bookandnovel Chapter 142 Ascension to Godhood?!
Chapter 142 Ascension to Godhood?!
Chapter 142 Ascension to Godhood?!
Next up is the [Charm Control School].
"The wizards of the Enchanted School are among the most sophisticated and self-serving groups in the magic academy. If they could spend half the time they spend on sculpting their appearance on mastering magic, they wouldn't earn the infamous title of 'puppet wizard.'"
"Of course, they're called Enchantress Puppet Masters," not only because they're dressed exquisitely like dolls, but also because the Enchantress school specializes in manipulating and influencing people's minds. Those around an Enchantress always harbor this question: "Do I like this person because of their appropriate attire, beautiful appearance, and refined manners—or because I'm influenced by Enchantress magic?"
"Enchantresses hold a very high position in the Empire: they are more interested in unlocking the mysteries of the human heart than in the Aetherial plane. Fear, admiration, respect, envy, fear—regardless of your opinion of them, the one thing you cannot do is ignore an enchantress. Because that would be the last mistake you ever make."
"An ordinary enchantress can manipulate the emotions of those around her, even directly controlling their minds, turning lovers against each other, causing siblings to turn against each other, and making tyrants peaceful and villains noble. Their enemies will ultimately fail, not because the enchantress is too powerful, but because the enemies cannot bring themselves to do it: Why would I have the thought of harming such a lovable person?"
"A high-level charm wizard can induce a city's entire population into a specific emotional state:"
Joy, sorrow, fear, fervor—then their minds are controlled through witchcraft rituals. Like a giant puppeteer, manipulating the entire city's inhabitants, staging a pre-arranged puppet show.
"A legendary enchantress can influence the fate of a kingdom from thousands of miles away. He doesn't need any elaborate mass enchantment spells—he only needs to subtly implant a thought into the minds of specific individuals. This needle-thread-like precision is chilling. What's most unsettling is that all of this is done through projections of the ethereal plane, leaving no trace and being undetectable. The most insidious spider weaves a vast web with invisible threads, manipulating the fate of every individual in his palm. With just a flick of his finger, the world trembles."
This...it's a bit chilling, Geb thought. This school of thought gives off a sinister feeling of being a "mastermind" behind the scenes.
Geb doesn't naturally trust charm-based magic: if you use magic to make someone obey, what if the spell wears off? They're not stupid; they'll definitely turn against you.
Moreover, a goblin should avoid trying to charm others; instead, using force or bribery can create a stronger alliance.
The next school of thought sounds cultish, but upon closer reading, it doesn't seem as evil as one might imagine.
Necromantic School
"The Necromancy school, despite its eerie name, doesn't actually study anything evil: it focuses on the power of life and the soul. Most research on the soul in the magical world comes from Necromancers. The necromancers I've met are among the most composed and never get angry in the academy—of course, when interacting with them, you need to ignore their intentionally or unintentionally strange remarks: like, 'Your skull is quite peculiar; could it be used as a decoration in my living room after I die?' These people spend so much time dealing with the dead that they often forget the etiquette of the living."
"They can kill, and they can heal, drawing or infusing life force from living beings by manipulating ether. They never waste a good corpse, infusing it with ether to give it a false vitality, making these dead people work for them."
"A high-ranking necromancer is the master of life and death. They can use necromancy to drain the life force of a town's inhabitants, turning them into zombies, ghouls, and skeletons, and marching towards the next town. The only factor that limits this relentless march of the undead is the necromancer's own spiritual power. On the battlefield, the enemy's greatest fear is seeing their former comrades, after a bloody battle, supporting their broken bodies and swinging their claws at them."
"A legendary necromancer, according to legend, can transcend the boundary between life and death—the most inviolable law in the world: the dead cannot be resurrected. This can be broken by their magic. They can even transform themselves into liches through powerful sacrificial rituals, walking the world as undead."
"Wow, I can even become a lich!" Gebu thought. That's great! Immortality means no more worries about mundane things like eating, drinking, and relieving myself—but thinking about it, it's kind of boring. It's better to be human. What's the point of living so long if there's no enjoyment in being human?
Necromancers are a bit antisocial—it doesn't quite fit the path they've chosen. Spending all their time with corpses must be incredibly frustrating.
You can look into it, but choosing this as your specialization is probably not a good idea.
Gebu rubbed his eyes; he was getting a little dizzy from looking at so many—only two schools of thought left, hang in there!
[The School of Energy Shaping]
"Many wizards have an innate stereotype of the Evocation school, and in most cases, these stereotypes are accurate: Evocation wizards are savages of the wizarding world—fire, magic, and explosions. The bigger the fireball, the happier they are."
"Beyond the jokes, more than the principles of arcane magic, Evocation wizards are concerned with researching how to better manipulate, master, and use flowing ether to generate energy. They are thorough pragmatists. And the destructive power they wield is the direct source of mortals' fear of wizards: nothing is easier to subdue than burning everything in front of them to ashes."
"An ordinary Evocation Wizard can instantly create a large amount of magical energy and project it precisely onto the target he wants to attack, while leaving his allies unharmed."
"A high-level Evocation Wizard can summon powerful regional spells on the level of natural disasters, bringing destruction to a city."
"A legendary Evocation Wizard can manipulate the energy of both the material plane and the etheric plane, destroying the corresponding plane from within one plane—the etheric storms they unleash can completely wipe an entire area from both planes. If a Summoning Wizard can use a scalpel to cut a crack in the etheric veil, then an Evocation Wizard holds a bundle of explosives, detonating all the ether in an area and digging a huge hole between the two planes."
It was simple and straightforward. I didn't ask how big the room was, I didn't ask if there were any teammates nearby—I just said I was going to cast a fireball.
"This is a walking, talking cannon," Gebu thought. "No wonder the kingdom is so wary of wizards. If the power of magic-based wizards is so strong, why can the magic-banned Kingdom of Kane and the magic-allowing Golden Sun Red Earth Empire fight to a draw?"
Perhaps magic in this world has truly become scarce, and there aren't that many high-level wizards. In that case, if a girl like Bell, with only average talent, can get into a place like this, the level of magic academies in the Empire might not be that great either.
The last one is the [Change School].
"Many wizards who joined the Transmutation school initially had a very simple ideal: to turn stones into gold, to make a fortune and live a life of ease. However, after they actually began their research in the Transmutation school, they discovered that the effort and energy required to turn stones into gold would be far more valuable if used for other things."
"The Transformation School studies magic that alters matter and energy. Objects in the material plane are as hard as rocks, but if you break the rocks and mix in a certain proportion of water—that is, flowing ether—the matter will have the plasticity of clay."
"The greatest contribution of the Transmutation school to the magical world is the invention and perfection of alchemy. Ritual, alchemical stones, energy conversion—these familiar basic theories are the fundamental basis for the arcane research conducted by wizards of the Arken Orphan Empire. In a sense, Transmutation wizards have indeed achieved their goal of making a fortune: wizards proficient in alchemy are always the richest people in the empire."
"An ordinary transformation wizard can freely change the physical properties of objects, turning one substance into another. They can create powerful alchemical stones and magical items, and even reshape the shape of living beings, temporarily transforming one creature into another."
"A high-level transformation wizard can permanently alter and reshape a region through alchemical rituals, such as turning a forest and its creatures into stone, or turning mountains into floods, thereby completely changing the landscape of a country."
"A legendary transformation wizard, who, according to legend, possesses the ritual to transform and elevate living beings, granting intelligence to the weak and near-infinite lifespans to short-lived mortals—some might say that such a ritual doesn't sound particularly special. Indeed, transforming an entire region seems incomparable to transforming a single creature."
"However, any qualified wizard knows that the most powerful magic in the world is life itself."
"Yes, each of our souls contains powerful etheric energy. This etheric energy is tightly bound together, and even the destruction of the physical body cannot break this connection. Destroying a physical body does not require much force, but creating, destroying, or even transforming a soul requires overcoming extremely strong resistance."
What does that mean? Gebu thought, as memories from his past life flooded his mind—what is an atomic nucleus?
So, can a shapeshifter break atomic nuclei with his bare hands?
Gebu continued reading the next sentence—"At first glance, I was startled!"
"—Legend has it that a legendary transformation wizard discovered the [Ascension Ritual], which elevates mortals to godhood."
Magnubiye's ass!
So, mortals can become gods?!