Mage? Spell Engineer!

The sky grew dark.

"Do you think it gets dark too fast?" Ella frowned.

Peterson felt that his students were a little too nervous: "It's normal. It gets dark quickly in forests and valleys."

"Then when will there be a beast tide? Should we climb a tree?" Cavendish was concerned about this. Now Rorschach and his party were walking in an undeveloped forest, but there were no defenses like last night.

"There will be no more beast tides. I haven't sensed any large animals since we entered the forest." Master Humboldt looked ugly, and he gestured for everyone to stop: "And since it just started getting dark, I have lost And the feeling of nature here.”

Druids, as well as mages of this era who delved deeply into natural magic, were able to capture the disturbance of animals and plants to the environmental ether. Extremely rare monsters and perennial trees will also have weak endogenous magic power in their bodies, which can respond to natural magic and the perception of the caster.

It is also said that trees and plants in the forest can connect and communicate in some way, and can resonate with the magic of the environment just like human nobles commanding an army of ordinary people. Radical naturalists will believe that the forest can breed pure life force, some kind of spirit.

The above is the basis for exploring the forest with natural magic.

But now the Archmage has lost his senses, which is as dangerous as a tightrope walker suddenly being blinded. The road before was very smooth, and it was inseparable from Master Humboldt's field control and "mini map".

"When we don't lose our sense of touch, we are on the right path, but now there is no guarantee."

Cavendish took out his compass, and the pointer trembled and deflected irregularly: "It seems that not only is the weather here weird, but the magnetic field is also disordered."

He thought for a moment, dismounted and took out his pocket watch: "I need to be able to see the starry sky! Who can push aside these leaves, or send me to a higher place?"

Rorschach said "Stand firm" and used [Stone Shaping Technique] to pull up an earthen platform and lift Cavendish to a height of about 10 meters. However, this is still not enough for a tree that has grown for hundreds of years and is taller than a building. , Copper waved his hand and opened the blockage out of thin air.

"Okay, okay, damn it's windy here"

He took out last night's star map and compared it with the current night sky. He took out his pocket watch and made a rough estimate. He breathed a long sigh of relief - although it had entered the night abnormally early, the position of the stars was correct. It means everything is business as usual, except that the sun has left work early!

"There is still hope, there is still hope." Cavendish put down his backpack, started assembling instruments on the soil platform, and then worked hard to map the position of the Zenith Star.

Finally, he locked onto the three most prominent and brightest stars outside the moon and recorded their altitude angles, focusing on the morning star.

He must be careful and precise. On an astronomical scale, the distance traveled in one day is insignificant even with the magic bonus. At this time, a slight deviation will continue to amplify in the subsequent calculations.

The longitude and latitude of the direct points of these stars. Cavendish consulted his notes, and then combined with the results of today's measurements, began to calculate the observer's own coordinates at this time.

"The equation of the intersection of two planes and a sphere is not difficult." This is what he told himself. At this time, he was lying on the soil platform, writing on the draft paper, and there was a small amount of sweat on his forehead and the palm of his hand. beads.

Magic, well there is magic.

Prophecy spells are mysterious and endless mysteries. Its name always makes people misunderstand. Even the master of the Tower of Secrets will never admit that he can predict the future.

But the existence of prophecy magic reveals the fact that information is also an element of spellcasting. In a sense, even information itself can be used as one of the materials to drive magic.

For example, [Any Door] is a taboo teleportation magic. A powerful mage can use this spell to teleport to a place in the same plane that he has never been to before. There is no need for a corresponding teleportation circle and energy supply at the destination, only the caster is required. Able to imagine or describe the destination space for the teleportation.

However, such a powerful magic is rarely used, because unlike other penalties for failed teleportation, if the caster's destination is not clear enough, he may be torn apart in the unstable teleportation channel; he may be separated from the target space. Some substances are embedded together after being transported; they may also be separated. On the contrary, the more and more accurate information you have when casting a spell, the safer the transmission will be.

But now, with Cavendish's calculations, he has enough information to resonate with yesterday's surveying and mapping.

The gods, or other beings, are satisfied with such efforts, including complicated calculations. This is a ritual of praying for guidance. Cavendish unfolded the map of the Black Forest. He had received a revelation, and the stars illuminated the way and pointed the direction for him——

Thoth's alchemical ink dripped, and the map gained a temporary spell effect. The stars were twinkling, and the flickering light points indicated the location of the map. If [Constant Magic] is added, it will become an expensive alchemy map.

I don't know how long it took before everyone heard Cavendish shouting: "Okay, let me down!"

Rorschach carefully controlled the disintegration of the earth platform, and people saw the tired-looking apprentice of the Tower of Stars, holding a map with twinkling stars in his hand.

"The brightest spot indicates the position of this map relative to the forest. It is connected to the symbol of the morning star, guiding us never to lose our way." Cavendish said while calming down the inner ether that he had communicated with the astral world. . At this time, they are still "boiling", especially burning the apprentice's brain.

"so smart!"

"Of course, I am an apprentice of the Tower of Stars!" Cavendish couldn't help but smile proudly.

No, what are you watching me do? Luo Xia, an outstanding young teacher in the Tower of Stars, suddenly felt that he was lying on his back.

With the guidance of the map, even if the induction team lost Archmage Humboldt, they continued to move forward carefully.

Although he had slept during the long rest in the afternoon, the repeated scenery in the darkness still made people drowsy, especially the three apprentices in the Forest Tower and the very exhausted Cavendish.

Occasionally, there would be a few strange calls suddenly heard in the darkness in the distance. Rorschach guessed they were some kind of nocturnal birds. These sounds would startle a dozing person.

"We are about to reach the ruins of the elf village. Be careful that the changes in the forest will also affect the ruins." Rorschach thought of Dryac's reminder in his dream.

"Listen, what's going on?"

The leader of the group, Master Humboldt, once again ordered everyone to stop. Now, excluding the sound of horse hooves kicking and rubbing grass blades, everyone heard a vaguely sad female voice singing.

Archmage Humboldt lost his ability to sense. At this time, he was slightly irritated and nervous. He frowned and cast a spell on himself to strengthen his hearing.

The so-called lingering sound lingering around the tree, Rorschach didn't hear it very clearly and couldn't grasp the location, but it did exist.

Repeat, this song is also repeated!

The monster from the first night again? Rorschach suddenly realized that he was desperately scanning the dark forest gaps on both sides of the team, and his spell was ready to go.

"Ah!" A scream came from Ella, which shocked Master Humboldt, who had just strengthened his hearing.

boom! Several big trees on Ella's right side collapsed, and a monster with slender limbs also fell. It was penetrated by a neat incision and emitted smoke.

"I am a graduate of the Imperial Academy of Magic, a researcher and lecturer at the Tower of Stars." Responding to everyone's gazes, Rorschach calmly spoke out the words he had been holding back.

There’s another chapter tonight!