Merlins carefully accepted the three hundred gold pounds left by the "Legendary Mage", then took out a new bag of "Spiritual Focus" magic bread and placed it on the table.
He left a message on the paper:
"It is my honor to do business with you."
He knows that in the magical world, knowledge is more valuable than money, and the friendship of the legendary mage is more valuable than knowledge. If he can take this opportunity to gain the favor of the "legendary mage", he will definitely benefit a lot.
After doing all this, Merlins walked back to the astronomical telescope and began to observe the astronomical phenomena.
As we all know, the strength of the legendary mage lies in his mastery of the rules.
When each mage is promoted to a legend, he needs to choose a rule as his advancement direction. This rule must be very familiar to him and he understands it very well.
Legendary mages in history, such as "Flame" Wulkan who developed 10,000 ways to roll fireballs, such as the legendary wizard Thorn who controlled the rules of thunder and lightning and was honored as "Thunder God", and others who can control the flow of time.
Time Lord "Omega" once studied the rules of a certain field to the extreme before he could control the rules and be promoted to legend.
Merlins' chosen field was the stars.
What he needs to do is to use the law of gravity to map out a complete star map and understand the movement patterns of each star.
As the most authoritative astrology magician in the country and the author of the textbook "Astrology and Prophecy", Merlins thought that it would be easy for him to be promoted to legend. It was just a matter of time. As long as he accumulated enough magic power, he would be promoted naturally.
But things were obviously not as simple as he imagined.
Not long ago, he was surprised to find that a dozen stars in the northwest star field did not move strictly according to the orbit he predicted.
Their speeds are sometimes faster and sometimes slower, and their positions will also shift slightly. In other words, the movement of these stars does not comply with the law of gravity.
This means that there are many differences between the rules he understands and the rules in reality.
Since then, Merlins' research has stalled.
He began to repeatedly check whether there were any errors or omissions in his previous research work, began to re-map the position of each star, and even began to doubt the correctness of the law of gravity... Repeated failures and starting over again made him look...
, as if the devil was stunned.
"Is it possible that this world is really like what the Church of Light preaches, that the goddess of light creates all things and everything is in her mind? All natural rules are actually illusions?
"No, it's impossible..."
Amid self-doubts again and again, Merlins seemed to have lost his way and became increasingly confused.
The legendary realm in his dreams seemed within reach, but in fact it was separated from him by an insurmountable chasm.
Thinking of this, Merlins sighed deeply.
He took out a new piece of draft paper, picked up the pen, and wrote the gravity formula he had written countless times again.
Research work must continue.
Even if this world is just a game played by the gods, he will still work hard to prove or falsify this proposition.
Because he is Merlins, a genius mage who takes the pursuit of truth as his own mission.
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Time flies.
Soon, the sun sets and night falls.
Looking at the dazzling blue moon, Merlins put down the pen in his hand and wiped the sweat on his face, feeling exhausted mentally.
As he expected, today's efforts were in vain.
No matter how complex or rigorous the formulas on paper are, they cannot accurately calculate the positions of the stars in the sky.
He sighed silently and prepared to leave.
"Tomorrow is a new day."
"Maybe I'll have new ideas tomorrow."
He smiled bitterly and comforted himself.
At this moment, next to the coffee cup, the message from the "Legendary Mage" caught his eye again.
An idea suddenly came to Merlins' mind, and he suddenly thought: "Perhaps I can ask the mysterious legendary mage for advice? As a legendary mage, he should understand the nature of the world better than me... If he can give me a
For some relevant tips, I don’t mind giving him a bag, no, a hundred bags of bread for free.”
It is Merlins' instinct to be studious and inquisitive.
Thinking of this, he took the note without hesitation and added a few words at the end:
"Dear legendary mage, have you ever dabbled in astrology and prophecy?
"In the process of your research, have you ever encountered such a situation: the movement of some stars does not comply with the law of gravity..."
In the past, such a straightforward question would have been extremely presumptuous. After all, for a mage, knowledge is a priceless treasure, and the knowledge of a legendary mage is even more so.
But Merlins has stayed outside the threshold of legend for too long, and he has already resorted to any means. As long as he can know the answer to the question, he is willing to be crippled by the angry legendary mage.
After writing this sentence, he carefully put the note back to its original place and left the astronomy tower.
In the cool evening breeze, his heart was beating fast.
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During the day, Allen finished all his homework early and began to continue studying "Spell Modeling".
With the powerful mental power given by the black crystal, Allen successfully improved the two simple magics of "Magic Missile" and "Mage's Hand" so that they can be cast through mental power.
These two magics are not very powerful, but they are very practical. The former can cause precise physical damage to the target if used properly; the latter can control objects with a mass of less than five pounds through the air.
Of course, this five-pound mass limit is only for ordinary people.
A mentally powerful freak like Allen, when he was crowded into the school cafeteria, quietly used his "mage's hand" to move the people in front of him, and then walked to his seat unimpeded.
Jeffrey took the opportunity to follow him, and he was hitching a ride. Even though the restaurant was crowded and crowded, he felt like he was in a deserted place.
Jeffrey was surprised and admired at the same time.
After living in this world for more than ten years, he has never seen such a shameless operation.
"Alan, are you going to the Astronomy Tower tonight?" Jeffrey couldn't help but ask during dinner.
"That's right," Allen nodded, "I'm about to be promoted to an official magician. I have to hurry up and find myself a destiny star as soon as possible."
Allen said it calmly.
But Jeffrey's eyes widened, and the knife and fork in his hand fell to the ground, and he didn't even notice.
"Are you getting promoted again?"
"yes."
"So fast?"
"Well... not bad!"
"It's okay, bah! Damn it, it's okay... Allen, are you a human being?"
Having said this, a complicated smile appeared on Jeffrey's face.
If he remembered correctly, Allen's promotion speed should be unprecedented in the magic world, even surpassing the recognized genius Merlins.
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