Arcane Linguist

Chapter 153 A new direction to try, demon hunting (seeking a monthly ticket)
"When did this happen, did they come up with this kind of totem?"

Roland was stunned. When people from other worlds played cosplay, they didn't bring themselves, the creator (transporter), to play at all.

It's too much to hold a party without calling me!

Cosplay (Cosplay) is referred to as cosplay or COS.Generally refers to the use of clothing, accessories, props and makeup to play the roles in animation and games.

This kind of culture has a long history, it has existed since the ritual dance of primitive times, and it is rooted in the inherent instinct of imitation and performance in human beings.

Human beings have acquired speech and writing, and mastered the ability to "tell stories", and most of the stories are fictional, even if the original source is objective reality, after the processing of words or words, it is transformed into some kind of psychological reality.

So stories and linguistics are closely related.

Myths and legends, religion, dance, drama...

In essence, they are all branches extended from the same cultural root.

What Roland particularly admired about those people from the Reiner Kingdom was that the cosplayers of Blue Star in the previous life, or the ancients before that, all played plain and unpretentious appearances without special effects.

And they focus on a reality, add magic and hard work, and they can create it vigorously!
Isn't this a kind of borrowing fakes to cultivate the truth and change the reality?

"This matter, to be precise, is related to my "The Romance of Siris"...

But this should be a spontaneous imitation and acting...

I am paying close attention to what happened in the Reiner Kingdom..."

Roland replied timidly.

In short, the author does not pay for fan behavior!

There is no need to say "non-professionals should not imitate" such things as playing Xing Tian with magical powers, right?

The Collens family didn't mean to blame him at all, but only asked: "This method has brought some special power to the Tinyala Restoration Army, and it has become difficult to win successively on the battlefield.

Can you tell us more details about Xing Tian so that we can understand it and find countermeasures? "

"It just so happens that I have a similar spell that I want to publish recently, so I'll tell you the relevant information first."

Immediately left a file with the mailbox, and passed a small part of the "Xing Tian War Intent" information to the past.

Roland doesn't care about this kind of thing, after all, the habit of Alteraine is to share magic publicly, rather than cherishing it with a broom.

The papers written are the results of arcane arts, and only the benefits can be enjoyed.

After receiving the letter, Leon of the Cowrens family thanked him happily, and immediately reciprocated, sending back the relevant materials he had seized on the battlefield.

These materials include the combat records of the Cowrens family and those members of the Restoration Army, as well as various observations, and even the dissected materials of the warriors who died in battle.

They studied this spell from various aspects and came to many interesting conclusions.

Roland looked at it immediately, and compared it with his "Xingtian War Intent", and was surprised to find that the two have the same root and different routes, but in a sense, they can be called complementary to each other. .

It has great reference value.

Perhaps with them, "Xingtian War Intent" will have more room to play, and the prospects for development will be broader!

……

Orvistor Mage Tower, Level 7, Library.

Like under the starry dome in the deep space, Roland stepped on the clean and bright floor, walking among the mountains and seas of books.

After a while, he found the secret knowledge he wanted, the part about gods, divine power and belief.

After standing still in front of the bookcase, he connected to the tower spirit with spiritual power and issued an application.

"Taling, I want to check the information, number~~..."

Taling replied: "The application has been submitted and is allowed to be inspected."

Roland is now a staff member of the library and has certain permissions.

Of course, what is more important is the mid-level lecturer status granted by the Arcane Council.

This is enough to unlock most of the enchanted world, and is qualified to know a lot of taboo knowledge of the corresponding level.

Therefore, it is very easy to check.

"It turns out that this kind of totem is essentially a belief in the spirit of the ancestors, which belongs to the part of the primitive religion that is biased towards the personal god."

Not long after, Roland closed the book and thought about it.

"It's essentially a multicultural fusion.

Since primitive times, human beings have viewed thunder and flames, disease and death, and have developed various fears and worship psychology, thus giving birth to religion and belief.

Among them, there is a distinction between natural gods and personal gods, as well as special ancestor worship. "

Ancestor worship is also a form of belief, especially in the Seris culture.

The Tinyara Restoration Army combined various cultures and beliefs, coupled with the power of magic, to create such a totem, which is truly amazing.

After that, Roland went to a nearby bookshelf to inquire about relevant information.

It's hard to say whether this kind of thing belongs to magic-like ability or psionic ability, but it's not hard to see that there is a shadow of the power of faith in it.

The power of faith is somewhat similar to the road to becoming a god with incense in the culture of Seris. The peak of incense means that the power of faith gathers to condense powerful divine power, which is also a key element for forging and improving the godhead level.

This kind of totem can be attached to people and produce powerful power.

In fact, Artline has also studied the power of faith. Some mages even tried to ignite the divine fire and ascend to the throne of gods after embarking on the legendary road.

It's just that so far, human beings are still deeply limited by time and age, and the innate life span of the race determines that it is difficult to achieve great achievements.

Roland thought of his legendary destiny again, which is to inherit civilization and benefit the world.

In a sense, there is also the meaning of collecting incense and vows here.

Combining the knowledge of theology, Roland tried to analyze the power of this totem from the perspective of the power of faith, and found that its initial driving force was the resonance of the human spirit and will, and finally formed a power that directly resonated with Mana.

It happened that Tinyara's godhead fragments also contained the content of the use of divine power.

Godhead, divine power, faith...

All the elements of the road to ascension to the gods are almost complete!
"Perhaps I can really combine the Legendary Destiny to find a unique development path!"

In front of the bookcase, Roland was scribbling on the small notebook he carried with him, sorting out his thoughts.

Suddenly, he realized it.

Even if you don't mention those broad prospects, "learning" from the opponent's totem technique is still very promising.

After pondering for a long time, he closed the book and left the library.

After that, he called a carriage and headed for the Dragon Palace on the mountain opposite the mage tower.

……

Dragon Palace on the top of the mountain, inside the cave.

Trina was chewing on a steak, enchanted by the magic net, and looked as if a house dragon was enjoying herself.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps outside reached her ears.

The dragon's hearing was good, and he quickly recognized that it was Roland's arrival.

After a while, the figure of the visitor appeared at the entrance of the cave, and it was indeed Roland.

"Sister Cuihua, you really miss me!"

He warmly greeted Trina.

Trina narrowed her eyes, feeling that Roland was too enthusiastic today, so she couldn't help becoming vigilant: "What do you want to do?"

Roland said: "I want to ask you some questions."

Trina asked, "What's the problem?"

"Regarding the matter of the Tinyala National Restoration Army, how much do you know about their leader Serrad and the entire organization?"

"Why are you asking this?"

"Nothing, just curious."

"Tch, so perfunctory!"

Trina pouted.

But there is a saying that is short-handed and soft-mouthed.

Compared with the miserable days of homelessness in the past, now she is eating and living here, I don't know how much more comfortable it is.

A high-magic civilization like Arterine has far more entertainment, information, and opportunities than the dilapidated and backward low-magic world of the Kingdom of Lena.

After going back and forth, I gradually got used to it.

Although he didn't want to admit it from the bottom of his heart, after living such a comfortable life, it seemed that there was really no reason to compete with Roland on this kind of thing.

She thought for a while, and then began to explain: "The Tinyala Restoration Army was originally a tribal alliance in the northern mountainous area of ​​the Kingdom of Lena.

The Kingdom of Lena is a multi-ethnic and multi-racial kingdom. Most of the creatures living in it were originally humans, but later, they were successively ruled by the Black Dragon Dynasty and the Half-Elf Dynasty. Humans were instead pushed aside as savages in the mountains of the north.

Among them, some tribal leaders who had traveled to the south and mastered advanced culture united multiple tribes to form an alliance and gradually developed into this organization.

As for Serrad, I know this person. He is the benefactor who hired me to deal with the heir of the Reiner Kingdom a few days ago.

This guy is much more stingy than his ancestors, and the entire Restoration Army doesn't have much money, so it takes a lot of effort to get a few hundred gold coins! "

When she mentioned this matter, she still complained a bit, after all, it was directly related to the treatment of life.

"I didn't expect that you had a career as a mercenary. Isn't this the behavior of an adventurer?" Roland exclaimed.

Trina asked back: "Who stipulated that dragons cannot be mercenaries?"

Roland said: "I thought that the dragons would either have mines at home and find a territory to dominate themselves, or they would go to the human kingdom to kidnap a princess or something for ransom."

"What kind of old stories are you talking about?" Trina sneered, and retorted, "Now there are lords everywhere, if you really want to find a barren and wild place to settle, search for some kobolds and goblins Weak chicken races like this one can't get much gold coins all year round as servants, so just wait and eat grass!

There is something like kidnapping a princess. Now that many places are republican, where did the princess come from? There are big fat sheep like you. Return the princess? "

When she said this, she looked at Roland maliciously, as if thinking about whether to find a way to kidnap this guy.

But considering that this person is supporting himself now, he couldn't help but hesitate.

A full meal, a full meal...

It's really hard to choose.

Roland laughed dryly, and sighed secretly, as expected, it is better to have no books than to believe in all books.

There is no evidence that the giant dragon family likes the mountains and dislikes civilization.

In fact, on the contrary, many giant dragons have the experience of changing into humans and mingling in human society.

This is the result of the rise of human beings over the long years and the creation of brilliant civilizations.

The innate endowment of the giant dragon family is too strong, and their lifespan is extremely long. More often, they rely on the development of individuals rather than the development of civilization.

This has also led to the fact that after the sudden emergence of human beings, they have unique advantages in terms of civilization achievements.

In the deep mountains and forests, or in various wild places, there may be some resources such as natural minerals.

But this world has developed for so many years, and almost all the places that produce something are occupied by strong people. It is quite challenging for the dragons in their teenage years to seize some places as their own territories.

At this time, some alien creatures began to be attracted by human civilization, and quietly used spells such as transfiguration to disguise themselves and blend in.

Trina did not have her current strength from birth, but came from a low-level magical creature.

Especially when she was just born, even a slightly ferocious beast might tear her apart.

It was also because of this that Trina had once received the favor of the ancestor Serad and signed an ally contract with him.

This is the reason why she later agreed to serve the Tinyara Restoration Army.

But this kind of kindness cannot last a lifetime. After the death of Serad's ancestors, this covenant has actually expired.

Selade felt that it was difficult to support the dragon, so he cut expenses intentionally or unintentionally, which caused Trina to gradually become dissatisfied, and chose to smuggle to Arterine to find other opportunities for development.

Later, when Roland met her for the first time, he was hired to participate in the assassination.

Generally speaking, she has just grown up, and she hasn't considered occupying land as king so quickly and living there for a long time.

When she was a teenager, she also ruled some monsters in some places in the Kingdom of Lena (this is why she called herself Her Majesty the Queen).

But compared with Alteraine, it is a backcountry.

Of course, she wouldn't want to say such things to Roland even if she killed her, lest the human being be laughed at.

That kind of behavior of finding a random place to grow up in a remote and remote area, looking back now, it's like playing a house.

"As for the "Xing Tian Totem" you mentioned, it may be some kind of bloodline ability inherited from Serad's ancestors! "

After chatting for a while, Trina continued.

"Bloodline ability?" Roland asked strangely, "Aren't they born as pure-blooded humans? How could they have such extraordinary abilities?"

Trina said: "Who said that there are no human beings? Some extraordinary beings who have reached the legendary level may leave extraordinary blood. Even high-level monsters can do things. Why can't legends do it?

Don't forget, the Kingdom of Lena used to be called Tinyara World, and there was a god-like existence, but it gradually declined in the last 200 years, and then it was attacked by Arteline. "

Roland said: "Alright then, do you know what that bloodline ability is like?"

"Know a little..."

Trina thought for a while, and said what she knew about totemism.

At this time, Roland realized that this involved the bloody and cruel side of primitive religion - human sacrifice!

Ancient humans often used some precious objects to offer sacrifices to the gods, and as intelligent humans themselves, of course, they were also among the sacrifices.

Among them are the objective factors of low productivity in ancient times, it is not easy to feed prisoners of war or redundant population, and there are also fanatical religious beliefs.

In the oracle bone inscriptions, many cruel and bloody living sacrifices, killings, and cooking are recorded.

"Cutting", "肔", "卧", "戠", "胹", "烄", "书", "俎"...

These various characters are not created out of imagination.

Behind it is chopping with a knife and an axe, cutting into eight pieces, cutting open the abdomen and scraping the intestines, air-drying the bacon, and boiling it in a big cauldron...

Roland almost immediately thought of what was wrong with his previous magic circle.

"I miscalculated, I should not use the seal character script developed later, but the oracle bone rune!
This kind of text may be primitive and jerky in the coherence of meaning expression, but the content related to sacrifice has a high resonance rate, and some sacrifice methods can also be added.

Beyond that, is the sacrifice itself.

Maybe try adding slashing enemies, 'playing'! "

There is a method of cultivation called acting method, which is also a way to cultivate the truth through falsehood.

In general, it is necessary to match the identity and ability of the corresponding occupation and role, and maintain a clear mind and consciousness.

Over time, only through integration can one advance to the next level.

"The ritual magic I made in bed in the laboratory is really too academic.

Compared with the totem spells of the primitive religion used by Serrad and others, it really has many flaws.

But it doesn't matter, since your spells are good, after I study and understand them, they will be mine..."

Roland thought about it, and already had an idea on how to improve it.

"By the way, I want to ask you some other questions."

"what is the problem?"

"About the Fragment of Tinyara's Godhead, and the usage of "dreams come true". "

This factor is also key, if you can get advice from Trina.

"You bastard... You stole my things, how dare you mention this in front of me?"

Trina hated her teeth. If Roland hadn't drawn a cake to give her some hope, she would have turned her face already.

"Don't say that, anyway, I took it from you with my own ability, and I didn't get it by playing tricks.

Speaking of which, you have to blame yourself for sneaking into my dream with divine power!

You are called stealing chickens without losing money, and the responsibility is entirely on you! "

Roland spoke confidently.

Trina froze, and was speechless for a moment.

……

For several days, in the mage tower.

Roland's figure appeared one after another between his house, the library where he was on duty, and the spell-casting training room on the eighth floor.

He is combining book knowledge with his own designs and attempts to optimize and improve the ritual magic that failed before.

At the same time, the email exchange supported by the magic net also allowed him to ask some mages who had researched on this, and found a new direction of exploration.

"Since the Tinyara National Restoration Army has developed a similar power, why not follow them and find some real life as sacrifices?"

Another day, the well-informed Lunifus gave advice to Roland.

"This should already involve some necromancer magic. In the field of arcane art, this should extract the enemy's soul and bring it into the dream world to take effect."

"It should be like this, yes, do you have any moral cleanliness?"

"I don't have this, but I can't kill people just because of it."

Although the Arcanists did a lot of crazy things, Roland was a law-abiding citizen from Blue Star in his previous life.

"Honey, you are really... Who said you're going to kill people? Humans are not the only intelligent race in this world!"

Lunifers was simply baffled by his brain circuit, and quickly corrected her.

"Not to mention those sub-human races that are close to human blood, many humanoid creatures themselves belong to the category of monsters.

Killing them can still be regarded as eliminating harm for the people, even in the orthodox churches that believe in lawful and kind gods, they are all acts of kindness! "

Roland suddenly realized.

I'm sorry, I'm a blue star who has narrow vision and misunderstood Nisi's suggestion.

Sub-human race is a general term for halflings, half-elfs, and half-dragons, which are intelligent species that have a close blood relationship with humans. It also includes half-orcs such as cat-eared mothers and fox-eared mothers.

Humanoids, on the other hand, have a broader scope.

For example, kobolds, goblins, murlocs, and demons.

Humanoid creatures in a broad sense even include zombies, ghosts, vampires, and other intelligent races that have a human form or can speak the corresponding language.

The same principles of apartheid in reproduction apply here.

For example, Roland and succubus, cat-eared girl, fox-eared girl and other species may all give birth to hybrids.

But you can't live with a dog head...

Scholars once suggested that an evil species called goblins could reproduce with many monsters and even humans.

But that is a species property.

Moreover, if heirs can be produced, all will be transformed into new goblins...

Computing this matter, it involves blood inheritance in fantasy biology, so let's not show it.

What Roland thought at the moment was that he might be able to improve his ritual magic through the act of "killing".

Through a certain method, the spirit obtained from the killing is refined and transformed into a sacrifice required for upgrading, and then...

"It's a long life, isn't this the monster-fighting upgrade in the game?

What the hell did I research? "

But let alone, with the experience bar displayed, there will be clear indicators and motivation.

This is much easier and simpler than the vast majority of people who can't see anything, don't understand anything, and seek a breakthrough in a daze.

The bottleneck from low-level to middle-level is not so easy to break through, otherwise, there would not be so many people trapped in it all their lives, unable to make an inch of progress.

"Now I finally understand why the era of the magic empire pays attention to the measurement of data!
If this kind of magic can be successful, it will essentially belong to that genre, and it can greatly improve the process of breakthrough promotion. "

Roland almost subconsciously combined this behavior with Blue Star's experience of playing games in his previous life, as well as the "Legendary Destiny" who was promoted to Legend, and realized that he still lacked some experience.

"It happens that there are some monsters in the nearby forest that harass the residents. Try to catch some and 'cut' them!"

(End of this chapter)