Mystery: A Spark

“Alright, I promise you. Acquiring knowledge and then passing it on to those who need it is the duty of a cryptic instructor.”

After saying that, Edwina set up a shielding ritual in the captain's cabin and took out a blank notebook and a pen.

Then she looked at Arthur, indicating that she was ready.

After that, Arthur began to explain to Edwina the part of sorcery that was unrelated to fel magic.

As he narrated, Edwina began to take notes rapidly in her notebook.

Her eyes, which were originally deep, gradually became brighter and brighter.

If this were an anime, Arthur felt that Edwina's eyes would probably turn into stars.

Seeing the faint fanaticism on her face, Arthur secretly rejoiced that he hadn't told her about the Forsaken Land before.

Otherwise, judging from Edwina's current state, she might not necessarily do anything after learning about the Forsaken Land.

The fervor on her face is understandable, because the people in the Knowledge Church are basically a group of people who like to explore the unknown.

Just like those scientists in Arthur's previous life who explored the mysteries of the world.

If the knowledge of the mysterious world weren't so dangerous, the people in the Knowledge Church would probably become scientists in this world.

Similar to them were the generalists of the Church of Steam and Mechanics.

The former leans more towards theory, while the latter leans more towards application.

Arthur didn't finish explaining this part of the knowledge until his throat was dry.

This also shows just how vast the knowledge of warlock magic contained in the Skull of Gul'dan truly is.

Therefore, the magicians in those magical worlds are all highly educated individuals.

People with low intelligence have basically lost all hope of becoming spellcasters.

Otherwise, why would mages in various games prioritize intelligence as their primary attribute?

Of course, there are also non-mainstream mages who lack specialized skills.

For example, Gandalf in Lord of the Rings is a muscular and tough guy.

When fighting, first cast a light spell, then grab your sword and start slashing.

For example, Loki, the greatest sorcerer of the Nine Realms, loves nothing more than stabbing people with two small daggers.

After Arthur finished speaking, Edwina looked at the notebook filled with writing in her hand, seemingly wanting to immediately immerse herself in her research.

But she still remembered that there was someone in front of her, so she looked up at Arthur and said:

"I'm afraid I'll need some time to study this knowledge. You should go back first, and I'll have someone notify you when I have some results."

"Alright, I'll be going now, Captain." Since Arthur had achieved his goal, he didn't intend to stay any longer and got up to leave.

Arthur thought to himself, “I hope Edwina can successfully translate the Warlock spellcasting system from World of Warcraft into a spellcasting system that can also be used freely in the Mysterious World. Otherwise, when I cast spells in the future, I’m afraid I’ll really have to carry a giant orc skull to cast spells. But that’s too inflexible and too unsightly…”

Unless he is an indestructible, indestructible iron turtle, he could stand still and cast spells, turning himself into a magical turret.

But Arthur was just a fragile hunter, the kind who would die with a single headshot, so he certainly couldn't stand still and cast spells to become a target for the enemy.

Therefore, at this stage, he is basically unable to use sorcerer magic as his primary means of combat.

Even if Edwina successfully translates the warlock magic system, Arthur can only learn three initial spells at this stage.

If you want to truly become a spellcaster, then you'll probably have to learn slowly over time.

Of course, skills like creating basic soul stones can be prepared in advance.

Although this basic soulstone cannot revive Arthur, it also doesn't have a duration like the original skill.

Once this basic soulstone is bound, it will not disappear until it is triggered.

To create a basic soulstone, you also need something as a casting material.

That is the soul.

To put it simply, the principle behind this skill is to use someone else's soul to take your place when you suffer fatal soul corruption or attack.

That's why the Warlock class is so often rejected by the mainstream in Azeroth.

Even their professional halls were located in the sewers, like rats in a gutter.

The nature of this profession is to manipulate souls and torture and enslave enemies.

In fact, it has nothing to do with being glorious and righteous. Among the famous warlocks of Azeroth, none of them became figures who could stand under the light. They were basically all dark and sneaky people.

The most outstanding among them was, of course, the legendary warlock Gul'dan, a notorious villain.

A person like Arthur, who acts with integrity and righteousness, would naturally dislike the profession of sorcerer.

Therefore, he was learning warlock magic in the Trial Illusion with a completely critical eye.

Even if he had fully mastered sorcery and used it to perfection, his heart remained pure and clean.

The saying "emerging from the mud unsullied, washed by clear ripples without becoming seductive" perfectly describes Arthur.

Well, he actually believes it himself.

Arthur's decision to share some of his knowledge about the warlock profession with Edwina was a well-considered one.

When it comes to things like knowledge, hoarding it is not a good practice.

Although in the mysterious world, much of the occult knowledge is poisonous, and if one's status is not high enough, knowing certain occult knowledge can actually kill one.

However, the warlock knowledge within the Skull of Gul'dan does not have this problem, because it is a legacy from outside the world.

As is widely known, the potion advancement system in the mysterious world has significant hidden dangers. During the advancement process, divinity gradually overwhelms humanity, and the original consciousness gradually awakens within the extraordinary individual.

This leads to the extraordinary path of the mysterious world, which can easily cause problems such as madness and loss of control.

Chapter 16 I won't go to the mountain, the mountain will come to me.

In this mysterious world, to avoid madness and loss of control, one must either not become an extraordinary being at all, but simply live as an ordinary person.

Some people, when they feel they no longer have a chance of promotion, choose to stay in a certain sequence and not move up. Others have developed something called role-playing.

But in Arthur's view, the first two are acts of self-inflicted harm, because while they would not risk getting out of control, if they encountered a crisis beyond their ability to handle, they would only end up dead.

In the legends of Arthur's past life, there was an ancient emperor in China named Zhuanxu who accomplished the great feat of "severing the connection between heaven and earth".

This means separating humans from gods, allowing humanity to develop its own civilization without being disturbed by gods and demons.

Regardless of whether this legend actually happened in history, there is no doubt that Arthur's previous world did not experience any major global crisis.

The main calamities in that world actually come from the interactions between people; there are no other messy things involved.

Therefore, without supernatural powers, human society was able to utilize the power of wisdom and develop a brilliant civilization through science, ultimately embarking on a materialistic path.

However, in this mysterious world, all sorts of extraordinary crises arise one after another. Even if there is a person of great power and wisdom who can accomplish a great feat like the separation of heaven and earth, there is still the crisis of the end of the world.

Although Arthur didn't know the specifics of the apocalypse, he vaguely realized that pure science would have a hard time dealing with the apocalypse in this mysterious world.

Here, the path to the other side is essentially a dead end.

Moreover, Arthur himself didn't really like this approach, because it didn't solve the problem; it just hid it away.

But a problem is a problem; it doesn't disappear just because you hide it.

In Arthur's heart, he actually looked down on the idea of ​​turning the extraordinary world into an ordinary world in the end of Dharma in order to seek peace.

A prime example is the world he lived in his previous life.

There's no extraordinary power there; the various countries just beat each other senseless.

The reason Arthur tried to promote the warlock profession was that he wanted to provide the people of this world with a relatively safe alternative path while preventing the decline of the world's extraordinary power.

In reality, Arthur didn't really like the tragic and oppressive tone of the mysterious world, but that's just how the world is. Its underlying logic is chaotic and insane, which leads to tragedies everywhere.

When the world doesn't go their way, most people simply choose to change and suppress themselves, gradually adapting to the world.

After all, there's a saying that goes, "survival of the fittest."

But there are also some people who, when the world doesn't go their way, will try every means to change it and make it the way they want it to be.

Throughout China's ancient and modern history, countless heroes and outstanding figures have emerged.

Some of them succeeded, accomplished great things, and became shining symbols in history books;

Some of them failed temporarily, but although they themselves died, their thoughts remained.

There are also those who fail forever, but even so, their will inspires those who come after them.

If Arthur hadn't been lucky enough to receive this cheat code and hadn't inherited the warlock profession, he certainly wouldn't have just gone with the flow, because deep down he was a very restless person.

Arthur has only two life creeds: one is to cause trouble, and the other is also to cause trouble.

Of course, if he hadn't gotten this cheat code, the things he did would definitely be much smaller.

In the current mysterious world, the knowledge that Arthur imparted to Edwina mainly served as an inspiration, and could not truly lead to an extraordinary path comparable to the potion system.

Because this knowledge is incomplete, as long as there is no way to deal with fel energy, Arthur's idea of ​​creating a new extraordinary system will forever remain just that—an idea.

But let's just take a shot first, whether there's any chance or not.

Anyway, Arthur was also wondering how to repay Edwina, so he might as well pass on this knowledge to her.

In this way, Arthur not only repaid his debt of gratitude but also took a crucial step in his plan, while Edwina gained mysterious knowledge from another world, from which she might even discover some new secret arts.

This is a win-win-win situation: Arthur won twice, and Edwina won once.

So the question is, who lost in this situation?

……

"Hey, Danitz, looking at the sea?" Arthur came to the deck and saw Danitz lying on the side of the ship, looking into the distance with a bit of boredom.

“I’ve been sailing at sea for many years now, and I’ve seen enough of the scenery. But you, you’ve never seen such a magnificent seascape, have you?” Danitz asked with a smile.

“Yes, I’ve hardly ever been to the sea before, so it looks quite novel,” Arthur said, gazing at the distant horizon where the sea and sky met, enjoying the sea breeze.

In his previous life, he had always lived inland and had never been to the beach, let alone gone out to sea.

So the scenery at sea was still very attractive to him.

But the prerequisite is that he doesn't fall into the water again, otherwise he'll definitely be traumatized.

If you fall into the water at sea and no one comes to your rescue, you either need to be an extraordinary person with the sailor pathway or be able to fly. Otherwise, most extraordinary people can only wait to die in the sea.