Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 249 Is there no collection element at all?
There was nothing wrong with what Alice said. The only mistake was that she shouldn't have spoken from the beginning. As a result, she was soon deprived of her right to speak by Lingge and Saint Shallia. Although she cried out loudly to protest, it was of no use. The lamb bleated at her with glee.

Saint Shallia said: "The weakening of individual strength, restrictions on the use of magic, strict requirements on individual quality, and high demand for resources... these factors put the magic system created by Archmage Merlin in a rather awkward position. His efforts to replace ancient magic with modern magic also came to a stalemate. It was not until the end of the war that the extraordinary people who were unwilling to obey the magic system were either eliminated or expelled, and its historical status was officially established."

Linger frowned slightly when he heard this, and found that the logic did not make sense: "Since the individual strength of magicians is not as good as that of extraordinary people, and the promotion of the magic system is not smooth, then how did the magicians win the war? Did they rely on the great wizard Merlin?"

A great man who can create a system on his own is naturally an outstanding talent, but he cannot determine the direction of the times by himself. Otherwise, Saint Tumi would not have allowed his students to disperse and establish their own countries.

"I do not know."

Saint Shallia gave a standard answer to this question, answering very honestly: "Perhaps only those who have personally experienced that era and that war know what kind of truth is hidden behind history. But——"

She turned her head slightly and cast her gaze towards a princess who was slouching by the windowsill and looked like she was about to fall asleep. She said, "If I knew more key information, I might be able to use Ovilla's royal power to retrieve the results."

Now, just the name "Merlin Ambrosius" won't yield any useful information. At least the name of the war in the past or some more inside information is needed.

Lingge shook his head and gave up the idea, because it was not the most important thing to care about at the moment. He changed the subject: "I have a general understanding of the difference between magic and potions. Then what about the last magic guide? What kind of system is it?"

After potions comes magic, and after magic comes sorcery. Is this also a kind of continuation of the relationship?

Actually not.

"That may not be the case." Saint Shallia shook her head gently. "Magic devices are lifeless machines after all. The power they can exert is much weaker than magic. They must be formed on a large scale to threaten the status of extraordinary people and magicians. A single magician has no deterrent power. Moreover, even if you want to become a magician, it is impossible, because there is a huge force that almost completely monopolizes the production and manufacturing of magic devices and the training of magicians..."

Saint Shallia said: "Magic is a brand new system. It completely eliminates all the established elements in the potion and magic system, such as pathways, sequences, supernatural powers, and magic. Instead, it uses magic as a pure energy or source of energy. Mechanical creations that are driven by magic or can control magic are called magic devices, and people who control magic devices are called magicians. Since the use and control of magic all rely on magic devices, magicians only need to simply stimulate their spirituality and be able to sense the existence of magic. They do not have any other powers."

“It meets my needs very well,” he commented.

Just by simply inspiring spirituality, one can control the magic device?

Linger knew what this meant: it was easy to use and could quickly form a combat force, which seemed to be a good choice for people who were new to mysterious power.

"Union of cults?"

Alice, who had just been deprived of the right to speak, blurted out, then immediately realized something, quickly reached out to cover her mouth, and looked at Lingge eagerly. The latter ignored her because he was also silently looking at Saint Shalia, waiting for an answer.

It was not until the shepherdess nodded slightly that she felt that this was not unexpected or as she expected.

The Order Balance Arbitration Team that he met in Mount Sosen before flashed before his eyes again. The mysterious silver-white mechanical boxes and the huge guns behind them made Ling Ge realize that he had unknowingly come into contact with so many mysterious power systems. Fei Yali from Linweier City was a magician of the "monster" path. The traveler fairies in Rostin City were born with the fairy magic in their blood. In addition to the magic devices of the arbitrators... In addition to the extraordinary people who had long been eliminated and expelled, he had already come into contact with three of the four power systems. Now, he will choose one of them as the first key to enter the mysterious world.

In fact, he had no choice, because he was neither an alien nor a half-blood, and could not master blood magic; and choosing the potion system meant losing control and going crazy, and the magic system was firmly controlled by the cult, so the only choice he had was magic.

"I want to be a magician," he said to Saint Shalia.

Saint Xia Liya nodded slightly, not surprised by Lingge's choice. Alice next to him covered her mouth, but still muttered vaguely: "In fact, you have been single for so long, you are already a great magician..."

Lingge ignored her and continued to ask: "What is the first step? Activate spirituality?"

Listening to Saint Shalia's story, it is not difficult to see that spirituality is always the root of mortals' contact with mysterious power. Whether it is potions, magic or magic, one must first activate spirituality and perceive magic before entering. From this point of view, Saint Tumi, who discovered and studied the essence of spirituality, almost laid the foundation for the entire human mysticism, and he deserves the name of a saint.

Saint Xia Liya said softly, "That is the second step. The first step should be to determine the path you want to take, and then you can prepare a potion corresponding to the path sequence 9 to help you stimulate your spirituality. According to the different properties of the fourteen paths, a special ability will be derived from the spirituality. This ability is inherent and will be strengthened as the sequence level increases. Even magicians can master it naturally without learning. Extraordinary people call it a trait, and magicians call it a favor."

Alice showed a confident expression: "It's a talent skill!"

"Talent... can indeed be described in this way." Saint Shallia simply agreed, and then said to Ling Ge: "For magicians, favor is particularly important, because another advantage of magicians over extraordinary people is that the latter can only master extraordinary abilities on a single path, while magicians can learn magic across paths, and they only need to know the potion formula of the corresponding magic. Although it is impossible to learn all of them due to the limited capacity of the etheric sea, its free combination is very flexible. Every magician's magic is different. Therefore, without exposing your own spell configuration, it is difficult for your enemies to effectively target you. And the favor determined by the path is the only magic that cannot be learned through potions."

"Can I learn magic from other ways?" Linger frowned slightly. Fourteen ways and nine sequences. Even if there is only one kind of magic in each sequence, there are 126 kinds of magic that can be combined. It can be seen that the tactical positioning of a magician is indeed much more flexible than that of a transcendent.

At this point, he suddenly thought of an old friend: "I remember... Miss Fei Yali from Linweier City, she is also a magician, but she has never used magic in other ways?"

"Because the formula of the potion is very precious." Saint Shallia said, "In theory, magicians have unlimited possibilities, but it is only a theory. The process of finding the magic formula of this path and collecting materials alone is enough to limit most magicians to low-sequence, let alone more profound pursuits. Only a small number of magicians with deep backgrounds or who are lucky enough can obtain magic from other paths and use them to enrich their spell configuration. However, you don't need to worry about this issue, Lingge."

The young man was slightly startled: "Why?"

"Because I know the names of all the paths and sequences of magic." Saint Shallia said, "Just let Olvera use the [Library of Truth] to search and she will be able to find the corresponding formula. I can also be the one to identify the authenticity of the formula. The rest is just a matter of collecting materials and preparing the potion."

"This, this, this, this... this is outrageous!" Before Ling Ge could react, Alice cried out in horror, her tone as if the sky was about to fall: "How can you be so perfunctory about collecting elements? No, I will never admit it! At least use the maze or trial method to obtain the formula? If it really doesn't work, playing cards, treasure hunting, or pachinko will all work. Collecting everything at the beginning will only make the game lose its fun! Don't do that!"

That kind of thing is great.

Amid her wailing, Lingge couldn't help but think.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)