After hearing Odis the Hermit's account, the other members realized once again that the Hermit's research was a blind spot in their knowledge.
They had heard of both the language of giants and the language of dragons, and some had even learned or knew a little about them.
But they never considered how these languages originated, or how they differed from human languages.
As everyone listened, they gradually became engrossed, as if they had returned to school, to their student days, listening to the teacher explain knowledge that was unfamiliar to them.
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Odis continued, "Later, Mr. Hermes invented the ancient Hermes language by referring to the languages of giants and dragons, and only then did mankind have its own language to communicate with nature."
"The birth of mystical symbols should be similar to this process. They were probably modified by human sages based on the characters of races such as dragons, and were used as universal symbols for humans to communicate with nature."
"As far as I know, races such as giants and dragons have their own unique mystical symbols."
"Those symbols were likely originally used by them to complement the syllables that could invoke spiritual and natural forces. For example, the combination of giant language and the mystical symbols used by giants was what allowed them to exert such a great influence."
"Therefore, these symbols themselves have a similar effect to the language of giants and dragons."
"Unfortunately, most of them have been lost, because these mystical symbols are very difficult for humans to learn and use."
"The mystical symbols of mankind did not continue to evolve and develop during the Second Age, and by the Third Age, no one understood their inner meaning."
"Therefore, the ancient Hermes language is still unique to humankind, a language that can be used to perform sacrifices and rituals, and to mobilize spiritual and natural forces."
"We have not developed corresponding mystical symbols."
At this point, Odis paused slightly, and "Justice" Audrey quickly asked, "Why did the development of mystical symbols stagnate?"
"There are probably two reasons," Odis continued. "The first reason is that during the Third Age, potion recipes gradually became more widespread, allowing humans to advance relatively safely and gain more powerful extraordinary abilities based on the recipes."
"Therefore, having a language that can be used to perform prayers or sacrifices is sufficient; there is no need to study the more complex mystical symbols, which are not as powerful as extraordinary abilities."
"The second reason is that during the Second Age, there seems to have been a period of great integration among the various tribes that had little contact with humans before."
"At this time, the alphabet system emerged and quickly replaced the writing systems previously used by various human groups, resulting in a unified writing system composed of letters. This effectively deprived the mystical symbols of their path of development."
The other members were somewhat confused, not quite understanding the meaning of "hermit," but Klein, behind the gray fog, seemed to understand, after all, he knew the concept of hieroglyphs.
Odis knew that no one understood, so he explained further: "Imagine, in an era without writing, if you wanted to record the concept of 'wheat' with a symbol, would you roughly draw the shape of wheat with lines? Or would you first invent a complex alphabet system and then use words composed of letters to represent the meaning of wheat?"
Everyone was taken aback at first, but then they gradually understood the meaning of "hermit"!
Klein was the first to realize: How come I didn't think of these questions before? At the beginning of human civilization, pictographic writing must have been used! Only after different civilizations began to communicate and merge did phonetic writing gradually form.
This time, Alger, the "Hanged Man," was completely convinced: this research was indeed very profound and amazing.
"The Magician" Fors thought: "The idea of the 'hermit' is very reasonable, but why didn't any scholars before him put forward a similar idea?"
Then she thought: It's hard to imagine that ancient humans used a completely different writing system than modern ones! Was their language also different from modern ones?
Audrey exclaimed, "I never imagined that human writing has undergone such a tremendous transformation!"
Then she asked, "So, mystical symbols are actually a kind of symbolism used by humans to intuitively express all things in the world?"
Odis smiled and said, "That's one way to understand it."
At this moment, Derrick, who had been deep in thought, suddenly said, "Mr. Hermit, we in Silver City still use the language of giants and the script of the giant race, but in our daily communication and use of the script, we do not feel that we can mobilize the power of nature."
"This is what I'm going to say next," Odis said. "First of all, giants also have a language of giants for daily communication. These languages are simplified and do not constantly draw upon the forces of nature."
"Another key concept is that the language spoken by humans is different from the language spoken by giants!"
Derrick paused for a moment, then said, "No...it's different?"
The other members didn't understand either, why were they different?
Odis thought for a moment before saying, "Using the language of giants as an example is not very clear. We should use the language of dragons as an example. Now the language of dragons is almost lost because ordinary people cannot pronounce many syllables!"
Klein was the first to understand, and he manipulated the "world" to say, "Different organs produce different syllables."
The other members suddenly realized, "Yes, how could a human's vocal cords be the same as a dragon's?"
"That's right, our vocal cords are different," Odis smiled. "In addition, because of the difference in brain structure between us and dragons, the underlying logic of our languages is different."
"But the language of dragons has been passed down because the potion can transform the body of extraordinary beings, allowing them to utter some syllables that only dragons can make."
"This is why the language of dragons is not a very common occult language, while the language of giants is more common because the vocal cords of giants and humans are less different, so some occult enthusiasts can learn the language of giants on their own."
Audrey nodded slowly: Why is it that I've never thought of this knowledge before, but hearing the hermit say it makes such a sense of logic?
Fors thought to himself: The hermit has a strong logical ability! This reminds me of the knowledgeable professors I met in college.
Odis continued, "But giants are still structurally different from humans. Although we can speak, we cannot achieve the effect of giants speaking a giant language."
"This is why Mr. Hermes created Old Hermes, because the Giant language we use is itself a simplified and weakened Giant language."
"The same goes for dragon languages. Humans find it difficult to unleash all the power and protective mechanisms contained within these languages, so when humans use giant languages and dragon languages, we lack the necessary protection."
"Old Hermes also has such drawbacks, but the modified Hermes can provide sufficient protection for human spellcasters."
"The underlying reason is that the ancient Hermetic language largely borrowed from the expressions of the giants' language and the dragon's language, while the modified Hermetic language followed human expressions completely, so it was safe for humans."
Silence fell over the hall once more as everyone digested the information described by the "hermit".
After a long pause, Alger finally said, "What about Elvish? It seems like Elvish is used even less than Dragonite these days, isn't it?"
Odis said, "According to my research, there are two language families among the existing ancient languages."
"Elf language is not a language family, and as everyone should know, the languages commonly used in the North Continent today originated from Old Fusak language, which was originally a branch of Giant language."
"The language currently used in Silver City is similar to Ancient Fussak. Although it is still called Giant Language, it is a branch, and it is very likely that it is from the same branch as Ancient Fussak."
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"Elven language, however, is another ancient language family. According to my research and observation, the Highland languages of the Southern Continent today have borrowed some pronunciations from Elven, and are very likely a branch of Elven."
Alger nodded slowly: "The pronunciation of Highland languages is indeed quite unique."
Audrey then asked, "Mr. Hermit, what about the Dutan language? Where does the Dutan language, which is commonly used in the Southern Continent, originate?"
Odis smiled and said, "After answering your question, our deal can only end here."
His answer, while not fully addressing Audrey's initial question, far exceeded the value of £260, so the deal had to end there.
Audrey immediately replied, "I can pay you in gold pounds; please continue to answer my questions."
Odis shook his head: "I don't need gold pounds right now. If I have other needs, I will announce them, and then we can continue to discuss this issue."
Audrey was a little disappointed: "Alright then."
She didn't even consider using occult knowledge like "role-playing" to get the answer. Although these were secretive occult practices, she figured the "hermit" must know them.
Odis began to answer Audrey's question: "Dutan and Ancient Fusak are not the same language, but fundamentally, they belong to the language family of Giants and Dragons."
"Based on the beliefs of the Southern Continent, I speculate that the Dutan language may have originated from the language of the Phoenix Clan."
"However, some speculate that the Phoenix Clan originated in the 'Land Forsaken by God,' so the Phoenix Language has been lost in the North and South Continents."
"Phoenix." Audrey repeated the word, genuinely unfamiliar with this extraordinary creature.
She looked at "the Sun" and asked, "Mr. Sun, have you ever heard of the phoenix race?"
Derrick replied, "We have a description of it in our geography class. It is said that the Phoenix Clan originated in our north."
Audrey nodded; that made sense.
She smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you for your answers. I have learned a lot from them."
After the transaction concluded, "World" said to "Hermit": "I mentioned two weeks ago that I wanted to buy a 'Flaming Arrow' from you."