Only the Black Earl heard the hidden meaning in Angel’s words: "The face-eagle Magic Blood Ore only blocks the energy flow of the main control Magic Pattern, so according to the node convection method, the energy flow direction of the main control Magic Pattern should be the opposite way. That is..."
The Black Earl manipulated the stone slab to lift upwards, "looking" towards the top of the Underground Church.
"What you said is correct, my lord, if nothing goes wrong, those hidden Magic Patterns should be near the spire."
This answer caused a stir of emotions in the Black Earl’s heart. It should be known that it was originally the one who went up to inspect the top, while the others only inspected the various levels. And that Inscription Card was found by the Black Earl at the top.
He thought the Inscription Card was the only transcendent trace at the top, but now Angel says that perhaps all the answers and truth lie at the top.
Precisely the place he inspected.
Others didn’t think much of it, but the Black Earl felt a bit awkward inside.
"I’ve explained what needed explaining, now it’s time to test it out." With that, Angel inserted the lecture stand into the groove on the ground, but did not immediately activate the main control Magic Pattern. Instead, he looked at... Vay.
"I don’t know what might happen after activating the Magic Pattern. If any accidents occur, you use the Power of Earth to protect those ordinary people in the tunnel."
Vay didn’t expect to be the first to be "entrusted with a heavy task", indeed the Transcendental Wizard valued him!
Vay didn’t hesitate for a second, nodding directly: "Don’t worry, my lord, I ensure their safety and wellbeing."
Immediately after, Angel looked at Kaier... and Dox.
Before Angel could speak, Dox said, "Protect the people, and now you want us to protect their supplies? No way!"
"Just like Dox." Angel said with a smiling expression, meaning Dox guessed it again correctly—which indeed Angel had the intention of letting Dox and Kaier protect the supplies.
Dox: "As expected, it’s really not necessary to go all out for these ordinary people."
Dox had his thoughts, but Angel had his own perspective.
The transcendent is for the transcendent; as long as ordinary life doesn’t touch his bottom line, he wouldn’t deliberately break it. Moreover, they were the intruders, and the Hero Squad actually helped them a lot.
This is why Angel planned the follow-up work properly.
"In any case, don’t think for a second, I’m not protecting that junk!"
Angel silently glanced at the blackberry wine bottle in Dox’s hand.
Dox, noticing this, immediately thought of throwing away the bottle, but with more than half of the wine still inside, as someone who loves wine, he couldn’t bear to.
After hesitating for a moment, Dox said, "Except for the wine, everything else is junk."
Angel: "..." Is this flexibility or adaptability?
Angel: "I’m not negotiating with you, this is a task I’ve assigned to you."
After a pause, Angel repeated, "As the leader, I’ve assigned you this task."
Dox took a deep breath: "Fine, I’ll listen to you this time. However, my intuition tells me that activating the Magical Energy Array won’t cause much damage to the Underground Church."
In fact, there’s no need for intuition; logical reasoning can also deduce: if activating the Magical Energy Array here would bring a big commotion, would those Demon God cultists have dared to build a church here back then?
However, time flies; now it’s different from then. As the latter-day replicator, Angel’s choices in material selection and replication have certain differences—these belong to variables.
With variables, one must consider the consequences of those variables. Even if the probability of the variable’s occurrence is only one in ten thousand.
Moreover, the mighty power of time is also one of the biggest variables.
Therefore, even with deduced conclusions, Angel still prepares all arrangements.
With Dox agreeing, how could Kaier refuse? After assigning their tasks, Angel looked at the Black Earl.
"What you need to do, my lord, is very simple: activate the main control Magic Pattern and continuously input Magic Power into it."
Black Earl: "Can’t I use Magic Crystals?"
Angel shook his head: "Though I mentioned before that the Magic Pattern is only concealed, it still exists. However, existing is one thing; whether it is intact is another. After all, time has flown by, and if a certain Magic Pattern appears incomplete at any moment, I will immediately fix it."
"So, in case of such an occurrence, we’ll need you to control the Magic Power input. Avoid both the collapse of the Magical Energy Array and maintain the influx of Magic Power according to my repair progress and speed."
"This task can only be completed by you, my lord."
After listening to Angel’s words, the Black Earl had a slightly higher opinion of Angel. He was indeed considering a foolproof method. He even took into account the possible situation of Magic Pattern loss after activating the Magical Energy Array and its need for replenishment.
Moreover, the task arrangement is quite reasonable.
Although they cared about ordinary people’s situations, the Black Earl sneered a bit, but at least something was given to each to do. It wasn’t a case of just going through the motions.
The truly challenging task was for him and Angel.
Of course, for the experienced Black Earl, this task wasn’t difficult. But if it were someone else, even Dox couldn’t take it on.
As for Angel’s task, should a situation truly arise, it would be even more difficult than Black Earl’s.
Black Earl: "All right, I’ll take on this task."
After a pause, Black Earl unexpectedly said a rare aside, and even a compliment: "You, as a team leader, are doing quite well."
"As long as the team members fully cooperate, I can do even better," Angel said, implying something.
"Don’t push it," said Black Earl, though the tone was leisurely, clearly not really angry.
This also showed Black Earl slightly regarded Angel differently.
"Don’t misunderstand me, my lord, I didn’t say anything," Angel put on an innocent face, his expression returning to calm: "Let’s leave extraneous words at that."
"Shall we begin now, my lord?"