musicians of old

Chapter 20 Fanning's Choice: Candle
"Caroun, this is all the 'Shifting Road Signs' in stock on my side. There may be some in the hands of other urban teams, but there won't be too many."

"So, you now have four options."

Fanning looked at the symbols on these drawings curiously, and asked, "What do they mean?"

Viadrin explained: "Although the circular outer rings of the symbols look similar, when you look closely, they are actually superimposed with arcs of different lengths and in different ways. They reflect a certain movement. The spatial coordinates at..."

"It's like a QR code." Fanning himself felt that it was more vivid to understand it this way.

"And the internal main pattern is the designator of the witness, and there are two ways of them."

"The first is specific reference, which is to directly engrave the symbol corresponding to the Lord of Witness!"

"In mysticism, it is believed that above the dome of the Tower of Radiance at the core of the movement, and under the glow, is the residence of the Lord of Witnesses. Therefore, exploring in the movement is more likely to attract their attention than in the appearance of the world. Witness The designator of the person, played the role of a secret contract, similar to the principle of constructing secret rituals."

"The second is a vague reference, not engraving a specific symbol of the Lord of Witness, but engraving a symbol of a certain 'phase'!"

Fan Ning wondered: "Then what's the difference between these two methods? Can engraving the symbol of the phase also play a role in forming a secret agreement with the Lord of Witness?"

"Of course, the Lord of Witness is originally in charge of phases, and some even hold multiple phases. These two methods have their own advantages. The specific Lord of Witness engraved can resonate more precisely with the several phases He controls; Although the symbol engraved on a certain aspect is single, we can all have different degrees of secret bond effects for the different witnesses involved in the aspect."

"As long as the coordinates reflected by the road signs correspond to the witnesses they point to, that's fine. Be careful when using road signs of unknown origin to avoid danger."

"Okay, it's a bit confusing, I barely understand it, and it takes time to digest it." Fan Ning smiled wryly.

"The study of hidden knowledge and mysteries is enough to burn out the inspiration of the tenth world of the wise." Vyadlin said a meaningful sentence.

"Now, please make a choice."

The first road sign is a sunken circle in the middle, and the periphery is radiating like flames.

"This is the symbol of the Lord of Witness' Unfallen Fire', which originated from the Holy Kingdom of Janus in the Western Continent: the orthodox god of the Church of the Holy Sun. The divinity phase he holds is 'candle', which is related to spirit, Passion, art, and fire are related, and are the law of inspiration and enlightenment, and nature is more closely related to radiance and movement."

The second card's symbol is a tower with a crack.

"This is the symbol of the Lord of Witness 'Tower Builder'. He does not belong to the three major orthodox churches, but the Guidance School has studied him more. The divinity phase he holds is the 'key', which is related to matter, rationality, and science. , Lightning, is the law of shaping and unraveling."

The symbol for the third card is a hexagonal fractal snowflake.

"This is a road sign with vague references. The divine phase represented by the symbol is 'Desolate'. This phase is related to seclusion, memory, deliberation, and frost. It is the law of death and silence. It originated from the Kingdom of Lydia in the Western Continent. One of the three Orthodox churches, the Lingyin Commandment Society, believes in 'Raven', and the aspect he holds is 'Desolation'."

The symbol on the fourth card is a palm-up hand protruding from the liquid.

"This is also a road sign with vague references. The divine aspect represented by the symbol is 'pool'. This aspect is related to eating, pain, fertility, and blood. It is the law of senses and temptation. It originated from the United Principality of Phaedon in the southern continent, The Fanghui Temple, one of the three Orthodox Churches, believes in the 'Fanghui Poet', and the aspect held by him has a 'chi'."

Fan Ning didn't think much, and reached out to the first guidepost of "Unfalling Fire", because the aspect of "candle" is related to inspiration and art.

But he suddenly thought of a very crucial question, and withdrew his hand again.

"Are signposts disposable?"

"Yes, and no." Viadrin replied, "If you know the source of these road signs, you will understand."

"As I said just now, the road sign points to a certain area in the shift, and under normal circumstances, it will be more or less valuable, but have you ever thought about how these areas were discovered?"

"Has anyone been there?" Fanning tried to guess.

"That's right." Viadrin nodded.

"But if you want to return to the waking world from the shift, you need to turn back to where you came from. More than [-]% of the 'lost' are because they didn't find the way back before the inspiration dried up."

Fan Ning broke into a cold sweat.

This shift is not a blessed land at all, every exploration may be a journey to death, the tone of the world will is indeed mysterious and dangerous.

"So if there is a new area ahead, but you are not sure to continue, you can use special materials or methods to make coordinates and phases into road signs, and bring them back to the waking world. After that, this place can become a new starting point, so that you can look for it again. Chance."

"Things in the shift can be brought back to reality?" Fan Ning asked in surprise.

Although he accepted these hidden knowledge about the nature of the world, in his inertial cognition, he always felt that Yi Chung was a special area extended by the dream, which was different from the real world.

"That's right, as I said before, the appearance of the world and the will together make up the real world. But the ability to bring the moving matter back to the waking world needs to be promoted to the fourth level, that is, only after the middle-level wise person can possess it. You Will find out later."

Viadrin pointed to the signposts on the table, "So, these are reliable signposts recorded and brought back by our members. When they are used again, they need to be activated with the radiant liquid of the corresponding phase to form a resonance with the shifting surge."

"Brilliant Spiritual Liquid?"

"Just now, when I took you to peek at Yi Chung, I used the 'key' phase of the brilliance liquid, purple, forgot?"

"I remembered."

"Returning to your question, the road signs will naturally become invalid after they are used up, but the user can still recall the characteristic breath of the astral entrance to re-enter in the lucid dream. Although there is forgetting or confusion, generally remember four or five at the same time. The character of the road sign is no problem.

"Be cautious about using road signs of unknown origin. Road signs obtained from trading with strangers may not be reliable unless there is a certain notarization ceremony. You can use this flexibly based on experience in the future."

Fan Ning nodded: "So I can continue to use other road signs in the future, as long as I have enough inspiration, right? There is no 'first time' choice."

Viadrin took two more sips of sweet tea: "No, you can indeed use others in the future, but the first time with someone who knows is very important."

"Enter Yi Chung with different phases, and the will of the world you see will be different. The phase you choose for the first time will determine your spirit's initial perception of Yi Chung."

Fanning asked: "Does this mean that I will not be able to obtain the hidden knowledge and inspiration of other aspects in the future?"

"No, on the premise of maintaining normal reason, there is no problem for those with knowledge to focus on the study of hidden cognition and inspiration of two or three phases, no more than three. But any perception of movement in the future will be based on the first As a reference, you know, there is a word called preconception, and we generally call this perception 'the light of first acquaintance'."

"And more importantly, for the spirit illuminated by the 'light of first knowledge', the light will give him a 'gift'-this is related to the Lord of Witness or aspect chosen at that time, and there is also some randomness."

"A gift?"

"That's right, it's the first mysterious power you control."

"For example, what will it be?" Fan Ning is very curious about this, "Flying into the sky? Hurting people from the air? Hitting the wall of the house with a punch? Breaking through the limit of life span?"

Scenes from various fantasy novels he had read before emerged in his mind.

Viadrin shook his head helplessly: "Have you read too many legendary novels with magic elements in the market?"

"A person with knowledge is only good at hidden knowledge and inspiration. Their abilities rarely hurt people directly, and their bodies are still as fragile as paper. But using some mysterious and weird means is enough to make ordinary people collapse, or it is convenient for them to collapse in a single shot in actual combat. The opponent's head."

"Caron, don't underestimate this gift. You have to know that for the vast majority of those who know, this kind of direct ability may be acquired once in a lifetime. It is said that if you want to obtain it next time, you have to go through a certain The door of the Taoist gate, when you enter the Hui Pagoda that moves the core, when you are promoted to 'the one who understands'."

"What is the level of knowledgeable person who understands?" Fanning heard this word several times.

"The first to third ranks of those who know are low ranks, the fourth to sixth ranks are middle ranks, and the seventh to ninth ranks are high ranks. Those who understand are those who break through the ninth rank and then go beyond. The number of strong people at this level is extremely high. Few, the strength is very terrifying."

Fanning nodded: "I understand, thank you."

His eyes flickered, and after thinking for a while, he spoke:
"My choice is: Candle!"

(End of this chapter)