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Chapter 134 Runes and Magic

Thus, with the personal permission of the Allfather, Harry Osborn was granted the right to study magic in Asgard.

In the first lesson, Odin simply led him to a terrace atop the Golden Palace that seemed to connect with the starry sky.

There are no walls here, only a curtain of flowing starlight, and underfoot are smooth, mirror-like black rocks that reflect the magnificent colors of distant nebulae.

A miniature World Tree model floats in the center of the terrace, radiating a soft glow of life, with nine points of light flickering among its branches, as if breathing.

This is Asgard's unique cosmological model, the World Tree, and the Nine Realms.

"Before we begin, tell me, what is your understanding of power?"

Odin did not turn around; his single eye gazed at the sea of ​​stars, his voice deep and vast, as if it came from the eternal void.

"Power is the ability to change the state of matter. From a physics perspective, it is the transfer and transformation of energy, which follows the law of conservation of mass-energy."

All macroscopic or microscopic phenomena can be reduced to the interaction of fundamental forces.

Harry hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Midgard's perspective is precise, but also narrow."

Odin slowly turned around, his single eye gleaming with a light deeper than the stars.

"You only see the skeleton of the universe, but ignore the blood and soul flowing within it."

Science and magic are essentially the same; both are levers used to manipulate the rules of the world. The only difference is that you chose to study the rules themselves, while we learned to communicate with the rules, and even… command them.

He extended a finger, and at the tip of his finger, a tiny cluster of golden light shone, like a firefly.

"To light a campfire, you need to rub wood or use a chemical reaction."

This is the scientific approach, which involves understanding and applying existing physical laws.

Magic, however, is a ritual.

Odin's voice carried a peculiar rhythm, as if he were chanting an ancient ballad.

“You borrow the authority of fire from a being through specific incantations, gestures, or spiritual resonance.”

As he spoke, several blurry yet majestic images appeared on the starlight curtain surrounding the terrace.

One is a dimension shrouded in endless darkness, where a figure wearing a crown of flames sits.

The other is three human figures radiating holy light, representing order and balance;
Another is an abyss enveloped in sulfur and flames, where countless souls wail in agony.

"There are some supreme beings in the universe."

Some are ancient forces, some are embodiments of laws from a certain dimension, and others are the ultimate manifestation of a certain concept.

Odin's tone was calm, yet it sounded as if he were revealing the most fundamental secrets of the universe.
"Dormammu, Vishanti, Mephisto... the power of mortal mages mostly comes from contracts and loans with these beings."

They are like a cosmic-level bank, and the mages are the clients who have handled different transactions.

Harry nodded thoughtfully. This was indeed a special feature of the Marvel Universe, with the existence of personified gods.

Magic, on the other hand, uses certain rituals to borrow the power of these gods and thereby distort reality.

“But Rune is different…”

Odin's tone suddenly turned serious, carrying an unquestionable air of authority.
He spoke of the ancient legend that Ymir, the progenitor of the Titans, was born from nothingness, and that his grandfather and father joined forces to slay this progenitor Titan.

They created the nine kingdoms and everything that dwells in them from Ymir's flesh, bones, and brain.

"We do not live in the world; we ourselves are the foundation of the world."

Our power originates from the World Tree, from this nebula formed from the bodies of our ancestors.

Odin pointed to his empty left eye socket. "In order to see the true nature of all this, I sacrificed my eye under the World Tree. In the end, I obtained the 'Runes'."

"It is not a power that begs from the outside world, but a language, a language that directly commands the world."

Odin's voice wasn't loud, yet it made the starlight on the entire terrace tremble.

He was like a monarch standing at the center of his empire, asserting his absolute sovereignty.

"With the power of Odin in my blood, I can distort reality with my own will."

Harry was jolted, and a familiar word instantly sprang to mind—Word of Power.

This is just like the dragon world he knew.

Only those with dragon blood can use the ancient dragon language to transform their will into the laws of reality.

The purer the bloodline, and the closer it is to the source, the more terrifying the power of the Word of Power.

According to Odin, he finally realized that runes were indeed something similar.

The only difference is that the bloodline changed from dragon to Ymir's, or rather, Odin's.

Then there's the issue of language difficulty...

In that case, even if he could understand the meaning of every rune, even if he could memorize all the combinations,

However, without the divine power and bloodline of the Odin clan as a "megaphone," his words would be nothing more than meaningless noise to this world.

A flicker of disappointment crossed my mind, but it was quickly replaced by an even stronger desire to explore.

If we consider the entire universe as a massive supercomputer...

Therefore, technology is the most basic assembly language.

It can perform all functions, is precise and powerful, but the process is tedious, requiring you to write the most basic code line by line to build complex programs.

The borrowed magic is more like a series of pre-packaged function libraries (APIs).

You want to use dark energy? Just call Dormammu's interface.

Simple, fast, and gets you straight to the point.

However, the downsides are also obvious: you can't make Dormammu's interface work for you; all your operations are limited by the providers of these "interfaces," and you can never reach the core.

Odin's runes fall somewhere in between.

It is more like a high-level, descriptive programming language, similar to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams used to describe the laws governing all things in a one-person world.

It does not directly manipulate the underlying code, nor does it rely on external function libraries. Instead, it describes a "result" and lets the system compile and execute it on its own.

Odin's runes are clearly more profound than the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams system; they describe the operating rules of the entire Nine Realms.

From any perspective, this is absolutely worth learning.

not to mention……

Harry's lips curled into a slight smile from an angle that Odin couldn't see.

He may not have the divine blood of Asgard, but that doesn't mean he can't use runes.

Everything in this world has a traceable origin, and ultimately, Odin's power is just one of the forces in this universe.

Starting with such cosmic-level power might be difficult at first, but he has a simpler version: the dragons of the dragon world...

(End of this chapter)