Night.
After dealing with the neighbor who came to borrow the oven, Lumian went up to the second floor and entered the room that served as the study.
——In Kordu Village, many poor families do not have ovens or large stoves, so when they need to bake bread or smoked meat, they can only borrow it from other people's homes and use it on the spot.
In this matter, Aurore has always been open-minded and very tolerant, anyone can borrow it, but they have to pay the corresponding fuel costs, or bring their own coal, wood, etc.
At this time, she had changed into her white silk nightdress and was curled up in an easy chair, looking intently at the bright lamp on the desk that used batteries.
Lumian didn't bother her, casually pulled out a thinner book from the bookshelf and sat down on a chair in the corner.
"The Veil of Secret"...... What kind of magazine is this? Lumian glanced at the cover full of strange symbols, and doubts appeared in his heart.
He flipped through it quickly, and the more he looked at it, the more shocked he became.
This magazine talks about the existence of the human soul, about animism, and about communicating with different spirits in secret ways and getting different helps......
Even if his faith was not religious at all, even if he just followed the crowd into the church of the "Eternal Sun" to pray and occasionally attend Mass, two words flashed through Lumian's mind uncontrollably:
"Blasphemy!
"Taboo!"
Although Auror, as a sorcerer who would definitely be arrested and burned to death by the Inquisition as long as he was exposed, it was normal for Auror to have similar books at home, but Lumian clearly saw that this magazine was printed with a government permission to publish!
Can this kind of thing be published openly?
Isn't it said that publication censorship has always been strict?
Or, is this a forged license...... Lumian raised his head, looked at Aurore, and asked:
"This is a banned magazine?"
Aurore took her eyes away from the book, glanced at her brother, and said indifferently:
"It used to belong to underground literature, but later it somehow passed the review and was officially published, but the 'Eternal Sun' Church didn't even care about it, and just acquiesced to it."
"Literature?" Lumian didn't understand his sister's words too well.
"Of course this is literature, you won't take it seriously, will you?" Aurore laughed, "If what is written is true, do you think it can still be published? If you follow the above method, you will not gain anything else except to weaken your spirit and become neurotic, well...... Occasionally, there will be something real, but without the corresponding ritual language, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain."
This is the assessment of a professional wizard.
"Okay......" Lumian couldn't hide his disappointment, "I'm just curious that this can actually be published."
Aurore puffed out her cheeks, as if she was thinking seriously:
"I don't know why, maybe in recent years, there have been more and more phenomena involving supernatural factors in various places, and they can't be all hidden, bringing a certain trend of thought. In Trier, the more popular are the three magazines "Psychic", "Lotus" and "Upanisha", which are all on my bookshelf.
"Hmm." Lumian was indeed interested.
At the same time, he once again sighed in his heart:
Auror's collection of books is so rich and diverse!
It is precisely through these books and Auror's explanations from time to time that he, an out-of-school youth, can have enough understanding of the world, the continent, and the country in which he lives:
This world has two continents, north and south, separated by hurricane-raging and difficult to navigate the violent sea, as for the legendary East and West continents, no one has arrived at the moment, and no one can be sure whether they exist or not.
The Republic of Intis, where Lumian and Aurore live, is located in the middle of the northern continent, bordered by the Misty Sea to the west, the Fussak Empire to the north, the Honachis Mountains to the east and the Kingdom of Rune, and the countries bordered to the south are the Kingdom of Fenneport, Lemberg and Marsek.
Between the kingdoms of Fenepot and Rune, there are small countries such as Segal, which are known as the Central and Southern countries along with Lemberg and Marcy, and have in common that they all believe in the "god of knowledge and wisdom".
The southern continent has become a colony of the northern continents, whether it is the Byron Empire, the Kingdom of Pas, the Kingdom of Hagati, or other countries, they have lost most of their autonomy, and of course, the wave of resistance to colonization has never stopped.
In addition to the Furious Sea between the North and South Continents, the Misty Sea west of the Republic of Intis, the Sunia Sea east of the Rune Kingdom, the North Sea to the north of the Fusak Empire, and the Polar Sea south of the Southern Continent, they are collectively known as the "Five Seas".
Among the countries of the Northern Continent, the Kingdom of Rune has the strongest overall strength, followed by the Republic of Intis, the Versak Empire that lost in the last war fell to fourth, the Kingdom of Feneport rose to third, and among the Central and Southern countries, Lemberg was the most powerful.
Compared to the villagers of Cordoo, who only knew about the Republic of Intis, the Kingdom of Fenerport, and Lemberg, Lumian was a geographer.
Of course, this is also because the shepherds of the village of Cordu need to transfer to the nearby kingdom of Fenneport and Lemberg to have a certain understanding of these two countries.
Sometimes, Lumian was really puzzled, how could Aurore master so much knowledge?
All the textbooks he studied were compiled by Aurore, and the practice papers were all written by Aurore, and the books he usually read, Aurore could answer any questions!
More importantly, she also masters various genres of fighting techniques.
This is not something a girl in her twenties can do, some people have lived for fifty or sixty years without accumulating so much knowledge.
Are these the basic conditions for being a true wizard? Lumian looked up again and looked at Aurore.
Aurore gently patted her cheek with her finger while reading a book, without looking like a scholar or a wizard.
"What are you looking at?" Aurore sensed his gaze.
"You said last time that I have the knowledge reserve to take the unified entrance examination for colleges and universities?" Lumian changed the subject.
Aurore thought for a moment and said:
"Theoretically, you can be admitted to any university, but I haven't taken that entrance exam and don't know the specific scope of the questions.
"Roselle is really harmful, hey, this is also a good thing......"
There is no doubt that the Unified Entrance Examination for Colleges and Universities was created during the reign of Emperor Rosell the Great and has continued to this day.
Aurore suddenly remembered something, looked at Lumian, and asked with a smile:
"Why didn't you go to the tavern to make up a story today?"
"I'm not really an alcoholic." Lumian shook the magazine in his hand, "Reading books at home is also a good way to entertain yourself."
It also makes me feel calm and relaxed...... He silently added in his heart.
Aurore nodded, looked at Lumian's corner and said:
"Why are you sitting so far? Are you pretending to be pitiful, weak, and helpless?
"Come here, reading at night requires good light, otherwise it will hurt your eyes."
Aurore's strange words are really a lot...... Although I understand what the three words "pitiful", "weak", and "helpless" mean, they are very strange when put together, and they don't seem like normal usage...... Lumian was already used to Aurore's behavior, so he got on his chair and came to the desk.
In front of the bright lamp, he and Aurore looked at the book quietly and chatted a few words from time to time.
The sound of breathing, the sound of turning pages, and the night breeze blowing outside the window from time to time are soothing and peaceful.
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After exchanging good nights with Aurore, Lumian returned to his room.
He took off his coat and hung it on the back of the chair, not trying to bring the "Scepter" card to the bed.
This was for fear of arousing Auror's suspicion, after all, his sister had said that she would always take care of him.
Lumian was about to take a step towards the bed when his heart suddenly moved and he stopped.
His eyes rolled, and he adjusted the chair that was usually placed diagonally to the window.
Then, he got into bed and extinguished the kerosene lamp on the cabinet next to him.
After falling asleep normally, I don't know how long it took, Lumian suddenly felt excited and regained consciousness.
He saw the bedroom again filled with a faint gray mist.
Lumian, who was mentally prepared, calmly looked around and found something:
The chair that I deliberately set up right before going to bed was still tilted in my dream, maintaining its previous appearance.
In other words, the bedroom in the dream does not strictly correspond to reality, it may come from the deepest impressions of my subconscious...... Although it is not clear what this means, Lumian feels that it is a point to remember.
He came to the window, propped his hands on the table, and looked outside.
The mountain peak made of brownish-red stones and reddish-brown dirt, and the circles of collapsed buildings surrounding it, came into his eyes again.
It was dead silent here.
Time passed quickly, and after hesitating for a while, Lumian finally made up his mind:
Do a preliminary and certain exploration tonight!
His previous wandering life gave him a sense of ruthlessness.
Instead of going downstairs and entering the ruins immediately, he opened the cabinet and began to add clothes.
It's not that he feels cold, but that he improves his "defense" a little in this way.
After putting on a cotton jacket and pants, and putting on a jacket made of leather, Lumian moved his body, feeling that he could no longer add it, and adding more would obviously affect his flexibility.
This is more important.
Adapting to the current state, a thought suddenly flashed through Lumian's mind:
This is my dream, I will have what I want?
With the mentality of trying, he began to whisper to himself:
"I want a breastplate and a pistol...... I want a breastplate and a pistol......"
The room was filled with a faint gray mist and remained unchanged.
It doesn't seem to work, this dream is really special...... Lumian calmed down his disappointment, opened the bedroom door, and stepped into the hallway.
There are no lights here, it is dim and dim.
Lumian opened the doors of Auror's bedroom and study one after another, the layout inside was slightly different from reality, but generally the same, the biggest difference was that there was no Aurore in the two scenes, as if frozen in a gray area.
The same goes for the first floor.
Lumian began to search for weapons for self-defense, and with his familiarity with his home, he soon had two options:
One is a fork made of steel at the front end, nearly two meters long, in Auror words, as long as the target does not have a long-range weapon, this thing is definitely easy to use, and the effect is absolutely outstanding.
The second is a sharper iron-black hand axe.
The adult answer is to do it all...... Lumian inexplicably remembered a phrase that Aurore used to say, but in the end he didn't do it.
Because he was doing preliminary exploration today, what he needed was stealth, carefulness, and almost stealth.
And carrying such a long weapon would definitely drag down his actions and make him easily exposed.
Lumian exhaled slowly, bent down, and picked up the axe.
He immediately straightened up and walked to the door step by step in the faint gray mist.
Silently, he opened the door.
(End of this chapter)