Chapter 2348 Meditation Volume (Ⅱ)
This is... the legendary "Book without Words"?
There are no words, how should I look at it? !
Holding the mysterious scroll presented by the ancient tree of Irmin Sur, Joan couldn't help frowning.
Suppressing his doubts for the time being, he concentrated his mind and entered the state of meditation. His eyes fell on the scroll again, and he was pleasantly surprised to find that faint lines of golden writing emerged from it, which looked a bit like runes.
It will take at least six days to decipher this strange book.
For the next six days, Joan would maintain a high state of meditation for eight hours a day, dedicated to reading the "Book of Meditation".
Six days later, when he fully comprehended the mysteries contained in the book, he activated the "Inner Vision" to check his status. He was pleased to find that the hard work of these days was not in vain, and the intelligence attribute even got a 5-point talent bonus!
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Occupation Level: Mage 13/Mythic Archmage 7
Physical condition: basic health (disabled right eye; infection with worm disease; eternal youth)
Attributes (belt +6 enhancement, blood mead +2 alchemy): strength 20 (Gudron's blessing +1), agility 22 (Gudron's blessing +1), constitution 22 (Gudron's blessing +1), Intelligence 50 (Tears of God +16, Fountain of Wisdom +5, Book of Meditation +5), Perception 22, Charisma 29 (Fountain of Youth +5)
Current spell slot (casting level 25, mythical mana +7, magic rosary +5): 0-∞; 1st-9 (intelligence attribute bonus +5); 2nd-9 (intelligence attribute bonus +5), 3rd level -9 (intelligence attribute bonus +5), 4th ring -9 (intelligence attribute bonus +5); 5th ring -7 (intelligence attribute +4); 6th ring -6 (intelligence attribute +4); 7th ring -5 (intelligence attribute attribute+4);
Current Psionic Pool: 2/2
Mythic Path Abilities: Mythic Power 37/day (Sage's Proof +20), Wild Arcane, Mythic Spellcasting, Greater Power Replacement, Mythic Mana (manifestation) +7, Mythic Link; Mythic Disguise, Mythic Displacement ;Sage’s Proof (Myth Power +20), Arcane Transformation; Advanced Myth Counter, Myth Restart; Absolute Shield, Myth Distraction×7;
Supernatural Abilities: Seal of the Eye (intermediate); Sid's mana x 10; shapeshifting (human, beeman, giant bee), vermin armor, vermin curse, vermin enlightenment; blood enchantment (+trigger, + peace of mind); advanced arachnoid form (large mutant spider, arachnid); extraordinary elegance;
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After reading the "Book of Jingsi", Joan's intelligence attribute increased to 50 points!
At the same time, the "certificate of the sage" is also strengthened with the improvement of the intelligence attribute, and the additional "power of myth" provided every day increases to 20.
The higher intelligence attribute also enables Joan to gain stronger spellcasting ability, which is mainly reflected in both internal and external aspects.
As far as the outside is concerned, one spell slot has been added for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th rings—these are all real rewards brought by high intelligence.
Intrinsically speaking, "intelligence" is Joan's spellcasting attribute, and a higher spellcasting attribute means that the spells cast are less likely to be exempted. Although this point cannot be directly shown through "Inner Vision", the actual value is even higher than the newly added spell slots.
After calming down the excitement, Joan looked at the volume of "Jingsi Volume" in his hand again, and found that the scroll was blank, and even if he focused on meditation, there was no longer any writing.
Joan cast a spell to identify it, and confirmed that the magic power in the scroll had been exhausted, and it really turned into a roll of blank paper, so he stuffed the blank scroll into the storage bag.
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Joan lived in Powhatan Village for a month, and in the middle of April, he received a letter from Martha, urging him and Rebecca to go home as soon as possible.
It's rare to come out for vacation, Rebecca let herself go this month, followed Conti, Minnie, Jamie and Gray all over the mountain, and got carried away.
When I received a letter from my sister, I still couldn't get enough of it, and I made excuses to procrastinate and refuse to go home.
Joan didn't forget her duty as a "guardian". After all, she finally brought the playful Miss Custis home.
On the morning of April 10th, when Joan and Rebecca finally returned to the port of Leiden, they were surprised to find that in the short month since they left, the city of Leiden and even the entire colony of Alfheim had changed drastically. An unprecedented violent political storm is breaking out!
The root of this turmoil begins with the official announcement of the Eastern Expedition to counter the rebellion by the authorities of the Ashan Empire in February this year.
On February 12, 1625, under the command of Commander Engel, the imperial army entered the "Olivier Fortress" and officially launched a counter-insurgency operation against the Kolas government in the Far East.
Before launching this war, the "reform movement" carried out by the Ashan Empire for three years had actually failed, and it had caused serious sequelae.
The "Paper Currency Reform" turned into a speculative frenzy, which eventually led to the total collapse of the imperial currency, which was once reduced to waste paper.
"Land reform" led to the bankruptcy of small and medium-sized landlords in the territory, and then encountered a severe drought that occurred once in ten years. A large number of landless farmers were displaced, and uprisings broke out frequently.
In the predicament of internal and external difficulties, the empire's finances have long been overwhelmed, and the maintenance of a huge bureaucratic system is still stretched. How can we raise military funds to launch an expedition?
In the spring of 1625, in order to reverse the financial difficulties and raise military expenses for the Eastern Expedition, the imperial cabinet issued a bill to try to impose land taxes on the colonies of the New World.
Prime Minister Claude and his cabinet have never set foot on the New World in person, and their understanding of the colony is entirely based on the reports and letters provided by the governor.
The official document from Sir Nichols, the governor of the Midgard colony, is full of complaints and requests for help.
Since the "River Valley Massacre" occurred last spring, the conflict between the aborigines and the colonists in Midgard has further intensified. The Asa tribes formed a so-called "Liberator Alliance" to take up arms against colonial expansion and frequently attacked In the colonial settlements in the Vymur Valley, one day a village was burned, and the pasture was looted the next. Many colonial families were brutally wiped out in the conflict. Even the murderers cut off their scalps and showed them off as trophies.
Of course, the colonial government of Midgard could not tolerate the increasingly rampant violent attacks of the aborigines. Under the pressure of the military and the parliament, Governor Nichols had to authorize Baron Laval to send troops to attack in all directions to launch a bloody revenge on the aborigines.
The conflict between the colonists and the aborigines has lasted for nearly a year. On the surface, the colonists have an advantage, but this is not a military victory. It is mainly because of the outbreak of severe smallpox in the aborigines' residential areas, and the aborigines who died of infectious diseases Far more than died in war.
Even thanks to the "assistance" of the smallpox virus, the colonial military did not take much advantage. Thousands of officers and soldiers were killed or injured in a year, and the payment of pensions alone is a large financial expenditure!