Arcane Linguist

Chapter 290 "Songs of Chu: Soul Calling", Diego's character card
After sending the Mobrons away, Lei and Blaise came over and asked curiously: "Do you want to engrave your students in the magic card?"

Roland said: "It is also a helpless move, not a solution."

The two understand.

High-level mages do not take this path, and even some ordinary people still have the option of believing in gods and returning their souls to the Kingdom of God.

That's where the wizarding world ends up after death.

If Diego hadn't lost his soul, but entered the kingdom of the God of Light or other kind and righteous gods, consistent with his beliefs during his lifetime, Roland would definitely not have done anything unnecessary.

Birth, old age, illness and death are common occurrences, but there is a huge difference between them and sudden death.

The two reminded Roland: "Maybe we can set up a topic and apply for national funds for this matter.

The Arcane Committee will definitely accept it considering Diego's contribution. "

"Yes, some resources can only be obtained easily through Atline."

Roland nodded and followed the good example.

After a conversation, Roland, Lei, Blaise and others, as clergy members, had already withdrawn to the Mage Tower.

Others have to worry about the aftermath of the incident.

Roland immediately began preparing to summon the soul of his disciple Diego.

He had already thought about it before and decided to use the power of wishes such as "Prayer" and "Dream" to achieve his goals.

The principle is this, but the specific form is to mobilize the reaction of the Seris Talisman through emotions, communicate the power of the soul in the Kingdom of God, and the mysterious resonance across the universe.

This is not something that can be accomplished overnight, but the preliminary preparations, as well as the key card production, can already be started.

……

“This newspaper reported that this morning, a serious demon invasion occurred in Tyrui City.

(Details of the incident are abbreviated in 500 words)

The Atrein mages at the scene were brave and decisive, and dealt with it in a timely manner. Under the leadership of Archmage Bolas, they stopped this potential disaster in time and saved Reiner's world once again!

Among them, our Lena people’s own hero Diego Master paid the price with his precious life.

(1000 words of Diego’s feat abbreviated)

Mr. Diego followed the path of benevolence and righteousness of the Seris School. With his noble sentiments and great mind, he was willing to die in order to sacrifice his life for righteousness.

He used his own life to protect Lena's world. Here, we pay the highest respect to Diego Mage's heroic actions.

His sacrifice will always be remembered in our hearts, and his spirit will always inspire us to move forward.

As Mr. Roland, the president of Seris College, said: "Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You cannot have both. One can sacrifice life for righteousness." The spirit of Master Diego is our A role model for all, his heroic actions will live on in history.

Please pay close attention to the follow-up reports to let more people know about this brave hero and his deeds. At the same time, we sincerely wish that the world of Reiner will move toward peace and tranquility under the protection of the Masters of Atrein..."

On that day, a fresh number was released, and urgent news was printed in large quantities.

The Capel Company, which was not short of money, gave great support to newspapers, supported taverns, and rewarded minstrels. A series of headlines, reports, gossip, etc. spread to all parties.

With the tacit approval of the Atrein mages, statements highlighting Diego's contribution spread rapidly in the Tyrell City and Savalan regions.

Just a day later, other news papers followed suit.

There were even small reports on Atrein and other colonies.

It was impossible for them to write with Diego as the main focus. The highlight was given to Roland and other high-level mages in the wizard tower, but they also recognized his contribution in this incident and gave positive recognition.

As for the Card Association and the Church of Light, they all have their own opinions and have recognized their hero status.

Suddenly, Diego's name spread widely, and the would-be champion, who was already known for his tournament coverage, became even more popular.

Roland felt the restlessness of the void in the mage tower, and "heard" the resonance of the mana more and more clearly.

That common reaction from all things in heaven and earth is the original source of spirituality and life.

Now, it is used as a bridge to communicate the magical fruits of the game duel field.

He shut himself in the room, brewing his emotions with deep remembrance, and began to splash ink.

Atali and Princess Rosa looked on, and saw cursive characters appearing one by one, with flowing clouds and flowing water, dragons and phoenixes dancing, forming a picture that resembled runes and spells.

Since I was young, I have been honest and upright, and I have always obeyed the righteousness of my body.

The master is so virtuous, but it is tainted by the vulgarities.

There is no way to test this great virtue, and I will suffer from long-term separation and disaster.

The emperor told Wu Yang, "There is someone here, and I want to assist him.

When the soul is separated, you give it to me. "

……

This is……

"spiritualism"!
"Calling the Soul" is a poem written by Qu Yuan (some say Song Yu), a poet of the Chu State during the Warring States Period. It is included in the collection of ancient Chinese poetry "Chu Ci".

This poem was written in imitation of folk spiritualism customs. It uses myths, legends and romantic fantasies to describe the dangers in all directions. It expresses rich thoughts and feelings by expressing palace life, hunting grand scenes and spring scenery in the south of the Yangtze River.

The whole poem has strange imagination, bold exaggeration, beautiful language and delicate brushwork, which has a great influence on later literary creation. (Note: Baidu Encyclopedia)

As far as Roland knew, the structure of this poem was precise and perfect. It used a layer-by-layer narration and rendering method based on directions and things, making the structure of the poem very rigorous. This had a great influence on later Han Fu.

Equally impressive is its descriptive literary technique, which describes the horrors in all directions and lists many terrible things.

The sound of "The soul is back" expresses a strong desire to summon souls.

This is closely related to the belief that creatures in the magical world fear that they will have no refuge after death and cannot enter the kingdom of gods.

Different civilizations, countries and people have corresponding fears in this regard.

Originating from biological instinct, the resistance to death is highly unified here.

The difference is that the people in the magical world chose gods and the great life of transcendence and immortality.

In the concept of the magical world, having faith and entering the kingdom of God after death is the most reassuring thing.

Even those evil people have the choice to believe in evil gods.

Although the unbelievers will not be "sticked to the wall" like some legends, they will eventually become helpless and slowly disappear in the endless void and the Styx.

This is an ending that would frighten the vast majority of believers. It is roughly equivalent to those in Eastern culture where the soul is scattered, the bones are crushed, or the person is never reincarnated.

However, in the culture of Seris, what is emphasized is that fallen leaves return to their roots and souls return to their homeland.

Before the emergence of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and Karma, the Seris people had long followed their ancestral beliefs and focused on the return of the soul.

Atali and Princess Rosa already have some attainments in Seris culture, especially the latter. After following Roland for several years, her Seris language is almost level [-], and she can directly translate classical Chinese from the pre-Qin period.

If God finds it hard to follow, He will give it to Him.
(God’s orders are actually difficult to obey. You must use divination to return your soul to him)
I'm afraid it will be later, and cannot be reused.

(I'm afraid it's too late and he has already passed away, so it will be useless to summon his soul again)
Such a scene seemed to appear in front of Atali's eyes.

An ancient wizard descended to the world and began a ritual to summon spirits.

He sang in an aria:
"Soul, come back! Why leave your body?

Walking around in all directions?Abandoning your comfortable abode?
It is really ominous to encounter danger!

Come back, soul!The East cannot dwell and stand still.There are people thousands of feet tall there, just waiting to search for your soul.

The ten suns shone in turn, melting and deforming metal and stone.

They are all used to it, and it will disappear once you leave.

Come back, you can't stay there.

Come back, soul!The south cannot rest.

The savages had black teeth carved on their foreheads. They plundered human flesh as sacrifices and ground their bones into pulp.

......"

The vivid text creates scenes of horrific scenes.

The four-sided territory that has not yet been opened up is like the legendary hell, carrying infinite terror.

The soul is separated and will eventually suffer. Only returning home can be a safe place.

Somehow, the resonance across the universe seemed to bring a powerful driving force. Together with Roland's own sadness and confusion of being in a foreign country and having no refuge, it triggered a greater reaction.

Rays of brilliance lit up, like stars, illuminating the night.

They project a mysterious radiance and are condensed into the calligraphy works in front of Roland.

With the last character written, the soul-calling ritual is finally completed.

Roland stood there, silently mourning for a while with an emotional aftertaste, and suddenly raised his right hand.

A gray brilliance lit up.

Atali asked: "Did it succeed?"

Roland said: "I don't know either, but what can be called a soul has been recruited.

Whether it can be restored to its original appearance depends on the follow-up. "

That depends on the efforts of Moberon and others.

Building temples, erecting incense, and worshiping all kinds of things can be equated to the belief in gods in the magical world to a certain extent.

However, "consecration to gods" in the Eastern context is not the same as "the road to becoming gods" in the magical world.

Diego is also not qualified to use his own power to condense divinity and godhead, thereby raising the throne of God and ascending to the throne of God.

What he wants to become is a god of Lena Kingdom, a human-canonized god.

Originally, Roland was not qualified to become a god. Fortunately, there was a shared project crowdfunded by those big guys thousands of years ago, the Phantom Magic Card.

The Kingdom of God Game Duel Arena is a very good platform on which to place gods and carry out activities to offer sacrifices and gather divinity.

This thing, to a certain extent, can be used as a "God List"!
……

""The Soul Conjuring"?" (Roland named it)

In the Master's Tower, everyone watched and commented on this work that combines poetry and calligraphy.

Lei, who has the highest attainments in calligraphy, sighed sincerely.

"As expected of Roland, once this article comes out, I will never be able to match him."

Everyone also sighed: "The pain of soul separation is really terrible!"

"The power of this emotion is rich in meaning and can be used as a perfect complement to the spiritual spell."

"With this section, related spells, spells and rituals can be greatly enhanced."

"This is also benefiting the arcane world!"

Roland asked: "If any of you have a channel for urgent publication, please help me copy and spread it."

"I have some connections in the Singers Association..."

"I previously held a calligraphy salon with some fellow enthusiasts, which had newspapers and periodicals."

"I have a friend in Atrein..."

Everyone donated their own channels.

So, with the help of colleagues in the tower and members of the school, Roland moved Qu Yuan's article and calligraphy work and spread it as quickly as possible.

The arcane world was shocked, and not surprisingly, there was another wave of pursuit.

Low-level mages who don't know the truth only study it as a new arcane achievement, while mid-level mages know its soul-calling significance.

And the high-level mages even saw the divinity and the significance of leaving a name in history and immortality.

They are keen on discussions and actively bring their own dry food for publicity, which objectively further promotes the development of related magic. As a result, more people directly or indirectly yearn for the Siris School and join the Siris School.

However, Roland will not be able to enjoy the fruits of these developments for the time being, because it takes time.

What he cares more about now is the efforts of Moberon and others.

At the end of June, when many follow-up matters were completed one after another, and it seemed that the dust had settled on this incident, Roland finally waited for the precious magic materials sent by Atline and began to finalize the design of the card he wanted to make.

At the same time, he personally wrote a short biography summarizing Diego's life and heroic death, which was considered a final conclusion.

This time, he did not plagiarize any famous works from his previous life, so his literary talent was mediocre.

But the counterpart is sincerity.

In such a short biography, which has no skills and is full of emotions, the power of the words is highly condensed, and the words seem to be as clear as the sounds.

Roland injected the power gained from summoning souls into the card, along with a hint of divinity gained through the audience's attention, and created the Siris magic card that belonged to his disciple Diego.

"Diego Capel (Hero)"

star rating:

"Appearance effect: None."

"Identity: Assistant teacher at Seris College."

"Occupation: Mage"

"Ability 0: Can use all spell cards of level 1~[-]"

"Ability [-]: Level [-] of Siris language, you can use the magic related to the Siris series of the corresponding level..."

"Ability [-]: Controller of light and darkness, obtains light and dark attribute affinity"

"Hidden Occupation: Reiner's Guardian"

"When the field card Reiner World is on the field, you will receive up to three star level blessings (the upper limit of star levels obtained by this effect cannot exceed nine stars), and your attributes will be fully improved."

"Hidden Profession: Rune Scholar"

"When there are Siris series magic cards on the field, you will get the corresponding mastery bonus, and the bonus level is the same as your total star rating."

……

Dense text descriptions, as well as corresponding special effects and attributes, are engraved on the cards along with the aura of divinity.

The light like a flowing rainbow is dense on it, as if it carries the breath of life.

(End of this chapter)