Chapter 2 The Tower of the Soul
Baitrila Mage Academy is an extremely huge castle, almost as big as some small cities. It has streets, residential areas, and mineral mining stations. However, only spellcasters and their relatives can live here.
The architectural style of the college looks like a crown with seven corners, each of which is a high tower. The lower ends of these seven towers are surrounded by long walls, and in the center of the college is the taller main tower.
.There is a 4-kilometer-long suspended enclosed corridor extending out from the middle of the seven towers, which is connected with the adjacent towers and the main tower to facilitate the instructors and students of the college to attend classes.
Actually it’s not very convenient
These seven towers are all 216 meters high, and the main tower is 304 meters high. They are a well-deserved miracle in this era. They were built by the first dean, his relatives and friends, and 300 magicians hired with money. It took ten years to build.
One year. The only thing comparable to it is the headquarters church of each god's church.
In those eleven years, 99% of the thousands of devil laborers who were tricked from the abyss by unscrupulous sorcerer contractors died of exhaustion just for this huge project. They may not have been noble enough in life, but their death
of absolute greatness.
Six of these seven towers are the teaching offices of a certain department. They are Secret Text, Summoning, Elements, Alchemy, Astrology and Demonized Creatures.
The seventh tower was built by the first dean of Baitrila Master Academy in order to encourage exploration and knowledge. Whoever can lead the creation of a new discipline will be qualified to occupy this tower.
It can be said that this tower is the heaviest trophy in the history of the mysterious side. It has driven the enthusiasm of the mage community in the Kingdom of Disorn for more than 160 years.
But if Delta succeeds in becoming a shadow mage, then this tower will usher in its first owner.
In the secret tower, senior lecturer Quisga was sitting in his office, and Delta was holding a document and reporting loudly.
"The abilities of this brand-new profession transcend the shackles of magicians' spellcasting. It does not require incantations and spellcasting gestures, but relies on instinctual drive like demonized creatures. However, the newly released monthly magazine of the Academy of Natural Sciences mentioned that demonized creatures
There are special magic organs in the body, most of which evolved in extreme climates. Its use of magic energy is crude and imprecise, as rough as pouring water out of a water bottle."
"I didn't feel this way when I was manipulating shadows. After repeated experiments, it was initially determined that emotions can affect the use of shadow abilities, from improving accuracy to extending range."
Quisca watched with mixed emotions as his student read aloud the report he had written through his own research.
This student is so sensible!
He originally picked Delta from the street children outside the academy because Delta had a trace of elf blood and was more sensitive to spirituality. Unexpectedly, this child completed the study of writing in three months, and then turned into a six-year apprentice.
The trial was shortened to four years to complete. I fully mastered the theory of psychic energy that I proposed. Later, I was gradually able to assist myself in my work, and now I can work on my behalf.
Quisga thought of an elf friend of his who was also his inspiration for spiritual research, but later separated from him.
His eyes couldn't help but circle around Delta's ears. Well, they didn't seem to be that pointed.
Quesga coughed twice and said: "Take a rest, kid, this report is very good, but it is not me who wants to assess you, and the assessor does not need this report, but a more practical test.
And it starts in a week.”
"I just think you need these for your research." Delta placed the documents lightly on the table, his eyes calm.
Quesga rubbed his forehead. The more sensible Delta behaved, the heavier his guilt. After all, he originally accepted and trained this student to prove his theory. It can be said that his motives were impure from the beginning.
"Whatever you need, I can try to provide it to you."
"I hope I can get the qualification to borrow books from the library in advance." Delta told the truth. The knowledge in the knowledge column in his panel has not increased for a long time. It may not be because he loves learning, but after getting used to the improvement of proficiency,
This stagnation and lack of change was unacceptable to him.
Quisca lowered his head, took out a pen and wrote a certificate for him.
"This can prove that you are a freshman in the second half of the year. With this, you can enter and exit the library of the Secret Text Department at will."
"And this," Quisga coughed heavily, took off a silver brooch from the chest of his lecturer's robe and handed it to him, "This was given to me by an elf friend of mine. There is an elf in you."
With his bloodline, perhaps it would be more appropriate to give it to you."
The style of the brooch is the head of an animal. It is not clear whether it is a bear or a cat.
Delta was extremely surprised. The place where his memory first began was the orphanage. He was probably less than a year old at that time. His parents, whom he had never met, only left a letter explaining his birthday and the reason for being abandoned.
There was no mention of bloodline issues at all.
The only special thing is that his parents may be from the south. This makes him always shorter than his peers.
Taking the brooch and certificate, Delta left the office.
Arriving in the corridor, the reminder of the assistant who had been silent for three days in order to upgrade the panel suddenly came to my mind.
"Ding - the character panel has been updated."
Character:Delta Fantasy
Occupation: Shadow Mage (tentative)
Bloodline: Half-half-elf, human, nightmare
"Little assistant, what the hell is this half-elf? Isn't it one-eighth of elven blood?" Delta couldn't help complaining, "Also, it seems that according to the rules, I can't know this, isn't it?
Can the panel only show things I know besides properties?"
The panel assistant responded: "This is the 10th anniversary benefit for the little assistant and Mr. Fantasy to coexist."
"It's too shabby to give useless news like this for the 10th anniversary benefit. Also, I'm 14 years old this year and I'm only giving the 10th anniversary benefit. The timing doesn't make sense at all!"
"I forgot. I forgot four years ago."
"You forget about such an important thing. You don't take me to heart at all, do you?" Delta was having fun with her assistant in her heart, but her face was naturally peaceful. Her beautiful face attracted the attention of many people along the way.
look.
The Secret Text Tower is more than two hundred meters high, with sixty-one floors above ground and ten floors underground. The library is built on the bottom ten floors, and the student dormitories are above the library. It is convenient for students at any time.
Go to the library to study.
There are stairs and floating saucers in the tower for academy members to go up and down. Quesga's office is on the 60th floor. Usually at such a high altitude, Delta always follows the instructor to rub the floating saucer, but now the instructor is not around, and
To use the floating disc, you need to contact the magic network in the tower with your identity certificate. Delta is not a formal member. The certificate he has is for others to see, not for the secret text verification machine.
With Delta's physical condition, it would take him more than half an hour to continue walking like this. Fortunately, he can always find a way on his own.
"Isn't it a bit arrogant for you to do this?" the assistant couldn't help but ask.
"You talk more after the upgrade." Delta crossed his arms, the shadow under his feet swelled, and the upper shadow formed a platform, supporting him steadily. A dozen dark tentacles protruded from the lower end to hook the downward
Using force on the steps, the speed of advancement is much faster than using both feet. Those tentacles are like a combination of cockroach and octopus, which looks a bit disgusting.
"This can exercise your control over shadows!" Delta became determined to walk in this way.
"I know it without you telling me, but what can I do? If I were wearing a robe or a slim-fitting dress, I could hang my hands naturally. But now I am wearing a woolen fisherman hat and a brown jacket. If I still
That would look stupid."
"Do you think you're not stupid now?" The assistant also learned to complain.
At this time, a floating saucer happened to descend from the central hollow of the circular staircase. There were five people standing on it. The oldest among them was a middle-aged man with brown hair and a slightly higher hairline. Delta had seen him before. He was from the Secret Text Department.
One of more than thirty lecturers.
The lecturer originally stood upright on the floating dish, followed by the apprentice and teaching assistant carrying the instrument, looking serious. Then he saw a beautiful child standing confidently on a shadow, which was long.
It drags the child around with many tentacles. Sometimes the tentacles expand like balls, splitting into more tentacles, and sometimes they become thinner and completely merge into the whole. The frequency of the tentacles waving is even more like sneaking. Overall, it looks like a
A moldy cross between a sea urchin and a slug.
Above is a confident and beautiful face like an elf, below is a wretched and twisted darkness.
The sharp contrast between beauty and ugliness contained in one person shocked the lecturer and everyone behind him, and they all showed expressions of disbelief.
"Has old Quisga's theory been successful?" He barely sobered up.
"Yes, the instructor's theory is correct." Delta deliberately controlled his shadow to speed up in order to talk to him. But he was not very proficient in mastering the ability, so the shadow platform under his feet shook, and the whole person looked like a tumbler.
He was swaying around, but his speed did not slow down. He did not let things take their own course, but continued to work hard to maintain balance and exercise his control.
In this state, the proficiency of "shadow manipulation" is also increasing.
The strange lecturer could see Delta moving around him in a high-speed and crumbling manner through the transparent protective wall.
"Congratulate him for me." He couldn't bear it anymore. After leaving this sentence, he didn't know what magic circle was activated. The speed of the floating disk suddenly doubled, completely surpassing Delta, and dropped to a lower level.
.
"Look how scared you are."
"It's just common sense." Delta dismissed this and focused on inspecting his upgraded panel.
There is an additional psychic ability in the attribute column. The other attributes, except health and will, have also changed more or less.
Physique:2304=27
Agility:412=52
Appearance:901=91
【Your hair is darker.
ps: I warn you, moving in this way will reduce the appearance effect.】
Intelligence:7104=75
Psychic power: There is no comparison object, so it is impossible to judge the strength and the specific value is not displayed.
Delta is satisfied with these bonuses: "Not bad."
The assistant immediately jumped out to attack him: "What's wrong? Any first-level mage can kill you, even if his rank is the same as yours."
"At least I'm a lot better than I was three days ago." Delta shrugged.
In the communication room, he has reached the fifty-sixth floor. This is the apprentice dormitory, and his dormitory is here.
Chapter completed!