"What happened this time, dear sorcerer and alchemist?"

The quiet atmosphere lasted for a few seconds in the dim vision between the two of them, followed by a teasing chuckle belonging to Xue Ling's Phantom Ice: "Could it be that your 'erudition' has deceived you again?" ”

"Well, maybe there's something wrong with my understanding of this device." Putting away the ice-blue brilliance that had condensed between his spell-casting postures, Duan Qing couldn't help but put on a dry smile on his face: "Even if you don't believe in the strength of the magician and alchemist, you should also believe in my research and understanding of the void energy." ”

"You mean to say that all that magical energy was swallowed into the void?" Looking at the other party's face with slanted eyes, Xue Lingphantom Ice put away the chuckle on his face: "That's why there was no reaction?" ”

"It sounds strange, but I'm not as incompetent as you say." Wiping his nose, Duan Qing then also put on a confident posture of forcibly standing up his waist: "Isn't it just that you haven't found the right way to use it?" Wait a moment while I look into it—"

Burning, freezing, shaking up and down, shaking strongly...... Duan Qing's hard work was then accompanied by the appearance of countless magical brilliance and the scene of the small cube constantly fluttering up and down, which appeared again and again in front of the eyes of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice. Her gaze wandered between the small cube and Duan Qing who controlled it back and forth for a long time, and the original sense of vigilance and uneasiness in the white-haired woman's sight was gradually replaced by a funny look, she looked helplessly at the small cube that was still indifferent in Duan Qing's various magic attempts, and finally said the last words of persuasion: "Forget it, it doesn't matter if you can't find a way, anyway, there are many other things in this ruin that haven't been explored yet-"

"There's a response!"

The sudden surprise voice then interrupted Xue Ling's whispered consolation, accompanied by Duan Qing's overjoyed expression when he raised the cube: "I see!" It's the wrong type of element used! This thing only reacts to certain magical elements! ”

"What are you talking about? Why didn't I see it? Looking at the delicate cube that Duan Qing lifted up, which was still as unresponsive as an ordinary stone, Xue Lingphantom Blinked his eyes with some confusion: "Is there any difference between this thing and before?" ”

"Of course it's different, you see." Saying this with a smug face, Duan Qing turned around and pressed this cube against the wall of the underground ruins beside him: "Maybe you can't feel it yet, but this cube should already have the earth-based magic elements I filled in before, as long as you use a suitable method to release it-"

Swish!

The clear sound of energy suddenly appeared with Duan Qing's action towards the edge of the wall, accompanied by an obvious light that suddenly flashed on the surface of the cube pasted there, and then the bright light also burst out quickly under the sharp gaze of the snow spirit phantom ice, and disappeared to the hazy end that could not be seen along the countless magic patterns that were also engraved on the wall: "This, what is this?" Does it release electricity? ”

"The release of magical energy can't be as strong as a real electric current, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see this magnificent sight with the naked eye." Shaking his head, Duan Qing, who had withdrawn the cube, replied in a low voice, "And with such a little bit of energy, it seems that it is almost impossible to do anything." ”

"And the thing we got was a battery?" So Xue Lingphantom Ice glared at his eyes: "What about the 'Helberton Cube' that you said?" What about the legendary black hole that connects to the void? ”

"Well, after all, legends can be faked." The embarrassed expression on his face appeared for a moment, and Duan Qing replied with a haha: "Or the rumors I have heard have been exaggerated, in fact, the function of this cube is to store and release magical energy, so it is misunderstood as a black hole-like existence......"

"Come on, the IQ of humans in those ancient times was not as bad as it is now." Waving his hands, Xue Lingphantom Ice squinted at Duan Qing's face again: "They used ultra-modern magic technology to create such a surreal thing, it can't be because of a coincidence, right?" It's certainly not as simple as you might think. ”

"No, don't worry, things always have to come step by step, don't you?" With a dry smile on his face and saying this, Duan Qing then also glanced to the side: "Just like this ruin in front of us, we still haven't figured out its function, maybe these strange stone pillars and the magic circuits carved on them have some corresponding uses—and so on." ”

As if suddenly thinking of a possibility, the gray-robed magician suddenly turned his gaze back to the location of the magic device from the beginning: "yes, I almost missed the most important hint. “

"This thing is connected to that magic device, and its existence is naturally to serve the operation of the magic device." He looked at the cube in his hand, and finally landed his gaze on the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice in front of him: "From this point of view, isn't there no problem with this thing being used as a 'battery'?" ”

"Well, we can leave aside what 'Hyburton' is."

Also staring at the magic device not far away for a long time, Xue Lingphantom Ice finally frowned: "Anyway, as long as we can figure out the purpose of that magic device, we won't waste so much time in vain...... What's your clue? ”

"Of course, don't forget who came up with the previous conclusions." Patting his chest, Duan Qing then returned to the oval stone with the cube in his arms: "Since the energy battery has been obtained by us, all that remains is to reconnect the device and the magic circuit...... Well, I don't have the skills to teleport back again, so I can only do a little modification. ”

"Let me check, it's probably in the back." With the gaze of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice behind him, he began to fiddle up and down near the ground behind the side of the magic device: "Connect the magic circuits, like this, this, and this—can you not look at me with that stressful gaze?" My hands will draw crookedly. ”

"Oh? It turns out that you also have times when you are nervous? Deliberately approaching Duan Qing's face, Xue Ling Phantom Ice blew his Rulan breath around Duan Qing's reddened face: "I didn't mean to watch you do this kind of delicate work, but after all, your work is now related to the success or failure of our expedition, as the captain and life-and-death teammate, isn't it what I should do to care about progress——"

"It's over, it's over!"

The flushed face suddenly left Xue Ling's Phantom Ice's side, and Duan Qing's eyes, which he didn't know where to go, finally stayed in the position he had operated before: "Okay, okay, it should be okay now!" Wait a minute, and I'll put the cube and the loops together......"

"The next step is to inject energy." Some of them didn't dare to look at the white-haired woman next to him looking at her with interest, and the gray-robed magician was a little busy operating up and down: "Horse, it's time to witness the miracle soon, if I'm not mistaken, the energy conversion efficiency of this cube may be beyond human imagination——"

The obvious humming sound then appeared in front of Duan Qing with the slight tremor of the cube, and the surface of the cube that began to rotate slowly then transmitted a bright white light in front of the magic circuit it was connected to like the scene it showed before, and the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, who was also witnessing all this, then hurriedly put away his troublesome expression, and turned to look in the direction where the oval stone was: "It's activated, it seems that it can have the desired effect." ”

"It's a pity I can't see all this, after all, this little guy looks extremely unstable." Gesturing towards the metal cube that was still circling and fluttering in his hand, Duan Qing pouted in the direction where the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice was: "What do you see?" ”

"There's no interface for manipulation, and there's no gauge pointer to manipulate the port." Quickly saying these words, the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice standing in front of the oval magic device replied solemnly, "Only those previous magic patterns are constantly flowing, and there are many strange characters. ”

"Words? Is it an ancient script? ”

"How do I know? I don't understand it again. Saying such an answer with some annoyance, Xue Ling Phantom Bing involuntarily turned her gaze to Duan Qing again: "Since you have lived in the ancient adventure era, you must be able to understand these things, right?" ”

"The problem is that I can't see it." Shrugged helplessly, Duan Qing, who was squatting on the ground, then also looked at the cube in front of him: "Tsk, if I knew earlier, I would have worked a little more to extend the magic circuit that was drawn out a little further——"

"Wait! There is a system prompt! ”

The voice of surprise then interrupted Duan Qing's words, and at the same time, the action of Xue Lingphantom Ice holding his hands on the surface of the oval rock appeared in Duan Qing's eyes: "The system has automatically translated these ancient characters!" “

"It turns out that there are such benefits to being a player." muttering these words, Duan Qing's heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "What did it say?" ”

“…… The path to the Emperor must follow the guidance of the elements. Xue Liang's pupils reflected the light reflected on the surface of the oval stone, and Xue Ling's highly focused attention fell on the words at this time, along with her constantly swinging gaze: "This is the guidance of the wind, only ...... Only those who possess the blessings of the elements can be favored by fate......"

Element...... The fountain will bloom at the Emperor's arrival. ”

Reading out the last sentence, Xue Lingphantom Bing's somewhat stammering tone finally came to an end, but the obscure words and incomprehensible content made the strange look on the faces of her and Duan Qing, who originally wanted to find out the clues to the ruins, even more intense: "It's gone." “

"What is this, another form of prophecy?" With a puzzled expression, Duan Qing, who was squatting on the ground and stabilizing the metal cube, replied hesitantly, "Why did you say a lot of words that people couldn't understand?" ”

"Maybe this device is just a device for recording." Shaking his head, Xue Lingphantom Ice, whose face was disappointed, then let go of his hands pressed against the edge of the oval stone: "It's like a recorder used to record knowledge and history in the magic library, and it has no use other than to record. ”

"Don't be in a hurry." Taking a deep breath, Duan Qing then comforted and said, "Maybe there was a mistake in our usage, and the posture of opening this magic device was not quite right, or——"

"There are hints in the words of these records." He muttered to himself, but at the same time his gaze fell on the cave where several people were: "Wind guidance, right?" In other words, this relic of the wind is actually used for trials, or for providing clues, like a transit station for a series of great adventures......"

"Maybe we should use the wind element to activate it."

Subconsciously said this, and the gray-robed magician then also lowered his gaze to the cube in front of him: "But this thing will only absorb the attributes of the earth element, and will not react to other magic elements at all." ”

"And it's been buried in the rock behind the device." The Snow Spirit Phantom Ice on the side also tried to analyze: "A fixed device that only reacts to earth elemental magic, no matter how you think about it, it shouldn't be pre-arranged for other purposes. ”

"If the cube was used as a battery and the earth element as the starting energy, then the text that appeared on the stone might just be a fixed caption." His gaze stayed on the intricate magic circuit in front of him, and Duan Qing's voice began to become more and more calm: "What really needs to activate it and these surrounding ruins is the wind elemental energy, and only the wind magic element can activate all of this underground magic device called the wind ruins." ”

"It's a question of where to start." He pressed the cube in front of him with one hand, but his brain was running at high speed with the continuous staggered extension of these magic lines in front of him: "Similar devices are everywhere in the ruins, we just picked one at random for experiments, but if all magic devices have similar effects-"

"Maybe we can activate it in a more direct way."

As he said this, the palm of his left hand controlling the cube suddenly appeared a crystal glass bottle exuding emerald green magical energy, and the surging wind elemental energy was then accompanied by the sound of this magic potion falling to the ground, instantly engulfing and swallowing the oval-shaped stone in front of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice.