Local people are used to calling it "Themimas", which means the tree of the world.
Lady Midnight protects people, and Themimas teaches people how to use weapons.
Just like every child's dream in the old days was to become a navigator, artist, or lawyer, every child's dream here is to attend Crans University.
But unlike children who dream of becoming navigators, artists, and lawyers, whose ideals will eventually be wiped out by reality, people's longing for Crans University has never disappeared.
High above Themimas, where lies the mysterious University of Clines;
In Themimas, the highest place in the Dark Field;
In Themimas you can have everything;
Knowledge makes for beautiful poetry;
Like the power of a beautiful girl waving to you;
Right there in Clines.
This ballad spread in the dark fields is enough to illustrate the importance of Crans University.
But it's not an ivory tower away from everything.
The death rate of Crans University was only lower than that of the Knights of the Ring. Even when it was first founded, the death rate was much higher than that of the Knights of the Ring.
"Vina Freeze Harbor provides some help, but getting too involved with weirdness comes at a cost. Until we become familiar with them, understand them, and record the knowledge we paid for. Cranes University is like Themimus,
Only when strong branches grow can birds land on them and roost."
Lu Li and Professor Ernie Hamilton Wayne stood in the hanging basket, listening to the professor's introduction to the giant tree.
He is also the associate dean of Crans University.
When you get up close to Themimas, you can feel its magnificence even more.
The gondola slowly rose, carrying Lu Li and the two off the ground.
"I got a book, and then some strange phenomena happened." Lu Li said about the "Illustrated Book of Weird Colonies", which was given by Professor Nuno.
"If you read slower, there will be no abnormal phenomena, but the pollution of sanity is the price that must be paid for reading knowledge."
The strong wind blowing high in the dark field caused the hanging basket to sway slightly. As the hanging basket approached the tree crown, the strong wind gradually dissipated.
The hanging baskets rose up to the tree crown and gathered back on the wooden platform where the hanging baskets were placed. Lu Li and Professor Wayne walked out of the hanging baskets and observed the top of the tree.
The main branches, which are wider than the street, extend to all sides, and wooden houses are stretched and stacked along the branches.
Professor Wayne pointed to the road sign in the center of the wooden platform: "Where do you want to start looking?"
【Mystery】
【Alchemy Department】
【Plant】
【Department of History】
【Divination Department】
A vivid lark stands on the top of the wooden sign, lowering its head to adjust its wings from time to time.
Such weak creatures have disappeared in the old days.
"That is a mechanical creation. Their motto is skill, concentration, heart, and a little soul." Professor Wayne responded to Lu Li's observation. "Are you interested in mechanics?"
"The reason why the Midnight Church members disappeared."
Professor Wayne showed the same profound smile as yesterday: "Is occultism right... please come with me."
Leaving the wooden platform, Professor Wayne led Lu Li onto the thickest branch of the giant tree.
Occult science is the most popular department at Crans University. Here is what people yearn for in weird times: fighting against weird powers.
There's just a terrible price to pay.
"It is a law that human beings cannot fight against weirdness."
Walking on the main branch, Professor Wayne slowly narrated: "In the old days, exorcists used weirdness to fight against weirdness, those homologous objects, psychic guns, holy water... But we ourselves are still fragile, and we have not yet gotten rid of it.
The Dilemma of Using Tools.”
"But what if we turn into weirdos?"
Students passed by on Shugan Street, many of them wearing black robes. Students who did not wear black robes were like polluters or aliens, their bodies possessing characteristics that did not belong to humans.
They lowered their heads as they passed Professor Wayne, curiously observing the legendary exorcist.
Professor Wayne nodded in response to the students and continued: "It is not that we passively accept pollution and become aliens and alien species. We actively accept it, eliminate the parts that harm us, and only retain the benefits."
"This is the meaning of occult existence."
They passed a tree house, where the professor was standing on the podium giving a lecture, and his left hand holding a book looked like a three-petal tentacle like an octopus.
"It's also a price."
"Did it succeed?"
"We can't describe it in terms of success and failure, we would say, 'walking on the road.'"
Professor Wayne in front of the window looked at the classroom: "And we have gone a long way. Studying weirdness and using weirdness have allowed many people to master weird powers. Many of these powers have terrible costs, but they also give us natural immunity to weirdness.
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"At least, we won't be like children living in the wilderness. The slightest disturbance will make us cry and have a nervous breakdown..."
Leaving the tree house and moving forward, Professor Wayne said: "The weird power used by the Meg believer comes from her belief, Lady Midnight. Compared to us, belief in gods seems to be a shortcut to obtain weird power, but you should know
Why didn’t we do that.”
Many waiting students gathered in front of a tree house built along the branches like vines. The wooden sign at the door, obscured by layers of outlines, vaguely said something.
"Two or three days ago, a poor resident turned into a monster. Students from the Mystic Department discovered her and took control of her. After the support of the Knights, they brought her back to the giant tree.
"Is it because of pollution?"
Professor Wayne shook his head slightly: "Because of "blessing"."
It sounds ironic.
The Investigation Department later found out the truth: it was a family of three living in a civilian area.
Some time ago, his wife Lola showed signs of contamination. In order to cure his wife, the husband cooperated with a weirdo and wrote the works he wanted at the cost of restoring his wife.
The final result was that her husband Eugene died after exhausting his efforts to write the work. Weird healed his wife Laura as promised, but the weak human body could not accommodate this blessing, and the blessing became a curse...
There is only one and a half pieces of good news: the child is still alive, and Laura is still sane.
"We will study her and find a cure. Some alchemy students are also there." Professor Wayne said.
Professor Wayne then led Lu Li to visit the other four departments.
Strictly speaking, the other four disciplines that are deeply related to occultism can also be counted as occultism. They are more like extended branches.
Before finally leaving, Professor Wayne asked Lu Li to meet someone.
A heretic who participated in the capture of Lu Li.
"Why reject us...we just want to build towns..."
Imprisoned in a cage, the silhouette shrouded in black robes whispers hoarsely.
Professor Wayne waved someone to take him away: "Your Excellency, you are going to the Vina Freeze Port, right? Please be careful of these people. You can keep an appropriate distance from us. They don't like us very much."
"Different ideas?"
Lu Li heard Professor Nuno say it.
"Yes." Professor Wayne smiled and looked at the Midnight City under the canopy of trees. "But we don't like them either. After all... we have to survive first before we can hope for the future."
