Arcane Linguist

Chapter 354 The Astrologer’s Visit

"I originally thought that this plan should be stopped after Reiner was frustrated. People like Agates and Piero cannot be cultivated easily.

But they didn't expect that the mastermind behind the scenes not only didn't stop, but even got worse.

Now they have all set their sights on Atrein itself. "

Roland thought to himself, but turned around and left.

He did not step into the enemy's lair deep in the dark valley.

That kind of place is narrow and cramped, and it may be affected by the earth's veins, interfering with spells such as teleportation and prophecy.

In this world where great power belongs to oneself, high-level mages certainly have to shoulder some important tasks in combat, but there is absolutely no need to take risks in such places.

Therefore, just leave the search and finishing work to your subordinates.

……

"What, is the matter with the Larus leader related to the Quagmire Project?"

As Roland expected, when the committee learned about this matter, it attached great importance to it and immediately sent someone to talk to him and ask for the collected information.

Roland handed over most of the things, but left behind copies of his own transcriptions and rubbings, as well as some strange bone fragments.

This is a plate made of human bones, which writes ancient characters like oracle bones.

But it is not used for sacrifices or divination, but is related to the dead.

"What is this? Why does it feel like an oracle?"

Atali saw that Roland had been studying the confiscated objects since he came back, so she couldn't help but feel a little curious, so she picked them up and looked at them.

"Those are the human skull, shoulder blades, tibia and other bone fragments. Objectively speaking, they are indeed the 'bones' of Oracle."

Roland told him calmly without raising his head.

"Ah?" Atali was a little surprised and quickly dropped it, "What's so good about such a disgusting thing?"

Roland said: "Don't underestimate this kind of rune.

It is an ancient text originating from the Destel civilization. It has stopped developing long ago, but because it was born early enough, it is used by civilizations in multiple dimensions.

It is often used in dark and necromancy magic, and has a special amplifying effect on spells such as summoning and strengthening necromance. "

When he said this, he was thinking of Latin from his previous life.

It is also a dead language that has reached the end of its life and stopped developing. However, due to some special reasons, it is still widely used in many fields.

For example, medical terminology, naming of animals and plants, etc.

This Dystel text gave him a Latin feel.

Few people in the arcane world can trace its pronunciation, and only words have been spread around the world.

Roland was actually not very familiar with this kind of writing, but he could still decipher it relying on his "knowledge of the language".

The general idea that can be pieced together is: "Life is like a candle, burning instantly, the soul is like the wind, flying freely..."

"It's really interesting. This seems to be a spell that praises the soul, but it is engraved on the bones and used by this Xirem as a magic circle material to enhance the bone spell."

Due to some characteristics of the Magic Network system, it is not easy for wild mages to access these niche and unpopular languages, and it is also difficult to interpret them relying on knowledge.

Therefore, the resources that Xirem can use are actually very few.

Even in his own professional field of necromancy, it is like the so-called civil science, using relatively clumsy methods to decipher.

But in fact, predecessors have already produced research results.

The rich resources allow Roland, who has relevant permissions, to retrieve information and find out the true meaning of this text with a simple spell.

He immediately realized that this man might have spent years of time and energy in the wrong direction.

But after a moment, Roland felt vaguely that something was not quite right.

Because this wild mage Xirem seems to have really researched some specious results.

This is quite a bit of a miracle.

"Magic is really magical. If you put butter on a piece of bread and tie it to a cat's back, you can make a perpetual motion machine?"

Roland couldn't help but the corners of his eyes twitching.

Of course, it’s actually not as magical as a perpetual motion machine.

They are just some means of summoning the wandering souls from the underworld to enhance the intelligence of low-level summons such as skeleton soldiers.

This can be used to cultivate elite troops, but the undead creatures that are originally elite troops may not necessarily resonate with the power of these magic runes.

Just recently, Roland was also studying Professor Xia Gensi's "intelligence endowment".

This top-level spell, which should be translated as "inspiring channeling" in the context of Seris, is the ultimate form of this strengthening method.

"Your Excellency Xia Gensi, I accidentally discovered some interesting gadgets..."

Roland unceremoniously sent an email to Professor Xia Gensi, informing him of the cause and effect.

High-level arcanists never lack communication with each other.

Maybe you can get some knowledge for free.

By the way, we should also grasp the true meaning of the word "spirit".

……

“Captain Cedar, your due diligence and alertness have successfully prevented Baisong Town from a huge disaster.

On behalf of all the people of Larus, I would like to thank you and grant you the Silver Sword Badge! "

In White Pine Town, Lord Larus and the officials who had not left yet heard about Hirem's incident, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

If it weren't for Sida's seriousness and responsibility.

If Roland hadn't insisted on pursuing it.

They really treated this incident as a normal incident.

At that time, the undead natural disasters created by the necromancers will become unstoppable.

The entire Larus Territory will fall into a terrible crisis.

They were not qualified to reward Roland, so they could only turn their attention to Theda and try to please him by commending him and offering him a promotion and salary increase.

Roland ignored these things and was paying attention to the committee's subsequent actions.

“We have already sent people to track down that mysterious ‘mentor’, but the other party’s magic power and means of protection and interference are far superior to those of Hirem. There may not be any results in a short period of time.

Now we can only inform the various territories and kingdoms and let them conduct their own investigations. "

"Are you investigating? That's fine. Wanting to summon the Abyss Legion or create a natural disaster of the undead requires a period of preparation.

"Yes, if you act in a hurry, the threat is not great...

Intensifying investigations may also force them to launch earlier. "

The secretariat under Antonia sent a message to Roland, informing him of the progress of the disposal.

This arrangement is quite similar to a pressure reducing valve.

Immediately afterwards, Professor Xia Gensi also sent him an email.

"That Hirem's research is indeed interesting, but I think the 'mentor' might have something more interesting in his hands."

"Oh, how can you see this?"

"Because I conducted some analysis of the runes in it and found that although it is completely self-consistent from a grammatical level, many vocabulary and key magical elements are missing.      This is most likely from a set of runes. Excerpted from the words, it is in line with the inheritance characteristics among wild mages."

"What do you mean, are these fragments given to him by his mentor?"

"Yes."

After communicating with Professor Xia Gensi, Roland was thoughtful.

The group of wild mages, in the context of Seris, should be translated as casual cultivators or civilians.

Even with the support of foreign forces, they can only get some scraps.

The complete true biography may indeed be in the hands of the "mentor".

"The launch of the Quagmire Project seems to have the participation of the devil from hell?
  I interrogated Piero before and learned that there was a high-level devil named Dialos inside.

It's possible that they brought this kind of thing. "

But in any case, tracing the "mentor" does not fall within the scope of Roland's responsibilities.

He was still essentially a civilian, in charge of East Lena.

But now that I am returning to China after debriefing, I am nominally on a long vacation that I have accumulated over the years, but in fact I am preparing for promotion to professor and the granting of new positions.

I don’t have the time or interest to take over this matter.

Roland quickly put it behind him and continued to enjoy his time off in White Pine.

Before I knew it, it was the end of the month.

He bid farewell to old Horry and Halls and prepared to go back.

Feeling that the cause and effect of his predecessor was over, Roland acted very relaxedly, but he still specifically warned Halls.

"It doesn't matter if your parents are old. If possible, you'd better move to the capital of Larus."

"why?"

"It's a big city, and its educational resources and living conditions are far better than in a small place like this."

Halls was somewhat moved, but he was still bound by the traditional idea of ​​resettlement, which was difficult to accept for a while.

“Regional development is uneven, so we should try our best to go to places with abundant resources and strive for opportunities.

Ordinary people from a small family who leave their hometown are naturally vulnerable to bullying and oppression, and may even die in a foreign country.

But with me and the school here, we can at least protect the family for several generations.

The industries you have worked hard for in Baisong Town can be replaced with better resources. "

Roland made a special mention.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Halls did not have much education, but he gained a lot of knowledge in the past few years.

Roland immediately called the people led by Larus to inform him of the matter.

By the way, Atali's father Lord Morrison, eldest brother Theda, and nephew Robin's tutor were also transferred there.

The main theme is that one person can achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven.

The people of Baisong Town were filled with emotion, envy and admiration for this.

Roland did not stay here longer and returned directly to Nevis City.

Coming out of the teleportation circle, there is a large square in front of you.

There are a variety of unique buildings, highlighting the characteristics of different schools, countries, and ethnic groups.

At this time, near the square, in the Clayonce Mansion controlled by astrologers belonging to the Gnosis School.

In a palace with a huge space, arranged like a starry sky in the universe, thousands of gems shining with mysterious light are like stars in the night, embedded in the huge dome.

The walls here are engraved with various mysterious runes and patterns, and the rest of the place is painted with light-absorbing paint into a deep black, like the deep space, silent and mysterious.

The stars are dotted, and the dome sheds magical light to form a starry sky like the Milky Way, which is like a dream.

Under this artificial starry sky, a figure sits cross-legged, meditating like an ancient sage.

This is a female mage with white skin and purple hair and a delicate face. She looks to be in her early thirties. She is wearing a dark blue mage robe embroidered with golden stars, moons and other patterns, which makes her temperament even more elegant and mysterious. .

"Ok?"

Suddenly, the female mage opened her eyes, and her eyes reflected light like stars.

Her name is Anna Corliss, and she belongs to the Gnosis School, one of the seven schools. She was a well-known figure in Atline many years ago and a former Morning Star Award winner.

“It’s finally worth my wait here, that person seems to be back.

Unexpectedly, there are people who are proficient in prophecy in the Rune Sect, and it is also a new sect that has just emerged. "

She is very interested in Roland's research results in recent years.

Or it should be said that anyone who is interested in knowledge about dreams, starry skies, and prophecies will pay attention to this.

However, due to the speed of exiting the circle, the various university factions may not necessarily focus on Serisi and Roland.

Unless the fields of research happen to intersect, or even collide like Hagens and Roland.

Anna Corliss ended her meditation, stood up and walked out of the room.

After a while, Roland, who had just returned to the mansion, received a notice from the servant that a high-level mage who claimed to be an astrologer of the Gnosis School came to visit.

Such people usually make appointments in advance to prevent them from occupying Roland's private time.

But Roland took a look and found that he did not have a secretary as considerate as Rosa by his side, and his schedule was a bit chaotic.

The other party may have made several appointments to no avail, and since they didn't have the mutually recognized direct contact like Xia Gensi, they simply blocked the door.

Roland asked someone to invite her in, and unexpectedly discovered that she was a beautiful and elegant lady.

After briefly introducing herself, Anna explained her purpose of visit.

"Your Excellency Roland, our academy in Cleyans City wants to officially introduce Seris language as an elective foreign language for astrologers."

"I'm honored, but I don't know if you can give me any advice."

"Actually, it's nothing. I just have some doubts about the terms related to seasons and solar terms that you mentioned. I have never seen a corresponding explanation in the information provided by your school, so I came here to ask for advice."

"Well, this is actually all fiction, fiction..."

Roland laughed.

More than ten years ago, he might have felt guilty.

Generally speaking, this is the mentality of Mr. Wen Chao when someone grabs his tail.

But fictionalism is a good excuse. Some things that are difficult to explain are directly pushed to the reasons similar to the settings of novels.

For example, refining Qi, building foundation, forming Dan Yuanying, etc.

Virtual reality, real reality, virtual reality, what is more real for you?
  Believe in science!
  "In the Seris School, the stars in the sky are divided into twenty-eight constellations, which seems to be similar to the way that the ancient mages of our sect divided the star areas to observe the movements of the sun, moon, and stars...

But we've never drawn a similar conclusion either.

Words and concepts such as the blue dragon in the east, the red bird in the south, the white tiger in the west, and the black basalt in the north are very different from our astrological signs..."

Anna pondered for a moment and told her doubts.

(End of this chapter)