Chapter 223: Pie in the Sky and Discovery

Chapter 223: Pie in the Sky and Discovery

Chapter 223: Pie in the Sky and Discovery

As time went by, Lydia's family neither released the man nor put him on trial. Neither the pickets nor the patrols took any other action. The entire Mona Ant Farm hut fell into an eerie silence.

Many people know that this situation is only temporary, just like the prelude to a coming storm.

"Boom."

On that day, accompanied by a muffled sound, the Ant-Man Barrier began to vibrate noticeably, and the huge campus also shook.

Hearing the noise, Ivan rushed to the outside of the twin towers and his eyes fell on the dome in the middle of the campus. He saw that there was a big gap there, and large pieces were falling off, disappearing in the chaotic energy phenomenon.

"The protective barrier will not drop to 22 rune bundles, right? It seems that the Lydia family has indeed been somewhat negligent in maintaining the barrier over the years. This is too much to explain."

He frowned, feeling that the protective barrier seemed to have triggered some kind of chain reaction and was still being damaged.

It goes without saying that the people in Lydia's family must be trying their best to stop it, but the effect is not obvious. Instead, there is a tendency to accelerate the damage of the protective barrier.

He then thought of what his mentor and Chris Donnell had said. The selection of deacons for the enchantment group should become a reality. With his own attainments in enchantment, this would probably be an unavoidable problem.

That afternoon, the college's vice-president and deacon held an emergency meeting.

The next day, the two enchanters detained by Lydia's family were released. The reason given to the public was that the two were asked to help solve the problem of the protective barrier. Instead of detaining them, they would continue to be asked to provide support.

No matter what others think about taking off pants to fart, Lydia's family believed it.

In fact, the real reason for releasing them is not difficult to guess. It is nothing more than that Lydia's family is facing a lot of trouble. Under such circumstances, they are unwilling to continue to offend the pickets and patrols.

On the third day, Ivan was invited to the enchantment workshop again, where he met Vice Dean Doris, Deacon Madeline, and two other veteran enchanters who were invited to come, all of whom were members of the enchantment team.

"Wizard Peller, Wizard Aryan, Wizard Ivan, you are the most outstanding elites of the Enchanting Group. We are all family. I will say this directly. The crisis of Ant-Man Barrier has reached an urgent point. I hope you can lend a helping hand and do your best to help the Enchanting Group overcome the current difficulties.

After the task is completed, we will definitely reward people according to their merits. The person with the greatest merit will become the new deacon of the Enchanting Group. After I retire, he will take over the position of the head deacon of the Enchanting Group."

Facing the gazes of several people, Doris said with a solemn vow.

After hearing her words, the expressions on the three people's faces did not change, but their eyes were a little strange and teasing.

It would have been better if Doris hadn't said this. She made such a promise. Judging from the previous style of the three major families, the underlying meaning is that after you repair the Ant-Man Barrier, you will be a deacon for a period of time, and you will never have the opportunity to live and become the head deacon.

"What? You don't want to contribute to the academy, or you don't want to contribute to the enchantment team?" Seeing the three people remain silent, Doris said in a deep voice.

The three of them looked at each other and formed a certain tacit understanding.

"Of course there is no problem in helping the academy and the enchantment team, but we don't know much about protective barriers, so I'm afraid we can't be of much help." The oldest wizard, Pate, spoke up.

"That's right. We have never had in-depth contact with the protective barriers before, so we can't help even if we want to." Aryan agreed.

"What the two wizards said is right. This is exactly what I am worried about. I am afraid that I will disappoint your expectations and delay the repair of the protective barrier." Ivan also expressed his concerns.

Doris had expected the three people to evade responsibility. If the situation had not allowed any delay and if she had not been unable to seek help from outsiders, she would definitely not have called the three people over.

"You don't have to worry about that. The information about the protective barrier has already been prepared. As long as you agree, the information will be delivered to you."

"I'm willing to give it a try."

No matter what Lydia's family was thinking, having the opportunity to study the academy's protective barriers was definitely a good thing that outweighed the disadvantages, and the three of them agreed without any prior agreement.

After signing a strict confidentiality agreement, Madeline took the three of them to the depths of the workshop, a secret vault filled with mechanisms, puppets, and protective materials. There were eight bookshelves in the secret vault, which were filled with various records and information about protective barriers.

"The information here can only be read in the database. Once taken out, the information will be destroyed by itself, even if it is stored in a resealed scroll."

“The exquisite design is breathtaking.”

When they arrived at the secret vault, they could smell a peculiar scent, which was probably the reason why the information could not be taken out, so as to prevent others from stealing the information as much as possible.

"You three only have half a month to read. I hope you can cherish your time," Madeline emphasized.

"The time is too short. Don't blame me if you can't come up with a repair plan by then." Pate said unhappily. He hated the fact that Lydia's family watched the protective barrier go wrong while guarding against other people.

Madeline ignored his complaints.

Afterwards, the only sounds left in the secret room were four people, including Madeline, flipping through documents.

Ivan soon discovered that the information here was much more comprehensive and in-depth than that provided by Chris Donald. With the original knowledge as a foundation, reading this information was undoubtedly a lot easier.

The Ant-Man Barrier originated from the camp left behind by the Ant-Man of Xidi. It was transformed on the basis of the camp and became the current protective barrier. The Ant-Man camp itself is a complex nest. It was not completely transformed during the transformation, leaving many minor problems. Under normal circumstances, it will not affect the operation of the Ant King Barrier.

But under abnormal circumstances, those hidden problems will be exposed, making it impossible to repair the protective array normally.

"The dilemma of the Lydia family is that they can't suppress those hidden problems, nor can they solve them. After all, they are hidden dangers left behind when the protective array was first built."

"It's really not a simple matter."

Just as Ivan expected, there are many secrets in Ant-Man's Barrier that have not yet been uncovered. The Ant-Man Altar that Chris Donnell asked for is one of them, and the Ant-Man Vault he himself is looking for is also one of them.

With his hard work day and night, he finished reviewing all the information in half a month, just in time.

After half a month, Doris did not ask the three about their learning progress, but directly took them to the core control area of ​​the protective barrier - the Black Tower.

"Give you a week to familiarize yourself with the protective barrier."

After Doris finished speaking, she, Madeline, and Ave stood on the side of the black tower, allowing the three of them to take the time to familiarize themselves with the protective barriers.

The three of them had no time to guess whether Doris had any plans. They activated the three rune pillars surrounding the Ant-Man bust and their minds fell into the protective barrier.

Compared with the last time, this time the perception can cover the entire protective array. The only problem is that the time is too short.

Ivan even suspected that Lydia's family was not prepared to let them succeed in the repair. Giving them a chance was just to shut up the gossips and prove that it was not that Lydia's family was incapable, but that the problem was too difficult and beyond human control.

"In any case, we can take this opportunity to look for the Ant-Man Vault or the Ant-Man Altar." He thought for a moment and made a decision in his mind. He could use the Light of Wisdom and the Light of Great Wisdom when necessary.

He glanced at the academic master's panel. After studying the Ant King Barrier Array for such a long time, the seventh-level experience points of [Enchantment] and [Runes] have exceeded two-thirds, and it is just a matter of time before he can reach the eighth level.

When the three were busy exploring the Ant-Man Barrier, Doris appeared to be very supportive, but once she returned to Lydia's territory, her expression became particularly gloomy.

"We agreed that the three families would advance and retreat together, but you are so ruthless. My Lidya family will remember this."

Doris has always regarded the Enchanting Group as her own territory, and the maintenance of the Ant-Man Barrier is the same. Naturally, she will not allow others to interfere.

However, when the other five academy leaders reached a consensus, Doris had to compromise and agree to allow other enchanters to participate in the repair of the protective barrier.

As she argued with them, the five people agreed to some of her small requests, such as the candidates could only be from the enchanting group, and the specific procedures had to be arranged by her.

Therefore, based on the recommendation of other deacons, three famous people from the enchantment group were selected, namely Ivan and his two companions.

"Madeline, do you think they can come up with a concrete repair plan?"

"Mother, the possibility is very small, so don't worry." It was the first time that Madeline saw her mother looking so tired. Her expression was a little complicated. She actually didn't quite agree with her mother's approach.

She has always believed that the most urgent task is to repair the protective barrier. The longer it is delayed, the more and bigger problems will be, and by then the prestige of Lydia's family will be damaged. Unfortunately, her mother Doris does not think so.

"I hope so." Doris said coldly, "I also hope that those three people are not deliberately arranged by others, otherwise this matter will never end."

Seeing her mother's stubbornness, Madeline felt helpless. She wondered when her mother would truly realize that repairing the protective barrier was the most important thing at the moment.

……

In the Black Tower, Ivan and the other two are still exploring the protective barrier.

This is the fifth day. These three people were chosen because they have strong attainments in enchantment. Now they can skillfully mobilize the power of the protective barrier and have a certain degree of understanding of it.

"There are only two and a half days left. It's time to implement the next plan."

Ivan's eyes flashed, and he used a level 5 wisdom light. He suddenly became more clear-headed and more perceptive in looking at the problem of Ant-Man's barrier.

Before he started searching, he suddenly discovered that someone was taking advantage of the situation, and there was a familiar aura hidden in it, which was the power of the 'Key of the Ant King' that he made.

"An amazing concealment method. I didn't even notice it before."

Ivan knew that the reason they didn't notice it, besides the perception factor, was that the Ant-Man Barrier was too vast, and Doris did not completely let them control the barrier, so it was normal for some omissions.

He didn't have much objection to Chris Donner breaking away from him and working on his own. After all, he just joined the other party's plan halfway, and the trust between the two sides needed to be strengthened.

"As a fellow ally, Chris Donner shouldn't mind me watching." Ivan secretly laughed in his heart. Since he had been discovered by him, he would definitely have to watch from the sidelines and protect the other party at the same time.

(End of this chapter)