Arcane Linguist

Chapter 152 The Distorted Promotion Result
That night, in a dream.

Roland had already prepared the formation needed to construct the ritual magic, and then fell into a dream in the room, submerging his spiritual consciousness into the dreamland evolved from lucid dreaming.

After some busy work, he condensed a crimson crystal like the sage's stone under the huge building tree. This is the holy grail of the magic crystal system in alchemy, and one of the symbols similar to the golden elixir of the oriental immortal system. thing.

In fact, this is not a real objective substance, but a symbolic concept.

It can have many forms, entrusted in the material world, and it may also evolve into a crystal or powder carrier.

But all of this is not important right now, because Roland condensed it in the dream. Its current essence is the crystallization of spiritual power, and it is also the essence of building everything in the spiritual world.

"My current level of magic power and spiritual power is around the third level, and I don't have a particularly big advantage...

Forget it, use it first.

Anyway, this ceremony mainly relies on divine power, using Tinyara's godhead fragments to make dreams come true.

It may be stretched to use divine power for other purposes, but it should be enough to promote the fourth level. "

Roland condensed nine crystals the size of cat's eyes in one breath, then put them aside, and drew a magic circle on the ground.

The magic circle in the magic field is also a complicated subject, it is related to the knowledge of algebra, geometry, and even astronomy, and is usually used in ritual magic such as summoning, teleportation, defense, promotion, etc.

Since the arcane reform, the mages of Alterain have incorporated it into the basic education system, and most of the magic circles have been simplified and taught as the knowledge of the General Studies Academy.

And at the apprenticeship stage, you will also have a full understanding of various basic magic circles.

Plus, the library contains the styles needed for most of the commonly used magic circles.

Roland has been researching this object recently, so it was successfully completed.

However, what he sketched at this moment was not any kind of basic magic circle that appeared in the books, but a new type of magic circle that he changed and improved on top of it.

It looks like a multi-ring concentric circle as a whole, with a radius of about one meter long. Within the frame drawn by the white line formed by the manifestation of spiritual power, a magic rune symbolizing language symbols is located in the center of the circle. , and at both ends are runes representing musical notes and meanings, which are carried by a pattern similar to a scale.

Through the involute spiral of the center circle, on the extended nautilus-shaped disk, the imprint symbolizing the psychological reality appears in the third area, and is linked by a thick line symbolizing coding in the middle.

Immediately after that, appearing in the fourth area is the imprint that symbolizes the objective reality, and it is filled with the connection of cognition.

This cognitive connection is closely related to the signifier chain, which is constructed by the psychological mapping principle in linguistics.

After that, the common bottom of the first and second areas, that is, the bottom of the Libra pattern extends directly to the reference line of the third area.

And, this line of reference connects the third area (psychological reality) to the line of reflection in the fourth area.

These patterns symbolize the relationship between language symbols and objective reality.

The reason why spells such as "Prayer" use "expressing one's wishes in words" as the symbolic action is because human speech contains the meanings that are customary in human society.

Through the connection of its own subjective consciousness, it points to an existence called psychological reality, and psychological reality is a reflection of objective reality.

In this way, speech (sound) has the magical power of "affecting reality", and can rely on subjective will to do many things and realize infinite possibilities.

This is the basic principle of "words follow" that Roland has clarified before.

The pronunciation and meaning of language is a reference to psychological reality, and changing reality is achieved through resonance with mana.

This has certain rigid requirements for the magical "meaning" of language and the "coding efficiency" of magical constructions.

It is generally believed in the arcane world that a language of at least a high level of magic is required to have this effect of "speaking the law with the law", and it is impossible to achieve this with ordinary language.

This is also in line with the fact that the "Limited Wish Art" is level 7, which happens to be within the category that a seventh-level high-level mage can cast.

And "meaning"/"coding efficiency" affects the effect of spells of the type "wish".

Archmage Watson has already proved with his own arcane arts achievements that Cyris language has some special advantages in this respect, and it is a magical language that naturally has the ability to influence reality with language symbols.

"Huainanzi Benjing Xun" records, "In the past, Cangjie wrote books, but it rained millet in the sky, and ghosts cried at night."

Such myths and legends are actually not exaggerated at all.

Because words do have extraordinary power, they can gain insight into all the secrets of good fortune and the shape of spirits and monsters in the world.

With writing, human thinking can be realized, wisdom can be condensed, and civilization can be passed on.

To develop in this way is to understand and transform the nature of heaven and earth, which contains the mighty power of infinite possibilities.

鹦鹉螺式盘面所划分的区分，是按照黄金比例分割而成，按照面积来计算分别是1、1、2、3、5、8……

So far, the fifth and sixth areas have also been constructed.

Afterwards, Roland drew an equilateral triangle with the outermost great circle as the vertex, in which the sound and meaning runes of the first and second areas and the objective reality runes of the fourth area were framed.

Then there is an inverted triangle, and the six-pointed star array drawn from it symbolizes the power of magic.

It is worth mentioning that the rune he is using at the moment is the prototype of the Siris rune he invented.

Those patterns that symbolize magical elements and everything in the world appear in the form of seal script characters. The overall look looks like some kind of artistic font. If you look carefully, there are many designs similar to circuit board traces, one after another. The channel leads to the infusion and operation of magic power in it.

This contains a part of the knowledge of magic.

After doing all this, Roland opened his hands, relying on the symbiotic connection between himself and Jianmu behind him, imagining to gather strength from it, and extract the divine power filled in the fragments of the godhead.

Suddenly, the tall Jianmu emitted a bright brilliance.

The hazy magic condensed together and slowly poured into the crystallization of spiritual power that had been refined before, and the ordinary crystallization turned into a gem full of aura.

Roland inlaid them on the center of the circle and the nodes of each area and connection line, spending six pieces, followed by the vertices of the inverted triangle.

"This is completely drained? There are still many nodes that I don't know."

After feeling a little empty and lost, Roland shook his head helplessly.

"Forget it, let's do it first."

If the divine power invested is not enough, the circle can still work.

Because it is something that has been tested in practice before, and papers have been published, and a level 2 "dream technique" has been constructed.

However, its essence is only a level 2 spell, the channeling of power, and the efficiency of resonance may all have some flaws and deficiencies.

Its essence is only a semi-finished product, and there is no way to achieve the level of 7th-level "Limited Wishing" or 9th-level "Wishing".

Even after putting in such divine power, how effective it will be, God knows.

Roland felt that this was a bit like those krypton gold card games he played in his previous life.

The probability of the card pool is there, and the overall expectation can also be calculated mathematically, with an exact result.

But whether you can get what you like really depends on luck.

The role of divine power crystals here is like the funds used for drawing cards, it can replace most of the sacrifices.

Theoretically speaking, the more you invest, the more likely your wish will come true.

Although there is no such thing as a "guarantee" in this krypton gold circle, it is equivalent to a guarantee for high-probability events.

Correspondingly, it is far from enough to use one's own third-order real level to condense spiritual power as the fund for drawing cards.

This kind of magic circle was originally only suitable for use at the seventh or even ninth level. The original intention was to allow high-level mages to help low-level mages to advance through rituals. Annual living expenses...

"After the ball, with such a metaphor, why am I even more uncertain?"

Originally, Roland was quite confident in his design, but after inexplicably thinking of krypton gold drawing cards, he began to feel guilty instead.

However, the spell "Prayer" was originally equivalent to krypton gold drawing cards.

The "dream technique" designed with it as the underlying principle naturally cannot get rid of this limitation.

After thinking about it, Roland felt that he had done the best of the factors he could control, so he could only bite the bullet.

The only thing to be thankful for is that even if it doesn't succeed this time, there will still be a chance next time.

Godhead fragments are not ordinary items, and they are quite valuable for their self-charging properties.

……

During some preparations, the dream fairies watched Roland under the leadership of their king, Onelovra.

This kind of magical creature is pure in mind and is a model of neutrality and kindness. Roland has reached a contract with them, but he doesn't shy away from them, letting them watch from the sidelines.

At this moment, after understanding what Roland wanted to do through telepathy, Onelovra suddenly rushed up, waved her little hand, and the aura shone.

The other goblins held hands, circled around him and danced.

Amidst the babbling and babbling of a baby, Roland felt that his perception had improved from the original foundation.

The sky and the earth are clear, and under the reflection of spiritual power, everything seems to be clearly visible.

This is already like the divine consciousness in Xiuxian's novels.

Roland was surprised: "Do you still have such abilities?"

Onelovra raised her head proudly, and immediately explained to him with gesticulations that this fairy's blessing can temporarily boost one's spiritual power, and has the effect of surpassing the limit of ordinary people.

Roland estimated in his mind that according to the standard of the Magic Age, it should be an extra +6 on top of the original +2 contract blessing, reaching around +8.

I originally had the "Gorgeous Mana Crystal Necklace" presented by Luneves. The blessing effect of this part overlaps with the fairy contract, and there is no way to superimpose it.

But this kind of temporary blessing seems to be superimposed.

Now, my perception should have reached the limit that ordinary people can reach, around 18!

"Thank you very much. This attribute is very useful in dreams. It allows me to distinguish between dreams and reality more clearly, and to create a more realistic spiritual world."

Apart from the part of the "Wishing Art", the "Dream Art" has the strongest dream attribute.

This extra perception can at least double the probability of certain tests!
Well, although for some draw games, a 1% double is 2%...

But it's actually pretty good.

Roland reckoned that his probability of success was more than 10%, double that would be 20%!
With the blessings of the fairies, Roland began to chant the "dream spell" spell.

Then, he uttered his dream in Seresian with a perfect accent: "I hope to be promoted to the fourth level!"

Between heaven and earth, his voice seemed to echo.

"~~~,~~~~~!"

On the magic circle in front of him, the sound and meaning runes of the scales were activated, and the surging magic power built a strange dream power, which was poured into the first crystal poured with divine power.

Followed by the second, the third...

Accompanied by the pouring of magic power, a strong light visible to the naked eye slowly but firmly moved outward along the trajectory of the spiral line, lighting up those crystals.

Roland frowned slightly, because he was about to reach the sixth crystal.There seems to be some problems with the operation of the magic power.

In the end, the area representing "objective reality" seemed to be in poor contact and failed to light up.

"How could this be, give me a breakthrough!"

Roland screamed wildly in his heart, and his strong desire condensed into spiritual power, pouring towards the magic circle again.

Jianmu behind him also seemed to feel his wish and poured out the power of his dream.

Under this strong resonance, the sixth gem finally lit up.

However, what made Roland feel his heart sank was that there seemed to be a problem with the outer circle again.

There are still three gems that are not lit, and the outer magic circle is not involved in the operation.

When he tried to use the same method to advance to the third rank at the beginning of May, he had already felt an obvious blockage.

This special power similar to resistance is blocking the operation of magic power, and it also blocks the power of spirit to affect reality.

There is a huge resistance between people's subjective initiative and the change of objective reality, which makes it a huge obstacle for the wish to come true.

Only strong execution can break this boundary.

It's a pity that this time it seems to fall short.

But just when Roland felt regretful and was ready to accept the result of failure, powerful magic power emerged from the six gems and four areas that had been lit up, turning into a strong blood-colored light.

In Roland's surprised eyes, this bloody light condensed the figure of a burly man without a head, holding a long-handled battle ax and a huge bronze shield, and rushed towards him.

He trembled subconsciously, waking up from the nightmare.

"what!"

Roland exclaimed, only to realize that he was back in reality, in the room in the mage tower.

The smart home sensed his waking up, and automatically turned on the lights in the room, which gradually changed from dim to soft.

"Failed?"

Roland has tried it before. After this "dream technique" fails, the unfulfilled wish will collapse into a nightmare, and all kinds of terrible consequences will be erased.

In a sense, this offsets the possible negative impact of the "wish technique", which is an optimization improvement.

Although it will reduce the probability of wish fulfillment to some extent, but in terms of arcane level, it can already be regarded as a rare improvement.

Roland had experienced this effect of waking up from a nightmare before, so he didn't think it was strange.

But at this moment, he remembered the scene he saw before he woke up, but he couldn't help frowning.

"What is that headless man?"

Dreams that are not controlled will become bizarre, and it is not surprising that anything will appear.

But more or less, it will also have something to do with your subconscious mind.

Headless man...

Breaking through the fourth level, strength...

What's the connection?
Roland thought hard.

"No, why do I feel a little hot?"

Suddenly, Roland realized that something was wrong with him.

He felt hot all over his body.The blood in the whole body seemed to be boiling, running uncontrollably and rapidly.

His mind moved slightly, and under the reflection of his superb perception, his spirit seemed to be able to look inside, "seeing" that his body was burning.

Roland was startled and almost jumped off the bed.

But when he consciously took control of his body, he suddenly discovered that his skills became agile and vigorous.

Here's agility boosted...

No, not just agile.

It seems that the physique and strength have also improved.

A flame-like bloody light was burning all over his body, and a vague figure appeared faintly.

But the strange thing is that this figure does not have a head, so the blood light cannot cover the head.

Roland suddenly realized something, stretched out his hand to grab it, and a mass of condensed magic power appeared, forming a huge battle axe.

On the other side, the bronze shield also emerged, presenting a translucent phantom.

"Isn't this the image of Xing Tian?"

Roland was dumbfounded.

How could Xing Tian's totem appear on his body, and he seemed to have obtained the blessing of strength from it?

He waved his hand, removed the ax and shield, then lifted his clothes and took them off.

Sure enough, the pattern of eyes condensed on the chest.

And at the navel, the bloody mouth outlined by the bloodstains opened wide, as if roaring towards the enemy.

"Because I want to be promoted, the mechanism of the "wish technique" distorted my wish, summoning Xing Tian from the nightmare to attach to me?

So, if you didn't get promoted, you just use the "God Fighting Technique" to invite God to your upper body, and get a temporary promotion to fool me? "

Roland felt that his guess was close to the truth.

Because the underlying principle of "Prayer Art" has a mechanism to distort wishes, "Dream Art" is its subtype, and it will naturally inherit this mechanism.

If you can't draw five stars, you can use the lower prizes of four stars instead. This is a proper krypton gold game behavior!
Fortunately, the power of this kind of blessing seems to be quite good. Roland feels that he is full of inexhaustible power, and his physique and endurance have also been greatly improved.

According to such a body's ability to fight, an arcanist who stays in Faster all day can also charge into battle like a warrior who has experienced many battles.

In general, it is not inferior to the young golden dragon that has changed before.

This is equivalent to an additional ability to transform.

Moreover, Roland sensed that this kind of magical spell had become his unique innate ability.

It seems to be the spell of the "Warlock" profession, rooted in the blood and soul.

In the dark, there seemed to be a voice telling him that this spell could last for 5 to 20 minutes, and it was maintained according to the consumption of blood.

After consumption, it needs to be recharged for about 8 to 24 hours before it can be used again, which is about once a day.

"It looks pretty good, but how did this thing come from? It's really inexplicable..."

Roland always felt that this was not easy.

But for a moment of hard thinking to no avail, he could only make do with this reality.

After waiting patiently for the effect of the spell to fade, Roland found that the blood-colored totem on his body had also disappeared, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, he got dressed, went to the head of the bed, and pressed the button.

Al arrived quickly: "Master, are you awake? It's not yet 12 o'clock in the evening, is the promotion ceremony complete?"

"It's already failed..." Roland didn't explain too much to her, but just ordered, "I'm a little hungry, get some snacks."

This kind of Xingtian totem seems to consume the energy of the body. In addition to magic power, the energy required to support the body's functions is also essential.

This shows that it is easy to become hungry and needs to be supplemented by eating.

For the next few days, Roland was studying this result.

He called this spell "Xing Tian Zhan Yi", which is a special blessing that combines spiritual energy, physical energy and dream prayers.

Although the desire to advance to the fourth level was indeed a failure, it seemed that such a result was not unacceptable.

Roland specifically discussed this with Luneforth, who was also amazed when she heard it.

"This may have something to do with your subconscious will to fight, and it should be generated under the influence of "The Romance of Siris"...

Hehe, my dear, you look gentle, maybe there is a beast hidden in your heart, eager to fight and kill!

I hope that in a few months, you can come to me again and let me experience your wildness..."

Well, I am a Serisian, and I am a real fighting nation.

That would make sense.

Ignoring Luneves's teasing, Roland felt that he got the answer.

But soon, he received another secret letter, which was a question from Mr. Leon of the Cowrens family.

"Dear Mr. Roland, we found something in the Kingdom of Leiner and would like to ask you for advice..."

After reading the letter, Roland's expression suddenly became extremely strange.

Because Leon told him in the letter that the senior leaders of the Restoration Army seem to have mastered a special method called "Xing Tian Totem"!

The "Xing Tian Totem" he described is exactly the same as his own "Xing Tian War Intent"!
I can't say it's very similar... I can only say that it's exactly the same!
(End of this chapter)