Comprehensive network wizard, magic emperor.

Chapter 22: A First Look at Magical Language, the Foundation of Spells
At night, Lin Bo spread a tarpaulin on the floor of the mechanical room on the third floor as a mat, sat there cross-legged and began to tinker with the waste.

For the mage, the purpose of taking the machine apart is not to put it back together.

What he wanted to know was why the ancient mechanics designed the components in this way.

The structure of a machine determines its function, while how to design the structure embodies the ingenuity of the maker.

Lin Bo uses his sense of touch to communicate with every gear, every drive shaft, and every piece of metal plate, listening to them describe the processes that have happened to them, how they were cast, polished, and embedded in larger components.

By communicating with the machine, Lin Bo was able to glimpse the torrent of history and see the traces of ancient mechanics in the chatter of metal and plastic.

Although he could not communicate directly with the deceased, just by observing their works, he was able to capture their philosophy and style, including design ideas and research directions.

This is the essence that only mature professionals possess. Just like when you see useless but funny junk such as kitchen knife mobile phone cases and piano barbecue grills, you can guess that they are Geng's masterpieces.

As a beginner, he couldn't even understand the existing design drawings and couldn't make anything useful, let alone any design concepts.

But when Lin Bo understood the mechanical designers' ideas and looked back at their works, the originally complex structures suddenly became clear and intuitive.

Why do some modular components require special modifications? Is it to improve efficiency or increase stability? Is the shape of the external armor considered for protection or aesthetics?
Questions like these are answered during the disassembly process, and by comparing them with the general structures of various components in books, the designer's ingenuity can be seen more clearly.

Bringing together intangible theories and concrete objects is like passing a torch, connecting fragmented knowledge to each other and inspiring the entire train of thought.

The joy of sudden enlightenment filled my heart. It was not like the intense stimulation of blood rushing in a fierce fight, but a kind of open-minded and comfortable feeling as if I was in the countryside and my heart was as calm as the wind.

Lin Bo knew that he had tasted the true meaning of learning. With this idea in mind, when he studies mechanical theory in the future, no matter how boring the problem is, he will be able to enjoy it and will not feel lonely.

The progress of the surface touch endoscopy method is still improving. After reaching level 2, the difficulty of gaining experience has increased a lot, and it is necessary to accurately judge the types and distribution positions of parts inside the machine.

Machines of the same model can only provide proficiency a few times, and then the skill success judgment cannot be triggered due to excessive structural repetition and reduced difficulty.

He had analyzed and disassembled all the mechanical guards he had picked up in the dungeon, except for the shield soldiers, and found that the proficiency they provided was only 52.5. He even knew very clearly that even if he disassembled the shield soldiers, it would only provide a dozen or so points of proficiency at most.

The design concept of this series of mechanical bionic people is no longer new to him.

Level 2 tactile endoscopy has reached a stage where it needs to learn from many sources, and only the works of different mechanics can bring about an expansion of ideas.

So Lin Bo was glad that he had an online friend who could provide him with a variety of research materials.

Seeing that it was almost late at night, he put down his pen, put away his study notes, stood up to stretch his legs, and applied the plaster given to him by [Star Eyes] to the bruise, feeling the cool medicine penetrate his skin.

Not long ago, the Soul-Calling Witch brought him a package of herbal medicines. Just as Lin Bo requested, it contained many kinds of herbs but in small portions, suitable for him to chew slowly and savor them.

The most important thing is that these carefully selected drugs have no toxic side effects, and will not cause harm even if multiple materials are mixed and taken orally.

Lin Bo plans to use the medicinal materials provided by the witch to raise the level of the pharmacist's tongue identification product to Lv3. When the pharmacist's tongue identification product reaches level 3, it will undergo important changes and will be immune to the toxicity of drugs in the mouth.

In this way, Lin Bo can begin to identify the medicinal herbs around Shita Town.

Before he gained sufficient poison resistance, he would not rashly go out to taste wild plants. Everyone knew how Shennong died, and Lin Bo did not want to repeat the same mistake.

Take a piece of medicinal material and put it in your mouth to taste it carefully. Use your tongue to communicate with the medicinal liquid, listen to what it says, compare it with the knowledge points in "Pharmacist's Prescriptions" to judge the medicinal properties.

Once the skill assessment is successful and proficiency increases, Lin Bo will spit out the medicine in his mouth, rinse his mouth with water, and then take out the next dose of medicine to chew. Lin Bo feels like he's eating different flavors of chewing gum, which is quite interesting when he thinks about it.

The taste and flavor of medicines are all kinds of strange. Sometimes the pungent taste of the medicine makes it difficult for him to maintain facial expression.

This is a repetitive job. Even if you concentrate on it at the beginning, you will inevitably be busy and flustered. But as you gradually become proficient in it, you can start to take it easy and even have time to think about other things.

Since acquiring the professional trait of Listener to All Things, Lin Bo has heard many voices of nature, and he has gradually become aware of a strange phenomenon.

Those inanimate objects, such as wind, waves, metal, medicine, etc., although the languages ​​they speak are obscure, have extremely high correlations in grammatical structure and phonemic syllables. There is even a high possibility that they use the same language.

This is a very exciting discovery.

Lin Bo knew clearly that all things in nature did not use the mundane language created by intelligent life, but a magical root language.

For a True Name Mage, language is power. As long as he masters the magical language, he can perform miracles with his power of words.

Magical language is divided into two parts: true names and non-true names.

The true name is all the essence and appearance of things, just like Lin Bo’s true name "Bronze Moon". He is this true name itself. His body, soul, emotions, and destiny are all gathered in this true name.

The non-real name part includes nouns and verbs, such as "stars", "flames", "internal organs", "flash", "jump", "wriggle", and various abstract concepts, such as "up and down", "life and death", "love and hate", and "you and me".

These non-real name languages ​​are what Lin Bo usually hears from the mouths of all things. The mage has never heard any real name words.

All things will not easily reveal their own or other things' true names, but are referred to by various nouns.

Lin Bo once listened to the whispers of the asters in the yard. They only referred to themselves as "flowers" without giving their real name "aster".

Learning the magic language is very difficult. After two days of listening, Lin Bo only remembered a few simple words. When he started learning Kening from scratch, he could communicate with Old Tim without any problems in just four days.

He was sure his memory was reliable, but the syllables of the magical language floated in his mind like ice, dissolving very slowly.

So far, Lin Bo only remembers the two magic words "come" and "go".

He realized that only when he truly understood the meaning of a magic word, rather than just remembering its pronunciation and meaning, could he remember it in his heart and express it verbally.

The magical language spoken by the wizard will manifest miracles under the influence of the words. These words are the spells of the true name wizard.

Although both are miraculous powers, spells and power words are fundamentally different.

The Mantra is like programming software, which can realize any function. However, it is a test of the mage's skills. It is an ascetic path that is difficult to get started with and even more difficult to master.

Spells are like packaged applications that perform fixed tasks. Getting started is simple, but achieving complex tasks requires mastering lengthy and complex spells, making mastery equally challenging.

In short, Word of Truth is more science-oriented, while Spells are more liberal arts-oriented.

Regardless of management science and liberal arts, Lin Bo is now just a folk scientist, a country wizard who can't even cast a single spell.

He hoped to be able to pull off magic-related dungeons in the future, perhaps encountering a group of mage players. After all, the road to self-study is long, and having like-minded people to support each other would make the journey smoother and faster.

(End of this chapter)