I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Trist wiped his mouth and sat back down.

The smell of boiled excrement still lingered in the air. Drizzt covered his nose with a handkerchief and asked.

He didn't know the origin of magic. In the ruined capital, only a few people could master similar extraordinary spells, while most of them were as unpredictable and systematic as the Crane Cry Taoist. He had no knowledge of magic other than the Night Kingdom.

"The Magic Network, well, the Magic Network is a kind of contract model."

Xia carefully considered her words and glanced at Jost.

If Jost is indeed the original founder of the Gray Tower and the creator of the Magic Network, then isn't Sia's current behavior teaching him how to create the Magic Network?

So, did the concept of the Magic Network originate from Sia and be passed down to Jost, or did Jost pass it on to the future Sia?

Reflecting on the inevitability of fate, Sia continued.

"The most important concept in the Magic Network is the three handshakes. Everyone who signs a contract with the Magic Network can obtain the right to pray to the Magic Network. When someone prays to the Magic Network, this prayer will transcend space and even time to reach the Magic Network. This is the first handshake."

She paused for a moment, because logically speaking, there was no magic network in this era, and Sia, who relied on the magic network to cast spells, should not be able to use any magic. However, she was not affected, so it seemed that the magic network was not affected by time.

"The second handshake is the Magic Network's response to the prayer. The knowledge scattered in every corner of the Magic Network will surge and be ready to be projected at any time."

"With the third handshake, the mage confirmed the response from the magic network, and the connection between the two was officially established. From then on, countless pieces of knowledge would be channeled into the mage's consciousness through every node of the magic network, and most of the pollution carried by that knowledge would be left in the magic network in this way."

Jost was taken aback after hearing what Sia said.

"Wait, you mean, if we use the magic network, we can gain knowledge without being corrupted, and we can also use the power of magic?"

He asked hurriedly.

"Correct."

Sia answered.

Trist was completely bewildered.

He didn't quite understand things like handshakes, but he was very interested in this way of acquiring knowledge without being exposed to too much pollution.

"This is amazing! The guy who came up with this idea is a genius!"

Jost exclaimed in genuine admiration.

"..."

Sia gave Jost a deep look, unsure whether he was boasting or simply expressing his feelings.

"But there are some problems. In the era I was born, the Gray Tower had already become the mainstream, and it had been passed down for thousands of years. My mentor never taught me how the Magic Network was actually built. Based on what I learned on my own, I have almost never had any contact with the underlying architecture of the Magic Network."

Shea is a skilled user of the magic network, but she doesn't understand the underlying workings of it.

She knew how to pray and how to find spells that suited her, but she didn't know how to acquire knowledge while remaining free from pollution.

That's quite normal. Even in Lu Ban's world, knowing how to use a computer doesn't mean you can build one yourself, and not everyone who studies computer science knows how to repair computers.

This crucial point requires Jost to break the deadlock.

"Wait, you said that everyone can enter the Magic Network by signing a contract, so can I try signing a contract?"

Jost suddenly asked.

"This……"

Xia felt that things were unfolding in a rather absurd way.

If Jost can sign a contract, he can enter the Magic Network and then develop the Magic Network in this era through research on it.

That's a true closed loop.

However, Xia thought it was worth a try.

She asked for paper and pen and quickly drafted a simple agreement for the magic network.

Hand it to Jost and have him sign it.

Jost carefully read through the basic version of the agreement and signed his name.

"Read this passage aloud."

Sia was also curious, so she pointed to a sentence on the agreement and asked Jost to read it aloud.

“…Observer of the Gray Tower, I beseech you for knowledge, truth, and all the reality of all things.”

The young monk recited the text with focused concentration, and suddenly, darkness fell around him.

Everything in the laboratory became hazy and ambiguous. Jost felt as if he were in a starry sky, surrounded by a galaxy of stars.

However, these stars were all too far away to respond to Jost's prayers.

He shouted twice more, but there was still only silence.

Just then, Jost felt a star twinkle in front of him.

Before he could see clearly, Jost returned to the laboratory.

"How about it?"

Sia asked with some curiosity, but seeing Jost's condition, she figured it probably hadn't worked.

Nothing happened, just a starry sky, all of them silent... No, one star responded to me, but it only twinkled twice.

Jost was telling the truth.

"These stars give me a very distant feeling, like gods."

"...Indeed, as far as I know, ancient magic, which is now magic, was a gift from the gods. The magic network only changed the way magic was bestowed; its essence is still the knowledge given by those gods."

"Sia said."

The gods bestowed knowledge upon the first mages, and then fire ignited on the earth. This knowledge was passed down and formed the magical system of the Night Kingdom. The ultimate goal of those early mages was to reach the gods and gain more knowledge.

This is also the origin of the Chosen Ones.

The Night Kingdom's magic network is essentially a system that transforms the previously limited number of chosen ones into a system where everyone can participate.

If Jost cannot integrate into the magic network, like Lu Ban, then it can only mean that he is already a chosen one, watched over by a certain deity from the very beginning.

In the pitch-black void, perhaps the only one who can respond to Jost is his future self.

Xia was somewhat moved.

However, it seems Jost will be unable to enter the Magic Network.

Similarly, Drizzt also tried, but naturally couldn't successfully sign the contract.

If Sia had been chosen by the Silent Land before signing the Magic Network Agreement, she might not have been able to become a mage.

"However, what I just saw gave me some inspiration."

Jost suddenly spoke again.

"Although the pollution brought by knowledge cannot be erased, according to Ms. Xiya, it can be blocked by the magic net. So, I think it is possible that the gods have taken the burden of pollution on behalf of the users. Think about it, why is the magic net called the magic net? It is because the mesh structure can distribute the weight it bears."

"But how can that be done?"

Xia asked instinctively.

"Perhaps there are some ways...for example..."

"Jost said in a low voice."

"Imprison the gods."

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Hearing Jost's words, Sia frowned slightly.

Imprisoning the gods?

It doesn't sound like a simple matter at all.

More importantly, how can this method support the structure of the magic network?

"How do we do this?"

Drizzt asked the question first.

"First of all, we must understand that knowledge is pollution. No matter how small the knowledge is, no matter how many lives it can save, it is still a form of pollution."

Jost looked at Trist.

"Our knowledge comes from ancient gods. The gods possessed a vast amount of knowledge, so it can be inferred that the gods contained a great deal of pollution. Those who were exposed to this pollution would lose their reason and gradually approach madness, and even the gods were no exception."

Upon hearing what Jost said, Sia wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

When she first heard that Jost wanted to spread knowledge, teach magic to ordinary people, and that he himself had learned a lot of spells in a short period of time, which led to his impending death, she thought Jost was just a greedy, ignorant, and fearless fool.

But after reading his notes on the demonic tides and monsters, and after talking so much with Jost, Sia realized that he was not unaware of the consequences of his actions.

This young mage simply wanted to acquire more knowledge faster and find a way to combat the demonic tide more quickly.

He made his own choice.

"Therefore, those gods who created this world, who created us and those demon gods, have long since gone mad. They will not answer our prayers because they have long lost their reason."

"Jost said."

"Therefore, the level of contamination they can withstand is also limitless. If we can find some gods who have gone mad, bind and imprison them, and transfer the contamination from the magic network onto them, then those who come into contact with the magic network can acquire knowledge without being contaminated."

He thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"No, knowledge itself can also breed pollution. It's impossible to do this permanently. We can only temporarily store this knowledge in the human brain, and after a period of time, we have to remove it to prevent pollution... Three handshakes, is that why we need to sign a contract?"

Jost seemed to have thought of something, and he looked at Sia.

"In your time, all magic required the use of the magic network, right?"

"correct."

Xia nodded hesitantly.

"That's it."

Jost pushed aside the bottles and jars on the table, took a piece of paper from the shelf, and began writing and drawing something on it.

Xia leaned closer and discovered that they were some characters and magic circles that looked somewhat familiar to her.

"While granting magic, the magic network also restricts its use. It protects spellcasters from being corrupted by prolonged exposure to knowledge, and also prevents the misuse of magic from attracting evil gods from other worlds. This cannot be achieved by the network structure alone; there must be one or more administrators, but how is that possible..."