Chapter 296: Ancient Magic
"Is this a threat?"
"No," the boy immediately denied, "this is a sincere request...... It was a student's prayer and plea to Mr. ...... I know you have a way. β
The gentleman was silent for a moment: "Actually, I think your choice after becoming a cat is wiser...... That little white cat is a perfect match for you. β
The young wizard blushed.
"Sir, these are two different things!" his voice was a little out of control, and the swaying soul fluctuations blew at the books on the shelves, rolling up a few pages, and a cloud of dust: "I'm a wizard!"
"Perhaps. The old man chuckled, as if mocking the young man's flustered choice of measure words, and as if remembering the young man's fresh and strong desire.
After a pause, the gentleman asked softly, "Do you know that she turned into a tree?"
He's talking about Elena.
Zheng Qing remembered the last picture he saw before he lost control, and his heart sank. The soul fluctuations that had stirred a few seconds ago suddenly froze in the air, and the entire bookstore seemed to sink into jelly.
"You must have a way. The boy's voice was a little dry, and he replied stubbornly.
"For example?" Mr. sat in a high-backed chair behind the desk, his elbows propped up on the table, his fingers crossed, and his chin propped up, looking at the young wizard for a long time, with a hint of curiosity in his eyesβas if he couldn't understand where the inexplicable confidence in the young wizard's heart came from.
"You have surpassed the level of ancient wizards!" Zheng Qing said with the greatest confidence in his heart.
"The world also needs to work according to certain rules. The gentleman was noncommittal, and looked beyond the translucent spirit of the student to the steaming red clay teapot on the iron stove.
"You must have a lot of magic magic!" The boy seemed to sense the silent urgency in the air, and panicked to speed up his speech: "For example, you can drive away the god of death, and you can reverse cause and effect...... You can refine a new body for her!"
"Death is not so terrible," Mr. said, in a rare agreement with his student, but he corrected one of the inaccuracies: "The only problem is that Ms. Jones is not dead." She is now somewhere between life and death. Much more subtle than your state of being. It's not that she's given a new body and she's fine. β
"You can turn back time!" the young wizard finally couldn't help it and shouted, "Just like the last time you helped Councilor Su, you can turn the hand of the pocket watch back a few times!"
The gentleman raised an eyebrow.
"It sounds like you don't understand enough of what I'm saying in the blanks. The gentleman sighed slightly: "I know that the pressure of the soul has always made you mentally fragile, but you should learn to be stronger...... The forbidden spell is the power to break the rules, and although you didn't really guide the forbidden spell to come today, the explosion in that secret realm is also a powerful magic that is infinitely close to the forbidden spell. β
"This means that the rules of the uncharted world have been challenged. β
"The bad thing is that that little world was originally born because I went back in time last time and caused the space to fold. The rules of the small world, especially the rules of time, are inherently fragile. β
"They can't afford to go back in time again. It's like a thin piece of white paper, which is crumpled into a ball and then unfolded, the fibers in the white paper have been broken, and if you knead it again, you don't need to unfold it, and the white paper will be torn apart. ββ
"The chaotic underlying rules and fragile spatial structure can no longer withstand the power of turning back time. β
"The end of the brutality may wipe out that area completely...... Only a long time can repair this damage. That's why the Wizarding Alliance is so restrictive about the use of high-level spells in this world. β
Zheng Qing floated in mid-air without a trace, his mind a little messy.
He had a strong sense of powerlessness.
A few wisps of pearl-colored mist crept out of the red mud teapot and wrapped around the young wizard's spirit's ankle, slowly dragging him towards the pot.
Boys do whatever they want.
The gentleman frowned slightly.
Life realignment is a very delicate form of magic, and the wizard who performs it requires a high level of cultivation, and the life that receives it also requires a strong will. If you let the boy enter the teapot so groggy, maybe it will really be a tea soup with a strong taste.
"You want to save her?" Mr. finally spoke, pressing the pause button just as the young wizard was about to be dragged into the teapot.
The boy's eyes lit up suddenly.
He nodded vigorously.
"It's going to be hard in the future. β
"I can try. β
"Do you know what Ms. Jones did?" Mr. explained, not continuing to test the young wizard's determination, "She made a deal. β
"She made a deal with an ancient moon god from another world. At the cost of serving as a vessel for the return of the moon god, he invited the moon god to come down and expel the Satogua in the secret realm at that time. β
"It's a very risky, very risky plan. β
But it was the only thing she could do at the time. β
"I admire Ms. Jones' determination and bravery. This is a precious quality that only young wizards possess. β
Originally, her soul would have been completely consumed by the moon god who had descended, but luckily, when the moon god came, Satogua happened to spit out a large mass of clean spirits, which was a real surprise compared to the weak souls who had signed the contract. It's like a landlord on the way to collect rent, raining down a bag of gold coins from the sky. β
"It's impossible not to pick up nature. But after picking it up, the bag of gold became a burden for the 'landlord', and he had to waste more time digesting the windfall...... This gave Elena a little time. β
"Luckily, in that short time difference, you exploded...... Of course, this is not a good thing for you. But for Elena, it's crucial. For it means that the moon god cannot fulfill his covenant. β
"So......" The young wizard's face suddenly showed a look of excitement.
"No, she is not free from the fate of being become. The gentleman shook his head regretfully: "It's just that compared to her complete extinction, her current state is slightly better." Do you know 'Frank Ran'? It is a kind of two-headed snake that is a specialty of Changshan, one body and two souls, you have me, I have you......"
At this point, the gentleman's voice stopped abruptly.
He looked at the young wizard, his gaze becoming serious:
"To save her, you need to save yourself first. As far as I know, there may be an ancient magic that can help Ms. Jones get out of this situation, but it will require signing a contract. Ms. Jones's current state doesn't allow her to sign the deed, and if you can't sign the deed, then I can't do it......"
Before the words fell, the young public-funded student didn't say a word, turned around, and threw himself straight into the hot teapot.
The milky white fire jumped twice, steaming a pearly mist.