The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

The weather in late winter began to become erratic again. It was obviously a bone-chillingly cold night last night, but when I woke up in the morning, it was a sunny and sunny day.

On the top of the Himalayas, the blue of the sky seems to be a rich paint sprinkled on a white canvas. Except for the occasional few clouds revealing white gaps, the rest of the place is a bright blue that is somewhat unreal.

A wisp of cooking smoke rises, and the sound of horns in the distance is low and distant. A traveler on crutches looks at the side of the mountain from the foot of the mountain, but what he can't see is that a mysterious and ancient temple is right in front of his eyes. In the farthest place I can reach, I stand quietly, overlooking everything in the world.

On the corner of the eaves full of ancient oriental charm, there are still ice crystals from last night, and there are ice edges hanging on the eaves. In the window frame of the main hall under the eaves, one hand holds three incense sticks and inserts them in the incense burner.

When the slightly rough hands were retracted, it revealed the face of Kama Taj's butler, the Master King.

Putting back his hands together, Wang closed his eyes and meditated quietly, but in such a quiet and peaceful scene, there suddenly appeared untimely hurried footsteps.

A little mage wearing a yellow mage robe ran in from the steps in front of the door. Wang heard the voice, but he didn't turn his head. He just sighed and said, Ann, I've said it many times. You have to be lighter in the hall, you have to learn to be calm, so that you can better understand the call of the mysterious power to you...

The little sorcerer was about seven or eight years old. When he heard Wang's words, he looked embarrassed, so he could only walk into the hall slowly, saluted, and then said, It's not good, great master, the supreme sorcerer is coming again! Went to the pond in the backyard to see those cranes!

Wang opened his eyes with a babble, turned around and stared at the little mage in an instant, and said, Crane?? What is he going to do again???

As he said that, he couldn't care less about the calmness of his mind, and hurriedly quickened his pace, followed the little mage out of the hall, ran down the steps, and complained: I don't know what happened to the supreme mage recently, first he brought a lot of Useless wood, and then cut them into wooden sticks and put them together, and what kind of phoenix feathers and dragon heartstrings are there to find, and what is he going to do with the crane? Could it be...

Speaking of this, Wang became more and more anxious. He simply waved his arm, directly opened a portal, and then stepped in.

After arriving at the lake, he saw Strange standing on the gazebo by the lake, hugging a crane to study.

Although Kama Taj is a magical holy land, it also raises a lot of animals. There are cattle, sheep, horses and deer on land, wild ducks, swans and cranes in the water, geese and eagles in the sky, and there are wild animals in the back mountain. There are two large farmlands, and many mages will come here to cultivate in their spare time.

Wang hurried forward, looked at Strange and asked, Supreme Master, what are you going to do again? My God! Put it down quickly! The feathers are covered with water!

Strange hugged the crane, stroked its slender neck and said, It's nothing, I just wanted to see if it could deliver the letter. I caught an eagle two days ago, but it was so dishonest. I can't tie it up...

Then, he looked at the crane in his arms and said, It's quite obedient, but I don't know if it can fly well...

Wang sighed, and when he turned his head, he saw the pile of wood that Strange had piled up there before, and he asked, Master Supreme, what exactly do you want to do? If you want to make something, you can leave it to the experts An archmage who makes magical implements.

Even if you want to practice by yourself, you don't have to get so many materials all at once, right? Besides, I haven't heard of any magic utensils made of wood? Generally speaking, special metals are more compatible with magic.

Strange put the crane down, stood up, and then walked to the pile of wood, said: I'm just doing an experiment, Wang, as far as you know, there is a special researcher in Karma Taj that studies the properties of materials. Mage?

Material properties? What do you mean? Which material is better to use?

Strange sighed and said, It's their hardness, density, flammability, magic affinity, magic carrying capacity, magic output ability, etc.

Wang shook his head, and Strange felt even more helpless. He asked, Then how do you determine what material to use for a certain magic device?

Archmages will read some classics on making magic props, which record a lot of experience summed up by the predecessors. Generally speaking, we will use the above formula, because if other materials are used, the probability of failure is too high .”

Wang sighed, showing a nostalgic expression, and said: Although we are rich now, we still have to save our energy. Maybe one day the energy will be gone, and we have to borrow it.

There is a price to be paid for borrowing strength. We must carefully calculate every bit of strength and use it wisely.

Strange felt sad when he heard it, and he said, So, it's because the cost of trial and error is too high, so it's impossible to develop magic materials?

It's about the same. Apart from that, there are already quite a few types of materials. There are four kinds of metals alone, and there are more than a dozen kinds of fabrics. Whether it's for armor, robes, cloaks or jewelry, That's enough.

Strange took a deep breath, then sighed, and said, You know what? I got a new idea from other places. The people there used one kind of wood plus one kind of material to make a staff, and then you can use it to cast magic.

Wang frowned, as if he was thinking about the possibility Strange said. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, It's unlikely. Magic doesn't come out of thin air. It can only come from the power of the universe itself.

However, human life forms cannot directly use the original energy of the universe, so we have to ask the devil to borrow it.

Unless the staff you mentioned can turn humans into life forms that can directly use the original energy, it is impossible for ordinary people to learn to use magic.

What I want is not to allow ordinary people to use magic directly, but to reduce the difficulty for those novice mages to use magic.

For example, store the power we borrowed in this staff, and then let them use it, so that they can use this energy to study magic technology, instead of waiting until they learn how to store and use energy. .”

Wang rubbed his chin, thought and said, It's possible if you say that, but a staff made of wood... Wang shook his head, and said in a very embarrassed way: I haven't seen one with a good affinity for magic. wood.

Strange turned his head to look at the pile of elm, walnut and mahogany beside him, and he said to himself: Well, that's just Schiller's dream, it's used in reality It’s really unreliable.”

Then he looked at Wang and asked, Then what about metals? Didn't you mention that there are four kinds of metals that have a good affinity for magic?

It can be done. Wang gave an affirmative answer, but then he added: But the processing and manufacturing of these four metals is very time-consuming.

Let me give you an example. What is called 'mithril' in the magic world is actually a special smelted silver. During the smelting process, it needs to be processed with magic energy, and more than 40 kinds of materials need to be added at the same time. ...

What is the approximate output?

If all the great mages in Karma Taj start to participate in the smelting of mithril, then within a month, we can get about 50 grams of mithril.

Too little. Strange shook his head, apparently very dissatisfied, Wang explained: When we make magic items, we don't have to use Mithril for all of them, only the key parts need to be made of Mithril. Just one material.

For example, the hanging ring we often use, its shell is an alloy of brass and iron, so it will appear a golden or brown color, of course, if dyes are added, it can also appear in other colors, but the real working part, It's actually the mithril and gemstones at its core.

Wang sighed and said, Among the four materials, the only one that doesn't require too much smelting is vibrating gold, and its affinity for magic is also very good. The only problem is that it's too expensive.

However, I heard that there is a new material called 'melting steel' recently. I don't know how its magic affinity is. It would be great if it is the same as Zhenjin and cheaper than it. Wang felt a little emotional Said.

Kama Taj is actually not too rich. Most of our funds come from donations from the World Security Council and super security organizations in various countries, such as S.H.I.E.L.D. and Lance. They give us money every year.

Mages are very frugal. We are self-sufficient. We can live here without using the currency of human society. The only thing we need to use money is to buy all kinds of expensive materials.

The chief steward obviously has a say in this aspect. He frowned, and all the facial features of his face gathered together. He said: The archmages have achieved success in cultivation and are very peaceful in mind. But recently, in this regard, Sometimes there will be some disputes, everyone wants more materials, but the money is only there...

Strange walked forward with Wang and started to walk around the lake, and he said as he walked, I have to change this situation, it's not the same now.

In the past, we cherished our magic power very much, because we had to pay a price to borrow power, but now we have enough magic power, but not enough materials. This is not a good phenomenon.

What Strange said is correct, simply speaking, it is the principle of adding water when there is too much noodles, and adding noodles when there is too much water. In the past, it was more difficult to borrow power from the demon god, because there was less magic power but more materials, but now, the magic power is enough , the material is not enough.

Strange walked to the railing by the lake, thumped the post of the railing, and said, Self-sufficiency...we must be self-sufficient.

Whether it's Mithril or Zhenjin, they are all under the control of others. If these materials are gone one day, mages will no longer be able to make magic props?

As the two walked forward, they discussed various possibilities. After walking past the lake, they came to the farmland in the back mountain. Strange looked at the farmland that was fallow at this time, and he suddenly With a flash of inspiration, he said, What was originally planted in this field?

Wheat is planted in this area, some vegetables are planted next to it, and there are fruit trees over there. Everything we eat every day is produced here.

Wang looked at his hands and said: You have not been here for long, so you may not know that farming is a long-standing tradition of Kama Taj, and the previous supreme mage Gu Yi was actually a farmer, and she also liked farming here before. ...

Strange touched his chin and said, What about the seeds, what kind of seeds did you use?

Seeds? Of course, the seeds of wheat and vegetables?

Haven't you tried to use magic to transform these seeds? For example, infusing them with magical energy, or simply enchanting them?

Wang stared wide-eyed and said, But...is this not okay? Can the things grown like that be eaten?

How do you know if you don't try?

And we don't need to grow food. Strange looked at the fruit tree over there and said, The wood I got before almost didn't react with magic at all, which is also normal, after all, my inspiration The source is just a dream.

People there can use wood and some strange materials to make staffs, but we may not be able to do it. The problem may not be our technology, but the material itself.

Since the grown wood cannot react with magic, if we transform it when it is still a seed, can we cultivate a kind of wood for magic?

Wang shook his head and said, Sorry, I haven't learned the knowledge of ordinary people, so I don't have much idea about it...

Strange felt that he had come up with a good idea, and he said, It doesn't matter, I know someone who is good at this.