Chapter 64: First, Let There Be Light
"The so-called runes are the transcription of the aether to the voice of the world. β
Abraham wrote on the blackboard and said in a solemn voice: "In all the legends and myths of the present time, the beginning of human history must be the same thing, and that is the birth of language. β
"The Asgardians believe that it was their ancestor Odin who hung himself upside down on the Tree of Truth and offered his soul as a sacrifice to exchange the original language, the 'Rune Script', to the world.
In Sumerian mythology, Prometheus the Wise helped mankind steal the secret of the gods, 'language', and humanity rose to prominence, but Prometheus sank into hell, forever immersed in the pain caused by the wrath of the gods.
It is not difficult to see that language is the foundation of all civilization and the root of all power.
It is with sound and language that humans can communicate with each other and musicians can control the ether.
The Holy Book of the Order says: Man fell from the Garden of Eden to the earth because of his own mistakes. When they lose their original language, they lose all their power.
According to the sacred scriptures, the first human beings spoke the voice of the world, a language that was as gentle as singing and had incredible power......"
Abraham looked back at Ye Qingxuan: "Can you think of anything about this?"
Ye Qingxuan was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized:
"Musician?"
"That's right. β
Abraham nodded, and his eyes sparkled, "If my research is correct, before the Dark Ages, before humanity was dethroned from the sky, everyone had the power of a musician. β
"Celestials. Bai Xi muttered in a low voice.
In front of the blackboard, Abraham became excited about his research. Almost dancing with his hands, he couldn't see the original woodenness and silence at all."
"I've been researching the history of musicians and the aether, interpreting previous documents, and if I succeed, I might be able to dispel the fog of the 'Dark Ages' and restore musicians to what they are.
Where did humanity come from?Is there Eden in the sky?Why did we fall to the earth?and...... Why do natural disasters occur?"
Ye Qingxuan was already dumbfounded, and beside him, Charles patted him on the shoulder: "The teacher will enter a state of excitement as soon as he talks about his research, just smile...... Here's a plate of Gwent, uh, no, let's get a banana!"
β......β
β...... According to my research, the first words were 'runes'. β
In front of the blackboard, Abraham finally got to the point: "All research, in the final analysis, is to restore the original 'sound of the world' by constantly discovering runes, so as to return to the Great Source." β
When he said this, Bai Xi had already fallen asleep on the table......
"Ahem. β
Abraham finally came back to his senses and coughed twice in embarrassment: "Today's first lesson will start with the teaching of basic runes. β
Ye Qingxuan hurriedly sat up straight.
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"The first lesson is one of the simplest runes, 'light'. β
Abraham picked up the chalk and wrote a complex and clear intricate pattern on the blackboard, then marked it with nine syllables next to it: "It is the most basic and widely used element rune, which can form many effects."
Not only is the foundation of the school of Psalms, but it also occupies a very important place in other schools. As far as I know, there are more than thirty ways to apply it.
Let's start with the most common 'dancing light' effect. β
As he spoke, Abraham led his students to recite the basic syllables next to them. However, Ye Qingxuan had a vague bad premonition.
Fifteen minutes later, his unsettling premonition was confirmed. Just as he began to chant at the notebook, the syllables were correct, the runes were correct, and he understood the truth, but he didn't know why......
- He just can't learn!
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In the silent room, Bai Xi's fingertips lit up with a dazzling light. The light the size of a glass bead swirled around her fingertips, releasing a blinding glow that was sometimes strong and sometimes weak.
Although according to the principle, this effect can at most form a light source of similar strength as a candle, and there is no reason to reach the level of blindness, but looking at her relaxed and calm appearance, she has completely mastered it.
"Teacher, isn't that so?"
She played with the ball of light on her finger and poked it twice, watching it flicker and flicker. She skimmed Ye Qingxuan, who was petrified next to her, and her eyes became happy:
"Cousin, you look so envious. Don't feel inferior, it's not that you're slow learners, it's just that I'm a special genius......"
Ye Qingxuan curled his fingers expressionlessly and knocked a chestnut on her forehead.
"Oh, junior sister, you're a pretty fast learner. β
On the side, Charles took off the ball of light from his fingertips with a look of amazement, and looked at it curiously: "This brightness is just blinding." It's a little worse than I was back then, but it's barely qualified!"
Ye Qingxuan petrified again, and Xia Er actually took away the effect created by others using runes casually, and he began to suspect that he hadn't woken up from his dream......
"Ah, this is 'co-key', a technique used by high-end musicians to work together. Charles looked proud: "Envy? It's useless to be envious!"
"Charles. β
Abraham pointed to the corner of the wall with an expressionless face, so Shardon couldn't laugh anymore, obediently returned the ball of light to the sluggish Bai Xi, and then ran to the corner of the wall to continue the book.
In front of the blackboard, Ye Qingxuan almost clubbed his face on the blackboard, but he still couldn't figure it out:
"What the hell is going on?"
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He closed his eyes, sensed the aether, and chanted the syllables again, and the aether converged, wrapping around his fingertips, colliding with each other, condensing into crystals of nothingness, and the last bit of light brewed from them, about to spread......
But in the next moment, the whole structure lost control, and under the internal repulsive force, it fell apart.
Almost.
It's always a little bit off!
Ye Qingxuan hammered on the table with some frustration and sighed. It's like this every time, every time it's almost successful, but it's always a little bit worse in the control of the syllables. Obviously, it did exactly what the book says, but there was no way to succeed at all.
"How did you do that?"
He looked at Bai Xi with some helplessness.
"It feels, it's very simple, it's easy to do by feeling. β
"What the hell is it by feeling?" Ye Qingxuan was confused.
"It's just going to follow the feeling, it's obviously very simple!"
β...... You said it so easily, I almost believed it. Obviously, I read it like you. β
"It's not the same. β
Abraham shook his head: "There are no two people in the world who can have the same voice, even if the timbre is imitated to the extreme, but your heart sound is different from hers, and it is not a good thing to blindly imitate it." What's more, the same rune is not the same way we chant it from Dongfang and Tianzhu.
Don't blindly imitate other people's voices, focus on the spirit, everyone has everyone's frequency. β
He paused, and uttered the familiar words of the boy: "The sound is only the appearance, what matters is the communication between the will and the ether. β
Ye Qingxuan thought about it carefully, and felt as if he understood something, and his mind settled down slightly.
He reminisced about the night of communication between himself and the aether, and closed his eyes to sense the brilliant and rippling faint points of light around him.
In the midst of his senses, flickering points of light called the aether floated irregularly, in all directions.
In the sensing area, the aether continued to converge not far away, throwing itself into the halo that seemed to be like a whirlpool. In the induction, the aethers rubbed against each other, releasing a fiery glow that looked like the sun shining in a dark world.
That's aether induction.
It was the rune cast by Bai Xi.
"I seem to vaguely understand something. β
He slowly opened his eyes, stretched out his finger to the front, and whispered, "Although the principle is complicated, it is actually like the operation of a machine, right?"
Communicate with the right syllables and get the right results. If the result is wrong, it is because of the difference in syllables. Although I can't grasp the ethereal 'feeling', at least I have some experience, and I should be able to succeed this time. β
The boy chanted syllables, his eyes fixed on his fingertips.
First of all, there must be light. β
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In the silence, only the young man's muttered voice was low.
In a calm consciousness, the power of nothingness outlines a faint outline. Runes took shape in his mind, guiding him to chant syllables.
In the faint sound, a faint ray of light converged from the void and wrapped around the fingers.
The dim light was like a candle in the wind, ready to go out at any moment, but each time it struggled to come back.
In the end, the weak light finally converged into a ring at the boy's fingertips. The ring of light rippled, and finally formed a ball of light of uneven density. It was the result of the aether's lack of control, and the orb of light seemed to be barely strong, as if it was going to collapse on its own in the next moment.
But Ye Qingxuan laughed.
"Finally there is light. He sighed softly.
Beside him, Charles didn't know when he came running, and with a breath, the light from the young man's fingertips collapsed and disappeared in an instant.
"It's such a weak light. β
Charles shook his head, looked at Abraham's unhappy face, and was suddenly shocked: "Teacher, don't be angry first, I understand what the problem is!"
Abraham sighed: "Now that you know, you can speak well and act as a brother." Looking at you like this, I always think that you will be beaten by people when you go out at night in the future......"
"Oh, teacher, how can you say that, I'm just a little handsome. β
Xia Er laughed unashamedly, moved a chair and sat down, and patted Ye Qingxuan's shoulder: "Don't be sad, Bai Xi's talent is already stronger than you don't know how many times." It's a matter of course that you're slower than her.
Besides, I learned a basic rune in half an hour, although I only learned it, and it is still far from the level of application, but it can be regarded as a genius when placed outside. β
β...... I'm sorry, but are you complimenting me? I don't feel it at all. β
"Of course, when an ordinary apprentice is learning runes, even if they are guided by a teacher, or even put into a high-density aether environment, it is natural that they spend a whole day not finding the slightest 'feeling'. β
Hearing Xia Er say this, Ye Qingxuan remembered the ten days of hard training in the past without results, and suddenly couldn't help sighing: "I understand this, I can simply empathize." β
"So, now you know what's wrong, right?βit's just the feeling!"
"Feelings?"
"Yes, it feels!"