Hannah came in again in the afternoon, bringing bandages and potions to bandage the wound on Jonah's palm. Her own forehead was also wrapped with a bandage. The place where it was scratched by the bow of a ship worth 60 silver coins was largely red and swollen, but it was okay. There is no more blood oozing out.
Hannah grabbed Jonah's hand and wiped the stain on the wound with a cotton swab dipped in red solution. "Oops," the sudden pain made Jonah shudder and yell.
Hannah showed that half-smiling expression again and looked at him with a little curiosity: "Does it hurt?"
"It hurts, no, it's okay...it just hurts a little bit," the astrologer's apprentice replied weakly, trying to maintain his manly dignity.
Hannah's razor-sharp lip line showed an upward arc.
The smell of the woman made Jonah feel a little dizzy, and he secretly shrank back. For some reason, Danny Stewart, Jonah himself, and all the desert men in the Racing Star Tavern all smelled like yellow sand. , an unpleasant mixture of tobacco, alcohol, leather goods and sweat. Only Hannah's side was enveloped by a faint fragrance. Jonah didn't know if there was a good-smelling perfume hidden in her red cloak. Sachet, I just feel that the smell is like a breeze on a hot summer day.
Hannah's fingers were slender and soft, with the unique heat of a desert woman. Yona lowered his head and covered his hot cheeks with his hair. The pain in his palms lengthened the time scale. The sun was quiet, and a leisurely breeze blew in from outside the cabin door. Hot wind, the astrologer's apprentice somewhat enjoyed this silent interaction, but as the tape stuck to the white gauze, the contemporary head of Stuart's family stood up and patted Jonah's hand: "Okay, don't get wet these two days, it will be over soon It will get better. Over time, calluses will grow on your palms and you will no longer be afraid of this level of friction. Speaking of which, among people who work on sailboats all year round, only squeamish guys like Danny still have a pair of delicate hands. "
Hannah showed her palms to Jonah. There was indeed a ring of white calluses on her palms, slightly floating on the surface of the smooth skin. Apparently she did not think that calluses ruined a woman's beauty, but instead felt inspired by the unique characteristics of a sailor. pride.
Jonah could do nothing but nod. Hannah twirled her cloak and left the cabin. The astrologer apprentice looked down at his bandaged palms and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
He picked up the quill again.
The research on the Summer White Cherry Magic Array progressed very slowly. As the sun's shadow slanted to the west, the sunlight entering through the cabin door gradually dimmed. Yona rubbed his sore eyes and found that he could no longer see the complex lines on the papyrus. , he has just finished drawing the mithril thread of the sixth ruby. There are as many as forty thin threads entwined with each other, showing a chaotic radiating shape. However, the astrologer apprentice has gradually found the pattern. Starting from the first ruby, these numerous A small half of the mithril wires are useless. There are two piles of papyrus piled up on his desk. One of them contains the energy radiation magic circle of the magic pistol, while the other half is of unknown meaning and creates a burden on the magic circle. Strange lines.
The deeper he studied, the more he felt the similarities between magic arrays and star arrays. They both used various geometric shapes to gather, conduct, refine, inspire and radiate energy. Regardless of the fact that astrologers and magicians had opposite beliefs. , In fact, the way of using energy is quite similar. Jonah scratched his head and asked, what would happen if the power of stars was used to drive a magic circle? In the long history of magic in the mainland, someone must have done this kind of thing, but in his case, There is no record of this in any of the books I have read.
Danny's head appeared again at the gangway, and walking down the steps with him was a bright lamp. The oval glass cover placed on the brass base cast a warm yellow halo. Through the glass, it was impossible to see. I could see what was burning inside, and I could only hear a slight "hissing" sound, like something was breathing inside the lampshade.
Looking at his goods, his friend looked at the lamp curiously. Danny played with the brass lamp holder proudly and said with a smile: "This is a lime gas lamp. Just put in the limestone powder, use this handle to add enough pressure, and then light the lamp." The flame will keep shining all night long. This is the latest work of Quvishti craftsmen. It is a new thing even in the entire southern continent."
"Qu...what," Jonah said confused.
"The western province of the Vedas is not far from Punjab," explained the man of the Stewart family. "It is a settlement of ethnic minorities, the hometown of skilled craftsmen, and a natural holy place for steam puppet magicians, who are born every year from Quvishti. The number of qualified steam puppet warlocks accounts for more than half of the entire continent,"
"Oh oh," Yona didn't quite understand. In his mind, the Southern Continent was still a dark area covered with fog. There were scattered country and city names in his memory, and there was no way to put together a map. He couldn't help but ask: "By the way Danny, is there a book called "Geographic Survey of the Southern Continent"?"
"What calculation?" This time it was the other party's turn to be confused.
"It's okay," the astrologer apprentice waved his hand quickly, "I have already drawn half of the magic circle and found many strange places. If it is more efficient, I can completely replicate the operation of Summer White Sakura tonight. ,"
Danny's eyes lit up: "Really, that's great. You don't have to do anything. Just concentrate on your work. Leave the rest to us. Dinner will be served in an hour. This time I will use my barbecue skills. , fresh four-winged moa wing meat is marinated with Danny's secret barbecue sauce, grilled on both sides, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, sweet and spicy, and so fragrant that your tongue will swallow it. "
Jonah couldn't help pouring cold water on him and said: "I didn't say I could find your father's message, I just summarized the unreasonable things..."
"Okay, okay, you are an astrologer." Danny seemed more confident than the person involved, "My dad is just a sand pirate who doesn't know a lot of characters. He can keep anything, even A mysterious message that you can’t decipher,”
After putting down the strange hissing lamp, Danny walked out of the cabin. Jonah sighed, spread out the papyrus again, and pointed the magnifying glass at the magic pistol. In fact, after an afternoon of work, he had already touched some doorways for The magic circle that emits energy rays is basically the same as the "scorching ray". He saw many familiar expressions and even found a "Gilberto spiral" in the energy amplification part.
The logarithmic spiral, named after Gilberto Gilberto Gilberto, the first teacher of astrology, is an entry-level geometric figure that every astrologer apprentice must master. It is used in most operations that require amplification and expansion of energy. In the star array, according to Teacher Keshava, the "Gilberto Spiral" has almost become the signature logo of astrologers. The entrance to the magnificent 590-yard astrology tower located at the headquarters of the Astrologers Association in the Eastern Continent is right there. The geometric pattern of Gilberto's spiral is engraved to show respect for the first generation of astrology teachers.
Jonah didn't know whether the same spiral shape existed in the world of magicians, but the familiar graphics saved him a lot of effort. He only had to identify the seemingly messy mithril thread as a Gilberto spiral. , the next work is to find the input terminal, output terminal and spiral body, and separate the useless parts.
He drew the seventh circle representing the ruby node on the paper. The seventh gem was located in the center of the top of the magic pistol, where the mithril lines were densest. It obviously played an important role in the complex magic circle, but just looking at it After taking one look, Jonah exclaimed: "Are you kidding me?"
None of the fifty mithril lines emitted by this gem were part of the magic circle. In other words, this gem did not play any role in the firing process of the magic pistol. The astrologer apprentice approached nervously. Light source, use a magnifying glass to trace the direction of the lines, and then find that if connected with the useless mithril threads among the first six gems, the seventh gem is simply the activation center of another magic circle.
There is another magic circle hidden on the Summer White Cherry Blossom.
Jonah was refreshed and quickly took the pile of papyrus with useless lines and spread it out on the table. According to the shape indicated by the seventh gem, he placed the drawing he had just drawn in the center and tried it on the table. Several combinations soon formed an incomplete geometric figure, with the seventh gem as the center, and the lines of unknown meaning extending from the first to sixth gems were clearly part of a huge magic circle. Jonah Wu Shut up and be shocked by what you find.
This hidden magic circle was not operating, but was interfering with the operation of the Summer White Sakura, causing the magic pistol to wait for cooling every five shots. Yona stood up and wanted to shout outside to let Danny came to share the latest achievements, but the male member of the Stewart family took the lead in shouting with his loud voice: "Put up the reflector, I'll be in charge of the mast, and you'll be in charge of the deck."
Hannah responded with something that couldn't be heard clearly.
Jonah immediately rushed up the gangway. Night had fallen, and darkness enveloped the endless sea of sand. But far in front, there was an extremely tall light pillar standing on the horizon, illuminating the sky with holy white light, "...that is the Light." Well?" Staring at the cylinder that reached into the sky and was composed of pure light, Jonah opened his mouth wide and asked vaguely.
"Yes, cargo friend, what's new?" Danny rushed past carrying a pile of reflectors and chatted in passing. This kind of reflector is composed of silver-plated thin steel plates and lightweight wooden frames. Danny quickly climbed onto the scarred mainmast, fastened the largest reflector to the top of the mast, and tied it tightly with a cable. "I know what you are thinking," he did not forget to chat with Jonah, "As long as it is covered directly above A reflector will do. The light in the Well of Light falls vertically. As long as we stay within the ninety-degree projection of the reflector, we will be safe."
As the three-masted sailing ship approaches, the Well of Light becomes even more majestic. Compared to the 700-yard sand waterfall that can only be seen clearly with a high head, the height of this light shooting from the clouds cannot be estimated at all, and the entire field of vision is illuminated. The light was ignited, and Jonah trembled as he saw a rare sight in his life. The dazzling light was driving away the darkness little by little. With every yard forward, light and darkness alternated. The majestic and solemn , the pure light that is difficult to look directly at is like the slowly opening door of heaven, welcoming the "Bactrian wind" to sail out of the sea of darkness and into the embrace of the Lord God.
Danny landed on the ground along the mainmast and narrowed his eyes: "It's spectacular, isn't it? A great scenery of the endless sand sea. Don't ask me why this pillar is called the 'Well' of Light. I don't know. There is another Legend has it that a small number of God's chosen ones can receive instructions from the Lord God and see pictures of the past and future when passing through here. Therefore, these people call this place the 'Mirror of Eternity'. I don't agree with this nonsense. Believe it or not, if the Lord God Luta had sent down an oracle, my unscrupulous father would have been struck to death by lightning fifteen years ago, and there was no need to wait until today..."
He couldn't hear Danny's nagging at all. Jonah put his hand on his chest and gritted his teeth tremblingly.