Since a long, long time ago, when humans learned to use fire, civilization has developed by leaps and bounds.

Fire is very versatile, not only for cooking food, lighting for warmth, but also for alchemy and even as a weapon. Fire magic is also one of the four elemental magics.

But at the same time, it is also a double-edged sword, once it is not well managed, it will cause a catastrophe.

Therefore, humanity has to enjoy the fruits of the flames while always beware of its uncontrollable rage.

However, from ancient times to the present day, human beings have always been under constant threat of fire, and almost every time it has been catastrophic.

The four sisters, Carlos, Elena and Murray, led by Hillia, went to the scene of the fire that year.

Ten years later, it has long since become a ruin.

It is conceivable that when the Nigels lived here, they must have been very happy. Judging from the traces left at the scene, the courtyard, the main hall, the kitchen and other facilities must have existed at one time, but now they are unrecognizable.

The space in which man lives occupies only a small part of nature, and only for a period of time.

A fire burned them all.

Because of the events that once happened, no one wanted to build a house here. As a result, it became a wasteland. Of course, it is still in the name of the Segovia family.

It's just that they seem to have returned to the state of nature.

After so many years of wind and sun, these ruins have decayed, the ground is overgrown with weeds, and from time to time some rodents shuttle between them.

Looking at the lonely scene in front of him, Mr. Murray was quite emotional. "I remember the first time I came here, Nigel and Meredith welcomed me very warmly, and were not prejudiced by the fact that I was an illegitimate child. The first time I met Lydia was in this courtyard, when she was a little girl of seven or eight years old, and she was very scared of life, and I gave her a piece of nougat, and we started to become friends."

Murray took off his hat as if to pay homage to his deceased.

Through some traces of stone, the structure of the house can be roughly restored.

The charred charcoal left behind at the site can also faintly discern the outlines of some furniture.

"This is where the body was found."

Hiria said, gesturing her hand around her.

According to Mr. Murray's recollections, combined with the traces left at the scene, it is speculated that this should be the location of the bedroom.

Bella roughly made a visual inspection, and it wasn't very far from the location of the gate.

If you want to escape, it shouldn't be very difficult.

The rubble and sand on the ground had covered most of the ashes, and the bedroom was completely unrecognizable.

Bella tried to clean the dust from the floor, removing the broken furniture and collapsed walls.

Everyone worked hard for half an hour, and finally the floor of the room was revealed.

The bedroom is a marble floor, which is still relatively strong after the fire, but the surface has completely changed color, and the original pattern is no longer visible.

"I remember that there was a beautiful Persian carpet on the ground at the beginning, but now it is estimated that it has also been reduced to ashes." Mr. Murray said.

There are also countless pieces of furniture and crafts, the result of the hard work of many craftsmen day and night, all destroyed by a fire.

I can't help but sigh.

Bella crouched down, put her hands close to the ground, and closed her eyes, feeling the magic around her.

This is Bella's unique ability, the ability to perceive magic. Ability to gain insight into the flow of mana factors.

The so-called magic factor, or magic element, is not created by people, but exists in nature itself.

Nature is full of different magical elements, the most common are wind, earth, water, and fire, and different elements can produce different effects.

It's just that most of the elements in nature are mixed together in a chaotic manner and distributed in an irregular state. Although it can also form mountains and rivers, it is windy and rainy, but it is relatively difficult to control.

Most of the magic created by the sages was really just a combination of elements in nature that made them a collection with certain laws.

In other words, there is no thought intervention, and most of the magic factors are nothing more than the existence of chaos.

Of course, there are very few exceptions. We'll leave those at that.

Bella's ability to perceive is to analyze the changes in the elements around her mainly through mental power. She tried to find some usable clues from the barren ruins.

At first, there was not much hope.

However, just as she shifted the focus of her perception downward, she noticed that there was a slight fluctuation in the magical structure beneath the marble floor.

This slight anomaly is not a powerful magic crystal, but a certain regular flow of elements.

This regular flow should be caused by human interference.

In other words, someone is hiding something underneath.

"Lift this up." Bella said crisply.

"Huh?" Elena was stunned for a moment, "Take this, right?"

Under his feet is marble two or three feet square.

"That's right." Bella nodded.

"This ...... Is this the floor?"

"I know." Bella replied, "There seems to be something down there."

What is there, you can only know when you open it.

"Let me do it." Mr. Murray said, "How can a girl do this kind of rough work?"

Murray searched around, trying to find some tools at hand, and finally found something shaped like a shovel.

It's just that the wooden handle is gone, and only the metal tip remains.

Murray carefully inserted the shovel into the crevices of the floor, as if to loosen the soil.

And the posture is quite professional.

Immediately after, he adjusted to a suitable angle and pried hard.

I heard a "click-" sound, and the shovel broke.

Due to the perennial exposure to the sun and rain, the iron has long been corroded, and it cannot withstand much force at all.

"Uh......" Mr. Murray frowned, "It doesn't seem that easy."

Mr. Murray stood up and drew his saber from his waist.

However, the blade of the saber itself is soft, and although it can penetrate into the cracks in the floor, there is no way to exert any more force.

He needed a more reliable tool. It can be inserted into the gaps between the marbles, but it is strong enough to pry the floor up.

Murray searched around again, trying all the tools he could find on the site, but to no avail.

Either the hardness of the material is not enough, or it is too thick to squeeze into the gap.

"Use this."

Hearing Bella's voice, Murray looked up.

I saw a three-foot-long ice sword appear in front of me, the blade was wide and thick, and the cold light of light blue emanated from its body.

Murray felt a little cold as he looked at it.

Regardless of how sharp and strong this sword is, it is a beautiful work of art just from the appearance alone.

It was made by Bella condensing the moisture in the air.

Shaping is one of the most commonly used forms of ice (water) magic, and as long as you are proficient in the basic principles, you can create any form you want.

Of course, how beautiful a work can be created depends on personal cultivation.