Chapter 381 London Temple
Greenwich, London, England, is one of the oldest districts in London. A large number of buildings with a history of more than one hundred years are erected in this area. Large blocks of granite and marble were synonymous with solidity and luxury in the construction industry hundreds of years ago.
After a hundred years of wind and rain, many buildings still retain the appearance of their original design. The unique beauty shaped by the industrial age and the Enlightenment at the same time.
Like the New York Temple, the Master's Temple in London is also a design that hides in the city.
From the appearance, except that you can see a logo similar to the State Grid of China on the glass window of the roof (in fact, this logo is the logo of the supreme mage), you can't see any relationship with the mage at all.
The public identity of this building is a private museum, and only a small number of distinguished members are allowed to enter. Ordinary people are not qualified to open the door of this building.
If you pass by this building you will indeed be deceived by the displays in the windows. Because a large number of weapons from the Age of Discovery, clothing and even instruments of torture and armor can be seen through the glass windows.
These things are not conjured by mages with spells, but real things. It's just that they look like ordinary cultural relics in the display case, but if you really think so and take it lightly, then you are in big trouble.
Because these are real magic items, and many are even cursed items. They are just sealed here in a special form by mages. A real museum has been created with these magical items that are both magical and real.
When the fake is true, it is also true, and when the real is fake, it is also true. It's really hard to tell the truth from the fake.
This London temple has a special status among the three mage temples. Because he is not only the temple of the mage itself, but also the cemetery of another supreme mage underground at the same time.
The medieval archmage Merlin was born here and buried here after his death. He fortified the place with a powerful spell before his death. This gave the London Temple an inherent advantage over the other two temples.
Another very important point is that the temple in Greenwich is on the prime meridian, and this is also where the Greenwich Mean Time of the earth is established!
Under the temple is a huge underground palace, because it is not only the place where Master Merlin rests, but also his last museum.
Merlin has left here all the spells he has learned in his life, all the spells he has mastered, and all his heart. Because of Merlin's spell, even Gu Yi couldn't easily take away these books and classics.
Unless he was going to completely destroy the entire Merlin Tomb. Obviously, it is impossible for Gu Yi to do such an unethical thing.
So there are actually two different factions within the Supreme Mage, one is the Kamateki faction based on the dogma of the current Supreme Mage. The other is the Greenwich faction based on the dogma of the medieval sorcerer Merlin.
According to the dogma passed down to the disciples by the Ancient One, it is the duty of the mages to protect the earth from the intrusion of demon gods and maintain the super-stable state of the earth. The Three Holy Temples on Earth were not built until the ancient one came to power five hundred years ago.
The three holy temples have strangled the three most important nodes on the earth. The ancient master who holds the eye of Agomotto condensed the past time chain into three giant blue chains that straddle the earth, protecting a fragile and volatile future.
One of the things people often say is seizing the moment, or seizing the present. But in real definitions, neither in science nor in occultism, an exact definition of the word "now" has never existed.
In the long river of time, there is only the past and the future, and there has never been a concept of the present. Because no matter how fast the human mind is, it can't go as fast as time.
When you wanted to grasp the "now" in the last second, even when you just thought about it, your so-called "now" has become the past. But the past of this moment determines the future of this moment.
The future is shaped by the past, without the past there is no future. But the future is fragile and changeable. When the laws of the past are even deleted, what will happen to the whole future? Every turning point in history is accidental? Is it inevitable? Or is it intentional?
The ruler of the ancient time stone of the supreme mage, the powerhouse who overwhelms the universe, is also an admirable existence among the supreme mages of all ages. But what he was carrying was also unprecedentedly heavy.
He practiced the belief that as much power as he has, he has to pay as much responsibility as he has. He single-handedly resisted the threat from the mysterious side of human beings.
But not all mages agree with his creed. For example, those Greenwich factions who are deeply influenced by the thoughts of Master Merlin have different ideas.
The concept proposed by Master Merlin is more free. He believes that mages can form friendships with ordinary people, and mages can also help their friends against enemies on the mysterious side if they choose.
But most importantly, Master Merlin has always maintained that mages should not be trapped on Earth. He advocated that mages should go to more alien planes, to those unspeakable areas. Freedom and unrestrainedness are the mage's nature.
Whether it is pursuing power or refining potions, mages should not be bound by simple shackles of mortals, which will affect the display of mage's ability.
Master Merlin is undoubtedly a liberal, as can be seen from his recorded spell inheritance. Too much accompanying, too much unrestrained. This is not to say that this is bad, but not everyone can walk the way of Master Merlin.
Merlin has dealt with countless demons in his life, even in exchange for the power of darkness, but he can always keep his heart. The way of learning spells he advocated may only be mastered by himself.
According to the famous saying of the ancient Chinese monk Daoji: wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha sits in his heart. If the world learns from me, it will be like falling mad.
Master Merlin's way of magic also has this meaning. Although Ancient One was tolerant of the Greenwich faction, he also kept a very strict watch on them. Because the ancient one didn't see any seeds from the current Greenwich faction mages that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Merlin mages.
And Baron Mordo, one of the most talented disciples among all his disciples, was the temple mage who was sent by the ancient one to the Greenwich Temple to guard the temple and supervise the Greenwich faction mages.
But this disciple, who had always been submissive before, had a quarrel with Gu Yi today, which was the first time in history. Even in order to prevent the content of the quarrel from spreading, Gu Yi had to build a mirror wall to isolate the inside and outside of Modu's residence.
Modu's residence is on the top floor of the temple, a spacious and comfortable place. Wool rugs from Persia are laid on mirrored natural marble floors.
The back of the seat is all hand-stitched velvet from the southeast coast of China. The solid and precious black walnut furniture is placed on the goblet made of natural crystal and the crucible made of gold and silver alloy.
Gu Yi hovered cross-legged in mid-air, and did not sit on those expensive and comfortable furniture. Modu was pacing back and forth on the marble floor: "Master, what happened, something must have happened, right! My teacher!"
Modu's tone sounded a little anxious, and even had a hint of desperation. He looked at Ancient One hoping to find an answer, just like he had been answered countless times about spell problems.
"What do you want to say? Modu." Gu Yi asked lightly, as if he didn't know what Modu was talking about.
"Aren't those things that happened in hell some kind of sign?" Modu's tone was not doubtful, but affirmative: "The dragon of the earth is dead, you should know, my teacher. The demon Bart who came back from hell told I."
"Even powerful gods and demons will fall one day, not to mention that the dragon of the earth is not a powerful demon god in hell. Although he is the lord of hell, he is almost the weakest one. His fall is not uncommon. .” Gu Yi said that the fall of a demon god was commonplace.
"This is not normal teacher! Bart said that on the day when the dragon of the earth fell, hell was covered with black clouds. This has never happened before. Then the dragon of the earth suddenly fell from the black cloud, like the sky and the earth collapsed! Originally There was also a rain of blood in his territory, that is the blood of the demon god!" Modu said loudly, his hands were clenched so hard that even his knuckles turned white.
"This is not a normal fall of a demon god. There is no vigorous battle, and the dragon of the earth has not reached the age of death. I know that something unusual is happening now." Mo Du's eyes were extremely serious. He looked at Gu Yi shook his head and said.
"Some very unusual things, sir, I know you can see things we can't see. Dormammu can see it when he invades hell! He should know what he's doing, he can't pay back the karma of hell! But he Still invaded hell. He must have sensed something. I just want to find an answer now." Modu looked at Gu Yi longingly.
Gu took a look at Mo Du, then slowly closed his eyes: "Nothing happened, Mo Du."
Gu Yi's answer made Mo Du extremely disappointed: "Teacher, you are the most sought-after mage in history. I don't aspire to get the same power as you one day, but I just want to know some things that I should know."
Modu's voice was full of urgency, and Gu Yi frowned: "That's why you let Rooney go to hell? You used the magic power of the London Temple to send a mage to hell! You know why I don't approve them Randomly exploring different planes? They are different from Master Merlin, not everyone can become Merlin!"
"At least you should try it, teacher. If you don't try it, how will you know if there will be another Merlin rising!"
"Use the precious lives of the mages to experiment?"
"On the way to seek the truth, the price of life is acceptable. Every mage here has paid the price."
Gu Yi shook his head: "I don't agree with this statement. Blind exploration without a plan is just asking for death. A mage should use wisdom as the criterion of action, not recklessness."
Modu suddenly raised his voice: "This is because the earth is now an ultra-stable space, and the summoning spells and different space spells of Master Merlin are useless. Otherwise, there is no need for such a dangerous person to go directly to the different space." Plane exploration!"
When Gu Yi heard this sentence, he suddenly looked at Mo Du sharply, and Mo Du immediately understood that he had just said something wrong: "I'm sorry, teacher, I made a slip of the tongue."
Because the establishment of the ultra-stable space was instructed by Gu Yi himself, and he made great efforts. The Ancient One did isolate a considerable part of the invasion of alien planes, but at the same time abolished more than half of the spells of the Greenwich faction. After all, many of Master Merlin's spells are related to the alien plane.
It is really hard to say whether the mages of the Greenwich faction have complaints in their hearts.
Gu Yi, master and apprentice suddenly fell into an embarrassing situation, and finally Mo Du said first: "Teacher, if I have nothing else to do, I will go out to work first."
Gu nodded, and Modu exited his residence and walked towards the underground palace of the temple. A memorial service for the deceased Master Rooney is being held there.
Gu Yi looked at Modu's residence and let out a slight sigh. Although Gu Yi's power as the supreme sorcerer is strong enough, it does not mean that he is immortal. Gu Yi already clearly felt that he was getting old.
He has lived for more than five hundred years, and he needs a successor. Be it Lan or Modu, it is obvious that neither of them can become the successor of the supreme mage. He needs someone who can stick to his will.
"Maybe it's time for me to find the last disciple?" Gu Yi muttered to himself.