After returning from the temple, they rested in Bonia's yurt. While digesting the newly acquired information, they discussed further exploration plans for this world. Hessiana stood next to Vivian, bored, playing with a small ball of blood in her hand to entertain herself. Baptiste's incident had ended in an unexpected way. She felt powerless, like punching cotton. She was waiting for Vivian to decide what to do next.
Vivian had been fiddling with the blood-colored crystal since the beginning, trying to figure out what it meant. The crystal floated up and down in her hand, but no matter how she injected magic power or sprinkled blood on it, it would not change. It was like a cold and ordinary beautiful stone, keeping all its secrets.
"You still don't remember who Beatrice is?" Hao Ren glanced at Vivian. "You don't remember anything about this crystal?"
"You know my brain state." Vivian shook her head with a wry smile. "I have forgotten Pavel for 300 years. But it seems that I have forgotten Beatrice even more thoroughly. Even though I know her name, I still can't remember anything. "
"Maybe she changed her name, or maybe Beatrice is just a title of the witch," Kassandra suddenly said. "Witches and wizards often give themselves some 'pseudonyms' that are between a name and a title. They use these pseudonyms to cast spells to prevent the power of the demons from backfiring or being tracked by the demons. But I heard that this method doesn't always work. You can find out the real name of the more powerful hell creatures. "
"It's a pity that Beatrice is dead. Even if we bring Y 'zaks here, we won't be able to find out the real name of the witch." Hao Ren shook his head. He knew Vivian's memory state. Perhaps finding out Beatrice's real name would help Vivian remember the crystal and the witch. But no one could pin their hopes on Vivian's bad brain.
"I'm sorry." Vivian looked at them apologetically and rubbed her forehead. "I've tried my best to remember."
Lily looked at Vivian and felt a little sympathy for her. She patted Vivian on the shoulder and comforted her softly. "Can't help it. After all, she's old."
Vivian rolled her eyes at her. "Squat aside!"
Lily gritted her teeth. She kept squatting and moved sideways while muttering, "Pfft, you don't know what's good for you."
"The other key is what this crystal is." Nangong Sanba fixed his eyes on the red crystal floating above Vivian's palm. "When you were asleep 300 years ago, you gave a similar crystal to your servant and put it with your manuscript. This means that it is something very important, as important as your memory. But didn't you leave any clues that could open it? "
"Even if there was a clue, I would have forgotten it. And even if the clue was right in front of me, I wouldn't know it." Vivian sighed. "When you even forget what you have forgotten, there is nothing you can do. I can only feel that the aura in this crystal is much weaker than the one Pavel kept. Perhaps it is because Beatrice has been drawing magic from it for so long that it has weakened. At first, I almost didn't recognize that it was condensed from my blood. "
Lily looked up at Vivian and whispered, "That's why we have to care for the empty nest old bat …"
"No one will think you're mute if you don't talk!"
"Anyway, this is the only clue related to the summoning of the King of Blood." Hao Ren knocked on the table. "Baptiste was just a wizard's apprentice before Beatrice disappeared. He couldn't have researched the summoning ritual himself, let alone sealed such a powerful evil spirit in his magic book. So, he must have inherited it from Beatrice. All his magic skills, early knowledge, and magic items that may be related to Vivian, all came from Beatrice. This crystal … "
At this time, Lily raised her hand again, indicating that she had something to say. "If it were me, I would try to eat it."
"Do you think everyone is a husky? When you see something you don't recognize, you take a bite or two to taste it? " Hao Ren squinted at the girl who had not been on the right track for a long time. "Do you know what this crystal is?"
"Yes, I do." Lily's expression was unexpectedly serious. "You think I'm joking? This crystal is made from Battie's own blood. So, it's something in Battie's body. What's wrong with eating it? "
Hao Ren was stunned. He thought that what Lily said made sense. But then, he felt that he could not understand the husky's train of thought. How did she know that the crystal would not hurt her stomach? Why did she have to try it? Or, how did the husky think that the key to solving the problem was eating?
But Vivian did not know what was on her mind. She put the crystal to her mouth and said, "Maybe I can try it."
"Wait a minute!" Hao Ren quickly grabbed her. "Are you sure you want to follow Lily's crazy suggestion?"
"It's my own blood anyway," Vivian licked her lips. "Maybe I can find something by absorbing it. At least I can find the memory fragments when this crystal was made. The blood of the Blood Clan can store information."
Hessiana nodded in agreement with Vivian. Hao Ren could only give up trying to dissuade her. He watched nervously as Vivian put the thin crystal into her mouth. After a while, he could not help but ask, "Do you want to … add some garlic?"
"This is a bloody crystal, not blood tofu!" Hessiana put her hands on her hips and glared at Hao Ren. Then, she turned to Vivian. "Lady Vivian, what's your reaction?"
"Wait a minute." Vivian waved her hand. "I'm absorbing it."
She restored the blood-formed crystal to its original form and absorbed it into her body. She tried to decipher every trace of information contained in it. During this process, her expression kept changing, alternating between confusion and recollection. Very quickly, she discovered that this blood crystal was formed in a much earlier era than she had expected. Fragments of memory suddenly surged into her mind. Those fragments came from an era that she had never expected, and from an even more unexpected point of view.
She saw her other self's activities on this planet from the perspective of a bystander. Although the scene was only for a moment, she learned more from her memory than the images.
Vivian suddenly opened her eyes, and a blood-red light flashed in her eyes. Her power almost burst out uncontrollably in a thousandth of a second. At that moment, Hao Ren even felt that he had become the prey of this powerful force. It could even be said that this force was directed at him. But soon, this illusory pressure disappeared. Vivian fully awakened from the memory. The first thing she did was to look up at Gezer. "What's under Dorasil?"
Dorasil, the ancient city, was said to be a ceremonial city built by the survivors after the end of the ancient Sun Dynasty. It was built after the sky closed, and no one had ever lived in it. It was only a symbol in this world. Gezer was a little confused by Vivian's question. "The sacred city? Is there something under it? "
"There is something … deep under Dorasil. There should be another city there," Vivian said as she stood up. "We have no time to lose. We must go there immediately."
"Wait a minute." Hao Ren stopped Gezer, who was about to obey the order. He looked at Vivian. "Do we have to go now? Will it be a problem to postpone it for a day? "
"Postpone it for a day?" Vivian was a little puzzled. "If it is only for a day, it should be …"
Hao Ren raised his hand and pointed to the sky outside the tent. "It is too late, and you obviously need to rest. So do the others."
Only then did Vivian calm down. She noticed that not only was Lily dozing off, but Nangong Wuyue was also asleep with her tail curled up like a mosquito coil. Nangong Sanba, Hessiana, and the others were not in such a serious state, but they were obviously not in their best condition.
"You are right. Then let's set off tomorrow. Sorry, I was too excited. "Vivian's expression returned to normal, and she smiled faintly." Don't be nervous. The situation is not that urgent. It's just that I was affected by the residual emotions in the bloodstone and lost control a little. "
Hao Ren nodded. Wisely, he did not ask what Vivian saw in the illusion. Instead, he arranged everyone's schedule. "Well, we will rest in the Fire tribe tonight and go to the Wind tribe tomorrow."
Vivian nodded gently. She had no objection to this arrangement.
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