The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Dak then selected a petri dish and a tool resembling tweezers from the equipment.

　He placed the scabbard horizontally above the petri dish, and then carefully used the tweezer-like tool with a long, thin tip to remove the soil from the patterns on the scabbard, bit by bit.

　The truth of a matter may not be hidden in what is outwardly apparent. The unnoticed soil may be what Principal Arte truly wants to deliver.

　Of course, this is just a guess.

　But since it's research, every little detail of what you have to take into account.

　after a while.

　Dak picked out some slightly different types of soil from the pattern on the scabbard and placed them in three different petri dishes.

　The first petri dish contains what appears to be the most ordinary soil. The soil in the second petri dish is jet black. The soil in the third petri dish has a hint of dark red.

　After that, Duck's research began to get on track in a sense. First, he confirmed the material composition of the soil through repeated experiments.

　Then, based on the material of the soil, he set up an experimental method to separate the soil in the second and third culture dishes from the other substances, and finally obtained relatively pure jet-black and dark red substances.

　After he purified the black and dark red substances, both Professor Mitia, who was studying the stone, and Professor Kazel, who was studying the clothes, involuntarily stopped what they were doing.

　Almost everyone couldn't help but turn their attention to the two petri dishes.

　Dark took a deep breath to keep himself from getting overly excited.

　He placed the jet-black substance in the fourth petri dish and the dark red substance in the fifth petri dish.

　The properties of the dark red substance were more pronounced than those of the jet-black substance, so he tested the dark red substance first.

　The experimental results show that this is a type of blood that still retains some of its original color after countless years!

　Considering that it was brought out from the "Heavenly Court", it is highly likely that it is "divine blood".

　But the passage of time may have taken away its divinity, gradually turning it into something worthless in the eyes of the "Eye of Truth".

　However, with the existing technology available to the professors, it is not impossible to restore this "dead blood" to "living blood".

　In fact, today's time is quite special.

　Looking at petri dish number five, Dak suddenly had a thought: "Could this be the reason why Principal Art insisted on returning before Easter?"

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　“Easter is indeed a very crucial time.” Darke looked up slightly at Professor Cazell, who was glancing at him. Professor Cazell nodded slightly in return.

　He immediately asked, "Can this blood be revitalized?"

　Professor Cazell said thoughtfully, "It needs to be tested carefully to be certain, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

　Dark breathed a slight sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, Professor." Professor Cazell sighed, "I didn't expect there to be blood seeping into the soil of this scabbard. If we can restore its activity, we might be able to find out whose blood it is and gain more guidance from it."

　Dark nodded and said, "If this is divine blood..."

　Professor Kazel said, "If it is divine blood, then we must rely on the right timing and location. Fortunately, we discovered it in time, and we still have more than 24 hours to prepare."

　Dark said, "Then let's leave this drop of blood here for now."

　As he spoke, he pushed petri dish number five aside and then brought petri dish number four in front of him.

　Finding that drop of blood was all he could do; the rest was up to the professors.

　Now, he is going to continue studying the black substance in the fourth petri dish.

　The black substance in petri dish number four, when it seeps into the soil, presents as a dried solid.

　But when Dac separated it from the soil, it now had a colloidal texture due to contact with water.

　Dak frowned slightly, then placed it in a container and gradually heated it.

　As the temperature of the flames gradually increased, the black substance expanded little by little.

　The originally rough rubber surface expanded and stretched, gradually becoming smooth and giving it a translucent feel.

　Dark squinted, and golden light shone in his eyes.

　He continues to keep his "eye of truth" open, analyzing the changes in the black matter.

　When the temperature of the flames rose to extremely high levels, some changes finally occurred inside the black substance.

　Dak took a deep breath, extinguished the flame, and then took out a needle with an extremely long tip, slowly pressing it into the surface of the colloid.

　"Pfft."

　When the pressure exceeds a certain limit, the gelatinous surface of the black mist substance is instantly punctured.

　A tiny amount of black liquid shot out from the small hole.

　Almost immediately, Dark created a force field barrier around his wrist with magic, which blocked the black fluid.

　The drop of black fluid fell into the vessel, emitting a highly pungent acidic smell!

　Before Dark could react, pure white light descended from above him, showering his body and instantly purifying the toxins he had inhaled.

　Almost simultaneously, a square, transparent dome appeared around the vessel, completely enveloping the black substance.

　Dak abruptly withdrew his hand, a look of relief on his face.

　But in the blink of an eye, the vessel touched by the splashed black fluid was corroded with a large hole. The fluid continued to fall and was caught by the dome-shaped barrier.

　On the other side, the colloidal portion of the black substance was also slowly leaking black fluid from the punctured opening. It not only corroded the entire vessel, but also damaged the heating device placed beneath it.

　This black substance is clearly highly toxic after it melts!

　"What is that?" Professor Mitya frowned, staring at the black substance.

　She reacted quickly and instantly created a barrier.

　Professor Sylph was the one who cast the purification spell.

　Dark didn't have time to thank them; his gaze was fixed on the black substance that was gradually corroding everything within the barrier.

　The black substance seemed to come alive; its original colloidal shell gradually softened into a liquid fluid, and as corrosion intensified, the mass and size of the entire fluid increased.

　In this context, describing the phenomenon as "corrosion" is no longer appropriate; it should be replaced with "nibbling away"!

　"Could this be some kind of contaminant from the Heavenly Court?" Dark couldn't help but ask.

　Everyone present temporarily put down their research and focused their attention on the black substance.

　Professor Sylph stated directly, "If this was specially sent by Cynthia, then it's highly likely to be contaminants from the 'Heavenly Court'."

　Dark said, "I seem to sense something familiar about it. It's like... the black substance I encountered in the temple of the City of Freedom—no, only slightly similar, but actually different. If Principal Arte sent this specifically, is she trying to tell us something so we can prepare in advance a method to purify and eliminate this contaminant?"

　Professor Sylph said, "It's not impossible."

　Professor Mitia said, "But this thing can't be blocked by a barrier or purified by magic, can it?"

　Professor Sylph said, "Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. It's because its quantity is so small and the solidification time is so long that its polluting and toxic properties become extremely weak. You see, judging from the change in the rate at which it erodes the vessel, its polluting properties are gradually becoming stronger. This is an extremely dangerous substance!"

　Professor Kazel agreed, saying, "If such a small corner is already so dangerous, it's hard to imagine what kind of substance its source is."

　Professor Mitya said, "But that would also increase the difficulty of developing a countermeasure."

　After observing for a while, Professor Kazel solemnly stated, "It's not that kind of thing. If this pollutant is something even the gods in the 'Heavenly Court' cannot solve, then the probability of us being able to research a way to counteract it is 0."

　Professor Medea frowned. "Then what's the point of Artemis sending it?" Professor Kazel looked up at Ergani and slowly said, "We have the 'Brain of Intelligence.'"

　Ergan's "brain of wisdom" gave the professors a lot of confidence. But upon closer examination, it becomes clear that if, as previously speculated, the consciousness of the twelve gods Polopus still exists in the "Heaven," then the consciousness of Athena, one of the twelve gods and the "goddess of war and wisdom," should also be there!

　But even Athena couldn't solve the problem of pollutants...

　"No, even if Ergane's true form is indeed Athena, Athena's heart appeared in the St. Marian Academy's dungeon, and her soul merged with the laws. What can she, now merely a consciousness, possibly do? Has she already lost the ability to use her 'intelligent brain'?"

　"Or is it that although the pollution problem has been solved, the aftereffects caused by the pollution cannot be eliminated?"

　Various guesses flashed through Dak's mind, but he couldn't help but shake his head, concluding that the pollutants must not have been eliminated.

　"Regardless, let's try this route first. But before that, we still need to try to crack it on our own. If that fails, then we'll rely on the 'Intelligent Brain.'"

　Finally, Professor Kazel took out a special bottle that could use gravity magic to keep the contents in the center without touching the bottle body, and temporarily stored the contaminants in it.

　With that, the research on the scabbard came to a temporary end. Dark had found three key points in what had initially appeared to be an extremely ordinary scabbard.

　These three key points are: 1. Patterns resembling orc totems. 2. Blood that needs to be activated.

　3 Black Pollutants

　Meanwhile, Professor Cazell had already found a starting point in that garment.

　Just like the sword sheath, the garment itself wasn't anything rare.

　However, the divine emblem on the chest of the garment is of great research value.

　Because of Ergani's existence, Professor Kazel had actually studied the literature on the twelve gods and had a certain understanding of their symbols.

　However, the divine emblem on that garment differs significantly from the twelve divine emblem patterns recorded in historical documents.

　Due to the great age of the document, its accuracy cannot be verified.

　Therefore, he could not arbitrarily determine whether the divine emblem on the clothes was the emblem of the twelve gods.

　However, if he were to take the image of the divine emblem to the library now, he might be able to find books with related records.

　—That’s the magic of St. Marian’s College Library.

　In addition, after extracting the soil from Dac, Professor Cazell also tried to peel off the dirt from the clothes.

　Unfortunately, he couldn't glean anything from the filth. Instead, while peeling away the filth, he found a hair deeply hidden in the seam of the clothing!

　It was a strand of dark green hair that was very similar in color to the lines of the clothes themselves.

　If you don't look closely, you'd just mistake it for a loose thread. Finally, the tear on the left shoulder of the garment is believed to have been cut by a sharp object because the thread on the tear is very neat.

　However, since the garment was cut open, it must have been washed repeatedly. Therefore, it's unfortunate that no bloodstains or similar substances were found inside.

　In conclusion, there are two key points about this garment. 1. The divine emblem of unknown origin.

　2. Hair of unknown origin

　Compared to what Dark found in the sword sheath, the two key points found in the clothes seemed inadequate, but it was still a breakthrough.

　Finally, all that remained was the ordinary stone, which resembled a pebble, in Professor Mitia's hand.

　—That obviously can't be an ordinary rock! "It's a fossil!"

　Professor Mitya said in a very confident tone.

　Although it was unclear how she came to that conclusion, the crowd quickly accepted her explanation.

　That fossil contains the "life code" of some kind of organism. It's like the "biological jewel" in Dark's hand, recording the genetic information of some kind of organism.

　Magisters are able to extract the genetic information of long-extinct creatures from this type of substance, and use this as a basis to develop formulas for targeted transmutation, allowing those ancient species to reappear.

　This method sounds simple, but it's actually not easy.

　Moreover, it was a fossil without any prior information. Before its genetic information was extracted and compared, it was impossible to determine what kind of creature it was.

　"Why did Principal Arte entrust us with such a fossil?" Professor Mitya rubbed her forehead, somewhat puzzled.

　Sister Kallian said, "Perhaps the magical spirit created after deciphering it will be helpful for the exploration of the 'Heavenly Court'."

　Professor Mitya sighed and said, "That's the only way to think about it."

　Professor Sylph said, "Regardless, it has to be done. Now that we have a starting point for all three items, we can divide the tasks appropriately. Let's start with this fossil. Who will be in charge?"

　Professor Mitis simply shrugged and said, "I really can't do this."

　Professor Sylph frowned slightly, then looked at Sister Kallian and Ophelia.

　Sister Kallian shook her head and said, "I can't, but I can help out."

　Ophelia sighed and said, "I can, but it will take time. I'm afraid it can't be done in a short time."

　Dark suggested, "Why don't we ask Professor Harvey?"

　Professor Sylph frowned and said, "It's also important that Professor Harvey keeps an eye on Caleb Norris."

　Dark shook his head and said, "Don't try to have it both ways. If it were Professor Harvey, he should be able to refine the creature from that fossil as quickly as possible. As for Caleb Norris, we can find someone else, can't we?"

　Professor Sylph said, "Who should we replace them with?"

　“Professor Holdel Bode,” said Dark. Professor Sylph pondered, “That’s a good idea.”

　Dark said, "Tonight's meeting was supposed to include a vote to determine whether to promote Professor Bod to Sequence Three."

　Professor Sylph said helplessly, "That is indeed one of the proposals. In addition, we also need to formally recruit Cynthia into our organization."