Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 602: Ceremony of Contradiction and Paradox

Yuri was ready.

Like Lucy, Yuri's preparations were very simple.

He just drew a simplest circular ritual track, and didn't even draw any auxiliary tracks or nodes on it.

Because everything depends not on this, but on himself.

The existence of rituals is more of a symbolic meaning, symbolizing separation from the outside world and focusing on oneself.

He picked up the potion and drank it all.

The potion flowed down his throat, cold at first, then hot.

The heat did not spread along the blood in his body, but instead accumulated in his heart.

Yuri suddenly spoke, his childish voice ringing in the audience's ears: "I said yes, do you?"

The next moment, Yuri's heart broke open, and a piece of red crystal grew out from the skin on his heart.

At the same time, an alarm suddenly sounded in the hall.

"Warning, a contestant's vital signs are abnormal."

"Warning, there are vital signs of the contestant..."

"warn,……"

The warning sounded three times in succession, and the direction from which the alarm was triggered was clearly marked with lines. It was Yuri.

As crystal branches grew from Yuri's heart, his face turned pale as paper and his breath became weak.

The barrage was immediately shocked and asked: "What happened?"

"Is the potion brewed incorrectly, or is there something wrong with the ritual?"

"I knew that there was something wrong with the Chaos Brew, a method of enlightenment that was completely done by the little wizard himself. What does the little wizard know? It's pure nonsense."

"..."

When Yuan Hua heard the noise, he subconsciously wanted to go over to check the situation. As soon as he took a step, he was enveloped by a gray beam of light and was unable to move.

He turned his head and looked at the person who made the move.

Zach put his hand down and said softly, "Why are you so anxious? Didn't you see that Maggie and Gordon didn't move?"

He knew that this was a normal reaction for Yuan Hua, but Zack did not expect that Yuan Hua was the only one who wanted to rescue.

Melissa and Li Daoxian did not move either. Melissa could understand that, after all, he was from her own school, so it was no problem for her to understand the current situation. However, Li Daoxian...

Zach looked at Li Daoxian with a half-smile: "Li Daoxian, tell Yuan Hua how you knew Yuri didn't need rescue?"

Li Daoxian looked up at Zach and said casually, "Sorry, Teacher Zach, I didn't see it. I just reacted slowly, not as fast as Yuan Hua."

Yuri snorted in dissatisfaction: "You are talking nonsense. I can see it, so what's the point of making up such nonsense?"

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Yuan Hua: "Pay attention to Yuri's brain area..."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Hua looked over there intently.

That's right, cardiac arrest, decreased brain activity, and slow thinking, these are obvious signs of life-threatening conditions...

Cardiac arrest, blood cessation, thinking decline, brain atrophy, all these are signs of being in danger of death, but unfortunately, all the indicators remain at an extremely low level and do not continue to decline.

Normally, such an indicator means that the person is dying or about to die, but in front of him...

After Yuan Hua was reminded and observed for a while, he discovered the secret.

Dense and fine lines appeared on the surface of Yuri's skin, but because the color of these lines was light red, they did not look obvious.

Yuan Hua slowly stood up, and the gray light that enveloped him also dissipated.

Zach said in a tone that sounded a little sarcastic, "Now you understand?"

Yuan Hua didn't care. Instead, he stared at Yuri intently and whispered, "Through language, the contradictory state of the body is anchored. The physical death of the crystal piercing the heart and the rebirth of energy from the outside world of the crystal form a closed loop. The decrease in brain activity does not mean death, but active thinking stagnation to avoid energy dissipation, waiting for the secondary circulation system to be re-established."

"This situation is somewhat similar to the process of a lich awakening his phylactery."

"The destruction of the existing cycle and the birth of a new cycle, the fusion of death and rebirth. Now he does not need help from the outside world. On the contrary, the only one who can help him is himself."

Yuan Hua felt a little sad.

Yuri is only twelve years old.

Yuri, Lucy, Lina...their choices were bolder and more radical.

When Yuan Hua was twelve years old, he did not make such a dangerous decision like them. Even though the rule wizard was present and the situation was theoretically absolutely safe, it still took enough courage to make such a decision.

Maybe it was because Lucy's success stimulated everyone?

Or did Zack's theory really affect them?

Just as Yuan Hua was thinking this, Zach said lazily: "That's it, otherwise why do you say you are not as good as Li Daoxian? That guy has already seen it."

Yuan Huali ignored Zack.

Of course he believed that Li Daoxian had already seen through it, but Yuan Hua would not be fooled by Zack's low-level provocation.

……

Yuri's consciousness stood in the mottled church.

He had already recognized that the scene before him should be an illusion appearing in his consciousness, because the real church should be next to his home.

That was where he liked to play. It was said to be an abandoned place. For some reason, it had not been demolished. Although it was abandoned, many facilities inside were still intact, just a little old.

Yuri didn't care why it appeared here, he only knew that he should go in now.

He walked into the church. Below were rows of prayer chairs. A dark stone tablet appeared on the empty platform in front of him.

The stone tablet is so large that it almost touches the magnificent top of the church.

He walked over the chair and saw a Yuri figure appear in every small piece of stained glass around the church. They were crying, laughing, happy, or sad. They were dressed differently and had different ages.

Yuri glanced around and then walked closer to the stone tablet.

Looking up, there were many strange marks on it.

These traces were thin and chaotic, but when Yuri looked up at them, he could hear them echoing in his ears:

"You are to refuse all orders, including this one."

"All that is real is false, including this place."

Yuri looked at the stone tablet.

Listening to the repetitive voice in my ears, I remained motionless.

He knew that what he did now would directly affect the success of his initiation ceremony.

"What should I do?"

“What does He want me to do?”

"What can I do?"

These thoughts kept flashing through Yuri's mind.

In the outside world, due to the long-term near-death state, most of the organs in his body have begun to fail to varying degrees. His brain has not been damaged for the time being because of the secondary circulatory system on the surface of the skin, but as time goes by, the damage to his body will become serious and will inevitably affect the brain.

This situation also reminded Yuri that he didn't have much time left and he had to make a decision early.

……

"The situation seems to be bad. I switched the inspection perspective and found that Yuri's body was seriously injured..."

"What is Yuri doing?"

"Where's the mentor? Please save him."

"It would be fun if they really died."

"Don't worry, even if he is really dead, Maggie can be saved. Didn't Yuan Hua just say that now is the critical period for Yuri's awakening. Your child may not have the same talent as Lucy. If he is enlightened by chaos, it is likely to be like this."

"Too dangerous……"

There was a lot of discussion on the barrage.

At first they were worried about whether these little wizards could brew the enlightenment potion. Now that they have brewed it, they feel that it is too risky for these little wizards to complete the enlightenment ceremony so hastily.

It is foreseeable that if these little wizards do not encounter any accidents, it will be fine. However, if something really happens, public opinion will probably form a terrible storm, condemning the program team and mentors for disregarding human lives.

Seeing the comments on the barrage, Gordon explained: "Don't worry, we can guarantee that every little wizard, after they complete the enlightenment ceremony, their awakening effect will not be lower than the average level of the star class of the War College."

The War College is undoubtedly the best institution of higher learning in the wizarding world. All students enrolled there are talented players, and the star classes are the best among them.

Among these young wizards, many have the opportunity to go to the War College, but to enter the star class, it requires not only talent, but also one's own efforts, opportunities, and various support and resources.

Gordon's promise was actually a contract made between the program team and the parents of the little wizards before the show started.

If it weren't for such a contract, parents would not let their children take the risk of awakening prematurely in a variety show environment where they are so easily influenced by the outside world.

After Gordon's explanation, many people became jealous and questioned whether this kind of program would further lead to unfair distribution of resources...

Of course, neither Gordon nor the program team paid any attention to such comments.

Even the main body of the barrage focused on another thing - Yuri moved, his right hand reached out to the crystal on his heart...

……

Yuri didn't know what the consequences of his different choices would be, so he couldn't make up his mind. So he whispered in his heart: "Potion auxiliary system?"

"I'm here."

Yuri was somewhat surprised that the potion-assisted system could still work in this situation.

He originally didn't have much hope and just tried it hesitantly.

"What should I do?" Yuri asked, "I want to say no, but I'm not sure if this is the right answer. Maybe I should not answer at all?"

The potion assistance system immediately replied: "The current environment is the Chaos Brew Initiation Ceremony. The core of the current Chaos Brew Initiation Ceremony is contradiction and paradox. We need to find the right way to deal with the contradiction, so as to understand the contradiction and promote the ceremony."

"Let's try to analyze the first level of contradiction..."

After listening to the analysis of the potion auxiliary system, Yuri's thinking became clearer and clearer. The originally vague ideas in his mind became much more substantial after mutual confirmation.

The solutions provided by the Potion Assistance System were not all correct, but after communicating with the Potion Assistance System, Yuri had new ideas, and he had a feeling that what he was doing was right and he should do so.

"Thank you, I know what I should do now."

The potion assistance system replied: "I'm very happy to help you."

After answering, the potion auxiliary system adjusted all perception and detection computing power to the maximum, and prepared continuously updated data tables in advance.

The solution provided by the potion assistance system is simulated based on Li Daoxian's cognitive solution, and there must be some differences between it and the real chaos.

What Yuri wants to do next is to find the difference between the simulation plan and the best control group.

Yuri stretched out his hand and placed his left hand on the stone tablet. The stone tablet felt soft and smooth, and there was an unreal feeling.

He pressed on the seal that read "You must refuse all orders" and whispered, "I refuse to refuse."

He knew very well that if he rejected all instructions, he would have to reject “rejection” itself, reaching the first level of paradox.

This is the first step provided by the potion assistance system.

This plan is correct.

After Yuri finished speaking, gray mist burst out from the cracks on the surface of the stone tablet, and the stained windows of the church reflected brilliant light and shadows.

Yuri's palm slid down and placed on the second mark "All truth is false", then he tightly grasped the crystal on his heart with his right hand. This step was also reflected in reality.

He exerted force suddenly and pulled out the crystal. The crystal, which originally looked hard, became soft and stretched like a plant. Yuri held it in his right hand, pierced his left hand fiercely, and stabbed into the stone tablet.

The moment the crystal pierced the stone tablet, the cracks on the surface began to glow faintly, and there seemed to be a gleam of light inside.

Yuri stared at the stone tablet, and then he could feel that the stone tablet was becoming thicker in his pierced palm. Although it was still smooth, it was becoming hard.

He paused for a moment, then pulled out the crystal with his right hand, while his left hand remained fixed on the black stone tablet. Then, holding the crystal in his right hand, he wrote on the black stone tablet bit by bit in the wizard's common language: "I am dead, so I will live forever."

As this sentence was written, something unexpected happened.

Ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the stone tablet, and the words Yuri carved dissolved like drops of mercury.

The entire church began to vibrate at a high frequency, and the various figures of Yuri on the stained glass showed expressions of pain and ecstasy at the same time.

"Click——"

The bones in Yuri's left hand broke with a crisp sound.

Instead of bleeding, the wound pierced by the crystal grew fine crystal veins. These red lines climbed along the stone tablet, dyeing the entire black stone blood-red in the blink of an eye.

He suddenly realized that the touch on his palm was no longer the hard one just now, but a warm and beating existence - this stone tablet was transforming into his heart.

Yuri vaguely remembered that when he first touched the black stone tablet, it seemed to be this kind of touch.

At this moment, the audience watching "Little Potion Master" couldn't help but exclaim.

Yuri floated up, and the crystal branches that had pierced his chest multiplied wildly, surrounding his body, covering his skin, and reshaping his entire being.