Chapter 368: Exploration Team
"And what are you going to discuss at this meeting?" asked Thor suspiciously, since he had roughly determined that the chest room was a death trap and had not set foot in it for many years, what was there to discuss as long as he continued to follow the old rules?
"Aren't you here now? Maybe we can try to go in and have a look?" Phoenixy pulled Thor aside.
"Clams, because I'm here, you really look up to me!Havac's body is only a third-order, okay?Who gave you the courage to trust me like a wastewood?Don't put pressure on others, okay?" Thor laughed.
"Don't you usually have the most ghost ideas?" Muttered Phoenix.
"I have to correct it, that's not a idea, maybe you'd be smarter than it would be better. Thor spread his hands.
"So what now? I mean to try?" Fenis looked at Thor expectantly.
Thor shook his head slightly, not to deny it, but to enter the thinking mode of his subconscious action.
What Phines meant was not difficult to understand, she and the other high-end forces in the team were in charge of the force, and Thor was a temporary dog-headed staff member to advise everyone, but Thor knew very well that things were not so simple.
Not to mention whether he is worthy of Finis's expectations, the key is that the current situation does not seem to be a matter of intelligence.
There are too few clues to the exposed surface of the treasure chest room, the closed environment, the disappearance of the entrant, and the non-appearance, these are just a few points.
But what did those who entered? How dangerous was it? What's in the chest? Is there a connection between what's in the chest and the danger you're about to face? What do those people end up with? Are they dead or teleported somewhere else?
Obviously, there are far more unknowns than known, there are very few feasible ways to come up, and it is unrealistic to rely on fantasy and guesswork to make a plan, so it is an uncertain adventure no matter how you look at it.
But then again, the so-called adventure is such a thing, full of unknown dangers and uncertainties.
Perhaps it is precisely because of these uncertainties that it is the most attractive part of the adventure.
Facing Phoenix's gaze, Thor suddenly realized that maybe she didn't need any rational advice from herself, but just wanted to find a little courage to face the unknown from her cheap brother.
"To be honest, I don't know for sure, I do have some personal interest, but it's far from being for or against. Because the outcome could be miserable, and even total annihilation could be, I mean, all the people who entered the room to participate in the plan. ”
"So it's up to you to make this decision after all, because you're the soul of the team. The only thing I can do is if you want to find out, I'll go with you. And then...... Well, die a little earlier than you, probably. Thor shrugged.
With Thor's personal support, Phines quietly put her arms around Thor and shook them, turning her head to set up.
In fact, intellectually speaking, this is not something that the team has to face on the way forward. The team could just ignore it and continue to walk through it as it had for many years, so that no one would be harmed.
At the end of the day, this seems to be an unnecessary and potentially fatalistic thing.
Thor was actually a little hesitant, not knowing if it would hurt Finis.
He didn't know why Phines suddenly paid attention to this, but in his heart, he was actually a little selfish. Partly out of curiosity, partly he suspected that the room might have some teleportation function.
Although everything is speculation, many times a certain degree of speculation can actually become an incentive to do something.
The difference in this matter is that if Thor had discovered such a room and knew that it would eat people, Thor would not have mentioned it to the team at all. Because he has no position, and he can't afford the result, he's just a passing soul.
So the whole thing looks like Thor is using the sacrifice of Phoenix's team to satisfy his curiosity.
However, Thor does not think so, sacrifice or death can only be regarded as the basic spirit of adventure in strict speaking. If you don't even have this bit of spirit, then what's the risk, isn't it good to go home and farm honestly?
In other words, just like walking in the dark wilderness when I was in the first and second order, I was actually facing death every moment of every day. I survived, not because I was afraid of death, but because I was cautious or lucky.
There has never been a theorem in this world that you can live longer if you are afraid of death, everything is just probability.
Soon the team was reorganized, and considering the capacity of the treasure chest room, only ten people participated in the operation.
Seventh-Order Phines took the lead, then three sixth-order, five fifth-order, and Thor and a third-order waste wood dragged his hind legs with a sword on his back.
This group of people is already the strongest combat force in the team, once everyone encounters an accident...... Actually, it won't be that good. Finis's race will not be wiped out by this, it will only be the population of the camp merged into the royal clan.
At this point, it is clear that Phines has the authority of a team leader.
Everyone was obviously used to her orders, so even if it looked like they were going to do something that was likely to die, everyone didn't complain, but the team was inexplicably filled with a sense of tragedy.
The distance is not far, and the entire treasure chest room looks very ordinary from the outside. The area is smaller than the large room of the labyrinth, and it will not seem too crowded with more than ten people standing in, but because of the quiet treasure chest in it, it adds a sense of mystery and abruptness.
Thor himself went in for a spin, and the excuse to Phines was that even if he died, it was only Havak. Okay, it may be immoral, but Fenis Shiitake actually thinks it makes sense, poor brother Hawak.
Upon entering the room, Thor quickly added the first details. It's not that the room is closed when someone enters the room, but there are obviously other triggers, such as the number of people entering reaches a certain limit, or the moment the chest is opened.
The treasure chest is placed on a small square stone platform, which rises above the ground with two stairs, and an unknown magic circle is painted on the surface of the stone platform. The treasure chest stayed quietly in the center of the magic array, and it looked a little weird and mysterious because of the intricate patterns of the magic array.
Thor deliberately observed in a circle, the six-pointed star magic array, compared to the five-pointed star, is good news.
As for the material of the treasure chest itself, there is nothing special, it seems that it is just a mixture of copper, iron and wood.
Dark wood, iron edging, riveted copper nails.
There is no sense of age on the surface, neither rust mottled, nor any gorgeous decoration inlaid with gems and crystals.
After bringing the information out and relaying it to the team, Thor made a detour to the back of the chest room based on the map he had improvised to make. The walls of the room are incomparably thick and sturdy, and there is almost no possibility of chiseling through them in a short time, which means that there is no escape path.
When the information that could be gathered on the surface was almost seen, the ten men and women entered the room carefully in turn.
Even though ten people were already standing in the room, the room was still not closed.
Facing the treasure chest, everyone was a little silent and nervous for a while.
Phines stood to Thor's left, and Thor swept around the crowd and found that a strong man on his right hand was playful.
It is said that this strong man with sixth-order strength is called Parley, and the weapon he uses is a heavy, short-handled blunt-headed hammer. Square face, thick lips, slightly hooked nose bridge, messy short black curls. He stared at the treasure chest in front of him in a daze, looking a little nervous.
The burly body could barely see the ups and downs of breathing, as if he was holding his breath, ready to annihilate the treasure chest in front of him with his gaze.
"Man, take it easy. Thor raised his hand and patted his thick arm gently.
Parley shook his hammer as if frightened, not knowing who he was going to smash, and bluffed Thor away.
"I'm not afraid!" As if realizing that he was overreacting, he put away his hammer and smiled innocently at Thor.
"Well, you don't need to prove it to me, you just need to prove it to danger. Thor laughed.
Taking advantage of the brief relaxation of the atmosphere, Phines stood in front of the treasure chest.
"Before facing the unknown, I will put my command in the hands of my brother Hawak, and I hope that everyone will support him as much as I support me, and unite to increase the survival rate of the team. Phineth suddenly announced to the crowd.
The crowd was silent, and no one objected.
Strictly speaking, the siblings Hawak and Finice have always been the core of the team, but Hawak has been a waste wood for many years, and no one usually listens to them. As for the moment, perhaps it makes no difference who is in command.
This is not a battlefield, what is there to command in a cramped small room.
"Okay, so I'll talk about what might come next. Thor took over the command with a casual word, and everyone looked at them in disbelief, as if asking how you would know.
"Since the door is still not closed after ten people have entered the room, it is roughly certain that once the central chest is opened, the door will be closed. This means that we will no longer have a way back until we have completed or reached a certain standard. ”
"Don't ask me what the criteria are for opening the door again, that's exactly what we're going to fumble for in danger. ”
"Now, let's stand against the wall. Thor stepped forward and asked about everyone's rank and strength, and picked out a small woman to open the treasure chest. Then line up the people along the walls on both sides, leaving the treasure chest and the door of the room in both directions.
"Remember, when the treasure chest is opened, Liliel doesn't care about what's in the treasure chest and quickly retreats to her position. ”
"Don't worry about closed room doors, the enemies we're going to face are likely to come from the front, or around the chest, if there are enemies. The only thing you have to do is concentrate your attack power and destroy the enemies that appear in the normal way. ”
"Normal enemies?" interjected one of the female mages in the team.
"Yes, there are many possibilities, such as the poisonous mist in the room in an instant, or some other form of magic trap. ”
"Or maybe the space in this room was suddenly expanded countless times, and all of us or someone was suddenly teleported and disappeared, and the terrain under our feet suddenly changed to a wilderness or even a swampy sea. In short, everyone must remember one thing and do not panic. ”
Thor gave a rough plan for dealing with the various possibilities he proposed.
Those who told everyone to pour potions and draw their weapons were ready one after another.
Thor drew his sword and leaned in front of him, shaking his head at Lilille, motioning for her to open the chest.
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