"What … What do you mean it might not necessarily be Vaughn's Treasury …" Solomon froze. After a long time, he blinked and repeated Suyass' words with great difficulty.
"It means that Lys might have made a mistake …" The seven-leafed plant had already been pulled out by Suyass, and he was currently holding two leaves in his palm. After looking at them for a long time, he raised his head and said with an even more certain tone, "Yes, Lys might have made a mistake."
"It can't be …" This time, Saruman had recovered a little, but he still looked a little sluggish. His mouth was open as if someone had stuffed an egg in it.
"This is a Fantasy Flower, one of the most commonly used magic materials for mental-type potions. When it blooms, it will release a kind of fragrance that has a fatal attraction to ants. Thus, the places where the Fantasy Flower blooms are usually densely packed ant nests …"
Suyass didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw Solomon crouching down and trying to find the ant nest. "Don't look, the Psychedelic Flower only blooms once every few decades. What you can find now is at most the corpses of the previous batch of ants. Moreover, if the Psychedelic Flower really blooms, the ant's fragrance will also make you crazy, and even ten Spirit Defenses won't be able to protect you …"
"Eh …" Solomon stood up with an embarrassed expression, but he still didn't want to give up and asked, "But what does this have to do with Vaughn's Treasury?"
"The Vaughn's Treasury that we often talk about is actually the tomb of this Artisan. But in the 3rd Dynasty, ants entering a tomb is a great blasphemy to the deceased. Thus, in the tombs of the 3rd Dynasty, whether it was a noble or a commoner, two kinds of plants would be planted. One was the Star Orchid, and the other was the Serpentine Vine. The smell emitted by the Star Orchid can drive away ants, while the Serpentine Vine is the natural enemy of the Fantasy Flower. As long as the Serpentine Vine spreads, the Fantasy Flower can't survive. So far, we haven't seen either the Star Orchid or the Serpentine Vine. Instead, we have seen the Fantasy Flower that should never appear. How could Vaughn bury himself in such a place …"
"Then … then what is this place?"
"If I'm not wrong, this should be one of Vaughn's many alchemy laboratories. According to the records, Vaughn roamed Noscent for thirty years before entering the Artisan realm. During these thirty years, he lived in seclusion in many places, and there are records of him appearing in the Angel Coast. The Angel Coast and the Four Seasons Canyon are only separated by a mountain range. It's not impossible for him to leave an alchemy laboratory in the Four Seasons Canyon …"
After saying that, Suyass paused for a bit. "Moreover, the maze array we just encountered didn't reach the True Spirit level. It should have been the work of a peak Master Alchemist. This is consistent with Vaughn's alchemy level at the time."
Suyass didn't notice that Lin Yun suddenly frowned when he said that.
It wasn't that Lin Yun doubted Suyass' analysis …
In fact, Lin Yun admired Suyass' analysis.
In the entire exploration team, only Lin Yun knew that the true Vaughn Treasury wasn't here, but rather on the distant Crystal Island. A millennium later, every major force would gather there, and a world-shaking war would ensue before the Ivory Tower snatched away the Vaughn Treasury.
But Lin Yun knew the truth because Lin Yun came from 30,000 years in the future.
Suyass was a person of this era, and he was able to guess the truth by relying on a Psychedelic Flower. This ability was truly admirable.
But what made Lin Yun frown was Suyass' last sentence.
'That maze array is very abnormal …'
Lin Yun even felt that the maze array wasn't created by Vaughn.
Vaughn's position in the history of alchemy could only be described as pivotal. Even those Saint Alchemists of the later generations had a very high evaluation of Vaughn. Vaughn's Hexagram Star Array was a product that transcended the entire era. In the future, it was something every alchemist had to study. The analysis of Vaughn from the later generations was enough to fill an entire summer vacation. Vaughn's knowledge, Vaughn's habits, everything was systematically analyzed by the later generations.
Vaughn wasn't a typical genius alchemist. He wasn't overflowing with talent, and he didn't have a bold and imaginative way of thinking. Vaughn's greatest achievement in his life was to reach the pinnacle of detail, to reach great heights. With the Hexagram Star Array as the core of the alchemy system, it could be said to be an independent system. The tedious and dull details had already become a kind of art in Vaughn's hands.
But the maze array in the Void Python's belly was completely different.
It could even be said to be two extremes.
That maze array in the Void Python's body could only be described as sloppy. It wasn't simple or crude, it was sloppy. It gave the feeling that it had been slacking off from start to finish. A place that could use the Void Python's innate ability definitely wouldn't use an extra mana circuit. If one had to compliment it, it would be something like a pure, natural, and unpolluted array.
Moreover, the entire maze array's thoughts were very jumpy, it was a completely unrestrained and unconstrained way of thinking. Otherwise, Suyass wouldn't have had such a hard time cracking it. He was simply confused by that strange way of thinking.
Thus, a question arose …
Vaughn was a very suspicious person. Apart from his close friend Robinson, he never trusted anyone. All the information recorded that Vaughn's alchemy laboratory had always been operated by himself. Even his assistants were puppets. It could be said that no living person had ever entered his alchemy laboratory.
In that case, who was the one who set up the Maze Formation outside that had a completely different style?
'Could it be that someone had already broken into this alchemy laboratory before the joint exploration team arrived and used the Void Python's corpse to arrange a careless maze array?'
As Lin Yun was feeling doubtful, Solomon cursed, "Hell, if it isn't Vaughn's treasury, where did Lys get the information? I spent so much time and effort to find such a damned alchemy laboratory. This won't do, once I find Lys, I'll make him compensate me for my losses! "
"No need to worry …" Suyass waved his hand, a confident smile on his face. "Although this isn't Vaughn's treasury, the benefits we can obtain might not necessarily be any less than Vaughn's treasury …"
"Oh?"
"Look around, Psychedelic Flowers, Mana Fruits, Snake Trust Grass, Void Flowers, Thousand-Knot Vines … They are growing everywhere. These are all rare magic materials. If I'm not wrong, this is most likely Vaughn's botanical garden. Think about it, an Artisan's botanical garden that hasn't been harvested for two millennia. How much wealth would be accumulated over such a long period of time …"
"Indeed …" Lin Yun nodded. This place was indeed a treasure trove. All the magic materials commonly used in potioneering could be found here, and there was quite a lot of them. If they were all harvested, it would be enough for the Gilded Rose to use for ten years.
"In any case, there are too many magic materials here and we can't harvest them all. Let's split up and search. Whoever finds them gets to keep them. We'll meet back here in an hour." After thinking about it, Suyass proposed a fairer plan. Although this primitive forest was only a few kilometers wide, there were too many magic materials. Even if the four of them transformed into puppets, it would take them a few days to harvest everything.
Thus, they might as well choose the most precious magic materials to take away with them.
"Alright, see you in an hour."
The group of four split up and started harvesting at an extremely fast speed.
Lin Yun kept heading south, harvesting at a shocking speed. As a peak Master Alchemist, his ability to distinguish magic materials was above the entire era. In the woods, in the underbrush, Lin Yun could always find the most precious magic materials, and with the spatial ring on his finger, Lin Yun didn't have to worry about anything. As long as he fancied a magic material, he would directly throw it into his spatial ring.
On the way, it was like a swarm of locusts, only leaving behind a mess.
Vaughn was truly rich and overbearing. Although the magic materials he left behind weren't rare, they were of high quality and variety. This was something Lin Yun had never seen before. As they harvested, the magic materials in his spatial ring kept rising, and it didn't take long for a small mountain to form.
"Merlin!" Just as Lin Yun was harvesting to his heart's content, Solomon's silhouette came out of a thicket.
"High Mage Solomon, time is precious, very precious …"
"Damn, I was tricked!" When Solomon heard this, he angrily cursed, "You three are Alchemists, I'm the only one who's an amateur, how could I harvest magic materials …"
"…" Lin Yun thought about it and felt that it really was the case. Feeling helpless, he could only pick a few relatively valuable magic materials and explain their characteristics to Solomon.
"Forget it, I'll just follow behind you and pick up the leftovers …"
"…" An esteemed 9th Rank High Mage actually had no ambition. Lin Yun was speechless and could only bring him along. When harvesting all kinds of magic materials, he deliberately left half for this 9th Rank High Mage.
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