209. Only blood can ......
At the end of the mural, the Twin Emperors devised a unique ritual in order to help the tribe bear the curse.
Oriana speculated that in the process of sealing Lucaccia, he should have obtained some loot, such as knowledge, books, holy relics, mysteries, etc., and this set of rituals should have been designed to combine these.
Later, in order to hold the ritual, he came up with a series of measures that seemed particularly absurd to outsiders.
At first, I didn't know what means were used.,Forcibly raised the plain forest area where the elves originated.,It's turned into the elven garden today.γ
With his strength at the time, he should not have been able to do such a thing, most likely borrowing the spoils of war from Lukaccia.
This provoked strong opposition from the elves, but was forcibly suppressed by the Twin Emperors with bloody and brutal methods, forcing countless residents to leave their homes and be displaced.
Then, he began a series of expropriations, forcibly recruiting a large number of people and craftsmen, and began to build this huge temple.
This was tantamount to adding insult to injury to the Elven Empire, which was already in decline at that time.
The entire ritual process took nearly 100 years, and it almost squandered the few remaining family funds from the Elven Empire.
During this period, several rebellions broke out in the country, and the twin emperors were assassinated in dozens of cases.
Countless bards have written poems about his atrocities and sung them everywhere, from children to elders, all of whom believe that he is a madman, mentally ill, a tyrant who wants to lead the country to its destruction.
But these were forcibly suppressed by him with strong force.
"They hate us, even if we try to save them......"
"This is also the suffering we should bear."
"They will abandon us ......"
"That's what we should do."
On the last fresco, the Twin Emperors enter the temple alone, closing the door tightly, leaving only a trace of their backs.
At this point, the story comes to an abrupt end, and no one knows what exactly happened next.
But they should have succeeded.
Because the elves still exist.
Even if they have declined to the point where they cannot gain a foothold on the mainland and are driven to overseas islands, they are still alive.
At the same time, no one knew about the Yayaraka people......
The Twin Emperors who saved the race are nowhere to be found, and few people know about his sacrifices, and the history and records about him are strictly controlled, and his last impression among the elves is fixed on the image of the 'mad tyrant'.
To this day, young elves like Efuya still have a great prejudice against him and are afraid of him.
He saved the tribe, but was abandoned by the tribe.
"It's really not easy for a civilization to survive......"
Rohr sighed in a low voice.
"I blamed him wrong, it turned out that he was such a great emperor......"
Efuya also sighed, knelt in front of the last back, clasped her fingers, and whispered in Elven language.
It's probably like a memorial service, right?
As for Orianna, after sorting out the historical knowledge in her head, she helped supplement the plot later:
"According to some of our previous discoveries, the elven race did start to decline during the reign of the twin emperors, and at first we thought it was caused by the emperor's poor governance, etc., but now it seems that there is actually another hidden reason."
"And although the elven race after this has weakened, it is not without opportunities, at least in the process of competing for the continent with humans in the future, they still show extremely strong strength."
"This shows that the curse was really borne by the Twin Emperors, and after a thousand years of recuperation, the elves have become strong again, and there are signs of revival."
"It's a pity that they are still as arrogant as ever, and they have made serious mistakes in their judgment of the situation, and the transcendent system is not perfect and too old, underestimating the strength of humanity, which led to the end of the end of the desert island."
Rohr and Klee, both young and old, listened attentively and kept nodding.
Orianna did not forget to advise in the end:
"Klee, when you go back, you must sort out the story of this twin emperor, this kind of heroic figure who made great sacrifices for the sake of the race, even if he was a former enemy, but his deeds are worthy of our praise."
Klee gripped her sketchbook tightly with both hands and nodded vigorously.
"Alright, let's go to the last floor, there should be more stories recorded there, right?"
Rohr spoke again.
So the crowd continued upwards to the top of the temple, intending to witness the final outcome of the Twin Emperors.
However, the staircase was blocked by a large stone door.
The door was carved with a monstrous monster with wings on its back, similar to the one on the temple gate that Efuya had recreated.
This shows that Efuya is still in place.
"So what the hell is this? Two key doors are carved with its appearance. β
Rohr couldn't help but ask.
"Maybe that's what the god they believe in, Lukaccia, looks like?"
Klee speculated boldly.
To be honest, this speculation is not very reliable, the giant pattern of LukΓ‘cchia in the underground ruins of the Rich Valley is actually very different from the one on the door, except that they all have wings, which are very hideous.
However, after artistic processing, the historical record is like this, and the image of the same person in the same time period often presents various differences due to the understanding of the recorder, which is also a very common phenomenon.
The two images were originally carved by two civilizations, and it is normal that there are big differences.
So Oriana didn't refute, and touched Klee's helmet, and said like a mother praising her daughter:
"That's right, I also have this guess, we are engaged in historical research, that is, we should make bold assumptions and carefully verify them!"
"Klee has this kind of thinking, it seems that this event has made great progress!"
Rohr couldn't help but smile, he benefited a lot from this trip, not only solved the historical puzzle, but also witnessed the growth of his daughter, which was very happy.
However, in the end, the door was not easy to open, whether it was pushed or pulled or separated from the left and right, the door did not move at all, as if it had been completely sealed.
"So...... Only ......"
As he spoke, he took out his saber and planned to open the door in a simple and brutal way.
As a result, Orianna and Klee grabbed his arm left and right, and even Efuya put her arms around his waist from behind.
"This won't work!"
"Daddy don't!"
"Please don't destroy the relics of the Great Ancestor!"
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Rohr had no choice but to withdraw the saber in embarrassment, and then removed the women wrapped around him one by one.
Forget about the daughter, why don't the other two adult women let go unconsciously? Aren't you afraid of being taken advantage of by me?
"There's a way to open this door, and there's a text carved next to it."
Ivya was afraid that Rohr would be rough again, so she quickly picked up the magic guide and illuminated the walls on the left and right of the stone door.
At the top of the door, there is a large inscription in Elven script: 'Tomb of the Forsaken'
It seems that the Twin Emperors have known their fate and fate, and have given themselves the title of 'Forsaken'.
Then on the surrounding walls, there are some cautionary warnings:
"Don't disturb Your Majesty's rest!"
"Don't come closer, don't ask, don't explore!"
"Let's go back! Let's go back! Get away from here! Forget about it all! β
It sounds scary, as if there's some scary monster inside.
But no matter how awesome the monster is, it has been locked up for a thousand years, and it has not eaten or drunk, and it is not very powerful.
At least Oriona had probed carefully with her senses, and there was nothing in it.
And even if there is a possibility, then you have to go in, and Luo Er and others climbed here in order to eliminate all hidden dangers and ensure the smooth progress of archaeological activities.
If you don't go in and take a look, it's really scary to suddenly rush out of a twin emperor.
"But how do you open the door? Isn't there anything you can do? β
Rohr watched the three girls touching and pushing in front of the door, and the door did not move at all, and he was a little anxious.
"Well, let me come, right?"
As he spoke, he pulled out his saber again.
As a result, the three girls turned their heads and glared at him together.
Rohr had no choice but to put the sword back in embarrassment.
"Wait, there's something here!"
After carefully examining the gate with her senses, Orionna discovered that there was a mystery hidden in the pattern of the monster.
"The lines that make up the wings are odd, like they're made up of words and symbols...... I'll write it down first, and you can help translate it. β
As she spoke, she grabbed the sketchbook in Klee's arms, wrote and drew on it for a while, and told Efuya to be on standby at any time, waiting for the translation.
It's like a tyrant in the family.
Klee and Efuya didn't dare say anything......
After a few moments, Oriana copied all the hidden codes on her wings and handed the drawing book to Eveya.
"Uh...... It is said that it is very dangerous inside, but if you are a descendant who is truly curious, you can use the way of the Yayaraka people to open this door......"
"However, what is in this is history that should be forgotten, and the truth in the fog can only be explored at the cost of blood."
Efuya translated, tilting her head, not quite understanding the riddle.
Oriana was also confused.
"What is the way of the Yayaraka people? Now where to find the living Yayaraka people? β
Klee's small face under her visor also showed a look of embarrassment.
Although there was a small harvest from digging up the ruins of the Yayaraka people in the Fertile Valley, the situation was chaotic with the strong entry of strawberry ice cream, and nothing was brought out......
Hey? Wait, it looks like something has been brought out!
She quickly lowered her head and flipped through her bear satchel, and finally found a rusty, broken dagger, or sacrificial knife, inside.
[ ] This is what she snatched in the ruins, when she confronted the barbarians, and it was when she pulled out the sacrificial knife that the strawberry ice cream suddenly appeared.
She put it in the bear's satchel, and then forgot about it for a while because of the chaos of the situation.
And Professor Kant, who presided over the archaeology, was disturbed by the series of events that followed, and he couldn't remember this little detail at all.
The main reason is that this sacrificial knife itself has no power, it is not an ancient mystery that people care about, but a cultural relic with simple academic value.
As a result, this precious and important artifact was mixed with various passbooks, slips, money bags, clothes, skirts, socks, snacks, desserts, small toys, etc., in Klee's bear satchel, and it has not been remembered until now.
But as soon as Klee took it out, and when she approached the gate, the sacrificial knife, which was already about the same size as scrap metal, actually lit up slightly.
And the stone door, which had been indifferent before, also began to tremble and shake slightly.
However, it still did not open.
"This thing, is it a relic left behind by the Yayaraka people?"
Oriana's eyes widened, and she didn't ask why her daughter had such a thing in her hand for a while, but continued:
"But that's not enough, and while it creates some kind of mysterious resonance with the door, it's not enough for the door to open."
"What ...... are we missing?"
"That's right! It's blood! The door says, 'Only by paying the price of blood can we find out the truth in the mist'! β
With that, she asked for the sacrificial knife from Klee's hand, intending to cut it on her finger.
But she was wearing deformed armor, and this broken thing alone was obviously impossible to cut.
The deformation armor is all taken off as a whole, and there is no way to take off part of it alone, and I don't know what is behind this door, so if I take off the armor rashly, it will be too late to put it on after a while.
At the same time, the three people present, Rohr, Klee, and Orianna, were all fully armed and wearing transformative armor.
Only Efuja......
"Hmph, I can only trouble you to sacrifice a little......"
Oriana picked up the sacrificial knife and slowly approached Eveya.
"Don't worry, I'll be very gentle!"
"Don't! Why me! β
Efuya hurriedly hid behind Rohr, shivering.
When Oriana saw her like this, her heart suddenly felt a little unhappy.
Originally, I just planned to cut her finger lightly, and then immediately use secret techniques to help her disinfect and stop the bleeding.
As a result, now, I kind of want to stab her in the wrist, and then don't ask.
The wounds created by rusting into such knives must be terrible, right?
As a result, it was Rohr who stopped Oriana's evil intentions in time.
"Forget it, I'll do it."
With that, he took the sacrificial knife from Orionna's hand.
Efuya breathed a sigh of relief.
His Excellency Rohr is really a reliable and good man, and he does not forget to protect me at this time, and intends to open the door with his own blood.
What a good man to be trusted and relied on!
Oriana also thought that Rohr was going to give herself a knife, so she was a little hesitant and distressed, and hurriedly said:
"Be careful, just cut your fingers shallowly, and I'll help disinfect them too!"
Rohr nodded.
Then he turned around and grabbed Eveya's hand, and quickly swiped it on her thumb with lightning speed.
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Well, I wish you all a happy Christmas Eve.
I'm not a fan of this kind of festival, but I still wish you all happiness.
As for those who go out for the festival tonight, there will be no blessings.
The list is still too short, so I will pull it up until tomorrow.
Pulling the list on Christmas Day will have a different sense of ritual.
As if gathering the saints.