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"What I'm going to say next..." Zach sat back on his chair.

"From the basic textbook of the Masters Academy - "Outline of All Methods", the rules of the multiverse are strange and strange. This system is only applicable to the world that most masters have discovered, and it is not static..."

"Yenafa, no intention of offending, but some content may be like a heavenly book to you now, but if we are lucky enough to continue working together, you will understand it all one day."

Yennefa shrugged without objection.

"Before talking about magic, I first need to define [Extraordinary Phenomenon]."

"Extraordinary phenomenon?" The sorcerer seemed to be interested.

"[Extraordinary phenomenon] is the general term for all phenomena that do not conform to the law of cause and effect. Objects floating in the air without external forces, evil spirits that do not require energy but can shine, light and heat that are born out of thin air in the hands of warlocks. From a faint magic spark to a great birth and destruction of a world, these are all considered [Extraordinary phenomenon]."

"So magic is a extraordinary phenomenon?" Although I don't know what 'physics' and 'cause law' are, the sorcerer still captured key information.

"Yes, magic is just a kind of extraordinary phenomenon." Zach said slowly, hoping to explain this complex concept clearly: "Extraordinary phenomena are divided into two types, [reality manipulation], and [reality abnormality]."

"The extraordinary phenomenon caused by the response of the world's original will is called [reality manipulation]. Without the source of the individual will, the supernatural phenomenon spontaneously generated by the world's will is called [reality abnormality]."

"Can you give an example?" Yennifal was confused by a series of definitions as soon as he got up.

Zach waved his hand:

"For example, the process of the warlock summoning flames is [realistic manipulation], and in the absence of a spellcaster, a ball of flames that spontaneously occur, and appear out of thin air belongs to [realistic abnormality]."

"Does the evil spirits produced after death count as [Abnormality of reality]?" Yenavar asked with a frown, feeling as if she had returned to Eritusa's student days.

"A very good question, but it doesn't count. I'll explain this later."

"Then I've never seen [Abnormality of reality]."

"You should be grateful for this..."

"Then what is the origin of the world?"

"It's the will of this world itself." Zach pointed at his feet.

The sorcerer sneered: "So you are a druid."

The mage shook his head: "Will is just anthropomorphic statement. The will of the world is not an independent consciousness, it is a complex of all rules..."

"Warlocks can summon flames by chanting a spell, but even a syllable is wrong, it will lead to failure of casting. The law behind this is the embodiment of the will of the world."

Yennifar did not intend to continue delving into it: "So magic is [realistic manipulation]?"

The black-haired mage set his index finger: "No... [Reality manipulation] is divided into three types, [spell], [ritual] and [wishness]. What we often call [magic] is a type of [spell]. [magic] is..."

"Wait." The sorcerer breathed a sigh of relief. The black-haired young man finally got magic, but she still couldn't suppress her curiosity: "Before talking about magic, please tell me what is [Rite] and [Wishing]."

Zach smiled and said, "Through the spell model, the process of consuming magic power and communicating with the origin of the world from the process of performing [realistic manipulation] is [spell]. In contrast, [ritual] and [wishness] do not require the [realistic manipulation] of magic power, nor do the spell model need to be [realistic manipulation]."

"Is there something like that?"

"Nature. For example, every higher creature has emotions, and extremely strong emotions will also attract the attention of the world's will in some special circumstances, thus causing distortion of discovery. That is the phenomenon of [desire]..."

Zach said word by word: "And the emotions before people die are often particularly strong..."

Yennefa thought: "Therefore, the emergence of evil spirits belongs to [desire and wishes]."

"Yes, spontaneously generated evil spirits belong to [Wishing]. Of course, some [spells] can also directly create evil spirits, but then a spellcaster must be introduced."

The sorcerer nodded: "What about [Rite]?"

"The [ritual] sermon is much more complicated." After thinking for a moment, Zach slowly said: "If a person is almost bitten to death by a dog when he was a child, how will he react when he sees a dog in the future?"

"Fear? Escape? Shaking all over?" Yennifar replied casually.

"Have you seen the food you like?"

"The stomach screams, drools? But does this have anything to do with the current discussion?"

"Yes, this principle is also applicable to the will of the world. Major events and scenarios in history often leave "memory" in the origin of the world. Later generations use rituals to reproduce historical scenarios to gain attention from the origin of the world and lead to results similar to historical events. This process is [Rite]."

Yennaifa held his hands in front of his chest and looked at Zach with his head tilted. If [Spell] and [Wishing] were reasonable, but [Rite] had completely exceeded her understanding.

Does the world itself still have memories?

Doing the same thing repeatedly can get the same result?

She shook her head: "This doesn't make sense. The world is clearly full of variables and randomness. How can you get the same result by doing the same thing?"

"Only historical events that change the fate of the world can form a [ritual], and [ritual] will not always succeed. The closer the reproduced scene is to the historical scene, the closer the result of the ritual seeking is to the corresponding historical results, the higher the success rate of the ritual. In fact, many prophecies are based on rituals. Prophecies do not predict the future, but only describe ancient history."

The sorcerer fell into deep thought. Although it sounded like nothing wrong, he always felt that something was wrong.

"Wait!" Ye Naifah's eyes lit up: "If the cause is the same, the result will definitely be close. This is just a simple law of reality. How can it be considered [reality manipulation]?"

‘Smart.’ Zach thought to himself: ‘Although Yennifal has not undergone systematic scientific training, his logic is unexpectedly strong.’

"If [ritual] can only happen in reality, then you are right, this is just a law of reality. But the key to the ritual is the symbolic meaning it represents. In other words, reproducing the situation does not necessarily have to be in reality. The reproduction of the situation in language and consciousness will also have an effect, although the effect will be greatly reduced..."

"You mean if I imagine some historical scene in my mind, it will reappear in reality?" the sorcerer asked back.

"You are naturally not enough by yourself, but if you imagine it together with millions and millions of people, it may become a reality..."

"And because some historical scenes are too grand, it is impossible to completely reproduce in reality. But rituals can still be performed through the recitations and imagination of a large number of people...

"And I want to point out that [spell], [wishness] and [ritual] may not be mutually exclusive. Many [extraordinary phenomena] actually combine two or even three [realistic manipulations], such as [restoration rituals] in some worlds."

"Rite of Ascension?" Yennefa raised his eyebrows. As an atheist, she wanted to refute, but thinking that what she heard today was already incredible enough, she said, "Forget it, you can continue talking..."

"Finally, let's talk about [spell]. What we usually call [magic] is just one of many [spell] categories. In addition, there are also ancient and primitive [spell], [magic array] engraved on objects and even buildings, [witchcraft] that have long been eliminated, [source art] used by monsters, [blood magic] activated through sacrifice, as well as [divine art] used by gods and [holy word art] used by divine servants."

Yennefa rubbed the corners of his eyebrows, closed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair.

"The reason why there are so many categories of spells is that there are many forms of spell models..."

"The magic model is engraved on the real object and it is [Magic Formation]..."

"The engraved on the skeletal texture of the human body and monsters is [source technique]..."

"The monster or human organ with spell model is cast [witchcraft]..."

"Recite the spell model in the form of a spell, and the one that is cast is [spell]..."

"When you keep the spell model in your mind, what you cast is [magic]..."

"【Blood Magic】is closest to magic, the difference is that it requires sacrifice to compensate for the consumption of some of the magic power..."

"You talked for a long time..." Yennefa, who was lying on the back of the chair, opened his eyes: "What exactly is the spell model in your mouth? The magic of warlocks only requires spells."

"No intention to offend, you are not using [magic], just [spell]."

The sorcerer laughed in silence: "You said I can't use magic? I..."

Zach interrupted Yennefa directly: "Summon a ball of fire and see."

Yennafa stretched out his right hand happily and recited a spell. A ball of flames popped out on her palm.

The flame was the size of a fist, and Yenfa looked at Zach provocatively: "You think this is not magic?"

"Summon a ball of flame without spells."

“…”

"So, you raise the temperature of this flame." Zach continued.

"Flame is flame, is there any difference in temperature?"

Now it was Zach's turn to be speechless.

"If you refer to the destructive power of high flames, you need to use [Fire Explosion], which will make the house..." Before the sorcerer finished speaking, his attention was attracted by something in front of him.

It was a very small dark red flame, only the size of a fingernail, floating quietly in front of her.

Yennefa looked at Zach, and the other party sat on the chair from beginning to end, with his hands naturally on the armrest.

The black-haired mage curled his lips: "The real [magic] does not require spells or gestures..."

The flame gradually turned orange-red.

"And the effect of [magic] is continuous rather than discrete, and should be as you wish."

The flame gradually turned orange-white. Although it was still pitiful, Yennefa began to feel the heat it emitted.

And the change continues.

The flame quickly turned pure white.

The heat wave came to his face, and Yennefa unconsciously moved the chair back a little.

"If you continue, it will be a little dangerous." said the black-haired mage, "But I still want you to meet you."

The flame suddenly emitted a blue light.

The room suddenly became hot, and when Yennefa was about to open his mouth and shout, the flame suddenly disappeared.

The instantaneous change in brightness caused Yennefa to fall into a brief blindness. She rubbed her eyes and tried to disperse the bright spots on the retina.

She suddenly thought of something.
To be continued...