Ji Yijun and Caterina stayed at the edge of the hut on the hill, watching Morey bend over, wearing gloves, holding a bottle, and slowly pouring some black powder on the ground. His brows furrowed slightly, his lips pursed, he seemed very focused, his hands sometimes waved, sometimes shaking, precisely controlling the amount and position of the powder poured out, the appearance of flowing water, like a master of Chinese painting who is painting. It didn't take long for the powder to gradually form a magic circle about a meter in diameter.

"Arcadina powder, the thing we alchemists most often use to determine the magical environment around us. Seeing that the most difficult and important part of the magic array had been completed, and only some corners remained, Morey finally had the time to explain a few words to the two onlookers, "A good alchemist will definitely use it to survey the surrounding environment when he completes an important experiment, to see if the space is pure enough, and whether there will be any residual magical energy from the outside world to interfere with our experiments." ”

"I didn't expect you alchemists to be quite rigorous, similar to those scientists. However, depending on what you're doing, it's hard to tell whether you're an alchemist or a scientist. Ji Yijun said.

"Alchemists are scientists of this world. Morey replied, "What we explore may be slightly different, but the methodology and purpose are very similar." ”

He raised his head and said with some pride: "It's all about getting close to the essence of the world." ”

Ji Yijun shrugged, as if he didn't care.

Morey shook his head and said, "You don't understand, so you can't be any of them." ”

"There's no need, I don't want to stay in the lab every day. It is made with you. Ji Yijun glanced at Caterina who was speechless, but he saw admiration in her eyes, and thought to himself: This girl likes nerds.

Morey finished outlining the last corner with powder, then took a lighter out of his pocket and lit a fire in one corner of the magic circle.

"Shouldn't you alchemists use wands or hedrons?" Ji Yijun pretended to be a magician, and squeezed a stand with a branch.

Morey looked at him like a fool: "Why would I do that?"

"Because it's cooler?" Ji Yijun maintained that position.

"That's stupid. Fools are fooled by appearances, and smart people will always choose the most concise solution. Morey said mercilessly.

"Also, I think Morey looks much cooler with a lighter than you do. Caterina made up for it just in time.

The magic array ignited a faint white fire, burning along the lines outlined by the powder. After a moment, the flames subsided, but the magic circle emitted a soft white light, enveloping the entire hillside in a blurry halo.

Ji Yijun looked around, and saw some colorful brilliance faintly appearing in the white light, some were very small and shallow, and some were very large and deep. These clusters of light were like jellyfish floating in the middle of the white ocean, slowly flowing around the three of them.

"What are these?" Ji Yijun reached out to grab a ball of light, but his hand passed through it, and he didn't feel anything touching.

"It's a residual energy imprint. Morey explained, taking out a pen and a notebook, and began to record the results of this spell, "Depending on the energy attributes, different color marks will be left. The strength of the force used is indicated by the size of the light cluster. Most of these small, colorful clusters of light are naturally occurring magical elements in nature. ”

"Then this is the remnants of that day's spell, right?" said Caterina as she pointed to a dark purple ball of light floating at a height of about a meter.

Morey carefully circled the purple light cluster several times, looked up and down the light cluster thoroughly, and then said in a cautious tone: "That's right, but this is not a trace left by a magician, but a more troublesome thing, divine power." ”

"Divine power?" Ji Yijun and Caterina repeated this sentence at the same time, but their tones and moods were completely different. Ji Yijun's tone expressed pure incomprehension, but Katarina's tone contained shock and fear.

"You mean, the gods of this world have intervened in this matter?" asked Ji Yijun.

Morey shook his head slowly and said: "Magic is a neutral energy, and with the remnants of God's will, it becomes divine power, the two are extremely similar, but divine power has certain special attributes. Priests, priests, paladins, or gods who are devout in their belief in the gods will have divinity attached to them when they cast magic, but this does not represent the will or actions of the gods. I think it's very likely that God's spokesman was involved. However, even then, it is troublesome enough. ”

"Is that the priest of the god of nature in this world?" Ji Yijun crooked his mouth with a look of disgust.

"It may be a god of nature, but it may also be a believer in the old gods. Morey thought for a moment.

"I heard that the ancient gods have fallen?" Ji Yijun asked.

"Yes, but even so, true believers are able to get their hands on what is left of them, though these people have been strangled by the people of the Nature Temple for years and rarely show up. ”

"Wait, I remembered!" Ji Yijun patted his head, "Luo Ling told me about the slave camp, and she guessed that there was a priest from the natural temple behind her. Aren't these people dead yet?"

"It's in line with their style. 'The lioness dives deep into the grass and chooses the right opportunity', this is the famous saying of Augustus, the priest of the Golden Bough, two hundred years ago, who secretly planned and joined forces to dismember a disobedient principality. ”

At this time, Caterina interjected in a whisper, "You, you are talking directly about the Messenger of God? or even ...... Gods?"

Ji Yijun raised his eyebrows, "What's the problem? Could it be that you are a believer in the God of Nature?"

Caterina waved her hand a little nervously, "No, but at least I have respect for the god of nature." In addition, many mercenaries believe in the gods of nature, or, or...... Mars. When it came to the god of war, she naturally lowered her voice, a fallen ancient god, she had to be extremely careful when mentioning it.

"Looks like your head hasn't broken yet. The weak like to have a god standing above their heads, and the fool likes to have a god stick on his shoulder. If these people lack someone to crush them underneath, I'm afraid they won't even be able to live. Ji Yijun's tone was full of mockery.

Morey said, "Be careful! Many magicians think like you, but they don't say that publicly. After all, this is a world where there really are gods. If you yelled like this in the tavern, it would probably be impossible to end without bloodshed. ”

Ji Yijun held his head high, patted the long sword on his waist, and grinned, looking full of interest.

Morey sighed and decided not to argue with the stunned Qing, he said, "I think you should have some clues now that you can investigate." These clergy are different from ordinary believers in that their devout beliefs require them to pray to God from time to time. ”

"You mean to find a place for them to pray and wait for the rabbits?where do the people of the natural temple like to pray??," Ji Yijun asked.

"The people of the temple of nature are close to nature, and they usually find the largest and oldest tree in the nearby forest, and then draw the emblem of the god of nature on the tree, and then pray to the emblem. "As for the Old Gods, I don't know. You know, whether it's a magician or an alchemist, most of us only believe in our own power, and God is just an irrelevant and powerful being to us. ”

"All I know is that among the mercenaries, there will be people who sacrifice to the god of war, and usually they will stick two weapons, such as two swords, cross-tucked into the ground, and then they can pray to the god of war. ”

Caterina made a gesture with two branches, and then opened her mouth and sang softly:

"Where the sword goes, the beginning of the journey

The order is not stopped, and the battle is not stopped

Life and death have been forgotten, and courage is especially strong

Battle God Temple, the heroic soul is finally here. ”

Katarina, that's a heavy and powerful tune that gives a sense of battlefield desolation. sung by a girl like her, but there is an extra sad emotion.

Ji Yijun and Morey listened to her sing quietly. Ji Yijun clapped his hands lightly and said: "Good singing, this god of war is quite artistic." You used to be a believer in the god of war?"

Caterina shook her head and said, "No, but Brother Adams is a true believer in the God of War. He would often pray to the god of war before fighting. ”

"Who is Addams?"

"He is a member of our mercenary group, he fought with Lord Xiao Chen, and finally died on the way to fight the horse thief. ”

Ji Yijun said solemnly: "I'm sorry...... We should get more people to remember their names. Adams? I would tell that guy Wang Jiyuan that a monument should be erected to record the people who died in that battle. In the future, there will definitely be more people who die because of this or that, and write down their names, at least have a thought. ”

"Mercenaries never expect to be remembered by their employers, to fight, to die, and then to be forgotten, that's the fate of mercenaries...... This is what Sister Kalanda said. ”

Ji Yijun shook his head quite seriously and said, "I hate this kind of statement. If nothing else, at least I'll remember what you've done. And I don't think we're just a simple employment relationship. Although we are different in many places, I think we can all be friends and partners. For example, Enrique and Garcia, the two guys, have been with me for a long time, so they are naturally my buddies. ”

"In fact, many years later, we are all the same, just the dust of history. Morey added in earnest.

Ji Yijun waved his hand and said, "It's sour." And the dust of history, what a thing. I don't want to be a dust, why can't I become a legend in history? Why can't I become a hero for future generations? Look at you, an alchemist who understands science, me, a fighting warrior who knows martial arts, and she, well, even the Lori who is responsible for selling cuteness, is it simply a template customized for heroic stories!"

Somehow, after Ji Yijun spoke, the atmosphere changed, and Katerina, who was originally a little sad, also laughed.

"Alright, heroes! we should have a plan now. Ji Yijun clapped his hands, as if to cheer up, he looked at the surrounding forest, found that there were quite a few big trees on the edge of the camp, and said: "The believers of the God of War are hard to find, let's start with the Natural Temple." Well, there are a few big trees that are particularly noticeable, so let's start looking at them and see if there are any bad guys doing anything wrong there. ”

"But......" Caterina looked at him with some concern, "you wouldn't want to do anything exaggerated in the place where they were sacrificed, would you?"

Ji Yijun patted the hilt of his sword, and said with a hint of arrogance: "Cut, what I'm going to do depends on what they do." ”