Wizard From Afar

"Do you want to enter the void?"

Isaac, who was sitting across from Loren in the empty library of the North Tower, gave him an unexpected glance, even Did not notice that the book in his hand was dropped.

"What's the matter?" While talking to Isaac, Loren snapped his fingers. Hovering Spell bounced the book that was about to fall to the ground, and fell firmly into his hands before handing it back. .

"I’m just a little surprised... Of course, why should I be surprised? What you choose is spell studies, which is different from those alchemy fools. You are just as interested in the void as our mysticism wizard. The sensitivity of perception and the intensity of spiritual palace, it is normal to have this kind of thought!"

"Then since you already have a goal, why bother to come to me?"

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"Uh, because..."

"Wait, wait! Don't tell me, let me guess~." Isaac interrupted him suddenly, stared wide with excitement. -eyed, the corners of your mouth are almost reaching the roots of your ears: "You are trying to do this for the first time, and you don't have any experience in this area, so you need someone who is very knowledgeable to give you a little hint. "

" And by coincidence, as your friend, I am the most knowledgeable of the people you know, and I am proficient in mysticism-you see, both conditions are met at once, I Guessed right, right? Tell me I guessed right!"

"...You guessed it right." Loren smiled awkwardly, saying this as if he threw a bone to a Shiba Inu talk.

"I knew it!" The triumphant Isaac almost lifted his chin: "Sure enough, you know me better, unlike some alchemy fool, who has a bit of foresight. No."

Well, at least I learned how to get along with Isaac, and Loren comforted himself like that. The principle is similar to teasing a puppy, relaxing and cozy. Unlike a little wizard, the intuition of peripheral nerves is terrifying, and it's getting harder and harder to fool around.

Hey...Why are you so similar to Isaac in this matter? !

"Well, there is a lot of nonsense in the book about how to touch the void." Isaac, who has not noticed the change in his expression, has already started his own performance: "But we are not here to do it today. Nerd, so I will try my best to make you understandable and understandable."

"I would like to."

"In order to make it easier for us Some, why don't you tell me what your hometown dialect says? Well, is your Pantardos black-headed?"

"..."

" It seems that I have said something wrong again." Isaac shrugged and asked tentatively: "Should we continue?"

"...Okay."

"I think you must have heard the phrase'Void exists because it does not exist', but it is very difficult to understand, and it is completely a fallacy."

"But in fact, this sentence Words are actually a suggestion, a very subtle suggestion-the simplest, you can't use any common sense, your perception of this world to touch the void, that is a very wrong approach, and it will only make you go further on the road of truth. The farther you go."

"You cannot rely on your experience, because there is no time in the void, so there is no in the past and the future; you cannot rely on your senses, because the void also does not exist Space, so you are impossible to feel anything. All the pain or joy in the void, cold or hot, are just your subconscious imagination."

"The only thing you can trust is your sanity, because There are too many existences beyond common sense in the void. Many wizards will see incomprehensible things in the exploration and drive themselves crazy, or fall into the living dead completely because of the temptation of desire. Not an exception."

"I don't quite understand." Loren frowned: "If it's just subconscious, how can I fall into desire?"

" Just because everything is illusory, the stimulation it brings is beyond your imagination. Just like a dream, but more terrifying than a dream. Some people can vaguely understand that they are dreaming even in their dreams, but If they are really immersed in the void... they will think they have entered the heaven of the Holy Cross."

Speaking of which, even Isaac began to become serious: "So if you really To enter the void, staying sane is the only thing you have to do, and everything else is not important-even death, it will only make your consciousness fall into a brief coma; but if you are completely mad, then again I can't come back!"

Loren nodded, I can understand what Isaac said: "Then how should I enter the void, from spiritual palace?"

" usually, Meditation is the only and safer method, but after my discovery, this method is inefficient. "Isaac said proudly: "In short, skip the steps of meditation, throw yourself directly into deeper dreams, and strengthen your spirit strength by completely defying common sense." "

"Because it is a dreamland, the "empty" you enter may be a scene you are familiar with, or it may be the world you have imagined. It is completely different from person to person. "Isaac suddenly laughed: "I often enter the Academy's library, but every book is different from what I remember. "

"If it is a dream, there must be some way to wake up. "Loren said tentatively, "Or some kind of opportunity will make you realize that you are dreaming. "

"Exactly! You react much faster than some alchemy fool! "Isaac nodded excitedly: "Indeed, this is also the wonderful part of my approach. You will have an opportunity to leave the void instead of being trapped in it. "

"For example, every time I enter the library, the door is locked, and what I am looking for is the key hidden in a certain book, like a game Similarly, I can leave the library only if I find the key-although from the bottom of my heart, I don't want to leave at all. "

"But this is the terrifying part of the void. If you can't resist the temptation, then you will be swallowed by the void. "Isaac slowly closed the book: "So my suggestion is, for the first time, you'd better anticipate a situation that is not very tempting to you, so that you can get out of it more easily, instead of being completely ensnared by it. absorb. "

After finishing speaking, Isaac stood up and patted Loren’s shoulders and left the library through the door behind him.

Conceiving a situation that is not very attractive? This way of speaking of which still It's so easy, Loren couldn't help being laughed. Even if you are now, it is still impossible to completely control your subconscious.

But Isaac's words give Loren a little hint...what kind of situation Is it the last thing I want to face?

There is no choice, no retreat, and no room for a slow turn. I can only brace oneself and go forward. This is probably the situation, right?

I am too obsessed with things that are stable and sure, so every time I encounter that kind of helplessness, I will become a little out of control, even eager to take risks and gambling, even if the cost is my own life.

Perhaps in my subconscious, I am actually very obsessed with this feeling...It’s no surprise that the nature of human beings is still an animal, and the animal nature is still hidden in the body. The desire to fight will never be due to well-dressed Fading, just being restrained by my own reason.

Maybe this is what Isaac really wants to express? Not from meditation, but from entering the void through dreams. In fact, it is to visualize one's subconscious desires. ——Just as Isaac is always eager for new knowledge, so the dreamland he enters is the library, and opening the door of the library is to get rid of his inner desire.

Compare Isaac’s usual actions, This is definitely not as easy as speaking of which for him.

"So...what is the desire in my heart? "Just when I said this, Loren couldn't help but laughed at himself and shook the head helplessly.

I knew it very well, didn’t he?