The strange movements in the forest at night did not escape Lin's surveillance. However, he could not see the complete picture without the Arcane Eye. He could only see the traces of the movement of the light spots that represented the creatures on the 2D map.
What did that mean?
It did not mean anything.
Lin did not even think about going to the scene to investigate. He only paid attention to the abnormal behavior for the first time and then paid no more attention to it. For him, the only thing he needed to protect was the people, things, and things in the tower.
After knowing that the people outside the tower might be spies from other organizations, exposing other people's privacy like this was a showdown, which meant that he was asking for trouble. The best way to deal with it was to avoid it. Then, in this way of thinking, he missed the opportunity to nip the future danger in the bud.
At night, Lin was still observing the stars as usual. Astronomy was based on constant observation, recording, and accumulating a large amount of data. Only then would there be a foundation for calculation. So, Lin did the same thing day after day. Fortunately, this deep starry sky was his interest in the first place. He could do things that were boring in other people's eyes happily.
And recently, in addition to studying how to improve the accuracy of observation, he took out the golden skeleton that was only missing the left arm to do various tests. It was also so that when the final parts were collected, he would not have to rush to complete the overall study without knowing anything.
As long as the left and right arms were symmetrical, this skeleton had 206 bones like an ordinary human. However, this number of bones was based on the information Lin had read on Earth. He had never actually dissected the "humans" in the maze world, so he could not say for sure whether they really had 206 bones.
The material was also unknown. Whether it was the density measurement, the various conductive abilities, such as heat conduction, transmission of magic power, and so on, there was no similar material. It could not be ruled out that Lin's basic knowledge of the materials in the maze world was quite weak. Plus, the golden skeleton's indestructible characteristic made it impossible for him to sample and do some destructive tests.
After a bunch of messy tests, Lin came to the conclusion that there was no conclusion …
After all, he was not a medical major when he was on Earth. After coming to the maze world, the type of magic related to human bones was necromancy, which was not a popular type of magic. Therefore, in the process of research, the resources that could be obtained or found were the rarest.
None of the spells that apprentices had to learn had anything to do with this. Therefore, Lin could not obtain any information from the skeletons like a forensic doctor or a CSI.
While he could not use the mana authority within the bones, Lin was still able to measure the total amount of authority within each bone now that the precision of detection technology was quite good. Every cubic unit contained about a million units of authority, and the ratio was very close to the natural numerical value, which was 128: 64: 32: 16: 8: 4: 2: 1.
What was the closest substance to this data? The answer was the Purple Change Grade Magic Stone.
It was a very unexpected discovery.
If this golden skeleton was man-made, then it could be said that someone had used a Purple Transformation Grade Magic Stone to mix with other materials to create this humanoid skeleton of equal proportions. But what was his purpose? What was the purpose of such a high-cost product? It was purely for fun, but it could not explain the many unknowns that still remained on the golden skeleton.
If this was the appearance of a mutated human skeleton, why would there be such a change? And why was there magic power and authority contained in every bone? Moreover, these magic power and authority could not be extracted or used, and even the natural state of leakage could not be observed.
It must be known that the bones left behind by some powerful magical beasts were superior materials for making magic staffs or weapons. The most important thing was that the maker could use the magic power and authority contained in the material itself to engrave magic arrays or other methods to give the weapon or equipment magical effects.
A good maker could grasp the balance between extraction and recovery, so that the weapon or equipment could be used for a long time under normal conditions. A bad maker would cause the weapon or equipment to have a 'lifespan,' and the moment the magic power and authority was drained, the equipment was equivalent to being useless.
These common sense were the biggest reasons why the golden skeleton seemed out of place.
What if this was the performance of a mage after self-cultivation to the extreme? Just like breathing air into the lungs, eating food into the stomach, then where would the magic power and authority that a mage absorbed through meditation be stored?
The so-called dantian in Chinese martial arts? The seven chakras in Indian philosophy? These were not actual organs. Even on Earth, these were metaphysical existences that could only be understood and not dissected.
At this time, Lin Xiang thought of a word – rebirth. If in ancient China, this word was not a description, but a process that someone had really experienced, what would it be like?
The more he explored this golden skeleton, the more questions he had in his mind. It made him want to kill a mage and dissect him as a control group to verify his idea, but he quickly extinguished the thought. In the end, there was no conclusion as to what this skeleton was. Marco Lin was not in the mood to kill people for it.
Speaking of which, if this golden skeleton was really left behind by someone after death, who could it be?
The builder of the Tower of the Great Sage, one of the members of the team of heroes that ended the Dark Age, Great Sage Anatoly, was a person whose life was unknown. The year of his birth was unknown, the year of his death was unknown, his teacher was unknown, and his family was unknown.
The only thing that appeared in the records was that he followed the hero Solaronson and defeated the ruler of the Dark Age, Demon King Tikal. Other than that, there were a bunch of spells and magic arrays that had his name as a prefix.
Then, this big shot whose life was unknown had neither a definite date of death nor a suspected burial place. Could it be …?
Lin held the skull and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.
Whimsically, he went out to dig a big bucket of clay and tried to use the skull to reconstruct a human face and restore the appearance of the person when he was alive.
It turned out that if you didn't have a diamond, don't take on a porcelain job. This kind of technology that had only been seen in TV series or movies, Lin had no ability to recreate it.
Without any idea of what was going on, the golden skull was directly mended into a cratered head by Lin Huang using clay. For a moment, Lin thought that he was creating a new monster character for a horror movie. Even Freddy on Friday the 13th was cooler than this thing in front of him.
However, during the period of time when he was studying the golden skeleton, the premise that this skeleton was the remains of a mage was correct. Coupled with the previous data analysis of the magic power and authority contained in the human body, Lin had an inexplicable and inexplicable idea in his mind.
And while Lin was focused on his own research, various conspiracies against him were quietly going on.
The most frightening thing was not great power, but the unknown.
Because of the unknown, there was no way to target it; because of the unknown, it was difficult to avoid psychological fear. The unknown was also one of the great terrors of the Ancient God of Termination, the ruler who started the Dark Age. Even now that the Dark Age had ended and the rulers had fallen into a deep slumber, all species of Homo sapiens still could not shake off the fear of the unknown.
However, when the Tower of the Great Sage showed more power, no matter how powerful it was, it was no longer an unknown. Then, for the group that made enemies with it, their chances of revenge would be higher.
Among these people, the ones who observed the Tower of the Great Sage the longest and the ones who paid the most attention were the creatures of the Dark World. Although they lived on the same continent as the other creatures in the Maze World, their habits and social rules were different. This made these creatures who were used to hiding in the dark innately hate the people in the light.
When someone offended them, no matter the reason, if they did not take revenge, they would only be seen as a sign of cowardice. Cowards could be challenged and replaced. No matter how powerful they were, they would not be able to obtain the corresponding power. Because cowards did not deserve to stand above others, they could only be spurned.
This was also the predicament that the vampire Marquis Meszaroche, one of the four Ancients of the peninsula, faced during this period of time.
His number one subordinate, Marton Borlaug, and his clan had all died in the Great Sage's Tower at its peak. And the Marquis's continued inaction caused his prestige in the clan to fall to an unimaginable level. There were constantly high-ranking vampires leading their clan to betray him and seek refuge with other clans.
Of course, there were all kinds of reasons, and Marquis Meszaroche also severely punished a few traitors. But these methods were still unable to reverse this declining situation, because the Tower of the Great Sage was still there, and there were no losses at all.
If both sides suffered losses, even if they did not take revenge, it would be a very good reason for the Marquis to step down. But the reality was that his most capable subordinate was dead, and the tower was still standing.
That hateful little bitch of the Naji clan, Dorothy, was spreading the word about the threat of the tower. It could emit the same light as the sun in the day at night. Even if one wore daytime clothes, they would not be able to protect themselves. This was a threat, even fatal, to vampires and most creatures of the dark world.
But these reasons should not be excuses for Marquis Meszaroche not daring to take revenge. The biggest reason for not daring to regain face was that he was afraid.
Such talk had been quietly circulating in the dark world for more than half a year. It might not necessarily be that little bitch who spread the news, but it could also be some ambitious fellow who wanted to take a seat in the vampire council and wanted to challenge him to take the position.
Regardless of which possibility it was, Marquis Meszaroche chose to endure most of the time. It wasn't that he didn't want to take revenge, but that he wanted to choose the most favorable time, the most effective method, and the most thorough solution, leaving everyone speechless and no longer questioning his authority.
To this end, he spent a lot of resources and collected four powerful destruction magic scrolls – Earthquake. This was one of the most effective spells to destroy buildings and attack city walls or magic towers.
The next step was to look for an opportunity. The moment that hateful magic tower revealed its weakness.
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Thank you to my book friend HouseManVI for the tip.
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