Chu Ge took the envelope and smiled bitterly:

"Auctions? Where do I have spare money to go to that kind of place, even if I are sold, I guess I can only exchange some of the most inferior goods......"

The auction was too early for him, and without thousands of gold coins as capital, he could only sigh in vain if he went there.

"The most inferior product? You're not worth that much money. ”

Eddie rarely made a joke with Chu Ge, and then he continued,

"That blood gem will be stored with you in the future, you only need to inject your sin power into it, you can really get the qualification to use it, and after that, the blood of the ancient gods consumed by you every time you fall asleep will be greatly reduced, and it will not be consumed as quickly as before."

"Is that so? Thank you. ”

Chu Ge was still struggling with the dream before, if it was a consumption method like before, I am afraid that the alien beast to be killed by raising the nightmare mark in the future will only be an astronomical amount.

He removed the pouch from his waist, poured out the blood gem inside, and gently placed it on the back of his hand where the brand was placed.

"Hint: The host has a special item [Blood Gem (Legacy)] activating ......"

"Hint: Activation successful!"

After completing the activation, the color of the Blood Gem has become a little more vivid, and the transparency has also been significantly improved, and it is not as full of impurities as before.

【Blood Gem (Inheritance)】

[Item Rarity: Special]

【Origin: Midgarh Heath】

[Details: The root of the enemy of the living, the necessary factor for the growth of the hunters, accompanied by not only power, but also endless death! 】

[Additional: Whenever there is a trace of an Alien/Potential Alien in the vicinity, this gem will have a faint induction.] 】

[Absorption: As long as this gem exists near the corpse of a fresh alienated beast, it will actively absorb the blood of the ancient gods in the body of the alienated beast to be purified.] 】

[Description: Only a fool would want to know what's inside!] 】

"Hint: You have successfully obtained the ability to carry the Blood Gem and can put it in the storage space, but you will not be able to put the Blood Gem in the storage space when it is locked by the Alien Beast."

After putting away the blood gem, Chu Ge stood up and said goodbye to Add, intending to leave for the village of Nibelheim.

"If there's any new clues, I'll come back to you."

"Just don't bother me. As a reminder, the auction is tomorrow evening, so don't be late if you want to go. ”

"Let's talk about it depending on the situation......"

With a wave of his hand, Chu Ge left without looking back.

*******

Perhaps because of the sparse population, after just entering the mountain for a while, Chu Ge felt that the temperature had dropped a lot significantly.

After leaving Eddie's this morning, Chu Ge found the old coachman from yesterday and paid a silver coin for him to carry him to the village of Nibelheim.

As he did not know how long he would stay there, the old coachman, tempted by three silver coins, promised to stay there one more night, and would not leave until noon to-morrow.

When he first arrived at the foot of the mountain, Chu Ge found that there was also a carriage heading towards the bumpy mountain road, much faster than them.

"Do people come to this road often?" Looking at the carriage that disappeared from his sight, Chu Ge asked the old coachman.

The old coachman's expression was also a little puzzled, and he replied:

"I don't usually come here, so I don't know what the situation is like in this neighborhood, but I haven't heard any other coachmen talk about picking up jobs in the neighborhood, and the car must have been rented from Old Terry's shop."

"Is the rented car......" Chu Ge's eyes narrowed slightly, figuring out the identity of the person in the car.

Although the journey was just over a hundred miles, the journey began to get rough as soon as they reached the village, and by the time they reached the village, it was already afternoon, and the drive was nearly six hours.

"Looks like you're going to be disappointed." The old coachman shouted and stopped the carriage.

Chu Ge took off the carriage and looked up, and in front of them was a small open plain, once the village of Nibelheim.

As the sun shone in from the west, the ruins of the low-rise buildings were overrun by weeds, and after a long period of erosion by the wind and frost of time, the traces of the fire had disappeared, leaving only the blackened rotten beams leaning against the broken walls.

"I didn't expect much, but I had to work hard for you to stay here all night." Chu Ge said with a smile.

The old coachman led the horse to a dilapidated house that was still intact and tied it, and looked around with a worried face:

"It's a desolate neighborhood, and it's scary enough to spend a night in a place like this, even if you sleep in a carriage, but there's a shelter from the wind, and I hope there aren't any wild beasts...... It's not easy to make this money. ”

"Then please wait here first, if I don't come back at noon tomorrow, you can go back directly."

After finishing speaking, Chu Ge temporarily bid farewell to the coachman and headed towards the depths of the ruins.

Looking at Chu Ge's departing figure, the old coachman shook his head, pulled out a handful of tender grass and handed it to the horse's mouth,

"Another young man who is carried away by dreams, and when his savings are spent, he may be more stable."

******

"Is it a remote old house...... This village is not as small as it seems. ”

Chu Ge looked back at the house, and now he couldn't see the dilapidated house where the old coachman was resting.

Judging by the size of the ruins of the village, the fire was quite severe, and the entire village was engulfed in terrifying flames.

However, what is strange is that judging from the extent of the fire in the surrounding woods, the fire did not cause much damage to the nearby trees, only a small part of them showed signs of being burned by the flames, and the houses not far from the woods were burned to the ground with only a few earthen walls.

"Was it artificially burned......" Chu Ge scraped the bark of the cedar tree in front of him, and there was still a faint trace of scorch marks on it.

"It should be the handiwork of a powerful fire mage, the range of the spell's influence is quite terrifying, and he also specially controlled the fire......"

If there is only one person to cast the spell, it will need to be at least extraordinary-level to be able to do this quickly.

"Let's hope that old mansion still exists......"

Because of the lack of clues, Chu Ge had to come to the edge of the ruins first, hoping to rely on the word "remote" to narrow down the search area, and slowly explore into the depths of the woodland.

After about an hour and a half, Chu Ge finally made a harvest in the higher mountains to the northeast.

A small but delicate old house, covered in vines, and decorated with a sense of age, it looks like it was hundreds of years ago.

Although it was not far from the ruins of the village, it was very secluded, hidden by a steep slope, and surrounded by trees so dense that it would not have been noticed if it had not known in advance that there was such a building in the vicinity. Even Chu Ge only found out when he came to search for the second time.

The door of the old house was closed, and judging by the cobwebs on the door, no one had been here for a long time, but the side windows were broken, and there was no trace of spider silk in the open windows.

"Roaring ......"

Suddenly, a strange and long cry came from the old house, as if some animal was neighing in a low voice.

After hearing this cry, Chu Ge was startled at first, and then immediately calmed down and slowly listened to this long voice.

There are often emotions in the voice, and even two people who do not understand each other at all can feel whether the other person is angry or anxious from each other's words.

However, Chu Ge couldn't hear any emotion from this cry, but no emotion was conveyed in such a strange voice, and to the vocalizing thing, this cry seemed to be just an ordinary thing like eating and drinking.

After about seven or eight seconds, the screams gradually became quieter, and the surroundings returned to calm.

"Anyway, let's go check it out first......"

Chu Ge fed the wire into the door lock, although the lock was a little rusty, but fortunately it did not lose its original function, and after a mechanical click, the door lock was successfully opened.

The intruder took a deep breath and held his breath as he gently pushed the door open, just as a strong gust of wind was blowing from behind, and the otherwise calm and dark inner room suddenly stirred up countless clouds of dust that filled the entire room.

Chu Ge coughed lightly twice as he retreated to the back, letting the mountain wind blow away the floating dust, and after waiting for a few minutes, he walked back in.

It is not much different from an ordinary affluent house, and the furniture and accessories in the house are all available, and unless you carefully inspect each piece, you can't see anything special.

"However, since we mean that it is down there, let's go to the basement and take a look first." Chu Ge took out a small torch from the storage space, lit it, and walked towards the house, finding the path to the basement.

"Roaring ......"

As he was walking down the long staircase, the sound sounded again, only about five minutes after the last time, and the sound was still quite strange, even a little harsh, and reminded him of a female cat who had just begun to come into heat.

"Here ......"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Chu Ge's brows furrowed slightly.

Not because the basement was too complicated, but on the contrary, it was too neat, there was nothing but the empty floor and the walls, and it was empty except for the inconspicuous little hole in the corner.

The width of this small hole was less than four feet, and Chu Ge didn't notice it at first because of the viewing angle. When you walk in, you will find an escalator leading to the bottom of the hole.

This basement seems to have more than one floor.

"Strange, the temperature seems to have become lower than above......"

Although at first glance it seemed that only the small hole could attract his attention, Chu Ge still carefully observed all the surrounding walls, but unfortunately he couldn't find the slightest clue.

In order to prevent accidents, he did not immediately go down from the small hole, but stretched the torch underneath to illuminate a part of it, carefully observing the situation below.

It was still empty, and there was still a small hole in the corner, but the basement area of this floor had become much larger, and one couldn't help but wonder if there was a wider third floor below the small hole.

After repeating the previous work, Chu Ge finally reached the third floor of the basement, and the scene in front of him was finally not an empty floor, at least some more pillars for load-bearing, and what appeared in the corner of the wall was not the small hole in the ground, but a coffin-like thing, and the board covered with it was half lifted.

"Sleeping in a coffin...... It can't be a vampire or something. ”

Chu Ge pressed his temples, although he wanted to go over and take a look directly, but his perception ability seemed to be disturbed, and he didn't give any warning, not at all, which couldn't help but make him hesitate a little.

"Wait a little longer, if the screams stay at the same frequency, they should be coming soon."

"Roaring ......"

Although the sound sounded as Chu Ge expected, it was accompanied not only by a harsh sound, but also by a strong and biting cold wind! Even with Chu Ge's physique, he couldn't help but shiver in this cold wind, and tightened his thin coat.

Although this floor seemed to be completely closed, Chu Ge keenly noticed that the cold wind that whistled out of the coffin finally disappeared silently into those pillars and walls, and only a very small part of it blew to the second floor.

"One...... Wind Cave? ”

"Could it be that the ending of the so-called upper limit S+ difficulty is just a wind cave?"

Walking to the coffin, Chu Ge's face was a little unnatural, there was nothing in the coffin, only a dark and deep hole, there was no doubt that the cold wind was blowing from below.

Unwilling, he immediately began to search frantically, searching every inch of the basement like a rookie detective, and finally, he found a small dent on the side of the lid of the coffin that had been lifted!

Déjà vu dents!

Chu Ge immediately quickly recalled where he had seen such a dent.

[The sculpture of Isis the Great flashed in his mind.] 】

"It can't be it......"

With a strange look on his face, he took out the bramble badge that Alice Fell had left for him, contrasting it with the dent.

Although there is a gap in the details, it seems that you can give it a try!

Chu Ge immediately put the silver badge on carefully, and there seemed to be some kind of small mechanism in the indentation, and there was a crisp turning sound the moment the badge was inlaid with it.

Other than that, though, the slate hasn't changed in any way.

Chu Ge had a premonition about this in his heart, he immediately dragged the stone slab towards the wind cave and pushed it to cover it completely, and then began to wait quietly.

After a few more minutes, the whistling wind sounded again, but it was actually Noah's prompt sound in his ears:

"Hint: The host has successfully explored the special map [Frozen Prison]!"