The Fall of the Holy Relic

Chapter 76 The Fall of the Holy Relic

Along the way, Green was like Lafite's shadow, silently following behind him.

It wasn't that Green was deliberately being low-key and silent; there were no outsiders in the team, so Green wouldn't act like that. It was just that Green needed to travel while enduring the weakness caused by the poisoning, and he was also constantly studying books on the basics of water and lightning elements, so he simply didn't have the energy to think about (do) anything else.

Following behind Raffi, Green couldn't help but think to himself that he was indeed being excessively low-key.

Bingham didn't care whether Green spoke or not, and for some reason, while everyone else completely ignored Green because of his low profile, this guy insisted on grabbing onto Green and babbling on and on, rambling on about this and that, even starting to talk about the marriage of his and Robin's child. It was simply...

Green couldn't help but think that if Binghamson had known the bear, iron axe, and iron hammer he had met during his previous missions, they might have become like-minded friends—they were all chatterboxes.

At night, Robin summoned Steelfur, whose massive physique stood guard beside the group. He clapped his hands and said, "Steelfur's aura is enough to deter other predators in the forest, and with my green-eyed macaque on guard, everyone can get a good night's sleep."

As he said this, Robin went into the tent, and a moment later, Bingham's wailing could be heard. It was unclear what had happened between the two of them.

Under the glow of the undying flame, Green deciphered the knowledge of the water element while attempting to inscribe a basic water elemental magic circle within his soul using his mental power, his expression serene and composed. After entering the tent, Raffi drew the curtains and, ignoring Green beside him, immediately stripped naked.

Green glanced at it but didn't say anything.

Raffi took out a small bottle of liquid radiating a powerful life force and gently wiped the boundary between her smooth and withered skin, nourishing the tender buds at the junction. Her expression was extremely focused and earnest. After finishing, Raffi saw that Green was staring intently at her, his gaze devoid of both desire and disgust. She couldn't help but whimper like a little woman, "What, do you think I'm a block of wood?"

There was a hint of bitterness in his tone.

Pfft...

Green smiled and said, "My Queen Raffi, you're not a blockhead, I'm the blockhead. But even this blockhead has fallen for you."

"Hmph!" Raffi glanced at Green, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Forget it, I'm not interested in anything right now. Go away, I'm going to sleep." Though her voice was indifferent, there was a hint of sweetness that Raffi had never shown before.

After kissing Raffi on the forehead, Green whispered, "I'll sleep later, you go to sleep first..."

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Of the Fallen Basin of Sacred Relics, the closest is Ivory Castle Wizarding Academy, followed by Black Tower Wizarding Academy and Hourglass Wizarding Academy. The remaining Bone Tower, Labyrinth Academy, and Dark Realm Wizarding Academy are even further away.

When Green and his group arrived near the Ivory Castle Wizarding Academy, a small group of elite wizarding apprentices from Black Tower and Hourglass of Time had already headed ahead to the Sacred Mark Fall Basin, and even earlier, a small group of elite wizarding apprentices from Ivory Castle had arrived as well. As for the other wizarding apprentices from Ivory Castle, they would only set off after all the remaining wizarding apprentices from the three academies had arrived.

From the wizarding apprentices in Ivory Castle, Raffi obtained information about the nine wizarding schools in District 19, although this information was completely useless; it was simply the names of the nine schools in District 19.

Lilith Hut Wizarding Academy needs no further introduction; this was originally the wizarding academy that Grimm and his group were going to.

The other eight wizarding academies are: South Ridge Bay Wizarding Academy, Hidden Eye Wizarding Academy, White Tiles Wizarding Academy, Thunder Sawtooth Wizarding Academy, Chopper's Gate Wizarding Academy, Bright Sky Tower Wizarding Academy, Elan Flower Garden Wizarding Academy, and Big Ben Wizarding Academy.

In short, judging from their names alone, these nine academies seem to have a more positive feel to them, unlike the gloomy, evil, cruel, and mysterious District Twelve Wizarding Academy...

Of course, for the wizarding apprentices in District 12, it doesn't matter which wizarding academy the other wizarding apprentice is in, as long as it's in District 19.

The towering mountains were indeed a difficult task for wizard apprentices who couldn't fly, let alone carrying such a large bag of forbidden magical materials. As for the forbidden materials, besides Green's team, several other teams from Black Tower Academy had brought quite a bit, which was enough to prove that many team leaders had been farsighted.

Since the goal is to capture resource points, the issue of defense arises, and having a barrier makes it much easier to protect them. Therefore, only a small number of relatively weaker wizard apprentices need to be left behind to guard the points using the barrier.

Otherwise, what's the point of capturing a resource point only to have it immediately retaken by the enemy?

Of course, banning is not the only way to protect resource points.

……

Yorkriana was panting heavily, but she persevered because she didn't want to be a burden to the team, gritting her teeth and struggling to climb the Osaki Hills step by step. Grin, whose stamina was already very high, didn't feel any discomfort at all. Grin, who was originally immersed in inscribing the basic water elemental magic circle in his soul, suddenly saw Yorkriana's struggling appearance and quietly stopped.

Green gently patted the bundle on Yorkriana's body, and as a repulsive force emerged from Green's body, the bundle slowly floated up.

"What amazing magic! Thank you, Brother Grin." Yorkriana said to Grin with surprise and admiration.

With a smile, Green gestured for her to follow the group, and then the group climbed step by step toward the snow-covered mountaintop.

……

Three days later, as everyone stepped onto the flat grassland, the melting snow from the mountaintop transformed into a rushing stream that flowed past them. Under the blue sky and white clouds, a flock of sharp-beaked geese, flying thousands of meters high, soared past, while behind them, a majestic mountain range faintly surrounded them, forming a basin.

This is the Great Basin where the Sacred Sites Fell.

Raffi spread out a map on the ground and carefully compared it for a while. Then, he silently began to chant a witchcraft incantation. As a surge of life energy flowed into the ground beneath his feet, a small blade of grass seemed to "awaken".

"What kind of witchcraft is this?" Green was somewhat surprised!

In a short time, an ordinary little grass in front of Raffi grew to more than half a person's height. After the leaves unfolded, a flower bud was revealed. Then, a strange, semi-transparent, semi-invisible "creature" slowly flew out of it. It looked like a bee the size of an infant's fist, but had human-shaped facial features.

However, his facial features were somewhat strange and deformed, unlike those of a human.

The strange little creature looked delighted, its transparent wings swirling with wisps of wind as it flew around Raffi.

Raffi stretched out his arm, letting the strange little creature slowly land in his palm, and asked, "Where is the center of the sacred site located?"

The little creature's body was merely a mimicry of sparse elements. After a thoughtful expression appeared on its face, it seemed to remember something, and all its arms pointed in one direction.

Raffi smiled and channeled a burst of life energy into the little creature's body. The little guy immediately looked blissfully satisfied, having just eaten his fill, and drifted off to sleep in Raffi's palm, occasionally kicking his hind legs unconsciously, like a restless child in his sleep.

Raffi gently placed the translucent little thing into the small grass bud, and then the grass, which had grown quite a bit, slowly returned to its original form...

"Let's go, our destination is over there. Let's speed things up, don't let the wizard apprentices from District 19 get there first." Raffi pointed in a direction, and then everyone quickly followed. Although some advance teams from the Ivory Castle, Black Tower, and Hourglass of Time academies had already gone to the resource points, it's likely that these people were prioritizing the fifteen precious resource points in the center of the basin, and there might not be anyone at the thirty-five relatively scattered frontline resource points.

If Green and his group arrive at the resource point only to find it has been occupied by wizard apprentices from District 19, that would be a huge problem.

Even now, Green and his companions still subconsciously regard the wizarding apprentices of District 19 as rivals of equal caliber...

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"Green, do you know why this huge basin is called the Fall of the Holy Relic?" Bingham ran breathlessly beside Green, but still couldn't stop talking, and asked Green triumphantly.

Green shook his head and asked doubtfully, "Is there any explanation for this?"

Seeing that Green was indeed unaware, Bingham's smug expression grew even more pronounced. He raised an eyebrow and glared, laughing as he said, "It is said that in ancient times, a Saint-Stigma Wizard perished here. The immense impact transformed the original thorny forest into the vast basin we see today. Furthermore, because of that Saint-Stigma Wizard, this basin has now become a treasure trove of precious resources, jointly developed by the Wizarding Academy of District 19 and District 12."

Green was stunned into silence!

After a Saintly Wizard perished, the impact of his death transformed into this boundless basin? Perhaps even an ordinary Saintly Wizard wouldn't possess such power!

Binghamson was extremely pleased to see Green's stunned and speechless expression.

but……

Suddenly, Green's shocked expression slowly transformed into one of deep sorrow and grief...

Stigmata Wizards rarely appear in the wizarding world, let alone engage in large-scale battles in this primordial world of wizarding civilization. Of course, Stigmata Wizards also have conflicts, and some irreconcilable conflicts can even escalate into major wars, after all, the wizarding world is inherently a world of competition.

The Stigmata Wizards face each other in life-or-death struggles, but all of this happens outside the wizarding world.

Within the wizarding world, it's all about wizards below level three in wizarding academies attacking each other with the aim of destroying each other's wizard towers, thereby weakening the amplification power of the Stigmata Wizards.

In that case...

The only thing Green could imagine that could cause a Saint-Stigma Wizard to perish in the wizarding world was the Second Ancient War! In that dark, devastating, blood-soaked moment when wizarding civilization was at its lowest ebb and its darkest point, facing imminent extinction, countless great ancient Saint-Stigma Wizards and True Spirit Wizards perished while protecting the last vestige of civilization in the wizarding world, the Wizarding Continent…

Seeing Green's sudden dejection, Bingham assumed he was annoyed by Bingham's extensive knowledge. He chuckled smugly and ran to the front of the line.

(End of this chapter)