I could borrow books from the library, but the plants and minerals that contained divine powers were so expensive that I only bought a little bit and spent them all. ”

Philip looked at Afubi's little concept speechlessly, eldest sister, those are precious materials that can be directly made into magic weapons, and they are not cabbage, you can buy so many and open a laboratory.

But his own woman, even if she vomited blood, she had to keep it, not to mention that Miss Afu took the initiative to ask him for money and things for the first time.

Especially when he learned that Afu was studying runes in order to help him, Philip was even more moved.

If it weren't for the fact that the time and place were not suitable, he really wanted to correct this lovely girl on the spot, and it seemed quite exciting to fight in the field.

"My silly girl, who would buy so many divine materials in the academy at one time, or buy nothing.

Forget it, it's considered to be a contribution to the academy.

In the future, when you go to Peter's firm, you will place an order, and I will ask him to gather the best materials for you.

Hearing you say that, I also became a little interested, and I will come back every weekend to study with you in the future. ”

Ave gave Philip a big white eye, and expressed satisfaction with his knowledge, perhaps because she had just played too much, she actually felt a little hungry, so the two of them walked out of the grove hand in hand.

Arthur, who was guarding outside the grove, drooped his ears and looked listless, and when he saw Philip, he seemed to see a savior, and ran over to complain.

This thing is hopelessly stupid, and a guy who never knows where he is right in the food chain is not worthy of sympathy.

Just kidding, it's strange that Philip can be on his side, kicking Arthur in the hind leg as if venting, and then complimenting Natalie a few times, in exchange for a snort from the unicorn girl.

And the people who were hiding not far away and peeping here, looking at the hands of the two people holding each other tightly, wailed, especially those professional cadets of the priesthood, who were still glaring at Philip with angry eyes.

By the way, unlike the cadets of the knight major, these guys all have formal positions and come here to further their studies just to get a faster chance of promotion.

In other words, the threshold for a Templar is much higher than that for a Priest.

Philip guessed that they must have cursed themselves in their hearts at the moment, because he would have done the same.

The two of them had a sumptuous meal of Twin Continent cuisine, refilled Miss Afu's purse with gold and blue cards, bought her a bag made of purple crocodile dragon skin, and Philip, who had successfully turned himself into a poor egg, returned to the dormitory of the Knight's Branch with satisfaction.

It was only then that Paul, who had been with him, gave him a thumbs up and expressed his admiration.

Philip's actions have set a benchmark, rich, willing to spend, handsome, and most importantly, physically resistant to beatings, which is the core rule of the Wardsman Empire.

With a cup of fragrant milk tea, Philip opened the book that Afu recommended to him.

Rune Appreciation and Foundational Theory, by Kane Meyer, 499 (Second Revised Edition).

Well, this is a textbook that has been around for more than 500 years, which shows how obscure and difficult the subject is.

At the very least, such a high-end course is not available in the Knights' Branches, and their weapons and equipment have the shadow of these runes everywhere, but as a combat professional, they just enjoy the results, and don't have to spend a lot of time on useless research.

Moreover, with the heads of the vast majority of students, a basic application of divine power is enough to hollow out their small brains.

But recently, Philip's grades in various disciplines have been good, even the basic knowledge and practical application of divine mechanics, after he opened the spiritual membrane, his ultra-keen sensing ability also made his progress rapid, and also made Miss Anna angry.

So even if it's to have a little common language with the girl you love, it's good to read it.

However, when he finished drinking the second cup of milk tea, he found that this subject was not so obscure, at least he was fascinated by it.

But he soon realized that this was because he, like Aph, could see the living runes in the most intuitive way and from the most intuitive angles.

That's right, the so-called runes are those dense but complicated spirit patterns on his spirit core, or the rune text is a part of the refinement and summary from the spirit patterns.

So far, there have been more than 2,000 runes drawn, of which the first-level runes account for more than ninety and a half of them, and the second-level and third-level runes together do not exceed 100.

Those first-level runes can find similarities in his spirit pattern, maybe just a circle, or a pattern composed of a few straight lines, but these are not of much significance, just like the strokes of Chinese characters, if they are not combined, they are useless.

Those second-level and third-level runes are slightly more complicated, with a group of eight first-level runes forming a second-level rune, and eight second-level runes can form a third-level rune.

In addition, there are several second- and third-level runes that exist separately and have nothing to do with the first-level basic runes.

According to the description in this book, the first-level runes that have been parsed so far only account for one-third of the theoretical total, and the research and application of second- and third-level runes is only a small step forward.

A poor person may not be able to parse a brand-new third-level rune that should actually be meaningful in his lifetime.

The first-level runes are just parts, the second-level runes can cause a weak sense of divine power, the third-level runes have application value, and so on.

As for whether there are fourth-level runes, there is no mention of them in this book, but Philip feels that the result is obvious.

At the very least, he had seen with his own eyes the mysterious patterns on the standard armor of the Knights of the Templars, which were dozens of times more complex than the most complex third-level rune mentioned in the book.

He still felt a little unbelievable, it stands to reason that such a secret involving the origin could be so easily printed into a book and sold in a bookstore.

But he has a habit of reading, that is, he always reads through quickly the first time, then recites and understands the second time, and answers questions the third time.

After three times, the essence of a book has been mastered, and the rest is just to pick up the missing parts.

As he quickly read through it, it quickly dawned on him that this was only a castrated version, and the purpose was only to attract those who were interested in the subject, and those runes that really had the core meaning must have been erased from it, otherwise why would the second revised version say that.

Eight low-level runes form a high-level rune, and this value may be related to the octahedron of the spirit core, but the specific relationship is not introduced in the book at all, after all, the mystery of the spirit core is only in the upper echelons of the temple as an unpassed secret for the time being.

But this raises several new questions.

For example, the two planes of his blue spirit core, which are still shiny, vividly tell him that the key to awakening ability is still the spirit pattern or rune combination on these two planes, so where is the meaning of the runes in other planes.

Is it for beauty?

After all, the runes that determine a person's life of old age, sickness and death, beauty and ugliness have been predestined from the moment the life forms an embryo, and not everyone is as rebellious as Philip.

However, this is not right, several of the ability nodes of his green spirit core awakening are located in four different planes, which seems to be somewhat contrary to the conclusion of the former.

Moreover, with the huge resources and abilities of the temple, there are also so-called divine stones or holy stones, just like the irregular stone tablet that he was assessed when he entered the school, why has hundreds or even thousands of years passed, and there is still no breakthrough in this field.

It seems that there are other secrets hidden here, which seems to indicate that Miss Afu's impulsive behavior out of concern will eventually end in failure.

Alas, I have to coax at that time, should I buy another bag, or buy another bag?

Either way, a pleasant date and a leisurely reading put him in a good mood.

It wasn't until he closed the book that he realized that three hours had passed, and that it was already dark outside.

Touching his hungry stomach, Philip looked at the gilded characters on the book, and suddenly felt that he really had a little interest in this subject.

Even if he has a very smart brain in his life and learns everything quickly, and even more so after awakening, it is the first time that he has really become interested in learning in a certain field.

In the living room on the first floor, Alie was sitting on a sofa, carefully combing his hair with a comb made of unicorn bones.

If he doesn't take care of his messy hair, I'm afraid it will form a clump in two days.

I have to say that this is one of the few positive changes brought by civilized city life to this kid from the mountains, that is, smelly beauty, not taking a hot bath every day, taking care of the satin-like hair, and feeling uncomfortable.

Smoking and drinking, Alie has already knew, and now there is only a perm left, but I believe it will not be far away.

As a result, he was startled by the sudden appearance of Philip, and the comb in his hand almost fell to the wooden floor, so he bared his teeth at Philip, who smiled strangely at him.

Alie knew that his sister Afu didn't like to see Philip very well recently, although he didn't explain the specific reason to him, but in Alie's heart, his sister couldn't make mistakes, so the question of who it was was already obvious.

Of course, he also knew that the two of them seemed to be reconciled again during the day today, and he felt that the adult world was really complicated, and he was hesitating whether he should show a kind attitude, but he was touched by Philip on the golden retriever on his head that had not yet dried up.

As a result, the spacious first-floor living room became a battlefield, and in the end, with Paul's intervention, both of them avoided the end of the next day's blue nose and swollen face, but the furniture in the dormitory looked like it was going to be replaced.

"The price of a cheap hand is the cost of money. This is Paul's only comment on the matter.

In short, this day was not only a day of shame for Philip, but also a day of bankruptcy.