Chapter 57: How to Use Clouds for Divination
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One is books, and the other is divination.
Books represent the known, the true, and the existence of wizards in this world.
Divination interprets the sorcerer's grasp of the mysterious unknown, the coveting of time, and the voyeurism of fate.
With the continuous development of magical civilization, wizards continue to use the known to erode the unknown, and began to use books to carry divination, striving to turn these reverence into respect and a part of daily life.
Even so, for most shamans, divination is still a mysterious and profound science.
On the title page of every divination textbook, a proverb is inscribed with a red pen:
Divination needs to be cautious.
In Zheng Qing's first divination class, the thin divination professor did not let the young wizards open the textbook, but only impressed everyone with a few simple actions:
He asked the freshmen to take turns walking up to the podium and standing in front of him for a minute, facing each other;
Then draw one of the tarot cards placed on the podium and count the cards;
Finally, the newcomers left him a word on the white paper, and the word was measured.
For students who have some knowledge of divination, the professor allows them to observe a crystal ball or burn a small piece of tortoise shell and describe what they have seen and heard.
The professor himself, through this set of combined divination, made a precise analysis of each student.
From names and birthdays, to personalities, hobbies, to the subjects that each person is good at, their New Year's resolutions, and even the specific images of the couple's deepest fears, as well as some of their difficult things to choose, the professor explained them all in a few minutes of private meetings.
This anti-guest newcomer's self-introduction gave every college freshman who had just entered the school a shock to their hearts.
Therefore, Professor Yi Jiazi's repeated emphasis on 'divination needs to be cautious' in the first class was firmly engraved in Zheng Qing's mind.
So, when he heard that Yelena was doing divination, he immediately became nervous.
Looking at him with a nervous look, the gypsy witch burst out laughing.
"It's okay. Elena comforted in a brisk tone, "This is not a formal divination...... It can only be counted as a guess in a sense...... The divination mentioned by the professor requires the use of a high level of magic and many auxiliary conditions, and these ethereal smoke are far from the conditions for performing divination magic. ā
Although he didn't quite understand what the conditions were for Yelena, Zheng Qing knew that things were not going out of control.
This really relieved him.
His little heart could no longer withstand any unexpected stimulation today.
"I thought you used that tarot card for divination. He sat down in a high chair, shaking the demon blood wine in his hand, trying to appear relaxed.
"Tarot cards are a regular divination aid, and smoke can only give some specious choices in the clouds. Elena looked at the smoke in fascination, as if trying to discern something.
"Does this sound like smoke divination seems to belong to ancient divination?" Zheng Qing showed a thoughtful expression on his face: "I always thought that this skill only existed in textbooks. ā
With the development of divination in modern times, it has abandoned the differences between genres and regions.
In the Encyclopedia of the Wizarding World, under the entry for divination, only ancient divination and modern divination are distinguished.
Compared with the ancient divination technique of guessing three points and seven points relying on the sky, modern divination is based more on a large number of meticulous calculations and countless strict formulas.
Moreover, compared to the conclusion that ancient divination was not very effective, modern divination is more similar to the great prophecy of the gods.
Accurate, detailed, and reliable conclusions.
So much so that when people mention divination, they will subconsciously understand it as modern divination.
Ancient divination has slowly been reduced to the memory of history and legends in books.
"This is indeed ancient divination. Elena smiled and explained to him, "This kind of secret method is rarely seen in wizards' lives now...... I reckon that only a very traditional wizarding organization like our Gypsy Witches will have some complete inheritance of ancient divination. ā
"How can these smoke be divined?" Zheng Qing showed great interest in the large cloud in front of the witch's eyes: "If you don't mind, can you tell me about it?"
"Don't mind!" Elena picked up a silver-white fork from the bar and pointed to the large cloud of smoke in front of her, "Just like you see." ā
"Clouds are divided into cumulus clouds, stratus clouds, and cirrus clouds, while fog includes advection fog, evaporative fog, upslope fog, frontal fog, and so on. ā
Elena took a leisurely puff of cigarette, gently exhaled a wisp of blue-white smoke, and then stretched out her index finger to point at the misty smoke and explained:
"To put it simply: cumulus clouds represent a negative and a sign of a very recent time, while cirrus clouds represent a positive side and a distant time. Advection fog means stability, uphill fog means hardship, and frontal fog means twists and turns. ā
Zheng Qing looked at the tumbling smoke blankly, and couldn't see any difference between the unpredictable smoke.
Elena moved closer to him to explain more clearly. His nose was filled with the scent of gypsy witches, and his mind went blank, except for giggling and nodding his head.
"What were you looking at just now?" Sensing that the witch's explanation was over, Zheng Qing's mind became extremely agile, and he quickly found the next topic: "What are the characteristics of these smoke you just exhaled?"
"There's cirrus clouds and there's frontal fog, which means it's good in the long run, but there's a bit of a twist in between. Elena blinked, and a mysterious smile appeared on her face: "As for what I'm looking at......"
"Your drink, please use it slowly. The waiter of the multi-armed clan behind the bar came over and handed Zheng Qing a cup of prepared fog bees, with an apologetic smile on his face: "We are deeply sorry for your unpleasant experience just now, and I hope you can laugh." ā
"It's okay, it's okay. Zheng Qing took the wine glass and motioned again and again for the waiter to leave.
However, after this interruption, the gypsy witch seemed to have lost interest in continuing to explain, and just stared blankly at the cloud of smoke that was almost drifting away in front of her, and did not say a word.
"What are you divining about?" Zheng Qing hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help it, and asked again.
Elena took another puff of her cigarette, exhaled a cloud of mist, and did not speak.
"I'm sorry, I'm just a little curious. Feeling the silence of the beautiful woman in front of him, Zheng Qing was a little restless.
"It doesn't matter. Elena seemed to have just come back to her senses, and looked up at him, a smile in her slightly hoarse voice: "My divination has something to do with you." ā
"Something to do with me?!" Zheng Qing repeated in surprise.
He tugged at his neckline.
He felt like he couldn't breathe.