Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

The array master shook his head: "It's unclear at the moment, so we would like to invite you to come and see if you can find any clues about the theft of the foundation stone."

The ultra-rare Puppet Heart is still very important; Celia remembers that Ross has been collecting them.

I had one myself, and I was planning to take a break before coming to take the one from the stronghold array, but someone beat me to it.

Who on earth is so powerful that they managed to steal the Heart of the Puppet without anyone noticing?

The array master said, "It was stolen after we took over the array research, but we weren't sure at the time. We've only just confirmed it now."

Celia immediately changed her plans, "Take me to see it."

"plz follow me."

Before long, Celia followed the array master to a room, passed through an open wall in the room, came to the underground passage outside, and continued down to the bottom of the entire stronghold.

The core of the magic array for the entire stronghold is located underground, or even outside the stronghold.

A small space has been excavated here, with the metal floor of the stronghold on top, and ordinary soil and stones around and below.

At this moment, some people were climbing up to the ceiling using scaffolding and studying the magic array with various objects.

When Celia arrived, she heard them discussing something.

"This outpost is a unified whole, like a fortress."

"It's a shame to destroy the magic array; we need to find a way to move it to the ground."

"Unless we build a directional teleportation device underground, we can't move it."

"What's there that can't be moved? Such a sturdy steel fortress, it would be such a waste not to bring it back."

"But how can we move it if we lack a foundation of immense energy?"

"..."

Celia blinked and looked at the array master who brought her: "So your research direction is to find a way to move the entire base back?"

The array master nodded: "Yes, we want to add a teleportation array, like a directional teleportation device, to transform the stronghold into a metal fortress that can be freely teleported, but we lack the foundation to maintain the overall magical operation of the stronghold."

He shook his head regretfully: "If it hadn't been stolen, we would be preparing to renovate it now."

Celia gave him a thumbs up.

This idea is bold, but it's not impossible.

Because this stronghold is a whole, affecting one part affects the whole, and it can be taken away using various teleportation arrays.

It's a bit difficult, and the magic consumption will definitely be very high, to the point that even pure magic crystals can't keep up.

This is countless times larger than the dozens or hundreds of people that can be transported by a directional teleportation device.

"I think it would be good to just set up a disposable directional teleporter here, without having to research so many other things."

Celia casually mentioned it, then hopped on her flying broom and flew up to the ceiling to take a look.

The high-grade magic crystal was embedded in the center of the entire magic circle. As the magic circle absorbed the magic power of the crystal, the crystal never lit up.

In just a few days, this high-grade magic crystal, which can power a typical magic array for decades, will completely lose its magic power and become an ordinary crystal.

This stronghold is not as large as the others, but because it is three-dimensional and located under the Golden Apple Stone Forest formation, its energy consumption is much higher than other formations.

After carefully observing for a while, Celia couldn't help but complain, "This thief is quite capable, he even put in high-level magic crystals, he's very generous."

She asked, "Can you determine when the thief stole it?"

The array master said, "You must have entered shortly after you and the Holy Lord finished your battle. At that time, it was still wartime, and no one noticed the fluctuations in the array."

Celia nodded.

The other party probably planned this all along.

After staring at the magic circle for a moment, Celia received a divine message and said, "I'll give it a try. There are no monitoring nodes here. At most, I can sense the traces of the other party's magic, but I can't determine who the other party is."

"Can you trace back that foundation stone of the magic array?" the array master asked.

"It's highly unlikely. If we want to take this base with us... we don't necessarily need that thing. We can just prepare a few pure magic crystals to function as a directional teleportation device."

The array master was both amused and exasperated: "I'm afraid that won't work. A single pure magic crystal costs thousands of gold coins, and ten of them would cost tens of thousands. The Holy Court will not agree to that."

“If we keep researching, we might be able to find a way to replace the high-grade magic crystals,” Celia suggested. “Or we could use a mage instead. We could find any fifth or sixth-tier mage to replace the pure magic crystals.”

Array Master: "..."

Celia waved her hand: "Just kidding. Actually, there's no need to retrieve the foundation stone. According to my speculation, the foundation stone of the magic circle might be some kind of puppet heart. Using a puppet heart as the foundation stone of a magic circle is like using a puppet. A puppet heart cannot be used as the energy source for a directional teleportation device."

The array master exclaimed in surprise, "You figured it out so quickly? No wonder you're the Holy Court's most skilled array master."

Celia said guiltily, "It was just a coincidence. The most skilled one is Bishop Alvis. I've only been studying under him for a few years."

The array master said, "In short, we still need to trouble you. At least we need to determine who stole the foundation stone, whether they are heretics or members of a certain faction."

Celia nodded. "Okay."

The mage cast a spell, transforming the threads into countless strands that disappeared into the stronghold's magic array.

As the mist dissipated, traces of the stolen divine fragments slowly emerged before Celia.

Chapter 451 Golden Apple

"This thief doesn't seem to be very proficient in magic arrays."

Celia noticed that the other party had left quite a few traces within the magic circle.

He seemed to have tried many methods without success before finally trying to remove it directly and then quickly attach the high-grade magic crystal.

This process did not cause any unrest at the outpost.

Because the base's magic array is very complete and has contingency plans and buffers for such emergencies, the magic array continues to operate normally after the magic power is replenished in time.

"But when they were forcibly demolishing the structures, they knew to block the warning signals from the magic array, making it unable to provide any warnings. That's interesting."

The more she experienced it, the more curious Celia became.

Generally speaking, once a magic array is successfully operating, it forms a unified whole. Conventional methods cannot extract its energy supply, and forcibly dismantling it will cause a severe reaction, commonly known as an automatic counterattack.

However, whether it was due to a problem with the stronghold or the deep-sea leader's overconfidence, this magic circle did not have an automatic counterattack function, only a simple warning.

It's possible that the leader thought he could sneak up to the base and steal the magic core, which would eventually destroy the entire base.

This is indeed the case.

This, in turn, gives the other party an opportunity to take advantage.

However, even if there were an opportunity, it shouldn't be possible for Xiaobai to steal it.

Celia was puzzled. What exactly did the other party do to successfully carry out the forced demolition?

The other party was like a computer novice who didn't know how to assemble a computer but insisted on replacing the memory stick. They tried to achieve miracles by force, forcibly removing the memory stick without damaging the motherboard, and the memory stick they put back in worked without any problems.

"Luckily, it was a newbie. He used magic when he stole the Puppet Heart, otherwise I wouldn't know who he was."

After a moment of contemplation, a strange expression slowly appeared on Celia's face.

She looked at Ross in her mind and hesitated, "Lord Ross, do you think it's her?"

Ross chuckled and said, "Who else do you think could it be besides her?"

Celia was silent for a moment, then nodded: "No wonder you're so lucky, you managed to dismantle the Puppet Heart even while messing around... Shalin, could it be that the Sea God sent you to do this?"

Celia slowly withdrew from the magic circle.

She already knows who did it.

The classmate she faced in the final exam was Sharon.

Sharin is suspected to be a member of the Hiro Society.

Celia remembered that Ross had said she had received the inheritance of the sea god.

The foundation stone used for the magic array was the Heart of the Water Puppet. Celia felt that this Heart of the Puppet must have a great connection with the Sea God. Even though Ross didn't say it, she had a vague feeling about it.

No sorcerer is not curious about how such a wondrous thing as the Heart of the Puppet is formed.

Celia was also curious.

She felt that Ross must know what it was.

She didn't know what it was at first, but after spending so much time with Ross, she had a feeling about it.

This is a magical item that has a great connection with the gods.

An unexpected person suddenly appeared here and stole the Heart of the Water Puppet, and this person had previously received the inheritance of the Sea God...

Celia had already conceived a story in her mind about an ordinary sorcerer who gradually became famous after receiving the favor of the gods.

"I wonder what Sharon will do with this Puppet Heart. Will she use it to create puppets?"

Celia hesitated for a moment, then asked Ross, "Lord Ross, you've been collecting ultra-rare Puppet Hearts. Do you think I should go and get them back?"

"Whether you take it back or not depends on whether you want it or not." Ross smiled slightly. "It doesn't matter to me whether I have it or not. It just depends on how curious you are about what your classmate wants to do."

It would be a lie to say I wasn't curious.

This was the first time Celia had ever seen anyone else favored by the gods, and that person was not even a saint.

She wondered if the other person also had a sea god in their mind directing their actions.

Ross looked at Ethel with amusement and told him about Sharon.

Ethel: "What do I care? I don't even know her."

If Ross hadn't caught him, he might have done that.

But now the opportunity is gone.

Let's continue building the Endless Abyss.

the other side.

After Celia finished her investigation, the array master waiting nearby hurriedly asked, "How was it? Did you find any clues?"

Celia said, "We found some information. Hmm... The other party possesses the Holy Word spell, which is only available in the Holy Court. There are traces of the Holy Word spell being used. They are one of our own, so we don't need to worry about them."

The array masters looked at each other in bewilderment.

"One of our own?"

"Who's so rip-off?"

"If I catch him, I'll kill him!"

"..."

Celia waved her hand, "I don't know exactly who it is. I can only sense that it's someone from the Holy Court. Anyway, people from the Holy Court are definitely not bad people. They can't possibly be spies of heretics, right? So I'll leave the rest to you. I have a lot of things to do, so I won't get involved in your plans."

After saying this, Celia immediately bid farewell to the array masters and left.

The idea of ​​moving the base back was too audacious; she didn't want to be caught up in such an outrageous project with them.

After returning to the base, Celia found the bishop in charge of researching the base.

"Your Excellency, I would like to use the prayer hall at the outpost for about two hours. Is that alright?"

The bishop was taken aback: "What do you need that for?"

“We’re going to use the magic array there to trace the misdeeds of the heretics,” Celia said casually.

The bishop pondered for a moment and nodded: "Alright, after all, you discovered this stronghold first, so you can use it whenever you want. Do you need someone to guard it for you?"

Celia said, "No need... no, I need to trace it behind closed doors, so I need two people to help me guard it and prevent anyone from coming in."

"it is good."

Soon, the bishop summoned all those studying the prayer hall away, and when Celia entered, it was already empty.

Upon entering, you are greeted by a pungent smell of blood.

Even after several days, the smell of blood lingered.

There were still some dried bloodstains on the ground. The bodies had all been taken away. Only the crater and battle marks left by the deep-sea leader remained, proving, along with the bloodstains, that a terrible battle had taken place here.

Celia arrived at the central platform, took out the access key to the Golden Apple Stone Forest magic circle, and inserted her mage hand into the access key, slowly connecting it to the Golden Apple Stone Forest.

She remembered what Ross had said.

"The golden apples we need are in the Golden Apple Stone Forest. Or rather, the gods who were bound by demonic energy used them as the foundation of the Golden Apple Stone Forest's magic array, serving as the core of the array. By utilizing the properties of the golden apples, the pollution of the entire Golden Apple Stone Forest can be firmly bound, preventing the pollution from leaving."