Chapter 40: Take the Fountain of Life

Ethan walked back and forth in the cave to find a spot, looking up at the top of the cave full of rocks.

"What did you find?"

Jack and Elizabeth had been quietly not disturbing him, and only came up when they saw him stop, only to see Ethan holding his hair high for a while, and then directly spread his arms, and then the ordinary rock cave roof cast a ray of light, enveloping Ethan in it.

"Come on in. ”

Just as they were feeling the magic of the scene in front of them, Ethan's timely reminder brought the two of them back to their senses and hurriedly ran into the range of the pillar of light.

The moment they rushed into the pillar of light, they felt dizzy in front of them, and then the feeling of their calves being soaked in water came, and when they recovered and saw the surrounding situation clearly, Jack found that he had left the cave before and came to a place with a very unique view.

"It's beautiful......"

Elizabeth's emotion made Ethan roll his eyes speechlessly, he really didn't see anything beautiful in this barren mountain range, even if the magic of nature has created countless wonders, not to mention the magic of the Fountain of Youth, only the beauty does not include this place.

"Don't move yet. ”

Ethan reached out to stop the two people who wanted to move forward, took out the Book of Inheritance, and then urged the Book of Inheritance, causing it to float high in the air.

"What is this doing?"

The two of them didn't think it was strange for Ethan to take out a book of that size, and they were now more curious about what Ethan was doing.

"Document the environment here. ”

He had guessed that the Fountain of Youth, a magic array naturally formed by nature, and to determine this, he needed to analyze all the details of this place, and at the same time, he could deduce the principle of this 'magic' through the specific details of this environment, and only then could he replicate this Fountain of Youth.

This function of scanning has always been there, but Ethan has not used it this way before, and is more used to copy books. Later, he was inspired by Tony's holographic workbench and thought that his Book of Inheritance could do the same, and in fact his ability to use the Book of Inheritance to construct a magic circle was similar to this.

The speed at which the Book of Inheritance was fully open was to scan and record information very quickly, and with just a few white light sweeps, all the details of this place were recorded.

In the future, Ethan can analyze all the details of this place at any time through the Book of Inheritance, ensuring that there will be no mistakes.

"Alright. ”

Looking at the Book of Inheritance that had returned to his hand, Ethan tried to check the contents recorded in it, and after being satisfied, he put the book away, signaling that the two of them could move around as they pleased.

However, both Jack and Elizabeth were looking at Ethan's empty hands, and it was not until Ethan's reminder that they remembered that there was something even more magical not far ahead, waiting for them to discover and verify the authenticity.

"This is the Fountain of Youth?"

Jack walked around the strange ring-shaped stone several times, but didn't see anything special about the flowing water.

Elizabeth also felt a little disappointed, this fountain of immortality is not as magical as Ethan's person, what is the difference between this and ordinary spring water?

"It's just ordinary spring water. ”

Ethan recorded all the details through the Book of Inheritance, and he himself was not idle, he had been observing the environment of this place, feeling all kinds of fluctuations, and already had his own judgment.

As he had guessed before, this place had a special magical effect with its unique natural environment, which could inject abundant and pure vitality into the stone platform in front of him.

It just so happened that there was a clear spring flowing from the stone platform, and it flowed almost perfectly through the area with the most abundant vitality on the stone platform, and then the moment it dripped down, the vitality carried reached a peak.

Then, as it dripped and merged into the clear water below, the life force gradually passed away, and was absorbed and injected into the stone platform again by the magical power, and then again by the flowing spring water, and so on.

That is, those small streams of water that drip from the stone platform and have not yet fallen below. Only this part of the water is the legendary Fountain of Youth.

"The vitality in the spring is constant. ”

This spring water contains abundant vitality, so as long as you drink this water, you can replenish your vitality, that is, you can increase your lifespan, restore your body to its peak state, and for older people, it is to restore your youth.

But the amazing thing about this place is that the life force contained in it seems to be constant, it will not exceed or decrease, and if someone wants to take a part of it, this place will automatically draw life force from the surroundings to replace the missing part.

This supplement is more violent, and the target will be chosen at will within a certain range. For example, Jack now takes a large glass of water from the Fountain of Youth, so after reducing a part of the vitality, the mysterious power will be activated, drawing enough vitality from the vicinity to replenish the missing part.

Ethan and Elizabeth, who are currently in this range, will be the target of extraction, and even Jack himself may be killed by this formation and regain his vitality.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this uncontrollable situation that someone has created such a thing as the Holy Grail, so that this magic circle is no longer so 'random' to extract, but to replenish the lost life force from a specific target.

Of course, these are all conclusions that Ethan has come to by speculating on the environment and the content of the original plot, and it may be a little different from the facts, but as long as there is such a risk, he has to think of ways to solve it and avoid bad situations from happening.

He didn't think about analyzing the place thoroughly, but now he was thinking about how to take away these springs that contained life force and prevent this mysterious force from launching an attack on them.

"I need some time. ”

Seeing that Jack was about to reach for the springs, Ethan stopped him.

"Don't touch this thing just yet, it's not a completely safe item for you. ”

Elizabeth, who had wanted to reach out as well, immediately stopped her movements, retracted the hand she had just raised, and then asked Jack the same question.

"Now that the Fountain of Youth, what's next?"

"Next. Ethan touched his chin and wondered where he should start: "I may have to stay here for a while to crack the secrets of this place." ”

"And then?"

"And then?"

Ethan calculated the time, he should have a lot of time left, but who knows how long he will be delayed here? Maybe the remaining time is just enough for him to completely analyze the Fountain of Youth, and maybe even enough for him to solve the problem of how to take the Fountain of Youth.

"Then I might have to go back to where I came from. ”

Whether it was Jack or Elizabeth, there was a feeling all of a sudden. The place where Ethan was going back was not a place where they could go at will, and even Jack asked in a ghostly manner, "Heaven?"

“......”

Ethan would love to say that you are going to heaven, but in a sense, such a world full of oceans and constant adventures seems to be the kingdom of heaven for this kind of goods.

Ethan casually sent the two away and refocused on the Fountain of Youth.

Of course, he's not the kind of research maniac who is immersed in research and doesn't care about anything else, he does something else every day. For example, chatting with Jack about nonsense, asking Gibbs about the situation, and even being in the mood to instruct Elizabeth on some basic swordsmanship.

Elizabeth's talent is indeed good, anyway, much stronger than Ethan at the beginning. Not only is she good at seamanship, but she is also very fast at swordsmanship, and the only thing that limits her is her physical fitness. After all, she is a big lady, only her agility is not bad, her strength and physical strength are very poor, and after a period of training, she can only barely get rid of the name of the showmanship.

However, with Jack Sparrow, a boring person, as her sparring partner, Elizabeth has completely learned how to use the terrain and environment reasonably to create an advantage for herself, and is not limited to using swordsmanship to fight the opponent head-on, plus her mind is flexible enough, ordinary minions really don't want to help her.

Such days are boring and boring, and the active Elizabeth and Jack, who are also not able to stay idle, are a little unbearable, but seeing Ethan's increasingly solemn face, they know that this mysterious fellow has come to a critical moment in the study of the Fountain of Youth.

In the following time, in order to avoid disturbing Ethan, both of them no longer let Ethan send them out of here, but honestly watched Ethan's work.

Until this day, they watched Ethan draw the twentieth strange pattern on the stone platform, and Ethan, whose face was getting more and more solemn, finally showed a smile that he had not seen for a long time.

At this moment, they felt that the whole air became fresher, the environment was no longer so oppressive, and it seemed that breathing became much easier.

"Is it done?"

Jack's face was full of anticipation to get the answer he craved most.

"It's just the first step. ”

Hearing this answer, he thought that he still had to stay in this desolate place, but Ethan soon gave him new hope.

"We don't have to stay here any longer, and when I seal these springs of life, we can leave. ”

As for the Fountain of Youth, Ethan will not destroy it, according to his calculations and arrangements, the Fountain of Immortality will not collapse because of what he has done, but will recover in a restrained and slow manner, and when the magic array he has arranged is completely invalid, it will also replenish enough vitality and return to its original state.

Ethan only took all the water from the Fountain of Life at once, leaving the Fountain of Youthless to lose its effect for a short period of time.