One Sneeze Destroys A Magical Civilization

Chapter 189 Oghma, the God of Knowledge

With Elminster and Simamon appearing in Candlekeep at the same time, the atmosphere here suddenly became weird.

Because anyone who is not a fool knows that there has been a long-standing confrontation and struggle between the Harpers and the Zhentarim.

But what's interesting is that, unlike the lower-level members of the two organizations who would fight to death as soon as they met, the higher-ups have always been very restrained.

It is said that Mansong himself maintains some kind of personal contact with the voters of the goddess of magic such as Elminster, and occasionally gathers together to exchange experiences and discuss some topics about magic research.

In addition, Candlekeep is an absolutely neutral place, and all forms of fighting are prohibited.

So even though Simon and Elminster lived in two adjacent rooms in the same hotel, there was no trouble.

Just the opposite!

Both of them will maintain the most basic etiquette, and even greet each other when they meet.

In short, in the magical land of Faerun, almost anything can happen.

Even the enemies who were fighting each other one second will join forces to deal with a greater threat in the next second.

Zuo Si was not interested in knowing about the messy affairs between the Zhentarim and the Harper League, and was too lazy to participate. She still came to the library early in the morning every day, and reluctantly left when the library closed after dark.

By reading a lot of books related to magic, he quickly collected the principles and practice methods of almost all super magic skills.

In addition, there is a lot of knowledge related to magic, as well as the advancement of arcane spellcasting professions.

Among the many advanced professions, the only ones that really aroused Zuo Si's interest were [Archmage], [Guardian of Spells], [True Necromancer], [Super Spellcaster] and [Mystic].

As for professions like [Dossier Scholar], which consume mana every time they transcribe, they were completely excluded from the very beginning.

After all, magic scrolls are one-time consumables, and they have no advantage at all compared to the planeswalker's card system.

Among them, [Archmage] can obtain a lot of special abilities to change the form and attributes of magic by sacrificing spell slots. In battle, it can often give the opponent unexpected surprises. Most arcane spellcasters will choose to advance several times when necessary. class.

But because at least one needs to master the seven-ring arcane art, it will not be considered for the time being.

In contrast, although [Spell Guardian] and [Super Spellcaster] do not require a high level of spellcasting, they also have very harsh conditions for the former.

Among them, [Spell Guardian] must be a part-time priest, and must choose [Magic Field].

Although Zuo Si has the rank of priest, Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, has no [Magic Domain] to choose from, so she can only give up with tears.

For the same reason, [True Necromancer] needs to obtain [Death Domain] because of the pre-requisite, but [Death Domain] Talona does not have it.

[Super Spellcaster] Although there are not so many prerequisites to go, it is necessary to give up a magic school as a price when advancing.

For Zuo Si who is determined to collect more magic, this is really not worth the candle.

What's more, Planeswalker's card system originally comes with the effects of [Instant Spell], [Silent Spell], and [Spell Fixed].

All he needs are [Spell Enhancement], [Spell Ultimate Effect], [Spell Upgrade], [Spell Twin], [Spell Delay], which can increase the power of super magic.

So after thinking about it again and again, [Super Curse Messenger] was also ruled out.

In the end, there was only one advanced profession [Mystery Sorcerer] with "Double Cultivation of Divine Art and Arcane Art", which was occasionally called [God Magician].

The characteristic of this advanced class is that it has no special features.

The only advantage is that after each upgrade, the spellcasting level of the mage and the priest can be improved at the same time, and the corresponding spell slots can be obtained.

Since the priest level of LV5 was for nothing when he obtained the ability of the voter, if Zuo Si is now advanced to a level [Mystic], both the mage and the priest are equivalent to changing from the original LV5 to LV6.

And can give full play to the advantages of high intelligence and high perception attributes.

"Alas—nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory. It seems that I don't have any better choice." Zuo Si murmured to himself with a slight sigh.

The cruel reality once again proves that the real world can never be like playing a game, and it can be shaped and cultivated according to the optimal solution to a "overpowering" character card.

Instead, it depends on what advanced professional knowledge you can currently obtain, and whether you can meet its harsh prerequisites.

Fortunately, the priest level of LV5 is not counted in [Mimicry], so the mana he needs to pay to advance only needs to be superimposed from the level of the mage of LV5.

After confirming his future path, Zuo Si quickly took out the second land card he made before leaving.

[Land Card: Legendary Land - "Capital of Gold Coins" Askatla Super Mage Tower]

[LV7 multi-color card (upgradeable)]

[Card Quality: Precious]

[Effect: When this card takes effect, it can directly provide twenty-five general mana points per day, as well as an additional five points of black, white, red, green, and blue mana points.

When the card is in effect, and the planeswalker himself happens to be on that plane, he can spend three general or blue mana points to directly open a portal to the mage tower, which lasts for one minute]

[Using this card does not require mana consumption]

[If the card effect is destroyed or destroyed by other magical powers, it will automatically enter the graveyard and wait for rebirth for 30 days]

It has to be said that this LV7 hole card is 100% worthy of its level and the large amount of mana consumed during production.

In addition, as long as you are on the continent of Faerun or even the planet Toril, you can directly teleport back to the Mage Tower regardless of the distance. It is as convenient as carrying the "City Portal Scroll" and "Hearthstone" with you.

Without any hesitation!

Zuo Si directly used this land card and bundled it with the Mimic mage class.

After finishing all this, he took out two spare energy storage devices from the satchel to absorb energy crazily, and then added it to the [Mystic] to complete the advancement.

In fact, before he set off for Candlekeep, he privately made some new energy storage devices that were smaller and more portable based on the principle of the mage tower's element pool.

However, unlike the previous lightning energy storage device, this thing is quite dangerous.

Not to mention ordinary people, even arcane spellcasters such as mages and warlocks dare not use the magical energy in it lightly, and it might explode in minutes.

But Zuo Si, who has the abilities of planeswalker and creator, is not worried at all.

For him, as long as it is energy, it can be absorbed and utilized.

Therefore, this kind of device that can store any type of energy is almost like a tailor-made device for yourself.

After draining the two devices, the level of [Mystic] quickly reached LV2.

Now, the status of Zuo Si's mimicry binding has suddenly changed to Mage LV5/Mystic LV2.

Counting the additional additions of magic equipment, the mage's spell slots are 9/8/4/3 from the first ring to the highest.

The priest's magic position is relatively high due to the relatively high perception attribute, so even without any equipment blessing, it still reaches 7/6/4/3.

In particular, [Spell Immunity] in the Four Rings Divine Art provides directional spell protection, while [SMS] solves the problem of long-distance communication. All consume a scroll, just make it into a magic card directly.

In addition, there is [Expulsion], which is a great killer against demons, devils and creatures from other planes.

At that time, there is no need to panic when a high-level spellcaster summons a legendary creature like Balor. A single [Expulsion] can drive it back to its hometown in the abyss.

As for mages, they can learn and memorize four-ring spells, which means that [Stone Skin], which has a strong ability to protect against physical damage, has officially joined the ranks of resident protection spells.

The powerful control magic [Ava Black Tentacle] that often appears in some 18 forbidden games can also cooperate with [Greasy Art], [Spider Web Art] and [Smelly Cloud Art] to form a magic that no one can easily control. Crossed restricted area.

In addition, [Fire Wall], [Ice Storm], [Pyro-Blast], [Chain Explosion], [Flame Surge] and other powerful evocation magics will also greatly enhance the burst and endurance in battle.

There is no doubt that this upgrade is definitely a quantitative change to a qualitative change for Zuo Si.

It is estimated that for a long time to come, all he has to do is to learn all known four-ring magic, and then try his best to make all arcane and divine spells into cards.

In addition, as more and more money was spent and less and less money was left on him, it seemed that this trip to Candlekeep was finally coming to an end.

As early as a few days ago, Sir Crispian set off back to Askatla with the members of the Amn envoy.

So Zuo Si planned to wait until after participating in the debate held by "Guardian of the Book" Urlant to read the precious knowledge recorded in the most secret room of Candlekeep.

Then consider whether to open the portal directly to go back, or continue north to Waterdeep City.

It is different from Elminster's idea of ​​using magic as little as possible and using magic cautiously.

He prefers to apply magic to everyday life, especially avoiding pointless long-distance travel.

...

Time flies, and three days passed in a flash.

When Zuo Si came to the debate venue under the leadership of the pastor, he found that not only Elminster and Simamon were there, but also many high-level officials from the churches of various gods, as well as some well-known scholars from nearby cities.

Judging from the number and scale, it is obvious that this is not as simple as a simple philosophical debate, and there are many battles between gods and sects.

After all, whoever wins the debate is equivalent to doing free publicity, so that more people believe that their god's ideas are correct.

"Ah! His Excellency Sous, the elector of Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, is finally here. Please sit down over there, the debate is about to begin. I am looking forward to hearing your views and speeches." Urlan Te pointed to a chair not far away and urged.

It can be seen that this "Volume Guardian", who is always serious and stern, looks very excited today.

After everyone was seated, he walked to the center of the venue, raised his hands to signal all the guests who were still whispering to keep quiet, and then said in an unhurried manner: "Everyone, welcome to accept the invitation. Candlekeep is participating in this debate. I believe everyone of you knows that the conflict between order and chaos, and the conflict between evil and good is the eternal theme of this world."

"There is also neutrality and balance!"

A druid wearing leather armor next to him reminded him.

"Yes! There is also neutrality and balance. I'm very sorry, I overlooked this just now." Urlant hurriedly added.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around and continued: "The topic we are going to discuss today is about these oppositions and conflicts. There are no restrictions in this debate. Everyone can express their views freely or refute the views of others. "

"I'll come first!"

A priest wearing the holy emblem of Tyr, the God of Justice, stood up first, and said in an impassioned voice: "In my opinion, the world should be in order, at least it should develop in the direction of order, otherwise it will be impossible to establish Civilization and cities. Similarly, the embodiment of order is the law, the formulation and implementation of the law must abide by the principles of fairness and justice, and everyone must abide by it. Otherwise, the entire society will inevitably fall into turmoil..."

"I object!"

Another priest of Cyric Church stood up suddenly and interrupted.

After getting Urlant's permission, he began to sneer and mock: "You said the world should be orderly? Everyone should abide by the law?

So why do so many people choose to commit crimes?

Because the nature of violence, killing and longing for release is hidden in everyone's heart!

Your so-called order and law are killing this nature!

Do not!

The world has never been orderly!

The so-called law is nothing but a trick used by you hypocrites to fool the people into a stable rule.

The truth of the world is chaotic and disorderly, and there has never been any fairness and justice at all.

You and your god are just kidding yourself.

Only those who believe in the great Cyric of the Dark Sun can be saved. "

Zuo Si, who was sitting on the sidelines, almost couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard the nonsense.

The disciples of Cyric certainly never disappoint.

However, the priest of the God of Justice was obviously not a vegetarian, and immediately began to fight back endlessly.

The two soon had a heated debate in public.

As a result, not surprisingly, the debate quickly escalated into mutual personal attacks, and even attacks on each other's gods.

In the end, they couldn't tell the winner with their mouths, so they chose to use physical methods (fist) to shut the opponent up.

However, the intense "communication" lasted only a dozen seconds and was soon forcibly pulled away by other participants in the debate.

Seeing this scene of deja vu, Zuo Si couldn't help but sighed with a smile: "Sure enough, all debates will eventually inevitably evolve into this way. If you can't be persuaded verbally, use physical persuasion. If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who asked the question. The latter Always simpler and more effective than the former.”

"You seem to take this debate very lightly?"

An old man with gray hair and beard sitting next to him asked with great interest.

"Of course." Zuo Si bluntly gave an affirmative answer. "In a world full of gods and beliefs, it is meaningless to discuss good and evil, order and chaos. Because as long as the gods still exist and can give power to those believers, then disputes like this will last forever. It will not stop either. The debate just now is not so much the debate itself, but rather advocating the teachings of serving the gods and attacking the teachings of the church that is hostile to the gods."

"In your mind, what should a real debate look like?" The old man continued to ask with a smile on his face.

"The real debate should be a pure philosophy that abandons religion and belief. It is based on a relatively rational thinking, as well as the cognition and summary of the objective world. Otherwise, it will become a pure mutual attack like it is now, and there is no What communication and discussion." Zuo Si casually expressed his point of view.

"That makes sense." The old man nodded thoughtfully. "So what's your point of view on the conflict between good and evil, order and chaos? Or which side are you on?"

Zuo Si replied with a meaningful smile: "In my opinion, it is wrong to look at good and evil, order and chaos from the perspective of binary opposites.

Because whether it is good and evil or order and chaos, they are essentially a whole of opposites and unity.

It seems that without evil as a reference, is it possible for goodness to exist independently?

The answer is obviously no.

Most importantly, who defines the standard of good and evil?

Is it God?

If it is God, then what is the basis for God?

I believe that the boundary between good and evil is not static, but will continue to change with the passage of time, the improvement of living standards, the development of civilization and society.

In ancient times, the creator race, the witches, believed that offering sacrifices to the Cosmos Serpent was sacred and just.

Anyone who voluntarily participates in the sacrifice can even obtain the lofty social status and treatment equivalent to a prince or princess for a period of time before death.

But from the current point of view, bloody and cruel living sacrifices are undoubtedly considered evil.

Besides, I'm curious why is it considered neutral for beasts to eat people when they're hungry, but it's evil for mind flayers to eat the brains of humanoids in order to survive?

Is it because mind flayers are intelligent, so they can have so-called "evil" thoughts, should they be deprived of their right to live and eat?

Furthermore, using undead creatures to engage in agricultural production, and then distributing the food produced to the poor suffering from hunger, should it be considered a good deed or a bad deed?

If a paladin was taken hostage by bandits, the latter asked him to kill another innocent person, otherwise all five hostages would be executed.

How should the paladin be chosen at this time?

To kill innocent people and save more hostages?

Or refuse the other party's request and watch the hostages be executed?

If the latter, is the paladin suspected of being depraved by neglecting his own life?

If a man in the process of overthrowing tyranny and establishing a better new order inevitably leads to the death of many civilians, is his behavior good or evil?

There are many similar examples with blurred boundaries and full of contradictions, so I won't list them one by one.

Good and evil are essentially a very subjective thing, and the standard should not be static, but should be determined according to the public perception of people in each region.

The same goes for order and chaos.

Absolute order will bring about the solidification of ideas and classes, and will make the whole society lifeless, and eventually it will inevitably lead to collapse and destruction.

Absolute chaos simply cannot exist.

Because even the most chaotic society of orcs, dark elves, and demons must abide by certain order and rules in order to survive.

Order is the bedrock of civilization, and without it, for better or for worse, people cannot gather in large numbers to form tribes, cities, or even civilizations.

Chaos represents a kind of change. Without it, there would be no invention, no change of country and history, and it would be impossible to promote the development of society.

So my core point of view is that everything in the world has contradictions in different sizes, they are both opposite and unified.

As an individual, you don't need to be obsessed with believing that either side is right or wrong, you just need to make judgments based on your own values.

Sometimes actions based on order and goodness do not necessarily have good results, and actions of chaos and evil do not always result in killing and destruction.

As for the gods, they are indeed influencing the world all the time.

But in the same way, they will also be changed by the influence of mortal followers.

Look at the giant snake in the universe that the witches believed in in the past, didn't they split into several different gods to meet the needs of different believers such as snake people and lizard people? "

As these remarks were blurted out, all the people sitting next to him who heard him started to applaud unanimously.

The unknown old man even praised without hesitation: "Wonderful! It's really wonderful! It's the first time I've heard such an interesting, novel and non-prejudiced point of view."

"Agreed! In this land influenced by gods and beliefs, it is rare to be able to think without these two points." Another man dressed as a scholar also echoed.

"Yeah. Gods and beliefs affect our thinking and life in every way, and it's not easy to get rid of them. Maybe it's because of this that our world is in eternal struggle. But gods can really be changed by mortals Is it? I doubt it."

An old woman who looked to be in her early sixties expressed emotion.

Faced with these praises, Zuo Si shook his head disapprovingly: "Without any knowledge and opinions without prejudice, the so-called absolute objectivity has never existed. Because arrogance and prejudice exist in each of us, no one can exception."

"Oh? Are books and knowledge the same?" the unknown old man asked with a half-smile.

"Of course! It seems to me that all books and all knowledge consist of innumerable prejudices, because their authors are intelligent beings with prejudice and arrogance.

Even for objectively existing natural phenomena such as storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis, observations from different angles will lead to diametrically opposite conclusions.

Among them, the most representative is the cognition of magic by all the civilized races from ancient times to the present.

When the creator race of witches ruled the world, the magic they thought was what they recorded on [Golden Skin of the Cosmos Serpent].

These records were later discovered by the Netherese and became the [Netheril scrolls] that shaped the cornerstone of modern magic.

Immediately after more than 10,000 years ago, the elves came to Faerun across time and space, and at the same time brought their own high elf magic.

It is a power that integrates one's own spirit and soul with the entire elf group and even the elf gods.

Through rituals and absolute trust in each other, elf mages can move mountains and seas, and even tear the earth apart with terrifying magic.

Later, two human magic civilizations, Netheril and Imasca, rose up successively.

The former created the professional arcanist and shaped the prototype of the modern magic system;

The latter maximized the technology of manufacturing strange objects and portals, and gave birth to the profession of magician.

Look, it is also magic, but there are so many branches born between different races and civilizations because of the deviation of cognitive perspective.

Isn't this the best proof that objectively existing things are affected by subjective factors?

Even today, arcane spellcasters can still be divided into various professions such as mages, warlocks, and bards. "

Facing the gazes of countless people around her, Zuo Si spoke freely without any stage fright.

At this moment, everyone else in the venue has stopped debating, and they are all listening carefully to his speech as an "outsider".

You must know that Faerun Continent is a very typical world of binary opposition, and almost everyone and Shendu believe that confrontation and conflict are inevitable.

Even the minority who remain neutral advocate a delicate balance of the two, nothing more.

No one has put forward a theory of opposition and unity at all, and no one has realized the truth that "everything is biased".

What's more, the gods themselves are an extreme and prejudiced collection, all eager to transform the world according to their own will.

Their influence on the material world exacerbated the inherent contradictions, making the world in a state of perpetual turmoil.

Due to the limitations of cognition and thinking, no one has ever clearly realized this before.

But today, Zuo Si lifted the veil and revealed its essence to everyone.

When he finished speaking the last word, the entire meeting place was silent, everyone lowered their heads in thought, and some people were thinking about how many mistakes of arrogance and prejudice they had committed.

After all, anyone who can be invited to participate in this kind of debate, without exception, has a lot of knowledge.

They may fight for their own opinions and positions, but they will never ignore those truly valuable novel viewpoints, and will even incorporate them into their teachings of serving the gods as a supplementary expansion.

It didn't take long, under the auspices of Urlandt, the debate finally came to an early conclusion without anyone speaking.

As for Zuo Si, it was no accident that he became the undisputed winner, and got the qualification to enter the most secret room of Candlekeep.

But the time was strictly limited to four hours.

In other words, within these four hours, he can freely read all the books and scrolls inside.

Once the time is up, it will be teleported out by magic.

It has to be said that Candlekeep's emphasis on knowledge is 100% unparalleled in the entire Faerun continent.

No wonder it is said that books are more important than human lives in Candlekeep.

Under the guidance of the "first reader", Zuo Si quickly passed through a strange door.

Immediately afterwards, he found that he had actually left Faerun just now, and he couldn't perceive the position of the mage tower through the bound land card.

Here, at first glance, there is nothing but a large number of bookshelves, books and scrolls.

You don't need to ask, but the secret library in Candlekeep is actually a demiplane connected to the portal.

"Here we are. This is the secret room where the most powerful and precious magic scrolls and books are stored. Unlike the library outside, you can copy any books and spells here. But please pay attention to the time, otherwise half of the copy will be destroyed. We are not responsible for sending it out." The old man in a red monk's robe urged.

"Understood, thank you very much."

Zuo Si bowed slightly to the other party, then went straight to the first bookshelf to pick up the book, and began to read at a very fast speed.

Although four hours is very short, with the powerful memory of [Thinking Library], he is sure to sweep most of the books.

If you encounter something that cannot be directly and quickly memorized, such as spells and mantras, put it away and wait for the next time.

Anyway, Candlekeep is here and won't run away.

Seeing how hungry the young people were for these books and knowledge, the "first reader" couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, and then turned and left alone.

...

For a person who is fully focused, time always passes extremely quickly.

Four hours passed in a flash.

The moment Zuo Si closed the last book and put it back on the shelf, he suddenly found a person standing behind him at some point.

And it was the mysterious old man who sat next to him in the previous debate.

"Hello, young man."

The old man took the initiative to say hello politely.

"Who are you? When did you appear here? No, no, I should ask how you got in."

Zuo Si frowned subconsciously, staring at the other party's eyes full of wisdom.

"My name is Oghma. Some people call me the God of Knowledge, and others call me the Namer." The old man smiled and revealed his identity.

moment!

An expression of disbelief appeared on Zuo Si's face.

Because this was already the third incarnation of a god he had seen with his own eyes after coming to Faerun.

However, compared with Talona, ​​the goddess of poison and disease, and Irmat, the god of suffering, this powerful divine power has no airs at all, let alone releasing its divine power to make people feel suffocated.

Just the opposite!

Oghma seems like a humble and wise scholar, ready to listen to the opinions and ideas of everyone around him.

No matter how absurd and crazy these views and ideas are.

Fortunately, Zuo Si had already had the experience of talking with God, so after a brief shock, she quickly returned to normal, and asked in an uncertain tone: "As the God of knowledge, I don't know why you came to me?"

"Does this still need to be asked? Of course it is for the precious knowledge from another world in my mind."

The God of Knowledge didn't try to hide anything, and stated his purpose openly.

Since Oghma's two main vocations are knowledge and invention, Zuo Si from another world seems like a delicious meal to him.

If the previous debates were just appetizers, now it's time for the main course.

"Just for knowledge?" Zuo Si asked with deep suspicion.

The God of Knowledge couldn't help laughing immediately after hearing this: "Hahahaha! Well, I admit that it's not just knowledge, but also yourself. In fact, if Talona didn't take the lead, I would be more than happy to let you You come to be my electorate. Because in terms of attitude towards knowledge, you fit me very well. And if I'm not mistaken, you should be a planeswalker, right?"

"You know Planeswalker?!" Zuo Si was startled.

Because this was the first time that his identity, which he had been trying to hide, had been exposed directly to his face, the whole person immediately fell into a strong sense of crisis.

But Oghma comforted him indifferently: "Relax, there's no need to be so nervous, I don't have any malice towards you.

What's more, before I became a god, I was also a traveler. I have been to many worlds and met planeswalkers like you. I know that you have the power to easily cross planes, crystal walls, and even the universe.

It is precisely because of this that I think we should be able to become good collaborators.

Unlike Talona and other gods who are hiding in the dark and spying on you, I don't need your faith, service, and I don't need you to spread the seeds of faith.

I just want to use your eyes to observe the world that cannot be touched by myself, and record all kinds of unprecedented scenery, knowledge, books and inventions.

In return, I can provide you with protection from evil gods including Talona.

And promised that if Talona takes back the power of the chosen from you one day, I will make you my chosen, and provide you with priest level and divine spells.

In addition, the gate of Candlekeep is always open to you, and all the temples that belong to me will provide you with free services and help. "

"So...is this a deal?" Zuo Si raised his head and asked tentatively.

"That's right! This is a deal." Oghma nodded without thinking.

After figuring out the intention of the God of Knowledge, Zuo Si breathed a sigh of relief.

Obviously, unlike the goddess of poison and disease who made him completely confused about the situation, this one had a very clear goal.

And as a god of a neutral camp, Oghma never likes to make troubles, and this alone is quite reassuring.

Coupled with the other party's promise of asylum, Zuo Si quickly replied after thinking for a while: "Deal. I agree with your conditions, and I am very honored to be your eyes to observe the world."

Hearing this answer, the God of Knowledge suddenly showed a happy smile: "Great! Now let me see all the interesting knowledge recorded in your mind..."

Saying that, Oghma reached out and touched Zuo Si's forehead lightly.

moment!

The latter felt a divine power entering his brain and soul.

Immediately afterwards, consciousness and memory began to lose control, and everything recorded in the [Thinking Library] quickly flashed before his eyes.

In just a few seconds, when the God of Knowledge withdrew his finger, Zuo Si collapsed as if he had collapsed, and almost fell to the ground without standing still.

Thanks to his quick reaction, he supported the huge bookshelf next to him in time, so he barely fell down.

And Oghma, who got all the memories, fell into some inexplicable excitement, walking back and forth along the gaps in the bookshelves.

While walking, he was still muttering words that others could not understand.

After a while, he finally recovered from that weird behavior, and exclaimed with dancing and exclaiming: "Unbelievable! It's really unbelievable!

It turns out that a world without gods and magic can develop to this extent!

philosophy! science! dialectics! materialism……

Growing up in such an environment, it’s no wonder you have no reverence for God.

But the last world you experienced was equally interesting.

It obviously has no connection with Faerun, but it has developed a floating city technology that is very similar to Netheril civilization.

It seems that as a planeswalker, you are indeed the most suitable choice for me. "

"Thank you for the compliment. But next time, can I trouble you to say hello in advance when reading the memory? I feel as uncomfortable as being stepped on by a hundred elephants." Zuo Si complained angrily.

"Hahahaha! Sorry, I was so excited. As compensation, let me help you upgrade this magic ring."

Saying that, the God of Knowledge stretched out his hand and touched the [Ring of Sharp Storage].

Before Zuo Si realized what had happened, he saw that the ring on his hand had undergone fundamental changes in both shape and material.

Originally, it could only store spells of no more than six levels, but now it has been directly upgraded to ten levels.

Adding one to the arcane spell slots of the first to fourth rings, it also becomes one to add one to all the spell slots of the first to ninth levels of arcane and divine spells.

In addition, [Evasion Detection], [True Seeing] and [Scholar's Touch] are also blessed.

Avoiding detection can minimize being detected and located by divination magic.

True seeing can directly see through all illusions, transformation magic, invisible units, darkness created by magic, and hidden secret doors, etc.

The touch of a scholar can read a book instantly by touching the cover, combined with the ability of [Thinking Library], a huge library can be emptied in just ten or twenty minutes.

It can be said that they are all very practical permanent magic effects.

Obviously, this ring transformed by Oghma is definitely a powerful magic item.

Among them, arcane and divine spell slots are added at the same time, which is simply tailor-made for the profession of [Mystery Master].

"thank you very much."

Zuo Si put one hand on her chest and bowed.

"You are welcome, this is what you deserve. Compared with those precious knowledge, a mere magic ring is nothing. In addition, I will give you a pair of eyes of knowledge, so that you can better record, understand and read those who are Hidden knowledge."

While speaking, Oghma suddenly released a blinding white light from his eyes.

When Zuo Si was irradiated, she felt a sharp pain in her eyeballs.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable force began to gather in the pupils, and when a certain critical point was reached, the structure of the eyes underwent an earth-shaking change.

When his eyesight recovered, he could almost distinguish the materials of those bookshelves and books at a glance.

The incantations and symbols that required careful study and research before can now be understood and transformed into deep memories with just a glance.

There is no doubt that this is [Eye of Knowledge], an ability almost like cheating.

It not only successfully made up for the shortcomings of [Thinking Library]'s inability to store memory spells, but also endowed Zuo Si with sharper observation skills.

If it is in battle, not only can you instantly distinguish the effects and uses of all the magic equipment on the opponent's body, but you can also quickly identify the spell being cast from complex gestures and arcane auras.

"How are you feeling now?" Oghma asked with a smile.

Zuo Si adapted a bit, and quickly responded: "Not bad. I seem to be able to see the inner and outer connections of everything, including magic."

"That's right! This is the greatest use of the Eye of Knowledge. It doesn't give you great power, nor does it give you any knowledge, but it can help you understand the nature of everything in the world. Come on, young Planeswalker, I look forward to the next time you return from a trip to another world, you can bring back more and more interesting things."

After saying this, an expectant expression appeared on Oghma's face, and then his whole body turned into a ray of light and disappeared without a trace.

In this way, Zuo Si and the God of Knowledge completed a secret transaction in the unknown demiplane.

Apart from the two parties involved, even the "Guardian of the Book" Urlant of Candlekeep knew nothing about it.

No one realized at all that the kind and wise old man at the debate was actually Oghma's incarnation.

And he achieved his purpose with little effort.

This is completely different from the previous goddess of poison and disease, Talona, ​​who made such a big commotion, but was interrupted by the god of suffering, Irmat.

Obviously, gods are divided into classes just like people.

Oghma, the god of knowledge who has continued from ancient times to the present, is far superior to Talon in terms of wisdom and power.

(end of this chapter)