Chapter 41
Milad said excitedly: "Look carefully, isn't this magic circle very simple?"
The young magician observed carefully and said, "It's simple. Any intermediate magician can do this teleportation spell. In our Oedipus Empire, it is even included in the assessment catalog for intermediate magicians."
Milad glared at him, as if he was disappointed with him, and said in a loud voice: "The magic circle in the picture is simpler than the ordinary teleportation magic circle!"
What? !
The young magician was stunned, and after a closer look, he discovered that it was indeed as Milad had said. He could tell at a glance that it was teleportation magic, but the structure of the magic circle only had a "bracket" without any details, and even the "bracket" itself was simplified a lot.
Is this a modified magical structure?
No. Can this structure really be used stably for magic?
The young magician couldn't believe it. It's not like he had never seen improved magic before.
Or rather, the history of the development of human magic is the history of the improvement of magic.
Milad said with a complicated expression: "To understand that person's research, you must first review the history of human magic development."
The young magician immediately sat up straight.
It is said that magic was originally a supernatural method developed to imitate the power of gods.
Early magic was very crude and had no structural concept. People could only imitate the power of gods through inspiration or intuition and use their own energy to carry out various practices.
For humans to use the means of God, let alone whether it will work, this approach will first cause acclimatization, which the human body cannot withstand.
Therefore, the risk of using magic in that era was extremely high, and one could easily blow oneself up. Humans with mental strength weaker than 60 did not dare to try it easily.
Magic can only be taught one-on-one without the six eyes watching, because if you are not careful, you will not only mislead the students, but may even kill them. The energy in a period of time can only teach one disciple.
After structure was proposed as a concept, the use of magic became less risky, and humans were no longer likely to be killed by the explosion. This marked the beginning of the ancient magic period for human magic, which gradually began to pursue structural stability rather than relying solely on intuition or inspiration.
This period was also the time when a large number of imitation power magics were born.
People are unable to think of a stable magic structure on their own, so they can only study and analyze the power of those gods, to see how their power works, how stable it is, etc., to extract their power structure, learn from their strengths, and strengthen themselves.
The brave warrior Ye Qingyi made a historic and great contribution in this regard. She studied and analyzed the powers of the gods in the sky, derived various magic systems, and laid the foundation for the original foundation of human magic.
It took more time than one could imagine, and most of the research work was said to have been done by the brave Ye Qingyi alone.
Especially the basic theories of magic, she studied most of it by herself, leaving the students far behind, and for a long time they could only make notes for her.
However, one day in history, the brave hero Ye Qingyi suddenly disappeared, and human magic fell into a development dilemma.
Simply imitating gods will definitely not work. Some people think that they should go their own way and create their own magic.
However, given the severe limitations of human intelligence, countless people have been unable to break through the wall even though they have hit it to death.
It was not until the appearance of Agares and Matros that human magic entered the next stage, the modern magic era.
That year, Agares reorganized the "Basic Magic Theory", further refined the classification of magic, and proposed the concept of "complex structure" that shocked the world, so that human magic is no longer single, but can overlap various properties, making it more complex, more sophisticated, and more diverse.
It can be said that Agares brought real changes to human magic.
It was also from Him that human magic truly became different from the imitation of God's power and had its own unique color.
Afterwards, Agares disappeared and it was said that he went to the dream world and people could no longer communicate with him.
Human magic developed slowly until the appearance of Matros.
Matros' greatest contribution to modern magic is the introduction of concepts such as "imagination", "three-dimensional structure" and "flow structure".
Before Matros, magic always followed a certain order.
Without order, there will be instability and thus collapse. In the best case, the magic will fail, and in the worst case, even the caster himself will be killed. Therefore, the magician must be mentally tense and keep his mental strength stable at all times.
What Matros broke was the stereotype that had lasted for thousands of years. He told people that magic does not have to follow order, nor does it have to be strict and rigid, but can be flexible and flow, integrating our own imagination into the magic structure, using magic that belongs to us personally, rather than magic that belongs only to "human beings".
This directly changed the underlying logic of human magic! It allowed human magic to flourish for a period of time, and that period was also considered to be the period when human magicians had the greatest creativity.
But after a period of development, new problems emerged.
I don't know when it started, but their ideas began to become stubborn, as if only by designing the structure to be extremely complex can they design powerful and good magic.
Over the past thousand years, their best magicians have been working hard to make magic more complex, so that one magic spell would have hundreds of layers or even thousands of variations.
The more complex the structure of the magic, the better.
If the design cannot be complex and stable, then it must be the designer's fault. Either the brainpower or computing power is insufficient, or the imagination is insufficient.
It was in this sense that Milad was so touched at this moment, as if struck by lightning, and his brain was trembling.
Because the other party is simplifying the magic circle.
The number one being in human history is simplifying the magic circle in a way he had never imagined!
Both the ideas and methods shocked him.
"As expected of the No.1 ranking! I knew that the No.1 ranking ranking couldn't possibly study any intermediate magic. If I think about it carefully, isn't the key point the intermediate magic? It's the method! It's the train of thought!"
"Why did you choose teleportation? That's because teleportation is the simplest and most basic compound magic structure among current human magic!"
"If even teleportation can be simplified, what kind of magic can't be simplified?"
Milad was so excited that his eyes widened and his face turned red.
The young magician opposite finally understood what he meant, and was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
That scene was so significant. And he was so stupid that he couldn't see anything!
Is this the daily routine of being the top ranked player?
Magicians from various countries also made similar discoveries. They told the leaders of their countries one after another, and the leaders were all moved after hearing the explanation.
The person ranked first is at the forefront of the development of magic. It is easy to go from simple to complex, but it is difficult to simplify!
The other party's research is definitely the direction of development of modern magic.
Moreover, Milad analyzed in his mind, simplification is easy to say, but the problem is how to achieve it? If most of the structure is simplified, how to ensure the stable release of magic?
Milad had a feeling that if this obstacle could be overcome, modern magic would surely be able to reach a higher level.
And the other party obviously knows the answer!
On the other side, a certain empire's politician spoke up: "This number one who appeared out of nowhere is so unusual. Does anyone recognize where this scene is from?"
"Even if we can't win over the top spot, we will do our best to show our goodwill."
Politicians from major countries are offering advice and suggestions to their kings and emperors.
Most kings and emperors were more anxious than them. What did it mean for humans to be ranked first? It meant the fighting power to conquer the continent!
In the eyes of all the kings and emperors, if they can strive to get the first place in the ranking, their country will definitely be able to advance or maintain the first place in the entire continent, and even have the hope of conquering the continent and becoming the first great unified human country in history!
Let me ask you, which ambitious king or emperor could resist this temptation?
"Find, find a way to find the number one! No matter what the other party wants, as long as our country has it, we will give it to them!"
"Why can't the camera of the God of Ranking turn around? Stop shooting the book, shoot the person himself!"
"No, no, wait a minute. I still haven't memorized the magic circle he drew."
In just two minutes, the uproar spread to all countries of humanity.
In the military meeting room of the Oss Empire, Fili glanced at Ronald, who just turned his head, and the two men looked at each other, because they might know the identity of that man.
But they must never say it.
Not only will you lose your life, but your country may even be destroyed if they get angry.
That person means a lot to them, and no one can touch him.
However, Fili did not expect that beneath the friendly surface of the young man, he actually had a terrifying power that could crush them with just a thought!
That’s right, how could a person that the Lord of the Abyss loves so much be weak?
The other party stayed in their Oss Empire for a long time as if nothing had happened.
Phili could only be thankful that the other party did not dislike the Oss Empire, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Ronaldo feels the same way, he gets scared just thinking about it.
They kept silent tacitly.
Fili lowered his head, his eyes still a little complicated, because how could he not know that the person who secretly saved the Os Empire must be that person.
"Why on earth would a being as powerful and great as you ..."
Be willing to lend a helping hand.
The other party.
The king of the Oedipus Empire rushed to the round table meeting and ordered everyone on the spot, saying seriously: "You have all seen the rankings. The number one must be somewhere in our country. Be careful. Rectify what needs to be rectified immediately. The city appearance must be improved. Don't let that person be unhappy in the slightest!"
Everyone at the round table was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will complete the mission!"
Ferrol sitting at the round table was stunned. God knew that a ranking could have such a significant impact.
Who is the mysterious number one? Where in their country is he? And why is he in their country?
The answer to all this depends on——
They immediately turned around and looked at the real-time picture.
The camera seems to be struggling with a small animal. It tries hard to turn, but the animal presses down the camera with one paw, preventing the camera from capturing the number one in the ranking. It looks like a child playing a prank when the parents are not paying attention.
No, baby, can you please stop playing with the camera and let everyone see you as a parent?
I don’t know why, but this idea popped up in many people’s minds.
Perhaps it was the power of faith that strengthened the power of the God of Ranking. In the next second of the stalemate, the camera actually moved, miraculously turning several degrees.
Good shot, get over that baby and keep revving!
At the same time, Inbos noticed that the camera was trying hard to move and was trying to turn around.
How could He allow that?
Persian used both of his paws to hold it down tightly. Maybe it was because the cat's body was not able to exert force, but his paw slipped and the camera took the opportunity to turn, almost capturing his father!
Good guy, Inbos was sweating profusely and quickly held it down.
His pounce caught Zeus's attention.
Zeus turned his head and this time he saw a gray cat holding the air, using all four paws, its fur standing upright, its eyes determined, as if it was ready to die.
The scene was beyond his imagination.
What is this doing? Acting to the air?
Zeus was stunned, wondering whether he should catch the gray cat and ask about the situation.
At this time, the camera turned again.
Everyone was overjoyed. Finally, they could see it!
Because of the great crisis in Persia, his pupils trembled, and what was even more dangerous was that he sensed that his father was paying attention to his situation!
Damn you God of Ranking, this is all your fault. If anything goes wrong, I will chase you to the ends of the earth!
At this moment, the God of Ranking felt a chill down his spine, and inexplicably received a terrifying murderous intent.
And the camera keeps rolling.
Because Persia was attacked from both sides, the cat was in great panic.
"Here it comes, I can finally see it!"
Some people couldn't help but congratulate first.
They can finally get a glimpse of the top ranked player!
The people of the Oedipus Empire were particularly concerned, and the king himself was worried and stared with fear.
The picture changed and I could see the corner of the clothes.
Good, good! Keep going!
The king stood up suddenly, clenching his fists.
Just as they were looking forward to it, the screen suddenly went black and it seemed as if another violent little animal appeared.
It broke the lens with one claw.
With a snap, clean and neat, the camera was dead, without even a chance to stand still.
The air was silent for a moment.
Countless people stayed where they were.
Politicians from major countries were stunned.
Simon, Leah and others from the Continental Human Alliance were also stunned. They had never seen such a situation before.
This, this... ah? Why is it broken?
At the roundtable meeting of the Oedipus Empire, everyone was silent.
The king thought, no way, is this possible?
"Go find the ranking god quickly. His ranking should tell us who we are. We haven't seen anything yet. This doesn't make sense!"
The king immediately urged.
But he was not the first person to urge. The temple of the God of Ranking was full of people urging and asking questions, and the priests were about to be crushed.
In humans' impression, the God of Ranking is a weak god with almost no fighting power. Humans generally do not need to be afraid of anything when they go to his temple.
The visitor asked anxiously, "Where is your God?"
The priest was under great pressure, "Ah? I don't know. I'm just a priest. How can I know where the gods are?"
"Hurry up and tell me, or you know what will happen."
There was a guy who looked ferocious and directly threatened.
The priest of the God of Ranking had no fighting power and was terrified. He subconsciously said, "It's behind the temple!"
Several powerful humans rushed over, but saw nothing. It seemed that the God of Ranking had run away!
No, why are you running away as a God?
Everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment.
This is the first time such a thing has happened in all the years since the ranking event was launched.
Does this mean that the current number one in the human ranking is an existence that the ranking god dare not provoke easily?
"Ah? So He gave up the ranking? He doesn't care about the other rankings anymore?"
"I don't know, maybe, He ran away."
The people present came and left quickly, and several minutes later, the God of Ranking slowly walked out of the dark room.
The other party.
The one who smashed the lens with one claw was not another demon, but Vashak who had just woken up.
Vashak was very sensitive to sight and didn't like being stared at. He slept uncomfortably and when he woke up he saw the powerful one spying on him.
He smashed it when he was unhappy.
The little black bird, having suffered severe damage before, understands this very well.
They don't have any dark history, so the tension in Persia is not their concern.
And the little light body is just a baby. He doesn't understand what Inbosi is doing, let alone help Inbosi.
But it’s a good thing that Vashago came.
Inposs breathed a sigh of relief and almost fell down, but Zeus caught him in time.
Xius looked at the gray cat, then at the white cat. He didn't say anything, but his eyes clearly revealed surprise.
"Are you awake?"
The white cat immediately stopped his lazy attitude and nodded obediently to his father.
Hughes was relieved that his child, who had been sleeping for several days, finally woke up and walked around.
This is a bookstore, and the space is larger than the antique shop.
"We moved while you were asleep. This is a bookstore. You can walk around and have fun."
The white cat jumped onto the table with an elegant posture, and rubbed its head affectionately against Hughes' arm, which was placed across the table.
Xius stroked the cat's head and reminded him, "Pay attention to the combination of work and rest. I know you don't just sleep. You like to level up in your dreams, right?"
The gray cat turned his head and saw the white cat meowing and clinging softly to his father's hand.
He was so fierce to others just now, but suddenly became soft towards his father. It’s really... why are they all so similar?
Xius was unconscious and still smiling faintly.
But then again, there was no one in the bookstore, and the noise outside was getting louder and louder, as if they were saying something like "First place from nowhere", "Mysterious strong man", "The God of ranking ran away".
Wait, why is the God of Ranked running?
Xius was surprised and couldn't help but curious about what happened.
But after thinking about it, he shook his head. He was at the critical moment of studying magic, so he should not change his mind so as not to disrupt his train of thought.
"You two play first, Daddy has something to do."
The two cats nodded very obediently, quickly moved away from the table and ran to the ground.
Inpos looked at the bookshelf behind Zeus, and immediately changed the material while Zeus was not paying attention, and also replaced most of the books.
The scene changed. This time it was foolproof. No one could find out that his father was ranked first, and those troublesome compatriots couldn't be found!
Vassago glanced at him, took him to the bookshelf with one claw, and began to interrogate him about what happened.
Inbosi answered them one by one.
Vashak was silent, and his eyes suddenly fixed on the cub of the alien god.
Xiao Guangti shrank back and blinked in confusion.
Vashak turned to look at Inbos and whispered, "Did I forget to tell you last time that father has even formed a bond with the gods of another world?"
Affinity? This seems to have some unusual meaning.
Inpos then asked: "Did you discover anything in your dream?"
Vashak has been looking for Agares in the dream for so long. Even if he can't find him, it is impossible that he will get nothing.
Vashak turned his head, as if hesitating, and said after a few seconds: "My dreams have become increasingly unstable these days."
Unstable dreams? Because Persia was surprised, this situation was very rare as far as he knew. It had only happened three times in the past eight thousand years, and it was happening for the fourth time recently? There was no impact on the present world. What was the reason?
Vashak said: "I don't know. Thanks to it, it has become more difficult to find Agares."
Imbos paused, and couldn't help but ask the question that had been weighing on his mind, "Agares has disappeared for so many years. Did he dive into the deepest part of the dream, so that no one could find him, or did something happen to him... Is he really okay?"
Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for him to worry about Agares. It is not that he has no brotherhood, but Agares is too powerful and extremely wise. You don't have to worry about Agares no matter who you are worried about. Agares always has a way to solve all problems.
but……
Inbosi frowned. To be honest, ever since the appearance of "Priest Xilin", he had a bad feeling.
Vashak looked into His eyes and replied, "Agares should be fine. I think He is concentrating on studying something."
Inpos: “What?”
"Well, He is always like that. Once He starts studying something, He will easily immerse Himself in it and ignore everything else. Apart from Father, He will ignore anyone who comes."
As he spoke, Vashak glanced at Hughes, who was concentrating on learning magic, and said calmly, "Yes, he inherited it completely from our father."
Inposs was slightly relieved, "We can't control the dream, do you want to put it aside and look for Agares for the time being?"
Vashak shook his head: "I won't give up. I will keep looking."
Inpos: “Why?”
"My opinion remains the same. If we find Agares, many things will be solved directly."
Vashak's energy conservationism is also inherited from Zeus. He can walk in a straight line between two points and never take a detour, but he is obviously a little more "pure" than Zeus.
Inpos nodded, "Okay, I understand. Wait a few days here, and Moragos should be able to find Eliog and Beelzebub and come back."
Anyway, they are all protecting their father in different ways. This is the only thing that is beyond doubt.
He felt that Agares's immersion in a dream must be related to his father.
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The other party.
Eliog and Beelzebub searched separately, one found the Oedipus Empire and the other went to the Roman Kingdom.
They had all heard about the changes in the human rankings because the whole world was discussing it, not just humans, but other races were also talking about it.
Eliog has always been paying attention to the human rankings, so he pays more attention to them.
Beelzebub was not interested in strong human beings, so he paid little attention, which led to Eliog discovering the clue first.
Eliorg saw through everything, landed casually on a building, and muttered to himself: "Father... ranked first, is he being frantically searched for by all mankind?"
Eliorg was surprised but not surprised, because his father was their creator, and their power was equal to his father's. How could their combined power not be able to defeat the number one human? Baal alone could have suppressed him.
Therefore, there is no doubt that my father is the "strongest human being".
However, He felt that it might not be just their fault.
Think about it, theoretically, Dad’s level should have increased along with them, but for some reason it stopped before he disappeared. Was it because the upgrade experience was delayed and he had to wait for the system to recover, or was it that he had already reached the required level a long time ago, but the system was broken and it wasn’t displayed properly?
Is it the former or the latter? This difference is actually very crucial.
Thinking of this, Eliog suddenly raised his hand, and magic power swirled between his fingers, attracting all kinds of information.
"The background is a bookshelf with many magic books on it. It's on the first floor with plenty of sunlight. It doesn't look like a room, so..."
The word "bookstore" immediately popped into Eliog's mind, and he immediately searched for bookstores throughout the Oedipus Empire.
Buyer, who was chasing his two compatriots, was thrown off again, and his anger level was skyrocketing.
"Okay, okay, you're going to run away after you've used me, eh? I'm going to cook you!"
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The other party.
Levan Augustus, the king of the Oedipus Empire, was arguing with his ministers.
One of the ministers said, "Your Majesty, please do not act too hastily. The number one may be in our country, but we do not know where exactly, and he may have already left."
Another person said, "Your Majesty, the top powerhouses are hard to come by, and it is unlikely that they would choose a human force. Isn't that what the former No. 1 ranked first is? He wandered the continent and the subspace, with the starry sky as the ground and time as the sky. Even the attribute of 'human' has faded in him."
The minister said it politely, but the point is this – no matter what you do, that kind of existence is unlikely to be pleased.
If you want to win over someone, you should think about what benefits you can bring to the other person. You can only win over the other person if the other person needs you.
So, can we bring any benefits to the mysterious number one in the ranking?
You can't? You don't even know who the other person is, or what they need.
Moreover, the minister dared to say that he was already ranked first, what could he not do, what could he not get, and he had to rely on you and your country to achieve it? Don't act if you don't have enough intelligence, so no matter how he thought about it, he felt that it was best to do nothing now.
To put it bluntly, if you manage the country in an orderly manner and everyone praises you, do you think you can please that person? But what if that person is a pervert and just doesn't like order?
King Levin was very upset by the continuous opposition. He was 27 years old and had just ascended the throne the year before last. He needed to prove himself with achievements, otherwise he would not be able to suppress the jackals and tigers of the empire, especially the power of the Sword Saint Ferrol.
"So, you guys can't come up with an idea after thinking for so long?"
"You're going to watch that person in our empire alone and do nothing?"
Levin questioned the ministers.
An old man suddenly spoke up and said, "Your Majesty, please know that sometimes trying too hard to please and flatter others will cause resentment, and letting things take their own course will actually earn you points."
Levin was furious and said angrily: "I think you are arrogant and don't care about me at all!"
Another old Taoist said: "Your Majesty, please do not misunderstand. Everything we do is for the great empire."
Another old Taoist said, "I have a plan. That person is a magician. Magicians usually have a good impression of emperors who value the development of magic. Your Majesty can increase the funding for the Magicians Association to support magic research in various fields."
“What if the funds are wasted?”
Levin couldn't stand these old men anymore and just walked away.
The remaining ministers looked at each other helplessly. You have to admit one thing, for those powerful beings, each of them is a country, there is no need to be subordinate to a specific human collective, and it is not easy to take sides. What's more, the other party is a magician with a long life span, so there is no problem of retirement.
"You didn't obey my orders, didn't give me any solutions, and didn't let me search everywhere. Yes, I know that the other party should not be easily provoked, but you have to do something! You haven't even seen the other party, you don't know anything, how can you be sure that we are worthless? What if?"
Levin was furious. "If you don't look for me, I will look for you myself."
The next day, Levin angrily led his men out of the palace.
In just one night, the Magicians Association had conducted dozens of studies.
Milad's eyes were dark and he said tiredly, "How could this happen? We have tried so many times according to that person's magic structure, why didn't it succeed once?"
That person is ranked first and his magical attainments are absolutely top-notch, which means that it is impossible that there is something wrong with that person's theory.
But they have problems.
It must be because they didn't master the correct magic!
Milad continued his experiments with no less drive, and even more enthusiasm.
The more he failed, the more certain he became that the other party must have mastered an extraordinary method!
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Meanwhile, Hughes got up early, finished his chores, opened the bookstore, sat at the front desk skillfully, opened yesterday's notebook in his hand, and continued to struggle.
The gray cat was lying on the table as usual, looking lazy. I wonder if he was paying attention to Zeus's magic research.
The black and white bird wanted to run out at one point, but was glared back by Him. The reason was simple. As soon as the little black bird came out, the surrounding light suddenly became several shades darker. On the contrary, as soon as the little white bird came out, it was still shining in broad daylight. The combination of dark and bright would affect its father's study, right?
The little light body is still sleeping, so there is nothing to worry about.
The gray cat wagged its tail, its eyes occasionally sweeping across the pages of Zeus' notes, as if thinking about something, muttering to itself in its heart.
Not to mention others, even Inpos might not know what Zeus was improving.
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The other party.
Levin hid his identity and ran around, looking for the producers, sellers, and distributors of the bookshelves, and then he came to a conclusion.
Target bookshelves are generally supplied to bookstores or libraries.
Libraries can be excluded because the books on that person's bookshelf are very messy, and most libraries don't classify them this way, and most bookstores don't either. But some bookstores are run by individuals, so they are relatively free and can put books however they want.
Levin went to three bookstores but found nothing and was even given cold stares. He was furious, but he held back and continued to look. He had been doing this for a long time, and it seemed that only success could prove himself.
But there are dozens of bookstores in the imperial city. Does he have to ask about them one by one?
As a king, he was not without orders, but he felt that only by taking action himself could he show his sincerity.
Levin was silent and took out the wish-fulfilling necklace blessed by the goddess of luck.
He just didn't believe it. With the blessing of the lucky buff, as long as the other party was in the imperial city, how could he not find him?
Holding the necklace, he walked around and finally found an ordinary bookstore.
He was somewhat excited, but his expression froze as he entered the room.
Because the bookshelf next to the door, which was filled with plenty of sunlight, was not made of the same material as in the picture, nor were the books in it the same as in his memory.
Or did I take the wrong path?
Levin paused, lowered his head inadvertently, and saw a cat on the table out of the corner of his eye.
With gray fur, green eyes, and an elegant posture, it is obvious at first glance that this cat is very much loved by its owner.
Levin stared for a few seconds, and saw the cat slowly raise its eyes.
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