The portable grandfathers that appear are all problematic.

Obviously, if he were a human from Earth, Xue Lude would be completely unable to determine his good or evil alignment based on information from their world (tokusatsu dramas). However, he clearly overheard some information that could be investigated further.

"Mysticism?" Xue Luding felt this was familiar. He immediately looked up the school of thought online, and then leaned back tactically.

The origins of mysticism can be traced back to around the same time as the birth of alchemy in Western history, but mysticism in its true sense was born in the 17th century, a time when science was just beginning to emerge.

The earliest group of scientists all had some theological background, such as Darwin, Mendel, and Sir Isaac.

Furthermore, because science and technology were in their infancy during that era, many theories and scientific concepts were not yet systematic and were largely unknown to scientists at the time, with conjectures and hypotheses making up the majority of scientific content.

As a result, mysticism began to flourish in that era. The essence of mysticism is the study of "supernatural disciplines that do not conform to science".

In that era when science and technology were just beginning to emerge, it was one of many nascent "scientific hypotheses," belonging to the most obvious transitional school between theology and science, and also a doctrine that uses science to interpret theology.

It belongs to an early hybrid discipline that combines physics, psychology, classical magic, alchemy, and philosophy.

Although it is very abstract, mysticism often has an outward manifestation that is not much different from alchemy, but it belongs to classical science.

Because there were so many things in that era that people could not explain with scientific theories, the scholars of that time used the mysterious perspective to explain natural phenomena and laws that science could not explain, and the mysticism began to flourish. The most popular period of mysticism was the Victorian era and the period after the Amerindian independence movement.

Xue Luding doesn't understand mysticism, but he's a standard Earth mage who's now incredibly skilled at using magic runes and magic circles. He's decided to have a serious discussion about "magic" with this mystic.

Then, Xue Dinglu arrived in the consciousness space and began to show this new guest around the school while discussing mysticism with him using his knowledge as a magician.

Clearly, the old gentleman was immediately surprised upon seeing Xue Dinglu's appearance. He even slightly turned his head away, not daring to look at Xue Dinglu's face. His expression was respectful, yet wary.

Xue Law: "..."

Is he some kind of ancient god? He's so unbearable to look at?

"Your appearance is truly divine. I apologize, but I'll need to devise a simple ritual." Xue Dinglu watched as the man removed his monocle, adjusted his glasses, and added completely redundant mechanical structures.

A minute passed, and a set of rotating gears appeared on the monocle. He clipped the monocle to his eye socket before daring to look directly at Xue Dinglu, and he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Xue Law: "..."

Old Deng, were you doing something extremely rude just now?

"May I take a look at your glasses?"

"Okay...okay." The old gentleman was somewhat flattered. After handing over his monocle, he immediately turned his head away again.

Xue Dinglu picked up the glasses and looked at them. Wow, the old gentleman's facial features had completely disappeared, turning him into a faceless man. He took out his phone, opened the front camera, and looked at his own face. Behind the lenses, he too had become a faceless man.

These glasses are amazing! Didn't they just add a gear in terms of physics? How did this unscientific situation suddenly occur?

It's not only unscientific, but also not magical; Xue's Law cannot sense any magical fluctuations above it.

Is this the mysticism? It's got some substance.

Judging from the gentleman's attire, Xue Daolu felt that he seemed to be a modern person, or at least not too far removed from the modern world. So Xue Daolu returned the monocle in his hand and asked, "Sir, how many years have passed since the birth of Jesus?"

The old gentleman was taken aback for a moment, then realized what Xue's Law was trying to say, and immediately said, "2026 years have passed since the birth of Jesus."

Boston in 2026?

Wait, 2026?

Where did this time traveler come from?

Xue immediately realized that things were not simple. This old man might not be from his timeline, but from the future. He felt that chatting with the old gentleman was too tiring, and it would take a long time to obtain a piece of information.

He immediately stopped acting and laid his cards on the table. The next moment, the illusion materialized and conjured a set of tables and chairs out of thin air in front of the two of them. Then, a werewolf stood in front of the table like a butler, holding a tray in one hand and with the other hand behind his back.

The werewolf has not been given life; it can be seen as a robot in the form of flesh and blood at this point.

The scene of this illusion materialized immediately stunned the old gentleman. He seemed too shocked to speak. Only after Xue Dinglu gestured for him to sit down did the old gentleman hurriedly sit down and say, "Sir, could you be the legendary magician? A being completely different from us mystics who play tricks."

"You can think of it this way, sir. I'd like to know roughly what happened on your end, and also about the situation with the occult." Xue Luding decided to reveal his purpose.

At this moment, the old gentleman seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and he immediately began to recount a lot of information as if pouring out beans.

……

The old gentleman was a mystic; they were a group of people who studied folklore, ancient culture, and all sorts of strange and unusual knowledge, and it seemed that they had actually figured some things out.

Mysticism is a kind of "trick" that can produce a reflection at a specific time through specific rituals and preparations.

He called his ability "magic tricks." Indeed, Xue's law found that mysticism is incredibly demanding in terms of the complexity, precision, and requirements of rituals, while the effects achieved are generally very weak.

Therefore, after witnessing real magic, he naturally realized that his knowledge of mysticism was nothing more than a trick.

However, Xue also greatly admired that these mystics had actually created a ritual that could be used without magic on an absolutely magic-free Earth, and that it had become a separate discipline and spread far and wide.

Mysticism, in essence, exploits a loophole on Earth: magical rituals that can be performed without the aid of magic.

That's why Xue Dinglu found it novel. He learned a lot about mysticism from the old gentleman, including many "ancient gods" and folklore, the hypothesis of the extinction of the classical pantheon, and the opportunity for the birth of mysticism, etc.

He wasn't from Boston, but a renowned occultist from the city. After receiving an invitation, he traveled to Salem, a small town in the far west of Boston, to participate in a large-scale occult ritual, which seemed to be related to some kind of war.

But his memory ends there. He only remembers participating in that massive occult ritual, but the specific details, what he did, and everything afterward are completely gone.

Xue's Law: Tactical Lean Back.

He may have died in that massive occult ritual, but given his current state of ignorance and confusion, Xue Luding was certain that he couldn't get any more details about the ritual.

However, mysticism is only a discipline that uses magical rituals when there is no magic power. It is a special edition of Earth, so there shouldn't be any overly outrageous rituals. If they were too outrageous, my mom wouldn't allow it.

The upper limit of that mysticism is probably just that.

However, Xue was incredibly impressed by the old gentleman's many hidden pieces of knowledge, especially his knowledge of the customs of various civilizations, as well as those ancient anecdotes about various civilizations that were more like "unofficial histories," all of which broadened Xue's horizons.

Until the old gentleman said, “We have been studying the demise of the Age of Gods. Strangely enough, the Age of Gods disappeared around 1000 BC in all parts of the world. That coincides with the end of the Age of Gods in ancient Greece, the end of the Shang Dynasty in the East, and the disappearance of myths in various civilizations.”

Even King Solomon, the king of mysticism in later generations, was only the king of mysticism, not the king of magic.

"However, later we found the decisive evidence!"

The old gentleman was very excited; Xue was even afraid that the monocle would pierce his eye socket.

"That's the discovery of Homer's epics. We now have a general understanding of the reason for the end of the Age of Gods. According to the epics, the Age of Gods ended because Zeus failed to usurp the power of God. The epics also say that the hero Syldras defeated Zeus with a stone, ending the end of the world and bringing the Age of Gods to a close..."

"puff!"

Xue Daolu sprayed all the tea from his mouth onto the werewolf butler beside him. The werewolf butler remained expressionless, faithfully carrying out his orders like a real robot.

However, Xue Dinglu choked and coughed incessantly, completely disregarding the fact that his image seemed to crumble in front of this mystic.

"Sir, is there a problem?" the old gentleman asked immediately with concern. He simply couldn't imagine why this "god" who could create things out of thin air would choke on his tea.

"No, it's nothing... Your world's epic records are really outrageous..." Xue Dinglu complained.

When he heard the "Epic of Sildenas" being spoken seriously by someone from Earth, instead of in a joking manner as if talking about a movie character, he had a bad feeling.

"Tell me more about Homer's epics from your world," Xue Dinglu asked hastily.

He couldn't imagine what kind of monsters and demons existed in this old man's world from the future. If Xue Lude said that there was a big guy sitting on a golden toilet in their world, he would be willing to believe it.

The old gentleman adjusted his monocle and began to slowly recount the ancient epics he had collected: "According to the epics, the hero Xerathus led the Thunderfury in a final battle against Zeus, the king of the gods, and defeated Zeus with stones, ending the Age of Gods. From then on, the Great Source of Magic disappeared, and we mystics can only use the Lesser Source of Magic to perform rituals."

Xue Law: "..."

He didn't come from the Earth of official history, but from the future of that parallel world where Xue's Law changed history...

But wasn't that world merged by Mom? It should have disappeared by now.

Xue Luding's pupils were full of doubt. He believed half of the old gentleman's information, because the other half might be because his source was unreliable.

And why does this epic sound like a little textbook about gratitude? Is it really possible that records from the age of gods would be so distorted when they are passed down to the modern era?

Chapter 173 The methods for making money are all in the code.

“However, the identity of the hero Xercyrus is questionable.” Suddenly, the old gentleman spoke, as if gossiping, “According to other unofficial historical records, Xercyrus appeared in other places, and was very likely a girl!”

Xue Law: "..."

He didn't have much hope for the historical records of that world.

Why don't you say King Arthur and Nero were girls? Maybe Schrödinger's Law would believe it.

While he continued chatting with the old gentleman about the development of that parallel world, he secretly logged into his mother's account in the background to check the situation.

It doesn't matter if you don't check. If you check, you will be shocked.

The consciousness of Blue Star has many smaller accounts, which are more like "parallel worlds". The purpose of these parallel worlds is to be thrown into a parallel world without anyone noticing when encountering invaders or other threats to Him. Then, once the parallel world can no longer contain the garbage, it is completely destroyed.

The entire world collapsed, along with the parallel world and the garbage that was inside it.

Xue Law: "..."

So this is the firewall of Blue Star's consciousness... He finally understood how Blue Star resisted invaders from other worlds or how it resolved anomalies before the emergence of its own planetary guardian.

Throw them all into a parallel world, then blow up the entire parallel world, reducing it to ashes.

Damn, no wonder he was also curious. There must have been quite a few people from other worlds who had accidentally come to Earth over the years, but why didn't they leave any trace? It turns out they were all destroyed to cover their tracks.

After secretly logging out of his account and clearing his browsing history, Xue Dinglu continued chatting with the old gentleman in front of him about the unofficial history and mystical knowledge of that world...

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……

Xue's Law did not grant the old gentleman a shared vision, but instead placed much of the real magic in the academy's library.

The newly established magic academy lacks a solid foundation. Most of the magic Xue Dinglu knows is holy light magic that he developed himself, mainly focusing on holy light cutting. Most of the other auxiliary magic is general magic left behind by the Great Sage.

A small portion of it was left behind by Old Grimm. His fairy tale magic was unreliable, but it could still serve as a reference. Xue's Law improved upon the fairy tale "bread magic" to create a brand new bread magic that could be used in any world.

This is also why he lifted old Watson's magic ban, because he was also racking his brains to re-examine how to release fairy tale magic. As the only person in the world who could exchange magical experiences with him, that court magician was barely passable and could give Xue some magical inspiration.

In addition, there were some tree spirits that materialized from their imaginations to guard the gates in the academy. These novel spells and the magical academy made the old gentleman extremely happy. He held the "Illumination Spell" in Xue's hands as if he had found a priceless treasure.

Speaking of illumination spells, Xue Lude recalled the days when he soloed the Death Knight 911 times in the consciousness space. It seems like a long time has passed in the blink of an eye, and he has now reached the 3rd level with 38% progress.

Since reaching the Legendary level, his progress has slowed down considerably. However, the Legendary level is now just Xue Dalu's paper strength. Anyone who treats him as a normal Legendary will be taught a lesson they won't even recognize.

After all, almost all of his combat power comes from buffs and Noble Phantasms; magic is only something he uses in emergencies.

At the very least, I can guarantee a mechanic-based win rate above level 5, and at least a one-for-one trade below level 5.

After getting a general idea of ​​the old man's situation upon waking up, Xue Dinglu stopped paying attention to him. After all, there didn't seem to be any apocalyptic crisis in that world; at most, there were just a lot of unofficial histories and outlandish records.

Moreover, it's already 2026 there, two years ahead of its own history. Xue's Law even knows the outcome of the US presidential election a few months later.

He didn't ask much about the future history.

The lockdown will last for another 26 days, and I guess I'll just have to stay on Earth and attend classes for the next four weeks.

After attending two fire safety classes in the morning, Xue Dinglu had no classes for the rest of the day.

The university's course schedule is very flexible. He could even see that there were no classes from Tuesday until the end of the semester, which meant that his class's schedule was equivalent to having three days off a week.

This, in turn, left Xue Dinglu with nothing to do and some free time.

As he left the campus, he still saw the bustling activity at the female knight sisters' food stall across the street.

Why don't we go check out the situation in the Silver Kingdom? What have they done to that mountain lately?

He is now considered a shareholder of the Silver Kingdom, receiving a 30% dividend share, which is equivalent to a shareholder starting to inspect the industry.

Xuejiaqiao, where Xue Dinglu's family lives, is more than eight kilometers away from the University of Science and Technology of China, which is in the suburbs. The mountain that Baiyin State-owned Enterprise contracted is even 5 kilometers away from Xue Dinglu's family.

That area is already considered rural, surrounded mainly by reservoirs, forests, parks, and farms. Although it's in the suburbs, it's only about ten kilometers from the city center, and many wealthy people still visit the farms there.

Therefore, the people of Baiyin Kingdom did take into account the local characteristics and environment when they wanted to build guesthouses.

Although it's called a mountain, its altitude is only about 100 meters higher than Jiangcheng. This area used to be full of tea plantations, but tea was no longer grown here because tea sales in Jiangcheng's rural areas were poor. In the end, the profits were even less than if this land had been leased out, so it gradually became abandoned.

There are many abandoned hills like this. Jiangcheng used to have a plan to become a "city of flowers," and then they promoted the planting of roses on a large scale. In the end, roses cost only 1 cents each, and even dogs wouldn't bother to throw them on the ground, so the plan was abandoned.

Princess Silver probably took a liking to this abandoned mountain because it was cheap, and its abandonment would make it easier for them to renovate it.

"Teacher, is your latest egg-hatching magic finished yet? We've almost eaten all the eggs." Before even reaching the mountain, Xue Luding heard the Silver Princess's boisterous voice.

"Not yet, not yet... Let me study it..." Old Watson's voice came through, but Xue Law felt like his buddy was about to die.

"Why haven't the vegetables I planted in the backyard yesterday grown yet? Did the magic go wrong, or is there some other problem?" Princess Silver's voice came again.

"Let me see what's going on..."

"And bread? Have we been collecting less and less wood and grass to make bread lately?"

"I'll take care of it right away!" The disheveled knight commander immediately ran into the back mountain like lightning.

The whole hilltop was bustling with activity, and there were many construction teams building cement roads at the foot of the mountain. After all, the first step in building a farm is to build roads and parking lots, and then the construction of residential buildings can begin.

However, their main expenses are on road construction and parking lots. As for the houses, they plan to use purely ecological tree peas as the core, install doors on the tree peas, and then decorate the inside of the tree holes to make houses.