Chapter 65: Calamity Mage
"I only know two of the three curses. The last one was not even introduced in the book that Great Mage Ronan gave me. The two curses that I know of are Imown as the ‘Intelligence Lock’ and the ‘Civilization Lock’.”
As he spoke.
He first explained the contents of the locks.
Then, he explained civilization lock.
‘ Similar to the Intelligence Lock, the curse of the gods has actually taken away a part of what made us humans. The Intelligence Lock takes away the memory ability of history and knowledge of all humans with intelligence below 15 points, while the Civilization Lock blocks the possibility of the evolution of human civilization.”
As he spoke.
Matthew looked at Rhaegar.
"Mr. Rhaegar, you are the lord of Rolling Stone Town. You have a large territory, including sixteen villages in the north and south and two trading posts. But have you ever thought of expanding the scale of Rolling Stone Town? Have you ever thought of annexing the surrounding cities? Don’t you want more power?”
Rhaegar frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head hard.
‘ My rationality tells me that what you said is not a bad idea, but for some reason, I’m not interested in the concept of ‘expanding my domain’. Is this the function of the civilization lock?”
Matthew nodded.
"If you were the only one who despised expanding territory, then it might be a coincidence. However, almost all the city lords have no ambition to annex the territory around them. This is clearly the power of the curse.”
Samantha suddenly said,
"But isn’t it a good thing that there’s no war? At least there wouldn’t be so many people who would be displaced and separated from each other.”
Matthew replied seriously,
” That is true from an individual point of view, but objective laws cannot be ignored. If our civilization remains stagnant, we may one day die suddenly, perhaps due to an accident or an invasion from an enemy. This is not an exaggeration, but these are words left behind by the Calamity Mage within the Alliance.
"I believe that she came from beyond the heavens, so she must have witnessed the rise and fall of some civilizations. The reason why she made the decision to exile the gods was probably not because of anger, but something else.”
Samantha was stunned.
Although her thinking was old-fashioned, she was quite smart. She instantly understood Matthew’s meaning.
"Are you saying that our world might be invaded by foreign enemies in the future? In the face of such an enemy, we could only survive by having all the races form a kingdom?”
Matthew blinked.
It is indeed possible. The Seven Saint Alliance has made many guesses about this, but they are all just guesses at the moment. After all, the existence of Purgatory and Abyss has been proven. If demons or devils invade our world one day, it will be difficult for us to survive on our own strength without the protection of the gods.
"All in all, the era of the gods was long gone. Even if there were curses left behind, their power would become weaker and weaker.
"According to Master Ronan’s prediction, our world is on the eve of rapid changes. In the next second, this world might undergo earth-shattering changes. I think we’re lucky to be born in this era.
"At the very least, compared to our ancestors, we will have the opportunity to use our own strength to change the world, or even… To redefine some new concepts.”
Samantha looked at Matthew thoughtfully.
"Like ‘nature’?”
Matthew smiled and closed his book.
"That will be the content of the next class.”
Peggy, who appeared out of nowhere, interrupted,
"That’s right, that’s right.”
After the lesson.
In the living room, there is only silence.
Everyone was silently digesting the cognitive shock brought by Matthew.
Matthew himself was also using this to strengthen his memory.
His intelligence was high enough to be immune to the intelligence lock, but there was a certain chance that he would forget. Teaching was a good way to strengthen his memory, which was the main reason why he did not reject giving everyone a lesson that night.
Ten minutes later.
Matthew took a bag of documents from Samantha and sent her away.
At the door.
Samantha suddenly turned around and looked into Matthew’s eyes.
Is Eli with you now?”
Matthew explained frankly,
"He was grateful for my unintentional enlightenment in his domain, so he temporarily worked as a forest ranger at my forest.” Samantha nodded thoughtfully.
"Is the forest the origin of your oak domain?”
Matthew nodded.
"Your domain enlightenment is very special and left a deep impression on me. That oak forest is the same. Perhaps I should find time to go there and take a look. ”
Samantha bit her lip.
Her eyes drifted as she said this.
Then, she transformed into a leopard and jumped away.
The second to leave was Blake.
Matthew was very grateful that Big Beard always remembered him.
The two of them discussed for a while.
In the end, he rejected Blake’s suggestion to increase the number of patrols near the oak forest.
This might alert the enemy.
Blake’s alternative was to set up a hidden sentry not far from the oak forest.
Most of the time, there would be guards on duty.
This way, once a battle broke out in the oak forest, Blake would be the first to receive the news and rush over to provide support.
Matthew did not feel invincible just because he had the bone dragon.
It was safer to have the support of the garrison.
Blake agreed to this request.
He patted his chest and assured Matthew that the secret sentry would be set up tomorrow night at the latest.
This made Matthew feel much more at ease.
Finally, it was Zeller and Richard.
” Matthew, according to what you said about the initiation ritual, we have picked out three iconic buildings-the ‘Giant Wind Mill’ in the North Trade Station, the ‘Black Vulture Inn’ in the South Trade Station, and the ‘Seven Saints Square’ in Rolling Stone Town.
"If a bloody tragedy happens in these three places, it will definitely shock the entire Rolling Stone Town the next day. At present, we have secretly strengthened the reconnaissance and patrols in these three places.”
Zeller asked quickly,
“In addition, our operation must begin. Are you ready?”
Matthew knew that Zeller’s plan was for him to disguise himself as Ronan and create a cloud of suspicion to slow down the evil organization’s pace of crime.
“I don’t have a problem with it, but you have to tell me your plan first.” Matthew replied.
” The Late Spring Festival is coming soon. We all know that every year during the Late Spring Festival, the Great Mage Ronan will release huge magic fireworks in the Seven Saints Square, the North-South Trade Post, and some small villages to celebrate the prosperity of spring with the residents.”
Zeller calmly explained, ” But in fact, Ronan is very busy. There were several years when he was not in Rolling Stone Town during the Spring Festival. Those fireworks were set off by his apprentice.
"In order not to affect the festive atmosphere, he had already made arrangements for this. At present, there were still some devices in the warehouse of the City Hall that could release magic fireworks, so releasing fireworks itself was not a problem.
"This year, we couldn’t contact Ronan, and we didn’t hear from his apprentice. If we want to make it look like he’s still with us, the key is his image. It’s difficult to fool the enemy with just makeup. We need the help of magic.”
Matthew shook his head.
“I don’t know anything about Transfiguration.”
Zeller smiled gently.
” What a coincidence. Me too. However, I have another way. Since our goal is to create a false sense of confusion, there’s no need to make everything seem real. We just need to keep them suspicious. I don’t think they’ll come up close to check whether you’re the real Ronan or not.
"I’ll try my best to dress you up as Ronan and then use the Mirror Image Spell to send your image to all parts of Rolling Stone Town. At that time, someone else will set off the fireworks.
"What you need to do is to make yourself look like a Great Mage.
"After all, you are the only mage we can find in our town.”
Matthew put his hands together and thought for a while before finally agreeing to Zeller’s plan.
There was no risk in this plan.
If it could really deter the evil organization, it would be considered a merit.
Immediately.
The two of them discussed many details.
All the way until late at night.
Zeller reluctantly left Matthew’s house with Richard, who was yawning crazily.
Meanwhile, Sif had been brought home by Rheagar.
After all the guests had left.
The lively atmosphere instantly disappeared.
Matthew sat alone in the living room, enjoying the sweet silence.
He sat
His chest suddenly felt as if it had been pried open by something powerful.
The scenery in front of him began to blur.
Matthew’s heart skipped a beat.
Suddenly.
He saw that the grey comma of the Tai Chi symbol had been filled up without him realizing it.
At this moment.
Countless grey dots were jumping out of it!
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