Chapter 43: The Blending of Wisdom
As for the magic of soul singers, André finally had a general understanding under the careful science popularization of the druid master.
People with strong and emotional hearts can convey some vague or strong wishes to intelligent beings who cannot understand language through their songs. Among those who possessed this strange ability were known as god worshippers, tribal shamans, and bards, and it is said that the first interracial communication in Garandia relied on the songs of these forerunners.
It's really in response to the saying in another world - music knows no borders.
Of course, this ability is not limited to singing, but the form of song, which is mixed with art and contagion, seems to be the most able to penetrate into the hearts of listeners and convey the goodwill and wishes in the song to each other.
The ability of the higher druids to communicate with beasts and even trees - Wild Whispers is another manifestation of the "soul singer". The children of nature, who have been inspired by the search for balance, are able to communicate with wild creatures in whispers that outsiders cannot understand. Or they may not be called "singers", but they also have the ability to express their wishes with their hearts.
Elven Ranger has similar abilities, but this ability is usually only able to deal with their immortal, shadowy animal companions in this life. Unlike Andrew's working dogs, the Ranger's animal companions are not pets, they are as important as siblings.
As a half-elf who is close to five hundred years old, Alex's age is not young in Thornleaf Village. It's just that the half of his magical bloodline from his unknown father makes him seem much younger than the middle-aged elves who are about the same age as him. As a brilliant ranger, Alex is inferior to his teacher Quinn in his youth, with only a baptism of brutal war and an animal companion who lives and dies together.
Some people believe that Alex's failure to find a partner with his soul has something to do with his impure elven blood. The Half-Elven Ranger's teacher and Grand Druid Marthrion dismissed this as nonsense. He has never found a partner with whom he has a heart, just because he has not yet encountered the opportunity to open his heart. This may have something to do with the early death of the half-elf mother and the character developed by the lonely childhood life. Alex's lineage has indirectly had an impact on his life. You must know that in Garlandia, it is not only elves who can become "rangers", but also orcs and mortals who follow the way of nature all their lives.
After watching Andre tame the coyotes throughout the process, Marcerion felt that perhaps the approach of the Children of the Abyss would be more suitable for Alex, who was a little withdrawn but very strong and upright at heart. Even if he didn't say it himself, the elder druid knew that the half-elves had always had a grudge against their father's bloodline. Being able to get some alien "wisdom" from Andrarui, a child of the abyss like no other, may be an important opportunity to change Alex's life.
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"Shadowing" is a technique of using shadow magic developed by Alex alone, and perhaps in the process, the half-elves have referred to many things that others do not know. But just when it comes to using dark magic, there is definitely no one in Thorn Leaf Village who can teach him directly. Shadow magic, something that seemed alien to the elven village, Alex could only get some glimpse of the truth from some of the elders' descriptions of the war.
But even so, Alex, who was naturally intelligent, still relied on his own efforts to master a lot of shadow spells. Although he was only a half-elf, the gap between him and the Children of the Abyss was more than a half-star in terms of bloodline advantage alone. However, as a ranger who is accustomed to walking alone, the long life of the half-elf for 500 years has made him have a gap in the use of dark magic that is difficult for the children of the abyss to catch up with in a short period of time.
"Shadowing" is the most representative of Alex's skills.
The foundation of this transcendent skill first requires the caster to learn to control the "manifestation" of shadow magic. Manifestation, as it is, a technique that transforms the magic of shadows into real shadows. In the case of flames, for example, stable flame magic is like gunpowder that has been safely stored, and the process of turning gunpowder into "sparks" is the "manifestation" of flame magic.
Unlike fire, the Shadow Mana manifestation technique doesn't actually do any real damage. Instead, the surging dark magic itself is capable of inflicting varying degrees of damage on flesh and blood. Therefore, it can be said that the transformation process of fire and flame is as simple as the transformation of fire magic into high temperature is as simple as water always flowing downward. The transformation of shadow magic into real shadow is more like the use of water buoyancy, siphon principle and the like.
Although it can't directly hurt people, the role of "shadowing" in some situations makes Andre attach great importance to it. With the help of favorable terrain and blind spots, the Half-Elves are able to hide themselves in the shadows under their control. Although it can't be compared to some magical abilities such as invisibility, Alex's vast experience and sophisticated methods are enough that many people who are not far from him can detect his existence with the naked eye.
This is the proper use of materialized shadows, hiding oneself in the shadows in order to fool the eyes of others.
Mastering the Shadow of Essence is not difficult for Andre, for the children of the abyss, who has a natural bloodline, it is as simple as a young swan learning to swim and fly one day, all it takes is the right opportunity.
But mastering the real shadow is not the same as mastering the special skill of "shadowing", there is a shadow in the middle of the open area in broad daylight, even if you can't see what is inside, as long as the IQ is online, anyone will feel that there must be a problem.
Of course, if you can master the ability to remotely manipulate the real shadow, this can also be a flexible means of harassing the enemy. It's just that for now, Andre probably needs a long time of practice and his own personal experience to really master this kind of practical skill similar to the trick.
The half-elves taught their knowledge to the children of the abyss, though not quite what Marserien had envisioned. But Alex learned something special from Andre.
Alex, who grew up in the Shattered Sky Mountains, has long since reached the point of hiding himself in the shadows under the jungle. This is the achievement that the half-elf has achieved by practicing it as a "game" for many years since mastering this ability. With the exception of some beasts with a keen sense of smell, the dormant skills mastered by Shadow and Ranger allow the Half-Elves to fool the sights and ears of most creatures in the forest.
As a beginner, the Children of the Abyss are naturally not on par with the seasoned Half-Elf Ranger in this regard, but he makes a proposal that Alex finds very interesting.
"Dyeing your clothes in dark green, light green, yellow-green and other blocky colors will definitely make it easier for you to hide in the jungle. ”
Andrei's discretionary tone concealed his unknown confidence. Camouflage was nothing new in the world's warfare, and this practice of only seeking practicality and ignoring aesthetics to a certain extent had piqued the interest of the Half-Elf Ranger almost as soon as it was proposed by the Children of the Abyss.
Familiar with the art of visual deception, the Ranger is already vaguely aware that even if he fails to master the ability of Shadowing, the special costume described by André can still give the wearer an effect similar to Shadow in the jungle.
Tasting Andrari's sour and appetizing pickles, Alex looked at André in front of him, who was naturally no match for Andrari's son of the abyss in those aspects that the ranger was good at. But in some other realms, His Highness's mental acumen could almost be said to be matched by the elder Marserien in the five hundred years of half-elf life.
The wisdom of the Druid Elder is based on his rich life experience of nearly a thousand years, and the wisdom of the Children of the Abyss comes from his unknown world where all kinds of information are exploding!
The half-elves vaguely understood the thoughts of the Druid Elders, and the leader of Andrari was indeed a very interesting man, a young wise man with a heart full of all kinds of whimsical ideas.