Chapter 43 Clues
The information collected by Liqi surprised Curt.
"As an apprentice in the theory department, he suddenly moved to the elemental system with excellent casting skills, and his performance at that time was different from now..." The voice he conveyed to Liqi was unconsciously raised, "What's going on with this information? Can you please explain it in detail?"
Apprentices in the Department of Theory do not have much talent for casting, but their excellent theoretical ability is the most people's understanding of the theory department of Katris College. They may be transferred to a side school like the alchemy department because of their excellent theoretical research, but it is unheard of to suddenly transfer to the elementary department.
Since the invention of magic tools, the threshold for mastering spells has been reduced a lot. Thanks to the advancement of technology, the popularity of spells has achieved unprecedented speed. Most people who were difficult to cast spells in the past can now use simple spells to work with the assistance of these devices.
Although the mass-produced legal tools provided by the college are not satisfactory in performance, with the assistance of these legal tools that Liqi dislikes and denounces them as "lagging behind an era", the college still cultivates many outstanding talents in the field of magic. This is an indisputable fact.
In other words, apprentices who were also characterized as "no spell casting ability" in this context did not even have the chance to enter the magician path in the past. Apprentices from the Department of Theory were beneficiaries of technological progress, and their ability to master spells was only one step ahead of the ordinary people.
Danfoss is indeed an alien among these apprentices.
When he entered the school, he did not get an excellent assessment in the casting skills test. Whether it was elements, summoning or other... he failed all the skills tests. In the end, the results obtained in the written test of basic knowledge saved his life and allowed him to be assigned to the theory department.
"According to Mabel, when he was still studying in the theory department, his daily performance was not outstanding." Liqi sent a few points table through the soul connection, which recorded the achievements Danfoss had achieved when he was still in the theory department. "There was no spell talent in daily study, but he had excellent grades in various theories."
Such apprentices are not uncommon in theory departments, and it is difficult to go further in actual spell casting. They had to find a way out by specializing in theory and strive to stand out among many theoretical researchers. Danfoss' performance at that time was like a most common apprentice in theory departments everywhere, who was proficient in theory and was not good at practical skills.
But among such a large group of ordinary apprentices who only know how to focus on spell theory, Danfoss seemed a little bit unique. The reputation of the ancient spells that he was obsessed with "too much value for talent" had already spread to everyone in the theory department at that time.
"At that time, many people laughed at him for being a little arrogant and not learning to walk like running." Liqi seemed to be imitating those who laughed at Danfoss, and her tone seemed strange. "But Danfoss ignored them and buried herself in the pile of books in Silver Yaota to find information about ancient spells."
"etc."
Curt interrupted Liqi's momentum of speaking: "I can understand the information about ancient spells in the Yin Yao Tower, but these materials will definitely not be easily accessible to ordinary apprentices. Moreover, privately studying ancient spells is illegal. Isn't anyone taking care of him with such a big fanfare?"
Liqi seemed not very satisfied with Curt's opinion, and hummed and laughed twice and said, "At that time, he naturally could not have been exposed to deep ancient magic. In the area where Silver Yao Tower was opened to ordinary apprentices, there were only tutoring books for disciplines and books and magazines introducing some ordinary knowledge available for reading."
"As for his research... the relevant bills of the Empire only prohibit unregulated research from pointing to unknown spells and using lethal spells privately. What level of ancient spells do you think a minor can create? As long as he doesn't really cause big problems, no matter how big the fanfare is, no one will pay attention to him."
"But he did make a big problem, which you saw with your own eyes." Curt retorted, "and a theory apprentice with no talent jumped out of his companion and became an elemental apprentice with excellent talent. It is impossible that no one has any doubts about his experience, right?"
"How could no one be? Naturally, many people doubt his sudden talent - but they questioned not the way, but the authenticity of their abilities." Liqi laughed, and her voice almost went out of tune. "You must know that submitting a department transfer application requires many tests, and these tests must be conducted under the supervision of representatives of all parties. So senior Danfoss easily passed various tests, which dispelled their questions."
The ability to cast spells is not necessarily innate. In history, many successful spells have also awakened this talent through continuous efforts. Therefore, in the circle of spells, doubting the source of other people's talents is usually regarded as not being able to eat grapes and saying that grapes are sour, which is despised.
"In my experience, I still have some doubts about his sudden 'talent'." However, this so-called consensus has no restraint on Liqi. "The ancient spell recorded in the notes in his hand is too deep for him, and he seems too generous."
If someone deliberately taught Danfoss knowledge, then he could indeed be exposed to "real" ancient spells. Among the few unknown secret techniques, there may not be any spells that improve personal spell casting ability. He may have used this method to gain "talent".
"And there have been many obvious changes in his daily words and behaviors. Some apprentices who used to be in the same class also said, 'He is like a different person', and his temperament has changed a lot."
Curt was more interested in the change in Danfoss' personality than the talents he suddenly gained. He fell silent and signaled Liqi to continue the story.
"For example, the class theory he spoke about and the slogan 'Ancient spells are symbols of the honor of the spell.' People who had a good relationship with him said that this was only the time when he moved to the elemental system. Although he seemed dull before, he did not contempt for those with low origins."
Liqi has plenty of time, and she slowly talks about the results she has obtained from her investigation.
"I don't think there is anything strange about this. Many people have changed their previous attitude towards others just because they got rich overnight. Maybe Danfoss is just one of them."
Curt answered casually, he didn't think this slight change could explain anything.
At this time, he had already stepped onto the third floor of the research building. This floor was not affected by excessive fires. Only some traces of smoke were left at the entrance of the stairs. However, it was only limited to this. Everything here was emptied when evacuated, and nothing was left here.
There are only three rooms on this floor, all of which are large and spacious. You can imagine that when it was thrown into operation, it should have been used as a large test site or conference room. The stained tiles on the walls are almost unrecognizable, and a large part of them are scattered under the corners of the walls.
"I just changed my system, but I am still a magician apprentice, so what is it that I am 'growing up'." Liqi laughed, "Besides, with his family background, it is enough to despise most ordinary people. That class theory should have been put forward long ago and would not have been proposed at that time."
“That’s right…”
Curt replied casually that in order not to miss any clues as much as possible, he also tried to pick up all the scattered wreckage and examine it. But this move was really unnecessary - he failed to find any tricks in these building materials, they were just the most ordinary bricks and rubble.
"Also, his experimental team was built independently by him," Liqi whispered, "When he was still in the theory department, he always looked out of place. He never showed any leadership skills, nor was he interested in communicating with others."
She continued: "As soon as he entered the Elemental System, he successfully pulled some apprentices into his experimental group. And those apprentices had never shown any interest in ancient spells before. For some reason, they joined Danfoss' group and obeyed him."
People's thoughts are quite complex and will not change easily. After all, the real world is different from fictional stories. A timid and cowardly person will not become a brave man in an instant, and a person who hates socializing will not become a leader of the organization just by changing the environment.
Human growth cannot be achieved overnight, and the accumulation of experience takes time. In this process, different people need different time. Some people have lived for more than ten years and their words and deeds have gradually matured; some people have lived for hundreds of years, but their thinking is still at the stage of childhood.
This may be the phenomenon caused by the so-called "personality".
If a person's behavior changes greatly in a very short time, it becomes like a different person. Then it is either that he encounters a huge change that must be changed; it is that his thoughts are affected by the outside world, and this "influence" changes his behavior.
But these reasons do not seem to apply to Danfoss. It should be said that the impact that what happened during that period—at least manifested in the eyes of the people—can have been too insignificant. It is just that it is shifting from the theoretical system to the elemental system, so that it will not change the nature of the entire person.
In other words, the reasons for the change in Danfoss may be more than everyone has seen. The information Liqi investigated does show that Danfoss is suspicious, but the key clues are insufficient.
Curt stood at the top of the research building and sighed. After searching, he had no gains worth mentioning. Beat was right. If there was something strange about this research building, the security officers who had been inspecting shifts for decades should have found it. It would not have been delayed for so long to make Curt discover it.
"Mr. Leinster!"
Chapter completed!