Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 164 Ancient Languages
As a troll scholar, Laconia knew how the sacrifices related to the Swinburne Barry snake would change the snake. No matter what the Swinburne Barry snake became, it could not have spiritual intelligence, nor would it appear in a physical state.
The "dragon" transformed from the Swinburne Barry snake in front of him obviously has considerable spirituality and wisdom, and plays with its owner like a pet.
This was beyond Laconia's understanding.
At the same time, he could see that the ancient language spoken by Inspector Meteorite was related to this dragon.
"I admit that in my research on troll history, I have found many traces of ancient civilizations and also unearthed some information." Laconia moved her body slightly to make herself sit more comfortably, and then continued: "There are many clues that the five ancient civilizations were built on the basis of five artifacts. They are: the golden compass of the Shining Gold Civilization, the light sculpture of the Angel Civilization, the fluorescent star cluster of the Shadow Civilization, the red flame torch of the Purgatory Civilization, and the rainbow arch of the Dragon Civilization.
Ancient languages are composed of glyphs, pronunciations, and consciousness resonance. Mastering one of the five ancient languages can establish a connection with these five artifacts. Consciousness resonance connects artifacts, glyphs and pronunciations..."
Laconia paused for a moment, and after some hesitation, she said, "Inspector, you have obtained the blood of the troll, which means you have a very high level of mystic achievement. Mysticism is to release the mysterious energy contained in mysterious items through the language of mysticism, and ancient language is a special kind of mysticism that uses artifacts as the main language, ancient characters as the auxiliary language, and the pronunciation is a secret language."
Luke was extremely surprised by Laconia's sudden revelation.
He really didn't expect that the mysterious ancient language was actually a special secret technique. If he thought about it carefully after knowing the result, the ancient language was indeed somewhat similar to the secret technique.
"Doctor, you are surprised to hear this... But the descendants of the five ancient civilizations that still exist today all have mastered certain ancient languages, but they don't seem to have any magical artifacts in their hands."
Laconia didn't know what kind of achievements he would make in ancient languages in the future, so after he got comfortable with it, he stopped hiding anything. Compared with his own life, these materials were more important.
"The artifact is indestructible, it was just lost in the chaos of space during the war. As long as you can establish a connection with the artifact, even if the artifact is no longer in your hands, you can still use the ancient language to release the secrets. However, because the connection with the artifact has weakened, the five ancient races now not only have fewer ancient languages, but the effect is far less than when they had the artifact."
What a touching secret!
"Doctor, to what extent have you studied ancient languages? Can you decipher ancient texts?"
"Inspector, my major is troll history, and the study of ancient languages is only a supplement to this research project. The ancient troll race was very prosperous and spread all over the world. With their excellent physical fitness, they were a favorite labor force of the five ancient civilizations.
Some trolls learned the ancient language, but it was also lost..."
"Please answer my question directly. Can you interpret it?"
Laconia shrugged. "I know a little bit, but it's just cognition and pronunciation, far from the level of spiritual resonance."
Luke thought, if you could achieve spiritual resonance, I wouldn't dare to meet you so openly now. Luke took out a pen and paper, wrote a spell on it, and asked Taotie to hold it in his mouth and give it to Laconia.
"Try to decipher this ancient text first."
Laconia took the paper and her mind was immediately drawn to the words on it.
"This... should be the writing of the ancient Shuojin civilization. Um... beast, it can also mean savage, rude or similar meanings; there is another word... gold, which can also mean rich, wealth, and is a word that often appears in the ancient language of the Shuojin civilization to refer to oneself.
I can only understand these two words. The sentence structure is a kind of sealing format. It should be that the ancient people of Shuojin sealed a beast or a savage thing. "
As expected, every profession has its own expertise. Dean Wilred could only tell that this was a seal from the ancient Shining Gold civilization, but Laconia could actually understand two words in it.
Luke continued, "How are these two words written and pronounced?"
Laconia looked very expectant. "I need a table, paper and pen. Also, can I know where you got this spell from? I can see that this is just one part of a whole spell...
If you could give me the full text, I should be able to guess more of the meaning and perhaps deduce more pronunciations.”
" Meet , and then I'll consider meeting your request." Luke stood up and moved a square table from the corner of the room to Laconia, and then put his chair next to the table. He put out paper and pen and said, "Now teach me these two ancient golden characters..."
“Okay…” Laconia knew that she had no bargaining power with the Secret Service, so she could only hope that her cooperation could get more things related to ancient languages from Luke: “Let’s start with the word beast… Your starting point is wrong. If you want to understand ancient characters, you must know how they should be written, and not just writing.
Imagine those mysterious props that are related to beasts, barbarism, and rudeness. Their appearance is very rough, with exaggerated lines. When you think you understand its meaning, write according to my stroke order. Write with your heart. Ancient characters are like mysterious props. It has a certain variety, but the feeling is more important. "
As a scholar, Laconia did not slack off in teaching because of the positions of both parties. He taught Luke to write the ancient golden characters with a very serious attitude, corrected his mistakes over and over again, and used language to guide his imagination.
Luke found that ancient characters were much harder to learn than he had imagined. After a few hours of study, he couldn't even write a single word correctly. No wonder the ancient language was so difficult to pass on. At this rate, it might take him several days to learn this word.
Laconia was full of patience. He said in a gentle and patient manner: "Every ancient character is a high-level mysterious prop. Imagine the difficulty of making a high-level mysterious prop. Learning an ancient character is much more difficult than making a high-level mysterious prop. But as long as you learn it, you can write it correctly as you wish."
Luke smiled bitterly : "This is just writing. Isn't it even more difficult to pronounce it correctly?"
Laconia showed a teachable expression: "If you can learn Troll language, the troll songs can help you pronounce it correctly. You have troll blood, so learning Troll language should not be difficult."
"Okay... I have to be prepared to study ancient languages for a long time, and you also have to be prepared to stay in Raging Waves for a long time." Luke thought about Laconia's placement: "I can sponsor you to set up a Troll History Research Institute in Raging Waves, and send my people to collect all the information you need for you. In the future, we can also set up a professional expedition team, and you can take them to anywhere you want to go."
"Aren't you going to lock me up?"
"As long as you stay in Fury City while I learn the ancient language, you are free. I have no ill will towards you, I just want to learn the ancient language... I hope you can understand."
Laconia never thought that her kidnapping could turn a bad thing into a good thing.
Troll history is a very unpopular subject. In this prosperous era, people are more willing to invest money in research that can bring them huge benefits.
Because of his profession and his race, it was difficult for him to get decent funding in Laconia. Luke was willing to invest in him to set up a troll history research institute, which was really a timely help.
Not to mention, he was very interested in the sealing spell written in ancient golden characters in Luke's hand.
"Don't worry, I won't leave Raging Waves City before I teach you the ancient texts that I know." Laconia thought for a moment and then said, "Actually... if you take this spell to the World Bank, Elder Shining Gold will definitely be able to tell you more. There is a branch of the World Bank in Raging Waves City..."
"No, you can't tell anyone about this spell. Especially the Shining Gold Man, do you understand?"
The ancient Shuojin civilization was a very inclusive civilization. As long as they met the requirements, any race could join. After the decline, the Shuojin civilization also actively integrated into the subsequent world system. They founded the World Bank with their wealth. With their absolutely neutral attitude and credit, the gold and silver certificates issued by the World Bank became the international currency of the new world.
As an international trading city, Nutao City naturally has a branch established by the Shuojin people to provide monetary settlement services for international trade.
The spell written in ancient Glittering Gold characters in Luke's hand must not be known to the current Glittering Gold people, at least not before he figures out what the egg is.
Laconia expressed her understanding of Luke's warning: "I understand... you must have stolen something from the Shining Gold Man."
Luke smiled and said, "Can taking something from the Golden Shield Empire Secret Service be called stealing? Let's continue... and try to learn an ancient script as quickly as possible."
"Okay, let's continue."
Laconia did not delve into this aspect and decided to know as little as possible about the Secret Service.
The study continued, and this time Luke seemed to have found some inspiration. Although he still couldn't finish the entire writing, he knew in his mind that he was close to success.
Moreover, Taotie took the initiative to go back into the back of his hand without being summoned. Then Luke heard the same hallucination as last time, the thing inside the egg whispering again; the illusion of troll sacrifices appeared around him, the trolls were beating waist drums and dancing, faintly corresponding to the rhythm of the whispering tone.
Luke looked up at Laconia.
Laconia asked, "What's the problem?"
"No."
Luke lowered his head and wrote again. It was obvious that Laconia could not hear the voices he heard, nor could she see the trolls twisting wildly around her.
As Luke concentrated on the whispers, he could make out a syllable that repeated over and over again. And when it did, the trolls made the same move...
There are horns on the head and a tail behind!
Beast, barbaric, rude...
In the eyes of the ancient gold people, does this refer to the "Dragon Clan"? After all, they use gold, wealth, and richness to refer to themselves!
This may not be the official name of the dragon in the ancient Glittering Gold language, but it is most likely a derogatory term.
And is the thing inside that thing teaching me an ancient language?
Luke observed the trolls' dance, and with a direct standard reference, he could use his imagination more accurately. He incorporated the dragon into his understanding of the word, and then used the strokes of the Chinese character "dragon" in calligraphy to incorporate it into the writing of the word.
I changed the paper and started writing again. My wrist turned and the pen flowed smoothly. My feeling and the pen movement instantly matched each other. Between thoughts, the pen strokes became wild. As I wrote, waves of dragon roars came out from the tip of the pen, the sound was like a bell, and the momentum was overwhelming.
On Luke's right arm, the belly of the Taotie tattoo glowed. In Luke's ears, the whispers were loud and clear.
When he finished writing a word, the pen suddenly exploded in Luke's hand. Then he felt as if all the strength in his body was drained away, and he slumped in his chair.
At the same time a syllable uttered in his throat.
On the paper, the word he wrote, which looked like a rune, glowed and separated from the paper and floated up. Strong light flashed from it at a high frequency, making the entire small room shake in the flash.
Laconia was already frightened. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the strange scene in front of him, watching the word float up. The lines of the word flowed, and the momentum was like a beast flying in the air.
He had never encountered anything like this when studying ancient texts. He looked at Luke, wondering what had happened to him.
Luke looked at the flying words and didn't understand what was happening. He didn't even have the strength to raise his hands.
Just when the word rose to about one meter above the table, Taotie suddenly leaped out from the back of Luke's hand. It flapped its wings and rushed towards the word, then opened its mouth and swallowed the whole word.
The light from its abdomen intensified again, and the shape of the egg could be vaguely seen.
In Luke's mind, he could see the egg. The spell covering the eggshell actually began to rotate, slowly but surely. At the same time, the word corresponding to the "word" swallowed by Taotie was highlighted, and when the word rotated to the back of the egg, a shadow in the middle of the egg could be illuminated.
Just like when you hold an egg up to the sun you can see the light shining through, and the shadow takes on the appearance of an embryo.
What is that ?
Just when Luke wanted to observe again, all the light went out instantly. The egg returned to the state it was in when it was first obtained, and the light on the belly of the Taotie also dimmed. It flew around Luke, making a happy cry. Although I don't know what it means, it must have gained a lot of benefits.
