Finally, Benjamin carefully put away the ginkgo leaf and returned to the laboratory thoughtfully.
Morris didn't seem to know much about this key, but the inheritance of the church... This was something he never expected.
Is it possible that every church can use it to obtain very powerful power from the elemental plane
It was hard for him to imagine how this could be done. As far as he knew, he and the fourth-generation pope were the only ones who opened up the consciousness space for meditation. Everyone else learned the magic in the normal way. It's impossible for them to enter the elemental plane and steal some random things from there like Benjamin did, right
What’s even more surprising is that the church has made this a regular practice.
It is conceivable that Grant has such a powerful strength now, and perhaps he has inherited some power from the so-called "God Realm" to be able to match Benjamin's extremely advanced meditation methods and various adventures. Otherwise, he would No matter what, it shouldn't be as strong as it is today.
Benjamin now understands why the church is willing to go to such great lengths to recover the key—is this considered their **
Holding the ginkgo leaf in his hand, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Now that he has returned to the academy, he has also lifted the magic-forbidden blisters covering the leaves. The church should be able to detect the general position of the blade through some means, and they... will never give up.
At that moment, Benjamin took out the sound transmission wood piece and sent the message to his contacts in other countries. They must warn the king and generals that the church may cross the Crusad Gate at any time and send out a large army to catch them by surprise.
After delivering the news, Benjamin felt a little relieved, but still a little hesitant.
What should he do with this ginkgo leaf
Morris told him that the leaves of this tree of time and space were made into specialized beacons through a special process. This process is very special. After it is completed, the key can only open one door, and that door will only recognize this key. If Benjamin destroys it, unless the church builds another door, their inheritance from the elemental plane will be forever sealed in that unexplorable room.
For Benjamin, this leaf actually has no substantive effect, that is, it is disgusting to hold in the hand. Under certain conditions, it may be used as bait to set a trap or something. But if it is destroyed... For the church, this blow will be absolutely devastating.
Should he destroy it
"Why destroy it? As long as you hold it, the church army will come to the door. How fun!" The system suddenly appeared and said in an idiot-like tone.
Benjamin shook his head, ignoring its words.
He knew very well that the system was trying to persuade him to destroy this hot potato through irony. But he also knew that even if the key was destroyed, the angry church would probably send out an army. And with him holding the key in his hand, he could barely be regarded as a hostage, so the church might hesitate a bit.
Anyway... he didn't really want to ruin it just like that.
Destroying it would be like destroying the secret of the Church's power from the elemental plane. That was the secret about the origin of magic, and Benjamin was curious about how those people did it. Maybe one day, he can enter St. Peter's Basilica and open the door with his own hands
He realized that his thoughts were quite desperate, so he felt relieved.
Didn't I just rely on tricks to get through this whole journey
In the end, Benjamin put away the ginkgo leaf, retaining both hope and bane. He closed the door of the laboratory and continued his research on the world of the dead.
"How's it going? Did you find anything special?"
"This..." A mage had a tangled look on his face, "I measured these remains through various methods, but the results were very disappointing. There is nothing special about these remains, and some of them are animal carcasses. , some are human corpses, just... very ordinary corpses."
"I know." Benjamin nodded and said, "According to legend, aren't the undead all turned into corpses?"
"But it's difficult for us to study them like this."
Benjamin touched his chin and asked: "What do you mean...you have to capture a 'live' undead so that you can study something from them?"
The mage sighed and said: "I can't guarantee anything, but as it is now, it is really difficult for us to make progress."
"Um… "
Benjamin nodded, unable to refute anything. In fact, the system also scanned these wreckage and found nothing special. After being beaten to the point of losing the ability to move, these rotten flesh truly became a pile of ordinary rotten flesh.
The force that moved the rotten flesh could not be detected by the system, nor could Benjamin sense it. And it seems that these researchers also need some better samples to make progress.
Therefore, he also began to consider the "Undead Body Capture Plan" in his mind. However, at this moment, another voice came over, suddenly changing his thoughts.
"Who said this was just a pile of ordinary corpses?"
Benjamin and the mage turned their heads, only to see an old man with a look of disdain.
"It turns out to be the director of the Potions Department." The mage nodded, then showed a puzzled look and said, "Could it be that... what did you find among these wreckage?"
The old man snorted inaudibly and said, "I discovered something strange."
"What?" Benjamin's eyes lit up and he asked quickly.
"Among the remains of these undead, there is a strange residue." The old man said slowly, "It is like the blood of some kind of creature, mixed in the flesh and blood of the corpse itself, and it is very difficult to detect. I also use various potions The special reaction between them caused all the blood of the corpse to evaporate, and then only such a tiny bit of residue was found."
As he spoke, he took out a small bottle, which contained a strange black-purple liquid in a very small amount.
"This is the residue that I tried my best to extract." He continued to explain, "It's a very troublesome thing. I spent countless precious materials to extract it."
Benjamin looked at the bottle of unknown liquor and couldn't help but show an expression of surprise.
He didn't expect that the old man's efficiency could be so fast. Within ten minutes of going out to talk to Morris, he had researched the secret of the undead.
"Is this the secret that can make a corpse move..." He carefully took the bottle of medicine and tried to sense it with the water element.
However, he could not feel any elemental abnormalities or magic fluctuations.
"Come and check, what is the composition of this bottle of semen?" He quickly ordered the system, but the system seemed to have started sensing at the same time as him without him asking.
Therefore, its answer came very quickly: "It's a terrible thing. The main component is mixed blood, but there is not even a tiny bit of bacteria in it. And... there is an ingredient that I can't deconstruct, exuding the smell of death." , my body felt instinctive fear."