This mage tower is majestic and vicissitudes.

Penny didn't think that Rem would use those outdated and despicable methods, but he had no way to stop the ** division Andrea from taking the lead in the vigil, and for safety, even the giant god soldiers were kept in his half-plane by this ** division himself.

So he had no choice but to accompany a group of red-robed mages at the top of the mage tower.

** The teacher kept vigil, and a low-end mage like him snorted and slept with peace of mind - no one who knew a little about human affairs would do such a foolish act.

Even the high-level Ring Mentor Osya, dare not sleep, let alone Penny himself?

This feeling of not sleeping was really a sin, and he yawned despite taking the sobering decoction.

Because it's so boring.

He looked up to the left and right, there were only four people on the top floor, he, Andrea, and a servant of the ** division, and the last one was the Sellock knight who was hiding in the shadows behind Andrea.

Not everyone can enter the territory of the seat mentor.

To some extent, it is also a kind of 'pampering' for him to be in it.

This word made him feel inexplicably chilled, and it was evident that his mind was uncertain, and any kind of strange idea could come out.

He was about to close his eyes and start deep meditation, when he suddenly saw the ** master Andrea, who was also in deep meditation, get out of this state, stand up, walk to the side of the stargazing platform, and gently press on the arcane rune on the side of the platform, and the entire top floor was suddenly filled with a circle of arcane power.

Most mages will use some means to protect themselves when they are studying, and the more top-level mages, the tighter this protection will be.

Penny stared at these magical powers carefully, and suddenly frowned, because he was as keen as he was, and noticed that these shields were wrapped in various magical elements, many of which seemed to Penny to be too strict.

There were some anti-detection spells, densely penetrating to the deepest part of the source sea that he couldn't see, and that's it, and some even shrouded the entire space.

As for it?

He frowned.

The outer protection of the mage tower itself was tight enough, and Andrea was so cautious that the purpose was to only mix a bottle of magic potion on the test bench, and only cast a second-order bear tenacity.

This made Penny stunned, he didn't expect that this ** master would go to such great lengths to arrange magic defense, just casting a second-order spell.

It was a little hard for him to understand.

"You look confused. Andrea noticed the little mage's gaze, and he looked back and smiled, "What's strange?"

"Your Excellency, you seem to be very protective of yourself. The little mage frowned, "But you only made a bottle of potion." ”

"No, no, no, we high-level mages have to use these things to protect our abode most of the day. Andrea shook her head, "You look incredible, your teacher didn't tell you about the taboo of a high-level mage, right...... This thing is of little use to you right now. ”

"The taboo of a high-level mage?" Penny frowned, remembering Zhan Huashi's words, "You mean you can't cast spells at will?"

"Not bad, not bad. Andrea nodded again and again: "When we mages communicate with Yuanhai and cast spells, we will leak some information, and if our enemies get hold of it, it can only be described as terrible." ”

He spread his hands: "Moreover, we also have to guard against the goddess who controls the magic net, and now we must add some extra protection measures when we cast spells, otherwise we, the red-robed mages, will not have the capital to compete with those annoying dogs under her." ”

"Leaking information?" Penny had a flash of inspiration, "By 'real name'?"

"Real name?oh, in the mouths of most laymen and low-level mages, that's what you can really call it. Andrea nodded, "But we like to define that thing in another term." ”

"Another noun?" Penny frowned.

His instincts told him that maybe it was a good opportunity to get a glimpse of the arcane path.

He hadn't made progress for a while, and his quest for the road ahead was lost.

The 'internal textbook' given to him by James Washi taught him that it was not so easy to obtain a real name, and that the mystery was extremely high, because in that book, the description of the real name was also very vague.

More on the analysis of methods for harnessing the arcane.

However, it is clear that if you can communicate with your seniors, you will undoubtedly be inspired.

Penny could sense that Andrea didn't think badly of herself, and maybe this was a good opportunity to 'communicate'.

"Have you read this book?" The master did not answer Penny's question, he took a black-skinned book from the shelf, Penny was stunned for a moment, and then nodded.

This is the 'internal textbook' that James gave him.

The teacher looked surprised, but then he was relieved: "Oh, oh, indeed, a child as good as you should have read this book a long time ago." ”

Penny is not surprised by the reaction of this ** division, because he is a small fourth-order junior, and he really does not deserve too much attention from Andrea, and before this election, I am afraid that this ** division will not bother to pay attention to his small junior.

Even if his arcane cultivation is outstanding.

Because what Serel does not lack is genius, a large group of genius apprentices have been killed in the academy, leaving behind except for the apprentices who have a limited future and are only worthy of being arcane workers, and the remaining official mages who have entered the Red Robe Mage Guild are all geniuses among geniuses.

At least Penny knew very well that although his progress rate was terrifying, he could only rank in the top five among the new mages in the past five years.

So how about himself, this ** teacher is too lazy to waste brain cells to get to the bottom of it.

No matter how weird he is, can he still threaten a ** master whose spell-casting ability has reached the ninth ring?

"Have you noticed, the most common words in this book, in addition to the arcane, source sea, magic web, etc., there are other more eye-catching. ”

Andrea paused for a moment, and seemed very interested in explaining these things to Penny, although most of the mages were aloof and selfish, but when they were in a good mood, they sometimes communicated well, and it was clear that Penny was lucky today.

This luck was also earned by himself.

Penny thought for a moment, flipped through the book, and frowned: "It's the 'method'?......"

This word is indeed all over the book, and even more frequent than the words that Andrea said, and it is very impressive after he has read it a few times, so as soon as Andrea mentions it, he immediately reacts.

Then he had an idea, could it be that this word is the center of the book?

When he thought about it like this, he suddenly felt a little suddenly, no wonder when he read it before, it didn't feel like an arcane treatise, it turned out that the whole article was about the 'methods' of those ** masters to study arcane.

"One less affix. The ** master raised a finger and shook it slightly: "Almost, 'it' is the core factor of our research on arcane. ”

"Methodology?" Penny's eyes lit up, and he immediately reacted, contacting Andrea's words up and down: "Does it have something to do with his real name?"

"It's what you call your real name, or rather, your real name is a small part of it. Andrea's words immediately made the little mage a little confused.

I couldn't turn my head for a while.

Seeing Penny's puzzled expression, he held out a finger, "What do you think your real name is?"

"It is a collection of being' and 'power' of existence. Penny recalls the most classic, but nonetheless explanations of the textbook.

"It's a fool's errand. Andrea shook her head and sighed, looking a little helpless: "Well, this statement is actually not wrong, it's just that it's easy to mislead people." Actually, Penny, oh, I guess I could call you that, most of the high-ranking mages on Faeron don't want more mages to know about these deep arcane theories. ”

"Why?" Penny frowned, he could imagine part of the reason—naturally because the High Mages didn't want their juniors to have the same strength as them, or to have Arcane workers for a long time to drive them, but when he heard Andrea's tone, it was clear that the reason wasn't that simple.

"Because this thing is too dangerous, if a junior mage is allowed to get this theory, then other ** masters, especially his mentor, may be mortally threatened by this. Well, it doesn't seem like you're going to understand that, but now I'm going to tell you about the 'real name' or the 'methodology' or the true principles of the arcane. Anyway, your arcane is not taught by me, even if I don't tell you this, sooner or later you will understand, it is better to talk to you now. Andrea made a cup of tea and sat back on the round mage stool, "Tell me, what do we use to cast arcane arts?"

"Thinking. The mysterious power of communication through the mind, which is the principle of arcane. Penny replied cautiously.

"Not bad. Andrea nodded: "Then we can master this power by studying the arcane principles in depth, but what about the 'mind' that we use to harness the arcane power, have you noticed 'it'?"

Penny's eyebrows furrowed.

"Look, it's the easiest thing to overlook by some low-level spellcasters. The ** master played with the crystal ball in his hand: "But it is the most important thing for a mage, our way of thinking is the key to our mastery of magical power, and furthermore, the way of thinking generated by the interaction between our minds and arcane principles is the 'magic' we use to control arcane law!"

"It's the 'methodology'. He stared at the young caster, who was in a state of stupor and deep thought because of his words, "Actually, the framework of the methodology is not limited to arcane art...... You can think about it.

What is a methodology?

Behavioral theories that guide us to understand the world and influence it.

Arcane is just one of the ways. The 'behavior' that we use is our thoughts.

It's not just the caster.

The devout congregation recites the names of the gods and sincerely fulfills the teachings of the gods, which is the methodology of the gods. Priests draw strength from the gods by identifying with the methodology of the gods.

Druids identify with the principles of nature, and they gain strength from them, which is their methodology.

In this universe, every being has a theoretical way of guiding its behavior, and it is omnipresent. Even the birth, birth and development of the multiverse follow its unique methodology. ”

Unhurried, he said in a tone that was neither light nor serious: "So, exploring the mysteries of the universe and perfecting our own methodology is the path of practice for us arcane researchers. ”

Penny felt something in his heart, a realization born in the depths of his mind, but he couldn't put it into words.

If you can say it, he is not a fourth-order little mage.

But this realization did not help him to overcome the doubts in his mind, and such doubts not only did not decrease, but increased, such as why these principles would be dangerous for more mages to know, and he did not know how to penetrate this theory and obtain the true power of arcane art.

"There is no quicker way to study and research. Andrea smiled and said: "Everyone is unique, their first contact with the arcane, their own unique methodology began to be born, but in the low-level use of the arcane, there is no need to pay attention to this thing, and the existence of the magic net also makes the arcane extremely simple to some extent- In fact, if you are willing to obey Mystra's teachings, there is no need to bother studying these things at all, it is too easy to cast a ninth-order spell as soon as possible, but there are not many mages in the multiverse who are willing to do this kind of thing. ”

Penny nodded, he could understand that if there was a mage willing to do that, then his power would be completely controlled by the applause of the mysterious lady, which in his opinion was not a very good idea.

I have to say that he has already begun to have the consciousness of a mage.

"Until you reach a certain stage in your arcane research, when your ignorant sense of magic and understanding of the arcane theories of the outside world can no longer help you perform an arcane art perfectly, then you have to start focusing on methodological cultivation...... At this time, its influence will gradually become apparent, and as it gradually develops and improves, the caster's power will become stronger and stronger, and when it reaches a certain level, the deepest part of the source sea will reveal its true face to you...... However, at this time, our behavior of casting spells has gradually changed from being dominated by 'perfect magic theory' to being dominated by 'perfect methodology', in this case, all the power of the mage comes from his own methodology, and in the process of casting spells, he will continue to leak this information to the source sea, if the enemy follows these clues to decipher his own methodology......"

Speaking of which, Andrea spread his hands.

Through the explanation of the ** division, Penny understood the seriousness of this kind of thing.

If that happens, the mage's 'method' of mastering the arcane will be in the hands of the enemy, and if the enemy is also a mage, then the only way to take out the careless caster is to study a few spells that are specifically targeted according to the way this methodology interacts with the source sea.

Mages who have leaked their methodology will have no power to resist under these spells.

Penny now finally understands why there are rumors that a mage who has lost his real name will be slaughtered.

There is also some understanding of why most spellcasters are so careful about controlling the spread of magical theories.

Because the more people master this method, the less secure the mage community becomes.

It's no wonder that even the evil and well-known Red Mage Guild is cautious about recruiting new members and imparting the core theories of arcane.

"So...... Most spellcasters above level 5 rarely go out and take risks, and the most important thing to do in their dwellings every day is to check whether the protection measures are tight, which also takes up a considerable part of the day for people like us, as for fighting with arcane ......" Andrea shook his head: "I suggest that you learn to control yourself from now on, and make sure that a commonly used magic is safe before casting it." ”

Penny nodded.

This is indeed a golden saying.

In this way, it is still very troublesome to want to be a free mage.

But the question is not finished: "My lord, you just said that real names are the original part of the methodology. ”

"This is the formation process of the methodology summarized by many mages, maybe it will be different for a specific mage, but it is roughly the same process......" Andrea raised a finger: "Before using methodology to integrate ideas and form stronger arcane powers, it needs a definition." ”

"Definition?"

"How did you learn the arcane?" he asked Penny.

"Observe, induct, absorb. ”

As the conversation deepened, Penny also adapted to this way of answering questions, and his reactions were not slow and he answered quickly.

It is also a common process of learning.

"Observe, from what angle do you observe arcane powers?" asked Andrea.

"Angle?" replied the mage as he pondered, "an objective perspective, of course. ”

"Objective?The power of arcane comes from the multiverse, you yourself are a part of the multiverse, your flesh and blood, your bone marrow, and even your thoughts come from the brains of the multiverse of matter, I ask you, why are you observing all this from a completely objective point of view?" asked Andrea solemnly.

"Uh......" Penny suddenly froze.

He couldn't use the word that his soul came from another time and space to prevaricate the doubts in Andrea's heart, because arcane art is a relatively common thing, and if you simply follow Andrea's logical reasoning, these doubts are indeed unavoidable.

His mind was racing, and the key seemed to be there.

"From what standpoint do you observe yourself, the arcane, the Source Sea, and everything in the multiverse?" Andrea asked softly, and he saw Penny's hesitation, a look of regret appeared on his face: "Look, you don't know yourself, in other words, you lack a basic definition of everything. ”

The most basic definition?

"Especially yourself!" Andrea's last words split Penny's mind like lightning, and a little spark flickered, but it was extinguished immediately.

Who am I?

This is one of the biggest puzzles in philosophy.

Penny began to smile genuinely wryly.

"Before pursuing 'objective' observations, we need to make a definition of everything, especially the existence of the self, which may not be clear at first, but it doesn't matter. Andrea retracted that serious expression and began to pour herself a drink: "You can first vaguely position yourself, your current situation, what you are going to become, and what kind of existence you want to become...... This can all be part of this definition, and as you move forward, in constant change, you will eventually confirm your own existence, and this definition is our real name, and it is the center of the methodology - the shaping of the self, you seem to understand?"

Penny closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and nodded a little confusedly, although he still seemed to understand it, but for the path of the arcane, it was no longer a smear.

The master shook his head lightly and said slowly: "If you compare this room to a multiverse, ordinary creatures are nothing more than tables, chairs, stools, teacups, and furnishings, but we can sit here and talk to each other freely, because we are mages, we are above everything, we are guests, we may also be hosts, but we don't make decorations or dolls, our fate cannot be controlled by anyone except us, even if they are gods." ”

Penny's expression became serious again, and he stood up and bowed respectfully to the ** master.

This will be a very important lesson in his life.

"Oh, actually, this lesson was taught to me by a great senior more than forty years ago, and the content is similar to what I told you. Andrea smiled suddenly: "Especially the paragraph just now. ”

"Huh?" Penny froze.

"It's the organizer of this book. The teacher pointed to the name on the title page of the black book.

Penny looked at the name for a long time, remembering the legend and power behind it, and gradually became a little distracted.

In this case, only such a legendary person can speak without any hesitation.

Knowing the deeper arcane theories, he learned how difficult it was to become a mage.

Just a mid-level mage is in danger almost all the time, but what about more powerful spellcasters?

Can you become the master of your own destiny without succumbing to any will?

After a long time, Andrea stood up from his chair and beckoned to Penny:

"Now that the class is over, you can come and do me a favor. ”

He pointed up the potion, "Let's make some ointment and apply it to the big guy." ”

Penny leaned over and saw more of the dazzling array of materials, "My lord, can you enchant a machine with ointment?"

"When it comes to manufacturing builds, there is no mage organization that can match us. Oh...... Although the most cutting-edge technology is in Rem. Shi Wei smiled: "It seems that our genius still has a lot of things that are not clear." ”

"Indeed......" Penny nodded modestly.

"They're going to do it tomorrow, even if they don't have to do the boring trick of sneaking up in the middle of the night, they're going to use other tricks. Andrea pondered, "So we also need to strengthen the power of the Titan Soldiers. ”

"Speaking of which, I have a few options, and if there are high-level spells, it shouldn't be very time-consuming......" Penny said after a moment of silence.

"Oh? There was a hint of interest in Andrea's eyes.

...... The second said.

Early in the morning, the mage walked to the bottom of the mage tower, and the high ring mentor Oseia below saw Panny's face, a gentle smile appeared on her face, she pulled out a towel, wiped off some oil stains on Penny's face, put it in front of her eyes to observe, and exhaled softly: "Oh, is it Master Andrea's magic experiment?"

"Yes?" Penny was a little reserved, he knew how difficult it was to be a mage since last night's conversation, and a deeper layer of awe had been added to his heart for a high-level spellcaster.

Especially being a high-level red-robed mage, it is even more difficult.

Knowing the potential dangers of mages, it's no wonder why many mages prefer to live in seclusion around the multiverse and study arcane in secret.

Obviously, the more shallow the interpersonal relationship, the fewer likely surnames that will cause disputes, and the smaller the likely surnames that will be targeted, so the safe surname will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

But the red-robed mages did not have such conditions, and from the very beginning of their contact with the arcane law, they were destined to embark on a path full of thorns.

The pressure is far greater than that of ordinary mages, and they can't just walk away.

"Looks like you're getting along pretty well. Oseaya smiled slightly and wiped the mage's face, because the red robe is made of special material and will not be easily stained, so after a simple touch, the mage's appearance is similar.

"There were surprises outside today. She patted Penny on the shoulder.

"Surprise?"

With doubts, he followed Oseia out of the Mage Tower and saw a slender shadow appear outside, and a voice of surprise came to his ears:

"Auntie, Penny!"

(To be continued)