Levin didn't talk much about what happened backstage at the theater, and Mavey didn't ask much. As he said, it was Levin's business to do what was done, and he was only responsible for providing support to Levin.
But judging from Levin's increasingly serious expression, he has probably made a decision.
It was already late at night when we returned to Flower Street. Everything was normal in the store with Edward staying behind, and there was no theft. After all, it was only the first day of business, and thieves also had to check in.
According to Ma Wei's estimation, before they officially choose a camp, the eldest prince, second prince, and third prince will not make things difficult for them. At most, they will send out spies to keep an eye on Huajie, pay attention to their every move, and test each other.
Once they choose a side, the situation will immediately deteriorate and trouble will ensue.
Ma Wei has not yet made up his mind on who to choose. Currently, the person with whom he has the most contact is the second prince. The eldest prince has only been met once, and the third prince has not even been met. The conditions have not been laid out. It would be too much to choose a camp. Earlier, as the "head" of the Manstein family, Ma Wei must behave in a manner consistent with the "head" of the family, so as not to arouse the suspicion of others...
This is the so-called profit first.
Before making a choice, Mavi still has a lot to do, such as exploring the ruins of the old era beneath London.
Under the potion grocery store, a clay pot from the Golden Age was dug up. While digging, Ma Wei clearly felt that there was something underground. However, it was not convenient to continue digging at that time, so he did not say anything.
Now that the decoration has been completed, it is quiet at night and no one will disturb them anymore. It is a good time to explore the ruins.
Arriving in the basement, Mavey picked up the kerosene lamp hanging on the wall, glanced at Levin, Edward, and Daniel, and asked, "Who stays on guard?"
"I'll stay." Levin raised his hand and said, "You guys go down and I'll keep an eye on you from above."
Ma Wei was suddenly a little surprised. You know, no matter what he does, Levin usually rushes to do it, but today it is uncharacteristically...
"Anyway, there can't be a beautiful lady down there, and I wouldn't dare touch her if there is."
Levin didn't seem to be in high spirits. He poured himself a glass of whiskey and said, "That's it. You go down and I stay."
"good."
Ma Wei first asked Yunia to activate the mithril tag to create a field that was isolated from outside prying eyes. Then he took out the Siren's Tears, held Yunia's little hand, and stood in the center of the basement.
With the Tears of the Siren, they don't need to dig at all, they can just change the terrain. As for the goods in the basement, they are all piled in the corner. This arrangement is also for underground exploration.
Magic power poured into the gems, and the Siren's Tears bloomed with a faint blue light. The ground began to squirm, and the soil and stone bricks separated to both sides. Soon, a staircase led to the underground. Ma Wei held a kerosene lamp and Yunia walked in first, followed closely by Daniel and Edward.
The light illuminated the soil layers on both sides. As it continued downward, Mawei first saw the area where the pottery pots were dug out before, and then...
Under the separated soil layer, a milky white stone platform with complex patterns appeared.
The milky white stone platform was very huge, far exceeding the area that the basement could accommodate. In order to make the view clearer, Ma Wei further expanded the space. The soil around him continued to rise, and roof-like pillars were built above and around his head to bear the load. , Ma Wei didn’t stop until he hit the edge of the milky white stone platform.
This is a square stone platform two to three hundred meters wide. At the four corners of the stone platform stand blue stone pillars that look like torches. There is an oval plate on the top of the stone pillar, like some kind of candlestick, but the lamp oil inside has been completely Dried up.
Except for the blue stone pillars standing at the four corners, there is nothing else on the milky white stone platform. In other words, the previously excavated pottery pots were placed on the milky white stone platform.
"This seems to be some kind of sacrificial altar." Daniel, holding a kerosene lamp and walking around the milky white stone platform, said, "I'm not sure, but judging from the candlesticks standing at the four corners, it seems that this place is also It can only be used for sacrifice...it's definitely not a garden square anyway."
"It should be the altar."
Ma Wei stared at the patterns under his feet and said, "Look, these patterns are green snakes."
Yunia, Daniel and Edward looked down and saw that the texture on the milky white stone platform was not seriously damaged. After brushing off the soil, they could clearly identify the patterns on it. They were indeed green snakes with exquisite carvings, scales and expressions. Lifelike, like a living thing.
The strange thing is that these green snakes are clustered together, biting each other's tails, forming a huge circle, as if they are rotating around some kind of existence, and beside them, there is a deep black ravine.
The center where the green snakes are clustered is also the center of the milky white stone platform. The pattern there is a lush and huge ancient tree. There are many little black people standing on the ancient tree. They stand on the edge of the leaves, peering down, and in The roots of the ancient tree are carved with bizarre creatures.
"What kind of tree is this?" Daniel asked in confusion: "The golden gods who can invent alchemical technology actually worship nature? It shouldn't be..."
Ma Wei was also confused. He originally thought that the altar was set up for the golden gods, but now it seems that it is not what he thought.
This milky-white altar is not offering sacrifices to the golden gods, but to the lush ancient trees in the pattern!
Lush ancient trees...alchemy technology...
Ma Wei gradually frowned and thought of a possibility.
Could it be that the object of sacrifice was the vanished alchemy tree?
This is not difficult to guess. After all, the Alchemy Tree was planted by the ancient god Assis, representing the pinnacle of alchemy. The ancient Alchemy Tree has existed for an entire era, and even appears in the legends of the Odin pantheon. The shadow of the world tree.
The alchemy tree that symbolizes life and continuity is an existence that even the gods of faith must enshrine...
Baji, the first god of faith, was born from the fruit of the alchemical tree.
The origin of belief in gods is related to the Alchemy God Tree. The gods of the Golden Age also worshiped the Alchemy God Tree, not to mention the Odin pantheon. They positioned themselves to live on the World Tree, and most of them followed the Alchemy God. Tree related....
Ma Wei suddenly discovered that in the several eras of belief in gods before the Age of Apocalypse, they all had a very clear and clear belief and worship system for the Alchemy God Tree. Even if they did not believe in it, they would still be in awe.
But in the generation of the Apocalypse God System, the shadow of the Alchemy God Tree disappeared directly!
Neleida, the God of Apocalypse, does not seem to worship the Alchemy Tree like other gods of faith. Even Anatole, the God of Wisdom who is keen on alchemy, did not pursue the Alchemy Tree, but worshiped the ancient god Asisliu. The Siren's Tears are extremely coveted.
why is that?
Isn’t the Alchemy Tree worthy of Anatole’s pursuit?
"Dad, these little green snakes look so familiar..."
While Mawei and others focused their attention on the ancient tree pattern in the center of the altar, Yunia instead observed the small green snakes clustered around the ancient tree.
"familiar?"
Ma Wei turned his head, squatted down and began to observe the green snake patterns. As he watched, his eyes suddenly widened, and memories flashed through his mind.
He has seen these little green snakes biting each other's tails!
Right in Anatole’s Kingdom of God!
Anatole's alchemy skills are definitely not low. As can be seen from his ability to copy Odin's weapons, the alchemy technology he masters far exceeds Mavi's imagination.
And in the giant bronze magic array used to evolve everything in his divine kingdom, there are countless small green snakes living in it!
The same small green snake also appeared in the ruins of the Golden Age. Does this mean that Anatole, like the Golden Gods, is close to the pinnacle of alchemy?
Buggy said that the alchemy technology of the Golden Gods had reached a bottleneck. In order to seek a breakthrough, he taught alchemy to humans, hoping to gather all his power and break through the upper limit.
Anatole also said something similar, except that what he wanted was the Tears of the Siren, and even said that as long as Nereida gave him the Tears of the Siren, he would be able to complete the breakthrough...
Whether it is yellow
Both the Golden Gods and Anatole have reached a bottleneck period, and they have to seek help from outside forces to break the barrier.
Judging from the ending, the Golden Gods undoubtedly failed. They were overthrown by the Odin pantheon. As for Anatole, he did not succeed, at least not yet.
What is the secret of alchemy?
Giving life to death, liberating the spirit of matter, recreating matter, and reshaping the mind, evolving into new types....
In alchemy, what is life? What is death?
Ma Wei still cannot fully understand this issue, but judging from the small green snakes in Anatole's magic circle that are like living creatures, they may be some kind of "life", or they may be material "spirits".
"Anatole's alchemical attainments are probably on par with those of the Golden Gods, but they don't seem to be walking on the same path..." Ma Wei said to himself.
"If they choose different paths, doesn't it mean that the Alchemy Tree and the Siren's Tears are also two extremes of alchemy?" Edward suddenly said: "The golden gods pursue the Alchemy Tree, and Anatole longs for the sea. Tears of the Demon, but both the Tears of the Siren and the Alchemy Tree were created by the ancient god Asis... From this point of view, the alchemy mastered by Asis is better than that of the Golden Gods and Ana. Thor is even more powerful, even far beyond them."
The ancient gods, not even the real god Baki, can spy on the real ancient gods!
Asis, who ended the age of ancient gods, brought alchemy to the world and opened the age of the divine tree....
As the understanding gradually deepened, Ma Wei felt more and more that such a powerful ancient god could really be buried by Bagji?
In the dazzling golden age, they have risen with the help of alchemical technology, but the limits they have reached throughout their lives are still not as good as Asis.
The Golden Age was the real era that overthrew Budge!
How could Asis lose to Buggy?
Although Badji admitted that he was a sneak attack at the time, but he was defeated by force...
Ma Wei still felt that the truth told to him by Buggy was not reliable.
Maybe Buggy is hiding some key secret...
