Chapter 52 Her Royal Highness the Queen
Bell became a little impatient. He climbed onto the shelf that Edith had set up earlier, raised his hands, and pressed them against the roof to release magic.
The entire stone slab was shaking as the magic power was transmitted, and the water under the fifth grader's feet became turbid again.
"Captain, should we save him or not?"
The team member asked cautiously. He was inclined to save him, but it seemed that the captain had other considerations.
“…” The captain was silent.
"One, two... seven." The red-haired boy standing on the captain's left leaned over, looking at the herbs scattered on the ground over Bell's face. "I can't count exactly how many there are, but roughly speaking, there are at least seven different materials."
"Seven, plus the duplicates, the bottom group has at least eighty points."
After saying that, he looked at the captain who was entangled in his sense of morality and desire to win with a look of watching a play, and said word by word, "It seems that we... only have 23 points?"
"Oh my, the teams we met on the road all had at least three different kinds of herbs in their hands. It seems that we have the least. Otherwise, we won't be able to advance to the finals."
The captain's face changed.
Seeing this, the man continued, "The fifth graders shamelessly participated in the competition, but in the end they didn't even make it to the finals. Instead, the first graders advanced with high scores—"
"Are they first graders?"
The captain then noticed Bell and Mullin's faces. He only knew Edith, and he did not recognize the identities of the two people at first sight.
"First grade, first grade..." he murmured to himself, as if he was about to be convinced.
"I disagree." Another person raised doubts, "We can definitely win together. We rescue them and they give us materials."
"We can't rescue them, and they know it, so they asked us to find helpers. Your statement doesn't make sense." The captain's mind had begun to tilt, but out of superficial morality, he kept convincing himself.
"Tsk tsk tsk, yes, as fifth graders, we are the ones they seek help from, and we can only be the mouthpieces." The red-haired boy smiled even more deeply, "What a difference in treatment."
“…That’s enough.”
This sentence finally touched the captain's fragile heart. If the person standing below was not a freshman, and if he did not see the materials in the other party's hand, he would take the initiative to contact the assistant.
Now... we can only blame their bad luck.
"Let's go and leave them alone."
"But if they go out, we will be criticized more harshly than if we lost the game." The only normal person in the team shook his head in disappointment. He didn't understand why the captain's so-called "dignity" was more important than human life.
Forget it. I have to get out eventually anyway, so I can just report it myself.
Several people had different thoughts in their minds. Finally, the captain cast a spell, covering the transparent river bottom with mud, completely eliminating the possibility of others discovering it.
"What the hell are they doing!"
Bell's face suddenly darkened. Mullin and Lynch, who were standing below, looked hurriedly toward another window and found that it was also pitch black, with only a little vision visible due to the vibration of the stone slabs.
But this level of clarity allows them to barely see outside.
Now they could no longer leave by asking for help.
......
"Found it, it should be this one."
Edith put away the cans and eventually tipped over the bed to the gap that transmitted magic power.
"But how do we input it?" Xia Zhi frowned. "The amount and direction of the magic power will take time to study—"
The magic circle suddenly flashed with light.
Xia Zhi: “?”
She looked at Edith beside her in confusion, and Edith looked back at her in confusion.
"Where does the magic power go?"
She looked at Amy who was squatting beside her: "What is this thing?"
She had memorized magic circles in her previous life, but had never memorized this.
"It seems that some people need to learn to activate the array." Amy was not very clear, "But to prevent outsiders from learning on their own, the textbooks will not mention it, only the academy will teach it."
"But people like us who are born with strong magical perception don't need to learn. The magic will find the right channel by itself."
At the end of his speech, he raised his head slightly, looking extremely confident.
Xia Zhi: “…”
Even though she was strong enough inside, she couldn't resist the urge to curse.
Forget it, at least it’s a good thing for now, it saves research time.
She turned her head and watched Edith concentrating on channeling magic into the gap, keeping her mouth shut and keeping quiet.
......
"What's that over there? Why is it glowing?"
The fifth grade team paused again.
"It looks like an activated magic circle." The red-haired boy stood on tiptoe to take a look and exclaimed, "Oh, it looks like they are about to come out."
"Johnny!"
The only teammate who wanted Edith and the others to survive shouted. He desperately wanted the other party to shut up, but Johnny continued, "If they get out, they will definitely sue us for not saving them. The family's reputation will be tarnished—"
The captain acted faster than he thought. In an instant he raised his wand and aimed it at the glowing magic circle in the middle of the river.
"team leader!"
The kind-hearted boy tried to make a final effort. He gritted his teeth and said, "There is still a chance to turn back."
"——If you really destroy that thing, you will be charged with murder!"
The captain cast a blasting spell with a numb expression.
The shouts of his teammates were like buzzing insects in his ears, and they did not affect his decision at all. The fire passed by the opponent's face, and the boy fell to the ground in fear, losing the best time to intercept.
With a bang, the soil splashed, bringing out several materials buried under the formation. The glowing things completely dimmed, and the captain breathed a sigh of relief. Adhering to the principle of being here, he also gathered those things into his arms.
"Marlowe, you are just too cautious." He turned around and taught the boy, "It's okay, we will advance and they won't be discovered."
"Relax."
......
"What the hell happened!"
The forced cutting off of the magic power caused Edith's head to ache violently. Everything in front of her eyes went white and she staggered backwards.
Tuttle was quick to catch the man, not caring about the fallen wand. Edith slowly squatted down, holding on to the pillar beside her, and finally regained her balance.
"What happened!" Xia Zhi came over anxiously, and Amy quickly ran out of the door, using magic to raise her voice and ask the center.
"Damn fifth graders, I don't know what happened!" Bell's voice came back quickly, containing endless anger, "Dirty, shit-smelling fifth graders - what happened to you?"
Amy didn't have time to answer.
"What the hell, the resonance process was forcibly cut off!" He walked back cursing, his hands not idle at all, and his palm quickly attached to Edith's forehead, "I'll do it, I know how to fix it."
Edith's mind cleared up a little.
She could feel a gentle magical power filling the empty space in her body, barely stabilizing her body. She took a breath and slowly opened her eyes.
"How does it feel?" Amy shook her head. "I have a lot of experience with injuries, so I should be fine with this set."
Edith: "...Is this something to be proud of?"
She tried to stand up, but felt dizzy again and was forced to sit back on the ground.
Amy was horrified: "This shouldn't be the case!"
With the Amy brand treatment, every time the patient is cured, he or she will be cured. How could there be any problem?
"I don't know." Edith gave up trying to get up and focused her strength on her eyelids, finally moving her body. She opened her eyes and suddenly stopped moving, so still that everyone thought she was unconscious, and then she raised her hand to rub her eyes.
Edith is experiencing a reshaping of her worldview.
Why did the magic circle in front of her suddenly appear double?
Edith stood up slowly, and under the nervous protection of others, she walked forward step by step and touched the patterns on the pillar.
A strange resonance appeared between her palm and the pillar. She felt the sudden surge of magic power in her body and her brain went into a brief state of shutdown.
Wait, calm down, this explains it.
When I injected magic power just now, a connection was established between my body and the magic power of the magic circle. This connection should have disappeared when I withdrew it, but an unexpected situation cut off the magic power channel, leaving part of the magic power of the magic circle in my body.
So, she was like someone had suddenly taught her a whole new language and was able to understand the patterns on the pillars all of a sudden.
"Oh my god, oh my god," she said quickly and softly, "Oh my god..."
What does it mean to be able to understand?
This means that those ancient magic arrays that can only be reproduced but cannot be modified or disassembled are now worth studying.
She alone could study it.
Edith exhaled slowly. Whether it was a blessing in disguise or not, this discovery was huge.
She needed to get out as soon as possible, find the array book that she had memorized from memory, and start researching quickly.
The people outside also arrived at this time. Mu Lin anxiously touched Edith's shoulder, but was grabbed by her.
"Take me to an open area." She closed her eyes. "Let's try another method first."
......
Edith took out the scroll given by Her Royal Highness the Princess and tore it apart amid the curious gazes of everyone.
I didn't want to be exposed in front of so many people, but now there is no other way.
A few seconds later, a voice came from the other side.
"What's wrong?"
The princess's cold voice came, and the highly recognizable voice made everyone's heart skip a beat.
Sound transmission array? Amy, Xia Zhi, Bell and Tuttle opened their mouths in silent shock.
Her Royal Highness? Mu Lin, Lin Qi and the rest of Xia Zhi's teammates were paying attention to this, and their bodies froze.
How could Edith have the royal special sound transmission array that could communicate with Her Royal Highness the Princess!
"It's me, Edith. We were tricked by Joe Rodney into teleporting to a confined space in the cave. We are trapped inside and can't get out. It seems that he came here beforehand and set a trap." Edith quickly revealed a large amount of information. "This is an obvious relic town with nine independent ancient magic arrays. Many of them should not have been recorded. Come quickly if you want to study them."
There was silence on the other side.
Ursula seemed unable to process such a large amount of information. After a long pause, she spoke, her usually calm voice stuttering: "What?"
"Joe Rodney has been to this ruins? And set a trap to trap you? You found the ruins with a complete building?"
"Also, are there any ancient magic arrays that have not been recorded?"
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