Chapter XXVII: Official and Wild
"Then came the melee of the gods, the second age of world chaos, the Age of Darkness.
"Until the end of the Second Age, the gods of constant light, the goddess of the scarlet moon, the god of storms, and the god of wisdom worked together to protect and help mankind through the cataclysm, commonly known as the cataclysmic era of the Third Age.
"The original name 'God of Wisdom' was renamed 'God of Machines and Wisdom', and the 'Goddess of the Forest' and 'Goddess of Harvest' were combined and changed to 'Goddess of the Forest and Mother Earth', and here entered the era of the gods in the Fourth Age.
"And now, it is the fifth era of the nine righteous gods, the Genesis Yuan.
"During this long period of time, human beings have gradually figured out a way to obtain extraordinary powers, that is, to use evil spirits, dragons, monsters, magical trees, flowers, or crystals to make potions, and then take and absorb them, and master different abilities, which is common knowledge to all occult schools. ”
"Potions?"
"Yes, as I just said, to become extraordinary, except for a very rare part of them who are born extraordinary, most of them become by taking magic potions. In this process, our ancestors relied on the painful lesson to find that if you directly take high-grade, unconventional potions, it is easy to get a tragic end. ”
Without waiting for Professor Oliver to continue, Chris hastened to ask:
"How did those people who were born extraordinary come to be, were they influenced by the environment, or were they genetic?"
After all, this may be the reason for your physical abnormality!
Oliver looked at Chris: "Human beings are born with extraordinary abilities, but this is not absolute, there are always some lucky people, or unfortunate people, who are born with a high level of inspiration, or the ability to sense spirits. As a result, they are able to hear sounds that others can't hear and see things that others can't see, and they have some extraordinary characteristics from an early age.
"They are equal to half of the Sequence 9 Extraordinary, and Sequence 9 is the lowest rank Extraordinary.
"They may be safe and sound all their lives, but if they take other potions, they will have a slight mental abnormality, a serious one will lose control, and even a serious one, they will die directly!"
Chris listened to it with horror, if he guessed correctly, he was able to hear voices that others couldn't hear and see things that others couldn't see, which was the half of the extraordinary that Professor Oliver just said, and it wasn't a big problem.
However, he had eaten the stone by mistake, and now he was sure that it was the so-called extraordinary property.
Thinking of the incredible memory and comprehension that has become since then, Chris was tempted to immediately ask the professor in front of him:
I'm not going to die!
Just when Chris wanted to cry in his heart and fight with the heavens and men without tears, he only heard Bert beside him ask:
"Professor, you just said that taking high-grade, unconventional potions will lead to tragedy. What was the result of the tragedy? How did those who had become extraordinary before take potions correctly? What is the exact basis for this?"
Oliver then puffed on the smoke: "There are only three possible outcomes of a tragedy. ”
"Which three?" asked Bert, curious.
"The first is mental death, the body collapses, and every piece of flesh and blood becomes a strange monster.
"Second, the power contained in the potion instantly changes the personality, becoming cold, sensitive, irritable, cruel, and indifferent to everything.
"The third type, insane, goes crazy on the spot, is more cruel than the devil, also called loss of control. ”
"Out of control......" Bonnie nervously tugged at the hem of her dress and whispered beside her.
Oliver looked at them, his expression becoming serious, "Being extraordinary is not about enjoying the power and pleasure that potions bring. ”
"What's that for?" asked Bonnie.
"To survive!
"To fight against demons, evil spirits, and all kinds of unknown evils!
"For the sake of the continuation of the human race, those great predecessors took the risk of losing control and took magic potions and became extraordinary!"
To survive......
This is a heavy topic.
The three of Chris used to think that the gods declared in the canon to save humans from the mouths of various demons were fake, but they didn't expect it to be true. Or most of it is true, that humanity was really in danger of extinction at one time!
"So, there's no safe way to take potions?" asked Bert.
"Naturally, there is. Oliver replied, "After a long period of experimentation and exploration, coupled with certain external factors, mankind has indeed developed a sophisticated potion system. ”
"It is divided into many different extraordinary sequences, each sequence is gradually improved, and grows steadily, and the potion recipe and the corresponding abilities of each level are different, and the names are naturally different.
"In this sequence path, the lower the sequence number, the higher the potion rank. Each complete sequence belongs to the same pathway, and the path name is named after the name of the starting potion. ”
"So the recipes for these Extraordinary Sequences exist in the church and the royal family, as well as the great nobles?"
Chris asked, confused, this is what Oliver had explained at the beginning.
"Yes. Each of the nine major churches has at least a complete sequence, and then those former royal families also have a complete sequence, and the current Republic of Ireland, although there is no royal family, but those nobles who have been inherited for thousands of years must have extraordinary beings. ”
Bert couldn't help but think of the adult wolf venom aconitum again, and the long-time friend who asked his father to buy it, Wilder Fox.
Oliver looked at the three children with serious expressions and quipped:
"If you have time to go to the doors of the two main churches of the Gods of Machines and Wisdom in the Southern District or the Constant Light and Burning Sun in the Eastern Side, you will be able to see the official Extraordinary Ones coming. ”
The three of Chris slandered in their hearts, what kind of joke, this is not death.
"Of course, in addition to these official extraordinary, there are also other extraordinary, who are jokingly called 'wild' extraordinary by the official extraordinary, and over time, the wild extraordinary person has accepted this title. ”
As he spoke, Oliver blinked as he watched the three of them.
The three of them immediately understood, which implied that they were teaching themselves to be so-called "wild". However, no smart person will bring this topic out of the way at this time.
Bonnie seemed to think of something and asked, "How do the official Extraordinaires treat the wild?"
Chris also immediately cared, after all, this is also related to the choice of the three of them. If it's a peaceful means, or even ignore it, it's naturally a good result. If it is a direct and severe killing, then the choice is worth careful consideration.
After all, they had three potion recipes in their hands, although they didn't know what sequence they were, what level they were, and how to get the materials. But that's all a matter of choice after consideration.
Oliver seemed to see what the three were thinking, and smiled a little:
"I can't guarantee other countries, but in Ireland, the official treatment of the wild is relatively mild. Once discovered, the Irish Wild Extraordinaire generally has two results. ”
"What result?" asked Chris.
"First, to be absorbed by the church and the government, that is, to become an official extraordinary, but most of them are more promising and gifted.
"The second is to be documented by the church and the government to not use extraordinary abilities to infringe on the rights and interests of others, and then leave them to fend for themselves. In other countries, it may be to be imprisoned, or even silenced. ”
Extinguishing ...... Chris couldn't help but slander in his heart:
I feel that the "wild" extraordinary person must be like a rat crossing the street in other countries, hiding in Tibet.
"If the official attitude towards the wild cannot be said to be bad, then why don't we usually feel the people with special abilities around us?" asked Bert after hearing Oliver's answer.
Through such a long conversation, Oliver has discovered the characteristics of the three of them asking questions, after all, he has been a teacher for many years, and observing the personality characteristics of students is already a subconscious behavior, and it can also be said to be a technique.
Needless to say, Chris is cautious and reserved in asking questions, which may have something to do with the fact that he grew up living in a slum. And the two brothers and sisters, from their words, deeds and dress, obviously grew up in a superior family since childhood, with a typical aristocratic temperament.