Angel stretched out his hand and gently tapped his slender fingers on the table. Then, he saw a thin ripple spread out from his fingertips.
As the ripples diffracted away, a piece of leather paper faded under the fingertips.
Sanders took it, and the soft and thin leather paper fell on his palm, with a strangely cold touch.
"Star...frost." Sanders whispered the only two words on the paper. The characters were restrained, solemn and cautious.
Sanders' eyes flashed, as if he thought of something.
He spread the back of his hand and gently wiped the surface of the leather paper with the back. A faint halo of light flashed, and countless complicated and elegant patterns extended along the word "Star Frost".
This strange pattern is covered with fine white dots and shimmers like dust and frost illuminated by the warm sun after the first snowfall in mid-winter.
Cold and beautiful.
"This is the wizard's code." Sanders looked at the pattern and raised his head to look at Angel: "Where did you get this piece of paper?"
"What Wardle gave me at the beginning, it is said that it belongs to the 'Sin City Walker' Puccio." Angel briefly told what happened at that time.
Sanders raised his eyebrows when he heard that this thing came from Puccio.
"What do you think this thing is?"
Angel pondered for a moment: "When it comes to star frost, many things come to mind. Star frost potions, star frost spells, star frost magic materials... to name a few. But if we talk about the 'star frost' that is most closely related to the Frost Moon Alliance, I can
There's only one thing that comes to mind."
"Star Frost Meditation Method!"
Sanders nodded: "If this is Puccio's thing, then this piece of paper may indeed be the famous Star Frost Meditation Method. However, to know whether it is true or not, we need to unlock the password on it."
"Although I have dabbled in wizard cryptography, I am not very proficient in it. I may not be able to break this code. However, I can recommend someone to you."
…
After a while, Angel and Sanders arrived at the source of flow.
Not long after entering, I heard a "clang, clang, clang, clang" sound coming from my ears. This sound was still far away at first, but it became closer and closer at an extremely fast speed.
When the sound was almost close to his ears, Angel raised his head.
I saw a black shadow suddenly jump out from the other side of the hill, like a jumping spider, leaping into the air with great momentum and blending into the clouds. Then with the sound of wind and the whistle of a train,
With a loud sound, this black shadow fell heavily from high in the sky in front of them, kicking up a burst of vegetation and dust.
This is a multi-story iron house with legs, and there are many patches on the outside of the house. The clanking sound is caused by the patches hitting the wall. There is a chimney on the roof of the iron house, and green smoke rises.
This is the Ironclad Fortress.
The armored fortress stopped in front of them, the door was opened, and a ladder fell down.
"Let's go. The only person who is most proficient in wizard cryptography in the Savage Cave, besides the old man, is the Iron-clad Granny." Sanders took the lead and walked up.
Mr. Shu never sees anyone else, so if he can crack the vellum code, the Iron-Armored Granny is the best choice.
In the iron-clad fort, a burst of beautiful music lingered in the room. The iron-clad old woman with silver hair was holding a steaming teacup and sitting among the steam machinery and lush flowers and plants.
"Angel is here, come and sit down." The armored mother-in-law greeted Angel with a smile. After saying hello, she looked at Sanders: "Are you here too?"
"I haven't seen my mother-in-law for a long time. Come and have a look." Sanders said.
"If this is what Angel said, I will believe it. As for you..." Iron-armored Granny said with a slightly complaining tone: "You and Su Mishi are the same. I don't believe you would come to me for nothing."
After saying this, the armored granny looked at Angel: "Don't imitate them in the future."
Angel nodded with determination and did not hesitate to dismantle Sanders: "I will definitely not learn from it."
The armored old lady immediately smiled and poured a cup of hot tea herself and placed it in front of Angel.
After Sanders sat down, although the teacup and teapot were placed in front of him, the armored granny remained motionless, which was completely different from her attentiveness to Angel.
Sanders expressionlessly picked up the teapot and filled it himself.
After taking a sip of hot tea, Granny Iron Armor looked at the two masters and apprentices opposite her for a moment.
Finally, her eyes were fixed on Sanders: "Tell me, what do you want to see me for?"
Sanders signaled Angel to take out the paper. After the armored woman took the paper, Sanders revealed his purpose.
"Crack the code." The old woman in armor rubbed the leather paper and saw the code pattern on it clearly: "This is a typical combination code. There is no self-destruction mechanism, so it is not difficult to crack."
"There are two solutions. One is to slowly unlock it. It should take about two or three months to complete. The second is to violently crack the wizard's code and directly destroy the wizard's code. I can help you do it now, but
The disadvantage is that after being destroyed, the leather will collapse quickly. But I can guarantee that you should have a few seconds to read the contents of the leather before it collapses."
Sanders did not answer, apparently leaving the matter to Angel to decide.
Angel fell into thinking. There are actually advantages and disadvantages to these two methods. Brute force cracking has many disadvantages, and the only advantage is that it is fast enough. But if it is solved slowly, there are no disadvantages, but it is slower than brute force cracking.
how to choose?
Angel pondered for a moment, and finally chose to crack it violently.
There are indeed many disadvantages to brute force cracking, but the advantage of fast speed is enough. After all, he cannot stay in the barbaric cave for several months. Moreover, the content carried on the leather paper, with the wizard's ability, as long as it can be revealed, even if
It only takes a moment, but I can find a way to record it. So, it doesn't matter whether you want this piece of paper to carry the information or not.
Regarding Angel's choice, Granny Iron Armor had no comment at all. She just said with a smile: "It would be easy if you use brute force to crack it."
The ‘simplicity’ that Granny Iron Armor talks about is really simple.
I saw a flash of red light in her hand, and she pressed directly on the leather paper. After the red light came into contact with the thin leather paper, it turned into a flame, and began to burn along the strange patterns on the paper.
In an instant, the patterns on the leather paper were burned away.
When the pattern completely disappeared, the armored granny said: "The code has been cracked, but the paper will disintegrate in two seconds."
Not long after the armored granny finished speaking, the paper turned into a streak of blue smoke and disappeared.
However, Angel had already completed the recording before the paper disappeared. Instant memory was naturally impossible with his current ability, but he could use the communicator to leave images.
Angel began to look through the images left on the communicator.
When he saw the words appearing in the image, Angel's eyes lit up: It is indeed a meditation method! And it is a complete version!
Although there was no photo of Sanders, he knew it was a meditation method after just one look.
A Meditation Technique with a guaranteed value of 9 points. If it were in the outside world, this Star Frost Meditation Technique would probably shock many pairs of eyes. However, in the Iron Armored Fortress, no one was surprised.
Sanders didn't care because he had the jewel of "Singularity Scattering Meditation Method" in front of him. The guaranteed value of 9 points was not enough.
The Iron-Armored Granny didn't care either. She had seen too many strong winds and waves. If a meditation method could shake her heart, then her life would be in vain.
Although she was not curious about the meditation method, Granny Iron Armor could tell that this meditation method should have come from the abyss. It was probably one of the wizards about the fall of Rasudran that Angel told about in the Hall of Tree Spirits.
You get it, but Angel was able to bring out this guidance method from Lord Mengqi, which really surprised her.
After confirming that this was really the "Star Frost Meditation Method", Angel breathed a sigh of relief, and then thanked Granny Iron Armor. He wanted to take out a gift of thanks, but Granny Iron Armor refused, and just said: "If you have time, I would like to thank you."
Come and chat with your mother-in-law, that's enough."
Angel nodded naturally.
In the following time, Angel chatted with Granny Iron Armor about what happened in the abyss, and at the same time thanked Granny Iron Armor for giving him the "life-saving water".
After greetings, they prepared to leave.
Before leaving the Ironclad Fort, Grandma Ironclad handed a voucher to Angel.
This voucher card has the source of flow written on one side, and a number on the other side: 13.
Iron-clad Granny: "This is the ownership certificate card for Xeno Laboratory No. 13. As long as you don't die, Xeno Laboratory No. 13 will be yours forever. In other words, your previous lease card is now useless."
Angel was stunned for a moment. He remembered that the Xenolab seemed to be owned by official wizards?
"According to convention, it is true that only formal wizards can obtain ownership of the alien laboratory. But convention and exceptions do not conflict. When you are appointed by Lord Rhine to join the core ranks, this is a exception."
The Alien Laboratory itself is a benefit provided by the Savage Cave to formal wizards. You must know that many formal wizards are not core yet. Angel has already entered the core class, and he is still an alchemist, so a well-equipped alchemy laboratory is handed over to him.
Angel, this is normal.
Angel didn't expect that he would receive these two great gifts after returning to the source of mobility.
He was still a little dizzy until he left.
…
On the way back to Phantom Island, Sanders mentioned the "Star Frost Meditation Method".
"Although "Star Frost Meditation Method" is not the best special guidance method, after all, it is a product of the Frost Moon Alliance. If you give it to others to practice, you must be careful not to let them expose the guidance method.
exist, otherwise there will be endless troubles.”
Angel nodded, he naturally understood this.
The meditation method involves the core issues of a wizard organization and must not be ignored.
However, generally speaking, as long as it does not invade the other person's thinking space, it is impossible to tell from the outside what kind of meditation method you practice.
Therefore, Angel dared to give the meditation method to his brother Leon to practice.