Chapter Forty-Seven: The Great Wizard
"The benevolent are not worried. β
"A virtuous person has a clear conscience. β
"Colmar doesn't feel upset about smashing a trickster's dreams, doesn't feel guilty about experimenting with a trickster, or feels guilty about teaching sacrificial magic. β
"Neither will I...... Like the world beneath our feet, my state of mind doesn't fluctuate in any way because I have just destroyed hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of souls. β
"It's not cold-blooded, it's not perverted. β
"Because we have higher ideals and beliefs. β
"This is very important. β
"Walking on the path of magic, you will see more and more cruel, paranoid, and subversive things. You'll have more and more options to choose from. Many times, this choice is a dilemma. How to make the right choice is more important than teaching you a powerful spell. β
"If you want to be a truly benevolent person, do it with a clear conscience. This is not only a matter of good behavior, but also a matter of openness. β
"The mind is open, and the demons of the heart retreat, and the sacred heart is prepared. β
Mr. earnestly taught, Zheng Qing bowed down to comprehend, and wrote it all down in a small notebook. The verdant quills have never been so cheerful as to drink ink.
After a long time, Zheng Qing's wrist was sore, and he finally recorded all the words of Mr., sighed with satisfaction, and put away the quill in his hand.
The gentleman has been very patient and waited for him to take notes.
"That's pretty much all for today's lesson. The gentleman took the young wizard through the empty world and said slowly, "Is there anything else you want to ask?" β
Zheng Qing quickly flipped through the notebook in his hand, and quickly noticed a problem he had marked earlier.
"There is one. He raised his hand, hesitated for half a second, and finally asked his confusion according to the record in the notebook: "I don't know if it's an illusion...... When I was at Gini Cottage before, I always felt that in that hall, Colmar seemed to be a little ...... Well, it's kind of 'big'. It's big in the popular sense. β
It seems that he feels that his explanation is a little stupid, but because he really can't find the right adjective, the boy deliberately opens his arms and indicates the size.
This action made him look a little more stupid.
The gentleman couldn't help but smileβa smile that unexpectedly showed a bit of satisfaction.
"Very good, very good. He nodded approvingly: "Very keen...... Even most of the registered wizards in the school have a hard time noticing this subtle difference...... To put it simply, this is the result of the combined effect of the great wizard's 'momentum' and 'realm' in an ordinary environment. β
Zheng Qing hissed a small sigh.
It's just that 'simply speaking' is so awkward, and if it is complicated to explain, isn't it another philosophy of magic?
Although he complained in his heart, he quickly re-grasped the quill and flipped the notebook to a blank page.
The gentleman glanced at it, and raised his hand to stop the young wizard's actions:
"It's a little extracurricular knowledge, you don't need to take notes, you just need to know. β
"I don't know if you have considered the origin of the names of several realms of wizards - for example, registered wizards, the reason why they are called registered wizards is because wizards of this rank will be officially registered in the wizarding alliance and receive special protection, so that they will not be snatched away by dark wizards like tricksters in the North District to conduct experiments; β
"And the reason why the great wizard is called 'big' is not only because his magic and knowledge surpass that of ordinary wizards, and he can be called a 'master', but also because after the wizard reaches this realm, he needs to condense his true body. β
"The true body of the wizard is very large, so he is called the 'Great Wizard'. β
The explanation was concise and to the point, which was an eye-opener for Zheng Qing - he had never realized that the word 'big' in the Great Wizard actually contained the most basic meaning.
At the same time, the young student remembered some of the beings that Mr. had previously introduced.
He glanced up at the starry skyβbecause it was in the deepest part of the new world, and the starry sky was not reflected here, so as far as Zheng Qing could see, it was dark and darkβZheng Qing clearly remembered that Mr. had said that the outer gods were a group of beings whose 'self-concept' was infinitely inflated and could not be contained by the world, and eventually had to flee to the starry sky.
From this point of view, there seems to be some conceptual overlap between the Outer Gods and the Great Wizard.
But Sir also said that the outer gods are essentially a group of beings beyond legend.
The boy shook his head vigorously, feeling a little dizzy.
The gentleman smiled.
"Yes, so are the outer gods. He stretched out his finger and clicked a few times in the void, and a starry sky suddenly appeared in the originally deep sky:
"The 'concept of existence' of the outer gods is also very large, but unlike the great wizards or legendary wizards, the outer gods cannot control their own size, they are surrounded by the Tao rhyme, and any wizard who randomly observes or understands them will be polluted by this Tao rhyme and become a part of their 'Tao'. β
"Be able to control the flow of your own Dao rhyme...... Control your own size to be a real great wizard. β
Hearing this, an inexplicable thought suddenly appeared in Zheng Qing's mind.
When he turns into a black cat, he can also change his size at will, and the 'power' of the black cat will increase or decrease depending on the size of the black cat.
"You're right. Sir could easily understand the young wizard's thoughts, and said, "You broke the Mundell paradox when you used the Transfiguration Charm...... This is the influence that the seed of order brings to you...... Correspondingly, that seed will also give you certain traits of the Great Wizard, Legendary Wizard, or even the Ancient Wizard during the Normal Wizard stage...... But only features. β
"It's like a walker walking on the road. β
"Ordinary walkers only have a faint roadbed under their feet, but the road under your feet has been tamped with loess, paved with asphalt, and installed with street lights. As long as you follow the 'signs' honestly, you can go very far. β
The young student swallowed quietly.
For a moment, he felt that his chest was filled with a great sense of happiness, and his whole body wanted to float. But after looking up at those blinking 'stars', he immediately remembered that he was still coveted by the 'outer gods' and hungry demons who were doing subtraction, and the balloon in his chest was suddenly punctured by a few needles, and he ran away with a 'snort'.
"But there are robbers on my way...... There are also jackals, tigers and leopards passing by. The boy sighed.
With a straight face, the gentleman took out a ring ruler out of nowhere and knocked him on the head three times:
"Everyone who walks on the 'way' inevitably encounters robbers, tigers and leopards, and even pain, thirst, and hunger. Compared to the others, you are already lying on the carriage and moving forward. Lao Tzu said, 'There is no greater sin than desire, no greater misfortune than discontentment, and no greater guilt than desire.' Therefore, contentment is enough, and it is always sufficient'!"
Zheng Qing hugged his head and was taught.