Chapter 698 697. Court Mage

   The explosion made Shia feel a little familiar, and she looked behind Baron Geralt.

   "Sorry, my guests are a bit noisy sometimes."

   Baron Geral gave a wry smile, and he walked into the room, followed by Lu Bian and the others.

  This house made of bricks and stones is not very big, that is, a house for ordinary people. Lu Bian saw that in the room on one side, a thick smoke was pouring out.

  The smoke had a stench, like some feces had been heated and boiled, which was disgusting.

   Shia raised her hand, the wind suddenly surged, and the smoke was instantly swept away.

   She was able to see what was going on in the house.

   A mottled wooden table is located in the middle of the room. The table is full of scorch, corrosion, and cuts. Now it can stand here on four legs, which is a miracle.

  There are countless bottles and jars on the table. Compared with the table, those bottles and jars are much more delicate and obviously made by professional craftsmen.

  The translucent bottles are filled with a variety of solutions, powders, and some even change colors, giving off an alluring glow.

   On the side of the table, the bottle of black solution heated by the burning candle seemed to be the source of the odor just now. It was quietly rolling on the fire, reflecting the appearance of the person in the room.

   He has short, dark hair, about the same age as Baron Geralt, but his hair stood up due to the explosion, turning into a classic afro, his face was full of dirt and looked dirty.

   "Introduction, this is Jost, my friend, when we met, we were still playing with urine and mud."

   Baron Geral coughed twice and introduced, and at the end, he added another sentence.

   "He's a court mage."

   Hearing Baron Geralt's words, Shia looked at the man.

   "Not quite like it."

   Soon, the mage girl shook her head.

  Since there is a court mage here, Shia naturally thinks of the creator of the gray tower.

   It's just that Jost looks a little immature, and it seems that it will take a long time to become an independent mage.

   Shia herself prefers that the creators of the Grey Tower are a group of people, not a single person.

   Because neither the gray tower nor the magic net can be created by a genius mage, only by relying on the painstaking efforts of countless mages, it is possible to create such a huge miracle from scratch.

   She is a mage who uses reason to deconstruct the world, and understands that the laws of nature are not something that can be changed at will by the will of one or two people.

  Jost didn't know what Shia was thinking, he just stared at Shia blankly, his eyes widened, then he rushed towards Shia and said in an unbelievable tone.

   "No spell casting, instant response, no preparation for the ceremony, how did you do it just now?"

   Obviously, he was incredulous that Shia just raised his hand and blew the smoke away.

   "A little trick."

   Shia did not answer Jost directly.

   She is not quite sure how the mages cast spells before the establishment of the magic net. According to what the teacher vaguely mentioned, it is probably necessary to prepare complex rituals, specific spells, and a will strong enough to withstand pollution.

   At this time, Shia noticed that Jost's two eyes were not the same color.

   One is still black, but the left eye has become crimson, like blood.

"This is no small trick. You must know that according to the theory of Master Ahlhurst, magic is the manifestation of knowledge, and ritual is the solidification of knowledge. The solidified knowledge is awakened and manifested through spells. This is magic. The mechanism of action cannot be used without spells and rituals!"

  Jost looks quite persistent, he must understand how Shia's spell works just now.

   Shia was thinking, should he explain the concept of the magic net, so that this Jost can understand modern magic a little faster, but his eyes suddenly widened.

   "Don't. Don't say any more. Please."

  Jost immediately covered his ears, as if a demon was whispering in his ears, his pupils were bloodshot, and he fell to his knees in pain, trembling all over.

   "Jost."

   Baron Geral immediately supported the young mage, and saw Jost's eyes shed crimson tears, which were blood.

   There were some slender sounds of struggle in his throat, and his whole body was tense as if caught by something, twitching and convulsing constantly.

"let me do it."

Shia pressed Jost's head, her fingers dipped into Jost's black hair, and with some kind of undetectable throbbing in the air, Jost's muscles relaxed, and he closed the His eyes quickly fell into a deep sleep.

  Rokukan's right hand also manifested a silver pen [Last Word], opening Jost's head.

   Countless messages pop up.

   "It's pollution."

   Lukun quickly came to a conclusion.

   "He accommodated a considerable degree of pollution, which would continue to erode his will and body. In fact, even if there were no other accidents, he should have died quickly within three years."

   "Is this the original mage?"

   Shia felt a little embarrassed.

  The past mages of the Kingdom of Night were like a curious child, throwing all the extraordinary powers they saw into their minds, as much as they could accommodate.

   And these knowledge are all pollution, which will lead to the decrease of sanity, the erosion and alienation of the body, so many mages have strange shapes, and even lose their human form.

Later, some masters tried to alleviate this situation. Some people tried to balance the pollution in the body by relying on the check and balance between pollution from different sources, and even concluded a system that would not lead to loss of control. , put most of the knowledge and pollution in the deep brain, and use it to wake up in a specific way.

  The former is called the Bloodline Mage, and the latter is the prototype of the Court Mage.

  In an even older era, it is said that the two types of mages once had an orthodox dispute, but they gave up because of the invasion of the magic tide before it could heat up.

   However, as long as it is contaminated, it will continue to deepen. Even if these two types of mages work hard, they will only delay death and madness to a certain extent.

Moreover, the stronger the mages are, the more pollution they will endure. When they fall because of pollution, they will cause more harm. Therefore, if they can still keep their senses, most of these mages will choose to go to the depths of the black forest. , where those monsters ravaged.

   According to legend, those powerful mages can leave a curse on the world when they die, and those terrifying natural disasters beyond the understanding of mortals are formed in this way.

   "Can such a person really build a gray tower?"

   Shia thought to herself as she looked at Jost who was already asleep.

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