Sword and Magic and Taxi

I... let me think about it again. Zhao Mai still didn't dare to completely trust the elf Xilin, so he said: The spells in our world look different from the ones you cast here. Please give me time to practice.

The elf nodded in understanding. Mike, remember one thing, you are just a part of the world. No matter what you do, you need the help of this world. The forces of nature are by your side, and they are also waiting and looking forward to communicating with you, just like You want to be able to communicate with them.

Zhao Mai pondered all the way back to where he lived. He does not have a fixed residence yet, but has a hammock tied more than one meter above the ground. The food reserve was lying next to the hammock, chewing on the bones of an unknown animal in his mouth. When he saw Zhao Mai coming back, he rushed up to him wagging his tail and circled around his feet.

Squatting down and petting the puppy, the silly smile that always hung on the dog's face made Zhao Mai feel much better. He looked at the sky and saw that it was still early and he was not hungry, so he decided to practice again. The best place to practice is the Enlightenment Tree, where Zhao Mai achieved his first success.

He wanted to try if he could enter the state of enlightenment so that he could talk to the heads turned into druid words. Many of the scenes at that time have been forgotten, and what those words that shot into my eyes said are completely blurred. Many people have this situation, but there are very few people like him who are completely unable to release magic after enlightenment.

It would be nice if there was some system to help me. Then you can see someone launching a fireball, analyze hundreds of models of fireballs, optimize them, and then learn it. Zhao Mai smiled self-deprecatingly, he didn't have the life to hold the thick golden finger. Moreover, those fingers are really whimsical! Who said that you can deduce the process by looking at the results? Doesn’t it mean that by looking at the individual, you can analyze the posture of his parents when they created the human being, and also optimize it by the way? Learning is never easy. If your foundation is not as good as the local people, and your understanding of the world is not enough, then there is only one way: practice more.

Anyway, if the spell is not cast, it will only consume saliva and a little physical strength. Zhao Mai is a young man in his twenties, and this consumption is negligible.

Of course, you can’t just practice stupidly. You have to calm down, experience and summarize, and strive for every bit of progress. Zhao Mai sat cross-legged under the big tree, holding poisonous mushrooms in his hands, casting spells over and over again.

He sat there for a long time, and when the sky was flooded with stars and night, Zhao Mai still didn't leave. The food reserve fell asleep out of boredom. It had long been tired of watching it. As a dog that can teleport, I feel helpless that my owner cannot use such basic spells. If it could talk, it might have started to give guidance. Unfortunately, the dog can only shout barking sounds, which does not help except cause disturbance.

If a certain spell cannot be released, it may be because there is a problem with external coordination such as movement, language, etc., or simply because the force is not up to par. A parrot fell next to Zhao Mai and started saying this. Transformed into the elf teacher Celine. Mike, do you have any concerns in your heart? If it is not resolved, it will be difficult for the natural force to help you.

I don't understand why the toxins inside can be purified when the energy of the natural force enters the mushroom?

So you're thinking about this problem? Xilin and Zhao Mai sat down side by side and looked at him sideways: Actually, I don't know why. Few druids can explain why. It's so Several opinions have formed several schools, but because no one can convince the other, rifts have arisen between them.

Isn't this a very important issue? Zhao Mai asked strangely: Shouldn't we explore the reasons, understand the rules, and then take advantage of the situation and make changes?

Your idea is a very rigorous idea, but the focus of the Druid is not there, at least not for us as Departed Walkers. Celine explained: Just like when you eat. You don't give orders. Your own gastrointestinal motility and digestion, you don't order your body to absorb nutrients, you trust them to work well. When you are about to eat, they know and are ready; if there is a problem, they will tell you in time. Drew The same is true for Yi's spells. I won't influence how the Force does it. They have their own methods and their own tricks. All you have to do is use your own Force to tell them what you think, just like putting It's the same as putting food in your mouth. For the rest, you have to trust nature, which has its own wisdom.

In other words, I care too much, think too much, and my thoughts affect the work of the Force?

I'm not you, and I can't say for sure that this is all the reason. Celine said softly: I see you practicing here again and again, working harder than others, so I know you are a good kid. But I think , you still have confusion about spells, and this confusion is deeply rooted in your heart. There is a way for you to eliminate this confusion, and that is to experience the feeling of casting spells yourself.

How to do this?

The elf put his fingers together and put them on Zhao Mai's temple. Relax, breathe, focus, and I pass on my senses.

Zhao Mai swallowed, and then slowed down his breathing as he was told. The elf flicked his fingers and first released the spell of Owl's Wisdom, which improved Zhao Mai's perception of the surrounding environment. Whether it is divine power or natural force, the first condition for casting magic is to feel the existence of these two powers. Under the influence of the spell, Zhao Mai became sharp and clear, and the touch of the elf teacher's wet and cold fingers on his skin was even more clear and unusual.

Not just the fingers, but the image of the entire arm was now mapped into his mind. Zhao Mai frowned. Shouldn't this situation be the effect of Xiao's Wisdom spell? Xilin noticed Zhao Mai's change and said softly: Don't think too much, just experience it.

After the arms comes the torso, then the other limbs and the head. Zhao Mai found that he had entered the body of the female elf, watching through her eyes and listening with her ears. Her heartbeat is slow, her chest is itchy, and her long hair is a little heavy. Is this what Celine feels every day?

Pay attention to the interaction between my Force and the surrounding Force.

Celine released spells one after another, from ordinary prayers to higher-level spells, and demonstrated them all for Zhao Mai. Zhao Mai didn't care about experiencing the feelings brought to him by the elf's body, but focused all his attention on the level of the natural force. The fresh first-person perspective brought him inspiration that tens of thousands of bystander perspectives were not enough to express. After repeated spell baptisms, he finally understood where his mistakes were.

After exiting the elf's body, both of them were sweating profusely. Xilin was obviously more exhausted. After asking Zhao Mai to take care of himself, she left a little shaken. Zhao Mai closed his eyes, carefully reviewed the feeling he just experienced in his mind, and then picked up the poisonous mushroom on the ground again.

It turns out it's neither a command nor a plea, nor an imposition of one's will. Zhao Mai thought to himself, I am just a link in nature. The only difference is that I have more agency. Nature and I want to Maintain harmony, but harmony is not equality. The so-called equality is still two independent static individuals, while harmony is dynamic mutual benefit and mutual complementation.

Therefore, the key to everything lies in a degree and a method. Zhao Mai closed his eyes, followed his feelings, and resonated with the surrounding force. All living things in the world are the Force, without you and me, without it. Zhao Mai felt that he had found the right feeling, so he recited the mantra to purify food, giving his trust to the power of nature for the first time. After the spell was cast, he ate the mushroom in one bite without even opening his eyes.