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

　Dark put the book down: "I was thinking, since this is a crest related to the elves, could we go and ask an elf?"

　Aurora said, "If we're talking about elves, isn't Professor Sylph a half-elf?"

　Dark shook his head and said, "Professor Sylph doesn't seem to be particularly familiar with the elves either. But I think I already know who I should ask."

　Aurora asked, "Who are you looking for?"

　Dark said, "Uncle Simmons."

　The matter of seeking information from Uncle Simmons could be put aside for now. Dark then looked at the other two books and asked, "Are these two books both about the patterns on sword sheaths?"

　“Yes.” Aurora picked up a book from the pile and said, “You can look at this first. It’s a book about orc totems, and it happens to have those patterns in it.”

　Dark took the book and looked at the cover: "War Totem" The orcs' totem system is unique.

　The item that is paired with it is usually a "totem pole".

　Orcs would carve totem patterns onto "totem poles" and then infuse them with magical blood or other substances, causing the "totem poles" to emit various kinds of halos.

　Orc witch doctors and shamans, orc warriors, and even orc architects all have a special fondness for totem poles.

　Orc shamans use tiny totem poles as wands. Orc warriors use metal totem poles as weapons. Orc architects, on the other hand, erect massive totem poles in buildings or within tribal territories to achieve various effects.

　Among these, the War Totem is a special totem that requires orc architects to carve onto a giant totem pole in order to activate it.

　However, war totems are not erected within tribal territories, but rather on battlefields or positions.

　The various war halos released by the war totem poles can grant orc warriors even greater power.

　Dark quickly found a totem in "War Totem" that was very similar to the pattern on the scabbard.

　That is one of the most commonly used totems by orcs in war – the "War Cry Totem"!

　The War Cry Aura released by the War Cry Totem can greatly boost the warriors' fighting spirit and morale. While enhancing offense and defense, it also makes the warriors fearless in the face of death.

　"They are indeed very similar, but aren't they exactly the same?" Dark said after looking at them.

　Perhaps because the emblem in "Elves: The Lost Art" is exactly the same as the divine emblem on the clothes, Dark's requirements for this have unknowingly increased.

　But Aurora just shook her head and said, "Take another look at this one."

　Dark took the second book and read out its title: "Miscellaneous Talks on Ares, the God of War... Ares, one of the twelve gods."

　“Yes,” Aurora said solemnly, “the emblem of Ares, the ‘God of War,’ is very similar to the pattern on that sword sheath.”

　"Is it just similar?" Dark said, while already opening "Random Talks on Ares, the God of War" in his hand.

　As a result, the first page of this book depicts the divine emblem belonging to Ares.

　—Although there are slight differences in the details, for some reason, when Dark first saw this emblem, he felt that it must be the same thing.

　Unlike badges printed on clothing, these openwork patterns carved on sword sheaths sometimes add an "artistic" element for aesthetic purposes.

　This would result in discrepancies between the patterns on the scabbard and their origin.

　Moreover, this situation is actually quite common.

　Dark compared the "War Cry Totem" and the "Symbolic Symbol of Ares, the God of War" with the patterns on the scabbard.

　Among them, the difference between the "War Cry Totem" and the pattern on the scabbard is noticeably smaller.

　But engraving the "war cry totem" on that scabbard was completely meaningless.

　On the contrary, "the emblem of Ares, the god of war" is more in line with the proper positioning of that scabbard.

　As Darke watched, a sudden thought struck him, and he said, "Could it be a problem with the inheritance?"

　Aurora asked, "What?"

　Dark said, "These two books, 'Tales of Ares, the God of War,' and 'The Totem of War,' what conclusions would we draw if we only looked at the emblem of Ares and the patterns of the war cry totem, without the scabbard in them?"

　Diana, like an ice cream assassin who had been lying in wait for a long time, suddenly raised her hand and said, "I know! That war cry totem must have been created based on the emblem of the god of war, Ares!"

　Dark agreed, "That's highly likely. Because the War Cry totem has its function, it has been passed down relatively completely. As for the emblem of Ares, the god of war... after his confirmed fall, it was just an ordinary pattern. As it was passed down, it changed over the years and became quite different from the original pattern."

　Diana's eyes lit up, and she said, "Then, the pattern on that scabbard is the true emblem of Ares, the god of war."

　Dark nodded and said, "The possibility is quite high. Only the scabbard of the God of War could be so miraculous."

　Perhaps the hero's legacy system was created by the "Saint" by imitating the sword sheath's abilities.

　Of course, it's also possible that Ares, the god of war, forged this scabbard in imitation of the hero system.

　The cause and effect here should be discussed in terms of chronological order.

　Darke sat down, flipping through the books again, and asked Rose, "Didn't I tell you to go to sleep?"

　Rose quickly replied, "I woke up, I just got here." Dark frowned and said, "How long have you been asleep?"

　Rose said, "We've already found the information, haven't we? I'll have lunch with Diana and the others, and then I'll go back and take a nap."

　Aurora said, "Yes. We should take a break too. We can go back and take a nap together."

　Dark relaxed his brow, somewhat helplessly saying, "After you wake up, you might still be able to make it to the end of the Duel Festival. You can get some rest, and you don't need to worry about the rest..."

　Diana quickly replied, "No! There's a ceremony Professor Cazell has arranged tonight, which is a great learning opportunity! We absolutely can't miss it!"

　Dark was both amused and exasperated: "When did you become so studious?" Diana immediately replied, "Always!"

　Dark said helplessly, "Fine, you guys figure it out yourselves."

　As they spoke, they remembered something and took out a jar of grass-type elemental seeds from their bags, saying, "By the way, we've found out how to use that dress. Professor Sylph named it 'Demeter's Skirt'..."

　Then, Dak recounted in detail the research process and results of "Demeter's Skirt".

　Then he distributed some of the Grass Element Seeds from the jar to them. "Element Seeds" are extremely rare items.

　Even if they don't use it for magic transmutation, simply planting a "Demeter Flower" in their dormitory can bring them great benefits.

　The three of them were overjoyed, as if they had found a treasure.

　Seeing them happy made Dak happy too.

　Then he thought for a moment and said, "I'll take these books with me first. You can go to the cafeteria first, and the rest can be left to the magical elves. Now that we know the general origin of those two items, the search should be much easier."

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　So Darke led the three to the cafeteria, then, carrying the three books, returned to the secret laboratory.

Chapter 892 The Opportunity to Become a God and the Secrets of the Elves (8k)

　A secluded place.

　After creating a large number of "seeds of elements", Professor Sylph began further experiments.

　Basically, this type of experiment studies the problem from the perspectives of both quality and quantity.

　Once the direction of "quantity" is confirmed to be correct, the next step is to start researching the direction of "quality"—that is, to create "seeds of elements" of higher quality.

　However, the "Dermeter's Skirt" performs poorly in this regard; its module used to create "Elemental Seeds" is almost fixed and completely unchangeable.

　Moreover, under these circumstances, Professor Cazell dared not easily modify it and had no choice but to give up.

　After all, the ability to create "elemental seeds" infinitely as long as one has enough grass-type elemental energy is already exaggerated enough.

　Having "Demeter's Skirt" is like having a resource cheat code.

　Therefore, when Dark returned to the secret place, he found that the original laboratory was empty, and Professor Sylph and the others were no longer inside.

　After thinking for a moment, he went to Professor Steven Harvey's laboratory and knocked on the door.

　"Thump thump thump." "Snap."

　The laboratory door opened from the inside, and there was Aunt Ophelia.

　At the same time, the murmurs of the crowd reached Dark's ears.

　A thought struck Dak, and he asked, "Has the biological information from that fossil been extracted?"

　Ophelia Brad nodded and said, "It has been extracted, and we are analyzing its species."

　Dark chuckled, "Looks like I've come back just in time." He then entered the room and quickly joined the professors. Professor Steven Harvey was operating a machine. Professors Sylph, Cazell, and Mitia stood behind him, engaged in conversation, while Ergane listened silently.

　Dak casually asked, "Any results yet?"

　Professor Sylph turned her head and said, "The specific results are not yet available, but after Professor Harvey cut open the fossil, he captured a trace of solidified divinity."

　"Frozen divinity?" Dark couldn't help but frown. Divinity could be frozen?

　Professor Sylph said, "It's just a description. The fossil wasn't formed naturally, but rather a special fossil seal. The biological information sealed within should belong to some kind of divine object."

　Dark said, "The scabbard, the clothes, and the fossil—the first two have already shown extraordinary qualities, and this fossil could easily be a divine object. But if it's a divine creature, will Professor Harvey be able to successfully forge it?"

　Professor Sylph said, "That's something we need to consider after we've investigated it thoroughly."

　Professor Cazell nodded and said, "It seems we'll have an answer soon!"

　Professor Steven Harvey analyzed the information from the divine object with remarkable speed. Only three minutes after Dark returned, he already had preliminary results.

　He put down his tools for a moment, took a slight breath, and said, "We're lucky; the biological information inside is relatively complete."

　Professor Sylph immediately asked, "Have you figured out anything?"

　Professor Harvey looked at the black, droplet-like substance suspended in the instrument and said in a deep voice, "Race, attribute."

　Dark's gaze also fell on that single drop of water, and he murmured, "Is that solidified divinity?"

　Professor Harvey said, "You could say that. It was sealed inside the fossil, containing not only a piece of genetic information but also a trace of primordial divinity. This trace of primordial divinity is key if we want to refine it. But based on the current analysis, I may not have the ability to refine it."

　Dak was slightly startled.

　Professor Cazell asked, "Where did the problem lie?"

　Professor Harvey: "First of all, this is a divine creation. To create a divine object with mortal hands is inherently incredibly difficult. Secondly, its race and attributes are extremely complex. Come here."

　The professors paused slightly before approaching one after another.

　Professor Harvey pointed to the droplet and said, "Can you feel the chaos emanating from this droplet?"

　The professors made their own observations, but of course they couldn't have observed it with the naked eye alone.

　Ergani, who had also approached, had a thoughtful look on her face.

　Professor Harvey continued, "First, there's its attribute. Its primary attribute isn't hard to determine. It's filled with darkness and evil, undoubtedly a creature primarily of the dark element. And on top of that dark element, we can see it radiates immense malice, a manifestation of the evil element. Besides the most obvious dark and evil elements, it also has elements that are completely impossible to discern on the surface... water and earth! It possesses at least four attributes!"

　Professor Sylph asked, "And what about that race?"

　Professor Harvey said, "As for race, such a dark and evil creature must belong to the Demon race. Or, we could call it the Demon God race!"

　Professor Sylph, the "Demon God Seed," frowned.

　Professor Harvey said, "We divide magical spirits into fifteen races, including angelic and demonic races. But above those, there is only the phantom god race. Initially, we classified magical spirits with divine power as phantom gods, regardless of light or darkness, good or evil. But that was because the gods were not present, and the classification of phantom gods was not important. Now that the gods have revived, phantom gods will inevitably take center stage. At this time, we should separate the upper-level races above the demonic races within the phantom gods and classify them as demon gods."

　Professor Sylph instinctively retorted, "Then why not just list a Holy God race as opposed to the Demon God race, while the Illusion God race is neutral? Wouldn't that better align with your idea that gods are neither good nor evil, and demon gods are also gods?"

　Professor Harvey showed no intention of refuting: "I was just saying it casually, don't take it seriously. But in this way, you should have understood the racial information of that fossil creature. But whether it is the Phantom God, Angel, or Demon, it is not actually parallel to the other racial classifications. Excluding these classifications, it should still belong to the Reptilian species."

　"A reptile, a snake," Dark said instinctively. But Professor Harvey nodded and said, "That's right, a snake!" "A dark, evil snake..." Dark frowned, sensing a strange familiarity in it.

　Professor Harvey stated, "The race and attributes presented by this bio-information are completely incompatible with the 'Heavenly Court.' If it does exist, I personally lean towards it being an intruder, that is, the one spreading pollution."

　This was actually quite unexpected.

　After all, both the sword sheath and the clothes currently displayed are divine creations that lean towards the side of order.

　Their initial idea was that the biological information in the fossil should belong to some kind of creature within the "Heavenly Court".

　However, the current conclusion is that the "fossil creature" is most likely an outsider, that is, a polluter!

　Principal Arte not only delivered the "pollutants" hidden in the soil using the scabbard, but also this fossil.

　Could it be that they really want them to find an effective way to purify and break the cycle?

　Because there were so many perplexing and unresolved issues involved, the professors immediately began to discuss it.

　But Dak Dimon, who usually actively participates in discussions, was racking his brains at this moment.

　He realized that he might have missed some crucial information.

　“It doesn’t matter which side,” Professor Sylph said. “In any case, we can’t figure out a way to synthesize it in a short time, can we?”

　Professor Harvey said, "If it were just me, yes." Professor Sylph immediately looked at Professor Cazell.

　But Professor Cazell, equally grave, slowly shook his head and said, "This is not something that can be done by someone else. If Professor Harvey puts it that way, then unfortunately, we probably have no choice but to give up. Unless we settle for second best and do not prioritize divine creation."

　Professor Harvey said, "That means not using that trace of Root Divinity." Professor Kazel nodded and said, "By not touching the divinity, the difficulty can be greatly reduced. After I finish my business here, we can join forces and complete the process as soon as possible."