The witch Circe looked at the visitor outside the door and asked aloud: "Who are you?"
The male wizard in a black cloak put his hands together and made a strange salute: "You are Wizard Cirsi, right? I was introduced by Master Tobai. I heard that you are good at interpreting some documents from ancient ruins, so I’m here to ask for your help.”
The male wizard in black cloak explained his purpose and introducer, but was careful not to reveal his name or identity.
After hearing this, Circe was not surprised and said: "I have indeed done some research on some documents in ancient ruins and can decipher some of the texts. However, I cannot guarantee the accuracy. After all, I still know too little about ancient times. , there are too few books that have been handed down for reference. If I come across some relatively unfamiliar texts, I can't do anything. Even if I force the interpretation, it will not take a day and a half to complete. I hope you can understand this. "
"Of course I understand." The male wizard in black cloak nodded, not caring very much, "At the same time, I also understand that if there are ancient ruins with words that even you, the Circe wizard, can't decipher, I'm afraid it will be even harder for others. After all, you are already in this field. There are very few people who do research, and it is not an exaggeration to call them great scholars."
After speaking, the male wizard in black cloak took out a small box from his arms without being polite. Opening the small box, you saw a scroll inside, with densely packed and strangely shaped words written on it.
"This is a copy of the text that needs your help to interpret, Wizard Circe." The male wizard said, and then took out a second box from his arms. After opening it, he saw an egg-sized, crystal clear box inside. Azure gemstone.
"And this Philly deep sapphire is part of your reward, Wizard Sirsi. I think you should know its specific use." The male wizard said, "If Wizard Sirsi, you can decipher all the words, then There is also another piece of Philly deep sapphire for me."
"Okay." Circe nodded in agreement, took the two boxes from the male wizard's hands, thought for a moment and said, "If possible, please come and get the answer to the interpretation at this time in three days."
"Okay, I've taken the trouble from Wizard Lowthersi. We'll see you in three days." The male wizard said without any hesitation. He turned around and looked around, then turned around and quickly left the alley, disappearing into the distance.
Circe watched the male wizard leave, blinked, and said nothing. She closed the door with a creak and walked back to the yard.
Afterwards, he took the two girls, Nerid and Heidi, to the study room, put the box with the gems on the bookshelf, and fully unfolded the scroll with the text on the desk.
Sitting on the chair, Circe began to read the text carefully and interpret it. After reading for a moment, he raised his head slightly and said loudly: "Nelide, Heidi, bring me the two books "Chapter of Ace" and "Book of Songs of Mulu".
"Okay, teacher." The two girls said, quickly running to the bookshelf to find books.
After a while, the two of them found the book and put it on Circe's table.
"Wow, wow, wow..."
Circe flipped through the books she found. On a new papyrus scroll, something was written from time to time. Occasionally she would call the two girls to continue looking for some books.
It was so busy that it didn't end until night.
late at night.
Circe wrote the last line on the papyrus scroll, completed the interpretation, and slowly stood up from the desk. I sighed a little in my heart: "The difficulty of the interpretation this time is lower than expected. It doesn't take three days, but it doesn't matter."
After moving her neck slightly and clearing the table, Circe could not help but shake her head when she saw that Nerid and Heidi were so tired that they fell asleep on the small bed in the study.
Taking a blanket from the cabinet and covering the two of them gently, Circe stepped out.
In the yard, she walked slowly, looked at the stars in the night sky, and talked to herself.
"Recently, more and more people have come to ask for the interpretation of ancient ruins. It is probably not a coincidence, but it is possible that several ancient ruins have been discovered in succession. If I am not wrong, this is related to the previous one, and the ruins are very likely They all come from the Kingdom of Sika. I don’t know what was found in the ruins, let alone whether this is a good thing or a bad thing... "
Circe murmured, suddenly laughing to herself again, feeling that she was worrying too much.
After all, the Sika Kingdom is too far away from the Soma Alliance where she belongs. Even if something bad happens, it will be difficult to affect it here.
Well, it's difficult.
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Kingdom of Sika.
Early morning hours.
Continuous mountains and rivers undulate on the earth, like the backbone of the world.
On the mountainside of one of the mountains, at the entrance of a mine, Gro was pacing, slightly anxious.
At this time, he was still at the level of a wizard apprentice, and his combat effectiveness had not improved much from before. The only improvement might be that he had gained an identity that was not valued by others in the mine in the mountains.
From a prince in the past to a handyman in the mine now, it seems that he has suffered a huge loss no matter how he looks at it.
Whenever he thought about this, Gro felt that he might have really lost his mind when he chose to take the path of a wizard.
Facts have proved that hot blood cannot solve everything. Although he has been working hard, his progress has been extremely slow due to lack of talent and he has not been able to become a wizard so far.
well.
Gro sighed.
Just as he was sighing, footsteps sounded in the mine, and someone came out.
Grotto immediately looked over and saw a girl walking out dragging a heavy sword. The blade of the sword was scarlet, and crystal blood beads rolled down the sword like red glass beads, falling to the ground and seeping into the soil.
The girl who came out had bright eyes, ear-length hair, and a heroic spirit about her body. After walking out, he swung his sword and thrust it deeply into the ground. He glanced at Gro and asked, "Is there nothing running out?"
This is Nancy, who has long since become a first-level wizard.
After hearing what Nancy said, Gro shook his head quickly and said, "No, I kept watching at the entrance of the cave, and not even a single insect crawled out."
"That's good." Nancy said, "Now it's basically certain that all the troublesome demonic creatures have been solved."
"This is a good thing." Groda said, "In this case, we won't have to worry about weird creatures rushing out and hurting the miners."
"This is indeed a good thing." Nancy agreed, but there was no hint of happiness on her face. "But on the other hand, this mine, like the previous ones, can be considered completely abandoned. I went in and felt it. It is corrosive energy, and ordinary people cannot stay for long, let alone mine ores.
Even if the ore is mined, it cannot be sold with corrosive energy. At least there is no such take advantage of it in the Kingdom of Sika. Maybe the Soma Alliance, or the Southern Free Federation, has such an enemy. But no matter how stupid the other party is, there is no way they can transport the ore so far. After all, the freight cost alone is an astronomical figure.
The most important thing is that so far, similar discoveries have been made in the mines mined in the four directions of the mountain, the southeast, northwest, and at the foot of the mountain, the mountainside, and the top of the mountain. In other words, it is very likely that the entire interior of the mountain is filled with this kind of ore with corrosive energy. To be more pessimistic, it is very likely that several nearby mountains are like this, and the number is unimaginable. "
"Then what should we do?" Gro couldn't help but ask.
"What can be done?" Nancy said, "The only way now is to seal up these mines and find new locations for mining."
"Everything has to start from scratch." Gro said.
"This is the only way." Nancy said, unable to help complaining, "I just don't understand how you could have such bad luck! I even don't understand how there is such ore in the mine in the world, except It’s useless except causing trouble. It can’t even be used to build a house. It’s a complete waste.”
Grotto murmured in his heart: "It's up to you to say it, don't say it to me."
Secretly swallowing, Gro said in a low voice: "I think this ore may be useful. Although it seems a bit useless now, it may be of great use in the future."
"Huh?" Nancy was getting angry. After hearing the rebuttal, she immediately frowned and looked over.
"Uh, just pretend that I didn't say anything." Gro said immediately, obeying his inner thoughts.
Nancy shook her head, picked up the sword again and walked down the mountain. Groo followed obediently, and the two of them went down the mountain one after another.
Not long after, a large number of miners came up the mountain and blocked the entrance to the cave, sealing away all the evil ores with corrosive energy.
After all, they are of no use at all.
It’s of no use at all…
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