The old mage was still lowering his head to refine the potion. He listened to Benjamin's words, but didn't even bother to raise his head and said, "Don't bother me with stories to scare children."
“…”
Benjamin was speechless for a moment and asked: "What is a story to scare children? Do you know what the Abyss Trial is?"
"Of course I know." The old mage replied impatiently, "The legendary elemental curse, the soul abandoned by this world... You didn't hear that it can make people immune to the influence of magic and divine spells, so you are going to use it Is this a way to cultivate a group of people? Don’t think about it, it’s impossible.”
"Why?"
Hearing this, the old mage put down the test tube in his hand, showed a speechless expression, and said: "Because no one can survive that so-called trial. To be reasonable, first be pierced through the heart by the teeth of the monster, and then drink the fatal Poison, this is equivalent to cutting off your head and telling you that you now have special powers, is that possible?"
"… possible."
Hearing this, the old mage's expression could be called angry. He probably thought Benjamin was playing tricks on him, so he slammed the table in anger, startling all the students passing by.
"I have studied related content all my life, and of course I know it is just a rumor!" He glared at Benjamin and said fiercely, "What about you? Why do you say it is possible?"
Benjamin looked at the old mage with some surprise, scratched his head and said, "Because... I have seen a successful case?"
“…”
The old mage was speechless for a moment, stuck there like a sculpture. He may have been shocked by these words, or he may have thought that Benjamin was still lying to him, so he was so angry that he lost consciousness.
The scene was a little awkward. Benjamin coughed a few times and then said, "If you don't believe it, wait until he comes back from Horli Kingdom and I will bring him over to show you."
"You are telling the truth." The old mage came back to his senses with a look of disbelief on his face.
Benjamin nodded expressionlessly.
"Okay, you must bring that person over!" The old mage suddenly became excited, "If there is a guy who has passed the abyss trial, his blood will become extremely important to my research. Whether it is death or Live, bring him here!”
"Okay, okay..."
Just like that, Benjamin turned and left the pharmacy room.
He was a little surprised.
Before coming, he never thought that the old mage's reaction would be so great. Is it so incredible to pass the abyss trial? No wonder Benjamin has never seen anyone else who is immune to magic except Miles.
Moreover, a physique like Miles should be difficult to copy.
Benjamin felt very lucky that this world still belonged to the mage. But at the same time, he felt a little regretful that he could not replicate a group of demon-free warriors to bulldoze the church.
A few days later, the holiday ended and the college officially started school. Benjamin actually doesn't care much about specific college affairs, but when it comes to occasions like the opening ceremony, he still has to step forward and speak as a leader.
Finally, there were no surprises at the opening ceremony this time. After some words of encouragement in the auditorium to commend the outstanding students of the previous semester, Benjamin's task was successfully completed. The students were also familiar with the journey. After the ceremony, they rushed to class, and the busy college life began.
"Dean Benjamin, we haven't made any new progress in the research on runes yet. But... this is something we just made, you can take a look."
After the opening ceremony, Benjamin came to inspect the building specially assigned to the rune research team. An older mage also came over and introduced him along the way. They finally came to a cage, and the old mage pointed at the cage and said so.
Benjamin also looked into the cage.
That's a... pig? Judging from the appearance, except for the outline, the creature has no resemblance to an ordinary pig. The red fur exudes a temperature like fire. If you look carefully, you can even see the spikes hidden in the hair, which sometimes stand up and sometimes shrink.
Benjamin couldn't help but frown.
Aren't you studying runes here? Why are these people starting biological experiments again
The creature in front of him was somewhat similar to a World of Warcraft, but having fought against Warcraft so many times, Benjamin could be sure that the creature in the cage was not a pig-shaped Warcraft, but... some other things.
"I have been thinking about applying runes to people, but the risk is too great. A mage lost his life after secretly trying it. Therefore, we started using animals for experiments. And this, This is the result of our current experiment.”
"We carved sentences of fire element runes on the leaves of rock grass and fed it a certain amount every day. After about ten days, it looked like this. This phenomenon is still universal. We use many pigs After experiments, about three-quarters of them will produce such mutations. We speculate that the fire element may be combined with its body to produce some kind of mutation similar to Warcraft. But it may be because of the runes, they Your temperament will basically not be affected.”
Benjamin nodded when he heard this.
These mages are really imaginative when it comes to studying runes.
But, think about it. This is a completely blank field and no one knows what direction it should take. Therefore, these people can only keep trying from various angles. Some people try to connect the runes together to form sentences or even formations, and some people try to put the runes on various things.
It's always like this in the beginning. Only by going through all the forked paths can you find the final correct answer.
"Does this thing have any special abilities? How does its combat power compare with Warcraft?" Benjamin asked.
The discovery that runes can cause biological mutations is surprising. But for him at this moment, the benefits that this mutation can bring to them are more important.
The old mage replied: "Its combat effectiveness is very poor. Its only ability is to sense elemental fluctuations and then self-destruct, producing a power approximately equal to an intermediate magic. Therefore, the cages used to keep it are made of forbidden magic metal." .”
When Benjamin heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked: "How many animals with such special functions have you researched?"
"Actually, there are many, but this is the only one that is slightly useful." The old mage said helplessly, "The previous results were similar to mice that can simulate human laughter and freeze themselves into ice in water. Cats… have a really small role to play.”
"All right."
Benjamin was slightly disappointed. This research is obviously not as huge as the rune formation, but... he shouldn't ask for too much. It's normal for this kind of research to not be successful for more than ten years. It would be good if it has results.
At least... they invented a pig that explodes
"Have you received any inspiration on how to apply runes to people?" After thinking about it, he asked.
The old mage nodded and said: "Well... Although I didn't report to you, another mage and I have started taking the leaf of life engraved with runes every day. Two days have passed, and we are still very healthy. I don’t know if there will be any changes next.”
“…”
Benjamin was speechless for a moment.
This courage... is too much, right