It was now certain that this piece of metal was a superfluous thing in the mechanical system and wouldn't have any effect.
'Could it be that the Dark Sage was careless during the production of the mechanical system and accidentally left a piece of metal in the mechanical system?'
But this possibility was almost negligible. According to what Lin Yun knew, the Dark Sage was extremely strict when it came to alchemy. As a gravedigger of the Silver Era, how could he make such a low-level mistake?
Then …
The only possibility was that this piece of metal might be hiding a secret, or else it wouldn't have appeared in the mechanical system.
After thinking of this, Lin Yun frowned. He picked up the piece of metal with his index finger and started trying to stimulate it with mana.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes …
At first, Lin Yun was somewhat looking forward to it, but as time slowly passed, the piece of metal showed no reaction. The patterns on it were still the same, just like an ordinary piece of metal that hadn't been processed. In the end, Lin Yun had no choice but to stop pouring mana into it.
Now, Lin Yun really didn't know what to do.
But he clearly understood that the piece of metal wasn't as simple as it looked.
'What method do I have to use?'
Lin Yun frowned and gradually sank into contemplation. He looked at the piece of metal between his fingers in a daze. But at this time, a timid voice echoed outside the living quarters. "Sir Merlin, can I … Can I come in …"
"Come in …"
"Okay, Sir Merlin …" The one who entered the living quarters was naturally Xiuban, who was carrying Carnage. The Draconic Beastman cautiously entered the living quarters. "Sir Merlin, the matter you arranged for me has been completed."
"Eh …" Lin Yun looked at the Draconic Beastman with a gloomy expression before shifting his gaze to the patterns on the piece of metal.
Just one glance was enough to make the Draconic Beastman shiver. He stood there like a statue, not daring to move. After being in contact with Lin Yun for a long time, he could naturally see that there was something wrong with the current Merlin. In order to avoid being unlucky, he could only act cautiously.
Soon, half an hour passed. The Draconic Beastman discovered that there was something wrong with Merlin today, he was staring at that small thing in his hand.
'Just what is it that can attract Sir Merlin …'
Xiuban couldn't hold back his curiosity and cautiously moved his body, stretching his head to see what was in Merlin's hand.
When he saw that it was a piece of metal, Xiuban couldn't hide his disappointment.
"What for?" At this time, Lin Yun suddenly turned his head and coldly looked at the Draconic Beastman, his whole body emitting a chill.
"Ah!"
The two faces were less than half a meter away from each other when Lin Yun turned his head, startling Xiuban. He couldn't help taking a few steps back, cold sweat dripping down his back. Fear could be seen on his face as he said, "Merlin … Sir Merlin, I … I was wrong, I was just curious."
"Haha, curious …"
Hearing Lin Yun's sneer, even if the Draconic Beastman was simple-minded, he could tell that Merlin was angry and that the consequences would be very serious.
'What should I do … What should I do …'
The Draconic Beastman suddenly panicked. He naturally knew the consequences of angering Sir Merlin. Just as he was feeling extremely nervous, he suddenly saw a wisp of flame rising up.
It was Syudos!
"Ah … Sir Merlin, your painting is very good …" Seeing Syudos, the Draconic Beastman was scared to death. He pointed at the decorative design on the piece of metal and used his immature brain to flatter Lin Yun.
"Looks like I really have to let Syudos teach you how to be a Beastman …" Hearing Xiuban's absurd flattery, Lin Yun's expression became even more gloomy. 'I really don't know what Xiuban is thinking all day long. Is this a decorative design on that piece of metal or a painting?'
'Hold on …'
Just as Lin Yun was about to let Syudos teach Xiuban a lesson, he froze.
'Right, why can't decorative designs be paintings?'
He had been using his knowledge of magic and alchemy to try and decipher these patterns, but he never thought of them as paintings.
It seemed that he had subconsciously thought that the problem was too complicated …
"Sir Merlin, I was wrong, I was really wrong, you …" Xiuban lowered his head, trembling with fear as he did his best to admit his mistake. But then, he discovered that Syudos had disappeared.
As Xiuban was feeling restless, Lin Yun's voice echoed, but it wasn't as gloomy as before. "Xiuban, do you still want to stay here?"
"No, no …" The Draconic Beastman waved his hands in alarm. Although he didn't know if Merlin had taken the wrong medicine and didn't punish him, this was undoubtedly a blessing in disguise.
Then, the Draconic Beastman dragged Carnage out of the living quarters.
"I can only rely on luck …" Lin Yun bitterly smiled. Intense mana fluctuations rose up, followed by a Magnification spell. After being enlarged, a picture appeared. This result stunned Lin Yun, but those pictures were still a bit blurry.
After some adjustments, the pictures became clearer. There were a total of four pictures. In the first picture, an imposing silhouette was tearing through the boundless void. There didn't seem to be anything special about it, but Lin Yun frowned, because he discovered that according to the scale of the picture, that silhouette was at least a hundred meters tall.
'What does this mean …'
Since the birth of Noscent, apart from Dragons, only Ancient Gods could have such huge bodies. The silhouette in the first picture clearly wasn't a Dragon, because Lin Yun could clearly see that it had four limbs and a head.
It really seemed to be an Ancient God …
At this time, Lin Yun realized that the secret hidden in that piece of metal might not be as simple as he had imagined. After all, that silhouette was a taboo Ancient God.
He stared at the first painting for no less than ten minutes before shifting his gaze to the second painting. The Ancient God in this painting was covered in scars and was continuously bleeding. It seemed to have suffered a very serious injury.
'No way …' Lin Yun was dumbstruck once again. That was an Ancient God with power surpassing the Heaven Rank. He really couldn't understand what kind of existence could injure an Ancient God so seriously in that era.
This was simply inconceivable …
The shocked Lin Yun once again looked at the third picture. The Ancient God fell from the void into a place filled with flames, and the fourth picture was the scene of the Ancient God being submerged in boundless flames.
'Did an Ancient God really die like that?'
Lin Yun repeatedly looked at the four pictures a few times, and after confirming that he hadn't missed any information, he made some conjectures. It was probably an Ancient God tearing through space and arriving at a place where he fought an extremely terrifying enemy. In the end, the Ancient God was seriously injured and fell into a place filled with flames. He then remained there forever.
Although the enemy of the Ancient God didn't appear in the picture, Lin Yun was certain that such a terrifying enemy definitely existed.
But, where did the Ancient God end up after tearing through space?
Flames … Flames everywhere …
This was undoubtedly the most important information.
Lin Yun frowned as he looked at the third and fourth pictures. He suddenly recalled the words of the puppet in the Merlin Family Manor, "At the end of the Wailing River …"
'Hold on …'
'Could the Ancient God and that terrifying enemy have fought in the Raging Flame Plane?'
This sudden thought startled Lin Yun.
But …
After thinking about it, it seemed possible. The Wailing River itself was a long river of flames. It was several kilometers wide, which fit the scene in the third and fourth pictures.
And the Heaven Puppet had said, "At the end of the Wailing River …"
Lin Yun couldn't help but think in that direction.
Then, Lin Yun picked up his quill and copied the four pictures. After doing that, he picked up the piece of metal once again and looked at the back of it. It was smooth and didn't have any patterns. After thinking about it, he casually cast an Enlargement spell and Lin Yun saw a row of characters.
"Ancient God Runes …"
After looking at it for a while, Lin Yun took a deep breath. He had already recognized those characters, they were Ancient God Runes.
"The origin … of all wisdom …"
Ancient God Runes had a kind of mystical energy in itself. Translating a few characters used up all of Lin Yun's strength. After translating, he put the piece of metal back on the refining table and sat on the side, gasping for breath while inwardly pondering.
Only the Ancient God Civilization could be called the origin of all wisdom. They were the first five races of wisdom born in Noscent. They created the Ascian Runes and were called the origin of all knowledge by mages.
The words "The origin of all wisdom" appearing on the back of the piece of metal truly puzzled Lin Yun. He was certain that this sentence was an important clue, but Lin Yun really couldn't figure out what it represented. 'Could it be the identity of an Ancient God?'
If that assumption was correct, then the Ancient God that fell in the Raging Flame Plane might have been Constance, who was repeatedly mentioned by mages during the peak of the Magic Era.
To be more precise, Constance was an existence second only to the God King among the Ancient Gods. He was the sage of the 72 Ancient Gods, and he was the creator of the Ascian Runes.
During the peak of the Magic Era, mages couldn't help sighing at Constance's wisdom whenever Constance was mentioned. They even regarded his name as a symbol of wisdom.
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