Chapter 887 – Ten Thousand: Ears Through the Wall
Among those present, even Diana had become sufficiently wise due to the blessing of the Intelligence Deity.
With sufficient information, they would surely be able to deduce the truth of the matter.
However, the intelligence they could currently obtain was far too limited.
Under such circumstances, even the Intelligence Deity in person could not create truth out of nothing.
“Eralganie, what do you think?” Professor Kazel turned his head and asked.
Eralganie shook her head coldly.
Dark sighed and said, “Professor, Eralganie hasn’t even seen the Principal in person.”
Professor Kazel replied, “Indeed, I got a bit anxious.”
In fact, everyone was somewhat anxious.
Professor Jones then asked, “Sarah, you say Altair has never come down from the Mountain of Gods? Then all the information she sent before was delivered by an avatar?”
Professor Shylph slowly shook her head and said, “I don’t know.”
Professor Shylph was one of the first to know about Principal Altair’s incident, but at that time, the house division ceremony was imminent, and she must prioritize the house division ceremony, absolutely not allowing Archbishop Caleb Norris to discover that something had happened to Principal Altair!
Everything had to be disguised as if Principal Altair hadn’t encountered any issues.
Moreover, the problem lay in the fact that the Holy Church forces guarding the perimeter of the Mountain of Gods were likely already aware that Principal Altair had returned with the team.
They might not have seen Principal Altair disappear, nor would they consider the possibility that the Altair who returned with the team could be a disguised sprite avatar.
In that case, they would assume that Principal Altair had returned to the academy.
And during this special period when the two academies were exchanging studies, if Principal Altair returned to the academy, she would inevitably meet with Archbishop Caleb Norris.
This meant that if the professors wanted to disguise that Principal Altair hadn’t encountered any issues, they would also need someone to impersonate Principal Altair to meet with Archbishop Caleb Norris.
This task was extremely difficult even for the professors present.
Furthermore, as time went on, such matters would certainly increase.
The news of Principal Altair’s incident couldn’t be hidden forever!
…
“All of this is still speculation; we know nothing about the Mountain of Gods, and our knowledge about recent events is limited. Don’t let groundless speculations throw us off course,” Dark said, placing his hands on the table, interlocking his fingers, and resting his chin on them.
“Since Chris is here, why don’t we have her explain what happened? And I remember Professor Shylph saying that Principal Altair sent a gift to the exploration team led by Chris.”
“A gift? What kind of gift? Could it be key information?” Professor Jones frowned and asked.
Professor Shylph expressionlessly stated, “Cynthia did leave something behind, and Chris has brought it back, placed over there.”
She raised her hand and pointed to the corner.
Almost simultaneously, everyone turned their heads to look, and indeed, a few unremarkable items were piled up in that corner.
To put it simply, it was a box with a stone on top, and next to it stood a sword without a hilt—no, a scabbard!
“I took a quick look; there’s no mana fluctuation, possibly sealed. It’s suggested to check later,” Professor Shylph said.
“Let’s take a look,” Professor Jones reached out and pulled the three “gifts” onto the center of the table.
The lid of the box thus slid open, revealing folded clothes.
She placed the lid back down, picked up the stone that had fallen onto the table, and examined it closely: “A rather pretty pebble, like something Altair would give as a gift.”
—Dark frowned deeply.
Why did that sentence sound as if it was implying that the noblest and most beautiful moon of Saint Maryann Academy would be someone who gives stones as gifts?
Could there be no mystery within the stone?
…
While Professor Jones was observing the stone, Professor Lily snatched the scabbard away, and Professor Kazel pulled the box containing the clothes toward him.
The scabbard was old, seemingly untouched and unwashed to maintain its original appearance.
It had intricate patterns carved into it, but the patterns were embedded with much dirt, the color of which had a dark red tint.
Although Professor Lily had taken the scabbard, she didn’t handle it roughly as usual. Eralganie and Eve, among others, gathered around her to observe closely.
On the other side, Professor Kazel directly activated the Eye of Truth, took the clothes out of the box, unfolded them, and examined them piece by piece.
It was a long-sleeved garment that wasn’t particularly large in size.
Unlike the scabbard, the clothes themselves were quite new, though they were covered in dirt, and there was a tear, possibly cut, in the shoulder area.
What caught attention was the emblem on the left chest of the clothes—the emblem likely symbolized a deity, and it was probably one of the twelve gods of the Mountain of Gods.
The Mountain of Gods Bolophos wasn’t only home to the twelve gods, but based on the information available, the other gods were likely subordinate to these twelve, lacking independent divine symbols.
“Kazel, did you find anything?” Professor Shylph inquired concernedly.
But Professor Kazel deactivated the Eye of Truth and said regretfully, “Just an ordinary piece of clothing.”
Seeing the obvious disappointment on Professor Shylph’s face, he added, “I’ll take a closer look later; perhaps I’ll find something else.”
He then turned his gaze to Professor Lily, focusing on the scabbard.
Professor Lily released her grip and slumped into the chair, saying, “There’s nothing there.”
Although it was disappointing, none of the professors managed to discern anything significant from the three items during their initial examination.
Dark didn’t think his own eyes were better than Professor Kazel’s, so he immediately said, “In that case, let’s hear what Chris knows.”
“Yes, sir,” the silent Scorpion, Chris, responded.
Dark nodded at her, and Chris recounted everything from start to finish.
Everyone fell silent, and Professor Metia took out a crystal ball, flicked it casually onto the center of the table.
The crystal ball displayed a projection of Chris.
Clearly, this was a magical device capable of recording both images and sounds.
…
Chris’s narrative was largely from her own perspective.
Her exploration team had barely arrived at the Mountain of Gods when they…
At that place, the team led by Principal Altair was supposed to rendezvous.
Afterwards, the two teams merged and directly set up camp at the foot of the Mountain of Gods.
“The Mountain of Gods is majestic and perilous, and the main peak leading to [Heavenly Court] pierces the clouds.”
“When we arrived at the Mountain of Gods, it had already undergone changes. The sky above the summit was thick with dark clouds, lightning rolling, and occasionally leaking a terrifying aura.”
“Even just camping at the foot of the mountain caused some people to lose their minds due to the oppressive aura, suffering nightmares every night.”
“During our time stationed at the foot of the mountain, we also attempted to venture into the mountain for exploration, but there were many mysterious places within the mountain. Once one delved slightly deeper, they would be surrounded by dense fog, and moreover… it harbored extremely fierce monsters. For the safety of the team, we ultimately chose to abandon the attempt.”
“However, afterwards, I secretly ventured in alone, but unfortunately, everything that could be explored around the Mountain of Gods had already been exploited by other forces. My gains were minimal.”
After saying this, Chris paused for a moment, waiting for everyone to digest the information before continuing to talk about the other forces eyeing the Mountain of Gods.
As Darque had already known beforehand, besides the Church of the Saints, the forces eyeing the Mountain of Gods included the nobles from the royal lineage, the northern duke, and the Elemental race.
Among them, the noble force affiliated with the king was the most secretive, always hiding in the shadows, avoiding contact with others.
On the other hand, the Church’s forces and the northern duke’s forces were openly present.
During that period, Chris had contact with their leaders respectively.
This exchange learning activity began from these interactions.
The northern duke’s forces were permanently stationed here. After learning that Chris was from the Valkyrie family, they showed a very friendly attitude.
The two sides exchanged intelligence several times.
Additionally, there was the Elemental race.
The Elemental race was the only non-human force appearing near the Mountain of Gods.
Moreover, that branch of the Elemental race was not the snow elves living in the Northern Territory, but the moon elves from the Elemental land!
Elves qualified to live in the Elemental land all possessed high-ranking bloodlines.
And the moon elves were even at the pinnacle of these bloodlines.
The Elemental race placed great emphasis on the purity of their bloodline, rejecting half-breeds and humans.
The moon elves were born as elemental priests.
The grand priests of the Elemental land were mostly from the moon elf line.
…
“Why did the moon elves go to the Mountain of Gods?” Professor Metia asked sensitively.
Chris shook her head and said, “I want to know this too. But when we tried to make contact, we received an arrow warning from them. They weren’t friendly.”
Professor Metia frowned and said, “The grand priest of the moon elves can receive revelations from the silver moon. Their appearance outside the Mountain of Gods at this time must have a reason.”
Chris said, “We left some people behind at the Mountain of Gods to continuously observe the actions of the Elemental race.”
Metia Professor instinctively asked, “What about their safety?”
Chris said, “We have cooperated with the Church.”
Of course, this was also one of the benefits brought by the exchange learning activity.
In this current great trend, internal strife among humans would only lead to meaningless losses.
Both the Saint Maryann Academy and the Church understood this clearly.
Therefore, this exchange learning activity indeed had epoch-making significance, excluding all the plots, both overt and covert.
Of course, this was only true if the relationship between the Saint Maryann Academy and the Church would indeed improve after this exchange learning activity.
In reality, this wasn’t easy.
…
After Chris briefly introduced the various forces, she continued recounting the numerous events that occurred at the foot of the mountain.
While Darque listened, he couldn’t help but glance several times towards Aurora’s direction.
He had a relatively detailed understanding of Aurora’s lineage.
Aurora’s father, Alex Valentine, was a half-elemental with one-quarter moon elf blood.
Alex Valentine’s mother was the second wife of Count Valentine, a moon elf who had drifted to the Valentine territory during the war.
That moon elf was Aurora’s grandmother.
It was said that after giving birth to Alex Valentine, the moon elf was taken back to the Elemental land by the Elemental people who came looking for her, and then there was no further news.
The Elemental land was the home of the Elemental race and a sacred place.
Despite the centuries of war, it had not suffered large-scale attacks.
If that moon elf had lived in the Elemental land, she might still be alive to this day.
And given the longer lifespan of the Elemental race compared to humans, she should still be quite young.
When Darque chatted with Aurora, they would occasionally discuss these things.
For the grandmother she had never met, Aurora maintained a faint fantasy, and she occasionally wanted to visit the Elemental land.
But after calming down, she often directly rejected this idea.
After all, the Elemental land was never open to outsiders, and only those specially invited humans had a chance to enter.
Besides, she didn’t even know her grandmother’s name, so even if she went, she wouldn’t find her.
But actually, there was someone who might know the name of that moon elf.
That was Diana’s mother, Alex’s elder sister—the [Silver Wolf Knight] Camilla!
Thus, Aurora had prepared to visit Camilla during this holiday.
…
The news of the moon elves’ appearance indeed moved Aurora.
But she quickly regained her composure and continued listening attentively to Chris.
Soon, Chris finally got to the most crucial part.
“During our stay at the foot of the Mountain of Gods, Principal Altair appeared three times.”
“The first time, she came to confirm the identity of the supporters and learned some information about the academy from me.”
…
Professor Kazel interrupted, “Did she leave anything behind that time? Such as information about the Mountain of Gods, perhaps inside information about the [Heavenly Court], or… some possible hints?”
But Chris could only shake her head and say, “I’m sorry, she didn’t leave any related information. And after that, she quickly left our camp. The leader of the Church came immediately upon learning the news but didn’t manage to see her. To be honest, I don’t understand. Why didn’t she leave any intelligence?”
Professor Kazel said, “Was there something taboo?”
Chris still shook her head and said, “I don’t know. But when she appeared the second time, she did leave something.”
Professor Kazel immediately asked, “What words?”
Chris raised her eyelid slightly and whispered, “There are ears behind the wall!”
…
Dark had heard this story for the second time, but when he heard Chris whisper “there are ears behind the wall,” he still felt a chill.
Behind the wall, whose ears?
None of the powers at the foot of the Mountain of Gods had any qualifications to make Principal Altair utter that word.
If we follow normal logic, she could only be referring to the ears of certain existences on the Mountain of Gods or even in the Heavenly Court!
…
The people in the conference room exchanged glances, instantly understanding the hidden danger.
Chris continued, “At the second meeting, Principal Altair brought those three gifts. And this time, she met with the leader of the Church of the Saints, reaching some verbal agreements. The exchange learning activities between the two academies were also decided then. That day, she stayed in the camp all day, but did not leave any information related to the Mountain of Gods or the Heavenly Court.”
“Then came the third appearance, she reappeared, stayed for some time in the camp, and returned to the academy with us.”
“You saw the result. She encountered an unexpected incident while we crossed the Gleise Forest.”
“It was around three o’clock this afternoon. I was about to confirm with her how to deal with Archbishop Caleb Norris after entering the academy.”
“But I didn’t expect that just as I turned my head and blinked, she suddenly disappeared.”
“At first, I thought she might have discovered something and temporarily left.”
“I didn’t expect her to vanish so thoroughly, as if she had evaporated!”
“That’s the general situation.”
“If you want details, I can add them.”
…
Dark frowned slightly and asked, “Did she reveal any information related to the Mountain of Gods during her return journey?”
Chris shook her head, “No.”
Professor Metia tapped the table, puzzled, “Even if there are ears behind the wall, would it still be heard from such a great distance? If it can be done, it means that ‘ear’ has been following her all along, or perhaps there is a medium left on her… If it’s one of the gods from the Mountain of Gods causing trouble, then forget it.”
Dark glanced at her and said, “If it’s Hermes among the twelve gods of Polobos, doing this isn’t difficult.”
Professor Metia emphasized, “If it really is!”
Dark said, “In fact, before Chris and others went to the Mountain of Gods, Principal Altair had already come out once and communicated through a small elemental. At that time, she wasn’t restricted by the ‘ears behind the wall.'”
Professor Metia suddenly asked, “What did she say?”
Dark slowly turned to Professor Shylph and said, “Let Professor Shylph tell us.”
Professor Shylph seemed somewhat surprised, “Didn’t I tell you about this matter?”
The expression on Professor Metia’s face gradually faded as she said, “It seems not.”
Professor Shylph said, “It’s not too late to say now.”
Everyone immediately focused their attention on Professor Shylph.
Professor Shylph said, “I mentioned before that Cynthia and the small elementals are closely connected. In necessary times, they can synchronize, as if descending upon the small elemental. So, if she truly wanted to convey a message, she could do so directly through the small elemental without relying on anyone else. However, apart from the time before Chris went to the Mountain of Gods, she never did so.”
“At the time, I didn’t pay much attention, because synchronizing with a small elemental requires a quiet and safe environment, which she might not have found.”
“But now, if the small elemental illusion was always present after coming out of the Heavenly Court, it indeed wouldn’t be possible.”
Professor Metia frowned, “Sarah, what we want to know is what she said.”
Professor Shylph looked at her and slowly said, “That time, she synchronized with a Griffin Elemental and told me some things. But the synchronization lasted for a very short time; it was more like a check-in than passing information. At that time, she should have just come out of the Heavenly Court. She looked very excited, as if she had seen a sight unseen in a hundred years. Something special was happening in the Heavenly Court of Mount Polobos.”
“She told me.”
“The Heavenly Court still exists, and the gods within have never fallen, they merely survived in a different way.”
…
After these words, some people in the room were shocked, while others remained unchanged.
If one pays close attention, those who remained unchanged probably already knew this from Professor Shylph.
And those who were especially shocked, like Professor Metia, clearly heard this for the first time.
“Shylph, do you understand what this means?” Professor Metia exclaimed.
Professor Shylph slowly said, “It means that the twelve gods of Polobos escaped the Ragnarok, it means that as long as one enters the Heavenly Court, they can contact the living twelve gods, and it means that Athena, the goddess of War and Wisdom among the twelve gods, is still alive.”
As she finished speaking, her gaze fell straight on Eralganie.
Eralganie lightly furrowed her brows.
Beside her, Professor Kazel immediately said, “Eralganie’s true form may not necessarily be Athena, the goddess of War and Wisdom. Of course, our current judgment leans towards this. If, by any chance, it’s true, then we can actually infer the current state of the twelve gods.”
Some things are obvious given enough information.
Everyone merely needed a moment to digest this, and they reached nearly the same conclusion.
Dark interjected, “We found Eralganie’s heart in the dungeon, restored her body through a ritual, and recalled her soul from the law. But her consciousness remains outside. If Principal Altair’s rumors and my understanding are correct, the War and Wisdom Goddess Athena in the Heavenly Court should be in a state of only existing consciousness. At most, she has a tiny fragment of her body and soul.”
“I have some information to share as well.” Sister Carrian sighed, revealing her sister and [Possessed God]
What she has done with this sword sheath.”
Dark, surprised, took the sword sheath and examined it closely.
“About this matter, His Holiness the Pope and Archbishop Caleb Norris are very clear about it. They even helped stabilize that possessed angel’s soul.” Sister Carrian spoke without any expression. “During that time, the Holy Church had a true angel for the first time. I believe they must have gained much information from that angel that we were unaware of.”
Chris suddenly understood, “I see. That’s why the Holy Church appeared on the Mountain of Gods.”
Ophelia pondered, “The essence of an angel is pure and untainted. If in its normal state, it would absolutely not devour the consciousness of the summoner. But since it did so and refused to return to Heaven, it can only mean it was polluted. And the source of that pollution lies within Heaven.”
Then she looked around and said, “Caleb Norris is at the academy; he might know what exactly caused the pollution?”
Professor Metia teased, “If we bind him, seal his mana, and let Professor Kazel read his mind, perhaps we could get some answers.”
The truth of the matter seemed to finally reveal itself, and the tense atmosphere in the meeting room slightly eased.
“To summarize,” Professor Kazel said.
…
Summarizing wasn’t difficult.
Integrating all the intelligence.
Firstly, there is a source of pollution within Heaven.
Secondly, the twelve gods of Mount Polopos are still alive, but they likely exist only as remnants of their consciousness, and their consciousness is probably greatly polluted.
Lastly, after Chris arrived, Principal Altair never left Heaven again, appearing only a few times through illusions of small elementals.
…
After careful consideration, Dark solemnly said, “Now, we need to discuss what Principal Altair used the small elementals for when they exited Heaven.”
“The first time could be for gathering information.”
“The second time with the gifts, and the third time returning with the team, there must be reasons behind these actions.”
…
After Dark finished speaking, everyone began discussing among themselves and gradually reached some conclusions.
Sister Carrian even speculated from another angle, “Is it possible, I mean, is it possible that the third time returning with the team was not for herself?”
“She might realize she couldn’t leave Heaven anytime soon, so by returning with the team, she created the illusion that she had already left Heaven.”
“The Saint Maryann Academy needs her, or at least needs others to think she is still here.”
…
Then Professor Jones raised a question, “Why did she suddenly disappear during her return with the team?”
Professor Shylph worried, “The problem is, the two small elementals left in the academy also disappeared simultaneously. I can’t imagine what situation would cause the disappearance of those two small elementals. This must be an emergency!”
Professor Jones said, “The reason has always been there, you just didn’t want to face it. There are only two reasons why the small elementals disappeared. One is that she is no longer there. The other is that she actively recalled the small elementals.”
“No, there’s a third possibility,” Professor Kazel shook his head and said, “If the connection between Principal Altair and the small elementals was completely severed, the small elementals would eventually disappear. However, based on current intelligence, even if she entered Heaven, the connection with the small elementals remained weak but not completely severed. Therefore, regardless of which possibility it is, she must have encountered an unexpected event.”
Professor Jones and Professor Kazel’s words were already quite tactful.
More bluntly put:
① Principal Altair is dead.
② Principal Altair encountered a danger that required her to recall all nine small elementals.
③ Principal Altair was sealed or imprisoned in some way.
…
Among these three possibilities, the second one is the easiest to accept.
Because the second possibility only indicates encountering a crisis, not a definitive conclusion.
…
Dark said, “In summary, list all possible scenarios. Since things have developed this far, and we cannot instantly teleport to Principal Altair’s side, we can only trust that she can solve the problem on her own. What we can do is try to interpret the message she wants to convey and prepare to support her as quickly as possible.”
“Dark is right,” Professor Shylph said, “No matter what Cynthia encountered, our tasks remain unchanged.”
Professor Kazel said, “The key points lie in these three gifts.”
The matter returned to the research of those three gifts.
At this point, everyone present already had a relatively clear understanding of the whole story.
They wouldn’t be like aimless ants anymore.
Assuming Principal Altair indeed encountered unsolvable problems in Heaven, then these three gifts she sent out couldn’t be pointless.
Deciphering the secrets hidden within them became the easiest path to the truth.
Additionally, regarding preparations for support…or rather rescue.
Since it’s a problem that even Principal Altair couldn’t solve, rushing in en masse would likely be futile.
They must make full preparations.
Ideally, they should acquire power surpassing that of Principal Altair!
But only a saint or something beyond a saint could surpass a saint.
Fortunately, Saint Maryann Academy indeed had such a presence.
However, to bring this person to the forefront, they needed to expedite their plans.
…
Finally, Professor Shylph said, “We still have some time. Let’s try to see what we can discover first.”
Everyone immediately demonstrated excellent action ability, forming three groups spontaneously based on the three gifts, and started a more detailed and comprehensive study.
Professor Kazel still took the clothes.
The stone was taken by Professor Metia.
Then Professor Shylph snatched the scabbard from Professor Lily.
The rest split up around them.
Dark was most interested in the scabbard, so he decided to start with it.
Little did he know, Professor Shylph pushed the scabbard right in front of him and said, “Take a look at what she has done with this sword sheath.”
Dark, though feeling unworthy, studied it carefully.
His eyes closed and reopened after a few seconds, now shimmering with golden light.
Like the [Eye of Truth], what he could see differed from what Professor Kazel could see.
But as expected, this scabbard did not present itself as highly valuable under the [Eye of Truth].
Yet, the [Eye of Truth] was not omnipotent.
There were oddities in this world, and there were things that could evade its gaze.
He continued to observe the scabbard through the [Eye of Truth].
The appearance of the scabbard itself had no distinctive features. If one had to describe it, it was slightly wider than a normal thin sword and shorter in length.
Sniffing closely, he caught a scent akin to decay.
Afterwards, lighting up the glow, he examined the inside.
Inside the scabbard, which should have been the easiest place to hide something, there wasn’t even any pattern.
“Could it be that the material is special?”
The value perceived by the [Eye of Truth] differed from human values.
Thus, it wasn’t impossible that the scabbard was of low value under the [Eye of Truth], but highly valuable in human society.
And the most plausible explanation would be related to the material.
Dark’s knowledge of metal materials was not deep; he mostly used whatever was available.
But he had help nearby.
Professor Kazel glanced over and said, “The main material should be heavenly copper.”
“Heavenly copper?” Dark asked doubtfully.
Upon hearing this, Professor Shylph explained, “Copper from the heavens, recorded in many books. It has excellent ductility and strong formability, and its conductivity of mana is not inferior to silver. In the era when the gods still existed, a large amount of heavenly copper was unearthed. Humans considered it divine metal and used it for noble items. However, in reality, these heavenly coppers are not much different from ordinary copper in essence; they merely gained the title of heavenly copper because they were often used by the gods for casting tools.”
“In short, this is the copper of the divine society, and it is not rare,” Dark understood.
Not being rare didn’t mean it was everywhere.
After the twilight of the gods, countless locations mysteriously vanished.
The deposits of heavenly copper should be among those mysterious vanished locations.
For instance, [Heavenly Palace] likely contained an inexhaustible supply of heavenly copper.
And the scabbard made of heavenly copper might indeed be just an ordinary tool in the [Heavenly Palace].
Dark gently rubbed the surface of the scabbard and whispered, “If the material itself doesn’t hold secrets, then could the information be hidden in these patterns?”
As he spoke, he took out paper and a pen, attempting to trace the patterns on the scabbard onto the paper.
Given his experience with converting “mana patterns,” Dark was quite sensitive to such things.
However, the final tracing turned out to be something like window decorations.
With his current level of knowledge, he couldn’t discern anything unusual.
“Professor.”
Thinking for a moment, Dark pushed the traced pattern towards Professor Shylph.
Professor Shylph had already been observing the pattern, and upon receiving it, studied it closely, quickly identifying it: “It looks like a totem of a beastman. We can check related information in the library.”
Dark breathed a sigh of relief: “Then we finally have some clues, right?”
Professor Shylph nodded: “Indeed, at least we have a starting point.”
“So, shall we go to the library now?” Diana popped her head in and asked.
Dark shook his head slightly and said, “Go to the neighboring lab and bring me some equipment over.”
Diana immediately set off.
The other professors glanced over and casually added, “Bring me a set too.”
Rose stood up and said, “I’ll go get some as well.”
Soon, the two of them brought a large amount of equipment from the neighboring lab.
The professors began more in-depth experiments.
Dark selected a petri dish and a tool resembling tweezers from the equipment.
He placed the scabbard horizontally above the petri dish and, using the tool with a long, slender tip, carefully removed the dirt from the patterns on the scabbard bit by bit.
The truth might not be hidden in what was visibly apparent.
The unnoticed dirt might be what Principal Altair truly wanted to convey.
—Of course, this was just a hypothesis.
But since it was research, all subtle details needed to be considered thoroughly.
After some time.
Dark extracted some slightly different dirt from the scabbard’s patterns and placed them separately in three different petri dishes.
The first petri dish contained what appeared to be the most ordinary dirt.
The second petri dish’s dirt was pitch-black.
The third petri dish’s dirt had a dark red hue.
…
From this point on, Dark’s research entered a more structured phase.
First, he confirmed the material of the dirt through repeated experiments.
Then, based on the material, he set up experimental methods, separating the black and dark red substances from the other materials in the second and third petri dishes, eventually obtaining relatively pure black and dark red substances.
Once he purified the black and dark red substances, Professor Metia, who studied stones, and Professor Kazel, who studied clothes, involuntarily paused their work.
Almost everyone couldn’t help but focus their gaze on the two petri dishes.
Dark took a deep breath to keep his emotions from getting too excited.
He placed the black substance in the fourth petri dish and the dark red substance in the fifth petri dish.
The characteristics of the dark red substance were more pronounced, so he tested it first.
The experimental results showed that this was blood that retained part of its original color after enduring countless years!
Considering it was taken from the [Heavenly Palace], the possibility of it being “divine blood” was quite high.
But the passage of time might have stripped away its divinity, gradually turning it into something of no value under the [Eye of Truth].
However, given the professors’ current technology, it wasn’t impossible to restore this “dead blood” to “living blood.”
In fact, today’s moment was very special.
Looking at the fifth petri dish, Dark suddenly felt a stir in his heart: “Could this be why Principal Altair insisted on returning before Easter?”
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