Chapter 22: Curiosity II
Of course, there can't be a small world in the mage tower, and the teleportation spell can't be done quietly, so there is only one possibility: it's an illusion. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
She had learned many ways to dispel illusions, but she didn't dare to use any of them rashly. Roy hesitated, wondering if the master of the mage tower had set up this illusion to test himself, or simply because he didn't want visitors to see what the tower really looked likeβmaybe it was for secrecy, maybe it was just too messy and too lazy to clean up.
Not far from the lake, there was a tree with a large and dense canopy, and under the tree was a round table and two chairs, which were obviously out of place with their surroundings, but strangely unobtrusive. A tall, thin old man with two broad white eyebrows sat at the tableβhe was dressed in a special robe that symbolized his status as a professor at the Imperial High School of Magic, sipping a steaming drink in one hand and reading the magic book on his knee with the other.
With just a staff studded with crystals, the old man can meet all the imagination of the public about a "mage". Chloe didn't belong to the general public, she knew more mages than the average person had ever heard of, but none of them dressed like that. It's a humorous thing - this mage who looks like a mage at first glance is actually an outlier among mages.
"Come here, girl. He spoke: "Watch your feet." β
In the middle of the grass is a cobblestone path that you can follow to reach the table without touching anything in the house. Roy breathed a sigh of relief and walked cautiously to the other side.
"Sit down. β
"Thank you, teacher. β
"It's a coincidence that you've come here, and my experiment has just come to an end, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stop even if I wanted to see you. O'Hill smiled at her casually, "How's that, do you have any thoughts on my lab." β
"Amazing, I can feel the presence of a cool breeze, I can smell the smell of the environment, and I can ......" She looked at the other party suspiciously: "Except for reason telling me that this is unreal, I don't see any flaws, you are also fake." β
Oshier let out a hearty laugh: "Don't worry, I'm real." Sit down first, you can't see the flaws, one is because the strength is not strong enough, and the other is because you are walking along the set path...... I'm using the dumbest method, you feel the cool breeze because the temperature is regulated and the air is actually moving, you can smell the smell because I created it through the circle, you can sit down because there is a chair there. β
"Stupid way?"
"This is an illusion, I did not interfere with your spirit in any way, but confused your five senses with truth and falsehood. In this way, you will never see any flaws, because the body does receive the information that it should receive...... But as long as you cast a spell, even a few more steps off the path, or touch the weeds on the ground, it will break itself. β
The academy has been out for the summer, O'Hill doesn't need to go to class, and he has a lot of fun talking to people after a few days: "And the powerful spiritual spell goes to the other extreme, it doesn't need any external help, creating a false world in the spirit, and the human body does not receive any information, but is forced to have an illusion." As long as the spell is not broken, it will be difficult to get out of it, even if the person in it realizes that something is wrong. β
Chloe didn't understand what the other party wanted to say, so she could only answer first: "But the spirit spell itself is not easy to cast, and the affected person can still break free from control with the help of others, but this illusion inspired by the magic text prepared in advance can work on everyone in it, and it will not consume your magic power." β
"That's right, there are two ways to create illusions, one for the body and the other for the mind, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Theoretically, they work best together...... However, it is a pity that no matter how perfect the illusion created by the magic text is, it is inseparable from the assistance of spiritual magic, and the reverse is not. I've seen a powerful female mage who can even ...... with just one look."
Oshier suddenly stopped, rubbed his temples, and looked up at Roy suspiciously: "Wait, your surname is Forster, what is the relationship between Ms. Raven and you?"
"It's my mother. β
"Ah, look at me......" The old mage patted his head, "I'm a mess in terms of relationships, and so far I have had little impression of you, except for your surname Foster, and the fact that you're about to be my student." Your mother is undoubtedly the most powerful mage I've ever seen, and you're her daughter, so why do you want to go to the academy like any other child?"
"My mother is good at using magic, but that doesn't mean she has the same level of knowledge about magic, and there's no guarantee that she'll be a good teacher, just as just because magic is a big disadvantage in creating illusions doesn't mean it's a bad subject. I was not satisfied with 'being able to use magic', I also wanted to understand the nature of magic and how it works, and magic was a very important side subject of magic, and it was an area that I had to understand deeply. β
"Understand the nature of magic and how it works?" Oshiel raised his eyebrows, "It's not easy to learn magic well, and if you dig deeper, you'll be confused for a lifetime." You're a girl, why do you know so much?"
"What is a girl supposed to do? Dress herself up and wait like an animal for some powerful mate to find her and reproduce with him?"
"No, no, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything sexist. Oshier has lived for decades, and has dealt with more female mages than Loy has ever seen, so he naturally knows how to change the subject: "I want to say that you are now at a critical stage in your life: the right amount of knowledge frees you from ignorance, your mind is flexible and clear, and you are more judgmental about everything in this world and your own thoughts. However, if you study something, even if you end up achieving something with a small success or even reaching the level of 'being learned', the waste of youth is not counted for the time being, and the rigidity of thinking caused by excessive knowledge is the biggest side effect. By that time, you will have gone from a beautiful girl who is smart and likable to a knowledgeable but uninteresting female mage. β
"It's not my goal in life to be likeable, teacher, you are on this path, do you regret the choice you made at this time?" said Roy unwaveringly, "and I don't think you can be equated with erudition and uninteresting, at least it is interesting to talk to you." β
"Haha, I'm starting to like you. With a clever blow, the wrinkles on O'Shir's face unfurled. Closing the book, he placed it on the table along with the cup in his hand: "If I were fifty years younger, maybe I would have fallen in love with you at first sight...... But to be honest, when I saw a girl like you fifty years ago, I didn't even have the courage to come up and talk. I can now talk and laugh with you calmly, partly because I am at a higher level in my relationship with you, and partly because I have no idea of a pretty girl. β
"If I had met you on the road fifty years ago, I would have not looked at you much, but now I respect and admire you. Beauty is only temporary, but knowledge is eternal. β
"Haha, my poor self-esteem has been hit. I agree that knowledge is eternal, but beauty does not conflict with it, when it comes to knowledge...... You just said at the door that you got Finn's notes, is it the original, or is it a copy?"
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