After the Harvest Festival, Chai Dui Town temporarily returned to daily life. Although the incarnation of Xuan Wei Zi said that the sect's lineage was about to be completed, most people in Chai Dui Town did not feel that there were any special changes.
Except for a few people who know that Xuan Weizi often talks about strange terms such as "Tao method" and "cultivation", most people just regard him as a psychic who is suspected of being a legendary spell caster, rather than a propagandist.
A Taoist alchemy monk.
For a powerful spellcaster, everyone thinks it's normal for him to speak some strange terminology that no one understands and talk about a lot of confusing philosophical theories.
It's winter in a blink of an eye, but this year's winter is less cold than in the past, and even snowfall is very rare.
Little Taylor pushed the door open and went out of the house, looking at the gloomy sky. The clouds seemed to be circling slowly and regularly in the sky. The lifeless morning made him yawn with tears in his eyes.
Following Dr. Olenso's instructions, little Taylor did a few stretches, stretching his arms, legs, and body in this cold morning to let his body heat up slightly and dispel the feeling of drowsiness.
"Brother, good morning. Ah..." The younger sister who then pushed the door open was also yawning and her hair was messy.
When little Taylor saw his sister, he felt warm in his heart. Under the treatment of Dr. Olanso and Chief Sandori, his sister's problem was cured half a month ago.
According to Dr. Olenso, although little Taylor's sister was born with a brain disability, she is not completely stupid, nor is she ignorant of external things. She just has difficulties in expressing herself.
When facing danger, my sister probably knows how to deal with it. Just like when Dakiba tried to kill their family in the Canned Street in Fire Dance City, it was Little Taylor's sister who ran to find Hyperion.
So after little Taylor's sister recovered, she was able to speak quickly and communicate with her family without many obstacles.
And my sister got permission from Dr. Olenso to let her study with little Taylor.
"Come up and comb your hair, how can you look like this?" The mother also followed out, straightening my sister's hair and tying it up tightly. At the same time, she said: "Your uncle is coming back tonight. I recently learned how to make stew from the aunt in the town.
, please remember to come and help me this afternoon."
"Got it!" Little Taylor held his sister's hand, left the house, walked through half of the town, and came to a spacious courtyard. The people who came here were basically teenagers or children of similar age like Little Taylor.
There are colonists and there are indigenous people.
This "Green Grass Academy" was established by Dr. Olenso to provide education for school-age children and teenagers in Chaidui Town. The academy operates half-day teaching, after all, many children in the town have to work for their parents.
What Qingcao Academy teaches is not how to make children become spellcasters, but the education of the most basic subjects, from reading and writing common language to simple arithmetic and geometric calculations, which are basically knowledge that can be used in daily life. No.
As for the children growing up, their eyesight will be completely black, they will not even be able to read the words on the road signs, and they will not know that they have been deceived in market transactions.
The most basic part of education does not charge any tuition fees, and the school also provides free breakfast. You only need to pay a small amount of writing and miscellaneous fees, so adults are happy to send their children here, and they probably don't need to discipline them.
The school teachers are recruited from the local area of Chai Dui Town. They may be spirit messengers or low-level mages who are not very good. These fees are all funded by the taxes of Chai Dui Town and the income of the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce.
However, Qingcao College has further teaching, but those require some tuition fees. Some are knowledge related to climate seasons, geographical soil, and physical geography, which require field trips into the mountains and forests; some are crafts, manufacturing, and specific details of civil architecture.
Knowledge requires helping with work inside and outside Chaidui Town; students also need to practice hands-on operations in identifying various minerals, metals, and plants and herbs to make medicine.
The purpose of the establishment of Qingcao College is very clear, which is to continue to provide talents for Chaidui Town in the future. Students who have undergone further education can almost immediately become apprentices in various trades in Chaidui Town.
Especially with the development of the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce, the number of manpower required is increasing and becoming more complex. Making armor, weaving clothing, and tanning leather all require a large number of experienced apprentices; not to mention the cultivation of various herbal medicines.
Drug processing and pharmaceutical preparation cannot be done by untrained and clumsy people.
As for the various spellcasting systems in Chaidui Town cultivating talents and recruiting apprentices, this does not conflict with Qingcao Academy. After all, as a real spellcaster, there are too many things to learn. Different systems have endogenous requirements for their own worldviews and thinking models, but it does not conflict with Qingcao Academy.
It's time for public education - this word comes from Dr. Olenso.
Little Taylor and his sister came to Qingcao Academy. They had toast and goat's milk for breakfast. They were then asked to wash up and clean together, and then began the intense morning lectures.
pound!
A loud noise came from the distance, causing the students to poke their heads out and start talking. Nowadays, novel things often appear in Chaidui Town, which become the talk of the townspeople after dinner.
"Quiet! Everyone go back to their respective positions!" The teacher drove the students back with a pointer, and warned everyone at the same time: "This is probably because one of the spell casters was not careful enough, and there was a deviation in the casting process. Just like you are now
It's like you can't concentrate! I know that many of you are looking forward to becoming a high-ranking spell caster in the future, but if you don't study hard now, you will be like that unlucky guy outside who had an accident in the future!"
Xuan Weizi, who was labeled as the unlucky one, was standing in the training ground at the moment, his whole body was shrouded in thick smoke and dust, and sparks were popping out, looking very embarrassed.
"The detonating gunpowder was filled too much." Xuan Weizi, patting his collar, stepped out of the smoke, holding a strange staff in his hand.
This "staff" is five feet long, with a wooden shell that is not completely straight. The end is slightly curved, and then formed into a tree knot shape, with a dim light of fire appearing in the cracks of the tree knot.
"Doctor, how are you?" Theus came forward and asked, "Is this musket useful?"
"It's not easy to use." Xuan Weizi replied immediately, and then looked at the archery target at one end of the training ground. With his eyesight, he directly saw the projectile scraping the edge of the target and hitting the wall.
When Xuanweizi commissioned Master Nelum to get Master Duncan's guns, he kept his promise. Yesterday he sent someone to deliver this gun, which looked more like a staff, to Woodpile Town, along with a batch of detonators.
Gunpowder and solid projectiles.
However, after trying out target shooting today, Xuan Weizi discovered that the guns in this world are not as convenient as imagined. They are even more unstable than the early firearms on Earth.
To be precise, the problem lies in the detonating gunpowder. This kind of alchemical explosive made of a mixture of various materials is easily disturbed by magic fluctuations. And it is not necessarily man-made magic fluctuations, even those free in the natural environment.
Various elemental energies will also interfere with the effectiveness of detonating gunpowder.
The trouble is that this kind of interference is almost unmeasured. Because the elements in the natural environment change at any time, that is to say, the effectiveness of the detonating gunpowder changes almost all the time. It does not even need to be detonated deliberately. This kind of gunpowder may self-detonate.
explode.
"This is just a box of gunpowder, and it needs to be sealed with a protective spell." Xuanweizi shook the metal box in his hand. This action scared Theus and took two steps back, fearing that there would be a big explosion.
Theus quickly explained: "This is what alchemical explosives are like, just like alchemical grenades, they also need to be reinforced and stabilized during the production process."
"The alchemy grenade is just a variant of the magic scroll. The threshold for use and the triggering method are simpler. There is no obvious difference in the difficulty of making." Xuan Weizi said: "And the alchemy grenade basically only has destructive plasticity or spell effects.
, it cannot provide various spell effects and blessings."
Theus smiled and added: "Alchemy grenades were made for combat use. They are mainly distributed to ordinary warriors who have no spellcasting ability but have learned how to use magic devices. Isn't this not enough?"
"That's true." Xuan Weizi smiled. The guns and firearms in this world are magic items after all. Judging from the design of the guns, the threshold for use is already as low as possible.
Xuan Weizi played with the musket, pressed down his thoughts, named several psychic warriors, and asked Theus to call them.
"Doctor Olenso." Also coming with him was the vice-captain holding a long bow. When he saw Xuan Weizi, he bowed slightly and saluted. The trainee psychic warriors behind him also bowed in fear.
Theus snickered on the side, how do these country people know any serious etiquette movements? Even after many simplifications by the empire, adult men have three sets of movements just for bowing. Some nobles who maintain the old tradition are even more particular.
It’s cumbersome, and every move must be in line with your noble temperament.
Xuan Weizi ignored these details, carried a long musket, and motioned for these people to follow him.
It took about two hours to walk out of the city into the forest. The forest in winter is quiet and peaceful. The withered branches and leaves cover the ground, covering up the thick layer of humus below. Occasionally, you can see wild animals coming and going.
The group of people came to the edge of a rising mountain wall. There was no way forward. Xuan Weizi raised his hand and pointed, and a slit suddenly appeared on the rugged mountain wall in front of them, which was only wide enough for one person to pass through.
Hearing exclamations from behind, Xuan Weizi turned around and said, "Follow me."
The vice-captain and the trainee psychic warriors followed Xuan Weizi's footsteps and entered the slender slit. After everyone entered, the mountain wall changed back to its original appearance.
After walking along the slit for a short distance, there was an empty and dry grotto inside. The air seemed to be flowing freely, but I didn't know where the wind was blowing from.
This is a retreat grotto excavated by Xuan Weizi some time ago. It is mainly provided for people who focus on spiritual powers. There is nothing in the grotto. Only the deep stone chambers have cushions for meditating while facing the wall.
Xuan Weizi pinched a magic light source and took it out, then turned around and said to several psychic warriors: "I called you here this time because through training, your spiritual power has begun to emerge, or you are at an imminent bottleneck.
,Am I right?"
Seeing everyone nodding, Xuan Weizi magically took out several glass vials with a flick of his hand, filled with purple liquid with little silvery lights flowing inside.
"This is the 'Psychic Network Potion'." Xuan Weizi said: "This potion can stimulate your potential, thereby gaining and consolidating the power of psychic powers."
After hearing this, everyone's eyes gleamed as if they had mastered psychic powers on the spot. "Dr. Olenso" brought them to such a secret place and took out this medicine to show it. His intention was self-evident.
Already.
"This is the promotion path I give you." Xuan Weizi said: "But you heard some words clearly - taking this psychic network potion does not mean that you will definitely be able to master psychic powers, and it may produce some
Side effects of hallucinations and memory confusion.”
The psychic warriors looked at each other, and Xuan Weizi said again: "If you want to take this medicine, you must adjust your consciousness wholeheartedly and not have the slightest flinch or fear, otherwise the side effects of the medicine will be amplified. I have already mentioned the bad things before.
, now you can choose whether you want to stay and take potions to improve your soul."
One of the spiritual warriors raised his hand and asked, "What if I choose to leave?"
"I will erase your memory of coming here. This matter is currently a secret in Chaidui Town. You must keep it secret after taking the medicine and leaving, otherwise I will deprive you of your psychic power." Xuan Weizi led
Looking at this group of spiritual warriors with curious eyes.
If you don't say something, I'm afraid people won't think about it. But whenever someone mentions it and breaks the key, thoughts will continue to grow.
Just like the current situation, Xuan Weizi said that you should not be afraid of shrinking when taking the potion. If everyone drinks it while the iron is hot, it will be fine. But now someone proposes the consequences of choosing to leave, which is to tacitly admit that they have the intention of shrinking and fearing, which is the opposite.
Forming an association that is difficult to escape.
The more you ask yourself not to be afraid of shrinking, the more corresponding thoughts will breed, thus forming a self-denial cycle paradox in the heart. If it accumulates more and more, so that it becomes entangled in the heart and disturbs daily thoughts, then it is an "inner demon"
"Yes.
There is a very classic story among monks - once upon a time, an old immortal came to a mountain village, and the villagers asked the immortal for advice on the magic of turning stones into gold. The immortal did not refuse and taught the villagers the magic of turning stones into gold.
After teaching the magic, he pointed to the hillside outside the village and said: "When you use the Midas touch, you must remember that you must not think of the sheep on the hillside! Otherwise it will not work."
Already."
What is the result? Of course no one can do it. This is where the cultivation of mind and nature requires hard work.
"I won't leave!" the vice-captain said solemnly: "I am willing to stay and ask the doctor to give me the medicine!"
"Okay." Xuan Weizi directly handed over a bottle of potion and pointed back: "Find a stone room at random, sit facing the wall, take the potion and spit it out on your own."
The vice-captain did not hesitate, took the potion and went straight into a stone room. With him taking the lead, the other psychic warriors behind him also had concerns, but they still had the courage to take the potion one by one and entered the stone room to face the wall.
Xuan Weizi extinguished the magic light source above his head, and the cave fell into silence. He just said that fear and retreat would lead to increased side effects. In fact, it did not exist at all. This was a test of xinxing.
If you can understand the entanglement of your mind, even if it is only briefly overcome, it will be an opportunity to enter the Tao and learn the Dharma in the future. Moreover, the inner ability to adjust one's own mind, under the action of medicine, will actually amplify the power of the mind.
Potential, forming an increase in positive effects!