Wizards are mighty.

Chapter 216

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World Rules
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The rules of this world are not set in stone.

According to the level of "reality distortion value", the world can be divided into four areas, namely the present world, the border, the virtual world, and the collapsed area.

The current state is where the rules are stable. The reality distortion value of the current state is low, and the degree of rule collapse is basically stable at more than 99%. Therefore, the rules in this area can repair the buggy parts by themselves, and there will be no "reality distortion" phenomenon unless induced.

The present realm is very safe and suitable for ordinary people and low-level thaumaturges to live in. The lives of the residents here are sufficiently protected, and the political or economic centers of most countries are located in the present realm.

The border is an area where the degree of rule collapse is between 90% and 99%. A small part of the rules here have collapsed, which is more dangerous than the current state. "Reality distortion" will occur naturally and more frequently.

There are also a large number of ordinary people and low-level magicians living in the border, but compared to the stable present, the environment here is much more dangerous, and occasionally some "broken" objects or animals and plants will appear silently.

As the thaumaturge's level increases, the reality distortion value in the current environment can no longer support the thaumaturge's further absorption, so the thaumaturge will come to the border, where the reality distortion value is higher and more free.

When the degree of rule collapse is less than 90% but greater than 50%, these areas are called virtual realms.

It is quite dangerous here. There are few towns and what are more common are small base stations.

The higher the degree of rule collapse, the more dangerous the virtual realm is. Ordinary people and low-level magicians cannot survive here.

The "reality distortion" of the virtual world is extremely frequent, and the commonly used monitoring methods can only last for a short time. Therefore, many fugitives will hide in the virtual world in order to escape pursuit, but most of them will die in various "reality distortion" disasters.

The most dangerous place is called the Collapse Zone, where the degree of rule collapse is less than 50%. "Reality distortion" is commonplace here, even more so than when the rules are stable.

There are no safe cities or towns here. Only the truly strong can go deep into the city. It is quite difficult to establish a long-term base station here. If you are not careful, it will be destroyed by disasters.

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The above four levels are the differences in the degree of rule collapse. In addition, this world is composed of a number of interconnected or isolated worlds, namely the crystal wall system.

The center of each world is a huge planet, and outside the planet is endless void. The further you go out, the more the rules collapse, until you completely leave the scope of the world and come to a space that is empty but full of strange life.

Of course, worlds can travel between each other in this way, but usually, there are channels on the planet that connect to adjacent worlds.

These channels may be direct connections or may pass through some special places. They may be more dangerous or less dangerous, and some channels are not very stable.

In addition, with the help of the "Moon Bridge", teleportation between the present worlds is also possible.

The inspiration for "Moon Bridge" comes from the sun, which is the ultimate object above all worlds, located in an indescribable yet omnipresent dimension. The sun's light shines on all worlds and is the source of life.

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In the area where the protagonist was born, every planet was covered by borders at the beginning, and there were countless dangerous places at the entrance to the virtual realm all over the world. After countless years of exploration by the magicians and the suppression of the "Eternal Moon", one real realm after another was established, and people living in the real realm can live safely without worrying about being eroded by rules or monsters.

"Eternal Moon" also transformed a large number of virtual realms into borders, and the population that the current realm could not accommodate lived in these borders.

The reason why the entire planet is not transformed into the present realm is that the birth of the present realm means that the degree of collapse of the rules that originally belonged to the present realm is squeezed outward. If a large number of present realms are created, then other places on the planet may become dangerous virtual realms or even collapse zones. …

Thaumaturgists and Thaumaturgy
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The reality distortion value, also known as the miracle value, Hume index, etc., has incredible power, enough to distort the rules of reality and create possibilities from the impossible.

The unit of reality distortion value is "Mo". When ordinary people are trained and accommodate the reality distortion value into the soul of "self", they can completely sublimate from the world and thus possess a real soul.

Such people are called thaumaturges.

Thaumaturgy is a systematized and organized supernatural power.

A thaumaturge is a being who controls miracles and distorts reality with his own will.

Thaumatologists are divided into countless levels based on the size of their reality distortion values.

1 to 9 Mo are called 0th-level thaumaturges.

10 to 99 Mo are called 1th-level thaumaturges.

100 to 999 Mo are called 2th-level thaumaturges.

And so on.

It is worth noting that the impact of the reality distortion value does not increase linearly, but there will be a huge improvement with each level up. Therefore, the difference in combat power between a miracle worker with a miracle value of 9 Mo and a miracle worker with a miracle value of 10 Mo is quite large, while the difference between 10 Mo and 11 Mo is very small.

Of course, having enough miracle points does not mean that you are an excellent thaumaturge. Every thaumaturge needs to learn knowledge and systematic thaumaturges in the thaumaturge academy to lay the foundation for future employment.

When thaumaturges perform magic, they are not "consuming" miracle points. In fact, the miracle points have long been integrated into their souls and are difficult to separate using ordinary means.

What is needed to perform magic is actually one's own spirit and willpower. Theoretically, a magician's magic can last indefinitely, but the cost of exceeding the limit is often very heavy.

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Qualification and lifespan

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Depending on each person's soul, the growth rate of their own reality distortion value is also different. This is what people often call aptitude.

There aren't many people who have the qualifications to be a thaumaturge, but it's not rare either. Generally speaking, one in ten people has the qualifications to be a thaumaturge, but most thaumaturges can only hover between level 0 and level 2 throughout their lives. Only those who are truly gifted or lucky will be qualified to climb to a higher level.

Each time a thaumaturge's level increases, the speed at which his soul absorbs reality distortion values ​​from the outside world will increase. Therefore, it may take a year for someone to increase from 1 Mo to 9 Mo, but it may only take three months to increase from 1 Mo to 11 Mo.

The life span of a thaumaturge is the same as that of an ordinary person, and after possessing a soul, they often have another 70-100 years to live.

This does not mean that thaumaturges will die quietly when their time comes. Through the special use of miracle values, in simple terms, using miracle values ​​to maintain the stability of their souls, they can obtain a longer lifespan.

(End of this chapter)