I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

The instructor said, "The future still depends on you young people. These are the results of my research when I was in my twenties, thirties, and teens. After I was over forty, it was hard for me to come up with anything new."

Back then, after Roland created the 'answering machine' based on the seven-pointed table of the old Heiyuans, Mentor Johnson once said the same thing - he lamented that he was getting old.

Mentor Merlin also lamented his old age—but the expression on his face wasn't as humble as Johnson's.

At this moment, Roland stared blankly at the old scholar in front of him. On the emblem of the Heraca Magic Research Order on his chest was clearly written "Grand Scholar Merlin".

Roland couldn't help but look at the mentor in front of him again. The mentor's image now became extremely tall in Roland's eyes.

The mentor continued, "Edward, the entire church has numerous laboratories and many remarkable scholars. The fact that we were able to find the right path in this direction was largely due to chance and luck."

These experimental data are extremely valuable and will bring about a real revolution for the entire church!

I know that the revolutionary army does not believe in gods, but it is beneficial to all mankind. Although the church has many corrupt problems, His Holiness the Pope and our entire reformist faction are working hard to change all of this.

This data needs to be shared with the entire church.”

After a pause, the instructor continued, "Although we haven't paid much attention to the outside world, we are aware of the crisis that Grey Falcon City is facing.

The rabbi made a copy for Ms. Olivia before, and I will make a copy for you later - they are more important than our lives, you must keep them well. "

The mentor didn't say much, but Roland could guess from his meaningful words that he knew about Edward's connection with the revolutionary army.

So he hoped that Edward could take all these precious experimental data out after breaking into the city.

On behalf of Edward and himself, Roland bowed deeply to the mentor in front of him and solemnly called him mentor.

Roland thought to himself, "Teacher, you think too highly of the Church. But don't worry, we will let the fire of truth in your hands illuminate the world."

Besides, you scientists are more important than the entire Grey Falcon City. I will do everything I can to keep you alive so that you can personally participate in spreading the Flame of Truth.

However, the information must be copied several times. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Roland was very afraid that there were spies in the castle who would destroy the laboratory after discovering the value of the laboratory's research results. So after paying his respects, he quickly followed his mentor to the storage room.

The archive room wasn't large, only about a hundred square meters. It contained a pile of blank magic books and many blank crystal arrays.

Roland thought to himself, "Judging from the fluctuations of magic power, these crystal matrices and magic books are all blank. Is the instructor planning to pick one for me to use as a portable hard drive?"

Scratching his head, Roland suddenly felt something was wrong - Edward didn't have any storage bags that could hold such a large item!

At this moment, Roland saw his mentor walk directly to a crystal array, then put his hands on it and closed his eyes.

Then, Roland suddenly noticed that his mentor's face was extremely pale.

Roland: "."

After inspecting a blank crystal array, the instructor came to another blank crystal array. He then used the magic circle beneath his feet to sense what was inside.

A moment later, he walked towards the third crystal array. At this time, the mentor's lips had turned blue.

Seeing this, Roland closed his eyes deeply.

He understood what was going on.

This is not a storage room!
This is the 'Big Data Center'!
Someone cleared all the data here ahead of time!
I can tell at a glance that these crystals and magic books are blank - because I have magic powers!

But the mentor had no magic power, so he couldn't see it and thought there was something else inside!

By this time, the instructor had already checked all the crystal arrays. Trembling, he walked to the bookcase and picked up a magic book—and sure enough, it was blank!
With a thud, the mentor's legs weakened and he stumbled. Roland hurriedly supported the mentor's old body.

The instructor said tremblingly: "Edward, our data, data seems..."

Roland sighed and said, "Don't worry, mentor, I thought this was a storage room! Has Olivia been here before?"

The instructor nodded.

Roland cursed in his heart: "That bitch! I'm so late!"
After thinking for a moment, Roland comforted him, "It's okay, Instructor. I'll find a way to get you out. As long as you're still here, we can just redo the experiment. It just takes a little longer."

The instructor shook his head and said, "You don't understand, Edward. Experiments require a special environment, and Angel River has unique advantages.

This is a super testing ground!

The collision between the human world and the Styx will produce many strange particles that cannot be observed anywhere else.

Moreover, at certain times, this place will lead to the underworld!

This means that we will not be disturbed by the theory of parallel worlds. Oh, you don’t understand the Menger Sponge Cube theory.

Although many of our experiments have yielded results, the theory is not yet completely complete.

Even for the most critical basic magic, we have only just found the direction. If future generations have our data, they may be able to continue these experiments in places like the Well of Faith.

But now the data is gone
Even worse, many of the data samples were obtained by sheer chance and luck. Even if the church drove the Dracula family away and allowed us to stay here for experiments, we wouldn't know if we'd ever get that precious data again."

Roland understood. He thought to himself, "I haven't studied basic magic, nor am I a true researcher. I'm overthinking it. The instructors' laboratory isn't just this little house, it's the entire Angel River!"

The entire Netherworld is their 'centrifuge.' The collision of the Styx and the mortal world is their 'super particle collider'!
In my hometown, humans waited for many years before recording the data of 'gravitational waves'.

The research of my supervisor and others is definitely different from this, but it took them many years to get the data, and there was a lot of luck and chance involved.

If all the data is lost, further research will be impossible.'

Roland's expression gradually became serious.

Roland was very concerned about his mentor's words, "This place is connected to the underworld and is not affected by the theory of parallel worlds."

He was very suspicious whether the Holy See was planning to do something on the banks of the Angel River.

No matter what, the Angel Riverside must not be given to the Holy See.

In addition, the data must be retrieved.

But what to do now? The data is in Olivia's hands!

Get the data back from her?'

Roland's heart skipped a beat. If only his senior and Anna were here—no, he'd have to add Florence, the big nurse who could cast an invincible shield. If the three of them were here, Roland would definitely dare to confront the god disguised as a mortal. As a deity descended to earth, Olivia couldn't be too powerful. With careful planning, there might be a chance to take her into the Holy Temple.

Roland thought to himself, "If we try to forcefully wake the senior sister, it won't work! Let's not even talk about whether we can defeat her if we all get together. Now she has the information. If she gets upset, she could just destroy it!"

You can't rob this thing, you have to steal it!'

Roland couldn't help but think of Helena.

Even Olivia was afraid of Count Barr's strength, but Helena had been around him for so long without him noticing!

This matter, I and my senior students might not be able to handle it. But Helena can do it alone!

'Where did this girl go?'

Speaking of Helena, news about Helena came.

As Roland was helping his mentor leave the 'storage room', a middle-aged scholar came towards them in the corridor with a smile on his face.

The middle-aged scholar said to Roland, "Edward, Miss Isabella is calling and looking for you everywhere. Eh? Teacher Merlin, why are you so pale?"

Mentor Merlin shook his head and said, "It's okay, I just had a little hypoglycemia. I just ate a few candies and it's all better now. Please ask the operator to transfer the line to my office. Edward, please go to my office and answer the phone."

Merlin had never imagined that the Vatican would actually destroy the experimental data. If the disappearance of the data were made public, it would have a huge impact on the entire laboratory and everyone's faith.

Furthermore, there were still many doubts about this matter. So Merlin decided to keep it under wraps for now and wait for the rabbi to return before deciding what to do.

Merlin drove the middle-aged scholar away, then he rummaged through his sleeves, turned around, and sprinkled a handful of something that looked like magic powder towards the door of the 'storage room'.

Afterwards, the power of the elements was summoned by the mentor's spell, and an exquisite magic circle flickered faintly a few times. Then, some restrictions appeared in the 'storage room'.

Roland's eyes twitched slightly. This restriction was unusual. While not as strong as the one in the Chicheng Ruins, even Roland couldn't break it without the help of an answering machine.

Roland saw a remnant of Grandpa Augustus in Mentor Merlin. These wizards were considered wild wizards in the old Eastern Territory's mindset. Yet, their proficiency in certain areas commanded immense respect from even the old Black Abyss.

They could be considered "forbidden wizards"—no, they were forbidden wizards! Because in a certain direction, they had already touched the realm of God.

Roland thought to himself, "I remember someone told me that the research institute my father came from in the south might be similar to this one."

The Southern Church regards magical knowledge as a plague, but the church has indeed established many magical research institutes - the numbers are all in four digits, and there are at least several hundred research institutes.

When it comes to in-depth research into magic and theology, the church is very stubborn and contradictory.

Olivia simply eliminated the data and didn't do anything more extreme. Perhaps she was also a little conflicted about this matter.

Roland felt that these human experiments might even be considered worthy of research by the gods in heaven.

While Roland was daydreaming, he had already helped his mentor back to the door of his office.

The instructor took out his key and opened the door, then pointed to a large box on the wall and said, "There's interference from the cold currents of the Styx here on the riverbank, so common magical communications don't work here. Therefore, a number of telephones have been installed in the castle to facilitate communication between different areas."

But sometimes, some supernatural events would happen.”

Roland was stunned and said, "Supernatural events? Are you saying that someone received a call from a deceased person?"

The instructor said, "That's right. If the call doesn't come through the operator, it's probably not from a human. This can also be considered part of our research. Dial 9999 and ask the operator to connect you. Isabella should be waiting on the other end."

The telephone operator was not only responsible for answering the phone, but also for the castle residents to ask for help if they could not find the right person. The operator would call the duty room in each area, the guard post, or even the semi-basement where the servants often had tea parties.

The servants generally knew who entered and left which area of ​​the castle.

Roland contacted the telephone operator and was soon connected to Helena.

After the call was connected, Roland heard Helena's complaints. She said, "Why did Edward go over there? Father must be unhappy again. Father is preparing a banquet for Ms. Olivia. Please come over quickly - I'm over here on the overpass. Don't run around, and don't forget."

Roland understood immediately.

Helena was with someone and it was not convenient for her to talk. They couldn't communicate mentally on the phone, so she said a lot of words like this.

She probably had something to talk to her about, and attending the party was probably just an excuse. After all, Helena knew that Roland would be exposed if he saw the Count now.

So, it is possible that Helena wants to take me to meet someone else.

She asked her to meet him at the overpass where they had looked at the mirror before - Roland had forgotten Helena here before, so Helena specifically mentioned "forgotten".

Roland said, "I have some important things to do here. Is there anyone at the banquet that I must meet today? If not, I don't really want to attend."

Helena hesitated for two seconds and said, "You are still angry with your father. Then I will tell him that you are not feeling well."

Roland immediately understood that it was not necessary to meet this person today.

Helena asked again, "Where are you going later? I'll come find you. You're not feeling well, and you need to be alone. If you don't attend the party, I'll go with you."

Roland thought to himself, "Damn, I almost forgot about Edward and Isabella. Luckily Helena called—she had to go, too. And then there's the theft."

Roland said, "I'm not feeling well. I'm in the lab right now. I'll go to the hot spring near the chapel to warm up. It's really cold today, so come and soak with me."

After Roland finished speaking, Helena was silent for a long time.

Roland couldn't help but feel anxious. He thought to himself, "I'm not kidding, school girl, you really have to come and take a bath with me!"

After a moment, Roland heard Helena stuttering on the other end of the phone: "Wait a moment, then. I'll go get some things from the bedroom and come back."

On the other side, the gallery
A beautiful lady was admiring the tapestries in the gallery, accompanied by several cautious escorts.

An attendant said, "Your Majesty, Olivia, I've already given the order. No one will disturb you while you're soaking in the hot springs. Are you really not planning on attending the banquet?"

Olivia said: "Tell Bal that I am not free today. You all should go out. I don't like people around."

At the end of the gallery is the Heracles Chapel, which has a passage leading to the back door of the hot spring.

Lord Olivia doesn't like to be disturbed, so naturally everyone nearby will be cleared away.

The escorts didn't dare to say much. After they retreated, they left a few priestesses and female knights at the gallery entrance and the main entrance to the hot springs, and then left with their men. (End of this chapter)