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Stephen Jones: “Maruk, chanting a spell and then casting magic, I can understand, but how can a chanted spell be made, it feels like a pharmacist.” ”

Maluk: “You have this doubt, I understand it, in fact, I also thought like you at the beginning, thinking that wizards can make potions in addition to using clever magic, and then Hal told me that the potion in our mouth is actually a substance of magic, the product of the substance of the spell.” ”

“You say that, I still don’t quite understand.” Stephen Jones touched the back of his head, and the doubts in his heart increased rather than decreased.

“In fact, it is very simple, in this world, language is also power, the so-called spell, you can simply understand that it is a kind of want to use the magic in the body, want to make the magic in the body play a certain role, at this time it is necessary to use language to explain, such as I want to release flames, after saying this sentence, if you can mobilize the magic in the body, and successfully cast the magic, at this time the language becomes a spell.”

Of course, I just gave an example, such as I want to release flames this casually organized language, is useless, the more complex the spell, that is to say, the more complex the language, the more difficult to understand, and the logic is in line, at this time, magic will be produced, but even the lowest level of magic, the average person can not speak a language that can meet the standards of the spell, can be understood as the person who invented the spell, his language organization ability, absolutely top, are great writers, Fortunately, after the spell is invented, as long as it is written, everyone can be used after memorizing, if who invented it, only who can use it, it is estimated that there are not many wizards in this world, Hal said that he can’t invent spells anyway, his magical talent is very strong, is his physique is strong, condensing magic time can be much shorter than ordinary people, it is precisely because of this characteristic of spells, therefore, extended a special profession, called spell master, these guys’ daily task is to organize language, Create spells, and then let wizards try to recite them, see if they can succeed, and what is the corresponding magic cast for filing, these spells are all top talents, now the spells learned in the magic academy are ordinary, and there is no such destructive spell, once a spell master invents a very destructive spell, it will be preserved as a strategic weapon, will not be easily announced, only the royal wizard loyal to the royal family still has the opportunity to watch, therefore, Many wizards, even after graduating from the Academy of Magic, most of them want to join the team of royal wizards, but Hal is a strange thing, he said that magic is enough to use, there is no need to pursue better, life is short. ”

After listening to Maruk’s explanation of the spell, Stephen Jones said it was impossible not to be shocked.

According to Maluk, the so-called mantra is a complex and logical language, like classical Chinese, those spell masters who invent spells will not be poetry.

To determine what he had in mind, Stephen Jones continued, “Maruk, can you show me the spell, if you have it, I want to know what the spell looks like. ”

“No problem, you wait a minute, I won’t write it out, there is just ready-made, I looked for it, before Hal left me a spell, it was a spell I was studying recently, I forgot to tell you, after the spell is created, if outsiders want to borrow it, it is not a simple recitation to use it directly, but also to understand the meaning of the spell, so that you can successfully cast magic, make the spell the same way, to understand the meaning of the spell, and then look for the materials mentioned in the spell, You can craft spells. ”

Maruk crouched down and opened the drawer under the table, rummaging through it as he spoke, and soon he took out a smudged piece of paper from the drawer, not knowing what had happened to the paper.

Stephen Jones handed over the paper that Maluk handed over, on which some words were written in the script of the English Kingdom.

Stephen Jones looked at the words above and read them silently: “Chasing the stars falling from the sky, Mandalagan has a child, tell me, where have the past years gone…” ”

Stephen Jones did not expect that this language that reads like prose is a spell, which is similar to the conjecture in his heart, but although he knows every word, every sentence seems to use a metaphorical technique, and he can’t understand what the whole poem describes?

“Is this the power of language?” Stephen Jones could only think so.

Maruk: “Stephen, I hate him for this spell, because after studying it for a long time, I have never understood what he meant, this is the first middle pole spell that Hal handed me, you see if you can understand it, if you want to use the spell, you must understand the meaning of the spell, otherwise it will not resonate at all and mobilize the magic.” ”

“I’m sorry, Maruk, I don’t understand now, I guess it will take a long time to think about it, but why don’t you just let Hal tell you what it means?” Stephen Jones asked strangely.

“After that guy Hal gave me this spell, he left in a hurry, and asked me to study it myself, but I never studied it, and then I put the spell aside for the time being, and put my mind on the spell needed by the production commissioner, and forgot to tell Hal about it.” Maruk shrugged and said regretfully.

In the following time, Maruk began to make spells, Stephen Jones stood by Maruk’s side the whole time, watching him make his own spells, Maruk really regarded himself as his friend, without reservations about himself, what questions he asked, he would answer, his mind is an adult, understanding ability is much stronger than Maruk, often after Maruk explains, Stephen Jones immediately understands the meaning of the spell itself and what is needed to make the spell, There are also caveats.

After summing up, Stephen Jones’s conjecture about the spell became closer and closer to what he had in mind.

Because no matter how you look at it, the so-called mantra is actually the text structure of the subject matter of poetry or prose.

These poetry and prose, Stephen Jones’ previous life in the world also has a lot, some of them are even included in the required texts of language class, but the world in which Stephen Jones lived in his previous life is not a magical world, these poetry and prose can only be said to be a beautiful text, in addition, there is no practical value.

But in the world of Howl’s moving castle, these spells, like poetic prose, hold such an important place.

Stephen Jones wondered, if he used the poetic prose of his past life in this world, would it also be a spell?

At this time, the door of the moving castle was pushed open, and only Hal himself could enter without knocking.

At this moment, Hal looked dusty, and did not know what to do.