The ritual, posture, and language elements are complete. Manus does not make it too grand, but it makes it serious enough.
Pointing to the shadow with "those who share the same origin with me, those who accompany me, and those who share my destiny" points out the state in which they had no intersection in the past but were connected by fate. This is the basis for establishing communication and connection between them.
This point, as well as the wording and other elements that follow, are intended to reflect that people and movies should respect each other equally. This is the key point that Manus believes Shadow Magic needs to grasp.
With the release of magic, Manus did not receive a substantial response from the shadow immediately, but he could feel that the connection that he had already realized was deepening.
It is no longer vague and looming, only knowing that there seems to be something, but it is now possible to "see" clearly that it is another world that has not been perceived in the past.
The world of shadows.
That world should have no intersection with Manus, so even if Manus can sense the shadow world now, there is no way to directly enter that world.
There is still only one real connection between Manus and that world, and that is his shadow.
Suddenly, Manus felt a chill in his body - it wasn't that it was Christmas and there was heavy snow outside and a cold wind blew into the bedroom, but a force that was insulated from light and heat swept through his body.
This is the response from his shadow.
Compared with the previous attempt, the response this time can be said to be much clearer, and people will not be confused about the existence and form of this feedback at all, and mistakenly think it is an illusion.
But precisely because of this, this clear enough response made Manus realize a fact that made him silent.
Manus, and the world in which Manus lives - which may be called the world of light, and the world of shadows, are really completely opposite under normal circumstances.
It is true that Shadow-Tapping Spell and Manus can communicate with shadows, but this communication seems difficult to rise to a complicated level. The clearest response is to judge whether to affirm or deny, or to make a choice, but when it comes to expressions, it becomes difficult to understand.
The connection between Manus and the shadow can indeed get a clear response, but hearing it clearly does not mean that it is understood.
After several rounds of tentative communication with Shadow-Tapping Spell, Manus further confirmed the situation of the shadow.
Shadow can think and have will, but this will and thinking are not exactly the same as the thinking and will defined in the world of light. The more the two worlds develop to the substantive and metaphysical level, the greater the difference.
This led to Ying's response that he couldn't even translate it well. Those words pointed to things that Manus had never been exposed to, or even something similar to them that could help with analogy understanding.
Even if you use Shadow Magic, Manus, you cannot recognize those things.
Shadow Magic did not appear out of thin air. After all, the structure was established based on Manus, starting from the close connection between itself and the film.
Moreover, the magic of Shadow-Tapping Spell was originally at the level of Zero-Ring Cantrips. Now it is possible for Manus to perceive the existence of the shadow world, which is the result of the accumulated efforts of both Skill Panel and Manus.
After some thought and attempts by transforming himself into a mental state, a soul state, etc., Manus had no choice but to give up the beautiful idea of being able to deeply explore and discover a new world, and accepted the fact that he might not be able to do this until the distant future.
As long as Manus's state of existence remains unchanged, being able to perceive the shadow world is just a chance for a blind person to touch an elephant. Simply improving in this dimension is equivalent to a blind person being able to touch an elephant in more detail.
This will undoubtedly deepen the blind man's understanding of the elephant, but the probability of the blind man truly recognizing the elephant only by touching...
Thus, it became clear what Shadow Magic can do now and what it should be used for.
"Maintain restrained exploration and research, focusing on the development of Shadow Magic based on the strengthened connection with the shadow world, and its practical applications in various fields."
It is impossible to give up research. Although the probability of fully understanding the film and television industry and conducting in-depth development is slim, research before reaching this level will still bring rewards.
And if you don't do it, the slim probability will really be reduced to zero.
Just as the breakthrough from zero to something is crucial, the fall from something to zero also brings qualitative losses.
Then Manus tried a few more Shadow Magic, and reached a more in-depth communication with the film, and determined the tone of the future relationship between the two parties through diligent understanding.
The huge difference between the two worlds did not only cause problems. During the communication, Manus and Ying confirmed that using Shadow Magic, even driving Ying to move, would not have any real impact on Ying.
The shadow can perceive certain changes, but these changes will not cause any loss to it, even if it is illuminated or something - does the light really "hurt" the shadow? As an independent entity, the shadow does not exist because of the light. Light is just a medium that allows the shadow to be observed.
After correctly understanding the world of shadow and shadow, light will still affect shadow, but Shadow Magic will no longer be restrained by light.
Therefore, Shadow does not exclude Manus from using Shadow Magic and borrowing the power of the Shadow World, and expresses support for Manus's use or even further development of Shadow Magic.
The basis for Shadow Magic to be able to establish communication and contact with the shadow, and to get a response from the shadow, is that Shadow Magic used magic power to produce something that does not exist in the light world and is beneficial to the shadow.
The increase in the connection with the shadow was strengthened after Manus. Originally, these Shadow Magic could still be released successfully, relying on this.
When Manus releases Shadow Magic, whether it is directly driving its own shadow, or using its own shadow as a springboard to drive more power from the shadow world, it will bring some benefits to the shadow.
Ying is optimistic about the success of this kind of free thing.
So to a certain extent, Shadow Magic is actually a kind of magic that makes a deal between itself and the shadow.
The activation of Shadow-Tapping Spell ended, Manus removed the ceremony arranged in the room, and Zone of Truth.
Perhaps Zone of Truth's effect on shadow is limited, but Manus has no way to enter the shadow world for the time being. The response of shadow's communication with him must fall in the light world in order to be perceived by him, so it will inevitably fall into Zone of Truth.
As Zone of Truth is a magic that works within a range, Manus itself is also under the shadow of Zone of Truth. Both parties need to be honest and it is also a kind of equal respect. Don't worry about this making the movie offended.
Generally speaking, except for the slight setback in my expectations for exploring the world of shadows, the communication with shadows this time was very smooth, which can be regarded as the first good news so far during the holiday.