I have proficiency in everything

Chapter 78; Contracts and Gods and Magic
"God?" Hearing this word, Mo Xun frowned instinctively.

As a good young man who has been influenced by the advanced ideas of Internet literature in the 21st century, coupled with the fact that he was persecuted by cult organizations as soon as he arrived in this world, Mo Xun instinctively feels disgusted with this word.

"Is it the belief of the empire?" Mo Xun asked.

"No, it's just trust." When Ye Zi said this, there was a trace of worry in Ye Zi's eyes that could not (could) be noticed.

"But this god has been of indelible help in the long history of mankind, so we respect him and maintain a certain degree of trust."

"This is also the reason why contracts are allowed in the empire." Ye Zi explained.

"So people who enter the empire to learn magic will be bound by this god?"

Mo Xun's vigilance against this "god" increased a bit.

"No, human beings have another kind of contract, which is a monument made of the heroic spirits of their ancestors. All students who enter the Imperial Academy must engrave their names on the monument."

"After you carve your name, you will be restricted by the monument. This restriction is also very simple, that is, you cannot teach the magic, magic, and other things that are important to human beings that you have learned in the academy to others. You cannot use the skills you learned in the academy to teach others. acquired knowledge that endangers humanity."

"This is not only a contract, but also an entrance test for the college."

With the same effect, Mo Xun naturally had a better impression of the latter.

Then he asked again: "Then why can you violate the contract?"

Ye Zi shook his head: "Of course I can't violate it, but as a direct bloodline of one of the nine inheritance families, the contract I signed will have some privileges."

"This privilege is a loophole, an opportunity, and a correction to the mistakes that may be made on the path of mankind. This privilege was also agreed upon by several heroes who led mankind at the beginning of the establishment of the monument."

Ye Zi replied.

"Then what is that god?" Mo Xun asked.

"I don't know, it's an existence that human beings can't understand." Ye Zi replied.

"In the old days, there were many so-called gods on the continent, and even many races were created by gods."

"But with the outbreak of the war, the life-and-death fight among the various races became more and more intense. The gods who protected each race even ended up in person, and those gods also died one after another in the war."

"Even humans joined hands to kill the gods of the old era. At that time, gods were considered by humans to be nothing more than powerful creatures."

Ye Zi paused, then continued:
"But 300 years ago, a certain hero of mankind broke through the myth and touched - the door of truth."

"At that time, there was also the concept of gods."

Knowing that Mo Xun, an illiterate person, doesn't know what the "gate of truth" is, Ye Zi immediately explained:
"Behind the Gate of Truth is a place that holds all the information and knowledge of the past, present, and future of the entire universe."

"It is also because of this accidental entry that the concept of magic was conceived, and the development of magic has also entered a period of rapid take-off."

Ye Zi showed infinite hope while explaining that that place might be the ultimate place of Ye Zi's dream.

"Where is that god?" Mo Xun continued to ask

"In addition to gaining a lot of useful knowledge, the hero also learned some truths about the universe, including the process of a god endowing creatures with wisdom, guiding intelligent life to use tools, discovering magic, and controlling magic."

"That god can't see the figure, can't see the face, and doesn't have names. It's not that there are no records in the Gate of Truth, but that the hero can't understand."

"And that may be the real God."

"In the history recorded by the Gate of Truth, He has guided the development of human civilization time and time again."

"This is what we call ourselves: the Lord of Wisdom, Technology and Magic."

One is an unknown god, and the other is the empire's preservation method.

"Thank you sister Ye Zi for your kind words."

No matter which one, it is not the existence that Lixiang is willing to trust.

It is also the existence that Mo Xun does not want to believe.

Because of her obvious speaking habits, Lixiang refrained from saying as little as possible along the way, and just expressed her wishes with some actions. This is the first sentence here.

"Really." Ye Zi said with some disappointment.

"Then let's change the deal. You still have to cooperate with my experiment, and I can try to give you some basic theories that you can learn on your own."

"Yes." This is not unacceptable.

"And there still has to be a verbal agreement. As long as I'm still alive, you can't use what you learned from me to make enemies of humans."

Ye Zi lowered his requirements one more level.

"it is good."

Both Li Xiang and Mo Xun nodded in agreement.

Mo Xun had acquired the skill [Magic Perception] before.

Just like [Observation] monopolizes vision and continuously improves proficiency, the same goes for [Magic Perception]. It has only been a day and it has almost reached level ten.

But being able to perceive magic and being able to use magic are two different concepts. From Ye Zi's information, we can know:

The use of magic is divided into three stages, the first stage is to perceive magic.

Magic power is everywhere, in the air, in water, and ordinary stones all contain magic power of different magnitudes, and the energy contained in the division of magic power in different places is also different.

The second stage is manipulating the magic power, using mental traction to temporarily store part of the magic power in the body or pulling the magic power around the body to achieve synchronization with the body.And this magic power that can be synchronized is the magician's blue bar.

The third stage is the magic circle, or magic circuit.The magic power circuit is a "tool" that converts magic power into other forms of energy or promotes elemental power, and the magic power itself is not only the part that makes up the tool, but also the dye that drives the tool.

After having some basic ideas, Mo Xun can try to activate magic skills by himself.

As for Rika, she is more interested in magic.The low-level logic of magic science is actually different from running magic, it just introduces the concept of "sculpting" magic circuits.

Using materials that are highly compatible with magic power as a template for "tools", the advanced and complex magic circuits are carved in advance, and the magic power can be directly aroused during use to achieve a faster casting process.

And the synergistic spellcasting constructed by the magic guide will not cause the magic to completely fail due to the mistakes of one or two mages.

It is also because of the development of magic technology that many efficient individual weapons have also been born.

This item is a perfect match with Lixiang's ability.

However, for Mo Xun, if the magic circuit has a single level of proficiency, maybe the magic path is not suitable for Mo Xun, and [Magic Perception] is the most meaningful skill.

"Magic is just a tool developed by humans because of their own weakness."

Just like swords, magic is just a tool, and Mo Xun still has a lot of skills that he doesn't have time to develop, so he doesn't necessarily put his energy into learning magic.

As for the gods mentioned by Ye Zi, it is not something that Mo Xun can consider for the time being.

Li Xiang was busy learning the introductory knowledge, she could ask Ye Zi to answer some questions as she saw fit, and Mo Xun felt a little redundant if she stayed in the room.

Walk out of the room alone to the corridor on the second floor, use [Listen] and [Observe] to distinguish the various noises in the hotel.

There is no sound barrier, and the sound in the room on the first floor can be selectively heard and screened.

Most of the people who stayed in the hostels were able to travel across the city, and a lot of information could be obtained from the chatter of gossip.

Some came to Shangjing to seek livelihood, but they have not settled down yet.Some are simply for traveling across cities.There are also people who heard that the girls from Shangjing are good-looking and well-behaved and come here to pick up girls.

And most of these people who are talking about have some extraordinary power, but most of them are of low level.

According to the graduation requirements of Imperial College, if one fails to pass the quasi-transcendent test before graduation, one will not be able to obtain a diploma, and will not be assigned to the official system of the empire.

Thanks to the faith training within the Imperial Academy, the vast majority of young people who graduate from the Empire have a high willingness to serve. There are very few students who refuse to enter the official system after graduation and return to civilian development.

Therefore, most of these extraordinary powers among the people are in the category that have been eliminated.And among the people coming and going, you will occasionally see one or two gods' favored ones.

……

First floor side hall.

"How did you come out, you are already wanted, don't you know?"

"Don't worry, I heard the news that the search department has been very busy with the affairs in the central city recently."

"An accident happened in the central city?"

"I have a buddy who sent information that some nobles and heretics in the central city are involved. It seems to be called the Green Brotherhood or something."

This kind of person who has the courage to be blatant in public either has a little background, or will soon be sent to the search department for one-stop service.

……

Tavern on the first floor.

"It is said that the ancient dwarf relics have been found on Mount Pas in the east of the upper capital. That's why I came here this time."

Adventurers are also a profession that is officially allowed to exist. Most of them are supernatural with limited talents and hopeless breakthroughs. They dream of finding opportunities for breakthroughs in various relics of the old era.

On top of the adventurers, there are also officials who are doing such things, and that is the research group that belongs to the academy.

……

Next room.

"Brother, your wife didn't notice when you came out."

"No, how about you, pay attention."

"Well, I don't have a wife now."

"Hiss—Double Happiness!"

……

More useless information was filtered out by Mo Xun.

Through [Listen], Mo Xun even heard the voice of Romer talking with the people from the [Self-improvement Association] in the compartment on the first floor.

"Why is it so expensive!" This was Romer's voice, actually there was even a trace of anger.

"Brother, don't be angry. This business is very difficult to do now. Not only is the search department very tight, but several channels have been poached in recent months. Many of the people who have been sent in are our own people. We need Raise money to fish them out."

The voice of the man who was bargaining with Romer was obviously a businessman, and what he said was three parts true and seven parts false. The fundamental purpose was to beat Romer for a fortune.

Hearing that one of his own people was in trouble, Romer's attitude was obviously much better, and his counter-offering momentum was also a little bit lower, but the businessman's tone revealed a hint of pride in making a profit.

Finally, the transaction was completed at the price of [-] Bauhinia coins for an identity certificate.

Mo Xun shook his head and sighed. Mo Xun vaguely guessed that this would be the result when Romer described the [Self-improvement Association] to himself.

No organization, no discipline, relying entirely on the power of like-minded people who have the same beliefs, it sounds idealistic at best, but it is just a group of stragglers at worst.

But now it seems that in order to expand its power, the composition of the [Self-Strengthening Association] itself is also mixed, including officials within the empire, some basic personnel of the empire who have been suppressed like Romer, and even black businessmen who have gone underground.

The advantage is that you can contact help at all levels, but the disadvantage is that there is no cohesion at all. Even if this black businessman who sold his identity to a few people turns around and sells the news of himself and others, Mo Xun will not be surprised.

So this organization can't even get into Ye Zi's eyes, and it's even more impossible to compare with an organization like "Li" who even dared to shake the imperial tiger's beard head-on.

Only a special group like Romer, who has been funded and cultivated by the [Self-improvement Association] for many years, and has been oppressed in the imperial body, will be enthusiastic about the ideal of the [Self-improvement Association] to make a big cake.

As for Claire, she just had no choice.

The smaller a person is, the less he has the right to choose.

"There is a silly fork in the corridor on the second floor, walking around there, waving his hand while walking, md crazy."

……

An hour or two had passed by the time Romer and Claire came back. In addition to bargaining with the black businessman who forged their identities, they also asked some questions about the situation in the capital in recent days, but they were all heard by Mo Xun.

Mo Xun returned to the room one step ahead of the two of them. Reading information in a large area is actually very energy-consuming. In addition, he hasn't slept for two days, and Mo Xun feels a little tired.

The time just arrived at noon, and several people went to the ticket office of the airship to reserve the airship tickets, and only waited for the ticket office to report the information and then arrange the flight.

Large-scale civil airships flying to other cities generally operate twice a day, and each flight can carry tens of thousands of people at most, but today, only the airship tickets for the next day can be reserved.

If everything goes well, wake up, catch the earliest flight tomorrow, and arrive at the transit city in the afternoon.

The five of them only had three rooms, one for Claire and Romer, one for Ye Zi and Li Xiang, and one for Mo Xun.

Because he was really tired, Mo Xun lay down on the bed and fell asleep as soon as he came back.

And in the other two rooms.

Romer was lying on the bed with his eyes quietly closed, but he did not fall asleep, recalling in his mind the face of the businessman he was bargaining with today, and the arresting companion he said.

Looking back on my current situation, the initiative of the entire team is no longer in my hands. How can I persuade Mo Xun and Li Xiang to go back to Horatipu with me? After returning...

On the bed not far away, Claire leaned sideways, with a small butterfly on the tip of her nose.

Instead, I am now the weakest of the four, and the maximum value that my ability can exert is no longer there.

Although Romer had known him for a while, Romer obviously valued that little girl more.After leaving Shangjing, maybe he can leave by himself with a fake identity?

……

In another room, Rika was still studying the blueprint of the new structure in her mind while exercising her abilities.

As for the future, as long as you are with Brother Mo Xun, you can talk about it no matter where you go.

The best thing is to go to the hometown of the legendary ice wolf tribe.

Ye Zi needs to take out all the precious plants to dry before going to bed, and fertilize them respectively.

After taking care of all the plants, taking a shower, lying down and putting on clothes, the last half hour before going to bed is time for reading.

"Sister Ye Zi, what are you watching?"

"It's not such a profound book, it's a collection of fairy tales called "Kari's Dream."

After a whole day of intense practice, even Ye Zi needs a little time to relax.

"What about the story?"

"When I was young, Lixiang's father would also tell stories to Lixiang."

Although the ones who turned over and over were all those few, and they were all passed down from nine generations of families with great difficulty...

"Does Rika want to hear it?"

Li Xiang didn't answer, because she was a little focused, and also because she was afraid of what price she would have to pay as a deal, sister Ye Zi was too dark-hearted, and she couldn't play it by herself.

But Ye Zi started to read generously:
"Recently I began to dream of a place, in the north of the continent, where the sea and the sky are connected, where there is another continent..."

"I was on a high mountain, surrounded by cliffs, and I saw white waves under the cliff. A gloomy and barren rock ridge gradually rose in the sea of ​​flowers, and her white figure gradually emerged. I want to remember that absolutely beautiful woman. Beautiful face, but eyes can't help but dodge..."

"In the next few days, I often dreamed of her, but I couldn't remember her appearance when I woke up. I began to hate myself for waking up..."

"I don't know when it started, I lowered my head a little, as if I could hear her whispering in my ear. I know this is my hallucination, but her brand is like burns, like frostbite, it's a kind that will burst out every moment. The pain in my heart..."

"I started to read books slowly, meditate or wander around daydreaming, turning a blind eye to everything outside..."

"Maybe I should seek her glory..."

There was a long silence in the room.

"Tell me if you don't understand~" Li Xiang's voice came faintly.

"The fee for telling the story is one silver coin, and I have charged it to the account." Ye Zi laughed triumphantly.

"Damn~ I didn't say yes at all!"

"But you enjoyed the service, baby, and this storybook is very rare, so it's a bargain for you."

"Then did this person really go to find the witch in the dream?" Li Xiang asked.

Ye Zi put the storybook back into the different space that he carried with him, and then explained:

"This is the end of the story, and this is also the last story of this storybook, and this is the last dream adventure of the author named Cary."

"No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the ending." Li Xiang complained.

"Because after finishing this manuscript, he lay prone on the table and died in his sleep."

　Saving manuscripts is so difficult, and my efficiency plummets after writing updates.

　　Who can help me break through [-] followers.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)