Arcane Linguist

Chapter 249: Teaching the disciples who entered the house, the inheritance of culture
"What, Teacher Uileen has not been expelled, not even fired, and is still living in the Mage Tower?"

The next day, the announcement came out, and Boehner and others were dumbfounded.

This time they could be said to have stolen the chicken but lost the rice. Not only did they get caught, but they also severely offended others.

"This is really bad. What if he retaliates?"

Bona always felt that something was wrong, and he was flustered, but he couldn't think of a reason.

Fortunately, the status of elite apprentice has been obtained.

They think that being assigned to the name of a high-level mage is enough to provide them with protection and peace of mind.

As a result, another announcement came out, but it was Ulern who temporarily stayed behind the scenes to do academic work due to job adjustments.

Elite Apprentice Life Mentor...

Everyone was completely numb.

……

"..."

Princess Rosa hummed a song and sorted out the relevant materials, feeling extremely happy.

She felt like she had learned another trick.

When I follow Mr. Roland, I have new skills every day, and there is no end to learning.

"Mr. Roland, your arrangement is really clever. Although I have not seen Bona and the others, I can already imagine their regret and fear."

Princess Rosa complimented sincerely with a bit of flattery.

"That's not necessarily true. Ulean is frightened right now and he doesn't dare to do anything to retaliate yet.

During this period, they can still improve themselves and complete redemption through hard work. "

Roland was also relaxed and happy, and said to her.

"As long as they can reach the true elite level, am I willing to let Ulean deal with them?"

"So you think they still need redemption?" Rosa said thoughtfully.

"Of course, I'm not here to fight against fraud and rectify the situation. In contrast, I care more about mastering them and being able to use them for my own use.

However, these are not glorious methods after all, they are just adapted to the environment ruled by humans.

If a country or nation wants to prosper, relying on this little cleverness is of little use, and may even be very harmful. "

"Huh?" Princess Rosa didn't understand.

After all, in her common sense, these are things that belong to the emperor's mind and are the methods of the superior.

Could it be said that those in power are only worthy of being called smart?

Roland didn't explain much to her, because history had already proven everything.

All his wisdom and all his means have been written in "The Romance of Siris".

They have returned to the issue of elite apprentices, and it has been established that a group of people headed by Diego has been successfully selected.

“It’s a pity that Silaire still lost the election.

He did not participate in cheating. He could only score more than 70 points based on his true level. "

After reading the report card, Princess Rosa felt quite regretful.

"Silaire is the heir to the throne. He doesn't need to have good grades. He just needs to accumulate connections in the Mage Tower and get to know those future upstarts.

Of course, good grades can also earn you some extra respect. "

Roland commented casually.

At this moment, the magic circle lit up, and a faxed document was sent over.

Princess Rosa took it and looked at it with a look of surprise on her face.

"The trip to the world of Sinvila has been cancelled, because there was a demonic invasion there and it has fallen into war!"

"What?" Roland was also a little surprised.

It is no small matter for a superior civilization to be invaded by demons!

……

As Roland guessed, this incident also aroused great repercussions in Arterine.

All of a sudden, the news was overwhelming, and various discussions followed.

But because Atrein and Sinvera have no alliance, there is nothing to do except pay close attention.

The most they could care about was whether Sinvilla could withstand the demon's attack.

As for the causes and consequences of this war...

Do the chaotic evil Lords of the Pit need a reason to start a war?

Aggression is their instinct, and those lunatics are always trying to attack any place they can reach.

It was probably someone who violated the rules and opened the door to another world, and the opportunity was found.

This has happened many times in history.

“The only lesson that mankind can learn from history is that it cannot learn from history.”

Luo Lanrui commented on this.

"Rosa, when your brother inherits the throne from now on, you must remind him to eliminate all the power of the abyss.

When dealing with devils from hell, you can also use the interests of the human world to lose control. When dealing with devils from the abyss, you can't even guess what they will do next second with full intelligence. "

"Okay." Rosa promised solemnly.

After talking about this matter, Roland no longer paid much attention to matters in the world of Sinvera.

The opportunity to visit was originally used to motivate those apprentices, and he himself did not lack for honors.

The elite apprentices who had just entered the list howled when they heard about this, but for him, it had no impact at all.

If there is something worth paying attention to, it is undoubtedly Diego who becomes his disciple.

That is the real candidate for discipleship.

In addition, even if Prince Siler failed to meet the standard, he was also included as an alternative.

Roland planned to teach him personally.

This is actually what Art Rhine meant. They hoped to have a younger person who could have a long-term influence on Reiner to teach their new king.

This character is either Roland or Gallo.

Even Lei and Blaise were considered too old.

Judging from the current situation, it is most appropriate to leave it to Roland.

……

"The elements for casting spells usually include language, gestures, materials, etc., and text is also a part of it.

Since the Magic Age of the Third Dynasty, the casting of many spells has gradually gotten rid of the requirements for materials, and has become more stringent on magical resonance. For example, like spell scrolls, paper and magic ink also play the role of materials, so the rest A key element is text.

The mage must deeply understand the relationship between spells and magical words and try to make full use of their resonance rate. This is also one of the research areas of the Rune School.

Languages ​​and texts that can resonate with magic are called magical languages ​​and magical texts. There are many of them, from dragon language to elvish language, to Nasser language, Teso language, Atlain language, etc. Most mages will choose Use the language you are good at or familiar with.

Because humans and elves have similar physiological structures, most of the magicians in Atrein use Elvish. Atrein is also modified from Elvish, but the pronunciation and grammatical habits are more in line with Atrein people. So it is often used as a substitute for a spell.

In the field of magic writing, the situation is much more complicated.

Writing is not as affected by physiological structure as language, but is closely related to writing tools and the carrier of words.

Different regions and nationalities have different cultures and habits, which are deeply affected by geographical climate or other real environments..."

East Lena Master Tower, teaching area, large classroom room.

A group of apprentices listened intently, receiving the influence of magic knowledge from Arterine.

These are the required basic courses, from which the lecturers on stage diverge to Seres.

"The Seris language created by Mr. Roland started by simulating ancient ancestors' inscriptions on oracle bones. Its original use was divination, so today we will learn divination and release the spell model of "Oracle Bone Divination". Those who are interested can choose to study. "

The apprentices hurriedly took notes and copied down the key points.

After the major class, it is self-study.

However, amidst the envy of everyone, Diego and a few others left the classroom, went to the floating ladder, and went up.

Personal teaching by a high-level mage is a privilege that Roland bestows on elite apprentices.

He personally took charge of the Chinese class, Lei took the calligraphy class, and Blaise took the magic practice class.

……

The 18th floor of the Mage Tower, Roland's mansion.

Diego and others came to the tower residence of the upper echelons of the council with some surprise and admiration.

I saw several exquisite oil paintings hanging on the walls of the study. They were scenes of heroic epics, mysterious magic and the arrival of angels, indicating their respective origins.

Everyone recognized that the part of the heroic epic was actually a famous painting called "Battle of Asad", a cultural relic of the national treasure level in the world of Reiner.

In the oil painting with the advent of an angel as its content, a holy angel descends into the world.

Her wings are spread, her hands are closed, and her eyes are slightly closed, as if she is praying. The whole painting gives people a sacred and peaceful feeling, a typical religious theme.

"The 'Battle of Assad' was originally the collection of Master Ubol. It was given as a thank you to Lord Roland for his contribution to Reiner, and the oil painting of 'The Advent of Angels' was collected in the Reiner Cathedral. A masterpiece from another world, the Church of Light once commissioned you to create religious-themed magic cards for him to find inspiration..."

A well-informed elite apprentice knew the origin of these things well, and couldn't help telling them.

Diego was not interested in those things, but focused on the big table in the center of the room.

There were piles of parchment and various magic books. Magical quills were placed in a mess, and there were some records of suspected learning experiences and insights scattered around.

"Mr. Roland is also studying hard!"

In the corner of the room, an exquisite fir guqin stood quietly there.

Roland specially asked famous craftsmen to handcraft it, and it restored the ancient Chinese guqin very well.

In his previous life as Blue Star, he had some knowledge of this instrument, and recently he occasionally picked it up again to practice it. But in this world, or in Atline, almost no one knew it, so there was no need to think too much about meeting a close friend in the mountains and rivers.

As for all kinds of other strange magic items, there are also a dazzling array of treasures and collections that were given as gifts from various parties and purchased by oneself after arriving in Lena's world.

This opened everyone's eyes and made them think a lot.

Mr. Roland likes to collect art?

The whole room is filled with a light aroma, which is a fresh scent similar to pine wood. It can make people happy and quick thinking. It also reveals to some extent that this high-level mage has an elegant taste in incense. He is really a good person. An upper-class person with wide hobbies and elegant taste.

At this moment, Roland walked in, and everyone quickly saluted him.

Roland waved his hand, sat down in his seat, and began to explain the Oracle part of the Seris language to Diego and others.

In fact, his own knowledge in this area is limited, and compared with the real experts in previous lives, it is not worth mentioning.

But because of being transported to this world, all understandings are based on him, and all explanations are based on him as the authority.

The title of the chief authoritative expert on the Seris language by Atrein is by no means a deserved one.

"Language is an important part of human civilization." After finishing one section, he concluded to everyone, "It is not only a tool for us to communicate, but also the basis for us to understand the world and think about problems. It is also a tool for cultural inheritance. .

Through language, we can express our thoughts, feelings and wishes, convey and exchange information, and pass on civilization.

In comparison, the function of casting spells is really not worth mentioning. Unless you can reach the legendary level and be promoted to a being comparable to a god, there is no need to be overly superstitious about individual strength, and there is no need to regard it as a learning game for yourself. The purpose of the Rhys language. "

"Ok?"

Roland's words made Diego and others think deeply.

This is completely different from what is taught in traditional classrooms.

"Why, do you have any doubts? If so, please raise them in time.

We teach in small classes just to give you a place to think and answer questions.

Debate and questioning are allowed in my class, as long as the words are meaningful, and please use Siris. "

An apprentice immediately expressed the doubts he had just had in Seris language.

Roland didn't elaborate much, he just listed groups of data.

"The lifespan of a high-level mage is no different from that of ordinary people. Throughout the ages, those who have lived a long and healthy life are no more than a hundred years old. Those who live a healthy and long-lived life are eighty or ninety years old. For middle- and low-level mage, the life span of seventy years has been rare in ancient times. There are even many people who have aged and died in their sixties. They are not as good as ordinary people." , this is caused by the mana infiltrating the flesh and blood, and the magic power formed gradually alienates the human body.

After all, human beings are not magical creatures. If things go on like this, they have to step out of the wild age of worshiping primitive power and gradually embrace modernization.

In ancient times, there was the 'Fireball God Cult', but now people believe in prophecy, summoning, and teleportation. They use more efficient magic structures and battleships to fight.

What you have to do is to make the most of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, and find a path to prosperity that fits Reiner's world, rather than blindly copying Atrein's stuff. "

Everyone didn't quite understand this sentence yet, but they all had a feeling of enlightenment.

At the same time, some smart people are also vaguely aware of the reasons for the stagnation of contemporary arcane development.

Mr. Roland obviously believes that too many high-level mages and upper-class people have invested their money in the path of individual development of "legend" and "becoming a god".

Of course this is not impossible, but it is actually harmful to the country and civilization. It is always the individual who is powerful, harming the public and enriching the private...

For Reiner at this stage, it is actually something not worth considering at all!
Roland continued: "The development of language is a process that continues to evolve with the progress of society and the development of magical power. New words and new expressions are constantly emerging, while some old words and expressions are gradually being eliminated."

Everyone couldn't help but suddenly realized: "No wonder you want to deduce the system of Jiajin Seal, Li, Cao Kai and Xingjian..."

Roland nodded and gave an example: "For example, in the early Seris language, 'zhou' refers to all water vehicles, including boats and rafts. But in simplified Chinese and vernacular, the word 'zhou' is already very common. It is used less and replaced by the more specific word 'boat', which follows the simplified and colloquial nature."

Then he explained it, including the fusion of written language and everyday language.

The modernization of language is based on this consistent fusion. In addition, the patchwork and fusion of various new things and new nouns also help to refer to new things.

The Seris language has a natural advantage in this regard, such as "sodium hydroxide", "potassium hydroxide", "calcium hydroxide"...

Diego and others listened carefully and quickly recorded the key points of Roland's explanation in their notebooks.

They understood from Roland that what they were learning now was not just a subject, but also a kind of wisdom, an important way to explore human civilization and inherit culture.

Ordinary people will find these to be pragmatic, but smart people see the possibility of changing their mental models and improving their wisdom.

At this moment, what they learn is no longer such a specific thing as language, but culture!

Seris culture!
Sure enough, Roland's class is not limited to specific Chinese classes.

In other words, apart from communicating with them in mandarin, the language of Seris, in other respects, it was more like chatting, triggering their thinking, and pointing out various puzzles.

Some people were inspired by it and understood how to start and understand a new thing.

Based on "The Romance of Siris", some people realized the fusion and modification of dragon totem, and launched the "use doctrine".

Some people are crazy about "Tao" and want to find out the basic principles that can understand everything in the world and guide their own magic practice.

Some people cultivate themselves to govern the country and bring peace to the world, and perfectly fulfill the six arts and techniques of the Confucian gentleman.

Of course, these are all for later.

At this stage, the knowledge accumulation and theoretical level of all the apprentices are still very low. After the lecture, Roland inspected them to practice the "indexing technique" named after him, and even found that some people almost went astray and regarded this retrieval technique as a A mechanical note template.

He had to personally help them adjust and standardize.

The first lesson for the disciples who entered the house passed like this.

time flies.

The next period of time passed, and those who were originally on the same starting line, or even ranked differently in other evaluation systems, distanced themselves, and Roland finally began to let them come into contact with his Power Word and Dream Techniques.

Of course, there are also more basic contents of Siris runes.

He asked everyone to follow their intuition and select a "word" as a research topic.

Then, I began to study, explain, and understand according to the standards of Atrein Arcanists.

Many people chose some runes that had already been formed, among the words "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang, Universe Primordial" and other words.

These choices have been annotated by predecessors, are relatively easy to learn, and are also very good for improving individual strength.

Somewhat to his surprise, Diego chose a text that had not yet been analyzed and prepared to use it as his research topic.

That word is called "work"!
(End of this chapter)