Chapter 16: Magic and Poison
After learning about the history of magic, I looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so I continued to look at the principles of spells. In the beginning, the Arcanists of Netherel did not need to prepare spells in advance, and most of them did not need to use a magic net to cast magic spells and gestures alone. Unlike modern mages, they are unable to learn the spell again for the rest of their lives if they fail to learn. Casting magic consumes something called Arcs, and at that time they had very little magic at their disposal. It is also not as many casts as modern mages. However, since the goddess of magic in the Nexera era had not yet closed the direct connection between mages and magic sources, their super magic was more powerful than it is now.
Later mages deciphered the secret of this "arc" through research, which is the speed and concentration of the brain's calculations. In modern times, mages calculate the entire trajectory of magic in their brains, then lure them into the web through gestures and chanting, and finally release it by concentrating. Magic is mostly complex and sophisticated, and after each calculation, in order to protect the brain from burning, the web removes the structure of the spell from memory after each spell. That's why you have to make new preparations after casting a spell for what to do. Therefore, the smarter the person, the more spells they have. From this point of view, the magic web protects the brains of the mages from more than overload death. Magic has become easier and safer to learn since the time of the Magic Web, but of course this is only relative.
Seeing this, Henry understood that the mage was equivalent to a sophisticated humanoid computer in the process of casting spells. Gestures are equivalent to data transmission, and chanting is equivalent to special passwords. Only if there are no errors in the computer calculations and the data is securely transmitted, the password is entered. Finally, it is through the concentration of mental magic that it will be finally cast. Through intensive study and memorization, mages discovered that all magical structures had similarities or similarities. They tidy up and remove the duplicates from their brains, giving them the ability to record more spells at once. That's why the mage level increases.
In Henry's view, it was nothing more than a humanoid computer that optimized the storage unit. The original hard drive has new free space to store more files and that's it. After learning what magic was, fatigue inevitably began to affect him. It's time to sleep, and Henry thinks of putting down the book in his hand. After lying down for a while, the snoring sounded. He's so tired today.
For the next ten days, Henry kept going back and forth between the library and his bedroom. A large number of books are read, comprehended, and memorized by him at a rate of 30 per day, but fortunately, most of the books do not have many words. In addition to buying hundreds of blank scrolls and two bottles of ink from Taling, he copied spells into scrolls before going to bed. Just as he was immersed in a sea of knowledge, Tarling Freeman informed him that tomorrow was July 1st. Tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the hall on the first floor, Tyrantere, the owner of the Mage Tower, will answer his questions.
When Henry heard the news, he suddenly realized that he still had ten free questions to ask this month. After thinking for an hour, he took a piece of parchment and wrote down the questions with a pen and prepared for the tutor to answer them tomorrow afternoon.
At 1 p.m. the next day, Henry arrived punctually in the lobby on the first floor with paper and pen. As soon as he came down, he saw a young man with a pen and paper, already waiting for the archmage. Seeing that Henry Young smiled at him, he bowed slightly and said in a hurried tone, "Hello, I am Merican, a student of Mentor Tyrantil. You must be his new student, Henry. ”
Henry immediately returned the salute and said, "Hello, Master Merikan. I'm Henry, and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”
After greeting each other, Merikan began to stare at his notes in a daze. Henry began to take a closer look at the "strongman". A pair of brown eyes full of passion, and the hair was messy and had begun to curl largely. A magic robe was covered in burnt holes and various oil stains. This is a fairly nice guy and a bit raunchy. After excluding the catastrophe caused by his reckless character and experiments, of course. Henry's first impression of Merikan was not bad.
A few minutes later, Archmage Tyrantil arrived in the hall. He sat down in front of the two students and said, "Now let's start asking questions, first of all, you, Melikan." ”
"Mentor, I recently exploded again when I was making a protective flame ring. Carefully inspected the magic pattern carved on the top and found that there was no problem. ”
"Damn! Merikan I have warned you many times not to do anything beyond your own capabilities. What kind of magic item do you think you can craft with your measly spell-casting ability? All you should do now is study, you see Henry, he has never done a magic experiment since he entered the magic tower. Stay in the library every day to learn knowledge. The archmage angrily stood up and yelled at Melikan.
Melikan blushed and shouted at his mentor, "I will definitely succeed!" The future of magic lies in adventure and creation, you conservative old stubborn. With that, he turned around and ran upstairs.
Tyrantiel sighed and said to Henry, "I was good friends with his grandfather, and was sent here to learn when he showed his talent for magic. Maybe I didn't pay much attention to it at first, and by the time he developed this personality, it was too late. Okay, we don't want that, now ask your questions. ”
Henry thought for a moment and asked the first question: "Mentor, what is that bottle of poison that I drank in the labyrinth." ”
"Oh, it's a special hybrid poison that the dark elves invented when they tortured and tortured slaves. It can greatly stimulate the nerves of the body to make it sensitive, and I have innovatively added a little bit of scorpion venom from the Enoch Desert. This is not lethal enough, but it can violently stimulate the internal organs. How did you become interested in this? Are you a believer in Lauita? "The archmage was immediately interested when he saw that there was gossip.
Henry smiled bitterly and said, "No, I am not a believer in abusive ladies. It's just that I found that after the torture of that bottle of poison, my concentration was better and my internal organs were stronger. Think about the side effects of this poison after stimulation. ”
Tyrantiel thought for a moment and said, "If you don't say that I really didn't pay attention, but there are really few people who can survive the torture of this poison. During the experiment, most bear goblins passed out the first moment after ingestion. Many people who are not determined will be tormented by the pain to the point of shock. I can give you some for free if you want, but I need to keep track of your physical changes. ”
"As you wish, Mentor." Seeing that the things were in hand, Henry happily agreed. In the following time, Henry asked the archmage for some of the doubts he had learned about his reading these days, and Tyrantil answered them one by one. The forty-minute conversation was over.
Henry returned to the library to continue reading, and at dinner the Golem brought a large bottle of poison. After Henry checked and found that there was nothing wrong, he opened the bottle and poured out a small cup.
"Freeman, prepare to monitor my physical condition." After saying that, he drank it all. The sour taste has not yet dissipated, and the severe pain has come as expected. This time he didn't need to worry about monsters and mazes, he just carefully felt the changes in his body. The muscles twitched violently, and the heart beat three times faster than before. The internal organs begin to contract strongly due to stimulation and are released. Every cell is releasing energy.
Henry found that instead of sending his brain into a protective coma, the pain made him more focused, and his mind was now spinning rapidly. Struggled to his feet in severe pain, and began to cast a first-level spell, the Greasy Technique. After successfully casting the spell, Henry thought, "At least half the time sooner than usual." Maybe it's because the heart beats faster, and a lot of nutrients and oxygen are carried to the brain and the rest of the body. After an hour of torture, Henry lay on the ground sweating profusely. Breathing in the fresh air. Then he slowly stood up, and the effect of the medicine finally wore off.
"Freeman, give me a detailed report on my physical condition after drinking the poison." Henry took off his clothes and prepared to take a bath as he instructed Taling.
"Reading the records, your body's heartbeat gradually accelerates when you drink the poison, reaching a peak of 3.53 times that of the usual. All the muscles and internal organs of the whole body are moving, and the cell activity is 5 times higher than usual. The brain's computing power and concentration are also temporarily enhanced. But this consumes a lot of your physical energy, which is equivalent to the energy expenditure of 4 hours of long-distance running. After the effect of the medicine is over, your whole body will be weakened, but your strength, stamina, and intelligence will be slightly strengthened after rest. ”
Hearing this, Henry lay down in the bathtub and took a deep breath. After all, he was tortured in vain, and it seems that this poison will continue to be drunk in the future. "Report this to your mentor." He remembered his deal with the Mentor and instructed Taling to give the information on his body changes to the Archmage.
On the top floor of the Magic Tower, Master Tyrantiel was eating dinner. It was Taling's voice that rang out: "Master, apprentice Henry asked me to pass on this record to you. With that, a piece of parchment appeared out of thin air.
"Huh?" The archmage took it and looked at it, was taken aback, and muttered to himself: "I didn't expect this kind of poison made when I was bored to have this effect of improving physical fitness. But what I didn't expect was that Henry, the little guy, really drank it. It's a shame that he doesn't be a believer in the goddess of abuse. Otherwise, you may not be able to become a voter in the future. It looks like I'm going to dig deeper into this elixir, and it's best to reduce or eliminate the painful side effects. Otherwise, not many people would have endured this kind of torture. The archmage tossed the parchment in his hand, and the paper began to spontaneously combust in the air. When it falls to the ground, it is already a pinch of ashes.
Henry didn't know now that Dao Dafa was his view of his beliefs. After soaking in the bath, I felt much more comfortable, and I was hungry, and I ate four times as much as usual at dinner to feed my stomach. After reading the book for a while, I began to feel that my upper and lower eyelids were fighting. It seems that poison not only consumes physical strength, but also mental. Thinking of this, he put down his book and turned around and went back to his bedroom to sleep.
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