The main hall of the sacrificial ground is so huge that it looks like a giant living in a royal palace, and the atmosphere of the whole building is like a mountain, and it has a very suitable light, and for a while it makes people feel that they are in the sunlight on the surface.

All around the main hall are intricate and delicate murals, with bright and beautiful colors, which have not faded for hundreds of thousands of years. Above the dome, the fluorite stones that shine like stars release a brilliant but not scorching light, and with the smooth mirror-like top surface of the other parts of the dome, it is enough to illuminate the entire wide hall even if there are not many light sources.

However, what surprised Ian the most were the huge metal instruments in the center of the main hall.

and the man in front of the metal instrument.

"Uncle ......"

Within the scope of the Silent Ring, Isengard said to himself in a complicated tone, "He really came in...... Hunt me down. ”

At this moment, the blonde boy who should have been shocked and frightened seemed extraordinarily calm, and Ian noticed that the other party clenched his fists, but slowly released them and leaned into the alchemy test tube on his waist, obviously relieved and ready for battle.

He no longer trembles at Patrick's identity, but dares to fight the other party.

But Ian reminded, "Your uncle's eyes aren't normal...... What is he looking at? ”

With that, Ian began to read the information from the silver chip.

【The 9th generation reverie sleep learning machine】

[No energy level, runnable, excellent, inedible]

[Developed by Zhanguang Dream Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., put into practical intelligent learning machine in 3518, it can be linked by Xun Bone, so that people can learn various professional knowledge and art appreciation in the subconscious, improve the user's professional skill level and artistic aesthetics, because of the greater nerve stimulation, it is not recommended for minors to use]

[Although the effect is powerful, it was quite popular with consumers when it was launched - because it can only learn in a deep sleep state, and it affects the quality of sleep, so the learning efficiency is not as high as imagined, if users want to quickly master a knowledge, they are more willing to use electronic brain with auxiliary intelligence for quick call]

[Status: Not connected to energy]

【……】

"Learning machines?"

Ian was a little surprised by the true identity of this machine, but he was a little surprised, and sighed in his heart: "It seems that this is one of the 'methods of inheriting knowledge' chosen by the natives back then." ”

"However, because this machine is consumed as long as it is used, and it is very troublesome to maintain, except for the critical situation that it has to be used, it is basically never opened, but stored in this important 'sacrificial place'."

Although rare and difficult to reproduce in today's Terra continent, learning machines need to learn to master in order to function, and the effectiveness of learning machines is indeed greatly reduced in this era when it is impossible to make masters.

But even learning machines didn't make Patrick stunned for so long.

With this doubt in mind, Ian held his breath and turned on the monitoring function of the silver chip to strengthen his visual and auditory perception.

And so he heard.

Patrick's muttering was heard.

"Original...... That's it...... I finally understood why it was Aphrina and why Ethan...... Axel, the old dog, his* dog mongrel, actually has such a purpose?! ”

"But why? Why our family? Is it just Avrina's stupid woman's love for her big brother? ”

The blonde man's voice was abrupt and angry, and he seemed to have finally solved a puzzle that had puzzled him for a long time, and the answer to that puzzle made him tremble, and he couldn't control himself with fear or anger: "Impossible, that old dog can't just make a rash decision for this bit of, he must have a deeper reason...... Deeper reasons......"

He was silent for a moment.

Then, in the next moment, he made a move that shocked Ian and Isengard together.

Crash!

In just an instant, the visible arc of electricity condensed in Patrick's hand, and this time, it could be clearly seen that there was pitch-black blood between the man's five fingers that was spinning rapidly, rubbing like a generator, and then forming a lightning thunderbolt in his hand.

In the next moment, the thunder exploded, piercing the atmosphere of the sacrificial ground, and the sharp thunder was already surging forward like the waves of the angry sea—and then bombarded the learning machine!

Boom!

A cyan blue electric current surged across the learning machine, causing the mirror-like metal casing to emit an incandescent flash of light, and the current seemed to ignite some of the instrument's key components, causing an earth-shattering explosion.

With a thud, a massive shockwave was thrown in all directions with the fragments wrapped in the learning machine, crackling the murals of other objects in the main hall.

In the blink of an eye, the two-story metal machine, which was originally as smooth as a mirror, was completely destroyed by Patrick's blow.

"Huh?!"

And at this moment, as the current swayed, sweeping across the entire hall, the blonde man turned around in disbelief: "Who is it?" ”

His biomagnetic field actually swept at two people he hadn't noticed before!

Immediately afterward, Patrick saw Ian, who had given up hiding, but resolutely raised his sword and strode forward.

Isengard followed the boy with a complicated expression, and he stared at his uncle's face, staring at the other's stunned but somewhat surprised face.

"What are you doing?"

On the other side, the white-haired boy's tone was extremely cold, but no one could ignore the fury like magma under the ice abyss: "Destroy the intact pre-epoch machine—most likely the lone one-of-a-kind machine—Patrick, do you idiots really know what you've done?" ”

But Patrick didn't pay attention to Ian's questioning, he glanced deeply at Isengard behind the white-haired boy, and muttered, "Are you alright...... That's good. ”

"If you really die in the middle of the journey, then I will definitely regret it."

Then, just as Isengard seemed to be about to say something, he turned his head to look at Ian.

"Ian. You're doing really well, and I can see that your strength is definitely not just the peak of the first energy level. ”

"What other hole cards do you have that you dare to make a move against me, the second energy level? I'm sure your odds of winning won't be small, and I won't despise you, just as I wouldn't despise Ayres. ”

At this moment, Patrick looked at Ian's expression full of appreciation: "But, don't worry, the little genius that Ayres dug up single-handedly...... Of course I know what I'm doing. ”

"If you're not in a hurry to fight, I'll explain it to you later."

At this moment, Patrick is talking calmly and orderly, where is he like the unlearned, rough and jealous 'model aristocrat' of Harrison Port before?

He was like a well-known professor at some college, speaking and behaving with great calmness and demeanor: "It's just ...... now"

He turned his head again and looked at the blonde boy who opened his mouth but didn't know what to say: "I have a piece of advice for my nephew. ”

- There are oddities.

Clenching the hilt of his sword, Ian also sensed that something was not quite right, and frowned.

He had thought that the next step would be a decisive battle with Patrick, so he had signaled Isengard to prepare and then 'counter' the opponent's Aether armed sub-strain...... Unexpectedly, in this group of underground ruins where there was no one else, this blonde nobleman who intended to kill his nephew lost his original aggressiveness.

No, that's not right......

Ian quickly thought of a possibility, but it made him stunned, even a little incredulous.

But then, Patrick, who turned his head sideways and looked at Isengard, said something that proved his suspicion.

Patrick said in a gentle, heartfelt and sincere tone, "Ethan." ”

The man and the young man looked at each other, and the older one said to the younger one, "Listen to my uncle's advice." ”

"Die here, in Port Harrison, in the South China Sea."

"Maybe it's you...... Maybe it's our Ellen family, the last chance. ”

Lewen