Chapter 302: Classification of Mages
Seeing that everyone had accepted his statement, the dean continued to lecture: "First of all, before you want to learn magic, you must first understand the classification of mages, so that you can choose the path you want to take in the future. ”
"Mages can be roughly divided into two categories: ancient mages and modern mages, and there is another important branch, that is, alchemists. Alchemists are both ancient and modern, because they value external objects and the use of different materials. ”
The dean didn't have to prepare lesson plans or anything like that, and his understanding of the mage was far beyond what they could match.
"Ancient mages are the exploration period of mages, their research direction is human beings themselves, and they believe that the strength of human beings themselves is the most important, so their most important thing is to cultivate, use meditation to continuously strengthen their spirit, and then let themselves live more powerful spiritual power and magic, and then use this power to perform magic. ”
"For example, those who chant spells and use magic, and those who use pure spiritual power to cast spells, these are all ancient mages. Basically, ancient mages were elemental type mages except for spirit mages. There are also some special conjurers. ”
The dean continued: "Then a modern mage is a mage who pays more attention to combat effectiveness than cultivating himself. For example, rune mages, who construct their own spiritual power into runes, and then fuse them into special magic runes, can be said to be much more powerful than ancient mages, but because their spiritual power is bound, they have much fewer means. ”
"In addition, there are some formation mages who use magic runes and magic arrays, and some battle mages who use magic to strengthen themselves, which can be counted in this category. ”
"The main performance of modern mages is that they have strong combat effectiveness, stronger professionalism in learning knowledge, and faster formation speed. But it is much more difficult to climb to a higher level than the ancient mages. ”
One of the students below suddenly asked loudly, "What about the puppeteer, what is the most powerful puppeteer in our kingdom?"
The dean nodded slightly: "The puppeteer is a branch of the alchemist. As mentioned earlier, alchemists mainly develop foreign objects, and they used to specialize in enchantment and crafting magical items. Originally, the alchemist had little combat power, and mainly relied on potions and some magic items to fight, and was a kind of auxiliary mage. ”
"Later, the mages of our Rusyala Kingdom learned about the making of puppets in the outside world, so they continued to deepen their research and use puppets to form a strong combat power, which formed this profession. ”
"The disadvantage of the puppet is that the mage itself is not strong enough, and the body is fragile. The good thing is that as long as there are materials, the puppeteer can exert far more power than other mages. And the puppets can be passed down from generation to generation. ”
Another student stood up and asked, "So Dean, what is the classification of the very famous transformation mages and necromancers?"
At this moment, the dean, who had always been bland, frowned. Soon the dean relaxed: "Maybe someone has heard of the transformation mages of the Evil Forest, and the necromancers of the Death Plains. But what I want to say is that they are all sorcerers, and they are not orthodox mages, but some outer sects. ”
"Since someone asked, I'll talk about it. The so-called transformation mage is a mage who uses some magical beasts or other creatures or even dead things to transform himself, and they will transform themselves into outright monsters. ”
"In a short period of time, they can achieve a huge promotion, but such people will eventually die or become crazy due to the conflict of their various forces, and they are not valued by us. ”
"And those necromancers, they use the power of death from the underworld, this power is not ordinary magic, it has a great impact on themselves. A person who has been immersed in the magic of death for a long time will gradually be corrupted, his flesh and blood will dry up, and eventually become a living undead. ”
Many people below were trembling with fear, and many people didn't know the terrifying effect brought by these sorcerers. Seeing the people below like this, the dean flashed a smile with satisfaction.
What he didn't say was that sorcerers and necromancers were really quick to get started, and they gained a lot of power. Many people embark on such an evil path in pursuit of power. Fortunately, the nobles of the royal capital have not yet reached the point of giving up everything for power.
"You must know that the evil magician is wanted by the whole continent, and anyone who cultivates these evil arts, as long as they dare to come out, their fate will definitely not be very good. Therefore, don't think about this kind of thing. ”
The students nodded their heads repeatedly, it was not a good thing to be wanted by the whole continent. People who were originally more interested in transforming mages and necromancers no longer dare to continue to delve into this aspect of things.
"Dean, I've heard that those who believe in gods can also use spells, what kind of mage is this?"
The dean shook his head and said, "They are not mages at all, because the power they use is not their own, but comes from the gods they believe in. These people can be called sorcerers and sacrifices. ”
"So what's the difference between a sorcerer and a sacrifice? ”
The dean thought for a moment before he said, "Actually, there is still a difference between a sorcerer and a sacrifice. Magicians do not need any external preparations, they usually use their beliefs to worship the gods, and when they need it, they use their beliefs to guide the power of the gods to help themselves. The more devout the faith, the stronger the power that leads to it. ”
"But these people can't transcend, and without borrowing the power of the gods, they are just like ordinary people. However, with the power of the gods, they are able to possess many very strange abilities. ”
"As for the sacrifices, they usually believe in their own gods, but when they fight, they can't channel the power of the gods. What they need is to please their gods with some sacrificial items and then receive the blessings of the gods. ”
"They themselves have a certain amount of power, but this power is too advanced, and it is not cultivated by themselves, so it is very difficult to control. If you want to use it, you need to carry out some ritual sacrifices, and even, some require a certain amount of spell casting medium, which consumes a lot. But these sacrifices are very dangerous. ”
"Once, in the midst of a great war, a group of sacrifices sacrificed their lives, and as a result, a huge flame burned a city to the ground. That's the power of the sacrifices. The dean's eyes were also a little frightened.
There was a lot of discussion among the students below, and most of them had never even heard of this kind of sacrifice. This is equivalent to opening another door for them, allowing them to see a wider world.