There are not many gorgeous and colorful sights, and there are no shocking sounds.
Since this rune formation was activated, its performance has always been very low-key. Except for the consistent blue magic light and the silently floating symbols, there were no other strange images.
Before I knew it, half an hour had passed.
Maka was still staring at the fully lit part in the middle, and after continuing to do so for dozens of seconds, she secretly confirmed that the first phase of the array was activated.
Then, he suddenly raised the staff in his hand and waved it steadily, causing the existing magic power to circulate in the several rune rings in the middle.
This first stage takes a lot of time, and it is impossible for him to supply magic power to the formation all the time. Therefore, in order to maintain the self-operation of the formation for a long time, he thought of using circulation to greatly reduce losses, and applied it to this set of formation diagrams.
"Next... we have to wait for it to resonate with the comet's magic power."
As Maka said this, she sat down on the ground nonchalantly, not caring at all how dirty the top of the black stone fortress was.
On the other side, Old Eun, who was sitting in a wheelchair, breathed a sigh of relief.
"... Then just wait!"
Some people often say that billionaires will definitely not care about a minute or two, and those who live long enough will naturally not care about waiting an extra hour and a half.
But the facts are sometimes quite different from some taken-for-granted conjectures.
It can be said that Old Eun has been waiting for nearly a thousand years, but now when he found that his long wait was finally about to bear fruit, the urgency in his heart was even greater than he imagined. many.
He really wanted to ask Maka a few more questions to find out how confident he was. However, he knew the process from beginning to end, so asking now seemed like adding to the confusion.
Therefore, he could only choose to remain silent most of the time, allowing Maka to carry out the plan quietly.
Suddenly, the old man's eyes narrowed and his eyes quickly fell on the center of the array. Because he saw that two faint points of light suddenly appeared there and surrounded each other closely.
"Well, this is the most direct proof of the dual-core comet..." Upon seeing this, Maka nodded immediately and said, "To be honest, from this moment on, I finally have more confidence in this plan."
This fantasy-like "Star Reaching Plan" is always unbelievable. If Old Yoon hadn't come up with those calculation data, Maka probably wouldn't have come to accompany the old man crazy.
But even with the data, the plan is still full of uncertainties.
Not to mention anything else, the shape of the comet itself is the biggest basic element in this plan.
If it is not a comet with two nuclei as Old Eun said, it is impossible for Maka to "peel off" some fragments from a comet that is flying at high speed in the universe and smash it with the earth. Son's.
Looking at the two light spots getting bigger and bigger in the array, Maka continued to wait silently. Because those two points are the phenomenon that occurs when the magic power in the formation resonates with the comet's dual core, but just these two points are not enough to be obvious.
But at this moment, Maka, who was watching them, seemed to remember something, and suddenly said without looking back:
"By the way, Miriam and Ahaz are at my place now..."
His words, which had no beginning or end, seemed a bit abrupt when he said them, but he didn't seem to have the intention to continue to explain more.
Because he was sure that Old Yoon would definitely understand what he wanted to say.
As expected, the old man quickly said:
"Really? That child Miriam...it's best that she's still alive."
Maka could tell that Old Yoon was probably really happy for Miriam's survival. It's just this joy that makes it difficult to laugh.
Maka paused and asked calmly:
"Since you finally asked Ahaz to save her, why did you have to abandon her before?"
Maka actually knew the answer to this question a long time ago, but he still wanted to let Old Yoon, the person who made the decision, say it himself.
Perhaps hearing some dissatisfaction from his tone, Old Yoon immediately said: "The reason why Ahaz was asked to pick her up is because her mission has been completed..."
"... I know it's really inhumane to ask people who have nothing to do with it to make sacrifices. But I have to make sure that 'his' attention is always where I want him to focus... so that our plan Only then can it be carried out more safely.”
"You know, many things need people to do it, so... in order to alleviate the guilt in my heart, I can only choose to save each child from the beginning, and slowly raise them into adults. And then … I try my best to let them decide for themselves whether they want to repay me with their lives.”
Old Eun's words were very serious, and the various reasons behind them were not unreasonable.
Not only did he save many children like Miriam and Asaph who were destined to die, he also raised them one by one and even gave them the right to choose.
Even that choice would feel a bit like repaying a favor.
However, even if these are regarded as hidden troubles, does he really have the right to let those children sacrifice their lives for his "thousand-year plan"
Seeing Lao Youn stop talking, Maka was about to say something, but unexpectedly the other party added:
"... But to be honest, there is one thing I didn't expect at the beginning. Although my actions made me feel less guilty, the pain in my heart became more... It can be said that I am watching every child. He’s grown up!”
During the period of dealing with Haierbo, Old Yoon's men had indeed sacrificed many people. And these things started from the day when they deliberately sent people into the British magical world to lure Maka to Azkaban for a meeting.
Therefore, what this created for Maka was the impression that "Ewan Ravenclaw did not hesitate to send dead soldiers regardless of the lives of his men."
But think about it on the other hand, how did Old Eun treat the children he saved in the nearly a thousand years before that
You know, this organization with the "Raven" as its symbol seems to have been around for a long time, right
"Anyway, I hope this plan goes smoothly!"
Maca actually couldn't make any comment on Lao Youn's actions. He is not a moral benchmark, and he has no interest in judging others from some commanding heights.
The question just now was not so much his dissatisfaction with Old Eun's approach as it was a process of trying to find the answer.
After touching the rules of the soul, Maka felt that the answers to such questions seemed to become more and more important.
It's a pity that he didn't get a very satisfactory answer this time...
Gradually, another half hour passed in a hurry, but in Lao Youn's heart it seemed to be longer than his life.
Fortunately, nothing abnormal happened in the array during this silent waiting period, and the two light spots had slowly expanded to the size of a human head.
During this period of time, they were always circling at a constant speed, splashing out pieces of faint blue light particles in the array. If you exclude other irrelevant things and just appreciate it, it really has a special sense of beauty.
When Lao Youn waited until his breathing became a little rapid, Maka finally stood up again with the staff.
He didn't say anything more to the old man, but concentrated on pointing the staff into the groove of another stone slab at the edge.
This is the place where magic power is injected into the outermost layer of the formation. As long as part of his magic power is circulated in the outer ring, it can be activated independently.
To be honest, this is actually the easiest step. But during the production of this array, the most time-consuming part was this single outer ring.
When the faint blue light soaked the entire circle of stone slabs, and with the sudden burst of light particles, a hemispherical shadow was condensed directly on top of the formation.
Just like Professor Sinistra's Starry Sky Cafe, Maka used all the previous data here and laid out a star map of the solar system.
And compared to the star map in the Starry Sky Cafe, his accuracy requirements here are much higher.
"There are still twenty-five minutes before we can start creating magic resonance... However, I think it's better to wait a little longer. A better position and angle will make the last step easier and more accurate."
Maka said and glanced at Lao Yun, indicating that he could express his thoughts.
This is a plan that leaves no room for experimentation, and everything needs to be done at once. If an unexpected mistake occurs due to some omission, there may not be an opportunity to remedy it.
Therefore, Maka did not hesitate to communicate with Old Yuen.
"Well... Although I want to say as soon as possible, let's wait a little longer! We have to ensure that it succeeds, don't we?"
It's a pity that Old Youn seems to have no idea.
After hearing this, Maka lightly shrugged and continued to pay attention to the star map operation in the formation. Next, he only needs to wait for the comet to reach the most favorable position, and he can continue to start the third step.
However, at about this time, Hermione was sitting silently in the Gryffindor common room. The reason why she was so silent was just a word from Professor McGonagall:
"McLean has resigned."
It wasn't even clear when that figure had quietly left. To be honest, if she could have noticed it at the time, she would have prevented him from leaving - no matter what method she used.
But now that she thought about it, she just felt that she should just sit here and wait silently for his return.