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Listen to Claudia who doesn't know what to do. Auditore interrupted, "Wait a minute, Barrett, what is the '0741' you just mentioned?" And what is that and what is it and him? ”

"'0741' must be the number of the test item! Wait a minute, I think I've seen this number before. Speaking of this, Barrett hurriedly moved his hands, flipping through the notes page by page, "Finally, I found the record of the real yàn question numbered '0741.' As for him, I'm not sure if this is a clerical error on the part of the author, but perhaps the recorder himself has been struggling with the definition of Subject '1793'! ”

"Judging from the previous situation, that '0741' should be their most successful real yàn body! The later '1793' is also used as a reference. Rielly stared at Barrett and motioned for him to continue.

"Alright! I read on. Barrett said and shook the notebook in his hand: "The real yàn body '0741' seems to be a successful case, although he is successfully bound to the material world, but he is still able to freely enter those places we expect. He seems to have retained the sanity we expect from Cheng dù, no, more than that...... I think he will be the key to success, and if we can successfully control him and strengthen him, the council will be happy. If we can create more 10-∫ individuals, it means that we have succeeded!"

Listening to Barrett's recitation, players can even feel the heartfelt joy of the recorder of this notebook - the real yàn is moving towards success step by step, and the tone of the recorder is also changing towards passion. To the end Clematis. Bot even asked a little nervously, "Did they succeed?" ”

"Apparently not!" Barrett shook his head, then flipped a few pages backwards and read, "Damn! We were too optimistic. So far, there is still no finished product like the second '0741'. It's not magical. Well, I'll admit that '0741' wasn't a finished product, and his success was too fortuitous. But in short, he is the closest to success. What's more, he still has a lot of growth potential...... Maybe we should treat him with a more gentle approach. '1386' is already very close to '0741', and this direction is worth further study......"

Hearing this, Rielly smiled somehow: "It looks like a group of researchers who have gone out of their way with shit." ”

"Nope! Here they received some interference. Mage, you'll know when I'm done. Barrett immediately spoke up to stop Rielly's words. Then he reads: "What's wrong?" The Imperial Diet thinks '0741' is a miracle, and they expect us to find out why '0741' is successful. However, the ** teacher Olanch seems to think that we can't give '0741' proper teaching, and he sent an Orr sword attendant to take '0741' with him. Damn it. From now on we can only conduct trials without samples......"

"Does administration interfere with scientific research?" Claudia. Auditore touched his chin with a smirk: "A common problem in the national scientific research system in classical times. ”

"I'll say a few! Are you a little off-center? Hearing this, the noodles knocked on his head, "Aren't we here to find treasure?" But all of a sudden, all of a sudden, your attention is focused on the research logs. ”

"Ignorant halfling! This is the greatest treasure. Rielly looked down at the noodles with disdain, "This notebook would definitely sell for more than 1,000 gold if it were sold to that arcane research organization." If there were no similar studies out there, it would probably be even higher! ”

"That useless notebook in Barrett's hand fetches fetched such a high price." Noodle pointed to the notebook being read by Barrett, with some incredulity.

"Knowledge is power, knowledge is wealth. Knowledge changes destiny. Rielly clenched her fists excitedly, "If this weren't just a personal note, and there weren't too many real numbers and information on it, the price would have gone up even further." ”

"But I think the most important factor limiting its price is it. I'm afraid it's because the technology described above is only useful for some large organizations! "Claymatis. Bot immediately assessed the value from another angle: "The versatility is too poor. ”

"Both! Your conclusions are based on the premise that this notebook is sold. Are you sure you can find the right buyer? "Claudia. Auditore put his hand on the shoulders of his two companions at this time, "Although there is no shortage of demanders for this thing, how to ensure that the other party pays obediently is a problem!" ”

Claymatis. Bot is not so sure: "There should be no problem with the channel to the church in guò!" We shouldn't have to do it ourselves! ”

"If you really can't do it, leave it to Barrett! When the time comes, just give him a little more share. Speaking of which, I remembered that according to the rules among the aborigines, mercenary leaders have an extra share of the spoils! As she said this, Rielly turned her gaze to Barrett. It turned out that the other party was frowning at this time.

Sensing that something was wrong with the situation, Rieli immediately asked, "Barrett, why did your face suddenly change?" Did you find something wrong? ”

"In the last few pages of this, there seems to be something wrong with the mention of a few power-type real yàn bodies. He also said that after so many years, many people have been a little lax and forgot how dangerous the test is. Need to strengthen management or something. Barrett shook the note in his hand, "But judging from the bodies of the dead, this is not the case. They don't seem to have been hit by a huge blow before they died. It is not that the attacker's control of power has reached an extremely high level. Make it a lethal blow without leaving any marks on your bones! ”

"Show me." Claudia. After Auditore spoke, he took the notes from Barrett's hand. After reading it for a while, he tried to put forward his own guess: "Maybe it's because those power-type test subjects rioted and then induced other types of real yàn bodies!" ”

"I don't know what is in the real body. And are there any guys left in the ruins? As she said this, Noodle looked worriedly at the doorway in the darkness.

"Probably not! Judging by the record above. The laboratory has been closed for nearly a thousand years. "Speaking of Barrett. Walked to the doorway: "Even if the otherworldly creatures can survive for so long, but they lack energy replenishment, they will either dissipate or find an opportunity to escape." ”

"That's right!" Claudia. Auditore nodded, then handed the note to Claymatis. Bote: "It's safer to keep these things in your storage." ”

"Alright guys, let's move on!" As he spoke, Barrett reached for the torch in his hand into the next room.

Rielly patted her companion next to her a little weakly, "Let's get on the road!" As soon as we entered the ruins, we got off to a good start, indicating that our luck was booming this time. Let's do a good search! ”

Players who walked into the second room found that there was actually a door on each wall of this room. Barrett raised the torch in his hand and lit up the entire small room. In that light, the decorative patterns on the walls became very striking.

Players then discover the four corners of the room. Each has a closet. But except for the one in front of the crowd on the right, which was still intact, the other three closets were smashed.

"This closet......" Rielly pointed to the triangular cabinet in front of her, which was covered in dust and cobwebs.

"Let me see what's inside!" As he spoke, Barrett rummaged through the triangular cabinet here. Moments later, Barrett had three more old silver coins in his hand.

Barrett smiled bitterly and weighed the silver coin in his hand: "Looks like you're looking for an antique dealer!" Let's hope they don't just sell at the price of silver! ”

"Let me see!" Claymatis. Bot immediately posted it, but after looking at the silver coin in Barrett's hand, she suddenly lost her energy: "The universal silver coin of the imperial period!" Because there were so many minted in the first place, even after a thousand years, this thing is still worthless. ”

But at this moment, the players suddenly heard the excited voice of the noodles: "Guys, you see what I found." ”

I saw the halfling wanderer holding a black stone engraved with runes infused with silver material in both hands. But this thing is familiar to players. Barrett, who immediately remembered something, reached into his backpack and fumbled for it. Then he took out an almost identical runestone.

"I don't know if these two control stones are the same." As he said this, Barrett tossed the piece in his hand.

Rielly, who was on the side, said weakly: "Take them all and let me compare them!" ”

Barrett and Noodle immediately obediently handed the rune stone in their hands to Rielly. After some identification, the mage shook his head: "Fortunately, it's not the same. The runes on the rune stones found in the ruins are similar to the runes on the ground. Maybe it's the control of the magic array on the ground. The other rune is in a different vein, and there is no relationship between the two. ”

That is to say. It's not going to be associated with the troublesome 'explorers'. Barrett sighed, "That's good luck!" ”

Rielly played with the two rune stones in her hand: "But these two are obviously products of the same period, and the magic reaction on them is very weak. And we don't know anything like activation passwords, so it's not much use to hold these two things. ”

"That's it! Now there are three directions. Which way do you think you should go first? After the search, Barrett pointed to the three doors in front of him.

The companions looked at each other, then focused their eyes on Barrett again. For this reason, as the captain, he had no choice but to sigh: "Forget it, take your time from left to right!" ”

Led by Barrett, the players walked into the room on the left. The room seemed to have been through a storm, the floor was full of broken benches and long tables, and broken standing cabinets leaning against the walls on either side.

Barrett, who crouched down, fiddled with the wreckage on the ground: "Although it is just regular furniture, the material is actually more solid than the one outside." This specially treated material is not cheap! Can I say that the institutes of a thousand years ago were all local tyrants? ”

"According to the records, the financial resources of the old empire are indeed far greater than those of the countries on the continent today." Rielly rightfully said. "And as a kingdom under the rule of the Arcane Council. I shouldn't be stingy in researching! ”

After a careful search. Players didn't find anything in this room. Then the crowd turned their gaze to the door on the wall on the right, near the end of the room.

I opened the door and looked inside. Only then did I find out that it was actually a ruined kitchen. The floor is littered with broken pots and pans, and the subsequent observation gives the player the impression that someone has destroyed the kitchen. Because the cabinets and other things here are far more completely broken than the outside.

"It looks like there's no other door, and the kitchen is the end of the route." Barrett, who had taken a closer look and found nothing, said, "Let's go back!" ”

The crowd quickly retreated to the fork in the road, and Barrett carefully opened the middle door. But behind the door was a dark hallway. It's hard to pinpoint how far this corridor has spread.

Such a change made Claudia behind her. Auditore hesitated, she tugged at La Barrett's cuffs: "Right first, or?" ”

"Then open the door on the right first, and compare it?" Barrett asked.

"Good" Claudia. Auditore opened the door to the right as he spoke. But behind the door was a long, dark corridor as well.

Barrett looked at the situation on both sides, and then touched the bridge of his nose: "Let's go in and have a look!" ”

"Which way to go first?" Claudia behind her. Auditore spoke up.

"Naturally, according to the previous plan, come first in the middle!" Barrett immediately walked into the hallway with a torch in hand. Thankfully, the corridor isn't as long as it seems, and players quickly reach the end of the corridor.

Through the exit of the walk, Barrett relied on his dark vision to see the scattered books in the room. He was a little surprised and said, "Guys, it's actually a library!" It's definitely going to be a big takeaway. ”

"Are you saying it's a library?" Rielly dragged her somewhat tired body and quickened her pace.

Wait until everyone walks into this room. Not surprisingly, the room was filled with bookshelves. Most of these shelves are filled with books, but there are still a few scattered on the floor. It's amazing. After such a long time. Most of the books in front of me have not weathered with the passage of time, and it can be seen that the institute must have put a lot of effort into this aspect.

"Guys, let's split up and take a look. I think there must be a lot of good things in it! So saying, Barrett picked up a nearby book and began to study it. But who knew that he was surprised to find that the content of this book was not some profound magic. Rather, it is a history book written in a mixture of Elvish and the lingua franca of the ancient empire.

"It's a history book!" Barrett put the book back on the shelf and picked up another one. Later, he found that the books on the two shelves closest to him were basically historical biographies. There are both well-known historical figures and obscure regional customs. The era also spans from the ancient Elven Age to the period of the Old French Empire.

"I think these books are of great value, and someone should buy them at a high price." Barrett, who was talking to himself, turned his gaze to Kleimatis. "Miss Bot, do you still have room for your storage?" ”

"Should I say that I'm glad that during the last few days in Sigma Town, the church of Tongguò disposed of some of the loot?" Speaking of which, Clematis. Bot looked at the huge library in front of him, "But isn't it a bit difficult for a strong man to have such a large capacity." Let's try to pick out the most valuable books as much as possible! ”

For this reason, the skilled servants in the team had to patiently browse through these books. In the end, four books related to the war of faith were selected. Because most of the historical records in this area are scarce and unverifiable, the collection of books in the old empire is more or less authoritative. After consultation, it was confirmed that they should be able to sell for a good price, and that there might be some useful information in them.

After searching for the first few bookshelves, players begin to walk into the main body of the library. It's pitch black, and the space between the two rows of bookshelves forms a dark walkway.

In this silent and dark library. Players feel the smell of stale books all around them. You can faintly see those scattered on the ground. Damaged decaying books. At the same time, the room echoed with the previous voices of the players.

And Rielly, who turned on the detection magic, found out. This library, which belongs to the mage's real room, doesn't have much of a spell aura. Only the faint aura of protective books flickered on the shelves. That's why all the books are rotten.

Walking at the front, Barrett suddenly said: "The bookshelf in front seems to be different from here!" ”

"It's different?" Noodles, who were following Barrett, immediately ran forward. In the dim light of Barrett's torches, Noodle noticed that the two rows of bookshelves in front of him, which should have been neatly aligned, were now arranged in a circle. Through the cracks in the bookshelves, he could vaguely see a circular stone platform in the center.

"That...... What is it? The noodles lying between the gaps opened their eyes wide. It's a pity that it's so far away that the halfling wanderer can't be sure what exactly is inside. After all, the circular stone platform had so many things in his mind that were related.

"You don't have to! Let's just walk in and take a look. Barrett said as he inserted the torch into the latch on his armor and pulled out the knife behind his back. Obviously, this strange change in front of him made him feel that something was wrong.

Under Barrett's leadership, the players walked into the circle of bookshelves, and the people standing in the inner circle of the bookshelves could see the stone platform more clearly. It is a stone platform made of three layers of circular stone slabs, with dense arcane carvings on it.

"The spell is no longer valid! And it's all the spells around here. It's a pity for those books. Rielly, who was protected in the middle, shook her head.

This was a real surprise to the players. The stone platform in front of him was intact, but it had lost its strength. Even the surrounding bookshelves lack the protection of spells. And all the books in it were corrupted and broken. If there was no connection between the two, he wouldn't believe that Barrett was killed.

Then the players focused their attention on the small black shadow curled up at the top of the stone platform. Barrett, reluctant to get closer, unloaded his backpack and took out a bull's-eye lantern from it.

Under the direct light, the players found that there was actually a small 'child' curled up with his back to the player. In terms of body type, the other party is at most seven years old and no more than eight years old. He wore a black robe that was supposed to have been a good fit. But the edges of the robe were rotten and tattered.

"Do you think it's still alive?" The unknown creature that Noodle looked at with a frown.

"I don't know!" Barrett shook his head. Although he was a little far away from the little guy, he couldn't be sure if the other party was alive or dead. Barrett was convinced, however, that the little creature was bare skin in the state of a living person, or something else alive - it didn't look like emaciated dead flesh anyway.

Immediately after that, he was skeptical, and immediately asked Rielly, "Can you be sure of the use of this stone platform?" ”

"It's going to give me time. From summoning rituals to human sacrifices, I can find at least 100 ways to use the circular stone platform. It takes me time to compare them one by one. With that, Rielie bent down. He began to caress the stone carvings in front of him.

It took a full ten minutes before Rielly got up and said, "I can only be sure of this circle. It has been rendered useless due to a total loss of energy. It was supposed to be sealed, I think it was the little guy on top who used it to seal. But the strange thing is that the enchantment on the periphery of this ruin still has a considerable amount of magic in operation even today. But in this core area, there has been an astonishing large-scale recession. This is all too rare. ”

"Could it be because of that guy!" Barrett touched his chin and looked at the black shadow in the center of the stone platform, "Maybe it's because the seal consumes too much energy, or maybe it's simply that the surrounding energy is absorbed by it." ”

"I said you two are still seriously discussing 'academic' issues!" Claudia. Auditore looked at the shadow in the center of the stone platform with great vigilance: "You don't think that the little guy in front of you seems to be very dangerous!" (To be continued......)