Nash could not help but step up after thinking about it. He raised his hand in a fist-to-palm salute toward Quentin. "If I may be so bold to ask, Master Hunt, is there any significance to the different-colored plaques? Otherwise, why would there be three different colors?”
Quentin laughed. "Of course the colors are significant. The black plaques are the most basic whereas the white plaque equals ten black plaques. As for the red plaques, their numbers are few, but one of them is equal t o a hundred black plaques. So if you’re lucky enough to find a red plaque, you get a hundred black ones!"
Here, Quentin paused for a while before continuing, "I must tell you all this-you know that there will be more plaques the further you venture in. So the white and red plaques are also scattered with that logic. In this competition, not only will you have to be strong, but you'll have to have some measure of luck!"
"Let's open the summoning circle!"
After Quentin explained all the rules, he looked at the two tall stone gates nearby and yelled.
In a flash, two elders from the Hunt family flew over to the stone gates. Each of them took out a piece of middle-grade spirited stone and placed them on the indents in the middle of the stone pillars.
With the spirited stones in place, the gates whirred and opened with a heavy groan. A blue sheen of light burst forth and spread across the area. Everyone watched in surprise as it gradually formed a glowing blue dome and covered the entire forest and the mountain in it. No one could see what was going on inside.
"It seems like this ancient summoning circle has truly been fixed by Master Hunt. Amazing!"
"That’s right. He could even restore the symbols and writing on them. Otherwise, this summoning circle will just rot away in waste!”
Plenty of people could not help but exclaimed when they saw the giant blue veil. They even felt grateful that they could witness it at least once in their lives.
"Master Hunt, this dome is covering the entire forest and the mountain. We can't see anything going on inside anymore.
Then what’s the use of the dome?”
Master Ximenas could not help but ask Quentin after he thought about it.
Quentin smiled before replying, "This summoning circle is able to scatter anyone who enters in different places. We won't be able to see what’s going on inside, but you can see tiny dots on its surface. That’s how we roughly tell what's happening to the participants. If one of the lights flickers for a while before disappearing, it means that the participant has died!”
Master Ximenas nodded his head after he heard that. "What an amazing summoning circle. I never thought that it would be able t o sense if the people inside are dead or alive.
Quentin looked flattered. “This summoning circle is nothing. According to my research and knowledge, there should be some summoning circles out there that can teleport a person anywhere. It's called a transporter, but a tool like that is too complex. I've only managed to find some basic formulas in my book. There's no way t o find more information, unfortunately."
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