The billowing smoke seemed to hide out the sun, and the pungent smell slightly obscured the choking smell of blood. Medea looked at the ruins in front of her, the broken cross in front of the ruins was lonely in the dirt, and there were still a little mottled blood stains on it, which made it even more desolate.

There is no doubt that this is a cathedral that was completely burned down, and judging by the scale of the ruins alone, this cathedral must have been magnificent and imposing before it burned down.

"This is the seventh church we've come to, Teacher. Medea said to Levi beside her.

Levi nodded, and he cautiously walked into the ruins and searched for a while, "There are no living people. "The church has been burned down for some time, and even if there were survivors, it wouldn't be able to survive." ”

Medea frowned, "It's too ruthless." ”

"yes. Levi sat down on a large rock in a rough dress, "After passing through so many destroyed cathedrals, not a single living person was found, either they were all killed or captured." ”

He thumped his knee, "People are old, they really can't walk." ”

Medea stood beside him, surveying the devastation around her, her eyes full of unbearable. Her body shook for no apparent reason, as if she were cold.

"I'm scared, teacher, I'm scared. She whispered.

She looked at Levi, wondering if she was asking him or herself, "Are we really doing the right thing?"

Levi stopped thumping his legs, "Medea, you didn't ask such a question before, you only cheered that you could study magic without constraints. ”

Medea lowered her head, "I let the teacher down. ”

"Disappointed? No! I'm relieved. Levi laughed, "I'm glad you've become like this." ”

He stood up, looked at Medea, who was already taller than himself, and sighed, "Mage, mage, we are first and foremost human beings, not puppets who can only study magic, and we are not a cold machine that can only recite spells. ”

"Medea, you worried me before, isn't the so-called Pupil of Truth just a cold thing?"

"You're more human now, and that's good. Medea, you have to remember that although we have extraordinary powers, we are neither demons nor gods, but only human beings. ”

"If you can only live alone in this world, even if you have the most powerful power and know all the truths of everything in this world, there is no taste in living. ”

"This is the truth I have learned in the black prison for so many years. ”

"As for the Holy Church. Levi also looked at this huge pile of ruins, and the confusion in his eyes gradually turned into firmness, "It's not just you, Medea, I've also been confused and scared, but I don't regret making this decision." ”

"The future of humanity rests on magic!" is a belief I've believed in for so many years. ”

"I don't know what they're afraid of, but I know we can't afford to be like this. Levi pointed to the large field behind the church.

At this time, it was the time of the farm, there was not even a little human figure on the ridge, it was extremely deserted, and occasionally from the surrounding farmhouses came the sound of "moo" of the ploughing ox, but the sound was very sparse.

These are some of the most common rural scenes in the kingdom of St. Teresa, and they have seen them many times along the way.

"Medea, do you see that the land in the kingdom is scarce, or is it barren?" he asked.

Medea shook her head, "Compared to the West, there is a lot more land here. ”

"Is there so much population in the kingdom that there is no land to plant?"

"The population is not too much, but too little, and the combined population along the way may not be more than half of Shenghui City. ”

"If the fields are abundant and the population is scarce, why are all the people we see starved to death?" asked Levi.

"Aren't the nobles so greedy and harsh that they're driving the peasants to a dead end?", Medea asked rhetorically.

"There are indeed reasons for this, but I have a thought: if the grain in this land is increased tenfold, won't everyone be fed and the world will be peaceful?"

"How is this possible?", Medea subconsciously retorted.

"It's not impossible, I've worked with elves and know that they have a magical magic that makes plants grow quickly. ”

"For example, a big tree has to go through ten years of cold and heat to grow, but under the ripening of elven magic, it only takes a few days for a small sapling to grow into a towering tree. ”

"That's the magic of magic. ”

"For example, if you want to reclaim farmland now, you mainly rely on manpower, ploughing cattle, and in some places, you can use water wheels. But after all, this is inefficient and extremely tiring, but if there is a universal magic that can complete all the work of plowing the land, sowing seeds, cultivating the soil, etc., in a very short time, can't you free up manpower and devote it to more important work?"

"And the fact that the Pope bought iron horses from the dwarves to transport food, you must have heard about it. When I learned about this, the first thought that came to me was: if those bulky machines made by dwarves can do such things that are beyond imagination and far beyond human power, why can't magic?"

The more Levi spoke, the more excited he became, his untidy snow-white beard shaking in the wind, as if nodding in agreement with what he said. He talked a lot, only to realize that he didn't care about Medea beside him, and he said with a little apology: "I'm sorry, Medea, my idea may be too novel, you can't accept it for a while." ”

"Nope. Medea smiled and shook her head, "Your thoughts are very similar to those of someone I know, who has often told me before: magic should not just be a tool for killing, it should be used for the benefit of mankind." ”

He also said that the study of magic has completely deviated from the path, and that too many mages are obsessed with the study of the nature of the elements and forget to explore the application of magic in human daily life. ”

"Magic will eventually change humanity and even the world. She said it in a mimetic tone, and she laughed out loud when she finished speaking.

"Magic will eventually change humanity and even the world. Levi thought thoughtfully, a little surprised: this was the truth he had come up with after being imprisoned in the black prison for so many years.

Is there still a mage in this world who thinks like this, and even coincides with himself?