Thales frowned, feeling more and more memories come back to his mind, as if the fog on the sea gradually disappeared, revealing the clear water.
"Girl?" he asked doubtfully.
But the strange figure seemed to be impatient no longer.
"We don't have much time," the stranger hidden behind the strange curtain whispered:
"The critical point of the first threshold is only one step away from knocking on the door. As long as they come to their senses and lower their heads slightly, they can still detect your presence."
Thales's heart moved, and he suddenly knew the identities of the "girls".
Why.
Everyone else, whether Giza or Ashida, talks about them with a change of color and a deep sense of fear.
But this person...
Actually calling them...
"And you..."
The strange figure slowly raised his hand towards Thales, and a colorless wave appeared on his fingers.
There was a slight ringing in the ears, and a faint sense of threat arose spontaneously!
Thales couldn't help but tighten his facial features and subconsciously wanted to be on guard.
But he was embarrassed to find that in this strange space, he couldn't even find his arm.
However, the most surprising thing happened: a silver glow and a white light appeared in front of his eyes at the same time, like a little beast that had been stimulated.
They seemed to have intentionally blocked Thales and the stranger, forming a barrier.
What?
The sudden change left Thales stunned on the spot.
"Really, old friend..." There was a touch of fatigue and vicissitudes in the stranger's words.
Fortunately, the vague stranger seemed to have no desire to explore further. He put down his finger and just watched silently as the silver glow and white light on Thales appeared, and then silently watched them disappear.
Seemingly thoughtful.
Thales was left alone looking at the abnormality on his body in surprise.
"You are really lucky, kid," the stranger finally shook his head slowly after observing him for a while:
"More than one old friend is looking after you - it's all thanks to them that you can hide it from the eyes and ears of the girls, and even stay on the edge rarely, so as not to get lost and suffer harm."
Thales became more and more confused:
"Old friend?"
Look after me.
Stay on the edge.
Don't get lost.
If he has some understanding.
"You mean...this?"
Thales raised his right hand - he suddenly found that his missing limbs appeared completely in front of him one after another - and tapped the forehead where the silver glow was.
Is it "never lost"?
The stranger did not deny it. He lowered his head and seemed to be thinking about something.
Thales was observing his sudden appearance of his right hand in shock. He raised his head after hearing this:
"So, you are friends with the guy below Longxiao City? Then who are you..."
The strange figure raised his gaze, but had no intention of asking Thales any questions or answers.
"In the past six years, Asheida has sent me more contacts than in the previous six hundred years combined."
His words made Thales slightly startled:
"The content has also changed from a cookie-cutter inflammatory declaration to a purely academic discussion about magic masters. He has almost turned back into a scholar - it can be seen that he cares about you very much."
There was a hint of interest in the stranger's words.
"But I didn't know why until I saw you in person, kid."
Thales felt terrified when he was stared at, even though he couldn't feel where the other person's eyes were.
"You are different," the stranger said without a doubt:
"Whether it was the unqualified knock on the door that you completed in order to escape last time, or the willful threshold increase that was just a hair away this time."
The last knock on the door?
Thales was shocked.
etc.
The last time I knocked on the door, I was trying to escape...
Dragon Sky City, Blood Magician, Sky Queen... more and more words came to me with the memory.
And what about this time?
Thales was stunned.
This "willful threshold raising"... is for... what?
His heart became more and more anxious.
What did he forget?
"But being different is not a good thing."
The faceless stranger stood in front of him, seeming to express emotion:
"It should be noted that becoming a magician is not a simple process."
The stranger gently opened his hands, and colorless ripples emerged from the air between his hands, and four transparent doors the size of his hands emerged, each one more delicate and majestic than the last.
"Object, view, chaos, essence - these four stages have been summarized by countless predecessors. They are the only way to become a magician from a mortal body. The progress and experience of different magicians in each stage
, the reactions and results are slightly different, even vastly different, but the four stages of the magician are generally the same."
From left to right, the four transparent doors shattered one after another and returned to colorless ripples.
four stages?
Object, view, chaos, essence?
Thales' nerves tightened: in the gradually recovered memories, it seemed that Asheida had never explained this to him - or maybe he had actually explained it, but he didn't remember it?
So……
He glanced sideways at the stranger in front of him.
What on earth is this person...
The stranger's words gradually became serious:
"However, starting from the 'object' stage of experiencing out-of-control magic energy, to successfully knocking on the door at the last step of 'pure', obtaining the threshold name, and transforming into a true magician, this process is not smooth and logical."
"But every step is full of hardships and obstacles."
Hearing this, Thales' curiosity was completely aroused.
"Historically, no matter whether it is the three major magic towers or the mage inheritance outside the tower, too many people fell on these four steps before finally becoming a magician, and have been lost since then," the stranger seemed to sigh:
"There's no way back."
"And even if it's the person who takes the last step and successfully finds the name..." The stranger paused for a moment and did not continue.
Thales' eyelids twitched slightly.
He has already captured many keywords.
The three magic towers...
Too many people...become magicians...
The stranger's words restored indifference:
"But these difficulties and risks are by no means meaningless: the process of gradually overcoming these dangers is itself a rare exercise and the cornerstone of our becoming magicians."
The stranger spoke in a smooth and clear manner.
Compared with an unscrupulous teacher who often disappears, likes to whet his appetite, looks charming but has a very bad temper, and has nothing but a handsome face...
Thales shook his head to get rid of the image in blue.
"But like I said, you are different."
"From ancient times to the present, there has never been anyone like you who can cross the barriers of the first three steps when 'out of control', reach the sky in one step, go straight to the 'pure' stage, suddenly rise to the threshold, knock on the door, and enter the true state - those are all
The final test of the magician."
The blurry stranger's face moved slightly, as if it was vibrating behind the air, making little waves in the same invisible background:
"This is your strength, but it is also your weakness. In fact, it is extremely dangerous."
Thales frowned:
"You mean... the two emperors? I heard Aixida say that they can find me when I knock on the door? But aside from this, can you explain first..."
"That's just a threat from the outside," the stranger interrupted him unceremoniously:
"For us, the greatest danger always comes from within."
Thales was stunned.
The other party continued to speak, and his words suddenly became tense:
“For example, as the number of times increases, when you ‘lose control’, will you inevitably slide towards the edge of knocking?”
Unstoppable?
Thales was horrified. He suddenly raised his head and looked at the other party's unclear face.
The stranger asked coldly:
"For example, when you are 'out of control', is it like being drunk, having a memory rupture, and suddenly forgetting everything?"
"Even... forget yourself?"
Memory fragmentation.
Forgot everything.
Forget yourself?
Thales's temporarily lost memories came flooding back, slowly filling in the previous blanks.
forget?
He was becoming more and more frightened, and his body was trembling slightly.
I must have forgotten something.
Something very important…
Especially, especially me, why... why am I here? What was I doing before?
Thales felt like he was dripping with cold sweat and shuddering.
Flustered, he raised his head and looked at the stranger with a different look:
"You are...how do you know..."
But the figure remained indifferent, and it seemed that even talking to Thales was just a boring and official task:
"Because you walked too fast."
"You have not experienced the important step from 'things' to 'viewing', and you have not passed the hurdle that every new person must go through after they 'lose control'..."
"There is no chance to understand what is a foreign object, what is oneself, how to contact, how to observe, and ultimately how to understand magic..."
His words became more and more serious, as if he was expounding a research question worth a thousand dollars:
"That's why when you come into contact with magic energy, you can't control the impulse and pleasure of raising your threshold. Your consciousness is so blurred that you can't even distinguish yourself from the outside world. You can only subconsciously rely on the magic energy whose threshold name is still unknown to rush wildly.
Collision."
"Until you knock on the door in a hurry, you enter a dangerous state."
Thales, who was worried in his heart, opened his mouth to speak, but couldn't get any words out.
The stranger nodded, as if he knew what he was going to say.
"Under the care of your old friends, once or twice, you may be lucky enough to come back and not get lost..."
His voice gradually became terrifying:
"But three times, five times, ten times, twenty times..."
Thales clenched his fists.
That's why I can't remember...
He gritted his teeth.
Can't remember anything before this...
Thales seemed to have a villain in his heart, constantly urging him:
Come on, come on, you still have something to do.
quick!
The stranger nodded: "You are lucky, but you are not 'that' lucky."
"It's even more impossible to be lucky forever."
Thales raised his head suddenly!
The young man suppressed the anxiety in his heart and looked at the other party resolutely:
"Then teach me."
The stranger stared at him steadily and did not reply.
"I know that since you appear here, you must have a solution."
Thales gritted his teeth and said, "Teach me how to overcome this. I need...I can't, I can't fall into this state again."
hateful.
Why did I take the risk and take the initiative to use magic energy?
Think of it!
Thinking of...things I should care about.
Back to...where I should be.
However, the other party slowly shook his head, even turned sideways, and looked into the distance.
"It's Aixida's responsibility to guide you, I can't interfere."
The stranger said calmly:
"In the group of magicians, there is a sacrosanct relationship between the guide and the guided. For example, you and Asheida have a special and close connection, and are special and important existences to each other.
"
What?
Guide?
Thales frowned slightly.
Me and Asheida? To each other?
A special and close connection, a special and important existence.
A sacrosanct relationship...
Thinking of this, Tails suddenly felt a chill.
Are you kidding me?
Thales raised his head angrily: "But..."
However, the stranger changed the topic at this time.
"But for the sake of my old friends, I can still give you some inspiration so that you can be more or less prepared when you face such a dilemma again," the stranger said seriously:
"At least you won't completely forget your consciousness and lose yourself when you lose control and reach your threshold."
Thales, who was about to persuade the other party, was a little surprised. He didn't expect the stranger to let go so quickly.
"listen."
"In order to protect ourselves and protect others," the stranger became serious again:
"The few pioneer magicians have summarized three stipulated rules. You may wish to take them as advice."
Thales's eyes lit up:
"You mean...the three major covenants of magicians?"
The stranger nodded:
"Asida told you?"
Thales frowned and tried to extract what he wanted from his hazy memory.
"There's only one thing: a first date with magic power, and we don't get to know each other deeply."
Thales chewed on these words, raised his head, and looked at the other party hopefully.
But he was going to be disappointed.
This time, the strange figure was silent for a long time.
The other party just stood quietly in the void, motionless.
Finally, when Thales felt that he was about to penetrate his blurry face, the other party spoke calmly.
"That's it? A first date with magic energy?"
The stranger moved slightly:
"Is this what he told you first?"
"First date, 'not to get to know each other deeply'?"
From the other party's tone, Thales felt something was slightly wrong.
Surrounded by a light that was as mysterious as mist and as strange as clouds, the strange figure actually gave Thales an indescribable sense of fear.
But the anxiety and pressure in his heart forced Thales to suppress his doubts and urge the other party.
"He only told me this," the young man frowned:
"What's wrong?"
After a while, the stranger shook his head decisively.
"nothing."
But his tone made Thales inexplicably uneasy.
But soon, Thales was attracted by the other party's next words.
"Listen up, kid, since Aixida has taught you about the first date, then..."
The stranger raised his head and said with great solemnity:
"What I want to tell you now is the second of the three covenants of magic."
Three covenants of magic power.
Article 2.
Tails immediately looked solemn and listened attentively.
"Second appointment with magic energy," the stranger behind the blurred curtain spoke softly, with a thick tone: