Chapter 39: A Magic Circle Against the Gods
In the corridors of the Morfi base, Kuir strode forward with Bianco's hand. He hurried to their room as he exchanged information with Wokan about the information he had gotten from the meeting.
"The hedron they are talking about should be the ones that grow naturally in the ruins." Kyild frowned slightly, "They can't be touched, and even the gods won't take them lightly and use them. The spar produced by the interaction between the remnants of the ruins and the natural environment contains a certain degree of divine power, and the magic array drawn with it? Even if you use it sparingly, it can be incredibly powerful. β
"If the object of the magic circle is a god, then using a hedron solution can explain it." Wokan said seriously, "The goddess is definitely still alive, but whether she is controlled or restrained, ordinary magic arrays will definitely not be able to do it. β
"So Rossos wants to use the magic circle to control the goddess?" "But the magic circle should be in existence for a long time to be effective, and if they build one, we will tear down one, and this will not have any useful effect on the gods." β
"That's ......," Wokan pursed his lips in confusion, "but if it's not for dealing with the gods, what does such a magic array want to do?" If they wanted to attack the humans, they didn't need to build into the ruins, they just needed to do the same form that Depari used before, and it would be enough to wipe us all out. β
"Definitely. Although the church and the gods can block those props, if they are caught off guard and use them in large quantities in an instant, I am afraid we will not have time to react. β
"But it's also an act that doesn't outweigh the cost." "They've lost a pretty powerful means of attack, and they've only been able to take down some of us," Lanoda said mildly. Unless they can wipe out an entire populous city in an instant, the amount they pay is not proportional to what they get, and it will raise our guard and figure out how to deal with it, which is a loss-making deal. β
"So we can rule out the possibility that this magic array is to attack humans." Wokan grimaced, "And the mercenary also said that it was a magic circle related to Soul Gathering, not some powerful attack type. β
"The man who joined Morfi from Roses, his brother was attacked by the Soul Gathering Circle, and he almost lost his memory and became a different person, but it was because of his hair and his brother's blood that he succeeded." Bianko whispered, "That kind of circle shouldn't be able to control many people at the same time, and Roseos shouldn't take everyone's hair and blood, right?" β
Kyild rubbed Bianco's hair soothingly, affirming her claim.
"That's right, so we don't have to worry about them coming against us."
"Let's assume they're dealing with the gods." Walkan continued, "I don't know how it works...... But that's exactly what we're going to ask from those guys. β
"Shouldn't we also find out which god they are dealing with?" Lanoda nodded her chin and thought, "Our stereotype is that they are going to attack the gods on the goddess's side, but if Roseos has other purposes, he will definitely do something to the Demon King's side - he hasn't done it before, and I suspect that the rebels at that time had something to do with Roseos." β
"What are they going to do to Figi?" Bianko asked worriedly, "Phigie is out every day now, and he doesn't know what he's doing, and if he were alone, he would be too vulnerable to being attacked by Roseos." β
"If Figilio has been staying in the church, it is better to say that the people of Roses have not dared to blatantly commit crimes against the church, it is equivalent to declaring war on the creator god." Lanoda shrugged disapprovingly, "Although I think he was originally trying to do something to the Creator God...... But because there is no 'evidence', there is no way for the gods to actually sanction Roseos. β
Ranohda's accentuated pronunciation of the word "evidence" is a clear indication of her disdain for this rule.
"Dear Lanorda, I know what you mean. But...... Although we are now in the Goddess Continent, don't show it too obviously. "That's the rule, after all, the power of the gods is too great for this world, and if the gods start a war just because of their own guesses, it will bring a devastating blow to this continent - that's why the Demon King was hurt so heavily to protect humanity thousands of years ago." β
Lanoda just pouted and didn't say anything more on the subject.
"The next time we see Figilio, let him stay in Morfi for the time being." Kilde bowed his head to Bianko and said, "Even if Roseos didn't plan to deal with him, if Roseos happened to meet him and Roseos met that condition, it would be a bad thing." β
Biancole nodded heavily.
After the people of the Demon King Continent left the conference room, the leaders of Molfi-Fili only briefly communicated for a few minutes, and after resolving some personal grievances, they also returned to their respective posts to get busy.
Reins was once again in the laboratory of the Gionet Underground Institute, and when she entered the laboratory that had become the exclusive use of the two of them, she saw her partner staring at the screen on the table, not knowing what to think.
She moved a little closer, and was not particularly surprised to see that the small screen showed an image of their meeting. The cameras in the Molfi base are all under the control of the Gione Institute, and as the chief engineer of the Institute, Apaya naturally has the right to access all the footage.
Apaya has no interest in most family decisions, and even if he knows the content, he will not pass it on casually, so even Huck Wright, who has always looked at him unpleasantly, will not object to Apaya's maintenance and inspection of the video.
"The picture is pretty clear." Reins leaned back in her chair and leaned her head over Appaya's shoulder to look at the screen in front of her, "How's the sound quality?" β
Apaya glanced at her, not knowing if it was her delusion, she always felt that Apaya's gaze was a little indescribable...... A bit like a grudge?
The blonde engineer tapped lightly on the screen, and the paused video emitted a sound effect that was almost comparable to that heard live.
ββ¦β¦ When I learned that there was a foolish engineer who wanted to try to get the hedron ......"
Reins calmly looked at the content of the video, without showing any embarrassment.
"The sound quality is fantastic." She calmly commented, "It's the product you've been maintaining, Apaya." I've never seen this kind of quality video recording equipment anywhere else. I don't think magic can do that to this extent, after all, magic wants to record or reproduce images only through the residual breath of the scene, and the more time passes, the more blurred the breath becomes. β
But Apaya didn't eat her this time, and even though the Engineer liked to be complimented by his lover, it didn't make him forget the sarcasm he had made, even if it wasn't aimed at him.
He stared straight at Reins' face, and she showed an overly well-behaved smile that looked like the innocent face of Hua Shao on the screen. But Apaya wasn't going to let her play dumb away, so he kept his slightly condemning gaze until Rhines blinked and looked away from her.
"What you did was stupid." She muttered quietly, "Going to an unknown place to obtain unknown things, normal people should do enough research in advance." With Shao's ability, as long as you ask to investigate, she will definitely be able to find negative information about the spar. So you must have wanted to do that kind of reckless thing without telling her. β
"And what about the rest of the conversation?"
"What's behind?" Reins tilted her head in confusion, "What did we say later?" Isn't it a matter of spar solution? β
Apaya raised an eyebrow, his finger swiping across the screen a few times, changing the time period to the moment when she finally pulled Hua Shao to settle the score.
"What's wrong with this? I just wanted to talk to Shao about some things that didn't be explained at the time. β
Reins rolled her eyes, and she quietly stepped back, but Apaya grabbed her arm and stopped her. Apaya turned to her side and put her arm on the back of her chair, still not letting go of her grip on Reins.
"Do you have any grievances against me for coming to you?"
"How so." Reins showed an expression that seemed to pout and pouted, "How dare I have any dissatisfaction?" I don't want to be accused of being a ruthless mercenary who can't help me. β
Apaya's expression stiffened subtly, and he jerked his swivel chair back, pulling the unsupported Rhines into his arms.
"I wonder if your memory is all used for this?" He sarcastically asked, "Every time you offend you, you can keep it firmly in your mind, and you can take it out at any time." β
"I can't tell." Reins chuckled twice, "That's interesting, isn't it?" I'm here to help you remember things that you tend to forget. β
"I'd rather not remember." Apaya muttered and complained, and then was attacked by the other party, "Oh! I don't mean to shirk responsibility, don't pinch my waist so hard...... Do you want me to always remember what stupid things I did? β
"Remembering the mistakes you have made is the only way to improve yourself." Reins smirked and withdrew her hand, "Forgetting your mistakes will only make you wrong again." β
"Okay, it's my fault." Appaya rolled her eyes, "I'll remember it well." β
"That's what I should be, and I'm surprised that you didn't understand this before. As the Chief Engineer, you should be very accustomed to and aware of the benefits that logging errors can provideβ"
Unexpectedly, Rheins's next words were swallowed up in the intersecting lips and teeth. By the time Apaya finally let her go satisfactorily, the mercenaries would no longer dwell on each other's verbal attacks.
"I don't think you're here to make fun of me?" Appaya lazily let Reins sit on her lap, "What are you going to do?" β
"It's not what you want to do, anyway." Rhines flicked Appaya's forehead, "Okay, hurry up and open the panoramic map of the continent for me, and I'm going to continue to look for the traces of those people in Roses from there." I need to provide some useful information, or the Ryans, who are known for their intelligence, won't find what they're looking for. β
Apaya listened indulgently as Rhines mocked his theoretical and practical alliances, and as long as the mercenaries didn't talk about him, he would never have any opinions.