Although it was already night and the magic tower automatically closed and prohibited entry and exit, Lucien was a Grand Arcanist, so he was naturally not affected at all. He took Natasha to jump from his demiplane "Atomic Universe" to the thirty-third
I entered my own study room on the first floor and stepped onto the elevator.
The Magic Tower is unusually quiet at night. Walking in the silver-gray corridor, the sound of footsteps echoes loudly, creating a strange atmosphere of openness and silence.
As soon as Lucien and Natasha entered the area where the "Sky Broadcasting Station" was located, a giant white wolf ran out. When it found Lucien, it whimpered, lay on the ground, and wagged its tail to please him.
"Good evening, Evans... Your Excellency, good evening, Her Majesty the Queen." Louise, who was wearing a simple light yellow dress, also saw Lucien and the two of them, and almost called Mr. Evans out of habit.
Hearing her sweet and familiar voice, Natasha was slightly surprised and said: "Are you Ms. Nightingale? I like your show very much. Hey, aren't you Louise? Louise, the missing musician of Artaud?"
She thought of Aalto's new musician from the delicate face and the iconic white wolf.
"She is the musician Louise, but I believe you are familiar with her other nickname, Mercury, the magic apprentice Mercury." Lucien introduced Natasha with a smile.
Natasha opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end she could only shake her head and laugh at herself: "The Alto Musicians Association should be renamed the Alto Magicians Association. Is it easier for musicians to become magicians, or do magicians prefer it?"
Using a musician to hide your identity?”
Before she met Lucien, she knew about the magic apprentice Quicksilver through the protection of Sylvia by intelligence agents, but she never expected that she was also a musician and had escaped to Arlinge!
This is not the Alto Magician Association. It is obviously Alto's "study abroad" training session. Lucien silently cursed.
Louise smiled slightly and said: "Because you have such an outstanding role model as a great musician and a great arcanist, Her Majesty the Queen, are you coming to visit the radio station?"
Natasha first glanced at Lucien with a smile, indeed he was a good role model, and then smiled cheerfully and enthusiastically: "Because I like your and Ms. Lark's voices and anchoring style very much, so I asked Lucien to take me to quietly
I was listening in, but I didn’t expect to meet you directly. Your real voice is better than the one on the magic radio."
"That's because the effect of radio and broadcast is not clear yet." Lucien defended the radio station.
Louise, who is already a three-ring magician, smiled sweetly but politely: "I am honored to be favored by Her Majesty the Queen, but the 'Mysterious Voice' is about to begin. Please allow me to leave rudely, Mr. Evans, Samantha and the others.
Waiting for you in the conference room."
"No, I was rude and wasted your time." Natasha watched Louise enter the "Mysterious Voice" live broadcast room and said happily, "I met Ms. Nightingale when I first came here. It seems that my bad luck has begun to improve.
."
She was referring to the laboratory disaster incident in the morning, and how she finally surpassed Lucien in level and was able to surprise him and enjoy the pleasure of strong suppression, but she was suppressed by him instead.
"I haven't seen you look so polite and graceful for a long time." Lucien joked as he led Natasha through the door of the "Voice of Mystery" live broadcast room and headed to the conference room at the bottom.
Natasha smiled and glanced at Lucien: "My courtesy and grace are only shown to ladies. Hehe, you also have a chance."
The two chatted casually about the progress behind the "Mysterious Voice" live broadcast room, but Louise sighed softly: "Her Majesty the Queen and Her Excellency Evans have known each other for a long time. They must have been lovers when they were in Aalto...
·Now we have finally overcome many obstacles and come together, which is really enviable..."
She clearly saw Lucien and Natasha each wearing a ring on their left ring fingers, especially Natasha's one, which was a very famous fantasy jewelry, the Holm Crown Ring "Element".
After pushing open the door of the conference room, all the arcanists, including Samantha, stood up and saluted with their right hands on their foreheads: "Your Excellency, you are the truth of the elements, holding the scepter of time and space."
"Don't go to such trouble, just call me Your Excellency. Everyone's time is precious." Lucien suggested humorously, and then pointed to Natasha next to him, "This is my fiancée Natasha, Holm.
Queen of the Kingdom.”
The expressions of the arcanists, both men and women, suddenly became excited. This was first-hand news. Lord Evans directly recognized his engagement with the Queen! At the same time, they secretly admired Natasha's beauty and temperament. They were used to seeing all kinds of things.
A type of female magician, it's hard not to feel amazed when you see such a valiant and heroic lady, especially Natasha herself is in very good condition.
Samantha was stunned, her eyes flickered for a moment, and then she showed a sincere smile: "I just learned about your engagement. I wish you happiness forever."
Natasha was stunned for a moment and smiled: "Are you Ms. Lark? Your voice is more beautiful than a real lark. I am your loyal listener, and you are more knowledgeable than I imagined."
"I'm honored." Samantha returned to her expressionless look, looked at Lucien and said, "Sir Evans, it is indeed the church's radio station called 'Voice of Redemption.'"
With her words, the whispers of the arcanists gradually stopped, and the voices in the magic circle clearly reached the ears of Lucien and Natasha:
"We believe that there must be a truth in the world that is accepted by all races and professions. It is the virtues of love, mercy, tolerance, honesty, courage and other virtues. It is the holy light beloved by the Lord. It can make our hearts peaceful.
Evil magicians, dark knights, etc. who are not infected by this sinful world and violate such universal principles are depraved, cruel, vicious, and will surely be destroyed..."
"...···We are brothers and sisters, hugging each other, chanting the holy name of the Lord, and getting the salvation of our souls. This time, we invited believers from all walks of life to let them tell everyone what faith is and what it is.
Virtues such as love and compassion.”
"…···I am a believer from a slum. Here, as long as you are sick or injured, it often means death. A few months ago, I encountered such a serious illness, but I was lucky to survive.
I survived because my neighbors, the pastors in the slums, were full of virtues of love and compassion. They treated me without any consideration for any reward, and took care of me so that my body could gradually recover. During these days, my mind was as peaceful as ever.
…···”
“…···I used to be always anxious, impatient, and had all kinds of negative emotions. But as the pastors explained and I confessed more and more from the heart, I calmed down and enjoyed a tranquility I had never experienced before.
, that is the harbor and destination of the soul..."! The program I am coming to is "The Cruel Magic You Don't Know". During the Rentat War, the evil magicians summoned the demons of the abyss by sacrificing human beings alive.
It’s so cruel that it’s outrageous, so what are the specific details? I will restore them one by one for you..."
An arcanist couldn't help laughing and said: "The church is completely copying our program ideas!"
"The only way it can be done so quickly is that the anchor is a female clergyman with an ethereal and holy voice." Another arcanist replied with the same smile.
"Don't underestimate the understanding of the Pope and the church's senior leaders on the development of arcane arts. However, the program setting is still too rigid and rigid, not lively enough, and not attractive enough." Lucien nodded lightly, "Arrange special personnel to monitor this
Channel, you can consider responding to more sensitive topics in Mysterious Voices, but you cannot follow their rhythm."
"Yes." The arcanists replied in unison.
"... Our destiny has been arranged by the true God a long time ago. Everything is doomed. Only by believing in the Lord can we be saved..."
Hearing this sentence, all the arcanists showed disdain, which made Natasha quite curious: "Everyone, this is the church's definition of fate. I don't know what the concept of fate is in arcana and magic.
,How accurate can the prophecy magic of the star system be?"
Her mother was not good at astrology, so naturally she didn't know much about it.
As a high-level magician in the star system, Samantha said solemnly and solemnly: "In the star system, fate is also arranged. Everything is doomed, but it has nothing to do with the God of Truth."
"Why?" Natasha looked at Lucien and Samantha in confusion. It was difficult for her to accept that fate could not be changed.
Lucien smiled and told her to listen first and then say something if she felt something was wrong.
"Why... I wonder, Your Majesty the Queen, have you ever heard of 'Tanos?'" Samantha recalled what she had learned and planned to describe it in the simplest possible language.
Natasha shook her head: "I haven't heard of it."
Since Lucien had just studied astrology in depth, he didn't know much about "Tanos Demon" either.
"In the late period of the ancient magic empire, magicians began to believe in determinism, also known as the law of nan fruit. They believed that as long as they knew all the conditions, parameters, or influencing factors of a thing, they could definitely know it through various laws.
As for the outcome of things, if there is a cause, there must be an effect, and if there is an effect, there must be a cause." Samantha first gave a general introduction to the law of cause and effect, "And with the development of arcana, this concept has become more deeply rooted in people's hearts. As long as the conditions are given,
and data, we can draw definite results based on the corresponding arcane theory."
Seeing that Natasha was still confused, a male arcanist next to her added an example: "Your Majesty, suppose I have a golden taler in my hand, and then throw it out casually, it will land on the ground regardless of whether it is heads or tails.
,Is it right?"
"Yes." Natasha thought for a moment, looked at Lucien again, and answered seriously.
"No, that's not the case. After taking action, as long as you know the force I used, Jintaler's center of gravity, material, surrounding wind speed, humidity and many other conditions, you can calculate which side it will land on based on the Douglas motion system.
There is no other possibility." The arcanist said with pride.
Arcanists explore the world, discover and summarize the laws, and then use the laws to predict the "trajectory" of the world. The closer the laws are to reality, the more accurate the grasp of the world's operations. This is the charm of arcana, which makes people feel like
The gods of the world!
Natasha thought about it carefully: "I understand. At the moment when Jintale is thrown, all factors are determined, so the result is destined."
"As long as you understand it, this is determinism, this is the law of cause and effect, and 'Tanos Demon is a concept proposed by Thanos, the Sun King, one of the four greatest magicians in the history of the galaxy."
Samantha returned to the original topic, "He regards the current state of the entire world as the result of the past and the cause of the future, so it is assumed that there is a very powerful demon of wisdom who knows all the current states and laws, and masters every
Atoms, uh, every proton, neutron, electron, then it can apply the rules, deduce the cause from the effect, and accurately trace everything that happened in the past.
"Moreover, it can also predict anything that will happen in the future by cause and effect, and the future will be shown to it as surely as the past. This is the 'Tanos Demon,' and it tells every magician in the galaxy
Master, the fate of the entire world has been doomed since its birth, and there will be no change. The only reason why we cannot accurately predict the future is because we don’t know enough and the laws we grasp are not complete enough.”
Natasha was completely unable to accept this fatalistic law of cause and effect: "But everyone's mind is unpredictable."
"No, from the perspective of the illusion system, everyone's character is affected by the surrounding environment, which means that the character is definitely shaped by many factors, and the determined character, plus all other factors when making decisions,
The unpredictable human heart will actually give a destined answer. Your Majesty, when you made the battle plan, didn't you guess the opponent's reaction based on his character and past style? The more you know, the better your reaction will be.
The more accurate your guess will be?" Samantha said in a calm and authentic voice.
Natasha nodded, but shook her head, not knowing how to refute.
Samantha rarely showed a proud and slightly sentimental look: "Every arcanist in the star system will be proud of being able to see his destiny, and will also be sad that his destiny cannot be changed. This is cruel and cold.
But it is a fact, there is a cause and there is an effect, everything has been determined by the past."
The discussion about fate ended quietly, and Natasha fell silent. It was not until she left the Arlinge Magic Tower that she held Lucien's hand, looked at the starry sky and said, "Lucien, you believe that fate has been determined.
Is it completely unchangeable?”
This feeling is so uncomfortable and hopeless!
"I don't believe it." Lucien replied with a smile. After unlocking the seal from the Soul Library, he had been reading and learning about quantum mechanics.
Natasha didn't expect Lucien to answer so simply and firmly. She turned to look at him in astonishment, and then said with a smile: "Me too, I believe that we can change our own destiny to a limited extent. Hehe, I should have known your answer.
, that fighting soul that hasn’t changed since "Symphony of Destiny", this is what I appreciate and like most about you."
"Hey, subjective initiative." Lucien whispered, and then looked at the starry sky solemnly under Natasha's slightly puzzled eyes: