From the perspective of the naked eye, this alchemy drawing only has a thin layer. But in the eyes of a wizard who understands magic patterns, he can see two layers of magic patterns of different properties stacked together.
These two layers of magic patterns are intertwined, sometimes emerging and sometimes hiding.
One layer of magic patterns is a real alchemical pattern; while the other layer of magic patterns is a "lock".
If you want to see the true face of this alchemy blueprint, you must unlock this intertwined "lock".
This kind of "lock" was very common on alchemical drawings in ancient times. It was a measure used by alchemists at that time to protect their original works.
Nowadays, the alchemy circle of Sky Mechanical City is responsible for most of the copyright protection, and this "lock" has begun to be gradually lost.
Angel had only seen records of such "locks" in books before, but this was the first time he saw a "lock" with his own eyes.
This "lock" uses the alchemical magic pattern of the enchantment system, so it is best to let an alchemist of the enchantment system solve it. Of course, with Mr. Aesos's magic pattern attainments, there is a chance that this "lock" can be unlocked.
However, this "lock" is a bit special. Once the order of decryption is wrong, the alchemy blueprint will directly self-destruct. Therefore, Mr. Aesos did not rush to solve it, and that's why Angel's mission was launched.
Before decrypting the code, Angel had already taken an overview of the overall situation, but when he actually started taking action, his actions were still very cautious.
Decryption was not difficult at first, but as time went by, various intertwining phenomena began to appear where the carving pen needed to be continued. In other words, the alchemy lines and the decryption lines were intertwined, often resulting in multiple
Forked roads.
Simply distinguishing between alchemy patterns and decryption patterns is actually not too difficult. The most difficult thing is that the decryption patterns will also be mixed together, resulting in multiple forks. This requires Angel to judge which decryption pattern comes first and which decryption pattern.
After the texture.
It sounds like it's just a matter of sequencing, and the difficulty seems to be about that. But in fact, this requires Angel to make quite complicated calculations in his mind, and he also has to perform many calculations, and finally confirms that everything is correct before he dares to write.
The amount of energy and effort consumed here is definitely beyond what can be described in just one or two sentences.
The difficulty of decryption can be seen from the sweat on Angel's brow.
...
"Three hours have passed." At this time, Kael, who was next door, looked in the direction of the cave where Angel was, with a worried look on his face.
"What, do you think the super-dimensional wizard doesn't know the secret?" Doakes, who was sitting on the soft sofa with his legs crossed, looked at Kael.
Kael shook his head: "No, Master Chao Dimension came from the Research and Development Institute, so his alchemy strength is unquestionable. It's just... I'm worried about the mental attack on that drawing."
Even Mr. Isos only persisted for half an hour, but Angel had been facing the alchemy blueprint for three hours, and he didn't know if there would be any problems.
Doakes thought for a moment: "This is indeed worth worrying about. However, when he faced the alchemy blueprint before, he showed no expression at all, so he should have a strategy to deal with it."
"Moreover, this is just a trivial mission for him. If something really happens that he can't handle, just give up. Even if the alchemy blueprint is destroyed, do you still dare to ask him for compensation?"
Kael said somewhat sarcastically: "My lord is right..."
It was really ruined, and there was nothing we could do about it. He certainly wouldn't even dare to say no.
However, what Doakes said gave Kael a little more confidence. Angel would definitely not do anything beyond his ability. If it is really difficult, just give up. Now three hours have passed, and Angel has not done anything yet.
The appearance shows that at least for now, everything is still under Angel's control.
...
The guesses of the two people next door are actually correct. Indeed, the simple decryption is still within Angel's control.
It's just that the decryption itself is not difficult, but what Angel didn't expect was that the decryption on this alchemy drawing was layered one on top of another. The person who drew this drawing must be full of bad taste. At first glance, the overall situation
, it may only take a few hours, or even half an hour if possible.
But after the decryption actually started, I discovered the sinister intentions of the artist. There were too many traps, and many of the puzzles were hidden under the alchemical patterns. This made it impossible to discover them during observation. Only when the decryption was decrypted did we know how many secrets there were.
complicated.
The long period of decryption was very draining on Angel's mind, so he could only free up his magic hand and constantly feed himself energy-replenishing potions.
Even though these medicines are not expensive, they are large in quantity and will cost a lot of money to accumulate.
Seeing the empty medicine bottles piled higher and higher around him, Angel also felt angry.
The decryption task and the alchemy task should obviously be separated, and the decryption task is probably more difficult than the alchemy task!
As a result, Aesop only sent out one alchemy task, and the decryption was just mentioned in one sentence, as if there was no difficulty. This was information asymmetry, and he suffered a big loss!
When you go back, you must ask Aesos for reimbursement!
While gritting his teeth and cursing in his heart, he had to control the stability of his hands and continue to decrypt.
Time keeps passing by under such conditions.
...
Twelve hours later, Kael was already somewhat drowsy. Suddenly, something abnormal appeared in the space nodes around him.
At the same time, a voice with a strong tone of dissatisfaction came through the space node: "Come in!"
Kael couldn't help but trembled, his neck stiffened, and he turned to look at Doakes.
Doakes shrugged, saying it had nothing to do with me, and at the same time, he showed an expression of watching a good show on his face.
Thinking about it, originally, the abnormal space node alerted Kael, but Angel also made a special voice, which shows that Angel was very angry at this time.
This was the first time since Doakes met Angel that he could feel Angel's emotional ups and downs so clearly.
It can be seen that Angel is really angry this time.
But Doakes is also confused, what's so exciting about the decryption? Or is there a pitfall in it?
Thinking of this, Doakes pushed Kael: "Hurry up, I want you to go in."
Doakes could no longer hide his expression of watching the show. But Kael was a little scared. After all, he was a researcher and rarely faced the wrath of an official wizard.
But listening to Angel's voice at this time, he knew that his mood was not right, and his feet were so stunned that he could not move forward.
"It's going to happen anyway, and you can't hide from it. Besides, it doesn't necessarily mean it will be a bad thing."
Kael looked at Doakes silently: Don't you feel guilty if you speak without conscience? It's not a bad thing, but is it still a good thing?!
Seeing that Kael was still trembling, Doakes wanted to know what happened so much that he had no choice but to say: "This way, if he wants to kill you, I will help you stop him and protect you from death."
Kael: "Really?"
Doakes: "Believe in my character."
Kael really wanted to say that Doakes' character was worthless. But there was nothing he could do now. As Doakes said, he had to go after all.
Kael sighed, trembling his legs, and took steps towards the cave.
Doakes immediately followed him. As for his words of ensuring that Kael would not die, he was actually just saying it. He knew very well that Angel would not kill Kael even if he was really angry.
Well, after all, there is Aesop behind him, and Aesop is a close friend of Reinmut, the leader of the Savage Cave.
Therefore, Kael will definitely not be killed, but I don’t know if Angel has the habit of abusing people?
It would be so interesting to see the scene in the princess's room. Doakes couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth when he thought of this. He felt itchy in his heart. Maybe he would give Angel some ideas?
Soon, Kael and Doakes arrived at the entrance of the cave.
"Come in." Angel's voice came from inside.
Compared to just now, this voice was obviously much calmer, and as usual, it did not reveal too many emotions. This made Kael feel a little less worried.
However, at this time, Doakes started to get angry again: "Kael, you know, the calmer some people are, the more suppressed their anger is. On the contrary, those who express their anger directly are easier to appease."
After hearing this, Kael's legs finally stopped shaking and started to shake again.
Doakes was secretly happy.
No matter what, when you get here, you still have to open the door and enter.
Kael opened the door with the mood to die. As soon as he entered the door, before he saw Angel, he felt a breeze blowing on his face.
This refreshing breeze is not ordinary. It just blows through the body, and the mental fatigue magically disappears.
Accompanying the breeze is the soft light that shines on the body, and the faint fragrance in the air.
Whether it is the breeze, the radiance, or the fragrance, it makes people feel extremely comfortable, as if they are wandering in the moonlight ocean, and every part of the body is being massaged by soft hands...
While Kael was enjoying the sudden comfort, a voice rang in his ear: "Why, it's very comfortable, isn't it?"
As soon as Kael heard this familiar voice, he immediately jumped up and raised his head to look at the opposite side.
I saw Angel with a tired face, standing under the faint light, with a kind of decadent beauty between the light and shadow.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Praise of the Moonlight." At this time, Doakes's voice sounded, accompanied by the "ding, ding, clang" sound of the collision of glass bottles: "How many bottles of Praise of the Moonlight have been used? Look at the bottle format, some are still
To be continued...