Lily's eyes widened instantly.

- What do you mean by that? Although he "shut up" in the middle of the sentence, the words that followed ...... "and have seen it with my own eyes"? Or "and have used it with their own hands"? Or is it......

"Say! What the hell is going on? ”

- There is a problem, the problem is serious!

Fang Qiuling knew that he was speechless, but he couldn't lose his momentum at this time, so he glared back directly without hesitation.

"And、And I also know that there are four alchemy artifacts in the third workshop!"

"Humph!" As soon as Fang Qiuling said this, Lily knew that most of the time she wouldn't be able to catch any tricks, Fang Qiuling, this guy was very "ghost", and a mouth could be said to be white. But she also knew that the momentum couldn't be lost, "Nonsense! Obviously there are only three pieces, where are the four pieces! ”

"The first, the spark of the unquenchable flame."

"That's right, what about the second one?"

"The Crystal of Eternal Chan."

"What else?"

"The Starfall Stone, the last one is the Clear Spring Stone Bottle. I'm not wrong. ”

"The first three are all right, but ......" Lily's face was full of strangeness: "Qingquan Stone Bottle, what is this?" And, how do you know! ”

- It's really weird, the first three are fine, and anyone who knows a little about the Temple of Eros will know. But the fourth clear spring stone bottle...... I have lived in the Temple of Eros for more than ten years, and I don't know that there is such a thing as a clear spring stone bottle. How can you know that you are a dead nobleman or a bad nobleman? What the hell is your origin? Is......

There is a minor Eliza around him, and there is a self-proclaimed adult but actually an underage Shino, so it's not okay to be dirty at the mouth, and you can't teach the children around you badly.

- What a meow for you!

"I don't even know about the Qingquan Stone Bottle, hey, it's a shame that you're a paladin of the Temple of Eros." Fang Qiuling's words were obviously teasing, "There is a big fountain pool at the entrance of your temple, right?" ”

"That's right. How do you know? Have you been? ”

"You don't care how I know. Let me ask you again, the water in the fountain pool does not dry up all year round, and the water is slightly sweet. Right? ”

"Yes, that's right."

"The statue in the center of the fountain is a statue of Eros with a water bottle in her hand, right?"

Lily didn't answer anymore, just stared at Fang Qiuling with big eyes.

"The water bottle held in the hand of the goddess statue is the clear spring stone bottle."

Lily had an incredulous expression on her face, "I always thought this was just the outlet of the fountain pool. ”

"It's the spout, yes. However, there are no water pipes underneath, and there is a gap between the statue and the bottle. If necessary, the stone bottle can also be removed directly. ”

"What's the use of this bottle?"

"There is a constant stream of water flowing out of it. The quality of the spring water is quite good, whether you drink it directly or soak in a bath, it is very good. It is also said to have the effect of improving the texture of the skin. It is also very good for refining alchemy potions. ”

Lily's expression was slightly complicated. Fang Qiuling, an outsider, actually knew the temple better than himself, who had lived in the temple for more than ten years, and this feeling was quite subtle. It's like...... It's like a thief in the house, a thief who knows everything about the situation at home!

- Where did you get this information, you dead noble, bad nobleman?

"I didn't expect this to be ......"

"Of course, don't underestimate the water. Water is also very important when it comes to making potions! Ahem...... Fang Qiuling pretended to cough, "Don't interrupt from now on!" I'm making up for Eliza's lessons, so I don't need to interject. ”

"Humph!"

Lily snorted coldly to express her displeasure. But she still obediently closed her mouth and stopped talking.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Fang Qiuling took the simple compass he had just made, "Drawing an alchemy array, literally, is divided into two steps. The first step is to draw, and the second step is to make. First, let's draw ...... Eliza, do you know how to draw? How about drawing skills? ”

Eliza shook her head: "It won't ......"

"Oh, it won't matter. Don't look at the alchemy circle as a pattern, you just think you're writing, writing out the circle. It's just that this 'character' has to be written very large, and there are strict rules between lines. ”

Fang Qiuling casually used a simple compass to write several words "I" on the ground. The lingua franca of Karthas is a phonetic script with a strong pen. Depending on the writer's habits, the order and font of the pen are different. There are a few words Fang Qiuling wrote according to the standard strokes one stroke at a time, and the deliberately written square is square, like a child who has just learned to write; A few of them are written in the style of "cursive", which looks unusually elegant, and at a glance it is clear that they are the notes of a noble clerk.

"For example, the words I'm writing now are the same word, right? But if you don't think of them as words, look at them as patterns. So each of these is a 'different pattern' and represents a different meaning. Eliza-san, do you understand this? ”

Eliza already had a small mosquito coil ring coming out of her eyes. But the little cat woman thought for a while, and finally nodded vigorously.

"Good. Different patterns represent different meanings, but the meaning of the pattern itself is unified, and the ultimate purpose and final meaning are the same. This is what spellcasters often call 'opposition and unity' and 'all sources are one'. Whether it is an alchemy circle or another form of magic array, it is ultimately a power derived from the source, and there is no difference in essence, but it will be different in the specific form of expression. ”

Fang Qiuling drew a circle on the most elegant word he wrote, and then continued.

"Suppose that the word I have chosen now is the alchemy circle, then when drawing the circle, you must draw exactly according to the strokes shown by this character. Even if the word is actually written incorrectly, missing a letter, and the abbreviation is already a bit excessive, it is still necessary to write it according to this way, not according to the correct word. Therefore, the first thing we need to do is to do everything possible to accurately and unmistakably 'write' the alchemy circle in the books and in our minds. Be sure to be exactly the same, even if it's a slight shade of color! ”

Eliza nodded vigorously. She may not have confidence in other areas, but when it comes to memory and rote memorization, it's perfectly fine!

"Of course, after all, we see it with our eyes and draw it with our hands. The coordination between the eye and the hand can lead to errors. At the same time, the eyes themselves can be misled for various reasons, so we must use certain tools to assist us to reduce all kinds of errors caused by 'observation' reasons. Eliza, what should we do to draw a straight line? ”

"Use a straight stick and draw it."

"And what do we need a circle now?"

"Well, Lisa doesn't know ......"

Under the surprised gazes of Eliza and Lily, Fang Qiuling used a dagger and a simple compass with a twig to gently and skillfully turn around on the wooden board, and a standard circle appeared on the wooden board.

The tip of the dagger scraped off a thin layer of wood, leaving a clear trail. Fang Qiuling changed the fixed position of the simple compass from the center of the circle to the circumference, drew two arcs with any position on the circumference as the center of the circle and coincided with the circle, and then used the place where the arc and the circumference intersected as the center of the circle, and drew the arc to intersect the circumference again. Locate the six points that intersect the circumference, and use a straight stick to draw the six points into two triangles, one positive and one negative.

The scene in front of me was nothing more than a series of operations with a dagger and a straight stick, and not only Eliza and Lily in the near distance could see it clearly, but also the old Tom and Shino who were a little farther away. An extremely standard six-pointed star appeared on the board almost in the blink of an eye.

The six-pointed star is not only the basis of the alchemy circle, but also the foundation of many functional magic arrays. A standard six-pointed star can reduce the workload of drawing and improve the efficiency of the circle.

Eliza's eyes were already popping up with countless little stars - amazing! I feel like I'm unconscious!

Lily was completely dumbfounded. Although the source of her spell-casting power is the divine magic bestowed by the gods, the means of harnessing the magic are no different from those of wizards. Lily's ability to cast compound spells has something to do with the fact that she has put a lot of effort into spell research.

She was not very familiar with the alchemy circle, because she had not studied alchemy systematically. But she couldn't be more familiar with the magic circles that have strengthened her divine arts, and many of them are six-pointed star circles. The six-pointed star can be drawn so easily, and many spells that are not sure of it can be tried!

- It's not for nothing that the Holy Knight is nicknamed "Plate Wizard" by players.

Fang Qiuling continued to draw and engrave on the wooden board with simple compasses and straight wooden strips under the shocked gaze of the crowd, and soon turned a single scratch line into a finger-thick line.

As he worked, he continued to lecture Eliza:

"The alchemy circle is made up of lines and words. The circle of the outer circle and the six-pointed star on the inner side are the lines and are the basis of the circle. It is Mana's 'route' in the circle. Words are descriptions and rules, which determine the specific role and function of the circle. Eliza-san students, you must remember that language has magic, and so does the written word. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Qiuling's expression became a little serious.

"The source of your strength comes from your blood. As you get older and your body grows, you're bound to feel a call from deep in your blood. Whether you want to respond to the call of the bloodline, this is up to you. Be warned, though, that the whispers of the call are magical. If you don't want to become a madman early, or be burned to ashes by the 'source fire' in your body, then learn how to control the power from now on. ”

"Yes, teacher......"

Eliza hurriedly agreed. When he was young, a shaman passing by the village said something similar. It's just that Eliza was too young at the time to understand it. And now that she heard it again, she immediately remembered it.

"Words have magic, and so does words. If you depict the text in the six-pointed star, then the text will become a node on the six-pointed star. Together, several nodes become statements that describe the operation of the Mana, forming a bridge to the source. Mana travels through the lines that make up the six-pointed star, sending changes in the laws described in the text, and then realizing the intervention of the spiritual realm in reality, which is the core of the magic circle, the principle of the alchemy circle. ”

Fang Qiuling flipped over the plank, and then slapped it a few times to clean up the sawdust on the board. Then he turned it back and continued to carve the painting with a dagger.

"The older the language, the more magical it is. Wizards chant spells in archaic or high-ranking archaic languages. Archaic languages can be traced back to the early Silver Age, and upper Archaic languages can be traced back to the middle of the Golden Age, both of which have extremely long histories. Over the course of time, language has changed over time due to the changes of the times. The same word in the same language will have different meanings at different times, and it is not surprising that the meanings are diametrically opposed when the differences are large. ”

Although he was holding a dagger in his hand, it was like a pen that could be thick or thin in Fang Qiuling's hand. Ancient and esoteric words appear one by one on the wooden board, and they are filled in the lines of the six-pointed star.

"It's best to have a stable and unambiguous language for building magic arrays, but that's hard to do. Language has been ambiguous since its inception and can lead to misunderstandings. The more languages are used, the greater the ambiguity. If the user uses different 'rhetorical devices' to 'process' the same word, such as metaphor, personification, exaggeration, etc., the meaning of the word will be greatly deflected in the original meaning. Even the difference in tone, the understanding of the meaning of the word can send a change. The sages who laid the foundation of the modern magic array took these factors into account, so they took the ancient language and the upper ancient language as the core of the 'description' that constituted the magic array. Ancient languages and upper archaic languages have also been widely used by shamans because of their relative fixation and refinement of affixes, and have evolved into the foundation of modern 'occultism' with the continuous study of scholars and researchers throughout the ages......"

As more and more words appeared on the wooden board in his hand, Fang Qiuling's explanations gradually slowed down. When depicting the last few "big characters", he didn't say a word and concentrated on completing them.

“…… Whew, all right. It's finally done. ”

As the last slash fell, the dagger left the plank, and a silvery-white glow flashed across the board. In the invisible world, Mana centered on the wooden board in Fang Qiuling's hand, and rolled up a small Mana vortex. The wandering Mana in the space seemed to have suddenly received an order and began to move in an orderly manner, permutations and combinations.

The swirls of Mana cause a slight Mana tide. People with high enough perception can quickly perceive this invisible change, and the throbbing continues to pour out of their hearts. The throbbing that could not be described in words made them involuntarily focus their eyes on the wooden board in Fang Qiuling's hand.

Needless to say, Eliza and Lily, who were sitting next to her, and Pastor Eddard in the distance also looked at her. Even several kittens who had been lying down and sleeping suddenly sat up and looked over with sleepy eyes.