While Allen and Queen Margaret were studying the "Longinus Array" underground, Howard had just arrived in Lund City, the capital of the Braden Kingdom, and wanted to find Allen and have a good chat with him.
But, in such a huge capital, where did Allen go?
Mage tower? Royal palace? Or your own villa?
Howard felt a headache.
Because the York family has dozens of properties in the capital, it will definitely take a lot of time to search them all.
Thinking of this, Howard couldn't help but sigh and complained in his heart: "Allen, you bastard, you finally came back and you still want to play hide-and-seek with me! It's really hateful!"
But complaining is still complaining, and what needs to be done still needs to be done.
Anyway, since awakening the power of "Son of Dawn" Lucifer, Howard feels like he has become a superman, with more energy in his body than can be used up. He can travel across the entire capital in the blink of an eye.
The first place he arrived was naturally the Mage Tower.
When he appeared in front of the Mage Tower door, the Sphinx on the Mage Tower door handle was the first to notice him.
According to the long-standing rules of the Mage Tower, Howard can only successfully enter the gate of the Mage Tower by correctly answering the questions raised by the Sphinx.
"Mr. Howard, you seem to have a strong aura of the Church of Light about you, which makes me feel very uncomfortable." Sphinx did not follow the usual practice of asking Howard math questions as soon as he came, but he sounded disgusted.
Complain.
The Sphinx guarding the gate of the Mage Tower actually hates the Church of Light!
This surprised Howard.
The Sphinx's soul was sealed on the door of the Mage Tower by the founder of the Mage Tower, the "Faceless Prophet" - could it be that the "Faceless Prophet" had a conflict with the Church of Light many years ago?
Howard didn't know about this. There was no relevant answer in the memory of the angel Lucifer.
However, he was in a hurry to find Allen at this time, and was too lazy to argue with the Sphinx, so he said to it: "Stop talking about irrelevant things. If you have any questions, just ask me directly!"
At this time, Howard had two lifetimes of memory, and after awakening Lucifer's power, his thinking speed was much faster than before. He was very confident that most of the questions raised by the Sphinx should be
It's hard for him.
After hearing what Howard said, Sphinx was not polite to him and asked directly: "Mr. Howard, please prove that any integer greater than two can be written as the sum of three prime numbers."
What the hell?
Hearing this question, even Howard, who was usually mild-tempered, couldn't help but cursed secretly in his heart.
Because at this moment, he searched through his memories from two lifetimes and couldn't find any solution to the problem.
How the hell did the Sphinx come up with such a difficult question?
At this moment, if the Sphinx's soul had an expression, Howard could completely imagine a cunning smirk on its face.
Obviously, the Sphinx deliberately came to embarrass himself after smelling the aura of the Church of Light on him.
However, Howard did not intend to admit defeat in front of the Sphinx.
Since he couldn't solve this mathematical problem with his brain and pass the test of the Sphinx, he simply chose to "convince people with reason".
He stretched out his right hand and placed it on the door handle engraved with the head of the Sphinx. As he thought, his palm emitted a blazing golden light, like a sun at dawn, in his hand
Rising slowly, dazzlingly.
This golden light looked beautiful and charming, but it made the Sphinx's soul feel intense pain. Faintly, Howard could even hear its moans and roars.
But even so, the Sphinx still stubbornly shouted: "Even if I, the Sphinx, are burned to death by you, even if my soul is gone, I will follow the instructions of the 'Faceless Prophet' and will never let go of your light."
Church bastards get in!”
What a strong-willed Sphinx!
Hearing its words, Howard sighed in his heart, but he did not soften his hands because of this. Instead, he increased the intensity of his hands, making the light in his hands brighter and more dazzling.
The Sphinx could no longer endure the pain that directly burned her soul, and let out a heart-rending wail.
"Ah - ah - Mr. Howard - ah - stop - stop quickly - I will let you in now - don't use any more force -"
As it said this, it opened the door of the mage tower.
Howard sighed, and the light in his hand dimmed.
He couldn't help but think to himself: I really underestimated the lower limit of this Sphinx. I thought it was really tough! But I didn't expect it was just a tough talk.
Then, he stepped straight into the mage tower to look for traces of Allen.
…………
At the same time, in the underground hall of Braden Palace Castle.
Allen is still exploring the secrets of the "Longinus Circle" with Queen Margaret.
Allen first studied the stone tablet in the center of the hall. Apart from sensing the strong "original" aura, he didn't have many other clues, nor did he find a way to drive the magic circle.
So, he simply focused on the pillars surrounding the hall.
Those pillars are carved with exquisite patterns. If Allen's judgment is not wrong, these patterns are the patterns of the magic array.
Although Allen studied magic with Master Alchemist Walder for a short time and did not complete all the courses related to magic circles, he still had memory fragments of the predecessor of the God of Darkness in his head.
The predecessor of the God of Darkness, Elijah Phoenix, was once a magician whose strength surpassed the legend. After that, he relied on the power of faith to ignite the divine fire and became an immortal god.
Because of this, Allen's theoretical knowledge of magic is not inferior to that of any legendary mage.
Moreover, he also has a small tattered book called "Origin" in his hand.
However, even so, when he saw the magic array patterns on the pillars, he still couldn't help but frown slightly.
"The magic circle here is very strange," Allen said in a low voice. "It doesn't look like a product of ancient times at all. The magic theory involved is even more advanced and complex than our time."
However, Queen Margaret's response surprised Allen even more.
I only heard her say: "Sir, I have heard these words from another person before."
"Who?" Allen asked.
"It's Mr. Walder, the alchemist master. He said similar words when he was studying the magic cannon."
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