It was a magic that the countess had never seen before, and it looked familiar on the outside, but it was unique in nature.

It was a unique visual deception, made possible by the essence, and the unique Isitar divine power caused some kind of subtle change in the process, and everything became elusive.

But it looks like it's a real miracle.

As the countess stood on the central axis of the temple and slowly retreated, reaching the place near the entrance, she saw the idol of the goddess.

Some magical power turned the essence, which could not be seen directly, into a god statue, which appeared in front of her eyes.

It was a goddess unlike any other who looked far more "primitive" than any of the countesses had ever seen—simple tribal garments, distinctly stone weapons, and a powerful look.

This goddess Isitar is distinctly less like a god of wisdom and more like a god of power.

"What?"

Magellan turned to look at the Countess and walked towards her, and the Countess gave up that particular position, but Magellan could see nothing.

"Idol of God. "It was a little difficult for the countess to try to describe what she saw as closely as possible," the idol of the goddess Isitar, whose silhouette was made up of different apparitions...... A goddess with a very primitive human feel. ”

Magellan understood what the countess meant, and he could have imagined the scene: "So the gods can never surpass the time of the believers, and the goddess is dressed in simple clothes of animal skins and holds a spear made of stone, right?"

"Yes. The countess laughed, "Contrary to the essence, you are always so perceptive when it comes to the gods, worthy of Professor Magellan." ”

"Any clues?"

"Let me see ......"

One of the most striking features of the idol is the star behind the goddess, which clearly represents the morning star - the extant legend says that Isitar is the morning star, but the ribbon of light extending from the star seems to represent something else.

"Do you think the Sumerians would add a band of light to a star because of what they saw?"

Magellan laughed, this is a very difficult question to answer, beyond the scope of archaeology, and actually belongs to the realm of astronomy.

"Did your teacher let you read the earliest historical records of the Dragon Kingdom, the book?"

"I read it, but because the content is so complex, I only understand part of it. The countess was a little surprised, she couldn't think of anything to do with the goddess's stars, "Did I miss anything important?"

"Yaoshi star from the east, tracer like a belt, the people think of God, the emperor is not. ”

"That's Isitar, you mean?"

These few simple records come from an ancient book of the Dragon Country, a work called "Shu", which is a compilation of documents collected by a dynasty in the ancient Dragon Country, and the content is large and scattered.

These words refer to the fact that a long time ago, when the ruler of the Dragon Country, "Yao", a star suddenly appeared, and it had a peculiar band of light, so the people at that time worshipped it like a god.

"The Land of Dragons has some of the most detailed and complete records of ancient literature and history in the world, and I'm sure this star is the one. ”

"So ......"

This means that they already know about the birth of Isitar.

"I need a little time......," sighed the countess, "but it's not for nothing. ”

Magellan suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Let the mechanism move, I'm sure it's going to turn this idol into something else. ”

"Okay......"

......

While Magellan was worried about the water supply, the countess was rummaging through the information on the ship.

She found almost everything in her hand, including some rare solitary books and stone tablets, which piled up on the desk in the captain's room, but the clues were nowhere to be found.

"I've forgotten almost everything. A metallic sound echoed through the captain's room, "But Isitar ...... I only remember the name......"

"Don't care," said the countess, smiling, looking up from a stack of rubbings of slate, "I'll get all your memories back." ”

......

In the end, Magellan chose the only option, the stupidest way, to find an underground water source next to the temple.

Then he found a new source of water beneath the vanished one.

This is no coincidence, but after a long digging in the earth, Magellan did not feel very happy.

He had to get enough water to get to the back of the temple where the mechanism began, in the small room, and he had to have enough strength to pull the mechanism.

This would be a lot of work.

Magellan didn't hate this part that much, though, and it was significantly more interesting to figure out how to get the water to reach a specific place than digging it out of the ground where he knew it.

The countess left enough magical items to give Magellan the illusion that he was a god, and he could easily do a lot of things, but unfortunately, he couldn't easily get the water to reach the mechanism.

Magellan didn't want to finish the canal with mud again, but that seemed to be the only way to go.

......

The desert feels dead during the day, but quiet at night.

Dantès was praying on deck.

She does it every day, even though it's endless suffering every time.

The countess's potions gave her a lot of inspiration, and Dantes made new progress on the subject of the influence of essences on the evolution of living things, so she was very busy every day during this time, just like the countess and Magellan.

On this evening, though, they all got a little free time.

"The canal is finished," Magellan felt that he did not hate digging in the earth, after all, he was the son of a farmer, "and the last question, how to open the mechanism." ”

"It just so happens that there is only one last question left on my side," the countess smiled as she took a bottle of white wine from the ice bucket, "the last piece of the puzzle, and as for where the mechanism is, you couldn't have missed it." ”

"In other words," Magellan said, scooping a glass of ice from the ice bucket with a glass and taking a pleasant sip of ice water, "it has to do with the essence." ”

"Like everything in the temple," the countess shook her head and handed Dantès a glass of wine, "that's more complicated. ”

"Mixed with the power of the goddess, that's a bit troublesome......" Divine power is always different from essence, compared to the large number of magic flowers blooming, divine magic is extraordinarily simple and rare, "I don't want you to become a believer in the goddess." ”

"Maybe I already am," said the countess, whose eyes flashed blue, "you know what? ”

Magellan smiled: "...... What?"