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

　Although the "Primal Giants" possessed power comparable to that of gods, they did not have the "immortality" of gods.

　Their death is a true death; there is no possibility of resurrection.

　After Aurora obtained the "Primal Inheritance," the Sun Giant bloodline within her underwent a "reversion" phenomenon, while the bloodlines of the Moon Elves and humans were suppressed.

　This is why she maintains her red hair.

　She can now be considered a small "primitive giant". She didn't get much information from the remnant consciousness of the Giant Emperor; most of it was related to inheritance.

　Besides the "original legacy" of the Sun-Chasing Giants, there are two other legacies within the ruins of the British Empire.

　These are the "original heritages" of the Winter Giant and the Mountain Giant, respectively.

　"Speaking of which, it is unknown whether the bloodline of the Winter Giants still remains, but the bloodline of the Mountain Giants does indeed remain."

　Dak put down his cutlery and looked at Aurora.

　Aurora nodded slightly and said, "I have already spoken with Professor Jones."

　Among the giants that remain today, the Mountain Giants are the most prominent.

　Professor Pavajohn's giant lineage comes from the giant royal family—the mountain giants!

Chapter 1457 Darkdemon and the Reptile Relics (4k)

　Aurora is expected to revisit the ruins of the British Empire in March, together with Professor Pava Jones.

　Mountain giants have much lower requirements for their living environment than fire giants and frost giants.

　Therefore, among the remaining giants, mountain giants are the most numerous. These three types of giants have long since separated. Mountain giants have the most contact with humans, frost giants live deep in the northern polar regions, and fire giants only settle in volcanic areas. The latter two are rare.

　As the superior species of these three giants, the Mountain Giant, the Sun Giant, and the Winter Giant are naturally even fewer in number.

　The Winter Giants have been absent for centuries, while the Mountain Giants have been active on the battlefield. As for the Sun Giants... the only ones who are relatively active are the hybrids with Sun Giant blood, namely Aurora and her daughter.

　There is no reproductive isolation between giants and humans; the only problem preventing them from reproducing is the size difference.

　However, in a world with magic, large, highly intelligent beings usually have the ability to transform into "human form".

　The "original Titans" do not have this ability, but the "non-original Titans" do.

　That's why there are hybrids between giants and humans. In fact, hybrids between dragons and humans also originated in this way. The current mountain giant race considers the mountain giants as royalty.

　During the war, the human kingdom sent a royal woman to the mountain giant kingdom as part of a marriage alliance in an attempt to establish friendly relations.

　Professor Pava Jones's Mountain Giant lineage originates from this. Although her Mountain Giant bloodline is only one-sixteenth, in the absence of other options, having it is better than not having it.

　Aurora would certainly not bring the other mountain giants into the ruins of the British Empire, so she is the only option.

　Professors guide students to success, and students provide feedback to professors. This harmonious relationship is quite touching.

　Besides Aurora obtaining the Sun Giant's "original inheritance," the other three who accompanied her also gained something.

　However, their spoils were not as plentiful as Aurora's, so Aurora gave up a large portion of the collective spoils.

　The ruins of the British Empire contain a large number of valuable "intangible assets" because the giant empire of that period did not use "paper." Instead, they inscribed their unique script on stone tablets, walls, and metal plates. Basically, anything that was not destroyed during the war of the gods has survived.

　And after Aurora obtained the "Primal Inheritance", she suddenly gained the ability to read those texts.

　So afterwards they frantically searched for complete pictorial and textual records, photocopied them, and gave them to Aurora to translate.

　Because she received the "primitive inheritance," Aurora developed a strong interest in the civilization of that time.

　Emma, ​​Winnie, and Professor Enid, on the other hand, possessed a strong thirst for knowledge. They photocopied a large number of images and texts and brought them back to the academy, which are still not fully translated to this day.

　Besides these "intangible assets," the most valuable and abundant item among the ruins of the British Empire is giant bone powder!

　Bone powder ground from the giant's corpse is a high-quality material that guarantees at least demigod-level status.

　Unfortunately, because those corpses had been there for so long, there wasn't much bone powder of god-like quality. Only the three kings of the higher giants still possessed bone powder of this quality.

　However, given the enormous size of the giant's skeleton, even high-quality bone powder extracted from just one corpse is practically "infinite" for them.

　The ruins of the British Empire are practically a massive treasure trove of materials. The bone powder from ordinary giant corpses is generally "Normal" type, but some tend towards "Fighting" type.

　The bone dust from those glowing giant corpses is mostly of the "ice," "fire," and "ground" types, but there is also "rock" type.

　Furthermore, bone meal cannot be extracted from the giant corpse worms.

　However, they conducted experiments in which giant corpse worms were drawn out of the ruins, and they immediately turned into "ashes".

　While those "ashes" are not as high quality as giant bone powder, they have more attributes, such as dark and ghost.

　The bone powder and ashes that Aurora and her companions brought out from the ruins of the British Empire not only met their own needs, but also allowed them to exchange some for equivalent materials with the academy.

　However, if we had to say, the amount of bone powder and ashes they brought out was not much compared to the entire site.

　This was not because they didn't want to take it, but simply because they couldn't move freely within the ruins given their strength.

　Therefore, the academy also has the idea of ​​gathering more resources to go to the ruins of the British Empire to collect materials.

　In short, collect as many materials as possible before the ruins disappear.

　The ruins of the British Empire will not last forever.

　“I have a vague feeling that the ruins of the British Empire appeared because of a mission of inheritance. Once the original inheritances of the three giants have all been passed down, it will disappear completely.”

　Aurora said very seriously.

　"Even if the mission isn't accomplished, it won't last long. So if you want to explore it, you have to be quick. It's best to finish exploring before the end of March. Also, the more you take from the ruins, the faster they'll disappear."

　“Then add me to the list,” Professor Steven Harvey immediately expressed strong interest.

　He had absolutely no interest in the history and civilization of the British Empire. But the giant skeletons scattered everywhere strongly attracted his attention.

　As Aurora slowly recounted this, he was already wondering if he could retrieve one or two giant skeletons from the ruins.

　Such remains, which have remained intact for countless years, are undoubtedly divine objects for creating undead creatures.

　From an alchemical perspective, they can also be used as the skeleton of a golem, ultimately creating a special golem.

　Therefore, Professor Cazell was somewhat interested in it, but not particularly so.

　As they chatted, they finalized the plan to send a team to explore the ruins of the British Empire in March.

　First, Aurora must go there to ensure the gate to the ruins can be opened.

　Secondly, to ensure combat effectiveness, we must bring along a strong professor. We'll have to trouble Professor Enid to make another trip.

　In addition, there are Professor Jones and Professor Harvey, who will definitely be there, as well as Professor Lily, who is never idle.

　With the little fairy's abilities, even if she is no match for the enemy, she can hide, ensuring her safety in the ruins and speeding up the exploration process.

　With the addition of other professors to handle other matters, the team was formed.

　Professor Lily was already impatiently shouting, "Let's leave tomorrow!"

　Dark then inquired about Aurora's life after that. She had left the ruins of the British Empire—actually, she had been chased by giant corpse worms while fleeing the ruins.

　Aurora and her three companions returned to the academy first.

　After that, Aurora took Nix, who was being raised in the academy, and left the academy for the Free City.

　Her purpose in going to the City of Freedom was naturally to participate in the construction of Nix's temple.

　She spent a week in the City of Freedom, booking everything she could, before rushing back to the academy before the end of February. But now it seems she'll be setting off again after only a few days at the academy.

　With the World Cup Duel Challenge drawing ever closer, most of the mages who intend to participate are probably quite busy.

　Dark told Aurora to "be careful," and then asked her about some of the things happening in the Free City.

　Then came the meal.

　The meeting finally returned to its main topic: the handling of the "Sun and Moon Serpent." "If it's useful, use it; you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub."

　Faced with the question of whether to offer the eyes of the "Sun and Moon Serpent" to the young "Feathered Serpent God" for consumption, Aurora agreed without hesitation.

　When asked, Nix simply nodded and said "uh-huh" or "oh-oh." She had absolutely no interest in the corpse of the "Sun and Moon Serpent." As for Professor Sylph, she had no objection whatsoever either.

　"No matter how precious something is, if it is left unused, its value is zero."

　This sentence does make sense.

　After a moment's thought, Dark also felt that it was time to use it. The early stages of the Age of Gods were a crucial period for seizing opportunities.

　Speed ​​at the start is crucial; a quick start leads to continuous progress. They certainly had no reason to keep their treasures hidden away.

　"Then it's decided!"

　As a result, most of the gathering was spent listening to Aurora recount her exploration of the ruins of the British Empire.

　Dark did not investigate the changes in Aurora's power after she obtained the "Primal Inheritance," but he was very interested in the giant bone powder.

　He certainly wouldn't ask Aurora for it.

　If he needs materials, he can exchange them for equivalent items from the academy's warehouse. He can easily obtain giant bone powder.

　After the gathering, Dark stayed in the Hidden Place Laboratory to conduct the experiments that had not been completed in the Temple of Life with Professor Kazel.

　The night passed quickly in experiments. Then came the next day.

　Dak ran into Doron in the cafeteria and casually inquired about their extracurricular activities.

　But when it came to this extracurricular activity, Duolong was surprisingly not very enthusiastic.

　Dark exchanged a glance with Pistan, who gave him a "go ahead and ask" look, which reassured him to continue asking questions.

　Doron's extracurricular activity was accompanied by Heidi Euphemia, senior student Snake Harriman, and another retired professor.

　Their team wasn't particularly strong, so they were conservative in their target selection, basically following the advice of the retired professor.

　Snake Harriman is usually quite eccentric, but he is surprisingly reliable in crucial moments and never contradicts the professor's opinions.

　The entire exploration process proceeded smoothly.

　Led by the professor, they explored an ancient site associated with reptiles.

　It was the ancient ruins of a human tribe, located deep in a remote mountain forest. It was discovered because it caused a massive mutation in the reptiles living within the forest. Unlike the other ruins Dark had previously explored, information about this ancient site had failed to be contained and had already spread far and wide.

　Therefore, many adventurers and mages venture to explore that ancient ruin.

　The four members of the group disguised themselves as an adventurer team consisting of one veteran and three newcomers, and mingled with the crowd to explore the ruins.

　While this kind of group exploration may lack some mystery, it adds a sense of adventure.

　Doron himself quite liked it.

　Snake Harriman, a senior student, also enjoyed lively gatherings, and the two hit it off immediately. However, Heidi wasn't in a particularly good mood.

　That was probably because she was "abandoned by Sarah," and the noisy environment made her feel even worse.

　However, she kept her bad mood to herself and remained focused on the actual exploration.

　Positive.

　Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Duolong took the initiative to strike up a conversation, preparing to unleash his "warm-hearted guy" traits and use his ultimate move to "comfort" her.

　His words of comfort were very effective on their first night camping out. The atmosphere between them eased considerably.

　He wanted to continue the following night, but encountered another group exploring the ancient ruins.

　The team consisted of a mage and three adventurers, clearly a "carry" type of team.

　That archmage was the "boss." Not all archmages came from academies.

　The archmage was probably in his early twenties and was a student who had been learning from an older archmage.

　Although magical technology is a relatively new technology, that's in comparison to magic. In reality, it has already undergone a long period of development.

　Among these, some archmages will naturally choose to take on apprentices or offer private tutoring.

　Magisters are sometimes hired by nobles at high salaries to teach their children individually. Others take on apprentices and pass on their skills. This one-on-one teaching certainly has some advantages over the "one-size-fits-all" approach of academies.

　However, magic technology is in a period of rapid development, and the knowledge that individual magicians can explore is far inferior to that of academics. Their own level of expertise is also difficult to match that of the main professors of St. Marian Academy or the Holy Mystic Academy.

　If one's own level is insufficient, the students one teaches will naturally tend to be weaker.

　However, with so many people, exceptions are bound to appear. There are always junior mages who are exceptionally talented and surpass their teachers.

　The archmage in his early twenties that Doron encountered was one of them. He was very skilled; although he couldn't compare to the top graduates of the academy, he was certainly not someone that an average third or fourth-year student could match.

　The mage's name was Malachi, full name Malachi Fern. Although he lived in the countryside, he was still a minor nobleman.

　His father has passed away, and as his only son, he inherited his father's title and is currently a baron.

　Malachi is handsome, gentle, and witty, making him the type of person who is very easy to like.