"It can be seen from here that the initial number of people in the main city was very small, and it was the 'Origin Slate' that gave them almost the same soul circuit."
As for why they are not exactly the same? This is common knowledge in the magician world.
Everyone's soul is different, and even if they have the same bloodline, their own unique circuits will be born.
The phantom projection continues to change, and the number of those black and white villains is gradually increasing.
But the strange thing is that the lines on their bodies are different from the original ones, and have undergone huge changes. From the first few villains, their bodies are covered with lines, to the hundreds of little people later, almost all of them have incomplete lines, or
More or less parts are missing.
Even though the book that has been around for hundreds of years has been restored and maintained in the hands of the old man, the rubbings on it have long been blurred. Only projection can be used to enlarge the painting pattern and fill in light according to the rough outline to see the details clearly.
Fortunately, Hero could clearly see the most critical part...the details of the texture on the stone slab.
Byrne also has a sharp eye, pointing to the bright spots in the picture as small as flies: "Those lines are glowing."
If it were not for magnification, these light spots would probably be covered by the phantom light in the room, making them unrecognizable.
"Look! The texture nodes in each picture light up, corresponding to various points on the villain's body!"
Holo corresponded to the dots that lit up above, one by one.
Secretly applauding, the miraculous transformation method was even more advanced and excellent than the high tower body transformation soul technique he knew.
The magical effect of the slate is like the invisible god wielding a sharp scalpel, burying circuits into the soul without harming the villain.
Seeing this, Hero suddenly felt that something was wrong with Byrne's mood beside him, and his curiosity suddenly changed from that of a weak man to that of a weakling.
"What's wrong? Is it uncomfortable here?" Holo asked with concern.
"No, this picture reminds me of the outside world's evaluation of the main city." Byrne's tone was full of bitterness.
Seeing that Byrne was in a bad mood, the old man paused turning pages and asked Hero:
"Boy, I heard that you got the golden key?"
"Ang?" Holo didn't know why.
"It's rare. I haven't seen an apprentice born as a commoner get a golden key for a long time, especially in the first three years of assessment!"
"Actually... that's not difficult." Holo sneered.
It was nothing more than the death of a few companions.
The old man shook his head: "Golden key recipients...most of their parents and ancestors were magicians. Occasionally, civilians can obtain it by relying on talent and intelligence. You may think it is easy...but in the eyes of others, it is not easy at all."
Hero thought for a moment, he usually kept a low profile and no one came to make trouble.
The old man who saw his thoughts shook his head: "I don't mean to blame you, it's just that if you don't think so, others will."
"The old man is right. The people in the main city have always been called the ethnic group favored by the gods. Do you know what it feels like? Even if they are praised, they are secretly said to be an alien ethnic group by their peers. Since coming to the tower, I have come into contact with
Most of my friends are children from the same main city. Others who cooperate with me are just seeking benefits, and they actually look down on us."
Hero thought about it carefully and found that he really didn't care. Even though he knew the special characteristics of the magicians in the main city, he didn't have any other opinions.
No wonder Byrne doesn't get along well with his assessment teammates.
"Ethnic group... after all, they still mean discrimination."
"Yes, maybe people with extraordinary talents like you don't care, but after all, there are many who are no longer apprentices or have climbed to the rank of viscount sorcerers with great difficulty. From the bottom of their hearts... they are jealous of us, but this is not us.
It can be decided."
"Jealousy changes them beyond recognition."
"People favored by the gods are also cursed people. They have talents that are difficult for ordinary people to reach, but they have never set foot on the highest mountain."
"Are you saying that no one in the main city has ever advanced to the rank of Grand Duke?"
"That's right, there isn't one. That's why the top management of the tower allows the main city to exist in the empire, and uses them as a hub to connect various points."
"I understand...a tool that is easy to use and control...that's not what I meant."
Holo suddenly reacted and comforted Byrne.
"It doesn't matter. This is the consensus of everyone, but you don't look down on me. We are still friends."
"Then why have the number of little people on it increased, but the lines have become fewer?"
"Origin corresponds to development, and their ambitions are extremely expanded after being favored... They are passing through reproduction and inheritance.
In an era when magicians were rare, there were only a few top ones, and expanding the group and improving their strength through reproduction was their natural and only choice, but..."
"But the soul circuit is uncontrollable." Hero followed the old man's words.
This is the knowledge learned in the first lesson of entering the tower.
This is also the consensus of everyone.
Even if Helo has another soul circuit in his own body [Nightmare Swallowing Complete Appearance], it is just a special case of accidental transfer of a special group, and it is not transformed or created by himself.
"Yes, mutation is the choice of the gods. Even if they achieve extraordinary things and purify their souls to become magicians, they are too far away from the realm of creation and transformation, and they try to control the power of the gods with mortal means."
Byrne continued: "This has led to an increase in the number of people in the tribe, but fewer and fewer people have original soul circuits. Many people's soul circuits are even extremely incomplete. Even the first awakening is a problem."
"There are actually not many people in the tower from the main city in proportion. I guess there are only this number of main city magicians with complete soul circuits like the first batch."
The old man pointed at the first group of people, only a few dozen people.
After comparison, the number of hundreds or thousands in the pattern is really insignificant.
"Am I right?"
Byrne was silent and looked at the little man on the pattern, then at the old man.
In desperation, I could only nod and admit.
In the main city, there are only a handful of talented people.
"If we let them perform sacrifices, can the stone slab create a large-scale soul circuit?"
"Little Hero, your idea is the same as what I thought in my early years! I used to think so too! But unfortunately, in the second half, he clarified the error of my idea."
The colorful patterns continue to turn.
When the little people on the rubbings reproduced to a certain number, a huge problem arose.
"Even if the soul fire of a magician in the first batch is extinguished, a perfect circuit will not immediately appear in the subsequent generations of villains. When the first generation was born, they chose to hide the existence of the stone slab out of greed, leaving it to exist only in legends.
, no descendant can obtain the original soul circuit through sacrifice again."
Selfishness and greed are clearly exposed in the picture.
"But fortunately, the power of the stone slab will spread out invisibly, and over time, talented magicians will occasionally appear. The benefit will ultimately be the bloodline selected by the stone slab. However, no matter which path they choose, they will not be able to make the entire group stronger.
"
As soon as these words came out, the two of them looked at Byrne in unison.
The lucky son favored by the ‘Origin Slate’.
And Hero's heart was filled with turmoil. The lords and the others... also wanted to reshape their bloodline and recreate the soul circuit that once represented that city?
In case it is discovered by experiment...a soul circuit created entirely under artificial control.
Even if they cannot reach the level of princes, as long as they can control the probability of reaching the awakening level, they will be a terrifying army that the magicians stationed in small cities cannot resist.
"The most important part is right here!"
The old man raised his finger, and ripples appeared in the phantom projection, and the center point of the ripples landed on the head of a little man.
The screen flashed, and a very special little person suddenly appeared in the screen, as if he had been specially marked, which was very eye-catching.
There is a small crown floating on his head, towering over other villains.
"He appears in the second half of this book. His soul circuit is very complete and he belongs to the first batch of soul circuits awakened by sacrifices.
After experiencing reproduction and finding that the strength of the group could not be increased, he decided to use other methods to realize his ideal."
The scene turned, and a little man was holding a rope and immersed in a large dark crack.
"Go to the depths of the Great Rift to dig up black gold and make it into soul weapons. The mad sand rages from the moment the two merge..."
In the phantom projection screen, the black gold crown summoned a piece of yellow sand, which instantly covered the entire sky. The magnificent city built by several generations was buried by the yellow sand.
"This story... my father told me that because of his selfishness and violation of the rules of the soul, the ethnic group was destroyed because of him and the main city was covered by the desert! But the sand city still existed at that time, so I just treated it like a child.
Listened."
"Just him? The power of one person shouldn't be enough to destroy the entire main city, right? Wouldn't his fellow tribesmen stop him? Besides... didn't they advance to the level of Grand Duke?"
Without the power of the Archduke, it is unbelievable that Hero could fight against many of his kind and cause large-scale strange changes.
"It is called the main city because of its special geographical location and the 'origin slate'. If you have seen the map of the empire's territorial routes, you will find that the main city exists in a very special location. Their birth is like the original god.
As planned, the distances between them are not far apart.
The same is true for 'Sand City'. The black gold he got by chance was the unique resource of the Great Rift, and that piece of black gold fit perfectly with his soul circuit. This resulted in his power being able to be amplified several times. This is what the soul weapon has to offer.
The role of the magician.”
The result is that greed overwhelms human nature.
Hero stared at the location of the crown. Somehow, he always felt that it was emitting a strange light.
"What happened next? What was his purpose?"
"As one of the first people, he knew where the stone slab was. After digging out the hidden stone slab, he used the blood of his tribe to forcibly create a brand new individual to carry a stronger soul circuit."
"It seems he failed..." Holo thought subconsciously.
"Why are you so sure?" Old Man Can had a meaningful smile on his face.
"If it is created by him...if an individual breaks through the shackles, he will be able to reach the Grand Duke. According to what you said before, wouldn't that be a failure?"
"But do you know what this city is called now?... She called it Sand City, a city built on the desert. He succeeded back then and almost cultivated a Grand Duke, but he was angered
He broke the stone slab and offended the gods."
"Then it still failed?"
"Between the two, he gathered the blood of all the tribesmen to create an alien, and the alien has indeed stepped into that level.
But it only succeeded for a period of time, and for unknown reasons, the aliens created eventually collapsed due to disordered soul circuits.
It may be that the complete circuit is too powerful for aliens to withstand, or perhaps the bloodline creation is defective.
In short, the remaining false king was also cursed by the stone slab, and his soul circuit was changed.
The desert is permanently solidified, and now there are some problems with the soul circuits of the people in the main city. The overall strength is at the bottom of the main city.
This story has been told by many major cities, probably to make us respect the tablets of the living beings."
The final chapter has been opened.
Skipping the shroud of yellow sand, a new city stood beside the desert, and a new chapter began.
No one knows where the main city buried under the yellow sand is.
The new group is still protected by the stone slab, but no one can find the whereabouts of the stone slab.
This means that once this main city is destroyed, a unique soul circuit may no longer be born.
Return to silence and eventually be forgotten.
"The Origin Slate glowed with its final glory in the yellow sand, and never appeared again. Most of the soul circuits born later were incomplete. It is also difficult to find the magicians of Sand City among the thirteen towers."