chsdbacks Chapter 21 Sewer
Chapter 21 Sewer
As Li Ang watched Thomas leave, a rather peculiar feeling suddenly arose in his heart.
In the Kingdom of Frank, in Maple Leaf Town, forces serving the church are everywhere.
As a wizard, he felt like he was doing espionage when he tried to make contact with Ryan.
The appearance of Thomas and the apprentice wizards he mentioned gave him a sense of having found a home.
How wonderful it would be if Ioria had a place like a university in the real world, where wizards could exchange ideas and study magic without any external interference.
At the same time, today's events also served as a reminder to Li Ang.
That is, should he adopt a code name when he makes public appearances in Ioria in the future?
Using the name Li Ang all the time is not only unsafe, but also seems a bit too classy.
So...
What code name should we use?
……
Li Ang was not in a hurry to return to America.
Although Ioria is relatively dangerous, the air is filled with magical elements, allowing him to test and research magic here.
In the abandoned house, Li Ang opened the book "0-Ring General Magic and Basic Potions".
Then he saw a line of text.
"I was delayed by some things and couldn't come to Maple Leaf Town. You can study this book carefully. If you encounter any magic models you don't understand, think about them, summarize them, and practice them. I hope that next time we meet, we can have the opportunity to discuss some of the issues in it—your teacher and friend, Ryan Gray."
"teacher……"
Leon Aldrin's impression of the wizard Ryan was somewhat vague, but from this message, Leon could sense that his teacher had a firm belief in pursuing the truth.
The wizards of Ioria are, in some ways, very similar to the medieval scientists who sought scientific truth.
Stopping his lament, Li Ang continued turning the pages.
As a "systematic textbook" for wizarding apprentices, "0-Circle General Magic and Basic Potions" mainly consists of two parts.
The book divides magic into nine categories: force field, heat, element, light and darkness, astrology, illusion, necromancy, space, and summoning.
Of course, the most basic magic tricks don't have that many systems.
Taking the magic tricks mastered by Li Ang as an example, there is the Power Field [Mage's Hand], the Illusion [Suggestion], the Light and Dark [Dancing Light], the Elemental [Burning Fire], and the Elemental [Thunder Slash].
Li Ang clasped his hands together and placed them on the table, pondering: "I feel there's a big problem with this classification of magic."
There is overlap between different disciplines, especially in the fields of force fields, thermal forces, elemental forces, and light and darkness, which are particularly prone to overlap.
"Forget it, researching magic classifications is too far off. Who knows what high-ring magic will be like in the future? Let's focus on magic tricks for now."
The book also lists six additional spells: thermal [Freezing Ray], force field [Silence], elemental [Water Splash], force field [Repair], illusion [Communication], and force field [Shield].
Each magic trick is accompanied by numerous explanatory illustrations of magical models.
For example, the magic model of [Thunder Slash] differs slightly in subtle ways from the model that Li Ang came up with himself.
Without conducting experiments, Li Ang currently does not know which of the two models is superior.
However, the most ridiculous thing is that the [Communication] spell is classified as an illusion spell.
According to the book, the "communication technique" can transmit a message of up to 25 characters to a target within 10 meters.
In Li Ang's view, this was not an illusion at all, but rather a man-made low-frequency electromagnetic wave.
"Of course, we can't rigidly assume that all magic can be categorized under Earth's scientific explanations; that would be a dogmatic error."
"After all, America in 1960 was a magic-free environment; there were no magical elements in the air. The two shouldn't be blindly confused."
"Besides physical, chemical, and biological magic, Ioria also has astrological magic, which sounds really strange."
I always feel that the research into magic has a long way to go.
After turning the pages corresponding to magic tricks, Li Ang arrived at the second part of the book, which concerned magic potions.
There are many kinds of potions, such as the Amethyst Mage Potion that enhances mental strength and helps apprentice wizards advance, and the Guardian Knight Potion that enhances physical strength.
The book lists the medicinal materials needed for the synthesis of each medicine, as well as its positive and negative effects.
Even without researching the specific prices of the medicinal herbs, Li Ang sensed a strong sense of malice.
Being a wizard is definitely an extremely expensive thing.
Even as an apprentice wizard, making potions and casting spells requires a lot of money.
He'll become a legendary wizard someday, and who knows how much that will cost.
Good news, of course: the amethyst mage potion and guardian knight potion that the wizards painstakingly created, which had side effects, were of no concern to Leon.
He just needs the system to allocate points.
……
Li Ang now has many magic tricks to study and also magic potions to try making.
Of course, Li Ang felt some pain when he felt the money burning.
Furthermore, while researching magic in Maple Leaf Town, Li Ang discovered that the spiritual imprint he had left on the mercenary Thomas was gradually becoming undetectable.
Thomas is leaving Maple Leaf Town.
Li Ang didn't chase after him; instead, he became his "nanny," protecting and escorting him.
He was indeed grateful to Thomas, but the most important thing right now was to improve his own abilities.
If they have the opportunity to come into contact with the Wolf Smoke Mercenary Group in the future, perhaps they will have another chance to meet, and then they can repay the kindness of giving him the book.
"This is..."
When Li Ang tried to sense the spiritual imprint on Thomas, he discovered another unusual thing.
If he hadn't used all his mental energy and happened to scan that area, he would never have noticed it under normal circumstances.
Below Maple Leaf Town?
Could there be a wizard lurking in the sewers?
Making contact with other wizards without understanding more of the rules governing the wizarding world may not be the right thing to do.
The other party might be a dark wizard.
However, after careful consideration, Li Ang felt that he could take this risk.
He hopes to get in touch with the wizarding community as soon as possible, find a way to continue learning new magic, and he has the ability to travel between worlds, so he can escape at any time if things go wrong.
If the other party is indeed a powerful dark wizard, he will find an opportunity to travel back in time and then report the other party to the Holy See.
Having made his plans, Li Ang walked out of the abandoned house and came to the broken wall behind it, where there was a hole less than a meter in diameter in the ground.
Li Ang lifted the lid, and a gust of wind blew by, bringing with it a stench.
Maple Leaf Town's sewers.
In fact, Li Ang didn't understand why a small town like Maple Leaf Town, which was less than a kilometer in circumference, would need such a complete sewer system.
All I can say is that the tech tree in the world of Ioria, which resembles medieval Europe, is rather peculiar.
He silently recited a spell, and a faint white light appeared around Li Ang.
0-ring spell [Silence], lasts 5 minutes, reduces all sounds generated by the interaction between the caster and the environment.
Taking a deep breath, Li Ang strode forward.
The sewers were completely silent. Li Ang's footsteps were muffled by the [Silence Spell], making the area seem eerily empty.