Chapter 41: Discussion of Secret Techniques

Now the people from the Angry Waves City Government Hall should be outside the Oulu Academy!

Luke pretended to be reading a book carefully, but his mind was thinking about the location of the Imperial agents and sheriffs who were chasing him.

Room 36 was very quiet inside, and the gloomy atmosphere was unconsciously increasing.

It's coming!

"Elf, you seem to be interested in this book."

A voice appeared in the background.

Luke turned around and saw a ghost floating behind him. He was a middle-aged man with chestnut curly hair with a sense of vicissitudes, wearing an old-fashioned Oulu mage robe, and his body was gray and translucent.

"Are you...... The author of this book, Master Rowell Felix? I have seen a picture of you in the Hall of Honour of the Oulu Academy, you are one of the founders of the modern Oulu Academy, and your Introduction to Alchemy is still a must-read for all sorcery scholars.

It's just that I didn't expect to see you in this way.

My name is Clear Sky and I'm an arcane amateur. ”

Following the strategy to successfully attract Rowell Felix, Luke continues to follow the process to push the plot.

"I've been watching you for a while." Felix floated to Luke's side: "Your addiction to occult arts makes me can't help but show up to warn you. Originating from ancient rituals, the occult art is a technique that unleashes mysterious powers.

Those who study occult arts are easily influenced by mystical powers, and once they become addicted to them, they lose themselves and sink into darkness and abyss.

The Oulu Academy has learned a hard lesson. Although the academy does not explicitly prohibit the study of secret arts, if you look at this, you will know that Oulu Academy is very rejecting secret arts. ”

Luke closed the book in his hand and asked Felix, "Professor Felix...... I've read your book, but I still don't understand whether curses are arcane or arcane? ”

When it comes to academics, Felix forgets the purpose of his appearance.

"I wrote on the title page, 'These are two very interesting questions!' In fact, the answer has already been made. The boundaries of scholarship are blurred, and there is a great deal of overlap between different academics. It's just an interesting question and doesn't need to have an exact answer.

And this book was written when I was researching arcane art in the early days, and now mainstream scholarship should be inclined to classify arcane art as curse art.

Academic classification has nothing to do with academics and does not need to draw clear boundaries. ”

"Thank you, professor, for answering my questions. I have one more question...... Mystic is the release of mystical energy, and mystical energy comes in many forms, both positive and negative.

But why do you say that studying secret arts leads to a sinking into the abyss of darkness?

And I've studied a lot of cases where arcane techniques have failed, as you said...... Those who study occult arts always uncontrollably shift the direction of research to the dark side. ”

Felix replied, "No matter what energy, its attributes are neutral, and it is people who make it drift.

Human nature, to be exact.

The occult has little theoretical basis, and it relies heavily on the experience of the occultist. Everyone has their own understanding of the occult arts, and it is decided that there is no standard unit of measurement that everyone recognizes for the occult arts.

As a result, it is difficult for arcane artists to communicate academically, and arcane magicians are prone to mental illness when they are completely immersed in their own world.

As a result, mystical artists tend to choose very dark and closed places for their laboratories. With such a psychology and such an environment, it is easy to develop the study of occult arts to the dark side.

I think you're in a state where you just became curious about the occult arts.

Get rid of it in time before it devours you, is my advice to you. Once the Academy finds out that you are researching secret arts, it will have a very bad effect on you. ”

"Thank you for your advice, Professor Felix."

Luke thanked Felix, but thought to himself: why haven't those people come yet! I obviously came to the library with a swagger, and even went out of my way to greet the people I met on the way.

It's impossible for an Imperial agent not to be found!

Fortunately, just as Luke was about to ask another question to contain Felix, there was finally the sound of hurried footsteps outside.

There are a lot of people.

Felix heard the voice as well.

"What happened? Why do so many people come to the library? They seem to be coming this way. ”

Luke said worriedly, "Professor Felix, if they find out I'm here, will they expel me from the Oulu Academy?" ”

The footsteps are getting closer!

Felix said to Luke, "I'll take you somewhere. Wait until they're gone before sending you out, and don't mention me and that place to anyone. ”

"I promise I won't say it."

A portal opens in the library, and Felix floats inside.

Luke followed in.

The moment the portal closed, a sheriff walked up to the door. He looked warily at the dusty library and searched the next room.

With a flicker of light, Luke made his way to another library.

The library is closed on all sides, with no doors, no windows, and no exits in sight.

The books on the shelves are very messy, and some of them are directly spilled on the ground, which shows how panicked the people who transferred the books in the first place.

Felix walked cautiously, even though he was a spirit, still afraid of destroying the books.

At the same time, he reminded Luke: "The books here are more than 100 years old, be careful not to break them."

When the people outside leave, I'll send you out. ”

Luke looked at the names of the books on the shelves and asked, "These books are all related to arcane arts, and they ...... They should have all been destroyed.

Professor Felix, did you move them here and hide them? ”

Felix replied with emotion: "Yes...... The Dean ordered the destruction of these books related to occult arts, but what does the crime they committed have to do with these books, Victor?

Energy is neutral, and so is knowledge. These are the crystallization of nearly a hundred years of research in our Department of Arcane Arts, and they should not be destroyed because of some people who have gone astray.

So we forged a batch of secret books and sent them to be destroyed, and opened up a space to store the results of these studies.

We hope that one day the Department of Occult Arts will be re-established and the study of the Occult will resume under supervision. But that disaster hurt Oulu Academy too much, and no one wants to open a scar again.

Esoteric art has become a taboo here. ”

Experiencing this plot in person and pushing the plot in the game are two completely different feelings.

Looking at this room full of books, one can imagine how much the occult department of the Oulu Academy spent on the study of occult arts, and you can also see how much they paid to keep these collections.

But Luke hasn't forgotten what he's here for.

"The Book of Calamity must be here, too."

Hearing the title of the book, Felix, who was originally a phantom, instantly froze.

He looked at Luke warily.

"You know the Book of Calamity! You deliberately asked me to take you into this secret room! ”