Chapter 346: Affection (I)
Why is it forbidden to write about special knowledge about magic, perhaps because people are afraid that such knowledge will fall into the wrong hands.
Of course, there has always been an apprenticeship system to ensure that special knowledge is passed on to those who have been trained and judged to be worthy of passing it on.
While such an attempt seems to allow people to avoid the unscrupulous sorcerers of the Esoteric Cult, it also ignores the fact that magic does not originate from this special knowledge.
People's preference for certain magic is either innate or desperately scarce.
For example, the well-known arcane magic magic is closely related to the blood relationship of the royal Zhanyuan family, although it may also appear in the "barbarian children" whose ancestors were inland or outlanders.
Those trained in arcane sorcery can read the minds of others and can see them no matter how far away;
And those who are proficient in arcane spells are more able to influence the thoughts of others, and even talk to them.
This is a very good weapon for war command and information gathering.
An even older form of magic is the now-neglected "source of intelligence".
Few people admit that they have the talent to perform this magic, so it is often assumed that the inhabitants of the next valley or those who live on the other side of the distant mountains are proficient in it.
Fihrin suspected that it had been the innate magic of the ancient hunters, not the immigrants, and that it was unique to those who believed they were related to the beasts of the forest.
It is said that the source of intelligence gives people the ability to speak the language of beasts, and those who overdo it become the beasts they control.
But maybe it's just a legend.
There's also a spell called "Witchcraft", but Filin has never been able to determine the origin of the name.
These proven or still questionable spells include palmistry, water reading, the interpretation of crystal reflections, and the magic of predicting the future.
Another unknown type of magic produces a variety of physical effects such as concealment, levitation, and life-giving to otherwise inanimate objects.
All of these magics, from the widow's son's flying chair to the North Wind Magic Tablecloth, are ancient legends, and as far as Filin knows, no one claims to have the ability to perform them.
Perhaps they are nothing more than legends of the inhabitants of ancient times, or they may be mythical or near-mythical creatures such as dragons, giants, spirits, aliens, and legends of all sorts of strange powers.
Filmin paused for a moment to clean Film's pen. Film's handwriting went from cobweb-like to chaotic misty on the rough paper.
Filmin wouldn't write them down on good parchment, just because the time had not come, and he wasn't sure if he should write them down.
Filmin asked himself: Why is this being written, and wouldn't it be better if this knowledge could be passed on by word of mouth to those who are qualified to pass it on?
Maybe it is, maybe it isn't.
This knowledge, which people take for granted, may be a mystery to future generations.
Literature on magic is scarce. Filming struggled to find clues to his knowledge through a patchwork of information, stray references, and casual hints, but that was the end of it.
Filmin always wanted to write down the relevant information collected in the past few years and stored in his mind;
Filmin will write down his experiences and the knowledge he has gained by finding out the truth. Perhaps, in this way, Filmin can provide answers to other fools like Filmin who are suffering from the inner magic war.
However, when Filmin sat down to write, he hesitated.
What qualifications does Fei Lin have to insist on disobeying the intelligence of his ancestors? Fei Lin should tell the story of how people with intellectual origins expand their abilities or let themselves be restrained by animals?
Or should we elaborate on the training required to become a user of arcane spells?
Fei Lin has never possessed witchcraft and legendary magic, so what power does Fei Lin have to fix the secrets he excavates to a piece of paper like a multitude of butterfly and leaf specimens for study?
Filin tried to think about what to do with this kind of unwarranted knowledge, and wondered what he had gained from it.
Power, wealth, or women's love?
Fei Lin couldn't help but laugh at himself, because the arcane spells and the origin of intelligence didn't let Fei Lin get these.
Even if there were, Filmin had no intention or ambition to take it for himself.
Power. Filmin never wanted to get it because he liked power. Sometimes when Filmin is imprisoned, or when those close to Filmin are persecuted by profit-seeking, abusers of power, Filmin longs for power.
Wealth - Filmin never thought about it seriously.
Ever since Filin, the illegitimate grandson, swore to King Creek, he would always make sure that all of Filin's needs were met.
Filmin was well-fed, educated, had simple and fashionable clothes, had enough pocket money to spend, and growing up in Fort Bucks gave him more wealth than most boys.
Film's horse soot loves Filmin in its own gentle way, and the hound's big nose is loyal to Filmin to death, and a puppy's fanatical love for Filmin may cost him his life.
Therefore, Fei Lin did not dare to think about the price he had to pay for love.
Growing up with intrigue and a string of secrets, Filmin is always so lonely and isolated that he can't trust anyone completely.
Fihrin was unable to follow the court clerk Philensmann, and although he constantly praised him for his neat handwriting and perfect illustrations, he was unable to reveal his apprenticeship as a royal Assassin.
Filmin also couldn't tell Film's diplomatic strategy and Assassin master Etro how he survived the brutal atrocities of the arcane magician Galen.
He didn't dare to speak openly about Film's interest in the ancient beast magic "intellectual origin", because those who used it would invite depravity and corruption.
Can't even tell Ariana. Ariana is a treasure and a true refuge.
She has nothing to do with Film's daily life, not just because she is a woman, although the gender difference remains a mystery to Film.
Filmin grew up almost in a pile of men, not only did he lose both parents, but none of his blood relatives publicly recognized Filmin.
Borges, the rude steward of the stables, was the right-hand man of Filin's father and took care of Filin during his childhood, while the groom and the guards accompanied Filin every day.
At that time, there were female guards, although there were not as many as they are now.
But like their male counterparts, female guards are also required to perform their duties, and they have to take care of their own lives and families when they are not on guard duty, so the film cannot take up their time.
Filmin had no biological mother, sisters, or aunts, and no woman had ever treated Filmin with their characteristic tenderness.
Ariana is the only exception.
She was a year or two older than Film, and grew like a tiny branch breaking through a gap in a cobblestone.
Neither her father's usual drunkenness and cruelty, nor the superficial work a child had to do to whitewash the peace, could break her.
When Filmin first meets her, she is as wild and alert as a newborn fox, and the street kids call her Ariana Flowerface.
She often bears the scars of being whipped by her father, but no matter how violent he is, she still takes care of him.
Even when she hobbled home to bed with her drunken father, she had to endure his whining and harsh rebukes.
When he awoke, he never regretted the drunkenness and harsh accusations of the previous night, but only cursed more severely.
For example, why is there no one to clean the candle shop and no one to spread fresh herbs on the floor?
Why didn't she take care of the honeycomb, which was almost out of honey to sell, and why did she let the stove burn out in the butter pan?
Filin had watched this scene in silence too many times, but he never understood it.
However, Ariana still grew up in hardship. She bloomed like a flower, and suddenly became a woman one summer, and her shrewdness and femininity awe-inspiring Film.
When people looked at each other, Filin's tongue froze in her mouth like leather, and she couldn't speak, but Filin didn't think she knew anything about it.
Even though she had magic, arcane spells, or intellectual origins, when people's hands were inadvertently touched, Filin's heart still throbbed, and when she smiled, Filin still felt an unspeakable embarrassment.
Should Filin record the sparkle of her hair fluttering in the wind, or describe in detail how her eyes changed from dark amber to dark brown and the color of her long coat depending on her mood.
When Filin caught a glimpse of her crimson dress and red shawl in the crowd at the market, he suddenly forgot about the presence of the others.
It was a magic that Filmin had witnessed, and although Filmin might write it down, no one would be able to wield it as easily as she did.
How should Filmin pursue her? with the clumsy courtesy of a boy, like a nerd staring at the spinning plate of a theater troupe? She knew before Film, who loved her, even though Filmin was a few years younger than her.
She still lets Filin pursue her, not the other boys in town. She thinks of Filin as a clerk's handyman, a part-time assistant to the stables, and an errand runner in Fort Bucks.
She never suspected that Fei Lin was the illegitimate son of Prince Jean Yinhui, who could not inherit the throne, and that matter alone was a big secret.
She also knew nothing about Film's magic and other professions.
Maybe that's why Filin loves her.
That's why Filmin lost her.
Film's thoughts may sound strange, but his feelings for Ariana are indeed unquestionable.
If magic became his entry into the arts, assassination became his eventual occupation.
Then Ariana is a goddess who cannot be blasphemed for him, and only by being careful will she not attract the disgust or even disgust of the other party.
But this approach not only did not get Ariana's favor, but made this young girl have an unobjective evaluation of him.