He Ao paused, organized his words, and repeated the question just now.
Roger said he wanted to ask his senior brother.
During the period of his questioning, He Ao once again went through the file roughly.
"My senior brother said," Roger glanced at the bracelet, "Anything with strong vitality can please the goddess of life. Then, about the sacrificial circle you mentioned..."
He paused for a moment, watching He Ao's gaze resting on him, "He said that the sacrificial array was a sacrificial array specially prepared for gods, and could only be sacrificed to gods."
"Um?"
He Ao was stunned for a moment.
Did you guess wrong?
But Roger quickly added, "But according to my senior brother's understanding, during the Cataclysm Era, those wizards who pursued the truth used this sacrificial circle as a template to transform a sacrificial method that did not point to gods.
Array,"
He lowered his head, looked at the content on the bracelet, and slowly said, "This kind of magic circle can be used to point to any high-level existence or high-level extraordinary items. It is used by wizards to strengthen their connection with certain high-level extraordinary items.
The magic circle."
"What needs to be sacrificed for this kind of magic circle?"
He Ao then asked.
"Let me take a look," Roger looked at the words on the bracelet.
"The sacrificial object needs to be some kind of object that has a strong connection with the sacrificer. It can be a cherished object or a part of one's own body. The closer the soul connection, the better the effect of the sacrifice. The wizards of that era
He often sacrifices his own limbs to obtain the extraordinary power of extraordinary objects.”
Just by listening to the description, you can imagine the cruelty of this method of sacrifice.
"Does your senior brother have a painting of the sacrificial circle and a method for performing rituals?"
He Ao asked softly.
"No," Roger shook his head slightly. "This method of sacrifice was lost before the founding of the original Federation because it was too bloody and cruel. Now I am afraid that only some secret books handed down from the Cataclysm Era can record it.
This is the method of sacrifice."
He Ao leaned on the sofa and stared at the light above his head.
This method of sacrifice can explain the sacrificial behavior of Genos's father, because the sacrificial circle has long been lost, and this sacrificial circle comes from the connection of the gods with the sacrificial circle, so the occult theory of the FBI
Scholars believe that the connection with the sacrificial array can also be explained.
And in Limen City, the only one who can accept such a high-level sacrifice is the Fountain of Youth.
However, if Genos's father was offering sacrifices to the Fountain of Youth, how did he come into contact with the Fountain of Youth? If he had come into contact with the Fountain of Youth, or even once had the Fountain of Youth blooming in the underground garden, then those fountains of youth
Woolen cloth?
Why is there no trace of the Fountain of Youth left in the underground garden?
There is also the Qunxingzhimei Hospital, which was where the Andavi family dug out the Fountain of Youth. The historical murals of the Andavi family record that the mysterious angel buried the Fountain of Youth.
However, during the construction process of Limen City, whether it was building sewers or Qunxing Zhimei Hospital building its own underground parking lot, a large amount of excavation was required below the ground.
Why was no trace of the Fountain of Youth found during such excavations?
Could it be that geological movements over the past few hundred years have completely buried the Fountain of Youth deep underground? Or was it that the angel concealed the existence of the Fountain of Youth?
But how did Qunxing Pharmaceutical obtain the Fountain of Youth now?
If the Mars Project is driven by the Fountain of Youth, then this means that someone discovered the Fountain of Youth and was using it at least more than 20 years ago.
Why does Red's 'diary' repeatedly emphasize that 'everyone will gain eternal life'? If eternal life comes from the Fountain of Youth, why is it 'everyone'?
The last quarryman who mastered the Fountain of Youth had no desire to share it with anyone else.
And even if the person who currently controls the Fountain of Youth wants to share the Fountain of Youth, Qunxing Pharmaceutical will make him ‘not want’ to share it.
"Eternal life for all people" seems almost impossible.
Unless the person who controls the Fountain of Youth already has some kind of ability that can resist the Star Medicine.
Judging from the murals of the Andavi family, people who drink from the Fountain of Youth will become the minions of those who control the Fountain of Youth.
This kind of minion is very likely to be absolutely loyal to the person who controls the Fountain of Youth, which means that the contents of Red's diary are also likely to be influenced by the person who controls the Fountain of Youth.
And what is the limited scope of this ‘owner’? The federation or the city?
He Ao felt that instead of decreasing, the questions in his mind were increasing.
However, there seems to be a clear connection between these problems. He still has a breakthrough to sort out the first thread of the thread ball.
He returned his thoughts to the very beginning.
The old senator wanted to sacrifice some important item to contact the Fountain of Youth, most likely to control the Fountain of Youth in this way, but he was already dead.
The Fountain of Youth fell into the hands of others.
Information related to the Fountain of Youth is extremely secretive, and it is unlikely that someone would obtain information about the Fountain of Youth from multiple channels at the same time.
So the person who controls the Fountain of Youth now is most likely related to the old senator.
It is possible that he used the steps left by the old senator to re-perform the sacrificial ceremony and gain the 'favor' of the Fountain of Youth.
Thinking of this, He Ao clicked on the bracelet again and logged into the FBI intranet.
He rummaged through a pile of online files for a while and finally found what he was looking for.
As expected, the FBI tracked and investigated everyone around the old senator, and even arranged for a drone to track the senator's dog for a period of time.
Including Genos, who is now a senator, before he became a senator, he had been under surveillance by various branches of the FBI.
Although the FBI had no knowledge about the Fountain of Youth, they clearly judged that the people around the old senator were likely to perform the sacrificial ceremony again, so they conducted close surveillance.
Especially young Genos, who was at the first scene and most likely to be contaminated by the gods.
After Genos graduated from high school, he went to Qunxing Medical College to study medicine. After leaving Rimon City, his surveillance tasks were handed over to other branches of the FBI. There are no relevant surveillance files in Rimon City.
However, judging from the fact that Genos can successfully run for the Senate, there should be no problem with his identity. During ten years of intensive surveillance by the FBI in Limen City, there was no sign that he was contaminated.
After Genos became a senator, the FBI lifted its surveillance on him.
He Ao searched for other surveillance data, and the results were almost the same. After that incident, no one performed related sacrificial rituals.
The FBI's focused surveillance basically lasted for two decades.
By that time, the Mars Project had already begun.
Or, the FBI didn't monitor everyone, and those under surveillance secretly performed the ritual.
But this probability is very low, because the preparation of the ritual itself is not that easy and requires a large amount of extraordinary materials. Moreover, this relatively powerful ritual will inevitably require a secret space, and will also cause surrounding energy fluctuations and even abnormal phenomena.
If the FBI is not watching, it is still possible to do this. If it is already under surveillance, there is basically no condition to hold the ceremony.
Of course, it is also possible that there was a 'flaw' within the FBI.
However, this possibility is relatively small, because cults and alien beasts are the red line of the FBI, and on this line, the FBI can still maintain its responsibilities most of the time.
And if the FBI has no problem.
Then either a completely unrelated third party happens to know the situation of the Fountain of Youth and controls it.
He Ao slowly straightened up, his eyes deep.
Either the ceremony was actually successful forty years ago.
It was possible that there was an undiscovered third party other than the old senator and Genos at the sacrifice site.
He took the place of the old senator, completed the ceremony, and became the actual controller of the Fountain of Youth.
But if this is the case, what did the old senator sacrifice?
This sacrificial item is required to be related to the soul of the sacrificer. Why can the old senator use this item but also the mysterious third party?
The old senator's body was intact when he died, which proves that what he sacrificed was not his own body, but something "treasured" related to his soul.
What could this thing be...
"Dad, Uncle Roger, I baked a small cake,"
A crisp sound interrupted He Ao's thinking. Aini carefully used tongs to place the small cake that had just been taken out of the oven on the coffee table in front of Roger and He Ao.
"Thanks."
Roger directly reached out and grabbed a cake. While He Ao was thinking, he would usually continue to look at his own research materials. The research institute's information seemed to have given him a lot of inspiration. His state had been a little weird these two days.
of excitement.
While chewing the small cake, he then raised his head and looked at Aini as if he remembered something, "Have you finished your homework?"
"It's finished!"
Aini chuckled.
"That's right," Roger nodded while chewing the cake, "I can increase my workload tomorrow."
Aini:
At this moment, she really wanted to snatch the little cake from Roger's hand.
Finally, she pouted and looked to the other side, "Dad, let's have some cake. It's so late, and I know you must have not eaten out today."
Then she found her father staring at her blankly.
"Dad? What's wrong?"
Aini looked at her father with some confusion.
"It's okay," He Ao came to his senses. He picked up a small cake and looked at his daughter's tender cheeks. "It's so late, let's go and rest."
"Oh~"
Aini pouted.
She put all the small cakes on the table and walked into the bedroom with a puffy face.
boom--
A violent slamming of the door was heard from the direction of the bedroom.
He Ao laughed dumbly.
He took a bite of the small cake. It tasted very sweet and had a strong egg flavor. There was also a smiley face painted on the cake with icing sugar and chocolate.
It tastes very similar to what her mother made before she was alive.
Click——
At this moment, the closed bedroom door slowly opened a crack again, and Aini's little head emerged from the crack, "Dad, you should go to bed early, you can't stay up late anymore."
Then she slammed the door again before He Ao opened his mouth to urge her to sleep.
He Ao glanced at the small cake in his hand and said nothing.
He finished the cake bit by bit.
Then he raised his bracelet and asked Eve to search for a message for him.
A message about a cremation thirty-nine years ago.
After searching for the message he wanted, he opened another message.
News about Fortress City No. 146 being built by the Federation.
The Federation currently has a total of 145 fortress cities. In addition, there are three fortress cities under construction. They are currently designated as fortress cities No. 146, No. 147, and No. 148.
Fortress City No. 146 was the first to be built among these three cities, and it was also the city with the highest degree of completion.
This city does not have its own name yet. It is located in the vast wilderness between Dawn City and Irons City, a little to the west.
The purpose of this city was to consolidate the fortress defense line formed between Dawn City and Irons City, and to reduce the freight burden on the eastern and central parts of the Federation.
With the development of the Federation, the original long transportation routes in the east and central areas are no longer enough to handle the exchange of goods between the two sides.
And due to attacks by alien beasts, a large amount of goods were lost during transportation, which greatly reduced transportation efficiency and increased transportation losses.
Therefore, there is an urgent need for a new transportation hub on this line to maintain the transportation line and provide protection for the caravans passing by.
Thus Fortress City No. 146 was born.
This city is very close to the cities of Limen and Kaya.
Although the construction of the new fortress city was funded by the federation, the federation was only responsible for building high walls and coordinating immigration from major cities.
Infrastructure such as roads and houses within the city are all invested by consortiums.
A new city means a new big cake.
Currently, because Fortress City No. 146 is very close to Qunxing Pharmaceutical's sphere of influence, Qunxing Pharmaceutical is responsible for the most investment and construction, and is vaguely about to become the actual controller of this unfinished fortress city.
He Ao projected the federal map and stared at the city that had not yet been completely built.
"Roger, tell me, what kind of power can deal with the consortium?"
he suddenly asked softly.
"Consortium," Roger took another small cake, "Only the consortium can deal with the consortium."
"I'm a little tired, so I'm going to bed first, and you should go to bed early."
He Ao slowly stood up, patted his clothes, and walked to his bedroom.
"Going to bed so early?"
Roger gave him a puzzled look, then continued reading the information.
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He Ao closed the bedroom door, locked it, and then lay on the bed.
He clicked on the character card icon in his field of vision.
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