MTL - Studying Science in the Alternate World-Chapter 231 He came from the shadows

  Chapter 231 He came from the light and shadow

  Whale Song Mirror Lake, the largest spiritual spring among the Seven Towers Federation and even the entire Manghuang Continent's eighteen human kingdoms.

  This huge lake is named after the whale song because there are really whales living in its lake water.

  Compared to the sea, Jinggejing Lake is too small.

  The reason why whales can survive here is because there is a top-level spiritual spring under this lake. The rich spirituality nourishes the lake above, allowing the small lake to maintain the top ecological circle.

   "Two thousand years ago, the senior arcane masters pioneered here, and were soon attracted by this lake, thinking that the arcane will prosper from here and move the federal capital here. Two thousand years have passed, and the seven-tower federation has really flourished, and there are already twelve domains."

  Siscoli gave a brief introduction.

  The system of the Seven Towers Federation is a bit similar to that of Millikin. All fields, regions, and even market towns have a high degree of autonomy, but the overall rights are all contained in the holy city of Austria.

after all.

  The seven highest towers of the Seven Towers Federation all stand in this lake city.

  One of the tallest towers is located in the center of the city, soaring into the sky, at least three thousand meters high as seen by the naked eye.

  Thin as a sharp spear, piercing the sky.

   "That is the Tower of Offa. All human beings' cognition of spiritual mystery is gathered and sealed in this supreme tower. Everything can be found here. It includes all the knowledge of the Austrian civilization!"

  Siscoli pointed to the high tower piercing the clouds in the far-end Arcane Holy City, and said happily: "There is an arcane master who lives on this tower all his life and has never come down once. Its knowledge can never be exhausted in a lifetime."

   "Tsk tsk." Duke was shocked.

   But after all, he watched too many sci-fi movies in his previous life, and this extremely magnificent holy city did not exceed his imagination.

   Just asked: "Will my awarding ceremony be held in Offa Tower?"

   "How is it possible!" Siscili couldn't help but refute, "The title of sage is not eligible to be canonized in Offata, only the chief sage of Offata can accept the canonization here."

  However, he quickly added: "In addition, the ceremony for being selected into the Hall of Valor is also held here. Of course...most of the selected are ancestors who have passed away for many years. They have made indelible contributions to the spiritual mystery and the Seven Towers Federation."

   "Well, I see." Duke nodded.

  I thought to myself, I don’t know when I will be qualified to become the chief sage of Offa Tower—this is basically the "academician" of the Seven Towers Federation version.

   As for being selected into the Hall of Valor, it is probably similar to the level of being eligible for Man Mo Temple.

  The battleship Canglan did not sail into Whale Song Mirror Lake, but landed at the flight station of a lakeside city on the southwest side of Whale Song Mirror Lake.

   "Blue Whale Bay City." Duke saw the name of this lakeside city on the sign of the flight station.

   There are eighteen long white jade bridges outside the holy city of Aofa.

  It symbolizes the eighteen countries that human civilization has established. At the end of each long white jade bridge, there is a similar lakeside city.

  After disembarking from the battleship, the staff of the flight station will come to greet and register the purpose of the Canglan battleship.

   Knowing that they were escorting the just-canonized erudite sage Duke to attend the conferment ceremony, the staff responded immediately: "The directors of the Erudition Tower have sent an official letter and received the news of Lord Duke's arrival. Please wait a moment, and a special car will be sent to greet him soon."

   "Then let's wait here." Siscoli said.

  The flight station immediately sent a message from Swift.

   Here in Whale Song Mirror Lake, there lives a special 0-ring spirit beast-Flying Arrow Swift, which is extremely fast and has a super good memory.

  Therefore, some animal taming scholars domesticated the flying arrow swift to deliver letters around Jingjing Lake instead of the postman owl. Basically, it takes a few minutes to fly from the coastal city to the holy city of Offa, rain or shine, and deliver the letter to the destination accurately.

   So there was no long wait at the flight station.

   Then a group of large shuttles drove into the flight station and stopped in front of Duke and Siskoli.

   "Which one is the Duke polymath, and which one is the chief director of Siscili?" An arcane mage wearing an arcane robe came down from the convoy.

  Siscoli took a step forward: "I am Siscoli, and the person next to me is Duke."

   "I have met the chief director of Siskoli. I am the welcome envoy of the Tower of Learning, Gerio White Dolphin." Arcanist said enthusiastically, then looked at Duke again, his eyes brightened, "I have met the sage Duke, you are the same as the description in the information, no, younger than the description."

   "Hello, Your Excellency Gerio White Dolphin." Duke greeted reservedly.

   Today is different from the past. After being awarded the title of Erudite Sage, his status is already on an equal footing with the Great Austrian Master, and he needs to respect his identity.

  After the courtesy is over.

  Gerio Baiji bowed slightly to invite: "You two, please come with me. The directors of our Learning Tower are ready to welcome you in the tower."

   A group of people sat in the convoy of the Erudite Tower, quickly left the flight station, and flew along the long white jade bridge to the Holy City of Alfa.

  The long white jade bridge is close to the lake.

   Looking around, the sky is reflected like a mirror, and the water and the sky are the same color.

  Suddenly.

  Another huge whale jumped out of the water, and after making a whining sound, it slammed into the lake water heavily, stirring up the calm lake surface to sparkle.

  Gerio said with a smile: "Today's big whale is a little more restless than usual. Maybe it's because you know that Your Excellency Duke is here, and congratulate you for being promoted to a erudite sage. Your invention has greatly promoted the development of spiritual mysteries. The overlord of Whale Song Mirror Lake is also here to cheer for you."

   "What kind of whales are these?" asked Duke.

   "It's the 7-ring spirit beast - the Jinghu singing whale, the only whale that lives in land lakes." Gerio explained with a smile, "They have been tamed and are sheltering each other with the Holy City of Arcadia. There is also a king and a queen in the whale group, and two sub-dragons - Jinghu Whale Dragon."

   "It's really beautiful." Duke praised.

   Enjoyed a whale song, the shuttle fleet also drove into the Holy City of Alfa, and the city skyline has turned into a forest of tall towers.

  Looking up, I can only see the clouds, but not the top of the tower.

  The streets are well-ordered, shuttles and cars come and go freely, and there are large knight guards on horseback, patrolling along the designated roads.

  The base of the Holy City of Offa is suspended on the water surface, and there are downward scenic openings in many places, where you can see the water surface of Whale Song Mirror Lake. When many pedestrians pass by the scenic spot, they will also throw food into it, and fish will jump out of the water to **** it.

  On both sides of the street, old trees dance.

   I don't know how much soil the foundation of the holy city of Austrian law can carry, which is enough for these ancient trees to take root.

   Flocks of birds perched in the shade of trees, wild cats and dogs turned a blind eye to pedestrians on the street, and all kinds of strange little animals chased each other.

  Everywhere embodies the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.

  It is not the sanitation workers who clean the streets, but all kinds of puppets. Some puppets are responsible for sweeping the floor, some pruning branches, some sprinkling water, some puppets are responsible for collecting garbage from scenic spots, and so on.

  The shops are full of beautiful things, and the customers are either rich or expensive.

  Passing by on a shuttle, Duke felt like he had stepped into an international metropolis, where the neon lights were flashing and it showed the future of science fiction.

  The concentration of spiritual particles in the city, through the window of the shuttle, can feel the kind of drunkenness hitting the face, which is extremely rich. Compared with the Union Tower of Shenjiao City, the spiritual aura combed by the tree king of the 3rd ring - the mysterious vine is more intense.

  The flying shuttle carried the crowd, galloped across the street like a horse watching flowers, and came to a towering tower in a short while.

  Take the special car passage and stop in front of the gate of this supreme tower.

   There was already a group of arcane mages wearing arcane robes waiting in front of the gate. After Duke and his party got off the car, they immediately went up to greet them.

  The reporters waiting around raised the equipment that looked like a camera, and shot wildly at Duke and others, very elegant like a press conference on earth.

   "Welcome Duke, the erudite sage, and the chief director of Siskoli, to the Erudite Tower of the Holy City of Arcana." The leader is a bald middle-aged man, and the arcane robe he wears is mainly decorated with blue.

   But behind him, there was a group of arcane mages, all wearing arcane robes with purple decorations, obviously all great arcan mages.

  Gelio Bailung immediately introduced Duke: "This is the assistant to the chief director, assistant to Louis."

  Duke responded with a smile.

  Geriot introduced the next few great arcane masters, three of whom are directors, and the others are also serving as supervisors in the Tower of Learning.

  As for the chief director, he happened to be out today.

  The directors and executives showed up, and after the courtesy, they returned to their posts, leaving only one director of the 6th ring level, Lamberton, with Luis assistant and Gerio welcome envoy, responsible for receiving Duke and Siscoli and his party.

  Visit the Erudite Tower first, and then entertain the luncheon.

  Wait until the afternoon, the chief director of the Boxue Tower and also a member of the Supreme Committee, Ma Delong Rhodiola, the instructor of the 7-ring Morning Star Arcana, arrived late.

   "You are here." Ma Delong has a serious face and a rigid tone, "Duke was awarded the title of erudite sage by unanimously recommended by the Supreme Council. The awarding ceremony should not be taken lightly. In addition, Lord Thursas said that the ceremony should be innovative. Lambertton, you will take full responsibility."

   "Yes, Chief Director." Director Lamberton nodded.

   "Then the time will be set in three days, and three days will be reserved for you to prepare." Madron quickly set the time, "Duke, Siscoli, please cooperate these few days, and strive to successfully hold the awarding ceremony as soon as possible."

"yes."

"OK."

  After Duke and Siscoli agreed, Madron said to Duke again: "Your attainment and talent in natural history are recognized by the entire Supreme Committee. Chairman Thursas, I hope you can study in the Holy City Erudite Tower for a few years."

   "Advanced studies?" Duke didn't immediately agree.

  The water in the Holy City of Offa is much deeper than that in Whale Song Mirror Lake, and he doesn't want to set foot in it so early, because he will easily drown.

  Ma Delong didn't know what Duke was thinking, and he didn't seem to care what Duke thought. He said to himself, "When you finish your training, the Supreme Council will add a member to you. You can serve in the Tower of Learning, or you can only serve as a member. Academic freedom."

   "Thank you and Chairman Thursas for your kindness, I need to think about it." Duke responded.

"Can."

   Didn't talk much.

  As an arcane instructor, Ma Delong has a lot of things to do every day, and he will not put all his energy on newly promoted erudite sages like Duke.

  After he left, Director Lamberton and others talked with Duke and Siskoli about how to hold the awarding ceremony.

  Assistant Louis said first: "Conferring sages is a major event. The seven towers have the authority to confer sages in different fields, and the conferring ceremonies are also different. In our erudite tower, it is usually combined with the achievements of sages."

   "Combined with achievement?" Duke asked.

   "Yes, for example, Duke Sage, you invented strong light technology and film and television technology, so the awarding ceremony can be held around these two technologies."

  After Louis finished speaking, Director Lamberton continued: "So my plan is to combine the awarding ceremony with film and television technology. It must not only reflect your invention, but also have new ideas...Everyone brainstorms, Duke, you can also come up with ideas."

   Not only that, Director Lamberton also called several young arcanists in the tower to participate in the discussion.

   Eventually Duke came up with an idea himself.

  "Film and television technology is to shoot images from the past and then play them in the present, so why can't it be combined with it to create a novel debut ceremony?"

   "Oh, what do you think?"

  “I thought it would be possible to use the camera first, shoot different scenes, and then combine these scenes into a slide card roll. Then, while the video is playing, I, as the protagonist of the investiture ceremony, slowly walk out of these scenes.”

  The more Duke said, the better he felt: "At that time, a fantasy scene that is both true and false can be created, so that everyone can see the effects of film and television technology."

   "Well, that's a good idea!" Lamberton agreed.

   So this program was selected.

  During the next three days, Duke didn’t have time to visit the Holy City of Alfa, and spent all his time rehearsing the title ceremony.

  In order to record his awarding ceremony in the annals of history, he even used the means of filming.

   Fortunately, the knowledgeable Supreme Tower has a strong mobilization ability, so it is possible to photograph his ideas one by one in such a hurry.

  …

  Three days passed in a flash.

  April 22nd is an ordinary day, but it is also a special day. Today, the Erudite Tower will hold an award ceremony for Duke.

  Although there are not a few arcane mages with the title of sage in the holy city of arcane magic, every sage has made outstanding contributions to spiritual arcane magic, so the awarding ceremony must be treated solemnly, even if the arcane teacher will attend the awarding ceremony.

  For example, Duke's award ceremony this time.

   It has been confirmed that all the erudite sages who settled in the Holy City of Alfa and the surrounding city of Eighteen Lakes will attend.

  Among them are four arcane instructors.

  In the entire Seven Towers Federation, the number of arcane instructors does not exceed fifty.

  Excluding the arcane instructors guarding the twelve domains and those who are exploring outside, there are only 21 arcane instructors who have settled in the holy city of arcana. Four of them have the title of erudite sage, and even one of them has been selected as the chief sage of Offata.

  The chief sage of Offata, regardless of field, belongs to the great arcanists who have reached the pinnacle in their respective fields of study.

  It is also the pillar of the entire Seven Towers Federation.

   "The adults are already seated!" Assistant Louis hurried to the backstage of the awarding ceremony, "It will start in ten minutes!"

  Director Lambertton nodded indifferently: "Don't be impatient, everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared, and the playback equipment is also prepared for backup, so there will be no mistakes."

   Then he looked at Duke who was resting with his eyes closed: "It seems that the protagonist is not nervous now, and even a little sleepy. Assistant Louis, you go and tell the chief director that there will be no omissions. Just let him preside over the awarding ceremony normally."

   "Okay." Louis left in a hurry.

  Duke raised his eyelids: "Master Director, as long as there is no problem with the equipment, there will be no problems on my side."

   Xiaoyi will assist him to complete the whole process on the vindictive holographic screen.

   so no mistakes will be made.

  Lambolton nodded: "Yes."

  The filming and rehearsals of the past few days have also proved that Duke really can’t make mistakes, and the basic process can be done 100% after listening to it once.

at the same time.

  The auditorium above the clouds has no windows, only columns, and white clouds can directly blow into this auditorium that can accommodate thousands of people.

  Looking out, you can see the spiers of the other five highest towers on the clouds, as well as an arcane highest tower that cannot be seen from the top.

  The auditorium has been filled with thousands of people.

  In addition to the arcane instructors and great arcanists in the rostrum area, there are ordinary arcanists and ordinary citizens in other positions.

   Of course, a large number of reporters is indispensable.

  If it was just a simple conferment ceremony of erudite sages, it would not be able to attract so many people to attend. After all, there are two or three hundred sages in the Holy City of Arcana, which is not worth being rare.

  But if this newly promoted erudite sage has the three records of being the youngest 2-ring arcane mage, the fastest promoted 2-ring arcane mage, and the youngest erudite sage, it is extremely rare, and everyone wants to take a look.

  Ma Delong Rhodiola, chief director of the Tower of Knowledge, walked onto the stage.

  There is no smile on the serious face, and the tone is also flat: "Welcome to the Tower of Erudition, the awarding ceremony held for Duke, the inventor of film and television technology and glare technology, to award the title of Erudite Sage."

   "In the past two years, Shenjiao City, a place on the border of the Wind Breath Domain, has cultivated a young arcanist Duke."

   "Spirituality loves the world, and Austrian law is close to the wise."

   "Duke, with his extraordinary wisdom, saw strong light technology from the luminous structure of the spiritual wind lamp, and invented film and television technology from the light and shadow images of the slide card. These two inventions of natural history will bring about earth-shaking changes to the development of the Seven Towers Federation and even the entire human civilization."

   "Therefore."

   "After the unanimous recommendation of the Supreme Audit Committee of the Tower of Knowledge, and the ruling of the Supreme Tower of Austrian Law, Duke was officially canonized as a erudite sage."

  The voice fell to the ground.

  Thunderous applause erupted from the auditorium.

   Waiting for the applause to subside, Madron continued to calmly say: "In this erudite sage conferring ceremony, Chairman Thursas of the Supreme Audit Committee was invited to crown Duke with the title of erudite sage. Chairman Thursas was invited to speak on stage."

  Ma Delong stepped aside, and an old man with white beard and hair came up on the rostrum. After standing still, he faced the audience.

   "This year's Storm Calendar is 4415." Thursas said loudly, "It has been five thousand years since humans landed on the Manghuang Continent. The Storm Empire in the ancestral land was established, and the Storm Calendar is beginning. Then in Storm Calendar 1127, the Seven Towers Federation was established."

   "Do the math, it has a history of 3288 years."

   "In the past 3,288 years, countless ancestors of arcane masters have promoted the development of spiritual arcane magic one after another, and have achieved today's brilliant achievements."

  Paused, Thursas said loudly: "So today I am very honored to award the title of Erudite Sage to an outstanding newcomer in the field of spiritual arcane magic. Duke, a young 2-ring arcane mage, a record-breaking learned sage, please come on stage."

   After Celsas finished speaking, amid applause, he retreated to the position with Madron.

next moment.

   Between the pillars around the entire auditorium, curtains hang down one after another to block the sunlight outside and plunge the auditorium into darkness.

  The audience in the audience couldn't help but whispered and whispered.

   But soon.

  A light lit up from the awarding platform, like a portal suddenly lit up in the darkness, and the portal gradually expanded until it illuminated the entire auditorium.

  Everyone should either close their eyes or raise their hands to block the glare.

  By the time they opened their eyes again, the light had dissipated, and with a loud cry, the scene on the awarding stage changed into a simple house.

   A young couple who couldn't see the front, rocking a crying baby in their arms, humming an unknown local song.

  Snowflakes are falling outside the window, and singing is soft in the room.

   "Little snowflake, little snowflake, accompany me to dreamland at night; small and white, icy and cool, swaying happily towards me. Crystal-like snowflake, may you fly and grow freely forever. Little snowflake, little snowflake, wish me well forever."

   Listening to the mother's singing, the baby stopped crying, and a happy smile appeared on the little face with tears hanging down.

   Then slowly fell asleep.

  Papa lightly pulled out the spirit card that dimmed the lighting.

  The lights in the room were turned on, and the entire auditorium was once again plunged into darkness. After a long time, only a gleam of light came on.

  It seemed to be a dark night, a little child curled up in the corner with his hands on his knees.

  The camera zooms out, and the sign of the Sheshou Town Welfare Institute seems to be integrated with the night, except for a dim yellow light in the distance, emitting this insignificant ray of light.

  The night did not last long, and was replaced by the light of dawn.

  Scene switching.

  Blue coat, brown slacks, and a pair of black leather shoes, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man walked out of an orphanage with a tool bag on his shoulders.

   Facing the rising sun that has not yet risen, I went to work in a shop with a "Little Sam Shuka Shop" hanging on it, cleaned, wiped instruments, prepared card materials, and was busy until the sun went down. Then I rubbed my arms, put on my tool bag and left the shop.

  Back to my residence, it is no longer an orphanage, but a small and closed bungalow.

   Skillfully cook the rice and steam a section of sausage.

  The young man came to the partition of the room, busy on a simple work table, studying a spiritual wind lamp.

  The scene changed very quickly. With sausages and rice, the boy finally researched a portable lamp.

  He turned on the button of the portable light and radiated light to the outside. The next moment, the irradiated light shone on the auditorium of the auditorium.

   Then the brightness of the light suddenly increased.

  There is only light on the awarding stage, and no background can be seen. After a while, the light is no longer aimed at the auditorium, and the scene has completely changed.

   Those are newspapers with bright lights.

  The bright light on the newspaper seemed to be real, very bright, and the text beside it was also highlighted: "Duke, son of the sun, turn night into day!"

   "Dispelling the darkness of the world and illuminating the corners of the world, Duke was awarded the title of polymath."

   "Duke, Messenger of Light!"

   "Duke, the inventor of strong light technology, is affectionately called the Giant of Light by the citizens."

   "The seven towers of the federal erudition tower will promote the strong light technology, and the reputation of Duke, the son of the sun, will spread throughout the twelve realms."

  These are real published newspapers, stacked one by one, only the image on the newspaper is always a bright and strong light.

  Suddenly.

  The newspaper faded, and a hand reached out to turn the lamp.

  The camera slowly opened up, and it was the young man just now, who was replacing the strong lighting for the Sheshou Town Welfare Institute. Many children surrounded him, cheering happily.

  At the same time, a sound came from the side: "The orphanage is as bright as day, and the children are cheering. I think, in the future, the night in the orphanage will never be so dark and scary again."

  The phantom on the awarding stage has been played here, and all the audience in the audience have already understood the meaning of these constantly changing scenes.

   "This is the history of Duke Sage's growth!" An ordinary audience sighed softly.

  Some emotional women have already wiped away their tears: "It was not easy for Sage Duke when he was a child. The life in the orphanage absolutely frightened him."

  "The genius arcanist who came out of adversity, it was because he wanted to change his bad life that he had an invention that changed the world!"

   "It's an interesting ceremony, isn't it."

   "This is the opening stage directly using film and television technology. I have already felt the charm of film and television technology. This awarding ceremony is so interesting!"

  Not only ordinary audiences were shocked by this unique appearance ceremony.

  Even the arcane instructors and great arcane mages sitting on the rostrum couldn't help approaching each other and whispering in their ears.

"Interesting."

   "But what's more interesting is that Duke actually played, didn't he."

   "Yes." An arcane teacher squinted his eyes with a smile on his face, "He has already walked out of the light and shadow."

   Looking for tickets~

  

  

  (end of this chapter)