There aren't too many gorgeous and colorful sights, and there are no shocking sounds.

Ever since the rune array was activated, its performance has been low-key. Aside from the usual dark blue magic glow and silently floating patterns, no other anomalies appeared.

Before I knew it, half an hour had passed.

Maca was still staring at the part that was completely lit up in the middle, and after continuing to hold it for dozens of seconds, she secretly confirmed that the activation of the first stage of this array was complete.

And then, he suddenly raised the staff in his hand and swung it steadily, causing the existing magic power to circulate in the few rune rings in the middle.

This first stage would take a lot of time, and he couldn't keep supplying mana to the array. Therefore, in order to maintain the self-operation of the formation for a long time, he thought of using the cycle to greatly reduce the loss, and applied it to this set of formation diagrams.

"Next...... We had to wait for it to resonate with the magic of the comet. ”

As she spoke, Maca sat down on the ground unconcerned, not caring how dirty the top of the blackstone fortress was.

On the other side, Old Youne, who was in a wheelchair, also breathed a sigh of relief.

“…… Then wait a little longer! ”

Some people often say that billionaires definitely don't care about a penny or two, and if they live long enough, they won't care about waiting for a while and a half.

But the truth is sometimes quite different from some of the assumptions that are taken for granted.

To say that Old Ewen had been waiting for nearly a thousand years, but now when he found that his long-awaited wait was finally about to come to fruition, the urgency in his heart was even much greater than he had imagined.

He was eager to ask Maca a few more words, to ask how sure he was. However, he knew the process from beginning to end, and asking now was like adding to the chaos.

Therefore, he could only choose to remain silent most of the time, allowing Maca to carry out the plan quietly.

Suddenly, the old man's eyes froze, and his gaze quickly fell on the center of the formation. Because he saw that two faint points of light suddenly appeared there, and they surrounded each other next to each other.

"Well, this is the most direct proof of the twin comet nucleus......" Seeing this, Maca immediately nodded and said, "To be honest, from this moment on, I finally have more confidence in this plan." ”

This fantastical "Star Picking Project" is always unbelievable, and if Old Eun hadn't come up with those calculations, Maca probably wouldn't have really come to drive the old man crazy.

But even with the data, the plan is still full of uncertainties.

If nothing else, the shape of the comet itself is one of the biggest foundational elements of this project.

If it is not a comet with a double nucleus at all, as old Eun said, it is impossible to "peel" a little debris from a comet that is flying at high speed in the universe and smash it into the earth.

Looking at the two points of light that were getting bigger and bigger in the array, Maca continued to wait silently. Because those two points are the phenomena that occur when the magic in the formation resonates with the comet's dual cores, but this alone is not enough.

But at this moment, Maca, who was watching them, seemed to remember something, and suddenly spoke without looking back:

"By the way, Miriam and Ahaz are ...... with me now"

His words, which had no beginning or end, seemed somewhat abrupt to say, but he didn't seem to mean to continue to explain more.

For he could be sure that Old Ewen would surely understand what he was trying to say.

Sure enough, the old man quickly said:

"Really? Miriam's ...... It's good that she's alive. ”

Maca could tell that Old Ewen was really happy that Miriam was alive. It's just this joy, but it's hard to make people laugh.

Maca paused and asked calmly:

"If you let that Ahaz save her at the end, why did you have to abandon her before?"

The answer to this question, Maca actually understood it a long time ago, but he still wanted to let Old Eun, the person who made the decision, say it himself.

Perhaps a little dissatisfaction was heard in his tone, and Old Eun immediately said, "Let Ahaz fetch her back because her mission has been completed......"

“…… I know it's really inhumane to make sacrifices for people who have nothing to do with it. But I have to make sure that 'his' attention is always where I want him to focus ...... In this way, our plans can be carried out more safely. ”

"You know, a lot of things need to be done, so ...... In order to alleviate the guilt in my heart, I had to choose to save the next child from the beginning and slowly raise them to adulthood. And then...... I'll let them decide for themselves if they want to give me their lives or not. ”

Old Eun's words were very heavy, and the reasons in his words were not strong.

He not only saved many children like Miriam and Asaph who were destined to die, but also raised them one by one, and even gave them the right to choose.

Even if that choice is somewhat coercive, it will make people feel a little bit of coercion.

But even if he sees these as acts of hidden suffering, does he really have the right to make those children sacrifice their lives for his "millennial plan"?

Seeing that Old Eun stopped talking and talking, Maca was about to say something, but the other party added:

“…… But honestly, there's one thing I didn't think of at first. Although my actions made me feel less guilty, I felt more pain...... It can be said that every child has grown up with me! ”

In the days when dealing with Helmo, the old Eun's men had indeed sacrificed a lot of people. And these things began on the day when he deliberately sent someone into the British wizarding world to bring Marka to meet in Azkaban.

As a result, this created the impression that "Ewen Ravenclaw did not hesitate to send the dead without hesitation, regardless of the lives of his men".

But think about it the other way, how did Old Ewen treat the children he saved for nearly a thousand years before that?

You know, this organization with the symbol of "raven" seems to have existed for a long time, right?

"Anyway, I hope this plan goes well!"

Maca can't really make any comments on Old Eun's approach. He is not a moral benchmark, nor is he interested in standing on some vantage point and judging others.

The question was not so much a dissatisfaction with Old Eun's approach as a process of trying to find the answer.

After touching the rules of the soul, Maca felt that the answers to such questions seemed to become more and more important.

It's a pity that he didn't get a very satisfactory answer this time......

Gradually, another half hour hurried away, but in old Youne's heart, it seemed to be longer than his life.

But fortunately, during this silent waiting, nothing abnormal happened to the array, and the two points of light had slowly expanded to the size of a human head.

During this time, they were always swirling at a constant speed, splashing patches of dark blue light particles in the array. If you put aside other irrelevant things and just appreciate them, there is really a special beauty.

When Old Eun waited until his breathing became a little rapid, Maca finally got back to her feet with her staff.

He didn't say anything to the old man, but focused on the staff again in the groove of another stone slab at the edge.

This is where the outermost layer of the formation is infused with mana, and as long as a part of his mana circulates through the outer ring, it can be activated independently.

Honestly, it's actually the easiest step. But during the production of this formation, it was this separate outer ring that took the most time.

When the faint blue light infiltrated the entire circle of stone slabs, accompanied by the sudden explosion of a puff of light particles, a hemispherical phantom was condensed directly on top of this formation.

Just like Professor Sinista's Starry Sky Café, Maca used all the previous data here, and laid out a star map of the solar system side by side.

Compared to the star map in the Starry Sky Cafe, his accuracy requirements here are much higher.

"Twenty-five minutes to go, and we can start creating magical resonances...... However, I think it's better to wait a little longer, as the better position and angle will make the last step easier and more accurate. ”

Maca said, glancing at Old Eun and motioning for him to speak his mind.

It's a plan with no room to try, and everything needs to be done all at once. If there is an accidental mistake due to some omission, there may not be a chance of redress.

Therefore, Maca did not hesitate to communicate with Old Eun.

"Hmm...... I'd love to say as fast as possible, but let's wait a little longer! We have to make sure it works, don't we? ”

It's a pity that Old Ewen doesn't seem to have any ideas.

Hearing this, Maca shrugged her shoulders slightly, and continued to pay attention to the operation of the star map in the formation. Then, as long as the comet reached the most advantageous position, he could move on to the third step.

However, it was around this time that Hermione was sitting wordlessly in the Gryffindor common room. And the reason for her silence was only a quote from Professor McGonagall:

"McLean has resigned."

I don't even know when the figure has quietly left. Seriously, if she had noticed it at the time, she would have forcibly prevented him from leaving, even by any means.

But now that she thought about it, she only felt that she should just sit here and wait silently for him to return.