Chapter 2592 "Faster" Gnostic
In addition, there are some special individuals who can display powers, but may not have "spiritual crystal glands".
For example, a "spiritual construct" has no flesh and blood at all, and of course there is no "spiritual gland" in the biological sense, but with the help of a series of special techniques, the function of the "spiritual gland" can still be simulated.
Isaac's brain is like a treasure. It not only provided Joan with a sample to understand the physiological function of mind flayers, but also opened a door for him to explore the mind flayer city of Odis.
Analyzing the memories copied from Isaac's mind, Joan's biggest gain is the precious information about the "Faster" Gnostics.
In Isaac's impression, the Gnostics were one of the best "weirds" in Edis.
This Gnostic guy has many quirks that are very different from other mind flayers, one of which is his excessive obsession with arcane knowledge.
Odis is a "city of psychic powers". Psychic powers are a glorious tradition that the mind flayers are proud of. Every mind flayer who grows up to a certain stage must go to the mastermind to receive education and systematically learn the mind flayers. Psychic abilities - this is not only a right enjoyed by citizens of Odyssey, but also an obligation.
However, there are always a small number of aliens who are not satisfied with simply pursuing spiritual knowledge, and try to learn some arcane arts as a supplement to their spiritual power.
In traditional, conservative mind flayer communities, learning the arcane arts is considered an immoral and profane act and is strictly forbidden.
The ethos of Odis is relatively open. Noah, the spiritual leader of the city "Legendary Mastermind", is very tolerant. Although he will not take the initiative to teach arcane arts to citizens, some people come into contact with arcane arts through other channels, as long as they do not specialize Necromancy, Noah also turned a blind eye and closed his eyes, letting it go.
The former elder of Odis, Samuel, was a model of both psionic and arcane arts. He once held a high position in the city. He once served as the chief cardinal elder, and his status in Odis was second only to the mastermind.
However, it was precisely this Elder Samael who failed the mastermind's tolerance and secretly delved into the necromancy, which is most hated by the mind flayers. He refused to integrate into the mastermind in order to seek immortality, and finally transformed himself into a "lich". , fled Odys, and was considered a shameful traitor by the mind flayers.
Mind flayers venerate psionic powers, seeing them as the supreme art of living in harmony with the spirit. Necromancer magic and its derived undead creatures are based on the desecration of life, which is equivalent to desecration of the "will to life" represented by psionic energy, so the mind flayers deeply despise this.
In addition, an ancient tradition that mind flayers value most is "born in the brain pool, die in the brain pool", and firmly believes that after death, the soul merges into the master brain is the only destination that all mind flayers must accept, and it is also the most glorious destination.
Samael turned himself into an immortal lich. He would rather hide his soul in the phylactery than accept death calmly and bravely. To obtain eternal life together in the brain pool is the most serious insult to the traditional beliefs of mind flayers, and the worst and most despicable crime of all heresy!
Every day that old guy Samael exists, the shame suffered by all the citizens of Odis will be deepened. If this public enemy of the city can be eliminated, the proud citizens of Odis will not hesitate to pay any price, even their own lives. .
The more the Odis people hated Samael, the more embarrassing the "fasting" Gnostic was in the city as the only protégé of Samael "while alive".
As a student of the Public Enemy of the City, it is considered lucky that the Gnostics were not publicly executed, so how could they be accepted by other compatriots?
Under such a background, the Gnostics were implicated by their mentors, lost the trust of the mastermind, were revoked of citizenship, and were demoted as "vagrants". , forced to live in isolation.
If the public image was not considered, Isaac still had a high opinion of the Gnostics. He had to admit that this guy, like his mentor, was a genius, and this was what worried Isaac and the others the most.
People who are too smart often despise tradition and are unwilling to be content with the status quo. Will this guy, Gnostic, follow the old path of Samuel in the future and degenerate into a hateful undead creature?
The orthodox mind flayers of Odis, including Isaac, harbor such scruples.
In terms of personal strength alone, the Gnostics are firmly in the top ten in the city of Odis.
He himself is a psion who specializes in the "psychic self-cultivation department", also known as the "variety man". Later, he was taught by Elder Samuel and also studied arcane arts.
After 30 years of hard work, Gnostic is now a level 7 changer and a level 5 mage, and he has 9 levels in the advanced profession of "Olympic Master"!
To put it simply, "Arcane Master" is an advanced profession that is both arcane and psionic. Every time one level is raised, the spellcasting level and manifesting level will be simultaneously increased by one level.
Calculated in this way, Gnostic is equivalent to a level 16 psion and a level 14 mage. He can cast up to level 8 powers and spells of level 7. His strength is so much stronger than that of a second-rate guy like Isaac. Demon, sneaked into Udinos alone to wander around.
In addition to being implicated by the mentor, the Gnostics were rejected by other compatriots in Odis, and there was another personal factor, that is, he was too "picky eaters".
As we all know, mind flayers are addicted to the brains of intelligent creatures, and obtain the nutrients necessary to maintain physiological activities by sucking the brains. Gnostics just can't eat this staple food that is like bread to mind flayers.
Gnostics are born with a special physique and are allergic to certain substances in the brain. They cannot eat the brains of intelligent creatures like other similar ones, so they have to use "bigu" instead of eating brains to obtain nutrients.
Although this practice is understandable, it still seems out of place in mind flayer society, so it is nicknamed "faster" by other compatriots.
He is the only one who doesn't eat what everyone else eats. It is obviously difficult for such a person to make friends. Coupled with the fact that he is keen on studying arcane arts and other heresies, he has a bad reputation in the city, so it is reasonable to be ostracized.
In Joan's view, the situation of "Faster" Gnostic in Odis is similar to the situation of "Magic Eye Arcanist" Mitra in Udinos, or his own situation in human society. They all belong to the "marginal people" who cannot integrate into the mainstream group.
Comparing the situation of the Gnostics and Mithra in their respective communities, Joan naturally had a bold idea in his mind:
"Why not try to assassinate the Gnostics and infiltrate Odys under his identity?"