"What? Not within your reach? What else is there in this world that you can't use as a golden dragon? ”

The expression on his face became more and more surprised, and Duan Qing, who had been staring at the other party for a long time, finally opened his mouth involuntarily: "Shouldn't the Golden Dragon Clan be proficient in all levels and all series of magic?" ”

"Adult Golden Dragons, or talented and gifted young people in the clan, may be able to answer in the affirmative." Her face was still calm, and her voice, which did not show the slightest emotion, replied indifferently: "An existence like me, at best, has only been using my own expertise as a dragon to fight, whether it is physical strength or the ability to manipulate space, it is not something I have acquired through learning and training. ”

"Simply put, I don't have enough experience in magic." Speaking of this, she pointed in the direction that the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice had discovered earlier, "Just like the magic device you found earlier—with my current ability to manipulate the various elements, I can't activate it smoothly. ”

“…… I see, do you need to be familiar with the ability to manipulate the elements of each system? It seemed that he had found the reason from the other party's words, and Duan Qing's voice opened again with a bit of clarity: "Aha, this is my specialty." ”

"Let's go and have a look."

The hollow cave reverberated the whispered voices of several people in the sky, and soon sent Duan Qing and the others, who were mixed with the sound of footsteps, to the corner of the dim space lined with stone pillars, and an oval-shaped rock with a rather simple and rough shape and countless magical carvings and patterns carved on it then appeared quietly in front of them in front of everyone. Checking the structure of the stone and the effect of the magic pattern up and down, the gray-robed magician did not make any sound for a long time, until the silent air was about to solidify, and the wind from all around the cave seemed to become obvious, and he passed his conclusion to the ears of Xue Lingphantom Bing, who wanted to speak for several times: "Well, it does look like a magic device." “

"If I'm not mistaken, this magic device seems to be lacking in energy." Interrupting Xue Ling's words to complain, his fingers gestured in the direction of the continuous extension of those magic patterns, and finally pointed to the depths of the cave wall that could not be seen behind the oval stone: "That is, what we commonly call 'batteries' and the like, without energy, this thing will not be able to start." ”

"According to our speculation and conjecture just now, the so-called energy refers to the huge wind stone." Raising his chin, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who had been silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "That kind of stone can actually be used as a battery?" ”

"Since it is an existence that can generate a windproof barrier to resist the fierce winds of the huge grassland, it naturally contains a lot of energy in its body." Duan Qing replied with a look of course on his face: "This magic device and energy pipeline in front of you only provide a way to extract energy that we don't know. ”

"Regardless of what this extraction method is, I don't think there's a way to activate this device."

Stretching out his finger and pointing to the huge cone-shaped rock pillars and misty scenes around the people where they were, Xue Ling's expression became much lower: "After all, those stones should have all been stolen by now." ”

"According to Lady Fra, the Wind Stone stayed here until she first arrived at this place." Shaking his head, Duan Qing replied in a firm tone: "The situation may not be as bad as we imagined, maybe those energy sources are still there." “

"How is it possible, have you forgotten what we saw earlier?" The Snow Spirit Phantom Ice on the side involuntarily exhaled: "The depression left by such a large piece of wind stone, and Fura can testify, are you still suspicious——"

"No, I didn't say that." The corners of his mouth were hidden in the movement of turning, and the gray-robed magician interrupted Xue Ling's words again: "The information and speculation on both sides are not wrong, and the two facts do not conflict with each other, the contradiction of the problem lies in the energy source itself. ”

"I didn't say that the energy source used by the ruins here was the stolen Wind Stones."

A strange light burst out along his feet as Duan Qing said this, and with a deep humming sound, it spread out into the distance along the lines connecting the magic device, and a trace of white light was then accompanied by the appearance of this magical energy that recoiled back, flashing on the surface of the entire oval stone for a moment: "See?" The fire elemental energy has also reacted. ”

"Scared, scared me to death." Looking at the oval-shaped rock with magic patterns all over its body shaking for a moment, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who took a step back, then replied with a frightened face, "I thought this thing was going to ...... Wait, didn't you start it? ”

"Of course not, and I don't know how to operate it." Spreading his hands, Duan Qing, who was innocent, then pointed to the rock surface on the side: "I said, let's solve the energy problem of this thing first-Ms. Fula, did you sense anything just now?" ”

"Of course, the magical energy you sent out disappeared into the wall behind it." Nodding her head, Fura's long golden hair then drifted into the air as she shifted her gaze: "It should be in this direction." ”

“…… Is there a reaction? ”

"There is no reaction, it should be that the level and level of energy are too low."

"Well, it seems that my abilities are also very limited."

Having a conversation between Xue Ling's Phantom Ice and the Illusion of Ice, Duan Qing then walked to the wall behind the oval magic device: "In that case, then we can only start with the problem itself—hmm, what are you doing?" ”

"Your method of digging up rocks is too dangerous, and the slightest mistake will destroy the entire magical structure of this underground ruin." Reaching out to grab the gray-robed magician's gesture of raising his hand to cast a spell, Fura replied in a low voice, "So let me come." “

"You? What can you do? ”

"At least I'm good at that." Shaking her head to interrupt Duan Qing's question, Fura slowly crossed his shoulder: "You only need to estimate the distance at which the previous magic energy will finally disappear, and by the way, if you exclude other foreign objects to interfere - look." ”

"Found it."

Leaving the last few words, the woman with long golden hair had disappeared in front of Duan Qing and the others in the next moment, and the ripples of space then reappeared with that fluctuation, re-reflecting Fura's body that had flickered for a moment in the eyes of the gray-robed magician: "Hey! ”

"Poof!"

The sound of vomiting blood sounded with a heavy sound of falling to the ground, and Fura, who was clutching her chest, then slowly knelt on the ground in Duan Qing's action of rushing up: "Ahem, ahem...... Sure enough, the exploration of the unknown is not so easy. ”

"What's wrong with you?" Then Xue Lingphantom Ice, who pounced on her, then also lifted Fula's body with a nervous face: "What happened just now?" Is there an enemy? ”

"It's okay, I'm fine." Sitting against the wall with the strength of the other party, Fura wiped the golden blood that gradually oozes from the corner of her mouth: "I accidentally jumped into the rock formation just now, and because I overused my strength, I just had some physical exhaustion." ”

"Your body hasn't fully recovered, so don't overdraw your energy again and again." What answered her was Duan Qing's voice, and his face that was also anxious and looked a little surprised the next moment: "Wait, wait a minute?" In the rock formations? Isn't there another storage space behind this magic pipeline? ”

"Maybe the people who once lived here have a way of mining ore that even we dragons don't know." After his gaze lingered for a moment on the magical patterns that had disappeared into the walls, Fura lowered her head helplessly: "Don't worry, the body of the Golden Clan is very strong, and this level of squeezing and impact is nothing. ”

"Instead of worrying about my safety, you might as well take a look at this." She raised her arm slowly, her slender and white fingers holding up a small but delicate metal cube: "This is the end of the recoil you reached when you first tested the magical energy, and I have already taken it out for you." ”

"What is this?"

The sharp metal corners, the long metal edges that were combined with each other in some way, and the metal creations that reflected the cold light then carried the same pattern of flashing square patterns, and together displayed a palm-sized metal cube in Duan Qing's hands. Attention was gradually attracted to the past, and the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice staring at the surface of this metal cube then involuntarily read out, realizing that she was a little speechless, she also transferred her gaze full of anticipation and hope to Duan Qing's body, but what she got was a serious face with a frown: "This is the Helberton Cube." ”

"Hey...... What the? After repeating half a word, Xue Ling's face was then filled with various question marks: "Hyperton? ”

"A creation that is very rare even under artificial creation, the crystallization of the highest technology that combines magic and alchemy, both in principle and manufacturing method, has long been lost in the passage of history in millennia." Muttering to answer Xue Ling's Phantom Ice's question, Duan Qing's brows did not gradually relax because of the words he confided: "According to rumors, the most taboo technology it uses is to find a way to artificially create a 'black hole', creating a channel that can connect with the void anytime and anywhere. ”

“…… Are you sure it's such a scary thing? Moving his gaze back and forth between Duan Qing's Tie Qing complexion and the cube in the other party's hand, Xue Ling Phantom Ice involuntarily asked, "How did you recognize this thing?" ”

"Even a great mage like the Mage Council, or a figure of Fura's rank, I'm afraid I've never seen such a thing." Pursing his lips tightly, Duan Qing's reply seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth: "But I know, because in my memories of those mortal rituals, there are indeed some materials that show this thing in my life memories as a magician. ”

"In other words, this is also the legacy of the ancient times of the Wind Continent, right?" Shaking her head and kneeling on the ground, the dragon woman named Fula also let out a few laughs when she heard this: "Very good, it's not in vain that I spent so much effort to help you get it." ”

"I'll leave the rest to you." She slowly closed her eyes, as if she didn't worry about her safety, and fell silent: "I'll rest for a while." ”

"Wait, wait." A little helplessly exhaled, Duan Qing then slowly withdrew his outstretched hand in front of Fura who had closed her eyes and entered the rock state: "I also plan to ask her to help try the effect of this thing, but now it seems that there is no chance." ”

"It's such a dangerous thing, it's better for us to get rid of it." Some cautiously reached out and tugged at Duan Qing's arm, and Xue Lingphantom Bing deliberately lowered his voice: "Leave it alone, we shouldn't need it anyway." ”

"Who said that? That's a big clue. Shaking his hair and making a voice of denial, Duan Qing then jumped to the other corner of the ruin cave like a child who had discovered a new world: "Why is this kind of thing here?" And how it was used by the ancients - aren't you interested? ”

"I'm only interested in figuring out the usefulness of this underground ruin, and how to get out of here safely, not in anything that is clearly not for humans to touch." Xue Ling, who came forward, replied expressionlessly, "If you and I are accidentally sent to the sky by this thing, I am not responsible for listening to your crying." ”

"Rest assured, if my memory ...... Ahem, what I've seen and heard is not false, this thing is not as dangerous as you think. Coughing and coping with Xue Ling's eyes narrowed, Duan Qing still maintained the joy and confidence on his face: "Don't forget that I'm a magician and an alchemist, and this kind of thing happens to be within the range of what I'm good at." ”

"Okay, you can toss as much as you like." So Xue Lingphantom Bing also folded his arms and turned his head: "I don't know who kept a frightened face just now...... Are you scaring people? ”

"I'm not scared, I'm shocked, shocked!" Repeating this word, I don't know if it was because of excitement or embarrassment, Duan Qing then forcibly diverted his attention: "Leave this alone, let's start trying." ”

"Hey, what are you going to try? Self-jumping black holes? ”

"It's so easy to create an artificial black hole." Waving his hand, Duan Qing's excited expression was then reflected by the cloud of magical energy gathered in his chest: "But if the rumors and information are correct, if enough magical energy is invested, this cube may surprise us, just like this-hey?" ”

"Why is there no response?"

He pressed the ice-blue magical energy he had condensed into the surface of the cube, and then looked at its motionless appearance, and said in a somewhat sluggish voice.