But did gods truly exist?
Generally speaking, even if gods truly existed, they would surely keep their distance from humanity. After all, there were still countless places on Earth that humans had yet to explore—so far, humanity had explored no more than fifty percent of the world.
Suppose gods did exist.
Why had they appeared?
What would they want to do?
Had the dissipation of the magical environment also taken their lives?
Were those mythical creations the same kind of beings as wizards?
Even Helga could not answer those questions. Jon could only wait to explore them himself.
After briefly explaining the development of magic, Helga demonstrated how to use Ancient Magic for Jon.
At that time, wands had not been nearly as widespread as they were now. Only exceptionally powerful wizards could possess one, so Helga had not used a wand during her demonstration.
"Of course, wandless casting is still a little difficult for Young Wizards like you."
"Am I starting with War Magic?"
Jon watched the Magical fluctuations slowly fade from Helga's hand, a question rising in his mind.
"Wouldn't it be too difficult to start with a large-scale War Magic spell like Listening to Wind Whispers?"
"Actually, Listening to Wind Whispers is the simplest of all War Magic. You only need to cast it; you do not even need to rely on your magic to maintain it. You can control both its range and duration yourself. And you still think it's difficult?"
Put simply, it was merely a controllable magical listening device.
Jon did not think the spell was too difficult. It was just that, since he had already begun learning War Magic, starting with Listening to Wind Whispers did not seem ideal. Jon was rather fond of [Single Target Magic: Mobile Fortress].
That spell's defensive power