NABC Chapter 117 Favored Ones' Divine Magic
Chapter 117 Favored Ones' Divine Magic
Chapter 117 Favored Ones' Divine Magic (4K)
The favored one of the gods.
A group that is said to have been active three thousand years ago.
They are the chosen agents of the gods on earth, possessing unparalleled talent and wisdom.
They are always full of energy and always in high spirits.
No difficulty can defeat them.
They travel the world, punishing evil and promoting good, helping the weak and oppressed, and spreading the gospel of the gods to the world.
They adhere to the principles of justice and fairness.
Self-discipline, elegance, humility, nobility —
In short, Avina and her two siblings probably embody the most beautiful words in the world.
Because their descriptions were too perfect.
In addition, there was another group.
That happened three thousand years ago.
Xu Yuan suspected that some of these parts had been embellished over a long period of time.
This is very common and nothing to be surprised about.
Furthermore, the gods—
In Xu Yuan's view, there is only one thing in this world that can be called a "god," and that is the world's will.
Moreover, that god was a bit strange.
It seems that certain rules need to be followed, and it is highly likely that it will not be possible to eliminate him personally.
Otherwise, the risks for him to come to this world would be too great.
Given how much the system values him, it wouldn't just give him a substitute doll who can't be resurrected across worlds.
Regardless of the circumstances, Xu Yuan did not believe that the gods Avina and the others spoke of were true deities.
I reckon they're some powerful creatures.
It's like humans to ants.
They may not even exist, but are merely gods created by mortals for spiritual sustenance.
Just like God in the real world.
The so-called "favored ones of the gods" are probably their followers or believers.
Speaking of which, three thousand years ago...
That really is quite far away.
Although the Claymore manga has been around for less than 25 years, which is only about 500 to 600 years at most, according to the 1:24 time flow rate, no one has stipulated that the time flow rate between the two worlds will always remain at 1:24.
Perhaps there were times or even tens of thousands of times the flow rate difference.
Therefore, this history may have actually happened.
Of course, it could also just be a background story, an implanted memory.
It does not matter.
Just as humans cannot prove whether they are brains in a vat, it is pointless to dwell on these questions.
In short, Xu Yuan heard a story from a very long time ago.
However, for the long-lived Elven race, it might not be that long ago.
If the spirits of this world live long enough, there might even be people who experienced it firsthand.
After describing the chosen ones of the gods with a great deal of ornate, exaggerated, and even unrealistic language, Avina's face darkened, and she said, "However, one day, the gods abandoned this world, and the chosen ones, as the executors of their will, also disappeared from the world."
At this point, she suddenly remembered something and said to Xu Yuan, "By the way, the spell I just taught you wasn't actually magic, but a divine art called 'True Intent.'"
"Divine magic?"
"Divine magic is a spell brought by the favored ones. It is mostly supportive, and its biggest feature is that it does not consume magic power. It can be cast as long as the incantation is recited correctly. However, many of them have been lost. I only know one."
"Really? That's quite amazing."
Xu Yuan nodded slightly.
The spell just now didn't make them understand Elvish, but rather it allowed them to bypass the language barrier and directly understand what others meant.
Therefore, although he and Avina were speaking different languages and neither of them had learned the other's language, they were able to communicate with each other without any obstacles.
It must be said that although it is only a support spell, its effect is still very powerful.
However, perhaps because it was too simple, he used it several times but it didn't become a skill.
"By the way, didn't you just say that the gods abandoned this world? But the divine magic doesn't seem to have failed."
"I think it's possible that the power of the gods still remains in the world?" Avina guessed.
Xu Yuan remained noncommittal, asking, "What happened after the gods abandoned this world?"
"The world has been plunged into darkness and turmoil."
"specific?"
"The magic began to subside."
"The once glorious magical civilization, like a tower built of sand and gravel, began to slowly but inevitably begin to collapse."
"The living space of all races is shrinking day by day."
"In order to ensure the continuation of their races, the various races began to fight each other and wage war against one another."
As Avina recounted her story, she and her two younger brothers all wore expressions of sadness and sorrow.
Xu Yuan was speechless.
Is her empathy really that strong?!
That happened so many years ago.
Besides, you three haven't met anyone other than your parents since you were born, right?
Even other members of the same clan had never seen it before.
What's there to empathize with about something that happened so long ago?
"How are the elves doing now?"
"My father and mother didn't want to say much."
"Oh." Xu Yuan nodded.
It seems the Elven race is in a bad situation.
Moreover, that must have happened a long time ago.
In the worst-case scenario, they might already be extinct.
After all, it's not impossible.
"When did your parents come to this island?" Xu Yuan asked, handing them some skewers. "Don't just talk, eat and talk at the same time."
The three siblings accepted the skewers and thanked the vendor.
After curiously examining the seasoning sprinkled on top, I took a bite and my eyes lit up.
"Delicious! There's absolutely no gamey smell!"
Judging from their lack of hesitation, it was clear that the elves of this world did not have a vegetarian diet.
"About five hundred years ago."
While eating kebabs, Avina said, "My father was a wandering knight, and my mother was a scholar."
"They went out to sea with their people in search of a benefactor."
However, they unfortunately encountered a terrible storm on the way, and their father and mother were stranded on this island.
"They tried to build a ship to leave, but they failed."
"Later, I simply stayed here."
"After living together for one or two hundred years, my father and mother developed feelings for each other and got married."
"Then I was born about three hundred years ago."
"And about two hundred and fifty years ago, Leventir and Ferendir were born."
She didn't say when they died.
Perhaps she didn't want to talk about such painful things.
"Eat slowly, here you go."
Xu Yuan poured a glass of juice for Avina.
Five hundred years ago, some of the elves went out to sea in search of a chosen one, but were shipwrecked.
This may be the origin of the Dawn Island elf bloodline.
Although Dawn Island is thousands of kilometers away, elves are extraordinary beings.
If you can grab onto something like a plank of wood, it's not difficult to survive drifting for thousands of kilometers.
It might not even be necessary to have wooden planks.
After all, there's magic, isn't there?
"Going out to sea to find the Favored Ones?" Xu Yuan asked curiously. "Are the Favored Ones at sea?"
Avina said, "Legend has it that the gods' chosen ones come from the sea. But Mother thinks that's just a baseless rumor. The truth is, they can't be found on land, so they can only look to the sea."
"I see." Xu Yuan nodded.
As for why we need to find them, it's simply because we hope they can solve the problem of the dormant magic.
In addition, elves are very long-lived.
Three thousand years have passed, and the short-lived races may have forgotten what the "favored ones of the gods" were.
But the elves have not forgotten.
And precisely because they still remember, they are destined to cherish those memories even more.
"By the way, since magic is dormant, how do you use magic?" Xu Yuan asked.
Avina said, "It hasn't completely fallen silent yet."
"Elves are naturally drawn to magic, so they can still sense some of it."
"My mother said that in the past, magic was about using the magic power within one's own body to mobilize the magic power that roamed between heaven and earth."
"Leverage like a lever to exert greater force."
"But as magic fades, this method of casting spells becomes less and less effective."
"It's not that it's unusable, it's that the returns are decreasing."
"So some people developed a new type of magic that can be cast using only their own magic power."
"Because it is cast using only one's own magic power, the magic is simplified and becomes more stable."
"Like this."
As Avina spoke, she picked up the staff that was placed aside and pointed to the open space next to her.
A rock spike rapidly formed at the gem at the tip of the staff and shot out.
There was no chanting, nor any spellcasting action.
"This is the new type of magic that's being used now."
"However, when I say 'now,' I mean five hundred years ago."
"All I know is what my mother told me."
"My mother said that, in terms of sheer power, the magic of the past was actually superior."
"Because it can mobilize the magic power that roams freely in the world."
"A skilled magician can mobilize magic power far exceeding his own."
"But after the magic has subsided, it becomes increasingly difficult to mobilize it, and the benefits become less and less."
"As a result, new types of magic that were simpler, faster, and more stable began to flourish."
"However, the drawbacks of this new type of magic are also obvious."
"It is entirely driven by its own magic, and its power depends on the magician's magical power."
"Another issue is that it consumes a lot of energy."
"And now the magic is gradually fading away."
"It's much more difficult than before to absorb the free-floating magic power in the world to restore my own magic power."
"My mother told me that in some places on the mainland, magic is still relatively active."
"But I've never been there."
"Besides, that was in the past, and I don't know how it is now."
"Oh, right, and this too."
As Avina spoke, she took a small, brown, rhomboid crystal from her pocket.
Leventir and Ferrandir, who had just taken a sip of beer and were slightly frowning at the bitter taste, both paused in surprise upon seeing this.
However, the two thought again that since Mr. Xu had even returned the staff to them, he certainly wouldn't covet their magic crystals.
So I felt relieved again.
"This is a magic crystal," Avina said. "This magic crystal contains earth-attribute magic power."
"I can quickly replenish my magic power by absorbing it."
"It's something used only in emergencies."
"These were all left to us by my father and mother, and I only have four left."
"Two of them have other attributes."
"Can't we use the other attributes?" Xu Yuan asked.
It seems that's what Avina meant.
"I am more compatible with earth and fire magic. Other attributes don't suit me as well, and absorbing them into my body can easily cause problems."
"Oh, I see," Xu Yuan said.
It seems to be different from his energy.
His energy is actually attributeless.
The various types of energy are all "dyed" by the eight elemental flames floating on the energy sea.
The attributes of magic are inherent to magic itself.
"By the way, Avina, do you know fire magic?"
"Yes, Mr. Xu understands too?"
"I only know one fireball spell."
As Xu Yuan spoke, he conjured a fireball in his palm, demonstrated it, and then dispersed it.
Although he didn't throw the fireball, Avina could guess its power from the terrifying energy fluctuations it contained.
This made her raise her hand and scratch her head.
Could it be that the fireball spell I learned was fake?!
However, upon further reflection, she realized that Mr. Xu was probably just too powerful, which was why even a casual fireball spell could have such terrifying power.
Xu Yuan asked, "I don't know any other fire magic. Could you teach me?"
After a slight hesitation, Avina nodded.
She did not take the opportunity to make any demands on him.
"Also, earth magic, if possible," Xu Yuan added.
Avina nodded again and said, "Okay."
After discussing Avina and her group's situation, they were naturally curious about where Xu Yuan and the others came from.
Xu Yuan didn't keep it to himself.
I told them about what happened on Dawn Island.
They were stunned by what they heard.
War-torn continent, descendants of dragons, organizations, demons, human experiments —
Although Avina and the others are not young.
The older sister is 300 years old, and the younger brother is 250 years old.
But they have never left the island since they were born, and have never even had contact with anyone other than their parents.
All my knowledge came from my parents' stories.
Their life experiences were very simple.
Like a blank sheet of paper.
Things outside the island seemed particularly novel to them.
When they heard that there were elves on Dawn Island, all three of them became excited.
"However, they are not pure-blooded elves like you, but hybrids of elves and humans," Xu Yuan said.
According to modern scientific theory, reproductive isolation is the basis of speciation.
Since elves can reproduce with humans, and their offspring are capable of normal reproduction, it means there is no reproductive isolation, and they are the same species.
Well, in many works, races like elves are indeed referred to as "demi-humans".
After chatting for a while, the three of them became curious about the computer Xu Yuan had been using to watch the movie.
Xu Yuan then showed them a movie.
To his surprise, they couldn't understand him.
It seems that the divine spell called "True Meaning" only works when there is face-to-face communication.
This type of video is ineffective.
Furthermore, it has no effect on text.
Simply skipping the form of language and directly understanding the meaning.
However, although they couldn't understand it, they watched it with great interest.
Firstly, Xu Yuan showed a special effects movie.
The special effects in modern movies are quite impressive, with a strong visual impact and are very cool.
Secondly, it's naturally because this thing is very novel.
Or rather, for the three siblings who had never left the island, everything Xu Yuan said and did was incredibly novel.