Chapter 37: The Mystery of the Demise of Dwarven Civilization
"Hey! Uncle Roque! Come and see! There seems to be something strange here...... "Kurto, ignoring the embarrassing incident that had just happened, shouted for everyone to come over. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Hearing Kurto's call, Roque and Kuras stopped their collection and walked to the place where Kurto was pointing with a puzzled expression.
"This is it! You see the painting on this wall looks like ......."
Looking at the slightly blurred mural in front of him, Roque held his chin thoughtfully: "It's 'dragon'." This huge flaming creature with two horns and huge wings on its back is undoubtedly the dragon that the goddess said of to destroy the world. Unexpectedly, the dwarf civilization is also one of the civilizations that experienced that disaster. ”
Kuras stroked the mural on the wall with both hands and muttered, "No wonder such a powerful country as the dwarven civilization fell apart overnight, and only an irresistible natural disaster such as the destruction of the demon dragon can cause such a result." ”
Suddenly, Roque made a new discovery.
I saw Roque walking down the mural, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Hey! Come and see, what did I find? It was as if the dwarves had set up a huge magic array, and a ...... had been summoned from it Strange creatures. ”
Everyone hurriedly gathered around, and couldn't help but be amazed by this mural.
Kulas disagreed.
"This is not a magic array, this is ...... A summoning array for ritual summoning! As a summoner, Coolas undoubtedly knew the function of this formation better than Roque, and quickly recognized that it was a summoning array.
"So this strange creature was summoned by the dwarves to resist dragons?" Roque looked at this huge humanoid creature and couldn't help but imagine how the dwarves paid a huge price thousands of years ago to temporarily escape the fate of extinction and build this dwarven ruin.
"If this creature can resist the dragon, it should be a strong person beyond the ninth order, I remember the goddess said that even a ninth-order professional is vulnerable in the eyes of the dragon." Milu also guessed.
"Why do you care so much? Anyway, so much time has passed, and even the dragon is hanging, even if it hadn't died at the hands of the dragon, the creature should have died. Kurto said nonchalantly.
"Well, these murals aren't over yet. I'll take a look at what else is depicted. Kuras pulled out his notebook and began to record the information on the mural.
"Judging from the degree of damage to these murals, it should be about three thousand years ago, just five hundred years after the war of annihilation, the dawn era before the rise of the human race!"
"The remaining dwarven clan has lost most of their alchemy technology, and no longer has the ambition of the peak race, so they came here with some remaining clansmen and incomplete alchemy technology, built this dwarven ruin, and secretly recuperated, looking forward to one day restoring their former glory. But now it seems clear that they have failed, and the dwarves have completely disappeared from the continent, leaving only a dwarven ruin. ”
"Judging from the two Mithril Colossias we defeated just now, there is no doubt that the alchemy technology at the peak of the dwarven civilization is far superior to that of any race on the continent today, at least no one has been able to do this kind of smelting technology yet. And the technology to make alchemical creatures is also a problem, and I still don't know how the dwarves transformed mechanical products into mechanical life. ”
"And there's this mysterious ritual of summoning...... I can't wait to travel back in time to that era and participate in research! Culas looked distressed.
"Come on, the dwarven civilization is gone, and it's useless for you to say this, it's better to think about how to find the treasures left by the dwarves next. Hey, there seems to be a sub-topographic map here. ”
"Topographic maps? Let me see. Upon hearing that Kurto had discovered the topographical map, Roque hurriedly walked over.
"Hmm...... According to this topographical map, we are now at the main entrance of the dwarven ruins, and we continue to the front hall on both sides, which are the database and treasure vault, and then the main hall, and then the ...... What does this mark mean? Looking at the symbol on the topographic map marked with a bright red skull, Roque felt a chill rise from the soles of his feet.
"Skulls? Does it mean that there is some danger here? Milou said curiously.
"I'm afraid so. Maybe it's the failure of some alchemy creatures left behind by the dwarves, the kind that only attacks those who see it when they lose their minds. Kuras speculated.
"Then as long as we don't go there, it's fine, anyway, our main purpose for this trip is treasures......"
"It's not just a treasure." Roque interrupted Kurto, "Don't forget that we are here to find the source of the anomaly, if it is really one of the Eight Heavenly Kings of the Elements, the Earth Heavenly King......" Roque did not continue.
"You mean...... Is it very likely that the Earth King is in the location of this skull mark? Kuras thought of this as well, and couldn't help but exclaim.
"What?" Kurto and Milou were taken aback at the same time.
"Actually, I had this idea when I was looking at the mural that summons unknown creatures. You think that apart from the Elemental Eight Heavenly Kings who have the strength of demigods, there are not many creatures that can block the power of dragons, right? Moreover, the ritual summoning array of the dwarf civilization also happens to meet the conditions for summoning the Earth Heavenly King. The most important thing is, if I guessed correctly, it was in that battle that caused some unforeseen problems in the Earth Heavenly King, which led to the anomaly of the Earth Element here. Roque uttered a speculation that made everyone gasp.
"If that's what you say, then the real cause of the dwarven ruins' demise doesn't seem so simple. Perhaps the dragon's attack was only one of the main reasons, and the Earth King probably also played an important role in it. Kuras thought for a moment, and felt that Roque had a point.
"In other words, the dwarves who realized that something was wrong sealed the Earth King here, but they could no longer survive, so they perished." Roque added.
Kurto and Miru looked at each other in amazement.
"But we have no choice. It's all here, and dealing with the Earth King is inevitable. But you don't need to worry, not to mention that after such a long time, there are still a few points left of the Earth Heavenly King's strength, even if its strength is intact, I still have a backup move. Roque's back move was the Radiant Magic Stone. The last time Chris's blackening was resolved, this Radiant Stone played a huge role, showing a strong restraint against Sartorius. And Satorius has a close relationship with the Demon Dragon, so even if the Earth King is contaminated with some dragons' evil aura, Roque is confident that he can get rid of it. Otherwise, with Roque's prudence, he wouldn't have taken such a big risk to come here.
"Alright. Now that we've explored this place, let's move on. Roque commanded.
"I've wanted to go in for a long time, treasure! I'm coming! Kurto had no sense of impending danger at all, and this had to make Roque admire.
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Soon the crowd entered the front hall of the dwarven ruins.
The front hall is very wide, supported by dozens of huge pillars on all sides, and there is an ever-bright lamp burning slowly on the ceiling, which should have burned for thousands of years before Roque's group came here, and people can't help but be even more amazed by the technology of dwarven civilization.
In the center of the front hall is a statue of the ancestor of the dwarves, which is also very well preserved, and the bulging muscles and huge hammers vividly show the essence of the dwarves.
"There's still a word on the statue! It's a pity that I can't read it......" Milou glanced at the statue and said regretfully.
"It's okay, I've studied the language of the dwarven civilization, I'll take a look...... Well, the ancestor of the dwarves, Fogman Latin, the great man who led the dwarven clan to glory, please forgive the unfilial piety of the descendants, thousands of years of brilliant dwarven civilization were destroyed in my hands, and I felt shameless to go to see my ancestors, so I spent the rest of my life here. It's a pity that most of the ancestor's technological crystallization was lost in the battle to destroy the world, and I have no choice but to find it, so I can only hope that the newcomers can inherit my legacy and reproduce the glory of the dwarves. - Vogelman Russ's Writings"
"Judging by the above words, we don't have to hope much about how many dwarven civilizations still have technology left in the database, they themselves admit that there is not much left." Kuras sighed, after all, he also came here with the purpose of seeing the technology of the dwarven civilization, and now that his hopes are shattered, he is naturally in a bad mood.
"I can't quite say that. If the dwarven technology had been preserved intact to this day, perhaps the Terrans would not have dominated the Anas continent today, and we might not have been able to enter here so easily. As the saying goes, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other! Roque patted Culas on the shoulder and comforted.
"Yes. Anyway, it's already here, at least I can't go home empty-handed. ”
"You're dying, I'm already in the treasure vault!" At this time, Kurto's voice came from afar.
"What? Kurto, this kid, he didn't want to get too far away from us, and he was still so impulsive......" Roque smiled helplessly and walked towards the treasure house.
Kulas also hurriedly followed.
Walking into the treasure vault, Roque saw Kurto's eyes glowing as he stared at a glittering sword in the room.
Roque glanced around and saw that although it was not as well preserved as the front hall, and there were signs of damage everywhere, it was at least still visible.
Roque casually picked up a scimitar placed on the forging table and played it a few times, and immediately felt that these weapons were rare and fine products when placed outside.
"It is worthy of the masterpiece of dwarven civilization, and any piece of equipment is at least the best of the best level. Hey, there's enchanted equipment here, too! Roque's eyes suddenly lit up and he found something good.
"It's ...... Epic Gear! Roque exclaimed!