Chương 106: Replica of [Goddess]

Everyone jumped onto the ice and landed safely.

"Ah! Our fish!"

Shutark immediately let out a scream.

Before they fell into the water, they had placed a large pile of fish on the ice, but now only a dozen or so remained; most of them had vanished.

Philon squatted down and examined it.

Sure enough, some animal footprints were found on the ice.

"It seems they stole it while we were away."

"Ah-yi" There are many small animals in the forest that do not hibernate, such as wolves and foxes. Placing such a large number of fish by the lake will definitely attract a lot of animals to visit.

It's already quite lucky that a dozen or so have survived.

While everyone was packing up, Xia En looked down at his hand and saw a small, round metal piece lying in his palm.

It resembles a small hand mirror commonly used by aristocratic women.

This is the gift of gratitude left to him by the Fairy of the Lake.

A line of light blue text floated in front of his eyes: [Test Subject No. 7] Status: Damaged entry: 【Mirror Image (Blue Fine)】: Remnants of the "replication experiment" conducted by Evisi in his early research on the "Water Mirror Demon".

Evaluation: Failure, failure, failure — Looking at the description of the entry, Xia En immediately thought of the [Numerical Mirror] he had obtained before.

That entry was obtained from [a fragment of Evisch's notes], and the entry description contained similar words. [Numerical Mirror] is a magical formula that Evisch deduced based on his research on the "Water Mirror Demon".

The entry in front of us, which is one level lower, seems to be a previous failed attempt.

A replication experiment?

Is this legendary sage trying to replicate the "Goddess"?

This information greatly surprised Shane.

Putting aside whether the goddess actually exists, let's just say, is it really possible to replicate a "god"?

Xia En sighed.

The horrific experiments conducted by the mad sage Charles were largely based on the theoretical research of the great sage Evish.

I never expected that these two would be so crazy.

Indeed, geniuses are rarely normal.

On the way back.

As they traveled, they chatted idly.

Everyone was very curious about the "small iron piece" that Shane had obtained, and Frilian even asked about the "Lake Fairy" from earlier.

"How did you manage to restore the [Lake Fairy's] power in such a short time?"

Upon hearing this, everyone else also looked over expectantly.

Shane smiled.

"Because magic is the realization of imagination."'"

Everyone was speechless.

Frillie even gave him a meaningful look.

cough.

Xia En shrank back and began to explain seriously.

"Do you remember what the Lady of the Lake said back then? She said that she was born at the bottom of the lake and could hear the villagers' prayers. After she was born, she began to devour the dark clouds according to the villagers' expectations."

What can you connect these words to?

What does this remind you of?

Philon shook his head honestly.

Frillie stroked her chin, lost in thought, and said somewhat uncertainly, "You mean, the Lady of the Lake is actually a figment of the villagers' imagination?"

Xia En nodded.

He held up the small metal piece in his hand and continued, "To be precise, the villagers accidentally triggered the magic spell 'Mirror Image' left on this metal piece. This magic fulfilled their imagination, and thus the 'Lake Fairy' was born."

"People's initial expectation of this magic was to solve bad weather, so the fairy could devour the clouds. However, the remaining magical incantation has limited power, so the fairy could no longer solve the problem as the weather continued to worsen.""

"As for the final dissipation, it was not only the departure of the villagers, but also the continued depletion of magic."

"My actions just now were merely imitating the villagers' past behavior, reactivating the magic to exhaust the last bit of its power."

of course.

When Xia En said he would give it a try, he wasn't being modest; he wasn't sure if he would succeed.

After all, it's all just speculation.

"The great sage of the mythical era was truly remarkable, to be able to create such a magical artifact."

Frillie sighed.

"Mr. Haita once said that being a sage is a profession that can create miracles."

Philon nodded in agreement.

"Have any sages ever created magical artifacts that can be used in combat?"

Shutark became interested.

"Battle magical tools—" Frillie stroked her chin, lost in thought.

Xia En stopped listening to the others' idle chatter; his thoughts remained fixed on the small metal piece in his hand.

Just now, he wasn't simply trying to fulfill the wish of the [Lake Fairy]; he was actually verifying a hypothesis. This hypothesis had existed since the day his spiritual power was upgraded.

Frillie once asked him how he felt after the upgrade, and at that time he said he felt he could last longer.

Actually, it's not just that.

In the past, he relied heavily on the ability of the term "great wisdom appears as foolishness." No matter what kind of ability or magic it was, once it was simplified into a term, he would learn it directly, adopting a "swallow it whole" approach.

But now, after his upgrade, he is beginning to understand those profound magical principles.

He began to truly see things from the perspective of a sage.

First, [see] Later [understanding] Based on his previous experience, he guessed that the general path of a sage's cultivation should be like this. And he had just passed through the stage of "seeing" and entered the stage of "understanding".

Thinking of this, he looked at Kraft and asked, "Kraft, do you know anything about the [Sage] profession?"

Upon hearing this, Kraft thought for a moment and gently shook his head.

"The last time I saw a sage was over a thousand years ago, before I became a monk and had no interest in these leisurely professions that involve spending all day in the library."

"I see—"

"However, if you want to know information about this, you can go to the magic city of Oisaster or the former capital of the unified empire further north, the Imperial Territory. The great library there should have books on this subject."

Xia En nodded.

Indeed, magic is not a mainstream practice in the southern kingdoms. In the Great Library of Gostan City, he only found some recent historical documents, and there were not many records about sages.

Ultimately, the origin of human magic lies in the northern kingdoms.

To find these ancient histories, even the magical history of ancient times and the mythical era, you have to go further north.

"Oh, right, the last sage I met, I think his name was—Charles?"

"I heard that he once held a court position in the Unified Empire."

Xia En's eyes widened instantly.

"Who are you talking about?"

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