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Chapter 379 Repairing the Lightning Element Array
"Hiki Village?"
Sihe's expression gradually became serious. "Goro's report says that the residents of Hishiki Village haven't returned yet. Is it related to the Fools?"
Xu Ning picked up all seven or eight people who had fallen to the ground drunk and threw them into the Dust-Hidden Cave, instructing Qingyi to keep an eye on them.
"Insufficient information to make a judgment, let's just wait and see. However, once we're inside, we can hardly feel the influence of the evil spirit's power anymore. Do you have any clues about this?"
Sihe composed himself, took out a small square base from his pocket, on which stood a bow and arrow-shaped pointer. A flash of lightning occasionally streaked across the pointer as it swayed incessantly, pointing towards the interior of the snake bone mine.
"This is a miniature Thunder Pointer."
Following the direction of the pointer, Sihe led Xu Ning into the mine, explaining, "When you were worshipping at that shrine, I saw the lightning element array here from the edge of the cliff. The array itself is solid and difficult to destroy. Those guys only took the key lightning-type talisman. As long as we use this lightning pointer to find the talisman, we can reactivate the array and eliminate the negative effects here."
After entering a spacious cave, the lightning pointer in Sihe's hand suddenly began to vibrate in one direction.
"Found it, it's one of those talismans enshrined on the stone platform."
Xu Ning saw a jewel shimmering with lightning placed on a stone platform in the distance, surrounded by six rhomboid purple gems.
"While it's called a talisman, only these rhombus-shaped gems truly function as such; they act as pillars, forming an array. The bead inlaid in that pillar, however, serves as a device for storing lightning elemental energy..."
Oh?
Upon hearing that the pillar inlaid with a bead was actually a device for storing lightning element, Xu Ning became interested and stepped forward to pick up the lightning bead and began to play with it.
"Is this thing used to charge the formation? How many times can one charge it?"
Xu Ning asked with great interest.
Sihe was a little confused as to why Xu Ning was so interested in this, and casually replied, "It's almost infinitely rechargeable..."
"Wow, this is a good thing..." Xu Ning wiped his forehead, summoned his lightning elemental body, and placed the pillar-inlaid bead in its hand. "Then let's give it a try."
Having used the Lightning Elemental Body several times in the dream, Xu Ning liked its unparalleled speed and clean, decisive killing power. However, the fact that he had to recharge after each strike was really annoying.
Now that I have this amazing device that can be charged indefinitely, I have to give it a try.
The lightning elemental body came out carrying the "Snow Burial Star Silver". Xu Ning had always wanted to equip him with a one-handed sword, just like in the dream, but unfortunately, apart from the "Peak Cutter Blade", he didn't really have any good swords to show off.
Now that the lightning elemental body has the orb in its left hand, it can only wield the sword with one hand in its right. Fortunately, the elemental body's strength far exceeds that of ordinary people, so it is not impossible for it to wield the greatsword.
Sihe had never seen such a strange elemental construct before. After a moment of stunned silence, she remembered to stop it, but it was clearly too late.
As the lightning elemental body charged forward, the greatsword in its hand exploded with lightning, accompanied by rumbling thunder, and in an instant, it unleashed six consecutive sword strikes, the turning lightning blasting out a series of dazzling Z-shaped slashes in the spacious cave.
This power is simply incomparable; after all, it's a six-hit combo, as a certain guy who likes to play electronic music with a shamisen can attest.
but……
"Hey, this is a fake. It ran out of power after just one use. We have to go find it..."
Sihe rushed over and snatched the pillar-shaped bead from the lightning elemental body's hand. The bead, which had been radiating a purple aura of lightning, was now almost turning grayish-white.
"What fake! This is the real thing!"
Sihe angrily said, "But it's only used to maintain the power supply of a magic array. It can be charged by attracting lightning once during a thunderstorm. How can you use it like this... Although there are many thunderstorms in Inazuma, where is there thunder in such good weather now?"
Xu Ning quickly said, "I can do it, don't panic. I can charge the bead. Please give it to me."
Sihe slapped the bead into Xu Ning's palm. Xu Ning communicated with his Thunder God Heart in his mind and injected the thunder element into the bead again.
Seeing that Xu Ning could indeed charge the bead, Si He was relieved. He gathered up the other pillar stones and led Xu Ning deeper into the snake bone mine.
After passing through an extremely narrow path, the ground gradually became damp.
Finally, Sihe stopped in a place where huge bone fragments were intertwined. "This is where the talisman is placed."
Sihe pointed to the tallest pillar on the cliff, which had a crescent-shaped base. "That's the Imperial Support Base, where the pillar with inlaid beads is placed. It's responsible for attracting lightning and releasing the power of the lightning element. The other six pillars are called the Lightning Bearing Mirrors. These pillars with stone blocks embedded below them are responsible for receiving the lightning element, releasing the suppressing power, and forming a magic array."
Xu Ning understood at a glance, then touched his brow with his finger and summoned his wind elemental body.
Xu Ning took the six talisman stones from Sihe and handed them to the wind elemental body. He smiled and said, "Let it handle these rough tasks. Let's go straight to the place on the cliff where we put the thunder pearls."
Sihe watched as the wind elemental body soared into the air and accurately placed the pillar stones beneath the Thunder Bearing Mirror. He nodded and said, "Thank you. This is much more efficient. After he finishes releasing them, don't take them back yet. I see that many of these pillars have been moved, and I'm afraid some adjustments will be needed before they can function properly."
Xu Ning agreed, but did not immediately use the Wings of Wind to fly up the cliff. Instead, he looked at Si He, wondering if she had a way to get to the other side of the cliff.
After observing the angles of several pillars from below, Sihe casually reached out from the ground, and the clear water in the puddle quickly coalesced into a thick snake, which swam to Sihe's feet and carried her winding towards the top of the cliff.
"Is this interesting way of using water elements derived from the protection of the deep sea? It does seem somewhat similar to the transformations of those water spirits."
Xu Ning glanced at Si He with appreciation, and then flew up to the top of the cliff.
Under Sihe's command, after placing several Thunder Inheritance Mirrors at certain angles, Xu Ning placed the pearl in his hand, which was basically filled with thunder element, into the crescent-shaped groove.
It took effect almost as soon as it was put in.
A ball of lightning shot out from the piercing pillar, was caught by the first lightning strike mirror, and then accelerated out again.
After illuminating the six Thunder Mirrors, the lightning ball moved with the speed of a thunderclap, instantly disappearing into a lamppost below.
From Xu Ning's perspective, the trajectory of the lightning ball looked like someone using lightning magic to draw a serpent-shaped rune in the sky above this area.
With the activation of the protective objects, the evil spirits in the area seemed to dissipate instantly.
Xu Ning finally understood what Si He meant by "unlimited charging".
Inazuma is known for its frequent thunderstorms.
The imperial throne attracts celestial lightning and pours it into the precious pearl. Once it overflows, it automatically launches a lightning ball. The lightning ball passes through the Thunder Bearing Mirror to reinforce the magic array, achieving the effect of continuously releasing suppressing power.
It can be said that as long as no one deliberately sabotages it, this mechanism can suppress the power of evil spirits simply by relying on the occasional thunderstorms, without anyone controlling it.
Xu Ning sincerely praised the person who invented this magic array.
"At this rate, let alone four magic arrays, even ten magic arrays would be enough for today."
Sihe also agreed with Xu Ning's words.
"With Lord Xu Ning around, many difficult things have become exceptionally easy. The next place isn't far either, just in the bay west of the Serpent God's Head."
The two went to the head of the serpent god, determined to pass by the place where the warrior was again.
Xu Ning saw Zheping, who was in charge of keeping watch, standing on a high ground, gazing at the skeleton of the giant snake in the distance, his spear tracing smooth lines in his hand.
Seeing the two approaching, Zheping smiled sheepishly, slung his spear behind his back, and walked over, scratching his head and laughing, "I was just so bored, so I thought I'd practice my spear skills for a bit."
Sihe looked at him speechlessly, "But you're being too conspicuous, standing so high up and pointing fingers. If he's not blind, he'll definitely notice you're watching him."
Zheping shook his head and said, "I don't know if he noticed me or not, but I watched him from there for a whole hour. During that time, he didn't even glance back at me, let alone move an inch. If he hadn't spoken to us, I would have even suspected that he was a stone sculpture."
Xu Ning and Si He exchanged a glance.
This martial artist exuded an eerie aura, but there was no time to investigate now. After all, restoring the magic arrays to normal so that the residents of Bayun Island could return to their normal lives was the priority.
"Then I'll leave you to keep watch here. We'll be heading west next. If anything happens, you can look for us there."
After giving Zheping some instructions, Xu Ning and Sihe quickly arrived at the western side of the Serpent God's head.
The bay is triangular in shape, and the arrangement of the Imperial Seat and the Mirror of Thunder is similar, but it is unknown where those talismans will be.
"It would be a real problem if someone pocketed it."
Sihe was exploring the direction of the treasure with the Thunder Probe when she heard this. She glanced at Xu Ning and thought to herself that if this guy made a move, perhaps none of those pearls would be left behind.
"Regardless of whether these things were done by the soldiers of the Coral Palace or the soldiers of the Shogunate, and for whatever reason, after the war, whichever side wins, they will not stand by and watch this place become a disaster. They will definitely want to restore this place. Therefore, those protective objects should not be taken away."
Xu Ning glanced at Si He, but said nothing more.
"Found it. Every reactive spot points downwards. After those talismans were removed, they should all have been thrown into the pool below."
If an ordinary person were here, even if they could dive, it would probably take them a whole day to find the talisman. But with the priestess Sihe here, it's a very simple matter.
The water continuously transformed into snakes, carrying the objects from the water. Xu Ning summoned a wind elemental body, which quickly and accurately positioned the objects. In just a short while, the entire magic array returned to normal.
"Faster than before! Looks like you're quite adept at it now!"
With another problem solved, Sihe's mood seemed to improve.
However, when Xu Ning handed her a wet and wrinkled piece of paper that he had picked up from a crevice in the rocks below the array, Sihe's smile immediately vanished.
"Squad secrets, must not be lost, otherwise you will be held responsible..."
"Phase One, ...Raid on the Shogunate soldiers in the rainy night, change clothes..."
"Phase Two: Using Mr. Nathan's method, we will destroy the things that the Shogunate is suppressing and restore our Great God..."
"Phase Three: If things don't go smoothly, I will serve the Great God to the death; if things go smoothly, I will retreat unscathed. However, I must never reveal my identity and implicate the current Goddess Priestess..."
"...What I have said above cannot be revealed to anyone, from the current Goddess Priestess down to my comrades in each squad!..."
After reading it, Sihe was so angry that she trembled all over.
"They really did it? How stupid! This is just... just..."
Xu Ning wasn't angry like Si He; everything here seemed to be interconnected.
Outpost, Evil Eye Factory, Scarlet Wood Village, magic circle, and the small print on the back of that note...
Everything is interconnected, unlike the foolish things done by some people on a whim; rather, it seems to have been meticulously planned and implemented step by step.
"Who is this Nathan? Forgive my bluntness, but the soldiers on Sea Island are generally not very well-trained. Many of them have never even touched a weapon like a gun, sword, bow, or arrow before joining the army, and many more are illiterate. So, you should notice someone who is proficient in magic arrays, right?"
Sihe replied irritably, "Then you'll have to ask General Wulang. At least among those soldiers, it seems there isn't a single one he doesn't recognize."
The remaining two magic arrays, one was near Tengdou Fortress, too close to the garrison point. These people seemed hesitant to make a big move and didn't dare remove the protective object. They simply turned a Thunder-Bearing Mirror in a different direction to disable the magic array.
Xu Ning easily restored it.
The last one, Wuming Fortress, was actually submerged underwater. If Sihe hadn't used magic to reveal it, Xu Ning would have had no idea that such a stone fortress existed among the small islands to the west of Tengdou Fortress.
The Coral Palace soldiers were not so powerful, so this dark spot became the only complete magic array. But since they were already there, Xu Ning, at Si He's request, filled the lightning orb on it with lightning element.
However, upon closer inspection, a stone inscription was discovered on an inconspicuous rock within the fortress.
It even contains a detailed record of the manufacturing method for a weapon called "Kitain Jumonji"!
"No wonder I had heard that the Kitain family had guarded Hachiyun Island for generations, but I had never seen anything or any records related to them on the island. I never imagined that they actually lived in this stone fortress."
"Ignorance, or namelessness? How many memories has this era lost?"
Sihe glanced thoughtfully at Xu Ning, "There are so many lost stories about Inazuma, yet Lord Xu Ning seems to know them all by heart. It makes even a local like me feel ashamed."
Xu Ning chuckled, "Anyway, it seems that after all this busy work, it was Zheping who stayed in one place the most who gained the most."
"I need to make copies of these so that Zheping will have a handy weapon."