Chapter 2781: Primitive Power, Goodbye Wizard

Thinking of this, Xia Duo's breathing quickened slightly. He hurriedly sent a Sending to Laidun, asking him for the whereabouts of the Wizards from the Kewu Tribe and the Grey Eagle Tribe who had previously joined the Territory.

While waiting for Laidun's reply, Xia Duo re-examined this line of thought; he felt that consulting the Wizards would likely be of some help.

Arcane Magic originally stemmed from Primitive Sorcery, such as Elven Magic. Now, there might not be a definitive source, as it was something the ancient Elves brought from their original homeland.

But Xia Duo had once incarnated as a Treant Elder in a Projection Plane and personally experienced that Magic Net Affinity which even Elves found difficult to reach. He speculated that the initial Elven Magic might have been learned by Elves through imitation while serving the Treants.

Similarly, Netheril Magic is also a type of Arcane Magic. Although the birth of Netheril Magic seems to stem from the Nether Scroll, the Nether Scroll itself was also built upon numerous ancient spellcasting systems.

Many of these spellcasting systems clearly show rough, rugged, and even primitive characteristics, which shows that Netheril Magic did not arise from nothing, but had many foundations in Primitive Sorcery.

Then what about Order Spells?

Xia Duo could almost conclude that Order Spells, with the Force of Order as their key characteristic, could not possibly have been born from nothing; there must have been some kind of prototype in existence.

And this prototype should possess the most critical characteristic of mature Order Spells: using the Force of Order to directly interfere with reality, rather than relying on the Magic Net.

Xia Duo guessed that once order is stabilized to a certain degree, a Critical State of directly interfering with reality will be produced, and then an individual within the order, due to some accident or coincidence, discovers this Critical State and utilizes it.

"Village Chief Angtuo, long time no see."

Such accidents or coincidences likely happened many times before being summarized and passed down by wise men, and after countless years of development, they finally formed the all-encompassing Celestial Legal System of the Eastern World.

Before long, led by two security officers, Xia Duo met the former Kewu Tribe Wizard and current Village Chief of Great Xia Territory—Angtuo—in Xinba Village.

"There are also herbalists!" another security officer named Saihu added, "In the past, the Wizard often brewed some mysterious herbs, which could treat illnesses and also increase physical constitution; even now, they are still being used! Even Elder Yatewude often comes over to communicate with our Wizard."

On the way, Xia Duo asked the two security officers, "Which tribe were you originally from? Your Netherese is spoken well; I can't hear an accent at all."

But the severance of a tradition is not equivalent to the disappearance of the tradition; it is just that no one is going to learn or pass it on. The content of the tradition itself should be preserved; regardless of its actual practical value, it can at least exist as cultural heritage.

"So that's how it is!"

And the Wizard, in whom Xia Duo placed his hope, might be able to teach him how to more effectively control Yuan Shi Zhi Li. The Force of Order is a type of Yuan Shi Zhi Li; the "primitive" here does not mean how ancient or how basic it is, but refers to it being unprocessed and in its original state.

And this overlaps with the New Druids—that is, the Agricultural Mages—cultivated by Yatewude. In the future, the profession of Wizard may be destined to have its tradition severed.

Even if the Wizard cannot directly provide him with a sample of a primitive Order Spell, the Wizard's experience in controlling Yuan Shi Zhi Li might allow him to discover the sample himself.

Xia Duo is actually already able to perceive and even control the Force of Order to a certain extent. What he lacks most now is a primitive Order Spell model capable of directly interfering with reality.

Mature Order Spells naturally possess all the characteristics of Order Spells, but due to the needs of development, they have also had many details like embellishments, disguises, and auxiliary features artificially added to them.

There is actually still a bit of an accent; after all, the Netherese in Great Xia Territory come from all over. Saying that was more to ease the atmosphere.

The two security officers were clearly still a bit nervous, but upon hearing Xia Duo praise their accents, they suddenly became happy:

Thus, the most primitive Force of Order spell was born.

"No need, you go attend to your business, I will go over myself."

However, this is not a bad thing. All things are developing; the advanced replacing the backward is a general law of social development.

Xia Duo had once met the other party at the funeral of the old Kewu Tribe Wizard, but at that time, Angtuo only appeared as the old Wizard's Apprentice. He did not expect that after a few years, the other party had actually taken over the tradition.

And in the Territory, with the Floating City above and the Territory Guard below, the Wizards have even lost their duty of protection. Even if they have spells, they have no opportunity to cast them and can only take on the duties of herbalists.

This point is actually very similar to the development of household appliances on Earth. Initially, household appliances only had one core function, but later, the functions became more and more numerous, and instead, that initial core function became the least conspicuous.

In the future, new technologies may not necessarily be unable to find inspiration from those ancient traditions, just as Xia Duo is doing now.

The Wizard tradition still exists and is even protected, but unfortunately, with more perfect Netheril Magic in existence and the Territory intending to Popularize Magic, there are basically no Langasi willing to try the Wizard tradition.

"My Lord, speaking of Wizards, actually, if I hadn't joined the Territory, I might have become a Wizard," one of the two security officers, named Umula, answered first. "In modern terms, a Wizard should be a relatively primitive Spellcaster!"

Things like the Blood Trial are not allowed, and things like the Ancestral Spirit Sacrifice are also not allowed, but sacrificing to one's own ancestors individually is permitted; besides that, Blood Sacrifice is strictly prohibited.

"How much do you know about Wizards?"

Arriving along with the Sending was Laidun himself, who rode a Bicycle and rushed in front of Xia Duo in a flurry, "Lord Territory Lord, let me take you there!"

Once discovered, one can delve deeper on that basis until a complete system is formed. This step is also very difficult, but compared to the process of creating something from nothing, it is still countless times simpler.

"We were both from the Kewu Tribe and have been in the Territory for four or five years."

Since these Langasi joined, Xia Duo's greatest expectation for them was to integrate into the Territory as soon as possible, but he did not forbid the Langasi's own customs and habits, except for a few more extreme ones.

Laidun did not insist, but still had Jibu call over two Langasi security officers to accompany them. Xia Duo did not refuse; having acquaintances should make communication easier.

Very quickly, Laidun gave an answer—the Territory currently has a total of five Wizards, one of whom is from the Kewu Tribe and four from the Grey Eagle Tribe.

It is not as simple or as pure as primitive Order Spells.

A primitive Wizard is certainly primitive and backward, but Xia Duo currently lacks that primitive sample.

As long as there is even a one-percent possibility, it is worth him making a one-hundred-percent effort.