods, and Thea, the god of planting, personally taught the elves how to communicate with plants, how to feel the consciousness of plants, we and plants are dependent on each other, and live together in this world, which has nothing to do with the evil magic of humans." ”

"Oh? Is it? However, I bet you druids don't think so. Zhang Quanyin smiled and let Lianna go, he had already gotten the information he wanted.

Although Lianna, the elf, is not smart and does not know much information, it is enough for Zhang Quan to have a certain understanding and judgment of the elves.

Especially in this magic.

He was almost certain that the elven druids were the ones he needed most urgently, and that they would be extremely useful to him, as they specialized in plant magic and would certainly not be as revered as the average elves. Only they will be more suitable to conduct research in the way of the earth's worldview, to help Zhang Quan unveil the veil of this world.

Scientific research, tinkering with mutated plants, that is a very cruel thing for the plant itself, where can it have anything to do with the veins of hypocrisy.

For the elves, mutated plants must be useful, their social civilization is so dependent on plants, but for those mutated magic plants, they have lost even the most basic nature of plants in the process of being studied, if it is conscious, the first to oppose it is probably the druids who experimented on it, how can they communicate with the elves and love each other.

The experimental process of the druids should be the same as those crazy otaku scientists in the earth laboratory, on the road of research, there will inevitably be druids who will choose to abandon the theories given to them by God and return to the essence of plant magic, only in this way can they truly promote the understanding and development of the essential laws of things, and make better use of these "plants" for the benefit of the elf society, which is probably the same as the research path of human magicians.

Just like the scientists in the human world who promote the progress and development of the entire social civilization, although the actions of these people are cruel to the experimental subjects themselves, the essence of a civilization progress is to plunder the surrounding environment, which is a necessary step for the progress of scientific and technological civilization.

Thinking of this, Zhang Quan seemed to have some sense of why the elven civilization was in decline.

A civilization that relies on plants, but also worships plants, but at the same time is also based on the infinite plundering of plants, the faster their civilization develops, the more terrifying their plundering of the plants they love, and the development path they pursue, and the spiritual core of their civilization is essentially contradictory.

Think about it, when a person who loves plants and communicates with plants as living creatures has to face it all the time, his food and his clothes are all based on the production of plants. The children of the plants he eats, that is, the seeds, they wear plant fibers, that is, the skin of plants, and even the places where they live are built on the body of the plant, what is that feeling.

The more their civilization develops, the more disgusting the people of insight among them will feel about this outright plunder, a civilization that is emotionally self-destructive, and this contradiction is far more cruel than the plight of mankind, which modern times on earth have learned to reflect. It was even difficult for Zhang Quan to imagine how the emotionally fragile elves could continue such a path of development.

In particular, this is a civilization with a belief in God. Rather than the brutality of competition in nature, as is the case on Earth.