Chapter 144: Guessing is a technical job
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You can't make a mistake, the tiger that stands in front of the expedition at this time will not be unfamiliar to the traverser or the natives of the New World. It is a sphinx named "Sphinx", and there is such a huge statue poked in front of the Giza pyramids in the old world, and it is estimated that there are no earthlings who do not know it.
Unable to suppress the ecstasy and excitement in his heart, Gao De took several deep breaths in a row, he seemed extremely excited, and said to Luo Zhengdao in a babbling voice:
"This is the Sphinx, a magical beast that is not easy to deal with, its intelligence is not inferior to that of humans, and it is often used to guard treasures, it seems that we are on the right track. Emperor Taizu bless! β
Just as the pirates could not stop rejoicing, the sphinx, who was lying prone on the ground and pretending to sleep, slowly stood up, glanced indifferently at the corner of the tunnel, and said in a fluent lingua franca:
"Don't hide, little mice, I see you, come out quickly! To get your hands on the treasure here, you must solve my riddles, or you will find nothing and I will eat you. β
Luo Zhengdao and Gao De, who were originally going to kill each other directly, looked at each other and smiled bitterly, what can they say at this time. Immediately walking slowly in front of the Sphinx, Gao De cautiously grasped the hilt of the sword, and said:
"I am the descendant of the Emperor of Light, Gauder Needham......"
As soon as it heard Gao De's words, the sphinx immediately shook its fluffy tail and put on an impatient look, and it waved its claws the size of a human head and shook it in front of its eyes, interrupting Gao De's words unceremoniously, and said with disdain:
"Listen, I'm only responsible for guarding the treasure, it has nothing to do with me who comes to take the treasure, let's start guessing the riddle!"
Hearing this, Gao De took a few steps backwards, and then he turned around and quickly returned to his own team, muttering to his followers, and at this moment Luo Zhengdao also consulted the Yaling enemy army about the information about the Sphinx. After a short while, Gao De stepped to Luo Zhengdao's side, and he whispered:
"There's no other way, just guess the riddle! Are you coming or am I coming? β
Knowing that this sphinx was not easy to deal with, Luo Zhengdao was ready to fight this time, and he had no intention of making any show, shaking his head and saying:
"I'm not good at guessing puzzles, come on!"
Seemingly confident in his guessing skills, Gao De nodded, then came to the Sphinx and said loudly:
"Say it!"
"A king who is not a king, an empire that is not an empire, a history that has no end, what is the mystery?"
Listening to this awkward riddle, Gauder Needham's face fell for a moment, and he could not guess the answer to the riddle without asking.
ββ¦β¦ I can't guess! β
Luo Zhengdao, who was in the audience in the back, also expressed his deep hatred for this headless riddle, and looked at Gao De sympathetically at the moment, and then, his hand was on the hilt of the sword, and he lowered his voice and said to the Yaling Overseer:
"Sariel, let's get ready to fight!"
It is now clear that the way to obtain treasure without battling the Sphinx is to solve its riddles correctly, and guessing is not something pirates are good at, but they are more adept at communicating with those who refuse to cooperate in another way: with swords and cannons.
Faced with a stalemate, Luo Zhengdao suddenly drew his sword out of its sheath and shouted:
"Let's do it, kill it!"
"Roarβ"
Having long prevented humans from coming to this hand, the Sphinx roared disdainfully, and immediately pounced towards Gao De Needham, hearing Luo Zhengdao's shout behind him, Gao De had already begun to move his body, and at this time, he just leaned over to avoid a flying pounce from a large magic beast, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. The first blow failed, and the Sphinx didn't stop, and its body lunged forward again with a bow.
"Whew-"
In the loud cheers, he turned into a silver-and-white werewolf with a height of more than two meters and a strong body that surpassed the governor's angry Chun brother, Luo Zhengdao grinned and stretched out his hands, desperately supporting the sphinx that flew in front of him, and pushed the other party away, finally not letting the big mouth full of shiny fangs bite him.
"Thunder Strike!"
A heavily armed warrior not far from Luo Zhengdao saw that the situation was critical, and without saying a word, he picked up his weapon and struck a fierce blow at the sphinx.
"Boom-"
In an instant, the surging blue current of the chain sent the sphinx to the ground with a powerful swing, even if it doesn't hurt you, the huge impact can make you lie down, and the blunt force is the most reassuring. That being said, the force of this move was not a lethal threat to the Sphinx, which was listed as an elite guard in the New World Encyclopedia, and it simply rolled on the spot, then climbed up and returned to the fight. Pirates are not a profession for good men and women, and they never pay attention to fair fighting, the so-called heads-up is that you fight a group of us alone, and vice versa.
Although the aristocracy is more concerned about face issues and does not like to make some mistakes that are questioned, pirates don't need to consider the reason for this kind of egg pain, and you don't look at when this is, if you don't go together now, what are you waiting for?
"Brutal slash! Reaper! β
"Whew-"
The Sphinx, which had been repeatedly injured by dozens of elite pirates, was a little panicked, and it turned around and pounced on the werewolf Luo Zhengdao. This qiΔ was born too suddenly, and before Luo Zhengdao could react, Saril Byrne, who had been standing beside him inconspicuously, leaned forward and charged, drawing his sword and striking a fierce attack.
"Rescue Strike! Armor Piercing! Destroy miΓ¨ charge! β
The sword flashed like lightning on a rainy night, and the sharp light remained in people's vision, and the already scarred Sphinx was hit three times in a row by the Yaling Overseers at close range, and with the old wounds accumulated in the previous battle, its huge body could no longer support it. The Sphinx gasped and shook a few times, then let out a cry of helplessness and fell to the ground in a pool of blood.
Relying on group fights to win, this matter really has no glory at all, and no one will criticize this problem at the moment, and it is not a knight duel, what is there to complain about fighting monsters and playing group fights.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Gauder Needham gasped in horror and said:
"This guy is the treasure keeper, the treasure location must be near here, everyone is looking for clues separately."
Hearing this, the pirates immediately skillfully struck the rocks around them and under their feet with hard objects such as shields and sword hilts, and after a while, one of the pirates suddenly cried out and said:
"It's empty behind this!"
Seeing this, Gao De hurriedly rushed to the front of the stone wall and knocked a few times with his own hands, and when he heard the echo inside, he held back his ecstasy, and instructed his assistant to say:
"Hank, smash the stone wall open."
"No problem!"
The strong man, Hank, picked up his tomahawk and slammed it against the rock wall with his dull end, one after the other.
"Boom! Boom! Whoa......"
After half a minute of continuous knocking, the heavy stone slab that covered the entrance to the passage was smashed by the strong man Hank, and the pirates hastily cleared the rubble from the ground and rushed impatiently into the golden strip that led to great wealth. They had paid too much to get here, killing and wounding many of their companions, and could only hope that the bountiful harvest of the treasure hunt would make them feel that the sacrifices they had made were in vain.
"Everyone, stop!"
Gauder Needham raised his hand to stop the crowd, and the reason for the stop could not be simpler, he did not know what to do next, and before the pirates appeared a line of forks in the road, counting as many as twelve.
In this situation in the labyrinth, even if you think about it with your ass, you can guess that there must be only one path that is the right path, and the rest of the forks in the road, even if you don't encounter a dangerous trap and lose your life, it will make the treasure hunter get out of the house empty-handed, the so-called half ninety of those who travel a hundred miles, and now you can't help but be extra cautious when making a choice!
An elven mage, cautiously observing his surroundings, pointed to the top of the fork in the road and said:
"Look, there's a bas-relief pattern on the top, it should be a hint!"
"Oh, it seems like twelve animals? Maybe it's some kind of special symbol? Who of you knows? β
Looking in the direction pointed out by the clear-eyed person, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he became conscious. The twelve animals carved on the tunnel stared at happened to coincide with the twelve zodiac signs of the old world, considering the origin of that predecessor traverser, Emperor Taizu. The possibility of misjudgment is almost non-existent, and this bet is worth playing. In the Chinese zodiac, the dragon can represent both the emperor and the Chinese civilization, and soon figured out this, Luo Zhengdao made a decision, he pointed to the fork in the road carved with the dragon-shaped pattern to everyone, and said:
"Don't guess, it must be this way."
Hearing this, Gao De, who was confused, looked at Luo Zhengdao suspiciously, and asked rhetorically:
"Your Excellency, are you sure?"
"What good can I do if the operation fails?"
Obviously, the reason put forward by Luo Zhengdao is very convincing, there are many villains in this world who harm others and benefit themselves, and it is not so common to harm others and not benefit themselves, and the best villains who only want to have fun are not so common. Immediately, Gaud Needham shrugged his shoulders and said:
"Well, let's go this way!"
This dark and deep corridor is not surprising from the outside, and it is only when you walk in person that you will realize that there is a lot of mystery inside, and the unfathomable corridor is like a monster that will swallow a qiΔ light. Stepping into this area, both the torches and the lighting crystals were all ineffective, even if the pirates could sense the heat emitted by the burning of the torches, but their eyes could not see anything, and the mages realized all kinds of spells that could produce light, and the results were still black in their eyes. Now that they were confronted with a difficult problem, the pirates paused to discuss it and decided to deal with it in a clumsy way.
They put one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of them, and the other hand that was free touched the wall on one side of the corridor so as not to accidentally lose the way. Walking in the dark corridor where you can't see your fingers, you can experience the oppressive and terrifying atmosphere, and people don't even dare to breathe, and follow closely behind the people in front of them, lest they be left behind by a large group of people.
"Wait a minute, my shoelaces are loose."
After greeting the person behind him, Luo Zhengdao, who had stopped for some reason, leaned down and groped for the unknown artifact that almost tripped him with his hand. Then, Luo Zhengdao's heart moved, this is a box, since it appeared in the maze, it is likely to be a treasure chest! However, this box does not have a keyhole, and it feels ...... to the touch
"Ouch!"
Groping for the mysterious box in the dark, his fingers suddenly felt a short pain like a pinprick, and Luo Zhengdao, who screamed out loud, was so frightened that he was in a cold sweat, and he thought that he had been ambushed by some mechanism, but fortunately there was nothing else except a slight sting.