Ain's preparation was to take a sample one foot from the ground, one at three feet, and one at a distance of five feet, so let the skeleton dig a five-foot deep pit first. I don't waste any time, I first go to open and debug the alchemy instrument.

"Marrington, have we ever asked the priest of the God of Light to investigate our manor?" As Ain prepared the alchemy apparatus, he asked Marrington if he had sought help from the gods.

Although the Grand Arcanists once said, "If everyone were Grand Arcanists, the world would not need gods." "But after the Arcanist Empire was gone, many low-level spellcasters still preferred to seek the help of the temple when they encountered problems that they couldn't solve. Because magic comes from the gift of God, the rank of a priest is often linked to his level of devotion and divine favors. It's basically not like the caster needs to go through a long period of arcane research to gain high-level spellcasting abilities.

"Master, although the situation at home is not through your hands, it ......," Malrington said with some embarrassment.

It is true that although magic can sometimes make up for the lack of attainment of the caster, the price of making up for it is real gold.

Aine nodded, also understanding what Malrington meant. Indeed, the past few years of arcane research have brought more economic pressure to the already stormy family. Although the Lannister family now only has himself and the old butler Marrington, the monthly expenses are still quite considerable.

It didn't take long for Ain's mind to hear feedback from the skeleton.

Walking to the edge of the five-foot-deep pit and taking a quick look, Ain waved his hand and turned the summoned skeleton into the most basic magical energy - although the human kingdom does not prohibit the arcane of the necromantic school now, it is better not to show some necromantic summoning arcane in this eventful season.

With a slight wave of his wand, through the force field of the mage's hand, Ain easily took out three small samples of earth.

Although Ain didn't have much hope for the secondary alchemy instruments used in's shop, he had to resort to those unreliable instruments when his own arcane skills were no longer available.

There was no long wait, and soon Ain got a conclusion from the alchemy instrument. To Ain's disbelief, among the three soil samples, the bottom two had traces of sulfur.

If there is any creature that is born with this kind of thing, and there is no way to avoid it, then only the demons in the endless abyss of the lower realms will carry the breath of sulfur all the time.

"Demons?" Aine looked at the results in front of him in disbelief again, "Then where did all this negative energy come from...... Aine couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Now Aine doesn't know whether to trust his instruments or his perception, obviously he can feel the huge negative energy very clearly, and his spell casting has proved this, but the final result is related to the demon?

"No, take another sample...... "Ain shook his head, deciding that he should trust his feelings, and when the three soil samples were analyzed by the alchemy instrument again, the results did turn for the better - the sulfur content of all the soil samples was gone.

Not only the second group, but also the three samples taken for the first time, and the subsequent random soil samples taken by Ain, there were no traces of sulfur.

"It's just an accident...... "Aine shook his head helplessly, because he also checked through the bookshelf behind the door in his spiritual sea, and found no trace of the demon's arrival in the history of this place.

However, sulfur is not unique to the lower realms. Otherwise, how could Al Yin afford to use brimstone powder as a spellcasting material for casting arcane arts?

"Spellcasting materials!" As Ain searched for the next set of arcane spell casting materials in the pocket of his robes, he suddenly felt like he had an idea.

A small piece of the used candle head was removed from the pocket on the inside of his robes, and this candle head was used as a casting material for all levels of Monster Summoning Spells.

As the small candle in his hand vanished, the Celestial Dog was prostrate at Ain's feet.

If Ain is a mage who needs to cast spells by preparing spell slots every day, he will be helpless against Brimstone. Because the first-ring mages who have just come into contact with the first layer of the magic net don't have a few first-ring spell slots at all, they will choose to memorize some arcane arts that should be able to be used.

Dogs have a keen sense of smell, whether it is the main material plane, celestial creatures, and even purgatory creatures. Ain crouched down slightly, touched the Celestial Dog's head, and leaned the sulfur-containing soil sample under the Celestial Dog's nose.

"Smell this smell and help me find all the places that smell like this." Ain conveyed the command through a spiritual connection as he brought the earth sample over.

The Celestial Dog's nose moved slightly, then whimpered a few times, and then ran straight out.

"Is it really the breath of the abyss?" Seeing the Celestial Dog's reaction like this, Ain couldn't help but believe his previous inferences based on the results of the alchemy instrument.

Because the Celestial Dog, as a celestial creature, is itself in the camp of orderliness and goodness. And the breath of the abyss happens to be the chaotic evil camp that is completely opposite to it. Normally, when the Celestial Dog senses the aura of chaos or the evil camp, it will naturally go all out.

But then again, if those skeletons do this, then naturally it is also with the atmosphere of the evil camp.

Sure enough, the Celestial Dog followed the smell and stopped one after another, and although Ain ran behind and panted, he had already come to his own conclusion.

Someone used brimstone as a medium to construct something similar to a magical ritual beneath the land.

Unlike the effects of arcane, curses, and the closely associated magic circles or locks, magical rituals are a state between spell casting and constancy, and the effects of magical rituals can be short-lived and long-lasting.

It was clear that what was in front of Ain was a constant magic ritual with a long-lasting effect, but there was no connection between the various parts of the entire magic ritual, that is, as long as all the sulfur nodes were found, the magic ritual could be directly destroyed.

But there is a very real thing in front of Aine - this desolation is not a matter of a few of his own estates, but the whole area is facing desolation. It can be seen how huge the whole magic ritual is.

However, the magic ritual is different from the magic circle, and it does not stop functioning by destroying only a part of the circuit or node. In terms of operating principle, the magic ritual is similar to the Lost Lock, that is, as long as the core is destroyed, the effect of the entire magic ritual will gradually collapse or disappear directly.

Although it seems that as long as he destroys that core, he can save his manor, and he can also save many low-level nobles who have the same tragic experience as himself, but there is a premise that Ain must find this core. And even if you find this core, it's not like you can destroy it if you say it's destroyed.

With so much energy spent on arranging such a large-scale magic ritual, Ain certainly didn't believe that there were no arcane effects around the core that interfered with prophecy, nor that there were no triggering arcane traps around the core.

"Prepare to go back, Malrington." With a wave of his hand, Ain removed the effect of summoning monsters at the first level, and the Celestial Dog whimpered, and the figure disappeared from the main world. Because of this kind of monster summoning technique, it is generally a projection of an alien creature rather than the main body.

"Master, has the manor been restored?" Marrington didn't see what Ain was doing for a long time, and now he heard Ain say go back, thinking that the manor had returned to normal.

"I already know the problem, but it may be difficult to solve it on my own right now. I'll make a trip to the town hall tomorrow to tell the lord of my discovery and see if I can get some support. Aine sighed helplessly, "If I don't get support, I'll have to think of other ways......