Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 247 Is it unscientific to talk about magic?
"The founder of magic, Merlin Ambrosius..." Alice kept repeating the name, moving in circles around Saint Shalia and Ringer until she almost made the lamb dizzy. She then stopped and said to the two of them confidently, "I know this guy."

"Uh."

Saint Xia Liya was speechless for a moment, and then tactfully reminded her: "Master Merlin is a historical figure from the 6th century AD."

It's not something you, a golden-haired maid whose mental age is obviously lower than her physical age, can do to cause trouble.

Only Lingge knew what Alice meant. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "You mean, there is also a Merlin Ambrosius in another world?"

"Yes, that's it!"

Alice nodded vigorously, then showed a bright and proud smile to Saint Xia Liya who looked puzzled, two rows of white teeth sparkling under the light: "By the way, Xiao Xia seems to not know that I came from another world!"

Then, Saint Chariah listened to her bragging about her great achievements, learned about the existence of another world called "Earth", and finally understood where the magical game console and cartridge in her hand came from. Of course, the historical celebrities who left traces in both worlds, including "Napoleon", "Marco Polo", "Magellan", "Joan of Arc", "Max", "Red Bearded King Barbarossa"...etc., the incredible contrast relationship is amazing.

And the ancestor of magic that he just mentioned, "Merlin Ambrosius", seems to be one of them.

"In my world, Merlin Ambrosius is also a powerful magician. He is the best friend, teacher and counselor of King Arthur, the great monarch of England in legend. He used his wisdom and strength to help King Arthur grow into a wise monarch and successfully rule the British Peninsula. The only problem is——"

Alice felt that she was hard to find. She sighed depressedly and started to update the chapter that had just been interrupted: "The only problem is that in the written records where Merlin Ambrosius appeared, whether it was "King Arthur" or "The Legend of Avalon", they were all legends and poems. In other words, this is a fictional character, completely different from the historical figures such as Napoleon and Marco Polo that I mentioned earlier."

Alice originally thought that the reason why the same two people appeared in the two worlds was because there was some special connection between them. Therefore, the historical celebrities who existed in the Earth World could also be found in the Mirror Star World. But the problem is that the wizard Merlin does not exist in the Earth World at all, so why would he appear in the Mirror Star World?

Alice paused here deliberately, trying to keep the audience in suspense, but the two people who were listening to her story were not the type to cater to her personality. One had a blank expression, and the other had a puzzled look, and they just didn't open their mouths to urge her. Only the lamb bleated, angrily scolding her for her bad behavior of interrupting the chapter at the critical moment.

Alice thought of several explanations for this situation. For example, the wizard Merlin actually existed in the history of the Earth World, but for some reason he became a fictional legend; for another example, the correspondence between the two worlds was actually more complicated than she thought. As long as something had left a deep mark on the Earth World, it did not necessarily need to exist in reality, and its counterpart could also be found in the Mirror Star World... All of these explanations were possible.

Moreover, the traces he left behind this time were no longer limited to the cultural, political, religious and economic fields of the surface world, but went deeper into the mysterious inner world, becoming the pioneer of the modern magic system.

As for which one is the correct answer? Alice has no idea, she is just a maid, not a prophet.

"Oh, by the way." She remembered something and said to Saint Shallia and Ringer, "The Kingdom of England that records the legend of the great wizard Merlin is very similar to the Great Brittany Kingdom in your world in terms of historical positioning, right?"

Linger immediately looked at Saint Xia Liya, who pursed her lips and whispered, "The first time Archmage Merlin appeared was in the Kingdom of Great Brittany, which was still known as the Second Kingdom of Brittania at the time. He made his magic system public to the entire mysterious world, and established a secret society called the 'Modern Magic Seminar'. He denounced the bloodline system and the potion system as ancient magic, and tried to promote modern magic to replace the existing potion system, which even triggered a fierce war."

The Second Kingdom of Brittany?
Lingge, who was familiar with this period of history, immediately thought of the Hundred Years' War, which he had told the children in class. However, the young people who were teaching at the podium at that time would not have thought that while this widespread and magnificent and tragic war involved the four most powerful countries in the Western Continent at that time, there was another war that was raging in the unknown mysterious world. This may show that the civilization and mystery of the world have never been too far apart, and sometimes they are even close. For example, before seeing it with one's own eyes, who could have imagined that in an inconspicuous small park in the corner of the street, under the roots of the sycamore trees, there was actually an inn for travelers and fairies?
Mysterious, fantastic and incredible.

"What was the result?" He asked the most crucial question: "What was the result of the battle between the extraordinary and the magician?"

"It lasted for nearly two hundred years. I don't know the specific process, or maybe I forgot." Saint Xia Liya's eyes showed confusion and reminiscence, but she couldn't remember it no matter how hard she tried. Finally, she shook her head and gave up, saying, "The result is very clear. It was a victory for the magicians. Most of the extraordinary people were eliminated. Some of the remaining small parts fled to the continent across the sea, while others hid in the wilderness, swamps and dense forests where few people go, and lived in humiliation. Since then, the magic system created by the great wizard Merlin has replaced the magic potion system created by Saint Tumi and has become the most mainstream mysterious system in the Western Continent. Nowadays, anyone who wants to get in touch with the power of magic will choose this system instead of the ancient primitive magic potions."

"However, as far as I know, the light of magic has not yet reached the continent on the other side of the sea. Therefore, the extraordinary people can still find their own place to settle there, or even establish a new rule."

The continent across the sea is the East Empire Fant, which is separated from the Sigiriya continent by a chaotic sea. As far as Ling Ge knows, everything there seems to be conservative and closed. Even the most powerful Yalas Second Empire is as old as a slow old man. It is at a loss when facing the invasion of new things, and even actively rejects them.

At the same time, it is the origin of the fire of civilization. The Holy Kingdom of Nordorn, a united nation of all nations, was founded by Saint Tomi himself, and the three major countries in the Western Continent: the Kingdom of Great Brittany, the Republic of the White City-State and the Empire of Mindrias, were all founded by Saint Tomi's students.

The oldest continent, using the oldest mysterious system, seems to complement each other.

The history of civilization and mystery is magically connected together by a certain thread, appearing vague yet clear.

It was natural for Lingge, a university student majoring in history, to express such emotion. However, the uneducated maid Alice didn't care about so many messy things. Like most Earth players, she was a complete strength party, so she was more concerned about another thing: "The magician defeated the extraordinary and drove them to another continent? In this case, isn't the magic system much stronger than the so-called potion system?"

Although this sentence is full of the simple logic of "1+1>1", the simpler it is, the clearer it is, so there is no problem. Besides, 1+1 is greater than 1, who can say I am wrong? Not even Lingge can do that!
The golden-haired maid crossed her arms and looked at Saint Shallia with confidence, as if saying, "We will break up if you dare to say I am wrong." Then the shepherdess told her: You are wrong, 1+1 is not greater than 1.

"In fact," Saint Shalia said, "the magicians trained by the magic system are not as strong as the extraordinary people trained by the potion system in terms of individual strength."

"what?"

Alice was stunned and almost suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.

1+1 is not greater than 1?

How can there be such a counterintuitive thing in the world! This is not scientific at all! It is definitely a paradox! It must be a fallacy! It must be a deviation!
Wait, it seems like we are talking about magic?
That's fine.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)