Chapter 39: The Six Holy Lands (Part II)
Without giving Constantine much time to digest the contents, Laplace pointed his finger at the floating islands on the fourth orbit of the magic projection and continued to explain to him.
Floating Island No. 4 is small in size, with a crown-shaped appearance, and the magic emblem is in the form of an open book with a quill in it, and all sorts of strange letters, runes, and patterns on the pages.
Seeing this very bookish logo, Constantine subconsciously connected to Newton, Copernicus, Maxwell and others he had seen in the Royal Academy.
He even had a hunch that if nothing else, Ora would most likely be on this floating island.
"That place is called the Crown of Mysteries. Laplace said.
Under Laplace's narration, Constantine learned about the historical origin of the "Crown of Mysteries", and as expected.
The "Crown of Mysteries" is a highly scholarly intellectual community, founded by scholars of the Middle Ages, whose leaders are revered as "Great Sages".
Compared to organizations with a long history, such as the Alchemy Altar and the Elemental Heart, the system of the "Crown of Mysteries" is relatively loose, and it is more like an open academy.
"The members of the Crown of Mysteries are scholars who are recognized as knowledgeable in various planes, or professionals with in-depth research in a particular field, and the Crown of Mysteries is more focused on purely academic theoretical research than other sacred places. Laplace touched his chin, "It's a... Interesting place. ”
Constantine silently complained that it was either a genius like Euler who could mentally calculate calculus, or a monster like Newton or Leibniz who could do magic algebra proofs for hours on end, and he didn't find it interesting.
With his "painful experience" at the Royal Academy of Magic, Constantine, as an extreme pragmatist, kept a respectful attitude towards these academic things.
"And the fifth layer of floating islands, above which is the [Immortal Throne]. Laplace reached for the point of the floating island on the fifth level of track, above which hung the white throne-shaped sigil. "Younas you met was originally a member of the [Elemental Heart], but because of his fascination with dark magic, he turned to the [Immortal Throne] halfway. ”
"What's that place?"
"In secular terms, what lives there is a group of heretical magicians, wizards, and warlocks, who delve into almost all of the forbidden areas of the wizarding world, such as necromancy, living alchemy, and the like,
Constantine wasn't very familiar with the dark magic realm, but he also knew very well that these chilling-sounding names alone would be enough for these mages of the Immortal Throne to be burned at the stake dozens of times in the Church Inquisition.
It's a heresy camp anyway!
Constantine was speechless today more than in previous years combined, and he could only sigh once again, the City of Dawn deserves to be a place where genius and wonder shine together, and the World Tree Council is really broad-minded and tolerant.
Thinking that Faust was able to bring these terrible and arrogant creatures together and live in harmony under the same roof a thousand years ago, he couldn't help but feel endless admiration for the seemingly omnipotent ancestor again.
"The master of the Immortal Throne, known as the 'Hades', has been recognized as the most dangerous dark mage of his time. ”
Laplace said lightly, "The content of the [Immortal Throne] research involves too many dark magic domains, and because of the different concepts, the relationship with the [Elemental Heart], which claims to be an orthodox magical organization, has been very stiff for hundreds of years. ”
Constantine was keenly aware of the tone in which Laplace, as the lord of the Tower of Stars, did not seem to have a good impression of either of these holy places.
"What about the last floating island?" Constantine's gaze fell on the last floating island.
The floating island floated alone on the top of the main peak of Daybreaker, looking proud, and unlike other sacred sites, it was the only floating island without any markings.
"The name of the last floating island is called the Doomsday Arena, and its owner is called the 'Sword Bearer'. ”
Laplace said slowly. "As for the specific situation of the arena, you don't need to know it now, but you will know it later. ”
Constantine was very curious, but did not ask more.
"The above are the six organizations of the City of Daybreak, also known as the Six Holy Lands, each of which has its own duties and authority, and must not interfere with each other. ”
Laplace waved his hand and turned off the projection model, "And the one who lives above the six holy places is the World Tree Council, and the members of the council are not only the lords of the six holy places, but also a few powerful beings, known as guardians. ”
"Guardians?"
"They have a high level of authority within the City of Daybreak, and their status is above us Holy Land Masters, and they can meddle in any matter related to the Council. ”
Laplace said bluntly, "However, Guardians rarely stay in the City of Daybreak, most of the time in other planes, and their mission is completely secret, you don't have to ask me, because I don't know." ”
Constantine secretly wrote down this information, imprinted it firmly in his mind, then raised his head and asked seriously, "Master, I want to know, how did the World Tree Council come into being?"
Hearing this, Laplace said solemnly, "A thousand years ago, countless sages from various planes gathered together to form a council and create the Six Holy Lands, just to achieve a great purpose. ”
"For what purpose?"
"In search of the legendary World Tree. Laplace looked up at the starry sky beyond the glass dome and said leisurely. "The thing that has been lost for eons of years since Ragnarok. ”
Constantine subconsciously clenched the fate pocket watch under his robe, "What's that?"
"I think you know better than everyone else, don't you?" Laplace still smiled, but his gaze became sharper as he stared at the boy's hand.
Constantine's heart tightened slightly.
But then, Laplace showed his usual generous smile, "Don't worry about anything, as long as you don't tell yourself, no one will reveal your secret." ”
With a slight wave of his hand, Laplace released a wisp of magical power, and the light of the crystal plate flickered on the central platform.
Above the heads of the two of them, the scene reflected in the glass dome had changed from a twilight cloud to an endless starry sky.
"Is this also a projection?" said Constantine, looking up at the glass cover above his head.
"What you see is the closest constellation to our continent, and after your realm reaches the Great Magus, after you have a preliminary understanding of the laws of the plane, your spiritual power will be able to continue to extend until you reach the depths of the plane."
"And after you break through to the legend, your spiritual power will be able to break through the crystal wall system of the entire plane, come to a wider space, and perceive more stars. ”
Constantine nodded, "So, master, I want to know now, how am I going to practice, specifically, how am I going to become stronger?"
This is his primary concern at the moment.
In Constantine's eyes, any magical knowledge only has meaning if it is transformed into a power that he can truly touch.
Laplace seemed to understand the young man's urgency, and he said calmly: "Don't worry, your talent is beyond doubt, what you need at the moment is just to accumulate and wait, only by reaching the realm of a magister and comprehending the true meaning of astrology, your blue star field can exert enough power." ”
Listening to Laplace's words, Constantine quickly drew his attention, and the old man's words touched on the issue to which he was most important.
The "Azure Star Domain" is Constantine's biggest killer weapon at present, and it has played an incredible role in the face of the dragon of the Dragon Hall and the brilliance.
The star field is composed of energy from thousands of stars, and the problem is that the number of stars he can control is still too small, and in order to increase the size and power of his star field, he must improve his knowledge of astrology as soon as possible.
"First of all, before you start practicing, please tell me, what is astrology?" Laplace asked him suddenly.
"Astrology is a school of magic that studies the structure, nature, and movement of stars. Constantine recalled what he had learned during his time at the Royal Academy of Magic, and said with careful consideration. "A small number of astrologers believe that the change in the relative position of the stars is related to the fate of mankind, but there is no evidence to show this. ”
"Yes, the astrologers of the early Middle Ages, concerned about their own fate and related their fate to the stars in the sky, and thus began to observe the stars, record the changes in the positions of the stars, and accumulate the most primitive data. ”
"It wasn't until later, with the advent of the Elven Age, that more and more magicians realized the complexity of fate, and the use of astral bodies to study fate became nonsense, and astrology became the most unpopular branch of the magic system, with almost no practical value, at least, you can't be like an elemental mage, you can rub a fireball out anytime and anywhere, and for a long time, astrologers were not even regarded as magicians for a time, and were ridiculed by countless spellcasters, which still exists today. ”
Laplace sighed. "Only a handful of people can still look up at the stars with the firm belief that they can read the truth of all things from it. ”
Constantine nodded, a wistful expression on his face, but inwardly he disagreed, and in his opinion, the marginalization of astrology, which lacked practical value, was a matter of course.
Magicians are also human beings, and human beings have to eat, except for those who are well fed, who has the energy and time to study these ethereal things?
However, the various materials and data accumulated during the development of astrology opened up new space for other magic, such as the rise of arcane, and after tens of thousands of years, in the middle of the Middle Ages, astrology was reborn, thanks to some highly gifted astrologers who stumbled upon the existence of the main planet of fate. ”
Laplace stared at Constantine, "You can see my Lord of Destiny, right?"
Constantine was stunned for a moment, and then there seemed to be a little more light in his eyes.
Under Laplace's gaze, Constantine's pupils gradually dyed a touch of blue, and flowing starlight was faintly visible in them.
A blue star "appeared" above the old astrologer's head, and countless light or dark lines surrounded the main star of destiny like streamers, and in the distance where those unknown lines extended, shrouded in mist, slowly rising and falling under the starlight, it seemed incomparably mysterious and profound.
In the mist of stars, countless scenes can be seen faintly or faintly, and there seem to be endless secrets hidden inside, representing infinite possibilities.
Looking at Constantine's deepening eyes, Laplace nodded secretly.
It was such a great talent that even a legendary astrologer secretly sighed in his heart, and he had the impression that he had achieved this step by himself after the age of forty-nine.
And Constantine is not yet twenty years old.
"Well, I can see that. Constantine stretched out his finger and gestured in the air, his eyes a little dazed, "But what do they represent?"