It is impossible for the girl to find the evil god in the textbook

"What about all the coincidences I've experienced, Sibilla did let a person come here hundreds of years later, and started her ceremony, all of which were arranged by her."

"It's really amazing."

After listening to Ella's words, Yousef just smiled.

"But for Sibilla, this is not the only unchanging future. The person who initiates the ceremony is you, but it doesn't have to be you."

Ella was a little confused.

Professor Yousef patiently explained that he would not be so gloomy only when facing his own students.

"Sibyl just kept the Eye of Hermes, but he didn't choose anyone because of it. People who use this mirror are easy to overuse their magic power due to desire or other reasons, so it's not surprising that they get injured. .”

He went on to say,

"She left the seeds of human-faced thorns in the cave, and the ritual created a survivable environment for them. Hundreds of years later, when the magic power Sibilla needs is accumulated enough, these plants will grow wildly, appear outside, and be injured If people look for it, it is not difficult to find this place. And the moment the magic power is restored, the shadow born in the mirror will instinctively seize the host's consciousness at this time, and the rest are only the Philosopher's Stone and Hermes The eyes are instinctively attracted to each other. Sibilla just designed these, and then waited for a certain owner of the mirror, but that person just happened to be you."

"I think I get it."

Ella accepted this explanation, which made her uneasy a lot less.

Chapter 30 Excavation work

Two weeks later, Kleist arrived in San Francisco.

The more powerful wizards are, the more difficult it is to use long-distance teleportation. Their own magic will cause unavoidable interference to the space gate. The resources and magic power consumed to stabilize the space gate are a terrible figure.So most wizards will choose to travel in the way of ordinary people.

Kleist, who was riding a group of brown-red old horses, appeared in the town of Black Lane. He wore a dusty jacket and dressed like a native old cowboy.

Kleist had a lot of interest in the remains of Sibilla, so he didn't wait much, and the excavation work started that afternoon.

The local wizarding organization is quite well-established, and they even obtained permission from the government to set up a department for the protection of cultural relics on the surface.

Their chief, Richid, is a shaggy-haired man in his early thirties. He graduated from Kraft School of Magic and Magic 11 years ago and is Kleist's favorite student.

Ella and Ling were allowed to watch the entire excavation, which was kind of informative, and Richid and the local wizards were using some kind of underground creature.

Circles of earth waves churned on the wall and ground of Mount Sibilla. Although the outline couldn't be seen, it should be a huge snake-like creature.They make a kind of chanting sound underground, like a church choir singing hymns underground.

"Professor, what kind of magic is that?"

Ella was very curious about this. She hadn't been exposed to the spell of using magical creatures yet. It was a course for senior grades, and only students above grade five could get in touch.The voice of this creature made her feel very elegant. In her fantasy, it was probably some kind of strange creature with a slender body and beautiful patterns.

"Earth Gang Examination Summoning Scrolls."

Kleist uttered a strange syllable that sounded like the same language as Ling's occasional phrases.But Ling said that he could understand every word, but he didn't understand what they meant when they were connected together.

"Sorry, Professor, I didn't catch what you said?"

"That's ancient Chinese, and it's something you'll only be exposed to next school year."

Kleist was kind-hearted and seemed to be very satisfied with Rishid's performance. This spell was indeed very suitable for the current situation.He observed and explained,

"Digang Kaozhaolu is the content of "Xuanjun Seven Chapters Secret Sutra". Next year, there will be related translations in your textbooks, but they are not complete. The essence of this magic is to use a kind of magic insect called the earth-burrowing insect. Creatures, ancient Chinese imagined such creatures as a kind of dragon living in the ground, that is, the so-called digang. In fact, they have nothing to do with the scaled creatures, and their appearance is closer to some kind of giant squid , look—it's a rare sight."

As he said that, the soil in the distance loosened, exposing part of the body of the burrower. To Ella's dismay, it was just dark tentacles covered in mucus and mud, not only inelegant, but even very uncomfortable.It seemed to hate sunlight, and soon buried its body in the soil again.

"They hate sunlight by nature. Few people have seen the earth burrower. The eyes of this kind of creature have basically degenerated. They rely on telepathy and that chant-like voice to explore the environment or communicate. This should only be a touch Some strong metal, such as gold, looks like the excavation work should be almost over."

As soon as Kleist finished speaking, Richid trotted up to him and said with a smile:

"Mr. Kleist, I think we have opened up the cave and found the temple. That is the remains of the Prophet. I heard that there is still the Philosopher's Stone. The rest is beyond my ability."

"Very well, let's disperse these creatures first."

Rishid signaled the wizards to stop the spell, and threw a cartful of bled dead goats into the hollow in the ground.

The sound of biting and chewing bones came from underground, and Ella's original fantasy was completely shattered, and it even cast a shadow on her underground and the environment in the cave.

The earth wave churned a few more times, and then returned to tranquility.

"Come on, let's go in."

"now?"

Looking at the hole covered in mucus, Ella felt a little unacceptable for a while,

"Would you like to wait a little longer, they may not have left yet."

"Let's do it right now, the burrower's slime will stink after it solidifies, and the cave will smell bad for a whole week."

Saying that, Kleist walked into the cave ahead,

Ella stood in front of the cave in a daze for a few seconds, then let out a cry, and was pushed into the cave by Ling.

The goat’s white hair can be seen on the mountain wall. The mucus and scattered pieces of meat make people feel like they are in a dirty slaughterhouse. Ella finally understood why Richid had to bled the goat in advance, otherwise the environment here would definitely It will be even more unacceptable.

The pungent smell was slowly getting heavier, and it seemed that as Kleist said, when the mucus solidified, the smell would become even worse.

The environment of the cave has changed a lot compared to before the collapse. On the other hand, after the enchantment related to the light and flame disappears, the real cave can be regarded as the appearance before the eyes.Compared with when Ella entered the cave for the first time, it is obviously narrower here, and the single passage has become a complicated fork, but fortunately, the underground river has been spreading from the inside of the cave, so it is not difficult to distinguish direction.

After walking for more than 40 minutes, the crooked temple stuck in the cave appeared again in Ella's vision.

"Stay with me."

Kleist stopped and took the oil lamp from Ira's hand,

"The magic power of the Philosopher's Stone affects the space here. Don't look with your eyes. There are invisible traps everywhere. Try closing your eyes and catching the traces of magic in the air."

Ella entered the meditation state according to Kleist's prompt. When she completely emptied her mind, she seemed to feel some strangeness and awkwardness in the space.

When she opened her eyes again, she stopped somewhere before, with a puzzled look on her face.

"very good."

Kleist affirmed her performance, and threw a stone at the front, and the stone disappeared strangely in midair.

"This space has been distorted. There is only this small space in front of your eyes. If you walk directly up, a certain part of your body may be transferred to other places like a stone, and you will be hurt."

Numerous human-faced thorns and some huge bats, spiders and other creatures appeared in front of the temple door. Under the influence of the Philosopher's Stone, the constituent elements of their bodies have changed, shrinking and showing a dull appearance. gold.They maintained the posture of crawling towards the gate of the temple, turning into lifeless statues.

Ella and Ling followed Kleist to avoid the distorted position in the space, and came to the gate of the temple again.

Chapter 31 Legacy

The buildings here have already collapsed severely, and the stone pillars were crooked and smashed across the gate of the temple, leaving only a gap as wide as one person.

Fortunately, Kleist is just a skinny old man, Ling is tall but slender, and Ella is completely in the shape of a child, and they can easily squeeze into the gap.If Professor Adolf was here, he might have to find another way, such as cutting a large hole a few feet wide on the side of the temple, but that would be an unacceptable act of destroying the Prophet's Temple.

Passing through the gap under the stone pillars, the space in front of him becomes wider, and the strong dome of the temple is still intact.

Before the temple collapsed, countless human-faced thorns and strange creatures had already entered the temple. Like the same kind outside the temple, their bodies shriveled and showed a dull golden color.

Centering on the tree-like remains of Sibylah, the shrunken golden corpses became denser. They crawled at the feet of the prophet's remains, still maintaining a crawling posture, or they had already stretched out their bodies upwards, stretching out desperately. forelimb.The scene in front of me is weird and sacred. These distorted corpses seem to be making a great pilgrimage. This result is more like some kind of sacrifice or sacrificial act of the martyrs.

Following Kleist, Ayla squeezed through the gap between the golden corpses and came to the semi-vegetative body of the prophet.

Kleist looked at the body and remained silent for a long time. He raised his head and looked in the direction where the prophet's palm was pointing at. His gaze seemed to penetrate the dome of the temple and reach the depths of the starry sky.

The old headmaster took a deep breath, and with a complicated expression, he muttered to himself:

"She almost made it..."

As he spoke, Kleist picked up a translucent stone from the hollow in Sibilla's chest.

"This is the Philosopher's Stone of Sibyl, as it is said - the golden cup of greed."

Ella looked at Kleist's palm. This transparent stone was covered with spider web-like cracks, as if it would break into a pile of pieces if it moved a little harder.

This is different from Ella's impression. The last time the girl saw it, it was a bright red gemstone, exuding a dazzling inverted triangle light.

"Why does it have such a name?"

Ella was a little puzzled. According to historical records, more than one great alchemist had refined the Philosopher's Stone, but only Sibilla's one had this strange name.

"Because it was technically a failure."

Kleist replied,

"The records say that there is a flaw in the Philosopher's Stone refined by Sibilla. Generally speaking, gold does not have much meaning to magicians. Most of the legendary items refined by master alchemists are for Use it to make the elixir of immortality, or use it as a powerful source of magic power to support huge magic rituals. But Sibyl's Philosopher's Stone, from the moment it is made, will greedily absorb The magic power and life of the surrounding creatures are almost uncontrollable. This property makes the medicine it makes will absorb the life of the user, so it cannot be made into an undead medicine. At the same time, this characteristic also makes it difficult to build stable magic. ceremony."

"Then what's the use of it?"

Ling felt very speechless. It didn't sound like a Philosopher's Stone at all, but like some kind of alchemy weapon with serious side effects. She couldn't think of any other uses for this thing other than throwing it among a large number of enemies.

"At first, I also felt strange. According to the alchemy skills recorded by the prophet Sibyl, it is impossible for her not to refine the real Philosopher's Stone, but now I probably know the answer..."

Kleist once again cast his eyes on Sibyl's body,

"It's really fitting to use it for this ceremony, it's a genius idea."

Ella asked,

"So what's wrong with it now?"

"As you can see, after completely losing control, it absorbed too much life, exceeding the limit it can hold, the golden cup of greed... and finally self-destructed because of this special nature, it is really frustrating Some emotion."

Kleist took out a black silk cloth from his arms and wrapped it around the cracked transparent stone.

"Maybe it can still be repaired, or provide some help to Roger's research, well, let's take a look at the legendary "Book of the Future", Ella, I remember you said that it is the mural here, right?"

Ella gave an affirmative answer. It was a magical mural that could consume magic power to observe the future. She didn't know how powerful Kleist's magic power was, but it must be far beyond the sum of herself and the shadow. Maybe Mr. Principal Maybe you can see the future a thousand years into the future.

But an unacceptable situation appeared. The murals were severely damaged, and the wall was almost completely destroyed in the impact. The "Book of the Future" could hardly survive the impact and the huge magic power of the Philosopher's Stone.

Kleist caressed the stone wall, and the mural began to twist and rotate like a disturbed palette with the touch of his fingers, but only some unrecognizable and fragmented pictures emerged.After just a few seconds, they stopped changing and turned into ordinary doodles.