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Professor Kazel: "You should know that the audience seating and the dueling arena in the open-air arena are not on the same plane. Those spectators who come from all over the kingdom do not actually enter the academy. The same is true for Traveler's Street. The stone pier in the lakeside pavilion is one of the switching hubs."
Dark asked in surprise, "Then where exactly is the castle located?"
Professor Cazell: "On the axis of time and space."
Dark asked blankly, "Where is that?"
Professor Cazell: "It's a realm beyond our current knowledge. All we need to know is that the castle's construction dates back to ancient times, and all the history since its construction leaves its mark within the castle. As for the accuracy of the marks, that depends on the depth of the history."
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Professor Cazell said all he had to say, but it opened up a much larger space for imagination.
As Dak left the office, he finally understood what Professor Didi meant by "replicating history."
Four ages ago, the legendary alchemist Martin sacrificed 5764801 people to create a Tear of the Moon.
Professor Didi then cleverly used the castle's mechanism and the imaging of that historical period to infinitely reduce the scale of the sacrifice, ultimately achieving the same experimental results.
Although the amount of knowledge involved is something that ordinary people cannot reach in their entire lives.
But that's roughly the idea.
"So, the Temple of the Moon, the statue of the goddess, the murals from last night, and the Minotaur are all projections of history?"
Dark's mind was in turmoil; he had never before felt such a strong thirst for knowledge about anything.
So much so that he had to use "Netherworld God Technique" to empty his mind.
"Following the trajectory of history, we can glimpse the truth amidst uncertainty and confusion."
"No wonder this era is named after Saint Marian; this place is indeed a holy site in the world."
"Whether it's Merlin, Dalton, Dada Vinci... most of the great mages who laid the foundation for magic all came from St. Marian."
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After a quick lunch, Dak went to the library and spent a long time finding some books about time and space.
However, he recognized all the individual characters, but when put together, he was completely baffled.
This caused his brain temperature to cool down rapidly, returning to normal levels.
In the end, I borrowed a copy of "Merlin: The Greatest Magus in History".
This book will likely remain his go-to book for leisure for a long time to come.
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Five minutes less than two o'clock.
All the first-year students from the four colleges were already seated in the classroom.
This is not common for students who tend to procrastinate.
But since Principal Arte was personally teaching this class, it was perfectly normal.
The principal doesn't have much time.
Until a new professor of history of magic arrives, the first-year students will most likely be taking history of magic classes in the same classroom.
The students from the four colleges were divided into four groups, clearly separated.
Dak flipped through the textbook absentmindedly, but his mind was not on the upcoming class.
He didn't come to his senses until Principal Arte entered the classroom. Principal Arte was still calm and composed today, as if she had handled the matter of the Moon Goddess quite well.
Regardless, the history of magic course finally started as scheduled.
Unlike Professor Didi, Principal Arte did not simply read from the textbook. Instead, she used her own experiences to calmly recount the hardships and turmoil that occurred when the demon race still existed.
"Before the heroes, Valkyries, and many other outstanding figures who ended the era of the demons had grown up, Saint Marian, as the fortress that held humanity's last hope, was repeatedly coveted and invaded by the demons."
"Our professor made sacrifices no less than those of the heroes in protecting the next generation from the demons."
"But times of peace always make people forget the sacrifices of the past and the cruelty of war."
"People will not remember that it was not God who looked after us in the darkness."
"The history of magic is the history from magic to sorcerers, and also the history of heroes writing epics."
"Since I'm feeling inspired today, I'll tell you about the history of heroes, starting with the brave ones."
"The Hero—Bright God!"
No one can be uninterested in a hero who saves the world.
People can always find one they like among the many heroes.
Although Bratt is promoted as a typical hero, he is actually just one of many heroes.
However, today's topic remains the brave.
Viter, the son of a hero, was clearly excited, and the students looked at him much more kindly.
However, it was different from what the students expected.
Principal Art recounts the mischievous and troublesome student days of the brave Bright...
No one is born perfect.
→She probably wanted to instill this idea in the students.
However, the students didn't seem to quite grasp the point, and the classroom gradually filled with a pleasant atmosphere.
Witt lowered his head deeply.
Nevertheless, Bright still reveals his potential as a hero in the story.
Although Witt's face turned red, he still listened very attentively.
Principal Art would occasionally mention the Valkyrie who was in the same grade as the Hero, and that was when Dark listened most attentively.
According to Principal Arte.
I'm afraid no one expected this.
A little girl who loves knitting and cats will eventually become an indomitable spiritual leader on the battlefield.
Chapter 129 The Birth of Darkdemon's White Cat
The history of magic quietly came to an end with Principal Art's calm yet witty narration.
Even after the principal left, the young mages were still reluctant to leave.
The anecdotes from the heroes' student days are clearly more in line with their current state of mind and make it easier for them to empathize.
Although they had never actually met the hero, after this lesson, they all had a rather vivid image in their minds.
At the same time, the junior mages also discovered that they were walking the same path as the hero!
By depicting history and stepping into history, we find ourselves becoming history ourselves.
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The person who felt this most deeply was naturally Witt Gold.
He was lost in his feelings and lingered in the classroom for a long time.
Dark left quickly after class.
Principal Art will continue to tell the story of the heroes' growth in St. Marian in the upcoming magical history.
He was very interested in this and looked forward to the day when the Valkyrie would become the protagonist of the story.
But before that, he had his own things to do.
This afternoon will be the time when the flower of arrogance bears fruit!
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At this time of day, he would usually head straight to the library, but there are always exceptions.
Entering the tower, returning to the dormitory, I pushed open the door and went inside.
Dak bent down and scooped up the cat grass that came to greet him; a small flowerpot was hanging from its tail like a bow.
The flowerpot is specially made, with no opening except for the part that connects to the tail.
The flowerpot also has a special filtration system.
This allows the cat grass to grow normally without the soil and water leaking out.
Dak gently scratched Catnip's chin and neck until it meowed contentedly. Only then did he pick it up and place it on a chair, prepare the equipment, and begin the experiment!
Today's experiment is very important; it can be said to be the test of the results of more than half a month of hard work.
At the same time, an additional idea came to his mind. If the cat grass experiment succeeded, it would very likely form a complete system!
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Before the experiment.
Dark first used the magic dropper to extract a drop of "arrogance" from the brain.
With the aid of "Netherworld Art", this drop of "Arrogance" still has a value of 1.5 points.
Adding the remaining 0.5 from yesterday, that makes a full two points of "arrogance"!
According to his speculation, these two points of "arrogance" would be sufficient in any case.
Next, he used the magic dropper again to draw half of the amount from the mind bottle, which was a little "arrogance", and injected it into the insect branch.
The insect branch increasingly felt like a baby bottle to it, while the cat grass was like a hungry baby, clinging to the head of the insect branch and sucking desperately.
This time, Dak didn't look at its expression, but stared intently at the arrogant flower on the cat grass's head.
As the energy of "pride" was channeled into this fully bloomed flower of pride, it began to grow at an extremely rapid pace.
There is no "pollination" process.
The flower of arrogance conceived secretly.
The ovary in the lower half of the flower gradually swells, and the ovules grow from birth to maturity.
The vibrant petals withered and shrank at a visible speed.
It's quite obvious.
This is the ovule absorbing energy.
When the arrogant flower withered and died, a fruit the size of a longan actually appeared on the top of the cat grass!
Dak put on gloves and carefully touched the fruit.
The fruit has a somewhat rough surface and is bright red overall. But upon closer inspection, you'll find a faint hint of dark gold beneath the red base.
On one of the faces, the naturally formed emblem of arrogance is exceptionally conspicuous.
He only touched it slightly, and the fruit fell off the stem, clearly ripe enough.
After that, only a thin stem resembling a cowlick remained on the top of the cat grass.
Dak wasn't cruel enough to cut off the thin stem as well.
He picked up the fruit and quickly went to the lab table.
First, place a glass trough on the table, then put the fruit in it, take out a thin and long knife, and carefully cut the fruit open.
Immediately, some white fruit juice flowed out.
The inside of the fruit is a semi-liquid, viscous substance, and when cut open, it emits a faint, luminous aroma.
Darke was slightly disappointed that he did not find any organs resembling "seeds".
Without seeds, there is no possibility of planting.
It can only be cultivated by feeding cat grass.
Cultivating such a fruit requires approximately seven points of "arrogance".
Seven points of "Arrogance" are close to the amount needed to create "Arrogance III".
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After recording the data collected up to this point in the form of pictures and text.