Wizard of science

In front of the towering stone tower, Sean stopped and made an invitation gesture towards the tower: "Go, Teacher Gauss is waiting for you, I won't go in."

"Okay." Li He nodded and walked towards the stone tower.

Sean couldn't help but said: "Hey, Li He, aren't you curious about why Teacher Gauss came to you? You didn't even ask me during this whole journey."

"If I ask, can you answer?"

"this……"

"Actually, you don't know either, right?"

"this……"

"But I actually guessed what Mr. Gauss wanted to do with me."

"True or false?" Sean didn't quite believe it, but he couldn't help but frown. Ever since he witnessed Li He's strength in the annual test, he felt that there was a clear gap between him and Li He, and now, this gap is still widening.

Although they are both students of Dean Gauss, they feel that Li He, a student, and he, a student, are completely different from each other.

Li He smiled slightly, did not respond to Sean's words, waved his hand lightly, and walked into the stone tower.

This is a stone tower that is relatively unfamiliar to Li He. It is not the seagull stone tower that Gauss often visited. It is much shabby in comparison, and there is dust in many corners of the stone tower.

Walking all the way to the depths of the stone tower, in the center of a hall, Li He saw Gauss who summoned him.

"Teacher." He greeted him quickly and saluted.

Gauss's back was turned to him at this time, and he was fiddling with something unknown on the table. After listening to his words, he nodded slightly, and then pressed his hand down slightly to signal to wait a moment.

Li He was silent and did not speak any more. With some curiosity, he walked to the side and saw clearly what Gauss was swinging.

There was a candle burning on the table, and the candle was surrounded by a strange ring. Above the ring, there are two small iron pieces connected by springs. Under the action of spring pressure, they are tightly attached to both sides of the candle.

It looks like a ring with a pair of big ears, holding the candle tightly.

The candle kept burning, shortening its length, and soon it burned near the ring.

After all the candles above the ring are burned out, the two small iron "ears" of the ring lose their support and suddenly close toward the center under the pressure of the spring.

"Snapped!"

With a sound, the small iron pieces closed together, tightly sandwiching the candle wick, and the candle was extinguished.

"Tsk!"

Gauss let out a soft sigh, tilted his head slightly to look at Li He, and introduced: "This is a small invention of a first-level wizard apprentice in the college. He calls it a candle timer. You can put this thing on as needed. The different positions of the candles allow the candles to be extinguished automatically when the upper part of the candle is burned, saving waste and causing fires. What do you think, Li He?"

"A very nice invention."

"Why do you say that? Its structure seems to be very simple. You can understand the principle at a glance. There is no complicated technology at all."

"This is what makes him good. A good invention does not have to be complicated, as long as it is easy to use, the simpler the better. This invention really allows people to understand the principle at a glance, and there is no technical content, especially for those of us with magic power The use value is very low, but the creativity is very good and can be used in other places.”

"Yes, you and I have the same idea. Although this little invention has little value, the thinking behind it is very sophisticated. The person who invented it is a smart boy."

Li Hyuk nodded.

Gauss changed his tone: "However, smart people can bring surprises and some scares to people, don't you think so, Li He?"

Li He raised his eyebrows slightly and sighed inwardly, knowing that it was just a prelude, and now Gauss started to talk about the main point.

He did not deny it, but still nodded: "Smartness is indeed a double-edged sword, the key depends on how to use it."

"You're right, the double-edged sword of intelligence depends on how you use it." Gauss looked at Li He and said in a long tone, "So next, let's talk about your performance in the annual test."

Gauss said seriously: "To be honest, I know you are very good, but just being promoted to the third level wizard apprentice, you can get the first place in the academy's annual test, which is a bit beyond my expectations. And besides this, You actually destroyed the entire annual test area, which surprised me even more... I really can't imagine what you did to cause this result."

"Um... this..." Li He hesitated and replied, "Actually, I did some research."

"What kind of research can ruin the entire annual testing area?"

"It is a study of using a large number of time keys to distort time and destroy space."

"..." Gauss suddenly fell silent, and after a long time he sighed and said, "That's no wonder... But I'm even more curious, why do you want to conduct such research?"

"A little curiosity."

"Just a little curiosity can't support you to conduct such risky research. There must be other hidden secrets."

Li He was noncommittal: "Teacher, you said that everyone has secrets, but you don't care about secrets."

"I did say that I didn't care before and I don't care now." Gauss said, changing his tone, "However, the premise of all this is that secrets and people who hide secrets cannot exist in a way that harms Dark Heart Academy. "

Before Li He could explain, Gauss continued: "I know you have secrets. There are many secrets. There are many big secrets. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain your progress so quickly and your knowledge so amazing. In a sense, the more secrets you have, the more secrets you have." The more you do, the better it is for the Dark Heart Academy. The stronger you are, the more benefit the Dark Heart Academy will have. However... I must ensure that you are indeed interested in the Dark Heart Academy, and not an undercover sent by other wizard organizations - the former wizard There are examples in the world. There are wizards who use special means to become wizard apprentices and infiltrate hostile wizard organizations. With their super abilities and knowledge, they become well-deserved geniuses. In a few years, they sneak into the core of the hostile wizard organization. The sudden rebellion at a critical moment caused heavy losses to the hostile wizard organization, and it has been in ruins ever since."

"It is precisely with these things in mind that as the dean of Dark Heart Academy, I will not delve too much into your secrets, but I will also have some vague understanding of the secrets. Next, I will ask you two questions. I hope You will answer me truthfully. I believe that you will have many questions to ask me after taking the annual test. To be fair, you can also ask me two questions."

"I hope you will answer the question as honestly as possible." Gauss took out a dark black heart from his arms, which was the heart that was used to repair the cracks in the space. He said slowly, "My hand What is held inside is the Dark Heart of Onos, which is a very special magical item and is also the origin of the name of Dark Heart Academy. This magical item has many functions, one of which is to detect lies. So, if you If your answer is dishonest, I will know it immediately. At that time, even if you are my student, you will have to deal with business matters."

"And as long as you answer two questions honestly, I will try my best to answer the two questions you asked and tell you what you want to know. How about that? It's fair, right?"

Li He nodded slightly: "Okay."

"Okay, let's get started. The first question I want to ask is, Li He, are you loyal to Dark Heart Academy?" Gauss looked at Li He and asked, his eyes shining a little.

"Loyalty?" Li He did not answer immediately, but asked, "Teacher Gauss, I need you to give a precise definition of loyalty."

"Okay. What I mean by loyalty is that you definitely did not join the academy because of the dispatch of other wizard organizations. Your purpose of joining the academy was definitely not to harm the academy, and you definitely did not regard the academy as your enemy."

"If this is the definition, then I am absolutely loyal to Dark Heart Academy." Li He said seriously.

Gauss looked at the dark black heart in his hand, and saw that the heart beat hard twice, with a faint blood color on the outside, and then slowly dissipated.

"Onos Heart of Darkness thinks you are honest, and I also think you are honest." Gauss nodded slightly, his eyes a little more satisfied, but his expression remained serious, "Next, is the second one. Question. Li He, if the college encounters difficulties, are you willing to do your best to help?"

Li He was silent and did not answer directly. He pondered for a few seconds and said slowly: "From an honest point of view, if the college encounters difficulties, I will provide help and provide help beyond my status level. But it is difficult for me to do my best. , because in a sense, I don’t have too deep feelings for the college. The college provides me with a platform for growth, but it is not everything to me. From a certain perspective, I attach great importance to the college and can rank it in front of many things. , but secondary to myself.”

After hearing this, Gauss looked at his heart. His heart started to beat again, this time three times. There was a more obvious blood color on the surface, which took a while to dissipate.

"Onos Heart of Darkness still thinks you are honest, yes. I'm glad that you really didn't lie and didn't change your original intention for the sake of an answer that seemed correct." Gauss said, "You won't do your best? Hmm. , very true. In fact, I don’t ask you to do your best, you just need to do your best. After all, to be honest... When it gets difficult enough, I’m not sure I can do my best.”

"So, teacher, have I passed the test?" Li He asked aloud.

Gauss smiled slightly: "It's passed."

"Then can I ask the question I want to ask?"

"Just ask."

"Okay." Li He calmed down and asked without hesitation.

To be honest, after going through the annual test, he had too many doubts in his mind, such as why the gravity in the annual test area was inconsistent with the outside world, why it was possible to use the Key of Time, a magical item with the power of time spells, and why it was different from Atlante. Very similar, why...

He didn't want to miss this opportunity at all.

However, considering that there are only two questions, we cannot throw them all out at once. We need to think carefully and ask a question that can answer the most doubts.

After thinking for a while, Li He said: "Teacher, the first question I want to ask is, what is the pale forest in the annual test area like? According to my observation, its internal environment is very different from the outside world. The differences are even contrary to common sense. I remember that before the annual test, you specifically reminded me that there are many weird things in the annual test area and not to be too curious. But the more this happened, the more curious I became and the more I wanted to figure it out."

Li He's question is said to be one, but it is not easy to explain it clearly. There are many "knowledge points" to be understood.

This is exactly Li Hyuk's purpose.

After asking, he looked at Gauss seriously.

After hearing the question, Gauss clicked his tongue and said with some sigh: "Yes, this is a very good question. However, for this question, I can only answer you in two words at most."

"Um?"

"The Black Tower."

"Black Tower?"

"Yes, Black Tower, all your doubts can be answered in the Black Tower, but not now, at least until you are promoted to an official wizard. Although you are very powerful now, far more than an ordinary wizard apprentice, you are still Only those who are promoted to an official wizard are qualified to figure out this problem. Don't think I'm lying to you, I'm also sincere. I can say with absolute certainty that your problem can only be solved after becoming a wizard, otherwise it will be useless. profit."

Black Tower? He had seen the name of the Black Tower before, and it was mentioned many times in "The Fragmented Notes of the Black Tower IV".

He still clearly remembered the author's words at the end of the handbook: As a wizard, in the eyes of mortals, he is already a god-like existence. But as a seeker of knowledge, in front of the towering black tower, I am just an uninitiated student... I hope that one day the black tower can really open the door to me and let me enter it to explore the truly profound knowledge... …

Based on the author's humble words, it can be judged from the side that the Black Tower is an extraordinary place.

If the secret of the Pale Forest is related to the Black Tower, it is not an exaggeration for Gauss to say that only those who become an official wizard are qualified to understand it.

In fact, when answering, Gauss calmly held Ornos' Heart of Darkness, and his heart responded with the truth.

In this regard, Li He had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

It seems that things related to time and space are still too early for him at present.

Oh well.

Pursing his lips, Li He looked at Gauss and asked his second question: "Teacher, since only I can get the answer to the Pale Forest if I become an official wizard, then I want to know how can I get the answer in my current state?" Successfully promoted to an official wizard."

"I can tell you this. According to common sense, after ordinary people become a third-level wizard apprentice, they need to accumulate and accumulate for several years, ten years or even decades before they can reach the wizarding realm. But you...according to you It’s not too early to prepare for your performance now. Speaking of which, to be promoted to an official wizard, you only need to achieve two points. The first point is to continue to increase your mental power to reach a value of fifty points, and the second is to configure and improve it. Take your special promotion potion and use the power of the potion to become an official wizard."

"Potion?"

"right."