Chapter 45: Near Death and Survival
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Magellan looked around, and even swam out of the cave to take a look at the palace outside, but found no change.
This is not the correct answer.
He was a little confused, recalling clues he might have missed, only to find that he had no clue at all.
Back on the turntable, Magellan looked at the sixteen different grids and fell into deep thought.
Perhaps this time on his own, he quickly came to such a conclusion. Up to now, apart from luck and common sense, the mage lord didn't ask for anything else from the ordinary person who got the key, but if this way he could get the inheritance of a mage lord, it would be too simple.
Magellan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he smiled.
Maybe in other places the arrangement of the four elements is like what the mage lord said in the story, but not here Magellan is.
In the desert, the "water" is actually hidden under the "soil".
All desert oases are formed by springs gushing out of the ground, such as the underground lake where Magellan is now located, and the water is also under the earth.
Magellan spun the wheel to swap water and earth positions, and in the center of the wheel, a small red fish swam out.
The little fish swam straight out of the cave, and Magellan was not happy and hurriedly followed.
Swimming out of the cave, he couldn't help but let out an exclamation when he saw the earth-shaking changes in front of him.
The originally transparent palace was dyed with color and became golden and brilliant, and compared with the original crystal clear, although it was not so dreamy, it was even more magnificent.
The palace is adorned with gold everywhere, and the bright red, white, and green colors complement each other, making people dizzy and breathtaking.
Facing Magellan's door, a picture scroll is outlined by slender and intricate copper wires, filled with four colors, which is unique and refreshing.
Magellan didn't care to sigh and rushed into the gate after the little fish.
Behind the door is the ornate hall, although there is no furniture, but there is a scarlet carpet underfoot, the walls are hung with gorgeous decorations, and in the middle of the wall facing the gate is a huge oil painting with a thin face and sharp eyes, which must be the mage lord who built this secret treasure.
The little fish went up the stairs to the upper floor, and Magellan glanced down the hall and followed.
Swimming up to the second level, Magellan was surprised to find that nothing had changed here.
Nothing new except for the transparent walls and floor, where the roof turned white, and the small fish rested in the middle of the room, like a red dot in the center of a piece of white paper.
Magellan slowly swam to the center of the room and reached out to the small fish.
The little fish remained motionless, suspended in the water, the opposite of the nimble appearance just now.
Magellan felt that something was brewing, and as soon as he touched the fish, that thing would happen.
Then, his right hand touched the flank of the little fish, where the scales were smooth and cold to the touch from his fingers to the bottom of his heart.
Something happened.
The small fish begin to melt.
Although he had felt the subtle touch of a small fish melting into water in his mouth many times, this was the first time Magellan had seen a small fish melt with his own eyes.
It was like a piece of red paint thrown into hot water, and the light red spread in the transparency, from deep red to light pink, endlessly.
The fish disappeared into the water, and a strangely shaped copper block fell.
A smile appeared on Magellan's face, then turned to horror.
He choked.
The reddish water disables the green that had been enveloping Magellan, and without oxygen, he would have drowned.
Magellan stretched out his right hand, and then in despair he found that the bell was not in his hand.
A tingling pain spread from his lungs, he began to cough, and the world became a blur, which Magellan knew, was a symptom of a lack of oxygen to the brain.
The water around him turned a vivid blood red, Magellan kept his eyes open, not letting himself lose consciousness, his body could no longer move, and the bell in his pocket seemed to be out of reach.
The scene around him began to become illusory, and he watched as the blood-red water spurting from his mouth and nose changed shape like countless small fish.
And just like that, 10,000 years passed.
There were countless times when Magellan's mind was shattered by the stinging pain of his whole body, but he put the pieces back together, like a paranoid man, desperately fighting again and again just to see the scene of his own death.
Then, he won.
The endless stinging pain is subsiding, like the sand at low tide, leaving countless puddles, but finally the sand is exposed.
Magellan's cough was over, but still curled up and convulsed.
The illusory vision began to become real, and he found himself still clutching the rhinoceros horn tightly in his left hand, and behind the pale green water, the white walls no longer distorted into the faces of countless people.
Magellan straightened up, spat out a stream of water that poured transparency into the pale green that enveloped him, and then he found that gravity had returned.
He stood in the middle of the room, his right hand reaching for the bell in his pocket, and then stopped.
Nothing to worry about, Magellan suddenly felt so. It was as if a blind man had regained his light and the whole world was completely different, and he reached out and felt every drop of water around him cheering at him.
This feeling intoxicated Magellan, who knew that the "sun" was not extinguished, so he did not hesitate to indulge himself in this wonderful feeling.
He stepped forward and picked up the copper block, thought about it, and put it in his pocket.
Magellan took out the bell and looked around the slightly simple hall once more.
It's like a poor man's nest, and although it's not that good, its owners love it so much. At this moment, Magellan felt that he was the master of the place.
It was undoubtedly an illusion, and Magellan was convinced of it, so he rang the bell.
As the previous times, the currents began to gather, but this time it was much gentler than before, and when the surrounding scene stopped, Magellan saw the face of the mage leader and the sky behind him.
"Are you alright?"
"It's fine. Magellan shook his head absent-mindedly and took the copper from his bosom.
The mage made no secret of his excitement, and together with Magellan, he stared at the strangely shaped piece of copper, waiting for it to turn into the little fish, but not wanting to see it turn back.
"So you've made a big discovery?"
Magellan was a little puzzled: "I solved that puzzle......"
"How did you do that?!" the mage said and put the question behind him, "And then, what happened?"
"Just ......," Magellan shook the hand holding the copper block, "this ......"
"And then?"
And then ...... No more ......"