24 Sorcerer Apprentice (1/2)
Chapter 24: Sorcerer Apprentice
Translator: winniethepooh, Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion
The notes thrilled Lucien as well. When he first came here he also had many questions about the world. However, he soon forgot all his questions while struggling to survive.
These overwhelming questions pointed directly to the origin of the world. Lucien believed that if he could figure them out, he might be able to learn how he came here and how to go back.
“Even if the arcanist named Douglas had not completely understood any of the problems, as long as he was still working on them he should be an extraordinary arcanist nowadays, comparable to the sorcerers and sorceress of legend.” Lucien was organizing his thoughts.
“There’s a journal called Arcana. The witch did meet other sorcerer in this city. Everything seems to indicate there are still safe places for people to learn magic. But why would it be a journal? It sounds pretty academic…”
“Why call him an arcanist instead of a sorcerer? Does an arcanist rank higher than a sorcerer?”
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Lucien got more and more excited with his thoughts. He wished he could meet the sorcerer as soon as possible and move somewhere where he could learn magic safely. He would come back to Aalto and do something for little Iven’s family when he became stronger.
Among all questions, the two Lucien felt most interested in were:
“Are earth, fire, wind and water, really the most basic elements in the world? If they are, how do they stick together to form everything we know? And if not, which are the real magic elements?”
“Why is there a sun and a moon in the world? Why do they rise and set every day? What keeps them moving in such a manner?”
According to what Lucien had learned before, earth, fire, wind and water were not basic elements. As for the second question, it drew his attention because they seemed to want to combine the rules of the physical universe with magic, in case Lucien’s knowledge might really come in handy to learn magic faster.
However, Lucien didn’t know how helpful his knowledge would be in this world. It was a world full of incredible creatures, magic, divine power and souls. Nevertheless, Lucien hadn’t met anything that varied from the basic laws of physics. And he did find the same materials, like silver, copper and iron.
“I might have been wrong before, regarding why some books in my library were locked.” Lucien guessed, agitated with the prospect.
Gradually he calmed down. He was now more mature and understood that no matter how great ambition one had, sitting there and daydreaming would not change anything. After all, every person still had to be practical.
He turned to the last page of the note:
“Sometimes, during the break of my meditation and experiments, I think about him. He’s wise, elegant, and attractive.”
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“He said he came here to Aalto for an important secret mission. If everything goes well, in some months he might take me to the heaven of our sorcerers and sorceress — ‘The Continental Congress of Magic’.
“We have an appointment in the cemetery. I wonder what he’ll tell me.”