Deep in the passage, there are two rooms.
One is a room that houses Rachel’s research materials over the years.
One is a room for storing magical materials.
Sigourney took Ash into Rachel's study first.
The room was covered with dark carpets and surprisingly clean. The bookshelves against the wall were filled with books. In the middle was a long, huge wooden table, half of which was covered with exquisite and expensive experimental equipment, and the other half was neatly stacked with handwritten materials of varying thicknesses.
In addition to the books and materials placed on the bookshelves and wooden tables, there are also many scrolls and documents piled up on the open space in the room.
Like the room of a learned sage.
There was also a desk in the corner, on which, in addition to some old books, there were also a pen holder and papers. The desk was also very clean, as if the desk had been specially tidied up for the purpose, knowing that the student was going to travel far away.
——Isn’t it just a long journey?
Before anyone noticed the changes in the Broken River Plain, he went to the forbidden magic place alone.
A powerful gray-robed wizard, who relied on his tremendous magical power and extraordinary spells to make a living, a wizard who was crazy but also extremely cautious and cherished his life, was actually willing to leave his wizard tower and quietly go to the Broken River Plain where the wizard's magical power was imprisoned and his abilities could not be exerted to even a thousandth of their original strength?
You know, if something unexpected happened in the Broken River Plain, he would really die without the ability to protect himself - of course, he did die.
Even at the cost of risking one's life, one must go to Broken River Plain. How could it be possible if there was no profit in it?
The benefits are not ordinary benefits.
How many good things had Rachel seen? What was there that he would risk his life for?
Sigourney couldn't guess for the time being, but she was sure of one thing: the only purposeful thing Rachel did when she arrived at Broken River Plain was to sign a contract with Ash.
He frowned, and suddenly realized that the contract between him and Ash was originally what Rachel wanted to conclude with Ash.
If Rachel and Ash succeed in forming a bond -
Each of them will have each other's marks on their arms.
The imprint will carry each other's warmth.
Ash is in danger and will switch bodies with Rachel.
Going further, the two can feel each other clearly and are completely intimate.
Sigourney: “…”
What kind of contract is this!
What did that perverted old immortal Rachel want to do to Ash back then!
Sigourney was disgusted and strode towards the small desk with a very bad look on her face.
Ash saw that Sigourney suddenly looked cold, and quickly followed her: "Did you find anything?"
Sigourney glanced at him indescribably. The kid probably never imagined what would happen now if he had signed a contract with Rachel.
Ash was a little confused: "Sigourney?" Why did she suddenly look at him with sympathy?
Sigourney raised her hand and pinched his blank face. Forget it, it's better not to think about it. Once you think about this kind of thing too much, it's simply unbearable.
Ash blinked, and suddenly felt a chill on his back, and couldn't help but shiver.
Sigourney pulled the corners of her lips, loosened her hand, and turned to look at the information on the desk - if his previous guess was correct, this wizard tower was left by Rachel to his successor, then Rachel would definitely leave various traces to guide his successor to embark on the path he once walked.
Sigourney had several private discussions with Nance.
Why did Rachel go to Broken River Plains?
——The reason is unknown. But tracing Rachel's activities on the plains, he was always on the road, and only stayed in Duogu Village pretending to be a traveler, and tried to force Ash to sign a contract. One can't help but suspect that his ultimate goal is the contract.
Does the contract require Ash, or does it just happen that Ash meets his conditions?
——If it was the former, then Ash was the only one to Rachel. If it was the latter, then it was only one of them. Nance, who kept repeating "the stars favor us", naturally thought it was the former.
Why must I make a contract with Ash?
——The reason is still unknown. All we can say is that it must be related to Ash's terrible talent.
After several discussions, I still couldn't figure out Rachel's motives. Perhaps only by knowing the nature of the contract can we understand Rachel's previous plans.
The books on the table are not thick, and the pages filled with words are not many.
Sigourney read very quickly and soon finished reading the information on the desk.
He had a blank expression on his face throughout the entire process, and only glanced at Ash after he finished, with a slightly complicated expression.
He didn't stop Ash, so Ash also stood beside him and flipped through the book. But he didn't read as fast as Sigourney, and only understood half of the content -
In Iluf, to exaggerate a little, the rules of the ancient world can be seen with the eyes and grasped with the hands. Throne wizards are not everywhere, but at least there are not the pitiful thirteen like now. There are legends above the throne, and legends are not the pinnacle of wizards. Wizards with outstanding talents can even eventually become gods.
That was an era that was particularly friendly and preferential to wizards.
The rules are now hidden. It takes a lot of effort to get a glimpse of the rules, and there is nothing else on the throne.
Rachel couldn't change the current environment, so she thought of other ways to cheat.
Rachel has been experimenting with transforming people into magical creatures. Something that is both human and magical.
Bart, who died, and Sigourney, who survived, were both materials for this experiment.
The reason why he conducted this experiment was to transform himself in the end. He believed that in a perfect transformation state, he would be infinitely close to the rules of the world. Even in the current environment that is extremely harsh on wizards, he could easily control the rules of the world like the ancient wizards, touch the realm above the throne, and even become a god.
Ash saw this.
I haven't figured out what it has to do with myself or the contract.
Just as he was about to continue reading, he noticed that Sigourney was looking at him with a subtle, strange look.
"Huh?" He didn't even watch it himself, and simply asked Sigourney for spoilers.
Sigourney glanced at the book in his hand and roughly knew where he was looking at, so she said slowly: "Rachel's experiment had never been successful. One day, he found a shortcut."
Ash listened carefully.
"He has determined through some channels that everyone on the Broken River Plain is a magical material. Among them, there is one person who is a perfect magical material." Sigourney raised her eyebrows, smiling, "He is the perfect person in his ideal, who loves the rules and can easily become a god."
Ash choked: "..." Is this referring to him?
Sigourney confirmed his thoughts with her eyes.
"Seeing that his transformation was a long way off and that he could not see any experimental results, he suddenly got this piece of news and came up with a new idea." Sigourney pointed at another worn booklet on the table, "Contract - a contract with this perfect material."
Ash covered his arm subconsciously.
"He once collected an ancient contract. Because it was so old, only a few words were left about the contract. He studied it and knew that the function of the contract was to share, which happened to be used in the contract with the perfect body." Sigourney's expression became strange again. "In his eyes, this perfect body is destined to become a god. Why doesn't he bind himself to this person and take a ride?"
"He doesn't have enough talent, but the Perfect Body does. He can't ascend to the throne, but the Perfect Body can. As long as he signs a contract with the Perfect Body, everything in the Perfect Body will be shared with him." Sigourney narrowed her eyes, "Just for this one purpose, he didn't even study the contract thoroughly, and he went to Broken River Plain to sign a contract with the Perfect Body."
So Rachel didn't know that after the contract was signed, there would be changes such as marks, body exchanges, and mental perception.
He is indeed a madman, daring to force others to sign a contract with a half-understood contract.
Ash tugged at his sleeve in frustration. How could he not call him a perfect body?
So shameful.
Becoming a god or something like that, even the novels Yelena read didn't dare to write that story.
Was Rachel really possessed? She believed such an outrageous statement?
Even if, even if it was true, maybe Rachel had recognized the wrong person?
He grew up in Duogu Village. Apart from his gift for perception, he was just an ordinary person. He was not the only one with this gift. Many talented young wizards in the wizard academy had their own outstanding talents.
He thought for a moment and asked, "A certain channel... through what channel did Rachel confirm who the perfect body belonged to?"
Sigourney shook her head, a point Rachel hadn't made.
"Then...our contract?" Ash was stunned. Didn't Rachel have a complete answer? After all, even Rachel herself didn't understand it completely. The only thing that was certain was that there was a "sharing" function.
Come to think of it, it’s quite fitting.
For example, his physical fitness improved rapidly after he signed the contract.
For example, as Lord Nance said, “Two people are one.”
The recent mutual perception seems to have a bit of a shared flavor.
As for what kind of contract this is, what it was used for in ancient times, and what changes will occur in the future... Rachel will not get the answer.
They came here for the contract and went through many hardships and obstacles, but the result was not satisfactory.
Ash's shoulders slumped, and even though he was calm, he felt a little disappointed.
Sigourney raised his hand and put away the documents on the desk. He planned to take them back to show Nance. He was very interested in the "certain channel" mentioned by Rachel. How did this channel find Ash and locate Ash, so that Rachel could find him and recognize him?
Thinking of this, he simply collected all the information in the room, hoping that he could find some clues from it.
After collecting the information, he walked to Ash and tilted his head: "Follow me." The silver-white hair hanging from his ears swayed slightly, causing Ash to put aside the regret in his heart and cheer up to follow.
Sigourney led Ash to another room at the end of the passage.
A room where magical materials are stored.
The space of the room has been expanded, and only when you walk in will you realize what a huge space it is.
Ash followed Sigourney in. After entering, he saw about ten people standing at the door.
Before he could wonder why Sigourney saw it first but did nothing, Ash realized that these people did not look like real humans.
The facial features were out of place, the expression was stiff, the eyes were closed and motionless, it was said that he fell asleep while standing, but his chest did not move at all. He was like a low-quality human specimen.
"Alchemical puppet." Signe walked over. "You can put it away. It can be used for assistance or combat."
If a master alchemist makes such an evaluation, it means that the quality of these alchemy puppets is really good.
But Ash was unwilling to put these corpse-like creatures into the space bracelet Sigourney gave him.
He touched the cold bracelet on his wrist, and with the professionalism of a wizard, he put the alchemical puppet away with disgust.
Inside the room, tall display cabinets were neatly arranged, with only aisles between the cabinets for people to pass through.
There are neatly arranged small drawers, test tubes filled with colorful liquids, crystal bottles with strange organs soaked in them, from plants to minerals to processed animal skins, blood, and bones, everything is available and it is a dazzling array.
There are no living magical creatures that are simply materials.
Because of the magic circle that purifies the air, the smell in the room is not bad.
Ash had looked at the atlas of magic materials, and now he found the corresponding materials in the room one by one.
However, he could not find most of the remaining materials in the room in his own knowledge base.
Ignorant Ash: “…” After reading so many books, I feel like I’m still a capital illiterate.
"The current material atlas lists common materials." Sigourney's pleasant voice floated from the front, "and Rachel's collection is mostly ancient and rare materials."
Ash blinked, so he wasn't too illiterate?
"Put them all away." Sigourney threw several space storage props to Ash, and was not polite about this huge fortune.
They gladly accepted the property that Rachel left to her heirs, and regarded it as a reward for their hard work in making the trip.
Ash took the storage item, first took out the alchemical puppet from the bracelet and put it in here, then he happily ran to collect the expensive materials in the room.
It’s not a wasted trip.
Sigourney watched him working, a faint smile in her eyes, and started from the other side, collecting the materials one cabinet at a time.
Although it is often said that materials are worth a certain amount of gold coins or points, in reality, even if you really take out that many gold coins and points, you may not be able to buy the materials you want.
Materials are always in short supply.
All alchemy masters, potion masters, and inscription masters grew up by consuming countless magical materials. No matter how talented a person is, if he is restricted by the materials, he will not be able to make any further progress.
The materials harvested from Rachel today are enough to supply Iluf with another potion master.
Sigourney curled the corners of her lips imperceptibly. Well, the lucky potion master - Ash Elwyn.
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