Theus looked at the dancing and swaying fire in front of him, and sat on a fallen tree trunk with a numb expression. The aroma of food came from the soup cauldron on the fire, which made the cold and hungry Theus feel energetic.
There were four other people sitting next to the fire, an armed guard who was polishing a long sword with a sharpening stone, a berserker who was holding a wooden bowl with a greedy face, an old druid who was sleeping with his eyes closed, and another
A calm-looking psychic.
At this time, the psychic warlock was holding a strange fan with a short silver handle in his hand. The surface of the fan was made up of pieces of black feathers. He was seen fanning the fire with the black feather fan, and the flames were fierce.
Dancing, the surging heat wraps around the soup cauldron, making the food inside cook faster.
"Haha, it's done." The psychic said: "Let's try my cooking. This is the first time I cook like this."
The berserker holding the bowl couldn't wait, opened the lid of the cauldron, filled himself with a bowl full of thick hot soup, and started eating, but he screamed because the soup was scalding.
His behavior aroused the dissatisfaction of the armed guard who was sharpening his sword on the side and said: "What are you so anxious about? Don't you understand dining etiquette? Don't you pray before meals?"
The berserker said with a smooth mouth: "Okay, okay, you pray slowly, and I will give you the second bowl."
The old druid raised his eyelids and said: "Doctor Olanso worked hard for cooking, and you didn't say a word of thanks, just eat here by yourself... Doctor, let me apologize on his behalf. The Green Ring said to him
His teachings are lacking."
"Oh, you are really good at things. If it weren't for Dr. Olenso, you would probably be buried in the ground raising maggots, right?" The berserker patted his chest and said to the psychic: "I'm different, I don't have so many twists and turns.
Go around and pretend to please me. Anyway, you, the doctor, saved my life. From now on, you can do whatever you say you want to do."
The psychic gently shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "Human, you are extremely lucky to be able to fully control your own life, let alone control other people's. By the way, Your Excellency Theus, won't you have a meal?"
"Uh...do you have my share?" Theus asked blankly. After treatment, his injuries were almost healed, but now all the magic items have been taken away and he can't cast spells. It's like a
Ordinary people who were starving and freezing would have been frozen in the woods late at night if they hadn't had a fire to keep warm.
"It's up to you," the psychic said.
Theus did not dare to look directly at the other person. He felt that the eyes of this psychic warlock had the power to attract people's attention, so he had to lower his head, pick up the wooden bowl and serve himself a bowl of broth.
When the soup enters the mouth, warmth fills the whole body. The cold and fatigue are melted away almost instantly, and the decadent mood after the tragic defeat is also swept away. It is like lying on the velvet sofa in the afternoon, looking at the tropical bay scenery outside the balcony, and the refreshing sea breeze blows into the house.
, let the gauze curtains flutter gently. There is no need to worry about the intrigues between mages, and there is no need to worry about the tedious and dangerous tasks of the legion.
How wonderful all this is... Oh, there is also a tall, plump female mage with delicate and white skin on the best velvet sofa - just like the legendary "Missile Queen" Mephistis.
Huh? It seems like she really appeared? Ah~ the noble "Hida Queen" is actually soothing me. It's such a wonderful afternoon~
Xuan Weizi, who was sitting aside, shook his feather fan slightly and secretly paid attention to Tius' situation.
"Doctor Olenso, what did you add to the soup?" At this time, Sir Salemi put his sword back into its sheath and had no intention of eating.
Xuan Weizi said innocently: "It's just some spices that can be used as medicine. They can help digestion and recuperate the spirit. After all, you have fought a big battle. Although the injuries were healed by magic, the internal organs are overworked and the mind is tense. If you don't understand
If you take proper care of yourself, you may end up with a short life and a premature death."
Sir Salemi glanced at Theus and asked: "Then how did he become like this?" Apparently he noticed that the mage was caught in some kind of illusion.
"Nothing, I'm just studying the mental structure of the mage." Xuan Weizi replied.
Although Xuan Weizi had previously contacted the Arcane Star Chart with the "Crown of Stars", he still wanted to confirm his conjecture on other mages. In particular, he wanted to figure out why the mages were able to obtain through rigorous study and logical calculations.
Arcane spellcasting ability.
Judging from Theus' current condition, there has been no change in his internal organs. He is just an ordinary person who lacks exercise. Long-term study and use of arcane magic has not made Theus' physiological functions undergo transcendent changes.
.
Even Theus's brain did not change as expected. There was no so-called "increased brain utilization". Moreover, even if drugs were used to induce Theus's mind into a lustful fantasy, it stimulated activity in the brain areas most closely related to the reproductive instinct.
Even if I get up, I can't find any traces related to my arcane spellcasting ability.
This is actually a very subversive discovery for Xuan Weizi, who practices Taoism. Because no matter which Taoism or sect, the body and mind undergo changes to obtain magical powers. Even those heretical sects that do not talk about the adjustment of body and mind,
In fact, it is also necessary to stimulate the body and mind to show abnormal states through various methods.
There are also some leftist and evil methods that require people with natural physical and mental abnormalities to perform them. Over time, the saying "three deficiencies and five disadvantages of Taoists" has been formed. However, any authentic Taoist practice teaches people to preserve their integrity and cherish their physical existence.
Will you harm your body and mind for a little magic?
But the mage's arcane spellcasting ability is obviously not based on physical and mental changes, and although the arcane star map is connected to the physical soul, the mage does not directly adjust his physical soul, otherwise it should be similar to Sandori's
"Refining the soul to become a god".
Xuan Weizi was puzzled. He suddenly found that he knew too little about the magicians in this world, and was limited to the concept of "cultivating the body and mind first, and then gaining magic power" as a cultivator. He did not change his thinking at once.
"It seems that we should let Theus take the initiative to cast arcane spells, and then observe the relationship between the body and mind, the soul and the physical soul during the casting process." Xuan Weizi shook his feather fan lightly. He had previously implanted starlight in Theus' body
I was not afraid of his resistance, but I was thinking about how to make this mage cooperate with me better. So I flicked my feather fan to let Theus' lustful illusion disperse.
Theus woke up from the illusion and immediately knew that he had just been possessed by a mind-controlling spell. At the moment, he was unable to resist and did not dare to say anything else. He could only silently be frightened.
The old druid Ta Valon was dining quietly aside. After almost eating, he looked at the black feather fan in Xuan Weizi's hand and asked: "Dr. Oranso, it seems that your experiment was successful? That powerful magic servant,
It can actually be turned into a fan and carried with you."
The extra black feather fan in Xuan Weizi's hand was actually transformed from Heng Yizi. This was a completely unexpected result, and Xuan Weizi did not expect it at first.
The process of Hengmasiko's transformation into the image of the God of Thunder was actually a combination of the true fire weapon refining method and the sacrificial refining method. However, Xuanweizi used the "Crown of Stars" to attract the energy of the arcane star map and convert it into
The information expression that is effectively combined comes from Xuan Weizi's own divine refining general, and is formed through the astral body connected by the divine energy and the inner scene and the outer scene.
The life characteristics of the revitalized crow, as the underlying structure of running energy, cannot be easily changed, so Tsunemasuko's new image retains a lot of elements related to crows, such as the crow's vocal habit and black-feathered wings.
This seems to be unfinished, but Xuan Weizi noticed the unusual beauty, that is, Hengyizi now has a complete soul structure. Moreover, the "body" part is connected to the astral body and maintains a certain degree of stability.
Variable characteristics, so Xuan Weizi followed the established soul structure and turned Hengmasizi into this black feather fan. He could keep it at hand whenever he had nothing to do, and nourish it with his own divine energy.
Of course, this black feather fan can also be used as a special magical weapon. Xuanweizi can also wield the fan for all the spells that Hengyizi can master.
But to be more precise, Heng Mashi is now mentally and physically abnormal due to his special soul structure. All he has mastered are spell-like and supernatural abilities. But instead of gently shaking the feather fan to cast spells, it is better to let Heng Mashi fight and kill.
The power is much stronger.
Xuan Weizi talked to Tar Valon about some of the details and improvements he had made in the sacrificial refining method these days. He did not care at all that Sir Salemi frowned while listening, but he seemed unwilling to make casual comments at this time.
Others can only pray silently.
On the contrary, when Thius heard Xuan Weizi mentioning how to use the arcane star map to provide energy foundation for spell-like abilities, his curiosity suddenly dispelled his fear and asked: "The method you are talking about is blood fusion.
?"
Xuan Weizi heard this term for the first time and asked: "Bloodline fusion? What is that?"
Theus thought for a moment. He didn't understand the specific operations anyway, and the contents were not too confidential. The group did not kill him immediately. If they could please the other party a little, they might be able to increase their chances of saving their lives.
"It is a method developed by the mage after studying the bloodline of warlocks." Theus said.
"Wait, warlock bloodline? Are there still warlocks these days?" Xuan Weizi asked.
Theus glanced at Sir Salemi next to him, and did not dare to say at this time that the human warlock bloodline was cut off by the church's persecution, so he could only answer: "The warlock bloodline among humans has basically been cut off, but other human beings,
There are still reservations among non-human races, and there are quite a few of them.”
"That's true." Xuan Weizi nodded and said: "The bloodline fusion is to reproduce with these races with the blood of warlocks? Wouldn't that be too slow?"
"No, that's not the case." Theus replied: "How can those high mages wait patiently for their descendants to have the blood of warlocks? They hope to directly transform their own blood through arcane magic, thereby gaining spell-like abilities and converting part of them to
The ability to cast arcane spells is solidified, so there is no need to rely too much on spell slots."
Xuan Weizi was slightly surprised when he heard this, and stopped shaking his feather fan: "You mean actual fusion? Completely transforming the inner functions of the body, and even changing the soul?"
Theus replied: "Yes. In fact... the transformation of lich is similar to this situation. Liches also have many magic-like and supernatural abilities."
"Hmph!" Sir Salemi snorted coldly, and the miraculous power full of positive energy rushed outwards, scaring Theus to immediately curl up, fearing that the other party would violently hurt others.
Xuan Weizi's expression remained normal, and he thought in his mind: "There are many transformation spells in this world. Not to mention changing into bigger or smaller, it is not strange to transform into other living creatures, and you can also get corresponding bonuses, even those of the corresponding race.
Various abilities. Perhaps for the creatures in this world, race and external form are not the most critical, but the inner physical soul is the essence.
But the transformation spell cannot be maintained permanently. Is this related to the physical soul? If the physical soul can also change, can we obtain spell-like abilities? But why is the soul changed by fusing blood and transforming the body?
"
"My sacrificial refining method is not the same thing as the mage's bloodline fusion." Xuan Weizi used spiritual energy to calm Tius' nervousness and explained: "What I care about is the functional mechanism of the interaction between the body and mind and the external environment.
Do you know if there is any similar related research among mages?"
Theus replied: "Nowadays, there are many advanced branches of mages. I...I haven't remembered them all at once. Can you give me some time to recall them carefully?"
Theus found that this "Doctor Olenso" was not as repellent and fearful of mages as others. Maybe his chance of survival fell on this person, so he had to seize it no matter what, and it would last as long as one day.
"That's fine." Xuan Weizi said, "We will return to Chaidui Town later. I hope Lord Titus can recall it carefully on the way and don't let me down."
Although his tone was calm and gentle, Theus couldn't help but his cheeks twitched and his teeth trembled. He still remembered seeing the miserable deaths of his colleagues in the Offensive Guard before, as well as the black-winged birdman who was two people tall.
If he was really hit by that big black iron stick, he would probably be beaten into pulp, right?
"Doctor Oranso, I can't allow this kind of thing!" Sir Salemi stood up suddenly, raised his hand and pointed directly at Theus, scolding mercilessly: "How can you take in an evil mage? Even
Are you still exchanging knowledge with him? Have you also fallen?"
"Oh." Wolf sneered and said, "Okay, Sir, in a blink of an eye, you forgot about saving your life and started talking about justice and evil. How do you deal with the prisoners, and you are the one to interrupt?"
"This is not the same thing!" Sir Salemi said angrily: "I don't understand, Doctor Olenso, you are already so powerful, why do you still stoop to learn despicable and evil arcana?!"
Xuan Weizi had no expression on his face and shook his feather fan without saying a word. Thius was a little dissatisfied when he heard this, but he didn't dare to show it. He could only say in his heart: "What? Stinky stick, Zuo's sentence is evil,
The right sentence is despicable. I am a mid-level mage, what do I have to brag about if I win? Just pick any high-level mage, who can hang you up and beat you? If it weren't for this doctor Olanso, you would have died a long time ago.
There are none left. Aren’t you just unable to see the rise of mages and arcane arts? It’s so damn sour!”