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Ember touched his chin and came to a fairly open place.
……
Just as Yi Yan was thinking about countermeasures, on the other side of Aru Village, there was a sinister smile that sounded like his plot was about to succeed.
"Jie Jie Jie, since the soft one is not good, then don't blame us for using the hard one!"
In the gap in the valley outside Aru Village, a group of people wearing the robes of scholars from the Jiaoling Academy were squatting behind the rocks furtively.
Next to them, on the road beyond the rocks, a huge incense burner was emitting large tracts of white smoke.
This is the spirit phenol incense that scholars often use when meditating, but the lethal dose is used here.
The aroma of phenol can stabilize the spirit of scholars, improve their inspiration, and allow their consciousness to connect with the World Tree more easily.
For the mad scholars who have been deeply connected to the World Tree, this fragrance means the opportunity to connect to the World Tree again. They cannot bear this temptation.
"But are our methods really tough? Why do I feel like we are like mice?" Another scholar behind the rock raised objections to the leader's remarks.
"You talk a lot of nonsense. We are scholars. We don't rely on our muscles, but our brains. Do you understand?" The leading scholar pointed to his head and reminded his companion who raised objections.
"I understand, but I am from Shiluo Podan College. Can you be more precise with your words? It sounds very uncomfortable to me."
After finishing speaking, the leading scholar glanced at the constipated companion in front of him. Shiluo Podan Academy was really amazing, with some weirdos coming out of it.
First there was the old monster who didn't know how to live for hundreds of years and wanted to be called "senpai" all day long, then there was the secretary with a withdrawn and eccentric personality, and now there is such a sensitive scholar.
The leader thought of everything that had happened at Sravasti College and felt that this kind of college must be severely rectified, starting with the guy in front of him!
"What's wrong with Shravasti College? Is Shravasti College so great? It only produces weird people, right? Beat him up, and bear the pain!"
"Bang! Bang! Boom! Ta!"
"Stop fighting, stop fighting, I was wrong."
Apart from anything else, the Jiaolingyuan is very good at rectifying its own family members. Amidst the faint sounds of punches, kicks and screams, the village guards got closer and closer to the incense burner.
……
"Hangchi! Bangchi!"
The gravelly red soil flew into the sky and then piled up on the ground. As the sand piled higher and higher, the holes dug in the ground became deeper and deeper.
"Crash!" Yellow water mixed with sand spurted out, bringing out the embers from the ground.
Looking at the groundwater that quickly filled the hole, he scratched his head and said, "The groundwater here is quite rich, and we can actually dig a well."
After a little emotion, Yi Yan no longer cared about the presence or absence of these things. He dug the hole not to dig a well, but for this!
Ember raised his arm, and on it was a broken white branch. If you cut off such a small part, World Tree will definitely not care.
If he hadn't wanted to avoid waking up these "sleepwalking" village guards, he could have just bombarded the ground with his fists instead of carefully digging the hole.
"Burn incense, burn incense! Are you afraid that you guys will run out after hearing this?" After briefly looking at the branches of the world tree in his hand, the embers immediately ran to a place downwind.
I saw him holding up a white branch of the world with one hand, and lighting a tiny flame with the other.
When the flame touched the branches of the World Tree, the branches just curled up and did not burn.
"It's a good thing. I'm sure many people will buy it if it's used as a firewall." Ember extinguished the flames on his fingertips and inserted the World Tree into the ground.
He clapped his hands together, and a large and raging fireball appeared between his hands.
The orange-red flames burned, and the white on the branches of the World Tree finally turned into charred black, and then a spark appeared in the scorched black - the branches of the World Tree started to burn.
Seeing that the world tree was burning, Yi Yan immediately took back the flame in his hand. Burn incense. Is there anyone who lights the incense directly on fire?
Wisps of green smoke rose from the branches of the world where sparks were burning on the ground. They dispersed in the direction of the wind and rushed towards the place where the village guards gathered.
When the village guards who originally stepped out of the village smelled the green smoke coming from the World Tree, they immediately turned around and ran towards the branches of the World Tree as if they had been beaten to death.
Its speed was so fast that even the scholars in the distance who were enjoying themselves and beating their companions almost had their jaws dropped.
"Who knows what happened?" The scholars looked at each other, wondering what happened.
The dose of Lingfenxiang was precisely calculated by them, and logically it should be enough to lure most of the madmen out of the village. But now, let alone luring them out, the village guard who was still visible just now disappeared without a trace.
"No, there is a serious deviation in the plan. What should we do next?" The scholars looked anxiously at the incense burner that was still releasing large plumes of white smoke.
"Don't worry, don't forget that we still have the Void Terminal." The leading scholar waved his hand, and the restless crowd calmed down.
Yes, they do have a void terminal. It is precisely because of this thing that they, a group of scholars, were able to cross the vast desert and come to Aru Village.
As long as the Void Terminal responds, everything will be fine.
"How? How did the Void Terminal respond?" Everyone around them turned their attention to the leader who closed his eyes.
Only he has the highest authority here, and the answer given by Void is also the most complete.
"Pretend to be like those lunatics and go in!" The leading scholar opened his eyes and spoke the answer Void gave him.
Chapter 660 Quick Master
2024-05-11
"Oh oh oh!"
"Knowledge! Familiar knowledge!"
"Ah la la, sand, so much sand!"
……
In an open and deserted land near Aru Village, a group of figures wearing the robes of scholars from the Order Academy were performing a strange dance around a slowly burning tree branch.
They raised their hands, their eyes were crooked, and their tongues were lolling out, making them look like they were going crazy.
"Are you so energetic?" Yan Yan also joined in this strange dance, but his eyes did not squint and his tongue did not stick out.
Taking a deep breath of the green smoke blowing in the wind, there was nothing special about the embers.
But something strange entered his mind along with the smoke. With a little more concentration, Ember realized what was in the smoke.
This can be said to be memories, or some kind of knowledge. Although this change is magical, Yi Yan is really not interested in the extra things in his mind.
There is no other reason. Everything contained in this earth vein branch is all about sand and soil. It is located underground at an unknown depth, and all it can record is the changes in the sand over time.
In just a few thousand years, earth and stone are only a snap of the fingers. Therefore, everything in Yi Yan's mind is pitch black, and nothing will change.
"It's so boring. Sure enough, I still can't understand the world of mental illness?" Looking at the dancing and energetic village guards, Yi Yan yawned and exited this weird ceremony.
Squatting on the ground, he began to count down to dawn. With so much energy during sleepwalking, he felt that maybe these guys wouldn't have to wait until daytime to wake up.
In the distance of the mysterious ceremony, the scholar from the Order Academy pretending to be mentally ill gradually came closer.
They saw the strange movements of the village guards in the distance and took a few steps back involuntarily.
One of the scholars wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked with a trembling voice: "Senior, is this really okay?"
"Absolutely... absolutely no problem! The answer given by Void Terminal must be correct!" The leading scholar swallowed unconsciously, nodded and replied firmly.
In order to be more realistic, this group of people has temporarily disconnected from the Void Terminal. Now their ears are empty and their hearts are empty.
Without a void terminal, the scholars suddenly felt as if they were stepping on ice in whatever they did, fearing that they would fall into the abyss if they were not careful.
But the final response from Void Terminal was still vivid in their minds, which gave them the final courage. After cheering each other up, several people imitated the appearance of mad scholars and ran in with swaying limbs.
"What does it smell like? It smells good?"
As soon as a few people entered the vicinity of Aru Village from the outside, a strange fragrance penetrated their nostrils.
"Keep your voice down, don't get caught!"
The leader learned to take a few deep breaths, and then whispered to his companions behind him. After scolding him, he took a few long greedy breaths.
Not to mention, this smell is much better than the scent of Lingfen, no wonder it can attract crazy people.
"Damn it! What am I doing?! The most important thing now is to find out what happened. We can't indulge in this kind of thing!"
After shaking his head to wake up from the aroma, the leading scholar pinched his thigh hard, and he muttered in a low voice, blaming himself.
He was almost immersed in this strange fragrance just now. If that were the case, he would be ashamed of the sage's trust in him!
It's a pity that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny. Although the scholars consciously reminded themselves not to indulge in it, they ran against the wind.
This meant that most of the aroma emitted by the burning branches of the world hit their faces.
The scholars who let themselves go quickly became quiet, and many things appeared in their minds.
These things look pitch black to the embers, but in the eyes of these scholars carefully trained by the Order Academy, they are absolutely excellent materials for studying the geological changes in the desert.
Their minds were filled with the knowledge contained in the smoke of the World Tree, and now they seemed more like sleepwalking than the village guards in front of them who were so excited that they howled.
"Huh? What a quiet village guard?" Yu Yan was surprised when he saw a few quieter "village guards" walking in the distance.
Unexpectedly, there are village guards who are not tempted by the knowledge of the World Tree. How could they be tempted by the knowledge of the gods based on their determination?
Ember walked to the scholars, and he found that the group seemed to be still mumbling something.
"The rock and soil layers are moist from top to bottom, and there are underground rivers above..."
"The joints in the soil are broken, and there are many earthquakes here..."
"The degree of weathering doesn't match. Maybe this place was once the surface..."
"?????"
Ember took a few steps back and looked at the white branches that were still burning behind him in surprise. Could the waste gas produced by burning the World Tree cure mental illness?
“What does one plus one equal?”
Leaning in front of a few confused scholars again, Yu Yan immediately stopped them and asked.
"two!"
The scholars replied subconsciously in unison.
"I can tell at a glance that you are not human!" Hearing the normal responses from the people in front of him, Yu Jin immediately realized that these guys were not village guards at all.
The village guards will give all kinds of weird answers, such as Chuqiu people, slimes, etc., but it is absolutely impossible to give the correct answer neatly.
The ruthless iron hands rubbed the faces of several people, and the ashes temporarily wiped by the scholars from the Imperial Academy were wiped away by the embers.
Under the moonlight, several people's faces were clearly revealed in front of him. These people were none other than the scholars from the Imperial Academy who had been scolded after unsuccessfully searching for the village guards during the day.
The scholars on the opposite side were also startled to wake up by the loud roar from Ember.