Chapter 247 Let’s Blow Up Topps
On the third floor of the Adventurer's Guild, Cid's office.
The entire floor was very quiet due to the soundproofing magic. The noise from downstairs could not invade here at all. The only sound was the "rustling" sound made by the assistant Gina's pen tip rubbing against the paper.
Stellan sat upright on the sofa, with a cup of steaming black tea and a pieced-together silver shield in front of her.
"Unfortunately, there is no magical power left on it. Even if it is repaired, it will only be an ordinary shield."
Sid shook his head. He was listening to Stellan's account of what happened in the campaign against the "Full Moon Queen's" imitation tears. As an expert in magic, he would naturally be interested in the "Tops' force field" and the shield with that magic attached to it.
Seeing that it could not recover its past strength, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pity.
But since the painting fragments can be obtained repeatedly, and Stellan has explained how to obtain them, it is only a matter of time before a new painting is put together.
When the new paintings were completed, Sid decided to go in and take a look for himself to see what the so-called "force field that deflects the gods" looked like.
I guess that must be a scene comparable to myths and legends.
At this moment, Gina put down her pen and said while moving her shoulders, "The background information about the new area 'Lake Lienia' has been sorted out."
"Very good," Sid knocked on the wooden armrest. "Please read it again. I'll listen."
"Yeah." Gina turned the document to the first page and put on her glasses.
"In an unknown period of time, in a place called 'Borderland', the first magicians observed a meteor shower on the snowy mountains. Based on this, they comprehended magic related to the stars and established the Rhea Lukalia School of Magic, which was run by the Kalia royal family."
"The magic brought by the stars is full of hidden dangers. Excessive exposure to the origins of the stars can bring danger to magicians, and even physical mutations. The magic masters Azrael and Luther were expelled from the academy for excessive exposure to the origins. Their followers, the magician Selin who was also pursuing the origins, were also wanted by the academy."
"The academy grew stronger, the academy faction rose, and the conflict with the royal family grew, eventually turning into a war. There's no way of knowing who the winner of the war was, but since the full moon queen Reinara is stationed at the academy, perhaps this means that the royal family won in the end."
"During the war, or perhaps after the war, the academy put a seal on the gate, and no one noticed that an ordinary magician named Tops could not return."
"One day, a being called the Faded One - called the White Wolf by Ms. Stellan because of his attire - met Tops, learned magic from him, formed a deep relationship with him, and found the key for Tops to return to the academy."
"After parting with Tops, White Wolf met Selian and studied magic with him. Afterwards, he broke into the academy to clear Selian's name. Afterwards, Selian successfully returned to the academy and served as a mentor."
"It was probably during this return to the academy that White Wolf discovered Tops, who had studied magic to death, and obtained his legendary magic to humiliate the academy. In the battle with the suspected god, he used Tops' force field to deflect the god's attack, completely proving the greatness of Tops's legacy."
"After that, the White Wolf became the 'King of Elden', whose meaning is currently unknown. He and the Moon Princess Lani took the Full Moon Queen away and have been gone since then, 'bringing a moment of peace to this world'."
"This is the timeline based on the intelligence we have obtained so far. The information comes from the introduction of weapons, equipment, magic, the oral instructions of the mentor hat, and..."
In short, it is by integrating a lot of fragmented information that we can infer such a relatively complete timeline.
"There are many doubts here. What does King Elden refer to? What does An Ning mean? And what exactly does 'that thing' mentioned repeatedly behind the portraits of the mentors refer to?"
"Isn't it just Tops' force field?" Stellan said.
Cid shook his head and said, "Based on the information we know so far, the academy has mastered two technologies that can deal with magic, [Return of Kalia] and [Full Moon of Reinara]. If that's the case, then Tops' force field shouldn't cause the academy to self-isolate."
"So, either it has some hidden uses that we don't know about, or 'that thing' refers to another existence. I tend to lean towards the latter."
Stellan showed a helpless expression and said, "It's really troublesome to study these things."
"But that's the fun of it." Sid took a sip of hot tea and said, "Thank you for the intelligence. Are you really prepared for the request you mentioned?"
"I have a strong mental strength, so feel free to do it."
Stellan smiled indifferently and said, "Although it may sound a little silly, I really want the teacher to be famous. Ahem, I mean to make Topps famous, so that people can see what he has created. His talent should not end up like that."
“With all due respect, empathizing with images in the world of painting may not be a good thing.”
"It doesn't matter. I witnessed Topps' story with my own eyes, and I used his power to achieve glory in the end. So he is my teacher and I am his student. There is no problem with this." Stellan said calmly.
"Okay, then it's up to you."
Sid did not continue to persuade, but said to his assistant Gina: "Go prepare the ceremony, the memory extraction magic ceremony."
Memory extraction magic, a magic with a high risk factor and high usage threshold, can extract a certain memory of a creature into an image and seal it in a photo stone.
Only a small group of people who are most proficient in magical operations and have the highest magical talent can use this kind of magic. There are also certain requirements for the mental strength of the person being extracted. If the strength is too low and cannot withstand the ritual, it will lead to failure or even paralysis, which makes this magic of low practical value.
Stellan has full confidence in her own mental strength, and also believes in Cid's magical attainments. Most importantly,
She couldn't wait for people to see what was happening in the painting world, and she had no patience to wait for the next person to find all the remaining fragments of the painting!
I guess her mentality now is exactly the same as Dal's, who couldn't wait to tell the story of Artorius after witnessing it.
She completely immersed herself in the identity of "Tops's disciple".
A day later, an image called "Force Field to Reject God" appeared in the city of Bede and began to be sold in the name of the guild, along with the method of obtaining the relevant painting fragments.
Two days later, the number of copies of the video began to grow wildly. People rushed to buy blank photo stones to replicate the video, and the photo stones in the city were sold out at one point.
Three days later, newspapers in the city vied with each other to publish reports about Topps like sharks smelling blood. A fever that was no less than that of Artorius emerged, and the image began to spread rapidly outside the city, and the influence began to show.
Four days later, all areas covered by the influence of the Senn Underground City received this hopeful video. As there were not enough photo stones in the surrounding areas for everyone to have one, some people began to organize public screenings of the video. All caravans began to urgently purchase photo stones, and the Bed family started making related peripheral products as early as the next day.
Five days later, Topps was known to everyone, and "the force field that rejects God" became the most frequently mentioned term in recent days.
Six days later, in Kasuga City, Cangyin Underground City, a couple who came here for tourism left the photo stone recording the image of Tops here, and it was picked up by the city lord Heinis.
"What is this, a photo stone from the Thane dungeon? Take a look!"
"Is this bald uncle the protagonist? He looks so weak. What will he tell?"
"I feel like he's a pretty nice guy, but he's a little too self-conscious. I'd be very happy to have a teacher with this kind of personality."
"Wow, teacher, why did you leave?"
"Wow, so cool! The teacher's magic humiliates the great being!"
Heinis's reaction is probably the common reaction of everyone who has seen the video, and it feels like it has become a formula.
The azure force field and the golden meteors are the most profound impressions left by the image in the minds of every viewer. The meteors that destroyed the world were deflected by the seemingly insignificant force field, and human wisdom rejected the power of the gods.
Those who have dug deep into the images and dungeon information have discovered that the requirements for using the force field are very low, and the War Gray version can be used by everyone. Even farmers plowing the fields on the roadside can use it to deflect the proud magic of the wizard, or even the magic of God!
This, this is the greatest thing about Tops' force field! Human wisdom has won!
Perhaps it is precisely because Tops has mediocre talent that he was able to create technology that can be used by mortals. Compared with it, which of Kaliah's Return and Full Moon can not be used by geniuses?
When this was discovered, Tops became famous not only among adventurers, but also welcomed by common people.
Someone created a painting of a force field fighting against the Beast of Elden, but the protagonist wielding the force field was changed to Tops. I can only hope that the King of Elden will not mind this small change.
Only seven days had passed, and Topps had already become a rising star after the veteran star Fran's Immortals.
But, some are happy and some are sad.
"What's this about deflecting the gods' force field? That's nonsense!"
Not only the Church of Holy Light, but all organizations that believe in gods reacted strongly to Tops' fame. They believed that this was weakening the majesty of God, and they could not accept it.
Even the Church of Starfire, which worships the Fire God Gwyn, felt uncomfortable.
The magicians also felt offended. Ever since the force field became famous, they always felt that people looked at the magicians in a subtle way, as if they looked down on them.
Damn it, even if the force field can deflect magic, so what? You can't get it, so why do you look down on us? The magicians were all holding back their anger.
Disputes began to arise, but these disputes were actually good for the Sion Dungeon because it increased its popularity.
So in the city, one could often see a young shopkeeper with black hair and black eyes stirring up trouble everywhere, becoming an instigator. He must have digested the potion very quickly (crossed out).
All of this was in line with Stellan's expectations.
During these days, she temporarily left the elves' team and became a sun warrior in Lake Lienia, but her goal was to help others obtain the [painting fragment "waste stone"].
The effect is not enough just by looking at the images extracted from her mind. Only by witnessing the story in person can you feel the shock.
And today, one of the people she helped finally gathered all the fragments and entered.
It's the Sword Saint Japar.
Sen Dungeon, the town in front of the academy.
“Ding, ding.”
The sound of hammering came from next door. Stellan and Gapar were sitting on the floor in the room next to the blacksmith. The latter was holding a silver shield in his arms, which meant that he had entered the world of painting.
"Has Mr. Gapar used the teardrop larvae?" Stellan asked with a smile, "Should I call you a magic master now?"
Japar waved his hands, with a strange expression on his face.
"No, I haven't used it yet. How should I put it? I'm in a weird mood right now, especially."
He tapped the silver shield and sighed, "After watching those scenes, I always feel that magic is not so cool."
After witnessing the White Wolf using force fields to kill through the academy, deflecting a bunch of cool-looking magic, and finally facing the Elden meteor, Japar's filter for magic was shattered and swept into the trash along with his yearning.
The cool ranged magic will be deflected, while the weapons formed by simple magic will not be affected by the force field.
After he came out of the painting world, he looked at the [Kalia Greatsword] and [Hymo Greatsledgehammer] in his hands and thought about it for a whole night, and finally had to admit——
"I don't think I want to be a magician that much anymore."
There was an indescribable feeling on Japar's face, a mixture of disappointment and frustration, but inexplicably he also felt as if he had been freed from the shackles of obsession.
The magic would be deflected, but his painstakingly trained swordsmanship and body would not.
It seems that close combat is more cool. Magic that can be deflected is not cool at all.
After noticing his look, Stellan almost laughed out loud. It might sound unethical to say it, but she felt a little happy in her heart. She didn't expect that Tops' force field would pull the sword master who had always wanted to be a magician back to the "right path".
"Anyway, thank you for your help. If you hadn't told me, I probably would never have found the first piece and would never have seen such a good scene." Gapar said sincerely.
"Then will you continue to stay here? I heard that you stayed in the dungeon just for the teardrop larvae." Stellan asked.
"It's time to go. I've been here for so long that I almost forgot my original purpose."
Japar smiled and shook his head. "I decided to use the teardrop larvae to improve my intelligence by a few levels. I'll be able to use a few spells. It can be considered as fulfilling my dream when I was young. As for when to leave..."
He stretched his muscles and suddenly became full of energy again.
"I plan to help my lovely disciples realize their dreams first, and then leave when everything is over."
"Dream?" Stellan tilted her head.
Japar held up a few fingers and said:
"Leon wants to hunt golden lions, Maru wants a pair of beautiful double swords, Drew wants to exchange Force Burst from Endless Reincarnation, and Tel wants a useful sledgehammer."
"And Dahl, this guy's intentions are written all over his face. He came to me not long ago."
The Sword Master showed the expression of a kind old man, and really looked like a good master who cared about his disciples.
"He asked to join me in giving the Fran Undead Team some peace."
(End of this chapter)
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