Chapter 8 "Tanos Demon" (4,000-word chapter asking for a monthly pass)
The thirty-first floor of the Alinge Magic Tower.
Although it was already night, and the magic tower was automatically closed, and it was forbidden to enter or leave, Lucien, a grand arcanist, was naturally completely unaffected, and took Natasha from his half-plane "atomic universe" to his own study on the thirty-third floor, and stepped on the elevator.
At night, the magic tower is unusually quiet, walking in the silver-gray corridors, the footsteps echo loudly, bringing out an eerie atmosphere of empty silence.
As soon as Lucien and Natasha entered the first area where the "Sky Radio Station" was located, a huge white wolf ran out, and when they found Lucian, they whimpered, lay on the ground, and wagged their tails to curry favor.
"Good evening, Evans... Good evening, Your Excellency, Your Majesty. Louise, who was dressed in a simple yellow dress, then saw Lucien and the others, almost habitually calling Mr. Evans.
Hearing her sweet and familiar voice, Natasha said with a little surprise: "You're Ms. Nightingale? I like your show, hey, aren't you Louise?
She was reminded of Aalto's up-and-coming musician from that impressive delicate countenance and iconic white wolf.
"She's Louise the musician, but I'm sure you're familiar with another nickname, Mercury, Mercury, the Apprentice of Magic. Lucien smiled and introduced Natasha.
Natasha's mouth opened, wanting to say something, but she could only shake her head and laugh at herself: "It's time for the Aalto Musicians Guild to change its name to the Aalto Wizards Guild, is it easy for musicians to become magicians, or do magicians like to use musicians to disguise their identities?"
Before she met Lucien, she learned about Mercury, an apprentice magician, through the intelligence agents' protection of Sylvia. I never imagined that she was also a musician, and she had escaped to Alinge!
Where is this Aalto Wizards Association, obviously it is Aalto's "study abroad" training meeting, Lucien silently scolded.
Louise smiled lightly, "Because of the excellent example of the great musician and the great arcanist, Your Majesty the Queen, you came to visit the radio station?"
Natasha first glanced at Lucien with a smile, and it was really a good role model, and then smiled cheerfully and enthusiastically: "Because I like your and Ms. lark's voice and anchor style very much, I asked Lucian to bring me to listen quietly." I didn't expect to meet you directly. Your real voice is even better than the one on the magic radio. β
"That's because the radio and the radio aren't clear yet. Lucien defended the radio.
Louise, who was already a magician of the Three Rings, smiled sweetly but politely: "I am honored to be liked by Her Majesty the Queen, but the 'Voice of Mysteries' is about to begin, please allow me to leave rudely." Lord Evans. Samantha: They are waiting for you in the conference room. β
"Nope. It was I who was rude and delayed your time. Natasha watched Louise enter the live broadcast room of "Voice of Mysteries" and said happily. "When I first arrived, I met Lady Nightingale, and it seems that my bad luck is beginning to improve. β
She was referring to the laboratory disaster in the morning, and the fact that she had finally surpassed Lucien in terms of level, was able to surprise him, and enjoyed the fun of suppressing strongly, but was suppressed by him instead.
"It's been a long time since I've seen you so polite and personable. Lucien teased Natasha as he led her through the door of the "Voice of Mysteries" room to the conference room at the bottom.
Natasha smiled and glanced at Lucian: "My politeness and demeanor are only shown to ladies, hehe, you also have a 'chance'." β
The two laughed casually and talked about moving forward, but Louise, who was in the live broadcast room of the "Voice of Mysteries" behind them, sighed softly: "Her Majesty the Queen and Her Excellency Evans have known each other for a long time, and they should have been a couple when they were in Aalto...... Now that we have finally overcome many obstacles and come together, it is really enviable......"
She clearly saw that Lucian and Natasha were each wearing a ring on their left ring fingers, especially Natasha's, which was a very famous dream jewelry, Holm's crown ring "Elemental".
............
Pushing open the door of the conference room, the Arcanists, including Samantha, all stood up and saluted with their right hands on their foreheads: "Your Excellency, you are the Truth of the Elements, holding the scepter of time and space. β
"Don't be so troublesome, just honor Your Excellency, everyone's time is precious. Lucien humorously asked, then pointed to Natasha next to him, "This is my fiancΓ©e Natasha, Queen of the Kingdom of Holm." β
The arcanists regardless of men and women, their expressions were excited, this is first-hand news, Lord Evans directly admitted the marriage contract with the queen! At the same time, they secretly admired Natasha's beauty and temperament, they are used to seeing all types of female magicians, it is difficult not to feel amazing when they see this kind of sassy and heroic lady, especially Natasha herself is in very good condition.
Samantha was stunned, her eyes flickered for a moment, and then she showed a sincere smile: "I just know that your marriage contract is true, and I wish you all happiness and happiness forever." β
Natasha was stunned for a moment and smiled, "You are a lark lady, your voice is more beautiful than a real lark, I am your loyal listener, you are more intellectual than I imagined." β
"I'm honored. Samantha regained her expressionless appearance, looked at Lucien and said, "Your Excellency Evans, it is indeed the Church's radio station, called 'Voice of Salvation'. β
As she spoke, the whispers of the arcanists gradually stopped, and the voices within the magic circle clearly reached the ears of Lucien and Natasha:
"We believe that there must be a truth in the world that is accepted by all races and professions, and that it is the virtues of love, mercy, tolerance, honesty, courage, etc., and that it is the holy light that the Lord loves, and that it can calm our hearts and minds from this world full of sin, and that evil magicians, dark knights, etc., who violate this universal principle, are depraved, cruel, vicious, and will be destroyed......"
β...... We are brothers and sisters, embracing each other, chanting the Lord's name for the salvation of our souls. This time, we invited believers from all walks of life to tell them what faith is and what virtues such as charity and compassion are. β
β...... I am a believer from the ghetto, here. Sickness, injury, often means death, and I was fortunate to survive a few months ago, because my neighbours, the priests of the slums, were full of the virtues of charity and mercy, and treated me without any reward. Take care of me. My body gradually recovered, and during this time, my mind was calmer than ever......"
β...... I used to be anxious, impatient, and had all kinds of negative emotions. But with the explanation of the pastors. As I became more and more heartfelt repentant. I was quiet and enjoyed the tranquility that I had never felt before, it was a haven and a place for my soul......"
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"The next show is "You Don't Know the Cruel Magic". In this Rentat war. The evil magicians have summoned the demons of the abyss by sacrificing humans alive, and they are so brutal that they are outrageous, but what are the details? I will restore them to you one by one......
An arcanist couldn't help but laugh and said, "The church is completely copying our program ideas!"
"The only way to get it out so quickly is that the anchor is a female clergyman with an ethereal voice. The other Arcanists replied with a smile.
"Don't underestimate the Pope and the church's higher-ups about the development of arcane art, but the setting of the show is still too rigid and rigid, not lively enough, not attractive enough. Lucien nodded slightly, "Arrange for special personnel to monitor this channel, and consider responding to more sensitive topics in the Voice of Mysteries, but you can't follow their rhythm." β
"Yes. The Arcanists replied in unison.
β...... Our destiny has long been arranged by the true God, everything is predestined, and only by believing in the Lord can we be saved......"
Hearing this, all the arcanists showed disdainful expressions, which made Natasha quite curious: "Everyone, this is the church's definition of fate, I don't know what the concept of fate is in the arcane and magic, and how accurate can the prophetic magic of the astral system be?"
Her mother was not good at astrology, so naturally she didn't know much.
Samantha, as a high-level magician of the astral system, said solemnly and solemnly: "In the astral system, fate is also arranged, everything is predestined, but it has nothing to do with the god of truth. β
"For what?" Natasha looked at Lucien and Samantha quizzically, and it was hard for her to accept that fate could not be changed.
Lucien smiled and motioned for her to listen first, and then talk about it if she didn't think it was right.
"For what...... I wonder if you've ever heard of the 'Tanos Demon', Your Majesty the Queen of the Dao?" Samantha thought back to what she had learned, intending to describe it in as simple language as possible.
Natasha shook her head: "I haven't heard of it. β
Lucien didn't know much about the "Tanos Demon" because he had just studied the astrology in depth.
"In the late period of the ancient Magic Empire, magicians began to believe in determinism, also known as the law of cause and effect, that as long as they know all the conditions, parameters, or influencing factors of a thing, they can know the results of things through various laws. Samantha began by giving an overview of the law of cause and effect, "and with the development of arcane, this concept has become more deeply rooted in the minds of the people, and given the conditions and data, we can arrive at certain results based on the corresponding arcane theory." β
Seeing that Natasha was still confused, a male arcanist next to her added an example: "Your Majesty, if I have a Jintaler in my hand and throw it out at will, then it may land on both heads and tails, right?"
"Yes. Natasha thought for a moment, looked at Lucien again, and replied earnestly.
"No, it's not like this, after the shot, as long as you know the amount of force I use, the center of gravity and material of Jintale, the surrounding wind speed, humidity and many other conditions, you can calculate which side it will land according to the Douglas motion system, there is no other possibility. The arcanist said proudly.
Arcanists explore the world, discover and summarize the laws, and then use the laws to predict the "trajectory" of the world's movements, the closer the laws are to the truth, the more accurate the grasp of the world's operations. This is the charm of arcane arts, making people feel like gods in the world!
Natasha thought about it carefully: "I understand, the moment Quintal is thrown, all the factors are determined, so the result is doomed. β
"It's good to understand, this is determinism, this is the law of cause and effect, and 'Tanos Demon' is a concept proposed by 'Sun King' Tanos, one of the four greatest magicians in the history of the astrological system. β
Samantha went back to the original topic, "He sees the current state of the whole world as the cause of the past and the future of the effect, so suppose there is a very powerful demon of wisdom who knows all the current states and laws, and grasps every atom, uh, every proton, neutron, electron, then it can apply the laws, deduce the cause from the effect, and accurately trace everything that happened in the past." β
"Moreover, it can also predict anything that will happen in the future from cause and effect, and the future will be shown to it with the same certainty as in the past, this is the 'Tanos Demon', which tells every magician in the astrological system that the fate of the entire world has been predestined since its birth, and there will be no change, and we cannot accurately predict the future only because we do not know enough and grasp the laws completely. β
Natasha was completely unable to accept this fatalistic law of cause and effect: "But everyone's mind is unpredictable. β
"No, from the perspective of the illusion department, everyone's personality is affected by the surrounding environment, that is to say, the character is determined by many factors, and the determined character, plus all the other factors when making the decision, the unpredictable human heart will actually give a doomed answer, Your Majesty the Queen, when you make a battle plan, don't you guess the opponent's reaction based on his personality and past style? Is it true that the more you know, the more accurate this guess of reaction will be?" Samantha said in a light voice.
Natasha nodded, but shook her head, not knowing how to refute it.
Samantha showed a rare proud and slightly sentimental expression: "Every arcanist in the astral system will be proud that he can see fate, and he will also be sad that fate cannot be changed, this is cruel and cold, but it is a fact, there is a cause and effect, everything has been decided by the past." β
The discussion of fate ended quietly, and Natasha was silent, and it was not until after leaving the Alinge Magic Tower that she held Lucian's hand, looked at the starry sky and said, "Lucian, do you believe that fate is doomed and cannot be changed at all?"
This feeling is so uncomfortable and desperate!
"I don't believe it. Lucien replied with a smile, after unlocking the seal from the Soul Library, he was already looking through and learning the knowledge of quantum mechanics.
Natasha didn't expect Lucien to answer so crisply and firmly, she turned her head to look at him in amazement, and then said with a smile: "Me too, I believe that we can change our fate in a limited way, hehe, I should have known your answer a long time ago, that fighting soul that has not changed since the beginning of the "Symphony of Destiny", this is what I appreciate and like you the most." β
"Hey, initiative. Lucien whispered, and then looked solemnly at the starry sky in Natasha's slightly puzzled gaze:
"The law of cause and effect must die!"
Because we need to live!(To be continued......)
PS: PS: The prototype of "Tanos Demon" is "Laplace Demon".
PS2: The last sentence is "The law of cause and effect must die, because physics needs to live".
It's the middle of the month, and the 4,000-word chapter asks for a monthly ticket~