The level of printing in the Terai Kingdom was still very early, so books were still very rare, and only wealthy people often had a certain collection of books.

Because of this, the packaging of books is particularly exquisite...well, at least for this era, that is.

When Lin Tuo opened this thick book with a complex pattern painted on cardboard, what caught his eye was a line of cursive characters on the title page:

"All mysteries originate from the dark realm."

Dark area?

Lin Tuo raised his eyebrows slightly, not quite understanding the meaning of this unfamiliar word, but he didn't hesitate and continued to read.

Although the book is very thick, due to the precision of printing, there are not many words on a single page. In addition, his quick thinking means he can read very quickly.

After a while, he had read through most of the book, and he finally understood the meaning of the "dark realm".

"Does this...refer to the spiritual world?"

This book is indeed very basic and can help Lin Tuo understand the power research system of this era.

According to this handout, whether you are a knight, a wizard, or anything else, all your power comes from "magic", and the way to absorb magic comes from the ancient gift of the Creator God.

When Lin Tuo was collecting books before, he had casually browsed through the church's classics. In this regard, the theology and magistrates scholars were very unified.

As for "spells", according to this book, regardless of the church's misleading claims, the generally accepted origin is from a certain realm that cannot be perceived.

According to the description in the book, listen, it roughly corresponds to the "spiritual world".

The evolution process of "magic" is also quite a "coincidence".

"According to the records in the book, in the early days of civilization, only wizards had extraordinary powers.

They were born with all kinds of mysterious powers... It was not until later that more and more people strengthened themselves through cultivation methods, and out of various needs, they gradually began to study extraordinary powers."

"The idea of ​​​​early scholars was to analyze and study the innate abilities of wizards, trying to reproduce and learn from them, but this attempt never made any substantial progress.

There are many kinds of innate abilities, and there are few duplicates. The wizards are completely ignorant of their own spell-casting process, and it is closer to instinct... Well, this is consistent with Huaxi's description of his own power."

"It wasn't until the birth of an exception during the Don Sano era in history that this situation was broken."

on the island.

Lin Tuo flipped the book forward and unfolded it to a certain page. He saw a line of text clearly written on the page:

"In the 21st year of the Eastern Sano Dynasty, Riley, a knight of the Deep Valley County, fell seriously ill with typhoid fever. He dreamed of bizarre scenes while sleeping. He recovered from the illness and gained the ability to fire, which is no different from the natural witchcraft..."

In short, during the Don Sano era, an ordinary person who originally only mastered the cultivation method became seriously ill and awakened to supernatural powers after waking up.

It caused a great sensation. After all, it is extremely rare for ordinary practitioners to master "witchcraft".

Therefore, this knight was directly used as a guinea pig for analysis by the scholars of the dynasty. They finally "deciphered the mystery of the spell" and used this as a starting point to develop a "spell" that ordinary practitioners can learn.

It also officially broke the wizard's monopoly on supernatural power.

There is also a picture on the page of the book, which is a strange pattern, which also refers to the world's first researched and widely learned spell - the first-order fireball spell.

"According to the book, so-called spells, or powers, essentially originate from the spiritual world.

Human beings who have absorbed magic power can use various methods to adjust the spirit in their bodies and resonate with the spirit world in a certain way, thereby leveraging the power of the spirit world and casting spells... Well, is this their theory..."

On the island, Lin Tuo was thinking and reading, sometimes lost in thought, sometimes as if he had some enlightenment.

It took more than two hours to read this book.

…

"Bang." When he closed the entire book, Lin Tuo finally understood the research results of humans in Sandbox No. 2.

Theories cannot be proven.

It's not important either.

The key lies in the formed, learnable "magic".

According to the records in the book, the way to release magic is also very simple.

First, try to empty your mind as much as possible and eliminate distracting thoughts. Then, outline the corresponding images in your consciousness - mostly complex pictures that resemble the arrangement of various molecular structures.

Once the construction is completed, the corresponding spell effect will be achieved.

Newbies often need some assistance.

For example, complex rituals, spells, potions, etc. can help the mind to be immersed in an ethereal state. Once mastered, you can cast spells directly without assistance.

"Interesting results." Lin Tuo praised.

After a brief digestion, he did not continue reading, but opened all the books and tried to sort them out.

There was no classification when searching before. Many of the books here are duplicates, and there are also books in other categories that are of little use and need to be thrown away.

The whole process took more than half an hour, and Lin Tuo finally finished sorting out this batch of books.

There are only twenty or thirty books in total that are really useful.

Among them, there are only a dozen volumes with core value, that is, recording specific magical contents. Considering the status of the church, it should be considered complete.

Lin Tuo briefly browsed through it. The basic ones include simple spells such as "Fireball", "Ice Cone", and "Wind Blade", while the number of advanced spells is relatively smaller.

But just because he has collected so much doesn't mean he can learn from them all.

First, according to the magic theory of this era, everyone's own "spirit" has different affinity to different elements.

In other words, some people are naturally suited to learn fire magic, some are naturally suited to water magic... and some are simply not suitable for any of the main elements.

It is possible to learn, but both the difficulty of learning and the subsequent achievements will be particularly difficult.

Lin Tuo never thought that he would be a "magical genius"... He expected that his talent would probably be at the level of an ordinary person.

Secondly, most of the spells here are actually of no practical significance to him. If they are only used for self-defense and combat, then most of them are not as useful as Weapon Fist.

It takes a lot of time to learn, and the gain outweighs the loss.

On the contrary, some of the more obscure magics attracted him more.

"Well, put it away first, and then I will take the time to select and learn it. Although most of the magic is of little use to me, if it is taught, maybe... it can be of good use value." Lin Tuo thought silently.

After all, he had just recruited two "peripheral members". If he didn't need them himself, he could reward them to his subordinates.

Of course, these are not urgent.

In addition, there was also a theoretical book called "A Preliminary Study of Ritual Magic" that made him read a few more times. It was a cutting-edge exploration of magic models by a certain scholar.

After looking through it, I found that it has little practical value, but it can be expected in the future.

After sorting these out, Lin Tuo immediately packed the dozens of books into a big bag and stuffed them into a box, then switched his consciousness and used his body to take them out of the sandbox.

And by switching the observation mode, the book box is restored to its original size.

"Now, the study finally lives up to its name." When the busy work was over, it was around four o'clock in the afternoon.

After reading a book all afternoon, Lin Tuo stretched out and soon took off his cloaked clone and placed it through the sand table in the center of Yangcheng, near a large seafood market.

Tomorrow is the Sea Clan's "begging ceremony", so Lin Tuo must prepare some food for them in advance.

When he was talking to the Sea Clan named Peia before, he asked about the Sea Clan's diet. Well, like the "ancestors" of mankind, they are omnivores.

Theoretically, throwing anything at them will be enough for them to survive the disaster years.

But Lin Tuo thought about it and decided to give them a good meal. After all, they have insisted on offering sacrifices for so many years...

"Since they are marine creatures, it's good to give them some seafood." Lin Tuo, wearing shorts and a T-shirt, walked out of an alley in Yangcheng and walked into a nearby seafood market while the sky was still bright.

…

Twenty minutes later.

In the study, Lin Tuo's body once again entered Yangcheng, picked up the clone that had been purchased, and placed it in the courtyard of the martial arts hall.

When Lin Tuo carried the bag full of food and "separated" it from the air, he heard a crackling sound.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

Hua Xi, who was wearing training clothes, was following the daily training plan seriously, punching the wooden man in the courtyard in a precise manner.

Under the sun, his whole face was covered with sweat and flushed red.

At this moment, she was not surprised to see Lin Tuo appear. She was used to this scene. She just blinked curiously, stared at the big bag he was carrying in both hands, and wrinkled her nose.

A salty smell...

"Teacher, did you go buy fish and come back?"

Lin Tuo nodded, walked to the kitchen, and said with a smile: "Okay, today's training is over. You go wash your hands, and then come to the kitchen. We won't go out to eat dinner, we will make it ourselves."

Huaxi was stunned for a moment, lowered his hands, then suppressed his blush and said awkwardly: "But...I...I don't know how to cook fish."

Lin Tuo smiled: "Of course I will do it, and I will teach you by the way."

Hua Xi was startled, a little surprised, teacher... can you still do this?

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Chapter completed!