The second man nodded, took a small crystal ball from his robes, and placed it in the center of the magic Array.
The moment the crystal ball touched the magic Array, it emitted a blue glow, and the symbols within the array began to flicker.
He stared at the crystal ball for a while, then frowned. "It seems the energy is insufficient, and several symbols have shifted out of place, causing the last activation attempt to fail."
"Then what do we do? Can it be repaired?" the first man asked.
"It can, but we need to inject energy again and adjust the positions of the symbols." The second man said, "Help me take out the energy stones we brought. I'll adjust the symbols."
The first man hurriedly pulled several black stones from his backpack and handed them to the second man.
The second man took the stones and placed them around the magic Array, then slowly ran his fingers over the symbols in the array.
Each time he moved over a symbol, he recited a strange incantation. As the incantation was spoken, the symbols in the magic Array slowly shifted back into their correct positions.
Lin Taichu held his breath and memorized the second man's incantation word for word—he knew it was very likely the spell to activate or dispel the Black Magic Array, and it might come in handy someday.
About half an hour later, the second man finally finished adjusting all the symbols and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Done. The symbols have been adjusted, and the energy has been injected. The magic Array is back to normal now. As long as we recite the activation spell once more, we can blow this place up."
"Are we activating it now?" the first man asked.
"No. My lord