Chapter 83: Kuira's Legacy (Part II)
Is there a single nature that makes up the world? This question has been raised for a long time, and many people have tried to answer it, and some of them have found their answers, and in doing so, have developed a new understanding of the world as a whole. As for whether these answers are correct or not, it is not something that ordinary people can say and speculate, but in short, one thing seems to be more accurate. That is, intelligent beings seem to agree with the uniqueness of the nature of the world, which is manifested in the fact that people are always putting together various scattered appearances and reducing them into a single content that can be fully explained. And this content is also being integrated into a larger content. It can be inferred from this that the ultimate goal of these integrators is to organize everything as far as the eye can see into one comprehensive thing, and this thing may be the truth that people talk about.
Of course, it is not easy to find the truth in this way, but through this kind of thinking, it is undeniable that there should be some connection between things, and the same is true of magic. The spell released by the same caster or the magic circle drawn by the same spellcaster, although there are many effects, must have something personal to the caster, and finding and using it as a key to unlock the person's other magic is what wizards often do. However, this method can often only be used after the death of the person being resolved, because if the person is still alive, he will inevitably be aware that his magic is being studied, and will be able to fight back against the researcher or change his or her future casting habits.
Fortunately, the owner of the room, whose throat had already been cut by Qili's own hands, no longer had this opportunity. The witch brought the ant in her hand closer, and despite the latter's struggles, she used her natural eyes to spy on what kind of magic the insects were subjected to. Somewhat shockingly, Kiri discovers that the creature in her hand is not entirely a living thing, or rather, except for a few unimportant parts, the ant is a miniaturized gargoyle. But this doesn't make sense, it's not uncommon for gargoyles to be combined with flesh and blood, but exchanging animal flesh for insects, especially with such a small insect body, hides a lot of insurmountable obstacles, and Kiri has never heard of Kuyla herself having such advanced research on gargoyle making.
So, were these things used to sweep the ground exchanged between Kouira and the other spellcasters, or did she find them somewhere? Kiri didn't know, but what she did know was that if the ants weren't made by Kouira, then there was a good chance that the cleaners would have left a way to spy on Kouira. And if that person took this clue seriously enough, he should have realized that he was an imposter who only had the same appearance at this time! Thinking of this speculation, Qili felt a chill behind her. But her expression gradually became pleasant. She liked the sense of urgency, the urgency that comes with a mixture of excitement and fear in her heart when you're being chased from behind.
Sticking out her tongue and licking her dry lips, the witch stretched out her other hand and grabbed one of the ant's tentacles with two fingers, "Okay, that's kind of interesting." Let's see how many secrets you can put in this little thing!" said Qili, who ripped off the tentacle without hesitation. Destruction has always been the easiest way to structure a kind of creation, and by hindering the operation of creation itself in this primitive and barbaric way, people can get a glimpse of the true principle of its operation. This also applies to gargoyles, semi-magical creations.
The ant, which had had one of its tentacles removed, quickly quieted down. At the same time, at that moment, Qili felt a considerable amount of gaze looking into her hand from below, and it was from the gaze of other ants. "Interesting, it looks like there's a connection between these guys. The witch's interest was even greater. Ants are creatures that are known in nature for their teamwork, but I didn't expect that the people who made these ant gargoyles would still retain this trait. It's hard to say whether it's because the gargoyle's raw materials themselves have normal ants or because of the deliberate arrangement of the makers. Thankfully, it was the same for Kiri, and with her familiarity with Kuira's magic, she had found the most important thing.
Throwing the artifact back to the ground, Kiri couldn't wait to use her eyes to search for other places or objects in the house that had similar magical aura. Soon, her attention was drawn to a low marble platform with vases. The witch condescendingly examined the low platform and the vase on it, keenly noticing that the pale red flowers growing in the vase were still thriving untended, most likely due to magic. Kiri leaned her face closer to the flower and took a deep breath, the fresh scent of the flower entering her nostrils, from which she did not perceive any magic or potions. The puzzle isn't in the smell.
The witch crouched down and looked away from the flowers and vases, trying to find clues from the marble pillars. Many spellcasters will hide their important things like this and set up some kind of code and trap to protect them. However, it is important to note that the mechanism and the cipher itself can also be the most important clue to revealing what is hidden. All Kiri has to do now is find the anomaly of this secret door and find the key to unlocking the treasury of Kuira. It should have been a difficult reasoning, but Qili's eyes had already made her see too many clues that should not be exposed, such as the magical light at the bottom of the vase where it meets the stone platform, and the unnatural meridian patterns on the flowers.
"Simple puzzles. Kiri stood up, moved her neck and wrists, and then casually tore off the petals of several flowers in the vase and threw them back into the vase. "Click!" The sound of the machine was subtle, but it was still very noticeable in the quiet house. The witch looked in the direction from which the voice came from, and saw that a mirror of equal height had lost its surface, revealing a corridor that led to nowhere.
"Wait for me here, understand?" said Kiri to the big spider, and then jumped into the hallway, regardless of whether the latter understood it or not. In the spider's eight compound eyes, a mercury-like substance gradually seeped out of the borders of the frame, and soon a mirror that was the same as before completely blocked the entrance to the secret passage.