The absence of the giantess, who is the owner of the ruins, in addition to being difficult to locate, is another factor that is a reason for her to be discouraged.

- It's the terrifying puppets on the periphery of the ruins!

"At that time, my level was not low, but I still couldn't see their information...... And there are puppet bosses in it that are I don't know how many times more powerful than ordinary puppets. ”

"It's better to wait for Mireyer to come back before going, otherwise it's not very polite, but she's also the owner of that ruin, and our relationship is far less intimate than in the memory world."

Xia shook his head, putting aside this heartwarming treasure hunt plan for the time being.

"So, this military base was built here to protect and study crystals?"

She asked Xue Qian:

"Did you know there was such a crystal on the continent before?"

She took the crystal shard floating in front of her and summoned a beam of fire elemental with Elemental Summoning, using it as a cutter in an attempt to separate the mysterious substance.

As expected, even the flames in the elemental realm could not damage the crystal fragments, and the sparks flew in all directions for a long time, leaving not even a trace.

"It seems that when it comes to the background, we are still far from the Harlem Empire."

Xia stopped cutting and gave the fire element to Xue Qian, her expression a little dignified.

"I've heard rumors about the appearance of giant crystals, but I haven't seen them with my own eyes."

The Flame Goddess answered her question, and then happily accepted the gift:

"The people stationed in this base may not have been killed or eaten, the people of the empire may just be trying to obtain the power in the crystal, and they will naturally not stay here for long after achieving their goal."

Xue Qian's way of absorbing the fire element is quite special, not to swallow them directly or forcibly fuse, but to keep them by her side like pets, and wait until the breath of both sides is completely consistent, and then absorb them.

In this process, the fire element does not generate its own consciousness, but just follows the goddess like an ordinary flame, it seems that Xue Qian is not so cold-blooded, she can devour other elemental creatures without any mustard, she is just to absorb energy.

"On the face of it, you're right...... But how do you explain those magic crystals? ”

Xia doesn't quite agree with her:

"Whether it's in Faense or the New World, magic crystals are important strategic resources; Especially here in the New World, things that can replenish magic power are extremely scarce, and even the Empire people will not just throw them here and let the dinosaurs steal them. ”

"In that case, they might have been forced away."

Xue Qian walked to the edge of the stone platform, looked at the alchemy text on it with great interest, and said after reading it for a while:

"Do you want to go to the third waterway and have a look? The power contained in these words is 'protection', which is to ensure that this waterhole is not detected and can also be a strong defense at a critical moment...... I think there's something else we can find besides crystal shards. ”

"Then let's go down and have a look."

Xia was also very interested in this kind of writing that he couldn't understand, and began to study with Xue Qian around the stone platform:

"Sercia, the second mission is here." Then she gave a command to the newly acquired artifact Lori:

"Let's find out if there's an entrance to the underground ocean, and if you find one, don't go deeper, just go back immediately."

"Obey, master."

Cethia gave a noble salute in the air, then flew into the waterhole under Erin's envious gaze, diving into the deep water.

"The most ancient form of alchemy."

Xue Qian explains to Natsu the origin of this text:

"That's what I remember the magicians of Faens calling it, and it doesn't seem to be Faenns' original, but from some ancient text."

"How's the power, isn't it amazing?"

Rather than delving into the origin of words, Xia is most concerned about practicality.

"It's hard to tell."

Xue Qian didn't particularly understand these things, and replied a little embarrassed:

"I have the impression that alchemy is rarely used in combat, and when it does, it is mostly in the production of golems and consumable items; I think the Imperials should be using it to deal with the indestructible crystal core, and it is impossible to break this crystal with brute force alone. ”

"yes, I didn't think of that."

Summer's eyes lit up:

"Maybe Wendy and I overestimated the strength of our opponents, and if Keith and Albert were really that powerful, I'm afraid they would have snatched the Eye of Ortvia in their hands."

"With two ancient mages capable of shattering crystal cores, and the help of a High Priest of Light, how could the seriously injured Mireyer be able to withstand them? The reason why they were able to destroy the crystal was obviously because they used the power of this alchemy! ”

Thinking of this, she couldn't wait to tell the vampire girl the good news.

But she was also quite curious about the "most ancient alchemy" that Xue Qian said, so she stayed for the time being and asked the Flame Goddess about the mystery of this kind of writing.

"Look at this arrangement."

Xue Qian actually doesn't know much, but it doesn't prevent her from teaching Xia to get started:

"Overlapping the third word with the seventh word will automatically activate a power similar to a protective enchantment, I don't know the rules of their operation, but I know how they work."

"Did you fight the Imperials a lot before?"

Xia asked with concern:

"Otherwise, how could you be so familiar with the alchemy text."

"It's more appropriate to talk about confrontation than fighting."

Xue Qian answered her question:

"In the past, all the creatures on this continent did not get along with each other, but since the invasion of those outsiders, everyone has become united, so that those people do not dare to act rashly, and this situation has been stalemate for at least a hundred years."

"Then the Harlems found that forceful measures did not work, and began to send here all sorts of Faense specialties, including some foundry techniques and luxury goods, which were lacking in the inhabitants of the mainland, and we gradually lost our vigilance......"

The two talked for a while on the topic of the history of the continent, and once again focused their attention on the alchemical text.

After Xia wrote down the words on the stone platform, they came to the outside of the base and found the boundary monument that Xue Qian had first discovered.

"The arrangement of the words on this is much more complex and has a unique meaning."

Xue Qian patiently explained the reason for her abnormality at the time:

"If my inference is correct, this inscription should have some connection with the Forest of Gods and Men, where there are very few forces closely related to the Harlem Empire, and the Forest of Gods and Men is one of them; Although they later turned their faces for unknown reasons, there was a time when they were very frequent......"

While the silver-haired girl was listening to her tell the origin of the inscription, something unusual changed at the bottom of the lake.

The emperor crocodile who was in charge of guarding the island in the middle of the lake was sleeping, but its sensitive sense of danger woke it up suddenly, and it opened its huge eyes to look in the direction of the base.

"Master, there is a situation!"

Erin also noticed something unusual, and reported to Xia in her mind:

"Sercia is back...... But it seems that she has brought something else back, and now her position is below the base, and she is moving this way. ”

"Go hand her over and see what's going on."

Xia made a gesture and motioned for Xue Qian to keep quiet.

Then he pulled out the transparent holy sword on his back and entered a state of imminent battle.

"Big guy, follow Erin to the bottom of the lake and search."

She looked at the lake with her sword in her hand, and sent an order to the emperor crocodile who had not yet been named:

"If you encounter a particularly strong enemy, come back, and you don't have to worry about the safety of the two of them."

The emperor crocodile silently opened its mouth, showed its sharp teeth to its owner, as if to say that it was not afraid of anything, and then quietly dived into the depths of the lake.

Shortly after Erin flew into the lake, a rock at the bottom of the lake exploded, and a small body tumbled out of it.

"Thesia, what's wrong with you?"

Irene rushed over in surprise and helped a dazed Sethea to her feet.

"Wow!" Cethea burst into tears.

Then he replied with a sobbing voice:

"There's a big monster! It's going to rob my crystal ......."

She could be seen still holding several shiny crystal fragments in her arms, the same ones that Erin and Snowy had found. (To be continued.) )