43. Ask questions
Opal lectures are on the rise:
"The second law of magic is sometimes referred to by ordinary people as the 'law of touch,' or 'the part affects the whole.'
"As long as objects have been touched, they will be connected forever.
"Spellcasters in Australia believe that if they want to ensure that the wounds of the injured are healed, they need to apply grease to the injured person's loved ones.
"Students in astrology and numerology probably know that it is best to have an item taken from the target of the divination, or simply the hair or blood of the target.
"Similar connections are prevalent in the occult realm. Everyone's date of birth and specific time are closely related to people's numerology. This is where the theory of horoscopes comes in......
The opal teacher on the stage was still talking endlessly, showing no signs of stopping, so that Russell could not find a chance to inform the teacher of the tentacle monster problem.
"Most of the students here, as well as the teachers you have come into contact with, use pseudonyms. Teachers like to use the name of a gemstone as their code name, and students have a variety of kana names – I often think I'm in a zoo, a botanical garden, or an armory. (laughs)
"You should know that this is a code name to circumvent the occult connection between the name and the Buddha-figure. Of course, not every student cares about this, because after the code name is used many times, it will also establish a occult connection with the ontology, which is at most a little weaker than the real name used since childhood."
"This is the essence of the second law of magic, abstract connections are universal and do not fail because of the passage of time......."
Speaking of this, Russell remembered that the old mage who had been mistaken for a teacher just now had a pseudonym called "old man".
But he has been repeating grades for decades.
When a young old man enters school, is he already called "old man"?
"And then there's the third law of magic. It is simpler than the first two laws, with only one sentence - imagination constructs reality!
"But after many years of refinement, the Transcendental Realm has changed it to a more accurate version—
"The imagination of a gifted person constructs reality!"
"The fact that you are able to sit here and listen to the lectures, and not be like the more than 8 billion people left on the planet, who may not have access to anything supernatural for the rest of their lives, shows that you are gifted, you are spiritually awakened transcendent, you are one in a million lucky people......"
Symbols and concepts trump substance and physical qualities, connections beyond time and space are prevalent, and the imagination of gifted people constructs reality.
Russell kept the essence of the Three Laws of Magic in his heart and pondered possible directions for improving his dementorship.
At this time, Professor Opal had just finished a lecture and was drinking water that came out of nowhere.
Russell hurried up and spread out the note with the tentacle monster written on it, ready to hold it up for Professor Opal to see.
Professor Opal finished drinking the water and began the question session:
"Before the next lecture begins, who can answer a question from me. The kind that has credit awards. ”
White immediately sat up straight and listened patiently to the questions.
"Students should know that many magic books are circulated outside the transcendent realm, they are written by ordinary people who actually have no talent for spell casting and have not undergone spiritual awakening, and most of the magical knowledge recorded in the books is wrong, but some of the occult principles are correct, revealing the vague outlines of the real transcendent world.
"But even in these magic books that don't have much nutrition, the supernatural rituals and spells recorded are still extremely complex, and the spell casting conditions are extremely harsh. A magical ritual almost always requires very demanding conditions to complete, which may include specific astrological environments, as well as very complex and rare materials - such as wands and swords that must be crafted by the caster's own hands, and mistletoe collected under rare astrological conditions.
"Why is that? Why does a magical ritual require such harsh conditions?
"Answer me with your knowledge!"
Shiro raised his hand at lightning speed.
"Classmate Bai, you can answer." Opal remembers the white-haired, scarred boy who was second in the admissions exam with another girl named Nanami.
Shiro is quite confident.
He came from a wizard family that has been inherited for more than a thousand years, patted his chest and said:
"This is because magic is a sophisticated art, a crown that is beyond the reach of the vast majority of memecre people. It must follow tradition perfectly, with attention to every detail and without the slightest mistake.
"Even ordinary liars who don't know magic at all, know this when they imitate us who are truly gifted - magic is an art of sufficient complexity and sophistication."
Professor Opal smiled.
Shiro smiled too.
"Okay, Mr. Bai, sit down."
Bai sat down blankly.
There is no mention of credit awards, does that mean I got it wrong?
Professor Opal ordered a few more students to get up and answer the questions, but none of them seemed to be happy with the results.
At this time, he saw Russell, who was still holding a note.
"Russell-san, get up and answer the question."
Yes? Russell knew that he had been misunderstood, so he simply put down the note and stood up.
Bai saw Russell stand up, and had an unexpected feeling:
Sure enough, Russell won't let go of this opportunity to grab credits.
Uh, what's the problem?
After standing up, Russell realized that he had not paid attention to the question just now.