Siegel stood in the center of the circle and began to chant the spell that the circle had activated. Elven, dwarven, lingua franca, and the native language spoken by Naegus sounded one after another, and then all came down to the mysterious dragon language.

The slender lines of the magic array began to glow, an alloy formed by solidifying with Mithril and silver smelting mixed with red copper and tin. The magic circle first draws the energy needed to activate from Siegel's body, and then the crystal pillar stone begins to work, and the free elements converge to the center.

Siegel's elaborate spell began to let out its first roar in the world.

An essence of magical energy ran through the mage's body from head to toe, and then merged into the circle beneath his feet. This energy is like a spark, igniting an intricate fuse. Spell summas are activated, like gears, working together with precision to achieve the same goal: at the edge of the circle, there is a ruby, and the whole circle aims to dissolve it, turning it into pure magical energy.

Siegel's senses merged with the entire magic circle, and he "saw" himself slowly crawling towards the ruby, hungry in his belly. He grows claws, sharpens teeth, and opens his bloody mouth to prepare for a meal.

The ruby was as delicious as he thought it would be, but it was so hard! he couldn't crush it directly, and he didn't dare swallow it alive. He restrained his **, sucking and licking little by little. In this process, matter keeps disappearing and energy keeps being produced. The entire magic array was shrouded in an incredible amount of elements.

The ground began to shake, and Wendy, who was closest to her, suddenly fell to the ground and stepped back in a hurry. The soldiers of the Heim Collar clenched their weapons nervously. Try to resist the urge to flee. They witnessed the rise of a sun. The dazzling light forced them to raise their hands to cover their eyes.

All of Heim's shadows changed direction. have avoided the "sun" of the magic array. Animals with keen senses, such as dogs and pigeons, all lie on their stomachs, not moving or making a sound. The mages who lived in the city flew up to the rooftops and opened their mouths in surprise. In their senses, a sun made purely of elemental energy was radiating. That energy is very pure, and it has the power to assimilate everything.

"Legendary spells?" Edith, the half-elf, squinted his eyes and looked thoughtfully at the elemental sun. His body gradually decayed with age, but it seemed to be full of vitality under the light of the new sun. He felt like he could mobilize more power. No matter how difficult magic is, it doesn't seem to be unconquerable.

Chanting a spell, he summoned a flaming serpent that flipped around his wrist and flew it. The spell was successfully completed, but all the energy came from himself. The surrounding elements turned a blind eye to his spells, and even avoided them like snakes and scorpions.

For the first time in hundreds of years, Edith was so surprised, and perhaps for the last. The elementals actually betrayed him, leaving him alone to die of thirst next to the sweet stream. Edith only felt that his heart was beating fast, and his breath was short and superficial. Death is an indestructible boulder, lurking beneath the waters of the lake of magic. It emerges when the lake dries up.

He hurried to dissolve the magic. Sit down cross-legged and start meditating, slowly replenishing your body's consumption. If the ability to make the traditionally neutral elemental obey orders and not provide the mage with the support of the spell, if this trait can be sustained, then there will be no other caster alive within the circle's sphere of influence?

What kind of power is this? God?

Siegel wasn't so optimistic, and now he has a hard time. From the moment the first gem shard was disassembled, the entire circle was out of his control and began to run on its own.

The tide of the elements ran through him from beginning to end, stripping away his consciousness and body. His senses continued to expand outward with the energy of the elements, enveloping the entire city of Myr, but his body remained in place, motionless in the center of the circle. He tried to return to his flesh and blood, but was pushed away by the elemental energy.

In addition to this, he also found that the elements were learning from his mind, constantly assimilating his knowledge and abilities, connecting his consciousness to the magic array. Siegel became an elemental, and he could control the flow of the elements within the confines of his senses, such as preventing the spells of the half-elven mage Edith from receiving any energy replenishment.

This power is very powerful, but Siegel doesn't want it at all. As the elements continue to spread outward, one's consciousness becomes thinner and thinner as it expands, and it becomes more and more difficult to concentrate and control. If this continues, he will dissipate between heaven and earth, and although he can live forever with the elements themselves, he will also be "asleep" forever, and he will no longer be able to actively change this world.

He tried to flip the spell, but his body still didn't move, and the magic circle was still functioning "normally". For now, the only way to do this is to turn into an undead state in a desperate way, and use the power of soul fire to withdraw the consciousness that is free from the outside. How will this cause the circle to change? Siegel isn't entirely sure, but hopes it won't cause disaster.

As soon as his thoughts sprung up, he realized that he had returned to his body and had not become a skeleton. Everything around me slowed down, and the flow of time was choked. Even though he was at the heart of the "Elemental Sun", the light here was dimmed.

He even saw the elements that were moving slowly and the light itself.

"Don't look at it, it's all because the light and the elements are slowed down. ”

A voice rang out from behind Siegel, and he quickly turned his head to look. In a world as dark as the depths of the night, there is only one form that radiates a brilliant light.

Beneath the light was a gray robe, old and torn, with three patches on it. The man in the robe was hunched over and carrying a crooked wooden cane. His head hung down, and his face was obscured by a hood. It was supposed to be like an old man, but Siegel's intuition was not. He noticed the hand holding the cane: the skin wasn't young and firm, but it had nothing to do with aging and sagging.

"Who are you? You did all this?" Siegel pointed to the slowing magic circle, and then said, "Show your true colors, don't huddle in the shadows!"

"It's been a long time. The man looked up, and Siegel stared at the shadow beneath his hood. A familiar face emerges. Black eyes and black hair. Siegel gasped. He saw himself. Exactly the same self.

Heaven and earth instantly became silent, and two identical people looked at each other. At this moment, when even the light could not be moved, countless thoughts shuttled through Siegel's mind. Who is he? Is it me? What's going on? Where does he come from?

Finally, the gray-robed "Siegel" finally broke the silence: "I am you, from your future." ”

Siegel opened his mouth slightly and blurted out a sentence. The gray-robed man spoke at the same time, and said in the same tone and voice as Siegel, "Is time travel possible?"

"Yes, but the conditions are very demanding. The gray-robed Siegel asked himself, "I know what I want to ask." So I'll answer straight to avoid wasting time. He let out a long sigh, thumped his waist, and said, "Although time is controlled, it seems that time is never enough." ”

The mage raised his hand and was about to speak, when the Grey-robed Siegel said, "There are some questions that I know the answer to, but the process is as important as the result, and I can answer it but I don't want to answer it. As for the other problem, travel time is extremely energy-intensive. This circle is just the basics, but it's barely enough for me to show up. ”

He raised his crutches. Pointing on the ground. Siegel saw that the lines of the magic circle had changed in his hands, and the runes on some of the crystal pillars had also been modified.

"I really admire the recklessness of my youth, and I almost became a pure magical elemental creature. The Grey Robe said, "Don't connect your consciousness to the elements in the future - and construct - that kind of thing is too dangerous and will cause big problems. ”

"You still need to learn, learn with an open mind. The gray robe said: "I will convince you with a question: the elven elemental surge circle has been studied for thousands of years, why did you make this magic circle, and why?"

"Elemental Rune Array, Energy Focusing Lens, Cowardly Emblem, and Pipeline and Plasma Crossbows, including all kinds of things in the future," he said with a smile, "Why? Are you smarter than everyone else?"

Siegel couldn't answer the question, so he shook his head.

"Learning magic does not mean mastering power, and learning knowledge does not mean possessing wisdom. The gray-robed Siegel said, "I have already repaired the magic circle, you can use it with confidence." Although the mistake didn't happen, you should also remember this lesson. ”

Siegel tried to speak, but was interrupted again. "It's very difficult to get knowledge from this world, and even the books of the Mage Guild can't give you real answers. But the good thing is that this world is not isolated, there are things from the outside. ”

"I can't tell you the answer directly, and I can't store the information about that place in your head - I have that ability, but the world is watched by too many beings, many of whom are my enemies. The gray robe tapped the ground three times with his cane, lowered his eyelids, and said, "Fortunately, those enemies of mine are not your enemies yet, and you still have enough time to grow." Your talent is even better than you think, and the real obstacles in your life path never come from the outside, but only from the inside. Don't be proud, and remember the question I gave you: What is you?"

When you understand the answer to this question, you will truly be free from the shackles. ”

The darkness around him began to dissipate, and the almost static elements began to move slowly again, but the gray-robed figure began to blur. He waved his hand, put his hood back on, and bent down like an old man. "Don't be delusional, I won't leave you any treasures or magic books. When you reach my age, you will understand, don't be too generous, don't give anything that should be yours to others. You'll be capable enough to have them. ”

When the light of the magic array came back on, the gray figure had disappeared. Siegel regained control of the torrent of elements, allowing them to run as he had envisioned. He stretched out his left hand and introduced the power of the circle into his body, then raised his right hand flat, pointing in the direction of the city wall.

"Prosthetics. Siegel cast this very basic spell.

With the help of an almost endless supply of magical energy, even the magnificent walls can be repaired by this simple spell. The traces of the siege of the ancient trees during the Elven Wars faded away, and the entire city of Myr was as new as it had been on the first day it was built.

Siegel withdrew his spell and clenched his fists, his heart filled with ecstasy, but the Greyrobe's own admonition kept him from losing his cool. Although this circle was completed by himself, it was not something that he could master independently. The forces from the future could not satisfy him, and he did not qualify for complacency.

He needs to learn, from himself, from others, from everyone who has strengths. Dwarves, Gnomes, Knox, Federation, Nacous, and Elves will also have new learning objectives in the future. Didn't the gray-robed self say that there are "things from outside".

He also knocked on the ground three times, and perhaps the answer was hidden in the magic circle that he had changed.

Siegel recited a spell that reduced the energy output of the entire circle, requiring only the minimum level needed for self-protection. He took off the rainbow ring, placed it in the center of the circle, and stepped out. The light waned, and the circle was now only the brightness of a lantern, which was inconspicuous in the sun, before it peeled itself off the ground and curled in mid-air, forming an ever-changing sphere with a rainbow-colored shield on the outside.

"From this day forward, your name is Myrnecore. Siegel patted the iridescent shield. The circle can distinguish between friend and foe, so the mage is not harmed. "Your first task is to recharge the Elemental Rune Array and the Energy Focusing Lens. Remember, be slow and don't kill those two circles. (To be continued.) )