vncnus Chapter 5 Wizards and the 3 Rules
Chapter 5 Wizards and the 3 Rules
On the title page of the Wizarding Introduction are the Three Rules of Wizarding.
First rule: Maintain mystery and conceal the unknown.
Mystery is the unknown. Wizards seek power from the unknown. Therefore, wizards need to preserve their mystery and keep a part of themselves forever unknown to others. A wizard who loses the "unknown" will lose everything.
The second rule: Never stop exploring the unknown.
The unknown originates from the known. The more we know, the more unknown we become. Therefore, wizards explore the unknown and expand the known without ever stopping. Wizards who give up will be abandoned by mystery.
The third rule: Maintain reverence, not arrogance.
Within all things lie both the known and the unknown. Wizards must revere all the unknown; therefore, wizards must not lose their reverence for all things. A wizard who loses his reverence will die from arrogance.
Luo Ang stopped turning the pages of the book and carefully looked at the three rules.
He could assure him that, in both his lifetimes, this was the time when he had the greatest reverence for knowledge and the most seriousness with which he read.
"The Three Rules of Wizardry"
Luo Ang closed his eyes, recalling his three years of experience in the Tower of Prosperity, and the old man's life story within the Tower of Prosperity.
Luo Ang hadn't yet grasped the first and second rules.
But Loen had an extremely clear understanding of that third rule.
A wizard, even a wizarding apprentice, is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.
He has an overwhelming advantage when facing ordinary people.
As long as he is a little careful, those who are not wizards can hardly harm them.
In addition, there was his own caution and the measures he took with these apprentices.
Under normal circumstances, it would be absolutely impossible for him to fail with these apprentices.
Even if Loon mastered a spell, if the old man was on guard, Loon's spell might not be able to kill him—after all, the vitality of a wizard is truly terrifying.
Unless it's a fatal wound, it's as if you weren't injured at all...
But it was precisely because his measures were so effective that he became arrogant and forgot to be on guard.
And so, he died at the hands of Loen.
"Among all things, there are known and unknown; we must have reverence for all things." Loon pondered the three rules of wizarding.
Isn't this a reflection of himself? He carefully protects the "unknown" within himself.
But the old man thought that everything about himself was "known".
Thus, the true unknown crushed the erroneous known.
"I will never repeat the mistakes that old man made!" Luo Ang reminded himself, wishing he could find a carving knife to carve the old man's lesson into his palm, so that he could always be reminded.
After calming his mind, which had been disturbed by the three rules of wizarding, Loon turned to the next page.
The development and path of wizards were then revealed to Loen.
What is a wizard?
In terms of the path, they are the ones who decipher the unknown.
In terms of power, it refers to those who seek the mysterious.
Therefore, in this world, any living being that possesses extraordinary power while also having its own reason can be called a wizard.
A knight can be called a knight-wizard.
A magical beast that has gained intelligence can also be called a magical beast wizard.
Etc., etc.
In the beginning, the path of a wizard was an insurmountable barrier, and there was no such thing as a wizard apprentice in the world. Every living being who became a wizard was a first-level wizard from the very beginning.
At that time, it was extremely difficult for any living being to become a wizard.
Only the great wizards who walk the path of wizardry, generation after generation, have studied and established the apprentice level below the first-level wizard as a stepping stone to becoming a wizard.
With this stepping stone, the difficulty of becoming a wizard is reduced somewhat—those who cannot become wizards can still barely step into the ranks of the extraordinary.
But at that time, it was still very difficult to get over that step.
But for research, the worst thing is having no direction.
Once you have the "apprentice" stepping stone as a guide, all that's left is time and resources.
Thus, over a long period of time, the great wizards continuously modified the wizarding meditation methods.
Ultimately, after the meditation method was developed to the thirteenth generation, the apprenticeship level was also divided into first, second, third, and fourth grades, and the difficulty of becoming a wizard was reduced to the extreme.
In this world, anyone with some talent or aptitude can become a first-class apprentice through meditation.
The nobles of this world all originated from the powerful figures of ancient times. They all possess mysterious bloodlines, and each of them has different aptitudes. Therefore, there is almost no threshold for the offspring of nobles to become first-class apprentices.
It is only after becoming a first-class apprentice that the divisions within the wizarding profession begin.
Meditation, even at the very beginning, can have a certain impact on a wizard's soul and body.
At this time, a 'gaps' will appear between the wizard's soul and body, and some fragments within that mysterious foundation will be tainted by his own aura.
This gap is called the Solidified Spell Slot, which allows a wizard apprentice to solidify a level zero spell within their soul.
The fragments tainted by their own aura are 'temporary spell slots', which allow wizard apprentices to record spell models in advance and activate them when needed—thus, even a first-rate wizard apprentice can wield extraordinary power.
The difference between a fixed spell slot and a temporary spell slot is that the spell model on a fixed spell slot is closely attached to the soul and can be directly activated by the power of the soul without prior preparation.
As for temporary spell slots, apprentices need to meditate in advance and input the spell model into the temporary spell slot.
However, even if it is just a temporary spell slot—this pre-loaded spell model allows apprentices to instantly cast this level zero spell. In battle, one can imagine how much of an advantage a spell that can be cast instantly would have.
Even if it can only be used once a day, it's enough to decide the life or death of a battle.
That's where talent comes in.
If a first-class wizard apprentice does not have a fixed spell slot generated when becoming a first-class wizard apprentice, it is a sign of insufficient aptitude and talent—such a person is almost impossible to become a first-class wizard.
Such apprentices would also be expelled from the academy.
The old man who died at the hands of Luo Ang was just that kind of person.
"Fixed spell slots".
"Temporary spell slot".
As he pondered the differences, Loon's heart skipped a beat. He disregarded everything else and didn't even have time to read the rest of the Wizard's Introduction. He immediately entered a meditative state in front of the desk, sensing the two seeds that had been formed through meditation.