Ronald had a long conversation with the mage he happened to meet.

According to the caster named Hoken, he was actually the last stargazing mage left in Lachemont.

While most of his former companions have resigned from their positions and left the city, Horken believes that the role of a stargazing mage is more than just the study of spells.

Human observation and recording of the starry sky.

It is also a very important part of the things that make up civilization.

As an isolated island isolated from the ocean, [Lachemont] can be said to occupy a very convenient and excellent condition for the observation and study of celestial phenomena in specific weather.

Hocken did not want these accounts to be abandoned with the collapse of the city.

Therefore, he chose to stay here to continue his work, and kept the other scroll materials in a safe place, hoping to preserve the knowledge that had accumulated over countless years in this way.

As the conversation continued, Ronald did genuinely marvel at the work of these mages.

In the past Dark Ages, there was no shortage of characters who were full of exploration among the holders of the original texts with powerful spells. Some of them tried to break free from the constraints of the earth and explore the bright stars in the sky.

It's a pity that the results are not very optimistic.

As Ronald had heard, even if these spellcasters successfully escaped from the ground, they had to stop there when they came to the cosmic environment, where the distance at the level of astronomical units and the extremely harsh living environment made them have to stop there.

In the end, the actual exploration of the stars can only become a distant dream for them.

However, under such circumstances, many people began to devote themselves to theoretical research.

With the help of some of the information that has been successfully deciphered, the stargazing mages are beginning to have a grand understanding of the universe. It was not until the onset of war that the work was suspended.

……

Time flies by in the night.

Ronald stood on the lookout until a gust of sea breeze came to remind him that it was not too early, and then he suddenly realized that he had been disturbing the other party for a long time.

This stargazing mage was originally working.

Ronald decided to leave in his heart, but before parting, he finally asked a question curiously:

"By the way, do you know the original text of the Almagest?"

"The Almagest?" The Stargazer Mage obviously didn't expect to hear this word from Ronald's mouth, he frowned slightly, and then his tone changed to be different from before, "I do know that this original book should have been used by a powerful original book holder among our enemies in that great war. ”

"Ronald, have you met someone from this school somewhere else?"

Ronald nodded first, shook his head again, and then neatly summoned the original text of "Almagest" from his hand:

"That's right—I once met an enemy and defeated him, and the original text came from them."

"Although I haven't fully mastered the spells in it yet, judging from the specific performance of some spells, it should have a strong relationship with elements such as stars."

“……”

The moment Ronald took out the original tome, the stargazing mage was already stunned.

He looked at Ronald's book of Astronomy fixedly, his expression a little incredulous, but then gradually turned into relief and a mixed smile.

"So this guy didn't die in that war......"

Whispering a sigh of emotion, Hoken looked up at Ronald:

"Mr. Ronald, you have accomplished an amazing deed."

"The former owner of this original book was a very difficult person to deal with in that war. It was only near the end of the war that this guy disappeared into the main battlefield along with his original text. And we always thought he was dead at that time, or simply sealed in prison. ”

"I didn't expect this guy to be planted in your hands!"

Hoken had apparently been misinterpreting the situation, and he even thought that Ronald had personally killed one of the original book holders of this era before obtaining the Almagest.

And such a misunderstanding.

Ronald didn't plan to explain his origin to the other party, so he passed with a sloppy eye:

"The spells provided by this original book are indeed powerful, but the spell materials required are very limited, and I can only say that I am lucky to be able to defeat his master."

"You're so modest!" Naturally, Hoken didn't believe Ronald's statement at all, and the stargazing mage said more seriously, "In the original war, many of our comrades were defeated by that terrible enemy, and this is definitely not an enemy that can be won by luck!" ”

“……”

Hoken in front of him opened his mouth like this, and of course Ronald couldn't continue to be modest.

He thought about it for a moment and decided to divert the conversation a bit:

"By the way, Mr. Horken, seeing that you are so familiar with this original text, could it be that you have seen its power with your own eyes in the first place?"

The stargazing mage nodded, his expression revealing a bit of recollection:

"Yes, I did join the fray at that time. And the previous holders of this original canon...... Whether it's the terrifying manipulation ability that affects the entire battlefield, or the complete art that can manipulate people's hearts. I was really impressed by the power of this original book. ”

The art of manipulating people's hearts......

Hearing the stargazing mage's story, Ronald was stunned.

He had used the Almagesta of Astronomy against his enemies before, and he could feel that most of these abilities were actually spells born based on astronomical knowledge. As a result, in the end, the perfection technique of this original book actually left the essence of the stars, and instead turned its head and ran towards manipulating people's hearts?

Soon, though, Ronald realized why.

Because if you think about it, this result is reasonable.

It's like the complete technique of the "Divine Comedy", [the end of human reason], is a spell guided by the core concept of its creation.

The Astronomical Almagest, a book built around the knowledge of the celestial bodies, is essentially a source text that maintains the erroneous doctrine of geocentrism. It is true that the art of perfection is born from this idea, and it is not a problem to have the ability to limit people's thoughts.

……

And just like that, the fruitful conversation between Ronald and the stargazing mage came to an end.

Yir, who happened to be tinkering with the telescope next to him, was also a little tired of playing at the moment.

So this guy took the initiative to come over and grab Ronald's cuffs, and then pouted in the direction of the castle:

"Boss, let's move on."

"Didn't you say before, let's go in and see more interesting things?"

Seeing Il's movements, the stargazer smiled and picked up the pen and paper he had put aside to continue recording his work.

"In that case, then you should hurry up and leave."

"It's time for me to get back to work......"