In the pure white world, a narrow, crystalline band of light stands out.

I don't know where this band of light started and where it ended, but what could be seen was two figures slowly moving along this band of light. One was not tall, fat, gray-haired, and wore a wide black robe that did not feel like it flowing, while the other, not tall, of medium stature, wore a red robe, the second most striking color in the empty space.

Their backs trembled a little against a pure white background, and they were a little blurry.

But their voices echo in the world, but they are very clear.

"Sir, how did this road come about?"

"When we find our way and start moving forward, the road will naturally appear. ”

"Sir, why do you walk along the path paved by the worm eggs in the sand and you can get out of the empty space?"

"Because the empty space is a place of consciousness, and time is the most stable anchor of consciousness, the sand time worm is a creature chasing time. What we see is a path paved by sand insects, in fact, these sand insects are attached to the 'frame' of the empty space, and only by following the frame can we find the node of the empty space. ”

"What about when we find it, sir, how do we get out?"

"We're wizards, and we know magic. ”

After a pause, the voice of one question and one answer echoed again in the empty world:

"Sir, you said I was the fifth forbidden spell...... And what's the name of this forbidden spell?"

"Isn't your name 'Zheng Qing'?" Mr. 's voice was a little surprised, as if he felt that the boy's question was ridiculous.

The boy coughed a little awkwardly.

"Ahem," he whispered, "...... I don't think the name is majestic enough compared to 'Genesis' or 'The Flood'...... And it doesn't sound like the name of a forbidden spell. ”

The gentleman laughed:

"Majesty has always been a carrier, not a name. If you're powerful enough, you can destroy a city even if you call yourself a 'clown'. If the power is not enough, even if you change your name to 'Long Aotian', it will only add a little after-dinner joke to people. ”

This sounds very comforting.

Zheng Qing pondered for a few seconds, and before he could think of how to answer Mr.'s words, another question involuntarily appeared in his mind - this feeling was passive, as if a tiger was forcing it to pop out behind that question:

"Sir, is there a name for the realm beyond the ancient wizards?"

"Yes, but it's not for you know. The gentleman pondered for a moment, and then added: "But you can call me 'Master', the word 'husband' is the 'witch' who pierced the sky and left people below." In the past, students used to call me Master. ”

"Sir, why did you choose to settle in our community ten years ago?"

"Burned a turtle shell, Bu Xiang told me. As shamans, we must not trust the results of divination, but we must not ignore the results of divination. ”

"Sir, do demons also have forbidden spells, and what are their forbidden spells called?"

"There are two, one is called 'Apocalypse' and the other is called 'Divine Comedy'...... Of course, this is their own name. Very poetic...... Because it was Atlas's fallen wizard who took away the forbidden spell convergence method, it was inevitable that there would be a little more incense when choosing a name...... I prefer to call them 'Famine' and 'Purgatory.'" ”

"There are people in the Witch League who feel that 'famine' is not the whole content of 'Apocalypse', but those demons can only parse such a forbidden spell at present. I think they have a good point in their analysis. ”

"'Apocalyptic Famine' holds that the essence of the world is hunger. It's a land of hunger. The earth is hungry for rain, the trees are hungry for the sun, the whites are hungry for food, the wizards are hungry for knowledge, and the demons are hungry for flesh. Relatively speaking, the demons are the hungriest group, and they eat even wizards...... So they can easily extract the concept of 'hunger' from the origin of the world. ”

"I've seen people in many ancient potion recipes...... Wizards also eat people. Zheng Qing couldn't help but express his opinion.

"So ancient magic is fading," Mr. said, not denying the young wizard's claim, but emphatically emphasized: "Modern magic is based on dimensional theory...... There are no serious wizards eating people anymore. ”

The words are very true, but Zheng Qing always feels that something is strange.

"The 'Purgatory of the Divine Comedy' holds that this world is sinful, and that only souls who have been purified by the seven deadly sins can be purified and return to the heavenly kingdom of God...... Isn't that funny? A group of demons clamoring to help the wizard get rid of his sins. ”

"Not surprising. Zheng Qing said with great feeling: "The more hateful people are, the more they like to apply grease and powder to their faces before doing hateful things to make themselves look brighter." This was the case before the United States dropped thermobaric bombs and incendiary bombs, before the New York Times distorted reports, and before the whites slaughtered the Indians. For thousands of years, there was nothing new under the sun. ”

The gentleman tilted his face sideways and glanced at the young wizard with a slight surprise.

"It's good to be able to see that," he patted Zheng Qing on the shoulder, then shook his head, "But your answer also shows that you haven't completely escaped the previous world." This doesn't do you any good for your development in the wizarding world. With five weeks to go until the final exams, I will choose the right opportunity to help you catch up on the lessons. ”

Before Zheng Qing could recover from the impact of this term, Mr. suddenly stopped.

He pressed one hand on the young wizard's shoulder and asked in a deep voice:

"So far...... Do you still have questions?"

The boy lowered his head and thought for a moment, and the doubts in his mind seemed to have all been released and became blank.

He raised his head and shook his head: "Not for the time being." ”

An approving smile appeared on the gentleman's face: "It's good if you don't have it...... As I said before, this is an unknown land, and as long as there is an unknown, you will be bound by this world. Now that you're okay with the moment, it's time to get out. ”

Before the words fell, a white mist quietly appeared around the two of them, and after a while, the two figures were drowned in the white mist.

Just like more than 10 years ago, it was the first time to enter the palindromic set.

The gentleman took Zheng Qing's hand and led him into the white mist.

Behind the two of them, the narrow path paved with insect eggs in the sand flickered a few times before disappearing. Except for the white mist, the empty space returned to its empty state.

There is no life, no change, and it has been so since time immemorial.

Only in the fog could there be the faint sound of the two people's faint footsteps, fading away.