Chapter 4 The opening of the inn
The old master looked slightly and stared at Cheng Yun.
Cheng Yun also stared at the old master.
The principle of this wonderful method is undoubtedly something he cannot imagine, but it doesn't matter, he just needs to know how to use it.
"I don't mind teaching you the theory of casting, but I must also admit that I really haven't seen any magical talent in you at the moment." The old mage said lightly, "It doesn't matter. You can use your long life to make up for this defect, or find ways to change yourself in your long life. But one thing is fatal-"
"The most basic and most important thing about becoming a mage is that I have not seen a strong desire for knowledge in you at this time."
"Maybe, you are too old." The old wizard paused the ground with his staff. "Every newborn baby is curious about this world. He will always be excited to explore everything in this world. Unfortunately, if no one retains his desire for knowledge, after tens of thousands of questions being perfunctory, he will become a person who takes this world for granted. He will be accustomed to the rules and appearance of this world, and will not ask what it is, nor will he pursue why it is like this."
"He returns to ordinary things, he falls into trivialities. If he doesn't come out, he will never be able to become an excellent spellcaster again." The old wizard kept staring at him and said.
"..." Cheng Yun did not answer.
It seemed that he was inexplicably hit by a time and space node, and then he was confused about running for the two goals of "peace of the earth" and "guests from different time and space will not be starved to death". But now the old monk told him in a few words that these still cannot change the nature of his salted fish, and at most it only turns him into a relatively special salted fish.
If what the old wizard said was true, he would have a very long life span. For a salted fish, it seems that it only increases the difficulty of eating and waiting to die.
"What's going on?" Cheng Yun asked.
"Maybe magic is not necessarily suitable for you." said the old master, "Anyway, your lifespan will be long. You can choose slowly and choose another path."
"A weak question, with my talent, how long will it take to learn to be as freely versatile as you in magic?"
"Hmm?" The old master looked at him carefully, "It's about ten thousand years, but the facts may be shorter. I can't confirm when you will come into contact with something that can change your own conditions."
"How long have you used it?"
"Me? When I was learning magic, I didn't have this spell in the world, so it was not referenceable." The old mage shook his head and smiled honey, "But take a mage in our world who can pass the mage exam to calculate it. Learn from scratch and you can use this spell for about five or six years."
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Cheng Yun was deeply hit.
"By the way!" Cheng Yun suddenly remembered something and stared at the old Dharma Master with eager eyes, "Master Dharma Master, since your world is a magical civilization... is there any magic that brings people back to life?"
"Resurrection from the dead?" The Master looked at him and narrowed his eyes, "No wonder you have such a low temperament. Some relatives have passed away recently?"
"Yes, my parents just died unexpectedly."
"I'm sorry." The old master bowed his head and continued, "We have a lot of medical technology to save a person who died unexpectedly, provided that the body damage is not serious. Although the necessary medical equipment is lacking now, I am still happy to try it. I don't know your parents..."
Cheng Yun's face suddenly became ugly: "But what if it has been cremated?"
"Then there is nothing we can do." The old master said lightly.
"Aren't you... a mysterious civilization? Is there no other way?" Cheng Yun still didn't give up.
"The necross spells for ordinary humans have fatal flaws, and their use is strictly prohibited by international law." The old wizard seemed to see his thoughts and said bluntly, "And the rules of the world are different. In your world, the soul may dissipate faster than the body rots, so unfortunately, the knowledge and abilities I have mastered are not enough to help you."
Cheng Yun was greatly disappointed, but fortunately, he had gradually accepted this fact these days.
"Then is there any other way?"
"I cannot give you a definite answer to this. There are infinite possibilities in the world. People can only control limited knowledge after spending their entire lives." The old monk said calmly, "The body is the carrier of life, and the soul is the backup of the body. They together record a life. We also thought that they cannot be copied and replaced, but the rapid development of the times later proved that our previous technology was not enough. Now we have proved that the body can re-grow the soul and reshape the body according to the soul, but no one knows whether the world still records every life that we have passed through in another way that we do not know."
Cheng Yun didn't understand it, but he understood the general meaning.
The old master looked at him, smiled, and without saying much, he looked at the hotel's storefront.
"From the decoration of this house, it seems to be a hotel?" he changed the subject.
"Yes, my parents opened a hotel before their death."
"Yes." The old master nodded, "This is just right."
"Forehead……"
"I want to go out and get to know your world. Do you think it's OK?" The old monk looked at him inquiry.
"I can't stop you." Cheng Yun had no choice but to spread his hands.
"But you should learn to stop me." Old Master became serious, as if he was playing the role of a mentor. "In the future, many people who crossed the border are not simple characters. If you can't learn to control them, they will cause trouble."
"Okay!" Cheng Yun nodded seriously, "Then I prohibit you from leaving here as the webmaster of the time and space transfer station."
The old monk stood there and looked at him helplessly.
"Okay, you can change your clothes first and then go out." Cheng Yun said, "The clothes on you are really strange, and... they look like beggars."
"Do you have so many clothes here?"
"No." Cheng Yun was stunned, "I have it at home, I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
"Then I'll go upstairs first, okay?"
"Please give your own advice."
"good."
The old monk turned around and walked upstairs.
Cheng Yun sat at the counter, looking at the time that it was already past eleven o'clock, so he opened QQ and sent a message to Cheng Yan, telling her that he would not go back tonight.
Only then did he remember that the roof was locked.
But this shouldn't be a problem for that old wizard?
"Come from other worlds, what a great skill!" Cheng Yun is still amazed.
This was beyond his understanding, but he accepted his own experience very quickly.
The roof.
The old master easily opened the plum blossom lock that locked the iron gate on the rooftop, without any psychological burden, and then stood by the rooftop and looked into the distance.
The brightly lit city was reflected in his somewhat turbid eyes. Buildings were piled up on the ground like building blocks. The roads and bridges were lit up by street lights were like luminous belts. Vehicles were driving like flowing water. Neon lights illuminated the night sky, and planes flew past.
The light and shadows in his eyes shaking.
A primary material and technological civilization.
The old monk lowered his head and was inexplicably moved.
When he looked up at the night sky again, there were suddenly some pictures in his pupils, as if time had reversed, a thousand years had passed.
The first ancient ape stood up from the forest, and the first ethnic group left the vast grassland.
Hunting becomes feeding, conflict becomes war.
Villages became countries, symbols became poems, and calls became songs.
Perfect order and sublimation of culture.
The raging of viruses, the development of technology, and the sound of camel rings bring communication, and the unsatisfied desires triggered a world war.
Every civilization has taken almost the path...
After a long time, the old monk withdrew his gaze and let go of his staff. The staff stood quietly beside him without falling.
His eyes began to flash inexplicable symbols, constantly changing.
After a long time, he sighed: "Rules..."
This universe never seems to have a civilization system like them. At best, some people imagined legends that are more similar to theirs. The rules of this world are unfamiliar to him, suppressing his abilities to a very low level, and it may take some time to slowly adapt. Fortunately, he has reached a very high level and has had the experience of cross-border travel. Otherwise, if he changed to a little mage, he would probably not even be able to use a low-level spell and would have to be at a loss.
Turning around and walking downstairs, he asked Cheng Yun for a room card, and then walked back to his room-
A relatively modern decoration single room with a large bed of 1.8 meters and a simple long table embedded in the wall, a chair, a single sofa, and an LCD TV, air conditioning, a kettle and a hair dryer. The window is not small, with a bay window sill, and the bathroom is not big or small, which is more than enough for bathing.
He found soap with the words "Anju Hotel" written in the bathroom, which left him speechless and shook his head.
Walking to the long table, the old master pulled out his chair and sat down. He clicked casually, and a floating transparent screen frame appeared in the air - it was covered with strange words, and new words were beating.
"In June 1383, I came to a strange world and found a space-time node that had just woken up, very close to the world, and the space-time node had merged with the creatures."
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"This experiment proves that the space-time nodes have considerable differences and are irrefutable. In addition, the space-time nodes are controlled by creatures in a fusion way, and creatures exist in a way similar to the "consciousness of space-time nodes". The specific situation needs to be investigated later. There is a difference between the space-time nodes that fusion with creatures and the unintentional space-time nodes. It is not yet proved that fusion leads to differences, or differences leads to fusion..."
Text emerged one by one, like writing experimental data, but it was more like an experience.
At the same time, there are already a lot of text on it, all about time and space nodes. The old monk often adds something behind it, sometimes flips up, inserts some words in the middle, or changes something.
Cheng Yun was still waiting at the counter for the arrival of twelve o'clock, and at the same time he was thinking, feeling extremely tired.
Why should I shoulder the responsibility of a superhero if I am a salted fish? How can I negotiate with those big men who travel through time and space in the future?
It seems that the old wizard upstairs is the only person he can rely on at the moment!
After twelve o'clock, he launched his own hotels on major platforms, Meituan, Dianping, Mafengwo, Qunar.com, etc....
Chapter completed!