Chapter 50: Biography
"So will it be able to offset the cost of borrowing the teleportation circle?" Qin Lun was a little disappointed, but immediately straightened his mind. No matter how valuable this note was, they didn't have enough time to find the decipherer, and the most important thing now was to get the right to teleport.
"Not enough!" The old mage smiled and shook his head.
"Your Excellency, you are deliberately embarrassing us, aren't the research notes of the Nether Scroll precious enough?" Idria asked indignantly, frowning.
"Little girl, don't worry, listen to me!" The old mage smiled and stroked his white beard, "Thousands of years ago, Netherel was the most glorious magical empire in human history, and there are countless magical items that have been handed down, among which there are also many magical notes and research notes on the Nether Scrolls, at least there are tens of thousands of Nether Scrolls related literature in the Candle Castle. β
The old mage paused, and continued, "But not every recorded document on the Nether Scrolls is valuable, and you all know that the Nether Scrolls not only record legendary forbidden spells, but they also extend a complete system of magic. The magicians of Netherre's time studied the Nether Scrolls extensively, from apprentice-level Zero Ring magic to the Ten Rings Legendary Forbidden Spells......"
When the old mage said this, Qin Lun and the others had already understood. Because ancient magicians studied the Nether Scrolls too extensively, not all records of the Nether Scrolls are high-level magic, and some may just be apprentice-level magic of the Zero Ring.
If this magic note provided by Qin Lun was about a legendary forbidden spell above the Nine Rings, then its value would naturally be immeasurable, but it might also be just a worthless Zero Ring Magic.
Compared to the higher-level magic, the Nether Scroll extends more low-level magic, just like the tens of thousands of related records stored in Candlekeep, most of which are relatively low-value documents. It's just that this magic note has not been deciphered for the time being, so the old mage said before that he can't judge the true value of this magic note.
A high-value item with a probability of less than one in a thousand is naturally difficult to offset the cost of long-distance teleportation arrays, and the old mage has a good reason to refuse, not deliberately embarrassing them.
"If you have any other magic notes......"
"No, only this one!" Without waiting for the old mage to finish speaking, Qin Lun shook his head lightly, and suddenly the atmosphere in the study was slightly awkward.
"Then there is no way, as the gatekeeper entrusted by Candle Castle, the old man must be impartial to every visitor!" The old mage reluctantly put down the parchment scroll, "I hope you will be well prepared the next time you come to Candlekeep!" β
"Your Excellency, please wait! I do only have this one copy of the magical notes on the Nether Scrolls, but I can provide one more copy of the martial arts copied from another continent, and I hope you will give us another authentication. Qin Lun said calmly.
"A copy of martial arts from another continent?" The old mage's eyes lit up, and he asked in a deep voice, "Is it the Karatu Continent in the East, okay, then take it out for the old man to appreciate!" β
Qin Lun's words surprised Hill and Rand beside him a little, the three of them knew the roots, and they really couldn't remember what martial arts books Qin Lun had brought.
The Apostle's force system is different from that of ordinary warriors, they can absorb the world laws of skill scrolls through guΓ², and let the law body directly obtain skills.
Compared with the familiarity and mastery of one move and one style, this learning speed is like riding a rocket, and they have to enter the mission world every month, where is the time to cultivate. Therefore, no matter how precious the top-notch martial arts books in the other world are, they are just a pile of waste paper to the apostles.
Since it is waste paper, Qin Lun and the others naturally will not pay attention to collecting this kind of thing, and they will not let this kind of book occupy a limited storage space.
"Qin Lun, don't you want to fool the old mage in front of you, don't be self-defeating, we can think of other ways!" Rand secretly admonished in the team channel.
"Of course it's not to fool him, this old guy is a grandmaster-level scholar, and it's impossible to hide him from a temporary martial arts system." Qin Lun took out a set of ordered notes from the storage space, and said with a smile, "This thing is almost forgotten by me when it is placed in the storage space, I didn't expect it to come in handy here." β
"Telekinesis Ability Application Technique......" Rand glanced at what Qin Lun had taken out, and a strange look suddenly appeared on his face.
At the beginning of the hunter world, Qin Lun helped the gangsters in Yorkson City snipe the members of the Phantom Brigade, and asked for a complete set of books on advanced telekinesis application techniques from the ten old men.
It wasn't that he wanted to learn the complete martial arts system of the mind ability, but because his killing aura had formed a dissected blood similar to the mind qi, he wanted to increase his understanding of this incomplete mind ability.
Because the blood of dissection has not been complete until now, he has always kept this set of application technology books, but he didn't expect that today it finally had an unexpected use.
"Hey, this kind of martial art seems to be a very unfamiliar power system, a bit like a knight's fighting energy system, and it seems to be related to mysterious alchemy...... But there are too many changes in it, can life energy really be manifested? β
The old mage flipped through a few pages of the book of reading abilities, and was immediately fascinated, his face kept changing, sometimes frowning, sometimes muttering to himself.
The six natures of the mind are the strengthening system, the release system, the change system, the operation system, the embodiment system and the trait system.
Among them, the four major systems of strengthening, release, change, and operation are easy to understand, and they are similar to the Douqi magic system of the Torrell world, but the embodiment of life energy and the trait system are completely out of this category, and I am afraid that it can only be explained by divine magic.
With the old mage's profound knowledge, he could naturally see that this martial arts system was very complete and mature, and it was by no means made up, but some of the conclusive theories in it were very different from the magic martial arts he understood, or even diametrically opposed.
"This notebook...... Unlike anything we currently know about magic and martial arts. The old mage put down the binding, and said with a moment's consideration, "But...... Personally, I think it's real and has a lot of research value, would you really like to leave it in Candlecastle? β
Qin Lun and Rand glanced at each other with deep meaning, of course, the ability martial arts are real, but they are not in this world.
However, the term life energy can be recognized by the old mage, and it may also have some research value for the magic system of the Torrell world, but the entire telekinesis system can never be realized here, because the laws of the world of its origin are different.
"Of course, your Excellency, as long as you can exchange it for the right to use the teleportation circle." Qin Lun and the others were overjoyed, and the old mage's words obviously gave them a pass.
"You take back those magic crystal cores, these two notes alone should be enough to offset the cost of the teleportation circle, especially the next one...... Well, in order to ensure the fairness of the transaction, I will also give you something! β
The old mage pondered for a while, and with a move with one hand, a book with a black cover flew out of the row of bookshelves on the right side and landed in Qin Lun's hand.
"Knowledge is power, as the gatekeeper of Candle Castle, since you have provided Candle Castle with knowledge, then the old decay will also give back to you knowledge." The old mage smiled and waved his hand, "Alright, go ahead, the old man will pass your mirror image to the guards of the underground labyrinth, and when you get there, someone will guide you into the teleportation array." β
Qin Lun held the black book and bowed, and led his companion to step into the Water Mirror Magic Gate behind him again.
"Filar, show me, what book did that old mage give us?" As soon as he stepped out of the study, Elistin approached curiously.
"You want to see it too!" Qin Lun picked up the black book in his hand and shook it, looking at his companions with amusement.
This face-to-face communication with the old mage, not to mention the three curious ladies like babies, even Hill and Rand, who were originally not interested in books, also had a trace of curiosity at this time, wondering what kind of book the old mage gave Qin Lun.
"Tessel's Legacy?!" After opening the black cover of the book, Qin Lun looked at the title on the second page and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Dragon Slayer - Tether, King of Keldomo, the greatest Moon Elf King in history, the old mage didn't know what he found in them, and actually gave Qin Lun a biography about the life and deeds of the legendary Elf King.
This "Tassel's Legacy" is a personal biography of King Tesser compiled from the many elven historical documents stored in the old mage TongguΓ² Candle Castle.
There is no magic or martial arts recorded in it, but it is a priceless treasure for the elves in general, and the moon elves in particular. Just as the old mage said, Qin Lun gave him a book on reading martial arts with great research value, and he also gave back to Qin Lun a knowledge document that he needed the most.
"Hint: The apostle's team has obtained the important document "Tassel's Legacy", and after the evaluation of the starry sky, the authenticity of the content recorded in this document is more than 76%, and the team has obtained a total of 0.023% of the world exploration, and the personal contribution of Apostle 70053 in it is 66%."
"You're really lucky, a scrap manuscript has been exchanged for so much world exploration." Hill said with a wry smile.
The old mage was able to give this "Tessel Testament", completely based on the manuscript of "Reading Ability Application Technique", and Qin Lun occupied most of the contribution is also the meaning of the title.
"Hehe, this can be regarded as compensation for not being able to get Bod'an's treasure!" Qin Lun couldn't help but be happy, the fun of adventure is that you never know when unexpected surprises will appear.
"Distinguished visitor, Grand Sage of Arrot has passed on your mirror image to me." Just as Qin Lun and the others were standing in the corridor of the city wall, a young monk dressed in simple clothes came to their side and greeted them with a smile, "Please follow me, I will take you to the remote teleportation array of the underground labyrinth." β
"In addition, if you have other books with you, please temporarily store them in the half-plane storage items, so as not to misunderstand the eternal silver dragon Heroic Spirit Mirimu." The monk glanced at the "Tessel Legacy" in Qin Lun's hand and reminded softly.
"The old guy who claims to be the janitor of Candle Castle is still a great sage!" Although they knew that the old mage was extraordinary, everyone still slandered Candlecastle's behavior of treating the great sage as a toll collector.