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Chapter 1198: Blood and Red Crystals
🕑 Added 2024-08-09 21:24:42 +0000 UTCSeeing that Evan was actually studying the Obelisk of the Sun, the goblin named Ravel sneered with disdain. He and the other goblins questioned Evan's abilities and mocked Pendulum for hiring him.
Pendulum argued with Ravel, but did not reveal Evan's specific background, such as the fact that he was a student of Nicolas Flamel, and that he was recommended by Flamel and Dumbledore. It was not known whether Pendulum was arguing out of disdain or was being cautious and didn't want to expose Evan's strength.
Ravel, on the other hand, felt triumphant seeing Pendulum unable to provide concrete arguments. He said proudly that he had hired a very powerful alchemist from Italy and wanted to call her over to compete with Evan.
Evan had no interest in any comparison. He was focused on studying the Obelisk of the Sun.
Previously, being too far away, he couldn’t see clearly.
Now that he was close, he could clearly see that the seemingly random spots on the Obelisk of the Sun followed a certain distribution pattern. They extended from the red jade pillar in the middle to the surrounding areas. Even if some places were separated, there would be a lighter red and black area between them.
If not examined carefully, it would be impossible to notice.
Evan took another step forward and carefully confirmed the marks on the obelisk, and it was indeed true.
It felt like the marks left by red ink evaporation and drying on black rock.
This was definitely not a coincidence. Evan looked up and observed the expressions of other wizards around him.
Aside from him, no one else seemed to have noticed this.
They were all looking at the jade mark at the top of the obelisk or the ancient magic texts and patterns on it, trying to find some useful information.
Not to mention the jade mark, the ancient magic texts and patterns were so profound and complex that it was impossible to understand what they meant.
Evan just took a look and stopped further study.
He was sure that he couldn't understand it, it was beyond his ability, and there was no way to decipher the magic inscribed on it.
But unlike these ancient magic runes, the information he just discovered was crucial.
Perhaps the secrets of these three obelisks would be revealed from another unexpected angle.
On the Obelisk of the Sun, there were irregularly distributed red-black spots like blood stains everywhere, a red crystal column in the center, and traces of dark red evaporation and drying left in the area between the two...
What did these unusual features represent?
Evan stared at the red-black spots on the obelisk, pondered for a while, and his heartbeat gradually quickened.
He thought of a possibility, a terrifying possibility!
These three obelisks were not used to show glory, but were indeed magical mechanisms.
But probably no one could have imagined that they symbolized impurity, hiding terrible, unknown crimes.
The red-black spots on the main body of the obelisk were not the rock's natural texture, but the traces left by something external that had once been infused into the obelisk, perhaps red paint, magic power, or just blood!
Of course, this was just his guess. He wanted to see what the other two obelisks looked like.
Looking across the crowd, Evan looked towards the Obelisk of the Moon and the Obelisk of the Stars on the other side.
The Obelisk of the Moon was smaller than the Obelisk of the Sun and was about ten feet lower in height.
The main stone column of the obelisk was also adorned with many red crystals, but they were not arranged in a straight line.
The red crystals were tilted left and right at a certain angle, connected end to end, dividing the Obelisk of the Moon into irregular sections.
The red crystals extended from the top, touching the moon symbol, all the way down to the ground.
Without looking closely, the red-black spots on the Obelisk of the Moon were definitely centered on these crystals.
As for the last obelisk, it was the most unique in shape among the three and also the shortest. Or, to be more precise, it was a group of obelisks consisting of many obelisks.
The tallest one was about half the height of the Obelisk of the Sun, with the symbol of the stars on top.
Around this obelisk, there stood many small square stone pillars, which were smaller versions of the obelisk.
Among them, the shortest one was not even as tall as Evan.
But this was not his focus. Evan was looking for what he wanted on these obelisks.
The Obelisk of the Stars was also covered with red spots, but without any discernible pattern. Unlike the Obelisk of the Sun and the Obelisk of the Moon, the Obelisk of the Stars did not have red crystal columns, but the tops of the smaller obelisks around it were made of red crystals...
Apparently, the magic on each of the three obelisks worked in different ways.
"Evan, what do you think these red crystal pillars mean?" Rawya asked, coming closer. "Normal obelisks don't have these things."
"I haven't figured it out yet, but it's obviously very unusual," said Evan.
He was afraid of scaring Rawya, so he didn't say what he had just guessed.
"Those wizards all think this is part of Alchemy," said Rawya. "In Alchemy, aren't crystals often used? Wizards often use crystals to conduct or store magic power, right?"
"Yes, that's indeed the saying!" Evan nodded.
Crystals were common magical materials, and red crystals had other special meanings.
They were frequently used in Alchemy, whether for making alchemical items or for the transformation of substances.
It was said that a large amount of crystals was needed to make the Philosopher's Stone, but what did this have to do with the obelisks in front of him?
“I overheard some wizards discussing that those ancient Egyptian wizards likely intended to infuse magic into the marks on the obelisks through these crystal pillars. That is, into the sun, moon, and star-shaped marks, thereby activating hidden magic,” said Rawya in a low voice. “They’re debating how to infuse magic into the crystals. You should think about it too, don’t let those goblins look down on you!"
Evan didn't care at all whether he would be looked down upon by the goblins. He was thinking about the speculations that Rawya had heard.
Directly infusing magic into the crystals? It was possible, but how exactly would it be done?
If those wizards had unrefined Philosopher's Stones, they could probably achieve that.
But what was certain was that they did not have Philosopher's Stones.
Evan also didn't see any place for placing a Philosopher's Stone. Could it be the magic altar in the middle of the three obelisks?
He looked over there and saw an area in the middle paved with green jade.
The center was slightly raised, and was engraved with complex magic runes and changing patterns of the sun, moon, and stars.
It looked like it had some connection with the three obelisks, but it was definitely not used to place the Philosopher's Stone.
In the ruins of the Forbidden Forest swamp at school, Evan had seen how ancient warlocks used the Philosopher's Stone.
The "Silence" magic and magic altar there were completely different from what he was seeing now.
Since they couldn’t use Philosopher's Stones, how could they infuse magic into the crystals?
However, Evan did agree that these red crystals were likely used to transmit something else.
That is, the substance that covered the main bodies of the obelisks with red-black blotchy marks—BLOOD...
