"...Is this the material you brought back?"
In the college, in the office of the director of the Potions Department, the old man looked at the boxes full of bone residues on the long table, was speechless for a moment, and said with a cold face.
Opposite his table were Benjamin and the mages who looked helpless.
Relying on the "blindness method" they temporarily developed, they successfully escaped from the world of the dead and returned to the Magic Academy. Of course, all kinds of undead materials collected along the way were also brought back and handed over to the old man.
However, the remains of the three most precious intelligent undead have been completely used up, and even the bone staff suddenly shattered into a pile of powder after its energy was exhausted. Therefore, all they could bring back to the academy were some "precious" powders and the remains of ordinary undead.
Obviously, the old man seemed not very satisfied with this result.
"Where are the remains of the lich? It took you so long to bring me this bit of rotten flesh and bones?"
Benjamin sighed and said: "This time we explored the world of the undead, we encountered a lot of resistance. Don't talk about these things, even we almost couldn't come back."
Then, they began to retell a series of events such as encountering lichs and bone dragons, especially highlighting the dangers along the way. After listening, the dissatisfaction on the old man's face finally subsided, and instead he became very interested.
"A bone dragon as big as a castle... didn't you get anything from it?"
Benjamin and several mages shook their heads like rattles.
Seeing this, the old man was a little disappointed and said: "Forget it... What you have seen at least confirms some of my conjectures. If my research is correct, the unknown energy in the world of the undead should actually be the same thing as the elements."
Benjamin raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"How to say?"
"In our concept, elements are immortal. Sometimes they float in the air, sometimes they exist in monsters and plants, and sometimes they form magical phenomena... They will only change from one form to another. But it will never be consumed, otherwise as time goes by, there should be fewer and fewer elements in this world."
The male mage immediately said: "But this time, we saw with our own eyes that the elements were burned by a gray-white flame."
"Yes, but that's just the scene you saw. Maybe the elements did not disappear completely, but transformed into a form that we cannot perceive. As you said, after the elements are burned, the undead will become more powerful."
Hearing this, several mages were stunned.
Benjamin was not too surprised. After all, he knew that the elements were projections of high-dimensional creatures. Something so awesome will definitely not be destroyed casually. The world of the undead may also be influenced by the elemental plane, but the way of influence is completely different from the world of the living.
As for the more detailed things... I'm afraid it will become an inexhaustible problem for them throughout their lives.
However, there is another thing that Benjamin is paying attention to.
"Miles has never woken up since he came back from the world of the dead." His tone became solemn and he said slowly, "Do you know any way to save him?"
Hearing this, the old man showed a troubled expression: "He... To be honest, people who have passed the abyss trial are destined to have a short life. I now suspect that he is immune to magic because he has become a half-undead, and now this This physique has been stimulated, and I am not optimistic about his situation."
"Isn't it even possible to try?"
"… let me try."
Hearing this, Benjamin also fell silent and sighed.
The old man and the mage were still discussing the issue of the world of the dead. He turned around and left quietly. Miles was placed in a vacant dormitory at the college, which he had visited before. The coma has lasted for three days. The healing rain will be repelled by the force field, and the system cannot analyze the reason.
Now if I want to save him, the only thing I can rely on is the research progress of the academy...
Benjamin returned to the dean's office, feeling exhausted. This time when he entered the world of the undead, too many unexpected things happened. He really needed a good sleep.
He fell to bed, covered his head and fell asleep. He slept until noon the next day.
"Dean, we have started trial treatment for Miles. His current condition is stable. Even if we cannot revive him, we will try our best to keep him alive."
A mage came over to report. When Benjamin heard the words, he nodded and went to visit Miles. He was now transferred to the secret research room of the Potion Department and was lying in the middle of a rune formation. The old man carefully prepared the potion and force-fed it into his mouth through the glass catheter at regular times every day.
Miles is surrounded by an undead-like aura of death, and no one can get close. However, Benjamin noticed that the death aura was being suppressed little by little as the medicine took effect.
This relieved him a little.
"In terms of materials, if you need anything, just tell me. Even if I do it myself, I can get those things." He turned towards the old man and said.
"No need." The old man said impatiently, "The college has specialized purchasing personnel and a team for hunting World of Warcraft. When will you be needed to do this?"
"… All right."
"You are a dean after all. Don't wander around here every day and disturb our work. Go, go, go, do whatever you have to do! I'm watching over here."
Benjamin was kicked out of the laboratory.
He found that as the dean, he seemed to be a little too willful. In fact, during the few days he went to the world of the dead, the academy also accumulated a lot of visitors waiting to meet him. Just like when he came back yesterday, Wallis came to him with a frantic look on his face, forcing him to make time and work hard.
In desperation, he could only return to his dean's office and start handling the daily work of the college.
Two days later.
"These must be the last few visitors, right?"
Benjamin opened the list and scanned it with a frown. Several businessmen from Carites, two mages who wanted to join the academy... and Elizabeth, an old acquaintance.
After thinking about it, Benjamin decided to meet Elizabeth first.
Her visit again today must be related to the Hori Kingdom. The church has been keeping a low profile recently and has not caused any trouble, but if the Wood family finds any signs, they will definitely inform their daughter who is living abroad and get in touch with the magic academy.
"Captain Elizabeth probably came the day before yesterday. She has been waiting in Akademi for the past few days. I can inform her now." After Wallis understood, he nodded and turned around to start arranging the meeting.
Half an hour later, Elizabeth slowly walked into the dean's office.