Chapter 181 Accident
Any progress?
These words echoed in Murtada's ears, making him a little confused.
If he had heard similar words a week ago, he would definitely have cheered.
But at this moment, what flashed through his mind was no longer the joy of impending success, but Harold's warning:
【Research that is expressly prohibited by the Fatwa Council.】
[Violating one of the "six root sins" - "talking nonsense about life and death". 】
[The price of opening the "Garden of Silence" is to sacrifice one's life. A hundred years ago, there was a bloody incident where scholars collectively sacrificed themselves. ]
...
Harold put the cruel facts in front of him, making his hair stand on end.
Under the influence of this emotion, he felt that the Bandak in front of him was very different from the reliable senior in the classroom.
This is indeed the case. The night and the emotions of greed and fanaticism have covered Bandak's face with a hideous veil.
The research of "Garden of Silence" could actually turn a person into this in such a short period of time.
Murtada was frightened when he thought about how he was almost bewitched, but he just swallowed his saliva and pretended to be excited, saying:
"it is good!"
"Let's go outside the city and talk about it," said Bandak.
He was very satisfied with Murtada's attitude. He planned to let Murtada directly access their research content. As long as Murtada entered their research institute, he would be an accomplice.
Hearing this request, Murtada once again became anxious.
He couldn't help but reach into his pocket, touched the communication device inside, and confirmed again that the switch was on. He nodded as if relaxed and followed Bandak's footsteps.
...
"My student is in trouble, I'm going to take care of it."
Harold, who was reading at home, stood up and stood at the anchor point without waiting for a response from Elhaisen who was sitting next to him. The next second, his figure disappeared out of thin air.
Less than a minute later, he appeared in Elhaisen's study again, with a chain in his hand and a lightning-attributed flower tied to the other end.
That lizard was smaller than an average adult lizard. It suddenly came to an unfamiliar place and sensed another human with elemental power flowing in his body. It couldn't help but move closer to Harold.
"I remember there was a clause in the decree issued by the Ministry of Religion: 'It is forbidden to bring monsters into Xumi City.'" Elhaisen put down the book and looked at the lightning-attributed Pianhua who was over two meters tall.
"No one will know. I will teleport directly out of the city."
Harold smiled. Last week, he had confirmed several of their research institutes by tracking Bandak.
Since they were doing prohibited research, they naturally had to choose several research institutes in hidden locations. This made it convenient for them to study ancient runes and forbidden books, and also made it convenient for Haroldt to launch a sneak attack along the way.
Harold calculated the distances based on the locations of all three of their research institutes and chose the most suitable location to place the anchor.
He had originally intended to place this anchor at Kawan Station. At the beginning of this month, he had obtained the document stamped by Nafis.
The Faith Council agreed to allow him to build a research institute on the saline-alkali land near Kawanyi and turn the idle land there into an experimental field.
However, he had been preparing various documents for the assessment and graduation of the Faculty, and had not yet visited Kawanyi for inspection, and naturally had not yet placed an anchor there.
It might seem like overkill to use an unused anchor point against Bandak, but it could unquestionably help his students solve a difficult problem.
Moreover, the anchor point is only valid for four months and will expire if not used.
Anyway, Ms. Alice promised to give him another batch of anchors after they expired, so there was nothing to regret.
Haroldt thought so, took out the communication device, turned the switch, and switched to positioning mode.
The communication device immediately projected a light screen with geometric shapes representing the city, lines representing rivers and roads, and so on. The most conspicuous of these was a flashing red dot in the middle of the screen.
"...We are still in Xumi City. We can wait a little longer." Harold said to himself, and casually pressed the chain in his hand under a stack of books on the table.
The weight of these books was not enough to control a monster like the Prank Flower. Although Xiao Shiba was smaller than a normal Prank Flower,
But when he sat down again and focused on the book,
Xiao Shiba did not try to escape, but stood there obediently, shaking its leaves. When Elhaisen looked over, it lowered its head and twisted its neck to meet his gaze.
El Haisen: .
Xiao Shiba: 0.0
It seems that Harold's research was indeed successful.
Elhaisen and Xiao Shiba looked at each other and then looked away, continuing to read the book "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" in their hands.
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Two hours later, Murtada followed Bandak out of Xumi City and headed towards a low-lying valley where a river flowed toward the mountains.
Due to the influence of the warm climate and heavy rainfall, there are large areas of jungle in the Xumi Rainforest area, and scattered houses surrounded by trees can be seen after leaving the city.
Bandak and his colleagues rented three unused houses outside the city as a research institute, in which they placed all the ancient books, stone tablet rubbings, and some sacrificial items that they could collect related to the Garden of Silence.
Bandak was going to take Murtada to the Institute No. 3, where they had recently deciphered an ancient text that mentioned the method of sacrifice.
They had already drawn up the formation in the room and prepared all the sacrifices except one living person, intending to give it a try.
The two walked to a meadow with a trampled path on it. The traces were fresh, as if someone had walked there recently.
Murtada raised his head and his eyes were suddenly attracted by a mint plant.
In the meadow full of various wild flowers, only the blue mint grew particularly vigorously. Its stems and leaves were thick, and its flowers were bright and full, as if it was well cared for.
Mint?
Bandak frowned, apparently also noticing the mint.
He never paid attention to the scenery along the way, nor did he remember the species of plants growing in the area.
But he always felt that this mint growing among the flowers was full of incongruity, like a black spot appearing in a pure white, making people want to wipe it off.
However, neither Bandak nor Murtada took action. Bandak felt that there was no need to spend time on something meaningless.
Murtada kept repeating Harold's instructions in his mind, telling himself not to show any abnormality.
But when the two men walked forward along the trampled path and passed by a place two meters away from the strange mint, they suddenly heard a loud "bang" and Bandak was even hit on the back by several pieces of bursting soil.
He turned his head in surprise and saw a dazzling flash. A two-meter-tall lightning-attributed flower was spinning and twisting its body to gather the lightning element into its corolla.
Two thunder balls wrapped in thunder elements appeared beside it. Both thunder balls rotated with its movements, making a "crackling" sound of electricity.
Bandak and Murtada both stood there in a daze. They were both frightened by the sudden change and didn't even think of running away.