Arcane Lord

"Teacher, why are you so anxious?"

"I said I was worried about Brod, do you believe me?"

Iolum made a rare joke, and then reminded Shado: "Watch my spell. This spell is not difficult. The key is whether you can think of it."

Sha Duo had been holding back his doubts for a while, and was blocked by this sentence again, but since Iolum had already said this, he could only observe patiently.

The spell is indeed not difficult, and just after completing the first few key element units, Sha Duo has determined that this spell is a psychic spell.

After that, the spell continued, and almost all the elements of the spell felt very familiar to him, but until the spell was completed, Sha Duo didn't notice anything unusual.

Is this just a trick?

If it were anyone else, Shado might really think so, but for Iolum, he would always find reasons involuntarily for him. It must not be that simple!

Analyzing the principle of magic, because it is too simple, is like holding a convex lens and asking what it is used for. What else can it do besides being a magnifying glass?

This spell doesn't even have any visible effect. It can only be initially judged that it is related to perception. Is this the perception spell in psychic spells?

Psychic perception?

"Do you understand? Come and try!"

"good."

Xia Duo agreed without hesitation. At least he didn't see any harm in this spell. Although he had only seen it once and imitated the spell, the spell itself was not complicated.

Coupled with the fact that the relevant elements are all familiar to him, Xia Duo succeeded in one attempt, but what happens after he succeeds? Although it feels like it has some effect, no actual effect can be found?

"teacher?"

"Don't worry, let me explain to you slowly."

Although he said he wanted to explain, Iolum still chose an upward diagonal direction and flew quickly, and Shado could only continue to follow.

…

In the mist of ether, Shado and Iolum flew higher and higher, until they reached a height of almost one thousand meters before Iolum stopped.

Shado approached and was about to ask, but saw Iolum looking up at the etheric mist above and the random magic that gradually decreased at this height, and sighed:

"It seems that the incident this time has become a bit big. If I had known it would be like this, I would have waited a while longer, alas!"

Xia Duo also felt deeply about this. Even if this matter did not go to the Northland Alliance, the Seven Towers would definitely demand an explanation. After all, the impact of such an out-of-control incident in Severton would be too bad.

"teacher--"

Shado wanted to comfort Iolum, but he didn't know where to start, so he could only sigh.

"You! It's me who's in trouble, why are you sighing!" Iolum said angrily.

"The teacher's troubles are my troubles, aren't they?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about this."

Iolum put away his scowl and finally began to explain to Sha Duo, "The spell just now was not a joke for you. Do you know how much we paid to get this spell in the first place? This is a psychic perception spell. The maximum The function is to search for the twisted phantom you encountered before.”

"Searching for the Twisted Phantom?"

Shado had guessed before that Iolum's sudden inability to speak might be related to the twisted phantom. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true, so he quickly asked:

"Then how to search? And what is the use of that twisted phantom?"

"How to search?"

Iolum smiled slightly, "Aren't we just searching? The spell just now can greatly enhance our perception of the powerful but unconcealed mind. Okay, there is nothing in this area, let's go to the next area. "

After saying that, Iolum flew away again, but this time he did not fly upward diagonally, but chose to fly levelly. Combined with what he just said, Sha Duo suddenly had a guess in his heart.

After following up again, Xia Duo asked: "What the teacher just said about greatly enhancing our perception, does it mean the area below us, to the earth, and even above us?"

"Yes."

Iolum did not stop flying, but explained to Shado as he flew: "The twisted phantom will leave behind a very special core after death, which is the basis for the existence of the tower spirit.

"Although Savile didn't say anything when he came back, I can see that he still wants to rebuild the mage tower. Also, the independent arcane fire device is too delicate and dangerous. It would be safer to control it with the tower spirit."

"The basis for the existence of the tower spirit?"

Xia Duo suddenly had questions on his face, "Does the existence of the tower spirit still need a carrier? Doesn't it mean that the tower spirit is closely connected with the essence of the owner? If the owner disappears, the tower spirit will also disappear?"

"You are right, but can you explain clearly what the nature of a spellcaster is? Of course, what I said is not entirely accurate. It should be said that that special core is the basis for the long-term existence and inheritance of the tower spirit. "

"What exactly is the tower spirit? How was it created?"

Sha Duo had this problem a long time ago, but Savile did not leave any information related to Talling. Since then, he never found a suitable opportunity, so he did not ask Iolum.

It would be foolish not to ask now.

In this regard, Iolum did not hide it, but said: "How the tower spirit created it, I can't tell you before getting the permission of the Seven Towers, but you don't have to worry too much, the Seven Towers are happy to tell any great arcanist Sell ​​related spell scrolls, and even if you crack it, they won't pursue it. "

"The reason for not pursuing the case is because without their core, the tower spirit I created privately cannot exist for a long time, right?"

"Of course, otherwise do you think they don't care about this extremely valuable spell?"

"..."

Sure enough, the world was as dark as crows. Xia Duo asked again: "Then the teacher hasn't said what the pagoda spirit is yet?"

"Taling is not a specific and realistic existence, but a conceptual existence. You can understand it as a collection of functions of one or more devices, or the device itself or devices themselves. Of course, you understand It’s possible to become a soul, but it’s more focused on consciousness and soul, but there’s no such thing.”

Iolum's explanation was a bit convoluted, but when it came to consciousness, Shado understood it almost as soon as he heard it. He knew very well that consciousness was different from the soul, and what was special about consciousness.

In this world, the soul is a concrete "thing", but consciousness is not. Consciousness is just a state of the soul. Mind and consciousness are similar, and both are related to the concept of self-existence.

It's just that Xia Duo has never thought that a pile of dead objects can produce independent consciousness. It is even a question for him whether his own consciousness can exist independently.

In the process of [residing in heaven and earth], although his body and even his soul were dissolved, if heaven and earth no longer exist, can his consciousness still exist?

In addition, it is really puzzling how a bunch of dead things can produce consciousness!

Such an unscientific thing made Xia Duo immediately think of psychic energy. At the same time, he also remembered why the multi-faceted crystal beads that had fallen before gave him such a familiar feeling.

In fact, it's because the few psychic magic items he brought back from Everesca before feel like they have some indescribable commonality!