"I just don't understand …" After a minute, Suyass' voice echoed.
"Haha …" Karon chuckled and sat up in the darkness before casually casting an illumination spell. "Take a look at the Tenebrous Field scroll and you might understand …"
"Tenebrous Field?" Suyass turned over with a doubtful expression and fished out the scroll from his pocket. He unfurled it under the illumination spell and carefully looked at it.
Suyass looked very carefully and almost dismantled the entire Tenebrous Field, analyzing it circuit by circuit and node by node. But after no less than half an hour, Suyass still couldn't find any problem with the Tenebrous Field.
"Karon, there is no problem with the Tenebrous Field …" Suyass didn't understand and doubtfully asked, "Moreover, the last part of the Tenebrous Field was personally completed by you and Teacher, how could there be any flaws …"
"I'm not talking about the Tenebrous Field itself …" Karon helplessly shook his head. He stood up and walked in front of Suyass before pointing at a formula written in Melting Snow Ink on the parchment scroll. "Do you see this formula?"
"You are talking about the Azkara Formula? Haha, that Mafa Merlin is really interesting, he actually wants to use this kind of brute force method to crack the Tenebrous Field … "As a peak Master Alchemist, how could Suyass not know the meaning of this formula?
The Azkara Formula was the best choice for brute force method. In theory, as long as there was enough time, this formula could crack any array.
But the problem was that there was never enough time.
Suyass was confident in his computing ability, but if he wanted to use the Azkara Formula to crack an array, even if it was the simplest Spiritual Array, it would take him at least a month. Nothing could be done about it, the Azkara Formula's brute force method was one of the simplest and most brainless methods to crack an array.
Generally speaking, only those with overwhelming alchemy skills would use the Azkara Formula in order to save energy.
With Mafa Merlin's Master Alchemist strength, he wanted to crack an array close to the True Spirit Realm, and he even used the simple and brainless Tom and Jerry Formula. This could only be described as laughable. He didn't even think about it, would he be able to live that long?
"Do you think it's very simple and brainless?"
"Haha, I just feel that this Mafa Merlin's way of thinking is really a little naive …"
"You are wrong, Suyass. The one who is truly naive is you …"
"Ah?" Suyass was originally amused and annoyed at the same time, but when he heard Karon's words, his expression froze. "Me?"
"Yes …" Karon sighed before pointing at the Nesser characters on the parchment scroll. Those were the results of Azkara's calculations. "Take a look at this …"
"Alright." Karon's insistence made Suyass have no choice but to start from the beginning.
But after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't understand.
To be honest, that Mafa Merlin's alchemy skills were quite good. Even if he used the Azkara Formula to crack an array close to the True Spirit Realm, this almost impossible task, he was still able to do it methodically. This discovery made Suyass' impression of Mafa Merlin improve a bit.
But it was only a bit …
Because in Suyass' eyes, this was too simple and brainless.
It was clear from these calculations that they weren't related to the Tenebrous Field. In other words, during the past hour, Mafa Merlin had been making calculations in vain, wasting an hour in vain.
It could be imagined that if not for Karon's sudden appearance, Mafa Merlin would have continued wasting time like this until the entire day was wasted. He would have no choice but to pay the price of losing two arms for his boasting.
"Looks like you still don't understand …" Seeing Suyass remain silent for a long time, Karon knew that he still hadn't seen anything. After thinking for a bit, he reminded him, "Take a good look at these calculations, see how far they span …"
"Hmm?" Under Karon's reminder, Suyass finally noticed some clues.
That's right, the range of these calculations was too large …
The feeling it gave people was that it was erratic and irregular.
But what was the point of having such a huge span?
It definitely wasn't that simple since Karon told him to take a good look. Thinking of this, Suyass became patient and carefully observed.
'Hold on, there seems to be a pattern …'
At this time, Suyass finally discovered that these calculations weren't random, they were completely following the trajectory of the Tenebrous Field and were jumping in a regular pattern.
Suyass suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
Although reason kept telling Suyass that this was impossible, this was absolutely impossible, that shocking result still made Suyass lose his composure. This newly advanced Archmage fiercely grabbed the sheepskin scroll and stared at those calculations with bloodshot eyes.
As he looked, Suyass' complexion turned pale.
Sweat began to drip from his forehead, and his hands, which were holding onto the parchment scroll, began to tremble slightly.
Because Suyass found out that the range of these calculations was getting smaller and smaller.
Although the answer hadn't really appeared yet, the calculation results obtained by brute force were getting closer and closer to the correct answer.
If it had been some other method, Suyass might have fantasized about it. What if the other side was careless and missed the true answer?
But Suyass knew that it was impossible to miss the true answer when using the Azkara Formula, because all the wrong answers had already been eliminated. Only the correct answer remained.
"Do you understand now?"
"Un … Understood." Suyass could clearly feel his back completely drenched in sweat as he said those words. His hoarse voice carried a bit of joy. Suyass knew that it was the joy of surviving a disaster.
At this time, Suyass truly understood why Karon had talked with the other side for so long and why he had slapped him.
"That Mafa Merlin, he … He might really be able to crack the Tenebrous Field …"
"It's more than just a possibility …" Karon shook his head and sighed with emotion. "You were in the Golden Forest Plane before, so there are a lot of things you don't know. Do you remember that I helped Star Sage Joy crack the Fanrusen Formula a few years ago?"
"Yes, I remember. For that matter, Joy went to the Mercury Tower to thank Teacher and said that your work on the alchemy module was very beautiful."
"Haha, very beautiful. I also thought so at the time, but I recently learned that being beautiful depends on who you are comparing it to …"
"Ah?"
"If it's compared to Mafa Merlin, then my work is nothing …"
"How could this be!" Suyass was in disbelief.
Karon was already half a step into the Master Alchemist realm. In all of Okland, there weren't many alchemists stronger than him. He could be said to be an authority among authorities when it came to the usage of alchemy modules. Even his teacher, Nolan, had personally praised him. Otherwise, Jouyi wouldn't have spent so much to invite him back then.
Suyass believed that Mafa Merlin might be able to crack the Tenebrous Field, but Karon's words were too outrageous. What did he mean by "my work is nothing"?
Did he mean that Mafa Merlin made a greater contribution than Karon in cracking the Fanrusen Formula?
"What did that Mafa Merlin do? Why do you think so highly of him?"
"Haha, Mafa Merlin only did one thing, cracking spell matrices."
"That's it?" Suyass was stunned. "Isn't that Hogg's job?"
"That's it? Haha, if Hogg heard your evaluation, he would definitely cry. Let me tell you, on the first day Mafa Merlin joined the research team, he completed three years of Hogg's work. What happened afterwards was even more terrifying. One night, Mafa Merlin seemed to be stimulated and started crazily cracking spell matrices. In front of the entire research team and the entire Cloud Tower, he cracked a dozen core spell matrices in one night … "
"A dozen!" Suyass almost jumped up on the spot. "That, that … Doesn't that mean that the entire Fanrusen Formula was cracked by Mafa Merlin alone?"
"What do you think?"
"How could this be …" Suyass was already completely stunned. Suyass didn't know what a dozen core spell matrices meant, but he knew that Joy had been busy for over twenty years and had only cracked a few core spell matrices.
"The miracle of that night is still being spread in the Cloud Tower. Look, not many people in Okland know Mafa Merlin, but sooner or later, Mafa Merlin will enter Okland and shock everyone. This is the real reason why I rushed back from the Golden Forest Plane and slapped you in the face."
"This … This is Teacher's idea?"
"That's right." Karon nodded. "Teacher has been paying attention to this Mafa Merlin for a long time. He originally wanted me to come forward and make contact with him to see if I could pull him into the Mercury Tower, but not long ago, after the Magic Hand's gathering, Teacher changed his mind and told me not to be too hasty. I only need to sell him a few favors at the right time and try to establish a good relationship with him."
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