In the distant Age of Gods, magicians did not value magic circuits, because the "Great Source" was very active at that time, and magicians could extract magic power directly from the "Great Source" without going through magic circuits.
The famous witch Medea said that magic is everywhere, but ordinary people can't see it. Shinji also heard similar words from Scathach and got a further explanation.
"Dayuan" is like a huge reservoir, and the magic circuit is like a pump. The lower the water level, the more difficult it is to pump water, and the higher the water level, the easier it is to pump water. If the water level is too high, the pump will not work because the whole machine will be submerged in water.
Some people may say that this is a good thing. A pump is needed only when there is no water. If the water is flooded, the pump can be used to directly get water. Isn't it more convenient
This is exactly where the problem lies. The foundation of modern magic is the magic circuit. After thousands of years of development, magicians have long given up on directly drawing water and have focused all their attention on the "water pump" system. Apart from some ancient books, only the old monsters who experienced the most mysterious heyday still remember the method of drawing water directly.
Once the "pump" system is broken, everything built on it will also be broken. The more powerful the modern magician is, the greater the impact will be, because using magic circuits to connect to the Great Source has become their instinct. On the contrary, apprentices who have not yet entered the door will not be affected, because they mainly rely on the magic power naturally generated by their bodies, which has nothing to do with the "Great Source".
Shinji is now considered a second-rate magician, and has been greatly affected. However, his situation is special. His mentor, Scathach, came from the Age of Gods and knew how to extract magic power from the "Great Source", and imprinted it in the "Crystal of Inheritance" given to his disciples.
"Ah, I found it. As expected, I have seen it before. The meditation method of the Age of Gods - did the master foresee that I would need this?"
Meditation is a required course for the introductory magicians of the Age of Gods. It is not difficult. After studying it several times, Shinji quickly mastered the trick. Although it is still a long way from being integrated with modern magic, it is enough to drive magic.
It didn't take long for Shinji to complete the repair of all the Noble Phantasms.
Yes, all of them.
The biggest advantage of the God Age magician is that magic power does not need to be accumulated, it can be used at any time, as long as the mental power is sufficient, the magic power will never run out. And mental power happens to be Shinji's absolute strength, so he might as well get it done in one go, and also brush up on his proficiency in meditation.
Half an hour had passed since he woke up, and Shinji was finally ready and took the first step in his exploration.
Contrary to what he had previously judged, this was indeed a castle. Although he could not see its exterior, its internal structure had many similarities with the base camp of Squadron E.
The place where I woke up was the castle's hall, with corridors on the left and right, connecting rooms with different functions. The rooms were not locked and could be entered at will. Like the hall, the decorative furniture was in European classical style and was also well preserved, with no traces of human life.
The left and right corridors meet at the stairs. Going down is the dungeon and storage room, and going up is the living area - judging from experience, I don't know whether there is anyone living there.
Passing through the main corridor on the third floor, you can reach the observation deck, which is one of Shinji's goals. There are no clues to determine the location inside the castle, so you can only hope outside.
The time seemed to be midnight, with a full moon hanging high overhead, casting a hazy silver glow over the entire viewing platform and providing good conditions for determining the location.
Shinji's heart went cold as he looked around. The castle was surrounded by a vast plain. Even if he had enhanced his vision to the limit, the clues he got were very limited. He could only roughly determine that he was currently somewhere in the southern hemisphere.
The time of the two world lines is synchronized. It was late autumn when we left Romania, but the grass on the plains was green. It didn't feel cold even though it was late at night. This can only be explained by the reversal of seasons.
In order to verify his guess, Shinji looked up to observe the stars. Although his knowledge of astronomy was limited, he at least knew that there were differences between the stars in the northern and southern hemispheres. If he couldn't see the North Star, then this guess was probably correct.
However, the results of the observation surprised him.
No stars!
Yes, no!
In the clear and cloudless night sky, there is only a bright moon, and no stars, not even one.
"What's going on? I'm not seeing things."
I rubbed my eyes hard and looked again, but still nothing.
Okay, this is a bit too much information.
In the real world, it is impossible not to see stars in such a beautiful night. Combined with the unusually active "Great Source" around, it is very likely that he is not in the real world, but in a secret place - here, anything that goes against common sense can happen.
After confirming this, Shinji felt mixed emotions.
The good news is that this makes it easier to locate. The state of the secret realm is related to the current environment when the secret realm was created. An environment comparable to the Age of Gods means that the secret realm is very old. The older the secret realm, the fewer the remaining ones are, and the easier it is to check.
What worries her is that ancient secret realms often mean that there are equally ancient beings living there. If someone invades her territory, she has no idea how she will be treated.
Of course, whether happy or sad, it will not affect what Shinji will do next.
Send the message out, then find a way to protect yourself and wait for the arrival of "Gem Man".
After cutting off the conversation with Yustisa, Shinji returned to the castle and continued exploring.
He didn't know how long it would take to find "Jewel Man", so he had to secure a place to stay, and this castle without any signs of life was a very good choice.
Since we are going to live here, familiarizing ourselves with the terrain becomes our top priority so that we can deal with any unexpected situations.
I returned along the original route, walked through corridors and checked room by room, but still found nothing. This was also the best discovery.
After exploring the third floor, Shinji came to the fourth floor.
This is the highest floor of the castle, usually used as the castle owner's living room, because this height can isolate the noise and smell from other parts of the castle to the greatest extent. If nothing is discovered here, the castle is completely safe.
To be on the safe side, Shinji did not explore in the natural order as he had done before, but deliberately went from the side to the center. After confirming all the other rooms, he finally stood in front of the most central and largest room.
Taking a deep breath, Shinji adjusted himself to the best state, reached out and knocked on the closed door three times.
Waited as usual, no response as usual, pushed the door open as usual.
The moment he opened the door, he was stunned.