Chapter 58 - Chapter 58 The theft of ghost grass

Magic, which is the foundation of his power, is the key to his magic. However, in this era when the Red Comet has not yet cut through the sky and the world's magical energy is at a "low ebb", the magic power in his body is limited. Every time a spell of a small scale is cast, it requires careful calculation, lest it run out. This sense of restraint has always been the biggest worry in his mind, limiting his power and plans. If Janice's inference is correct, if this black stone really contains a huge amount of magic and converts it into pure magic to store, even like a huge "magic energy storage battery" for him to draw at any time. Then, he will completely break the magic shackles of this era. He no longer needs to carefully calculate the cost of each spell cast, and can squander his magic unscrupulously. Imagine that on the battlefield in the future, he no longer needs to let the dragon spirit guards bear the disadvantages of naval battles, but instead transforms into a dragon, spitting out dragon flames that burn everything, burning Salado's fleet, Reese's armed merchant ships, and even Telosi's fleet into coke floating on the sea. This will be crushing power. Liu Qian's fingers touched the huge black stone that absorbed deep light, bringing a cold and sticky touch, but the system did not respond. He frowned, if this black stone really contained magic, it should be able to be directly absorbed by the system. What was wrong? Liu Qian carefully observed the mysterious lines on the black stone, which were the remnants of blood magic. He sighed, maybe the blood magic on this black stone blocked the absorption of the system, and it needed to be activated somehow. Liu Qian looked at Janice "So the key now is, how do we start this process and draw magic from the black stone?" " He pointed to the esoteric runes and ritual descriptions in the book, "Is there a specific way for these?" " Janice faded slightly, revealing a hint of trouble and frustration: "This is the biggest problem, my lord, the record of specific operation methods in the book is very vague, full of metaphors and symbolic language. I have repeatedly researched and can only determine that the core of the method must be related to the natural runes contained in the black stone itself and a certain resonance, but the specific method still needs to be deciphered. " She rubbed her eyebrows in distress, "I tried to use magic to perceive the black stone, and wanted to turn on the blood magic on the black stone, but it didn't respond..." Liu Qian looked at Janice looking at her slightly tired but still fighting face, and her thoughts flew in her heart. Cracking the mysteries of ancient magic at this level cannot be completed by Janice alone in a short period of time. He needed a master who was truly proficient in magic theory, especially familiar with ancient rituals and energy operation. A figure immediately appeared in his mind. Dr. Malwyn. The doctor of the academy who had a relationship with Valantis. He had been in Yaxia for eight years, had taught the witch Miri some knowledge, and had a deep knowledge of magic. More importantly, he scoffed at the "gray sheep" theory of the academy that denies magic, and was a true practitioner. Three or four months later, he should have returned to the old town from Valantis. Liu Qian made an instant decision in his heart. After the decisive battle with Salado Thorn, he must immediately leave for the old town and personally persuade Dr. Malwyn to come to the Stonestep Islands. There are the texts of Valyria, the mysterious Black Stone, and the dragon that is about to be born. For a scholar obsessed with the ultimate mysteries of magic, this is a priceless treasure, and Malwyn has no reason to refuse. "Janice," Liu Qian's voice was full of affirmation and anticipation, "you have done a very good job, and your research at this moment is far more valuable than the naval battle that is about to break out outside, and this may be the cornerstone of our true power." " His words were not exaggerated in the slightest. Once he mastered the mystery of the Black Stone, the Salado fleet in front of him, and even the entire pattern of the Stone Steps Islands, would become insignificant in his eyes. In order to relieve Janice the pressure and check out another important study, Liu Qian proposed to see how the ghost grass was cultivated. Janice readily agreed. The three of them left the book cave and crossed a damp corridor to another smaller cave near the sea, with faint daylight streaming in. This place was opened up as a "ghost grass test field". However, the scene in front of them was still depressing. The ghost grasses that had been carefully transplanted into the soil of the Torture Abyss had lifeless pale and twisted rhizomes, and their leaves withered and curled, showing a dead and silent ash. No matter how many methods Janice tried, these eerie plants from the Doomsday seemed to have lost their source of life once they left the cursed land of the ruins of Valyria, unable to survive at all. Just as Janice crouched down, carefully recording the status of the latest batch of withered ghost weeds, and flipping through the experiment log manual, her gaze inadvertently swept over the dry stone shelf in the corner of the cave dedicated to storing the remaining ghost weeds. Her movements suddenly stopped, and her violet pupils shrank suddenly. "No!" She cried out in a low voice, her voice particularly clear in the silent cave, "The quantity is wrong, how could there be a bundle missing?" " Liu Qian and Jelena immediately followed her gaze. On the stone shelf, the ghost grass that emitted a faint glow and had twisted and twisted rhizomes were neatly stacked. Liu Qian's memory was outstanding, and he clearly remembered that in order to awaken the four dragon eggs, he had exhausted nine hundred bundles of ghost grass, and there were still a full hundred bundles left. Janice had only consumed six bundles in strict accordance with the records, which were used to test the activity and possible cultivation methods in different environments. Therefore, the inventory should be ninety-four bundles. However, now, there were only ninety-three bundles of ghost grass that could be clearly counted on the stone ledge. "Someone stole the ghost grass?!" Liu Qian's voice instantly dropped to freezing point. His gaze was like lightning, shooting at the two dragon spirit guards at the entrance of the cave who stood like sculptures, motionless. These puppet warriors, powered by blood magic, were keen, tireless, and absolutely loyal. Theoretically, no one could infiltrate this heavily guarded core area without being noticed by them. Jelena also frowned, she closed her eyes, carefully sensed the mysterious blood magic connection between the Flame Knight and the Dragon Spirit Guard, and then shook her head affirmatively: "Impossible, my lord, the guards do not have any anomalous sensing records, and they have not found any intruders." " Janis's face also became solemn and confused, and she recalled carefully: "I'm sure, my lord, when I came to record the data yesterday evening, there were still a full ninety-four bundles here, unless ...." A hint of unbelievable speculation flashed in her purple eyes, "Unless the person who took the ghost grass can do magic and completely avoid the guards' way of perceiving..." Liu Qian looked at the suspicion in Janis's eyes, and a clue that he had almost forgotten suddenly exploded from the depths of his memory. Among the slaves he bought by Valantis, the Yidi people. At that time, he was keenly aware that one or two of them had a faint trace of extremely weak magical fluctuations, but later those Yidi slaves did not behave abnormally, and there were too many things that made him forget about it. Now it seems that the identity and purpose of these slaves from distant Yidi are probably far from as simple as they seem. Liu Qian's mouth curled up with a sneer: "It seems that they have finally shown their tails." "