...... I see.

Destroying the [Spark of Flames] may be more difficult than defeating the Steppenwolf Council, which is made up of multiple legendary wizards. The so-called key point is actually the most difficult fortress to break, which is why it has evolved into this situation of "only one choice left".

But what is the reason why the hanged man suddenly brought up this? He couldn't just tell me the information out of kindness, could he? Thinking of this, Richard spoke.

"You just have to tell me bluntly how you're going to behave."

"Didn't I say that? I've found a way to make the Tower fall. ”

The hanged man replied.

"Do you know how to destroy [the Starfire Furnace]?"

Richard frowned.

"No, but I know how to break the seal."

The other party replied.

"As long as the power of the [Starfire Furnace] can run wild, it will also be enough to destroy the magic tower and make it lose its ability to levitate, and the consequences will be the same."

"According to rumors, there is a final seal on the meteorite that is used as the core material of the [Starfire Furnace], and it is likely that it is a spell cast by the gods, and I may not be able to break it; But the two seals on the outer layer were added by human wizards - in this world, as long as there is a spell, there must be a corresponding counter-spell. ”

As long as you can break the first two seals, you can completely lose control of the power of the [Starfire Furnace].

The hanged man said with certainty.

The reason is that it has been nearly a thousand years since the completion of the magic tower, and the heat contained in the power furnace has long broken through the original critical value. This is not to say that the energy in the extraterrestrial meteorite is breaking away from the seal of God with the passage of time, but just the heat energy leaking from the seal has already possessed an astonishing magnitude over time.

The heat under the two layers of seals was brewed into a bomb on the verge of exploding. Once unrestrained, the flames that erupt will easily crush the underlying structure of the tower.

At present, the reason why the [Starfire Furnace] can still be used as a stable power source is completely relying on the magical support of the Steppenwolf members of later generations, which barely keeps the seal strength within the normal range.

"God's Seal ......"

Richard took the phrase to heart.

- What could God have set the seal?

If we think in this direction, there is only one conclusion that can be reached according to logic and reason: [the Spark of Flames] also hides a secret about God.

No wonder the preacher cared so much about the existence of the [Spark Furnace], and the hanged man refused at first place. They are so obsessed with the secrets hidden in the meteorite that fell into the wasteland thousands of years ago that no one has been able to solve the mystery even after that.

If this group of beings standing at the pinnacle of human beings wants to get one step closer, they can only get involved in the forbidden realm that belongs to the gods, right?

In a world where the gods are far away from the earth, they still have great influence. Even though the thoughts and actions of the legends are unknown, Richard believes that most of them covet the power of the gods and approach them in various ways, just as Rasputin once tried to summon the demon gods.

"If you can do it......"

"In fact, I've solved the puzzle. Just over a hundred years ago, I worked on a spell that could break the seal, and calculated the time when the compressed heat reached its limit. ”

The hanged man makes no secret of his pride and even more blatant ambition.

"I know you didn't believe me, Mr. Rasputchin. But now, I have shown you my sincerity and ability, as long as the two of us join forces, we can easily make the magic tower, which once stood for thousands of years, fall to the ground like a broken brick. ”

"According to our agreement, the spoils of war will be divided equally, including the secrets in the [Starfire Furnace], which will be shared by the two of us...... Mr. Rasputchin, you should be aware of that, right? Isn't it true that there is a hidden forbidden thing involving the 'power of the gods'? ”

Raspuchin was certainly eager. ...... The premise is that I am really the real "Raspuchin". Richard thought to himself, I'm already burned out just trying to keep my position.

"Am I the only companion of yours? Aren't the preacher's students still on your side? ”

The old man laughed.

"Don't worry about him. On the day of the fall of the Magic Tower, do we, who have completed this great work, still need to heed his opinion? Whether it is the 'anointed' or the 'saint', all are equal before the 'power of God'. When the time comes, the apostle's position will be nothing more than a bag, and I or you can easily take his place. ”

The Hanged Man described to Richard a grand blueprint full of hope and ambition, and decisively threw out the bait of "divine power". This is the right thing to say, and it is a condition that legendary wizards will covet, even if everything they say is limited to "maybe".

But Richard was different. He was calm and completely unmoved.

"I don't care about the future. I want to know all your plans, and if you really want to destroy the Tower, and if you want me to give you a hand, you must tell you everything. ”

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...... It seems that it is not so easy to convince the other side.

The words about "divine power" in the paragraph just now were prepared by the hanging man in advance, and even when he said it, he felt that the ambition in his chest was expanding rapidly.

The hanged man knew very well that all this was true. It is indeed possible that the Starfire Furnace contains a secret related to an ancient god.

However, this Rasputin seems to be an outlier......

The old wizard was a little distressed. The "successor" in front of him, like his former self, is a realist through and through. Compared with the potential huge benefits, the other party obviously cares more about what can be obtained.

“……”

Seeing that the words of the gods could not shake the other party, Mr. Hanged Man could only change his mind.

"The purpose of the plan, which I have already described, is a total of two paths: the first is to intensify the situation on the magic tower, so that the rest of the 'Steppenwolf' will focus on the infighting, and it will be more difficult to detect the changes in the tower."

He doesn't want me to do this, does he? Richard was a little worried, I didn't know how to exacerbate the conflict...... No, Richard knew it, and it was very simple, for example, as long as he found a way to provoke other wizarding leaders in public, it was not difficult to find such an opportunity.

But it was clear that it was all death for him.

"I'm ready, but I need you to make it easy for me."

The hanged man replied.

"I'll let my test subjects dive to the bottom of the tower first, you just need to let go of some of the restrictions between each floor, the test subjects themselves carry dangerous objects that can cause chaos, don't worry. And this kind of trivial thing, you can completely bypass other Steppenwolf members and directly give orders to the control system of the ladder. ”

Richard thought about it for a moment, and quickly made his avatar nod his head.

"Yes."

"Good. Then comes the second thing. ”

The other party suddenly raised his hand to him.

Richard saw a flash of light appear in his vision—it was a magic key.

...... Are you ready to pass it on to me?

In fact, as a matter of common sense, this action is risky. If the other party has bad intentions and hides a curse in it like the preacher, it is easy to be "polluted" and lose the ability to cast spells. Therefore, the average extraordinary person will pay a lot of attention to this kind of information exchange behavior. However, with his real name by his side, Richard was not worried about the curse.

"There's a spell on how to unlock the first seal on the [Starfire Furnace], but it's only half of the content, and I'll send someone to hand it over to you personally."

"Only one?"

"The key to unlock the second seal is kept with me."

The hanged man smiled.

"If we break the two seals at the same time, [the Spark Furnace] will go berserk at the first time, and there will be no way to hide it from others and achieve the effect we need. So, it's better to wait until the time is right before launching together. ”

Richard didn't speak, and directly put the magic key in.

The upside-down hangman couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the other party so cooperative.

After all, the two are partners on an equal footing, and if the other party is the kind of suspicious or greedy character, he has no other choice but to try his best to persuade the other party or give up part of the benefits, which he does not want to see.

Raspuchin is a legendary wizard with status and strength, and most importantly, he is also a member of the "Steppenwolf", which is an advantage that no one else can replace.

When the hanged man was thinking like this, he heard the other party take the initiative to speak for the first time-

"So, it's time to talk about the rewards for those two things, right?"

This is the second time Richard has said this today.

The hanged man was stunned for a moment.

"Cooperation is cooperation, and entrustment is entrustment. If you want me to do something, I have to pay accordingly. The only criterion for the equal exchange of business time and communication, can you agree with it? ”

……

The old wizard only felt that his lips were bitter, and he thought that the other party was very generous, which seemed to be just an illusion. But the hanged man eventually nodded.

"What do you need? As explained in advance, I have just woken up, and it has not been more than a year, and most of the items I kept before have been looted or destroyed, and the remaining resources need to be used to prepare for the fall plan of the magic tower, and there is no ......"

This old guy is really not easy to deal with, as the so-called "old man becomes fine", Richard thought to himself, this slamming the door is inevitably too fast. Shouldn't you have been guarding against this for a long time?

But he wasn't going to give up. In order to save his life, he will do everything he can to use all the people or things that can be used, and "goose plucking" is his style.

Richard licked his slightly dry lips.

It's hard to meet a legendary wizard outside the magic tower, how can this wool not be mattressed?