"Found it!" Rein's eyes lit up with joy as he strode to the "birdcage".
Through the metal bars, they could clearly see that the ground inside the cage was indeed a teleportation magic array.
The array was not activated yet, so it looked a little dull.
"Generally speaking, it does look like the skeleton of a teleportation array." Tree Spirit looked at the array and hesitated. "But compared to the other arrays I've seen, this one is complete. But the flesh … is too full."
Angor also saw the teleportation array. He did not know how to draw one, but he could tell that this one was strange.
The core of a teleportation array was there, but the outer part of the array was covered with many strange runes.
Some of the runes were independent runes, some were three-dimensional runes that went deep into the ground, and most of them were strange runes that were mixed into the runes of the teleportation array. It was as if the array was made up of multiple circuit boards. It was very complicated.
As Tree Spirit said, the "flesh" of the array was so full that they had never seen it before.
"Can you tell the function of these runes?" Tree Spirit turned to Angor and asked.
Angor looked at the complicated runes and shook his head. "I'm afraid not. There are many three-dimensional runes that go deep into the ground. I can't tell them apart without destroying the integrity of the runes."
Even a Runemaster who specialized in alchemy runes would find it difficult to tell them apart, let alone Angor who was only good at alchemy runes.
"A teleportation array of this level is already beyond the level of a Runemaster in the south." As the most knowledgeable person among them, Rein considered and said, "It must be the work of the Runemaster mentioned in Cuolo's Chronicles."
Tree Spirit nodded. "He's a Runemaster who peeked into Mystery after all. It's not easy to decipher it."
Angor said, "I can't tell the effect of the runes on the array, but I should be able to do it once I activate it."
Rein nodded. "Usually, activating an unknown magic array is very risky. However, this is just a teleportation array. No matter how fancy the effects are, it shouldn't be too dangerous. "
Because the teleportation array required a very stable space, any external factor could cause the teleportation array to fail or even backfire. Therefore, the danger of activating the teleportation array was not great.
However, it was only limited to "activating" the teleportation array. If it was in the middle of teleportation, then the risk would be very difficult to guarantee. The further the teleportation distance, the greater the risk. It was easy to encounter an unstable space midway and be forced to fall into a crack between planes. This was also one of the reasons why apprentices needed to be escorted by official Magi when they used teleportation arrays.
"I'll do it," Rein said and looked at Angor. "Can you tell what's wrong with the railings?"
He waved a hand at Rein. "I can't recognize the runes on the railings, but I think they're used to stabilize space. I think they're used to prevent the space from fluctuating violently. There shouldn't be any danger. "
Rein nodded. Since Angor said so, he no longer needed to worry. He walked to the door and pushed it open.
Whoosh —
As soon as the door was pushed open, they heard the sound of metal clashing against each other. It sounded like … wind chimes.
Rein stopped and looked up. The sound came from above.
However, the ceiling was covered by a thick layer of nightmare light, so they couldn't use their energy to see what was going on.
"I'll do it," Angor spoke. As soon as he finished speaking, a green rune appeared in his right eye.
The Domain, which was originally quite spacious, was slowly being shrunk by him. While the force field was shrinking horizontally, the height of the cage was increased vertically.
As the force field grew higher, the top of the "birdcage" was finally revealed.
Hanging from the top of the door were three circular silver-white metal plates. They were swaying slowly in the air, and the "hua hua" sound from before was caused by the silver-white metal plates colliding with the door.
"Once the door is opened, it'll definitely make a noise," Tree Spirit said as he looked at the ceiling. Tree Spirit looked up with a puzzled expression. "However, as far as I know, the trigger of this kind of door opening is usually some kind of dangerous mechanism, but it doesn't seem to have any reaction so far. Not even energy ripples. It's just a 'doorbell', isn't it? "
"If it's not a trap, maybe it's a hint," Rein said and used his spirit feelers to observe the metal plates.
"There's nothing special about the strings. However, this metal disc can be removed. "
With that, Rein used his spirit feelers to remove the metal plates from the strings.
Rein looked at the silver plates in his hand and frowned. "Huh? There are runes for teleportation on them too."
Rein also saw many runes he didn't recognize, but he didn't know their specific effects.
Rein handed the plates to Angor so that the latter could identify them.
"There are many runes on the plate that I can't identify. They're all carved in a special way, so I can't tell what's on it. But they look similar to the ones on the ground. I think it's some kind of linked teleportation array. "
A linked teleportation array. Rein wasn't unfamiliar with this concept.
It was a portable teleportation array that could be carried around. However, it had a great limitation. It emphasized portability and sacrificed the space for free teleportation.
Using this type of teleportation array could only teleport you to a linked teleportation array.
"So you're saying that activating this teleportation array will send you to the one in the cage?" Rein asked.
"Yes." Angor nodded.
"Is there a distance limit? Are there any other effects? "
"I don't know how far it is. As for other effects, I don't know. "
Rein considered for a moment. "When I was looking at the ceiling, I noticed that the teleportation arrays are all connected at the same distance from each other. But there's an extra section of the strings at the bottom. According to the distance, there should be another formation plate. "
There should be four plates in total, but there were only three on the ceiling. This meant that one of them was taken away by someone.
"I think it's with Cuolo," said Tree Spirit. Then Tree Spirit showed an expression of sudden realization. "We were sure that the owner of this relic had a way to enter the relic without going through the gate. Now it seems that he must have gone through the teleportation circle … So, Cuolo could come back at any time?"
"He hasn't come back for hundreds of years. It can't be a coincidence that he came back right after we came in." Rein said, "Let's not worry about that for now. I'll activate the teleportation array and see if I can locate the Astral Ruin."
Rein didn't think that activating the portal would be dangerous, but he still spent some precious materials to cast a level-3 spell called Tenebrous Domain on himself and Angor, just in case.
It was a pseudo-domain spell created by Rein himself.
After being enveloped by the Whisper Domain, Rein stepped into the cage and activated the teleportation array.
Rein chose to use his own mana to activate the array. Compared to using magic crystals as energy, this method allowed him to better sense the information inside the array.
When the Magic Array on the ground began to flicker with a dim light, it meant that the Teleportation Array had been activated.
At the same time, Rein closed his eyes and tried to sense the information inside the array.
A moment later, the magic array slowly dimmed down, and Rein opened his eyes.
Instead of leaving the cage, Rein stood on the teleportation array with a pensive look on his face while holding the teleportation array plate he took from the ceiling.
After a while, Rein finally came out of the cage when Tree Spirit called him.
"You've been standing there for a long time. Did you find anything?" Tree Spirit asked curiously.
Rein nodded. "Yes. Let me tell you from the beginning."
"There's only one exit in this array. From what I can sense, the exit isn't far away. It should be the one inside the Astral Ruin."
"Can you close the portal?"
"Yes. The teleportation array on this side is the main one, so it can control the passage on both sides." Rein said, "I've already closed it. We don't need to worry about any nightmare creatures coming here."
Both Angor and Tree Spirit sighed in relief.
Rein paused for a moment before he continued, "But I found that the most important function of this array is not to teleport to the Astral Ruin. It's to connect with the teleportation array plate. "
While speaking, Rein tried to recall what he sensed earlier.
When he activated the array, the first thing he sensed was the exit of the Astral Ruin. Immediately after, Rhine sensed three very obvious spatial connections.
These three connections were connected to the teleportation array plate in Rein's hand, as well as the other two on the ceiling.
Rhine could clearly sense the connection between the Teleportation Array Disc and the Teleportation Array.
However, this was not the most important thing. After these three spatial connections, Rhine vaguely perceived another spatial connection.
This one wasn't very clear, and the teleportation array couldn't pinpoint its exact location. However, it was definitely there.
"You mean, the last spatial connection is the teleportation array disk in Ku Luoli's hand?!" Tree Spirit asked in astonishment.
Rein nodded. "Should be. The connection is weak, but it feels the same as the other teleportation arrays."
Rein had no reason to lie, so Tree Spirit believed him right away. "If you can sense Cuolo's teleportation array plate, does that mean he's very close to this place?"
Rein shook his head with a strange expression. "No, he's not close at all."
This was why Rein was stunned for a long time. He clearly sensed that Cuolo was very far away from this place. In fact, the distance between them was immeasurable!
Many years ago, Rein visited the wizarding world of the Western Continent and the Northern Territory. These two Sorcerer Worlds were very far away from the Southern Region. Even if an official Sorcerer took the Path of the Void, it would take him many years to get there. He had a feeling that the distance between where Kulori was and the Northern Region was even greater than the distance between the Western Continent and the Northern Region!
The teleportation array could sense the teleportation array plate from such a great distance! It was very vague, and they couldn't even tell where it was, but at least they could sense it!
This was beyond Rein's imagination.
Rein's words left both Tree Spirit and Angor in disbelief, so they decided to try it themselves.
The truth was just as Rein said. After activating the teleportation array, they felt as if they had traveled through endless time and space to sense the last teleportation array plate at an extremely distant location.
"No wonder Cuolo could accurately locate the floating ruin in the vast void," Tree Spirit exclaimed. "Is this the power of the Mysterious Alchemist?"
Being able to sense the location of a teleportation array plate even beyond time and space. This was an ability that no Rune Sorcerer in the southern region could imagine.
"The world beyond legendary … Alchemy, Rune Sorcerer, or anything else is beyond our imagination. No wonder all the legendary wizards left this place. There are more wonderful worlds beyond … "Rein's eyes flashed with longing.
But soon, Rein's expression changed into a slightly bitter one. He knew that the worlds beyond legendary were wonderful, but he still didn't have the courage or the strength to step forward.
He didn't like Monkey's actions, but sometimes he admired Monkey's courage.
Rein shook his head. "Speaking of which, if this teleportation array can sense a teleportation array plate so far away, how far is it effective? Can it cross planes? "
"If it can, even if it's only a plane near the southern region, it'll be a great resource for us."
Tree Spirit paused. "It's a pity that the teleportation array is set up inside the Light of Nightmare. I think Angor is the only one who can use it without fear. "
Rein also showed a regretful look. Apart from Angor, anyone who used a teleportation array plate to enter this room would be covered by the Light of Nightmare and die.
"How about we activate the teleportation array and send the Light of Nightmare back to the Astral Pool Ruin?"
"No!" Rein shook his head. "We can't study the Light of Nightmare for now, but it's extremely valuable. Besides, it can boost the growth of nightmare creatures. We can't use it. "
Rein even thought about how to steal the Light of Nightmare from the Astral Pool Ruin, which might prevent the nightmare creatures from staying in the ruin for too long.
There was no way he could send the Light of Nightmare back to the ruin.
Plus, if they really teleported there, the nightmare creatures would definitely follow the teleportation circle to find them. That would be a huge loss for them.
Tree Spirit shrugged. "Then there's nothing we can do. We can only use this place as a transfer point for Angor."
Tree Spirit tossed a teleportation array plate to him. "Take one of these. We haven't tested its maximum range yet, but I'm sure it covers the entire southern region. You can teleport back from anywhere in the southern region at any time, and you won't have to pay for the materials needed to open a plane passageway."
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