Chapter 120 Dragon Bone Cross
This is the underground of Kassel Academy.
A huge cave, an underground space created by tens of millions of years of water flow. It can be said that most of the reasons why Kassel College was established here are because of this natural cave.
The entire underground city is built on this basis, including the natural ecological zone and the marine ecological zone.
The "ice cellar" is the large cavity at the bottom.
Here are preserved standard alchemy equipment, micro nuclear reactors, circulating water systems, emergency food, original ice sea fragments, and dragon-related documents or items found from various places.
If the buildings on the ground are like towering trees, then the "ice cellar" is the roots of the trees that go deep into the ground. Compared with the huge and complex root system, the lush green leaves and branches are just a tiny part.
Kassel's power supply, water supply and even network signals all rely on the beating of this heart buried underground to deliver fresh blood and vitality.
"The Well of Annihilation", the lowest level of the ice cellar.
In mythology, the three goddesses of destiny weave, stretch and cut the thread of life here. This is a place where everything is annihilated. It is as silent as an ancient tomb, with only the ubiquitous sound of water.
In the boundless darkness, there is a faint blue light flowing, as if you are in the vast universe.
The ground is made of bronze, and deep grooves intertwined like snakes are carved into the ground. Dark blue water flows in the grooves. It is this water that emits fluorescence. The air is very humid and the temperature is extremely low.
The lines formed by these deep grooves are like countless threads, outlining ancient and mysterious patterns, bifurcating, bifurcating again, and then merge into the silent lake in front. If you look up from a high place, you can see endless lakes. Symbols are hidden within these patterns.
Unlike other parts of the ice cellar, there are no mechanical devices, no glowing lights or surveillance cameras with night vision, no infrared alarm devices, automatic machine guns and guards on duty.
If you have "spirits" flowing within you, you will feel that they are all gone.
An extremely powerful realm shrouds and fills the entire space. Just like its name, "Well of Annihilation", it is like a deep well with no end. Even sounds will be swallowed up, and all tangible or intangible things will be annihilated.
The metal is used as the earth, and the sky cannot be seen when looking up. Everything is isolated and sealed, like the inviolable realm of God in mythology.
There is no need to set up any defenses. These bronze lines and the uninterrupted flow of water are an unparalleled array of words and spirits. The words of dragons have power, and if this power is brought to the extreme, this piece of land can be built that can be called a miracle. "field".
If the Philosopher's Stone is the highest masterpiece of alchemy, then this field is an irreproducible miracle that surpasses the limits of human alchemy.
The realm is created with elements and symbols, circulating and maintaining it without life. Only God has such power, which transcends all religious codes.
"I really don't know how the ancient sages built the 'well'." Mance held a lantern and walked on the bronze ground. "It took us hundreds of years just to repair the damage. What kind of engineering is it? and manpower to accomplish this daunting task.”
"Maybe there are traces of dragons. There are too many unsolved mysteries in history. We still haven't figured out whether humans have progressed or regressed."
The dark green fluorescence illuminated the side of Ange's face, giving his silver-white hair a faint glow.
"The Great Wall built by Qin Shihuang, Stonehenge, the ruins of European prehistoric temples, and the tomb pyramids of Egyptian pharaohs, these are all miracles, but if we use the power of technology and industry, it is not impossible to accomplish such a feat. What is really important is not how to build it. , but why they built it.”
Angers said: "Nine out of ten famous emperors in ancient China were mixed-races with pure blood. This is a common phenomenon all over the world. Mixed-races have the ability to speak and have stronger physical qualities than ordinary humans. Easily stands out from the mediocre.”
"Historical books say that Qin Shihuang used nearly one million laborers to build the Great Wall, accounting for one-twentieth of the total population at that time. He claimed to the people that it was to defend the Huns. But we know very well that the Huns could not threaten Qin Shihuang. There were many in the Qin army. Tens of thousands of elite hybrids, even the Xiongnu cavalry and archers, could not threaten him. The so-called running away after grabbing is just a rumor. Qin Shihuang had dozens of elites who could use the 'Speech Spirit Snake', and when spread out, they could cover hundreds of people in a radius. Kilometers, as long as he thinks about it, leading an army to destroy the Xiongnu will only take some time, he can do it in a few months, there is no need to build the Great Wall."
"Then what do you think you are guarding against? Let this emperor who has swept across the world not hesitate to shake the foundation of his rule. After unifying the six kingdoms, he quickly organized an army to start this huge project, which even directly led to the destruction of the Qin Dynasty. asked Mance.
"I don't know, but the only clue to this is Norton." Angers said: "Norton lurked from Northern Europe to China. He seems unwilling to reveal his identity. He has always been called by a pseudonym, and he is even willing to pretend to be the White Emperor Gongsun Shu in front of others. It is quite difficult to understand a species like the Dragon King whose life is about dignity and nobility."
"It's really hard to believe what kind of important thing can make a dragon king kneel down to humans, even if it's just a pretense." Angers stopped walking and came to the place where the water flowed together with Mance.
Several people holding lanterns arrived at the edge of the lake from all directions. The fine lines on the ground were small areas. They were strange circles rich in power, suppressing certain restless forces.
Various collections are displayed in the strange circle, including unknown alchemical equipment, stone cones engraved with runes on the surface, ordinary-looking matchboxes, and even a half-withered mummy with its arm covered in bone. The shackles were locked to the iron pillar and soaked in formalin solution together with the iron pillar. The red dragon cub that Lu Mingfei had seen when he started school was also nearby.
These collections are enough to shock the world, but at this moment, no one is paying attention to them. Everyone is like a pilgrim, looking up at the circular metal altar in the center.
Ten people stood here in a circle, holding the same fluorescent lanterns.
There were old men in denim clothing, men in white coats and gold-rimmed glasses, middle-aged men in black uniforms with serious expressions, and some whose faces could not be seen clearly.
In the center of the lake is a circular metal altar. It contains two dead bones, glowing with a rich bronze color, like a handicraft made of pure copper.
They hugged each other, and the crystallized eyeballs in their eye sockets looked at each other, like golden glass beads.
The open bone wings wrapped their bodies, like the angels who fell into hell in the Bible, ferocious and holy.
At first glance, the size of the bones is almost the same as that of humans, but if you look closely, you can see that countless tiny bones are closely connected to form larger bones. There are hundreds of fine gaps on one rib, like Some mysterious runes, some of them blend together, and some combine to form organs that have never appeared in textbooks.
This is the dragon bone cross of Norton and Constantine, the kings of bronze and fire.
The moment the body was placed on the altar, the skin and flesh hidden on the Dragon King's appearance was annihilated into ashes, revealing its truest form. The bones of the two Dragon Kings were also tightly clasped together under the mysterious and unknowable power. Together, become a whole.
Now, they are indistinguishable from each other and will never be separated again.
Angers put the lantern in his hand at his feet, "Let me introduce to you first, Leonardo Flamel. As a member of the Flamel family, he has inherited the name of Flamel. For hundreds of years, this has been the highest honor for an alchemist. Nicholas Flamel was the first genius in the fourteenth century to refine the Philosopher's Stone and systematically plan the alchemist profession. Only the most famous contemporary Flamel family has An outstanding alchemist can inherit this surname and be called Flamel by outsiders."
"He is also the vice-principal of Kassel College. Some of the people here already know him, and some may not know him yet, but he undoubtedly represents the authority of the alchemist. This research is led by him. Anyone involved have any comments?" Angers said.
The old cowboy took off his hat and saluted with a smile, his beard was trembling slightly, and he had a big belly. He looked like a puma man who wandered into the wilderness and robbed with a revolver while riding a horse in the desert, rather than a professional who needed to be rigorous and professional. A qualified alchemist.
A middle-aged man in a suit frowned slightly, "King of Bronze and Fire, we just received the news that you 'killed' the Dragon King. I am honored to participate in this research, but I want to ask, how do you confirm that you Did he 'kill' the Dragon King instead of defeating him?"
"Although teams that have defeated the Dragon King in history are rare, they are not unheard of. However, they only temporarily put the Dragon King into a deep sleep. The Dragon King will cocoon and be reborn. What kind of standard is it for you to judge by 'killing'? Come and write a report, or maybe you wrote the report by mistake."
"Mr. Jefferson Gattuso, right?" The old cowboy put on his hat and looked at the middle-aged man with an unhappy face, "I didn't expect that your company was so busy that you only sent a layman, so let me Let me explain to you why we say 'kill' rather than defeat."
The middle-aged man suddenly narrowed his eyes, and the nasolabial folds on both sides of his aquiline nose stood out. He glanced at the people on his right side and said, "Please enlighten me, Master Flamel."
"Of course, I have always liked being a teacher. The students always feel that they understand everything and like to correct my mistakes in class, but in the end, they will sit back in their seats with red faces and the whole room laughing." Old Cowboy Patted his belly.
The middle-aged man said nothing, but kept looking at the old cowboy's face with his gray eyes.
"Before explaining, please let me explain the concept of 'spirit' to you. We all know that releasing the spirit of speech consumes the 'spirit', and once the 'spirit' is suppressed, the spirit of speech can no longer be used. To use the spirit of speech, you need to use the spirit of speech." There are two necessary conditions for spirit: words and spirit. Words represent the chanting of the corresponding dragon text, and spirit is the fuel that drives words."
"Ordinary people cannot use the spirit of speech. Even if they sing the dragon text with perfect pronunciation, they cannot use it because they do not have a 'spirit' in their body. The 'spirit' is a special power that only exists in the dragon's blood. No matter what Whether it is a Dragon King, a second-generation species, or a hybrid species, the essence of using the word spirit is to use the 'spirit' to give orders to the elements."
"The hierarchy of the Dragon Clan is clear and strict. When facing the Dragon King, low-level bloodlines will even be suppressed to the point of being unable to move, just because of the spirits in their bodies." The old cowboy pointed to the keel in the center of the altar, "Now, please turn off the trigger. Soul Lamp', close your eyes."
Everyone obeyed the instructions, blew out the green flame in the lantern, and closed their eyes.
The moment darkness fell, a blazing sun appeared in front of him that was too bright to look directly at.
The red 'spirits' filled all the space around them, as if they were in a furnace of flames. The extremely hot flames were going to devour and melt them. The spirits that had disappeared within their bodies began to stir, no! He's trembling!
With a crisp snap of the fingers, everything returned to darkness and silence.
"Please open your eyes." The old cowboy gently rubbed the silver ring inlaid with emeralds on his thumb.
The middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes, his whole body soaked with sweat, and looked at the dead bones in the center of the altar again, with awe in his eyes.
"Just now, I temporarily lifted the seal and released the tiny amount of Norton's 'spirit' I refined over the past two days into the air and introduced it to everyone's eyes. It is roughly equivalent to the amount of a hair." Old The cowboy said: "Although there are very few, everyone must have realized the essential gap. Only the Dragon King can have this level of 'spirit', and once the Dragon King's soul is cocooned, it will return to the pre-prepared cocoon to wait for rebirth.' The spirits will be annihilated in the air because there is no container that can hold such high-quality spirits, or in other words, there is no master who can command them."
"But everyone should have felt the active fire element in the Dragon Bone Cross." The old cowboy's tone suddenly became a little excited: "We have added the refined water element to the 'vessels' of the 'well', but there is still the fire element." Appearing in the center of the altar, the water element is the nemesis of the fire element. When the 'well' is covered by the water element, it is impossible for the fire element traveling from the outside to come together. After eliminating all possibilities, no matter how big the remaining one is It’s unbelievable, it’s all the truth!”
"In the altar, the fire element is being created spontaneously!" the old cowboy said firmly.
Everyone is silent. As long as you have studied introductory alchemy, you will know one thing. The four major elements are born and cannot be manufactured. They can only be used. This no longer belongs to any understandable category. This is the true power of God.
If we were to compare something to something, it would be creating something out of thin air.
No one questions whether this is the waste bone left behind after the King of Bronze and Fire cocooned. It must be the corpse of the Dragon King, and it can only be the corpse of the Dragon King.
The ten people standing here truly realized that the King of Bronze and Fire was buried in Kassel.
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