"It's ...... Flagstone? ”

The humanoid entity in the center of the room, connected by dozens of strange stone pillars, is difficult to associate with the word 'slate' no matter how you look at it......

One thing is certain, though.

The "pollution level" of the slate reached the second height in Han Dong's heart, second only to the old king incident in the past.

Of course, for Han Dong, there was no impact at all.

Even if Han Dong was allowed to taste these, the black pollution liquid that kept dripping from between the toes of the slate would only taste the taste given by Ollie, and there would be no physical depravity.

"This ...... Can slate also be anthropomorphic? ”

The stone slab hanging in the air not only resembles a human being, but also has distinctly feminine features.

Captain Hugo explained simply: "After all, the slate carries the information of the old king...... Distortion is normal, but this slab has a much higher distortion rate than other slabs.

Its current appearance is partly based on the "Old King" to which its written records correspond.

Can you see anything? ”

Hugo didn't give too many hints, intending to let Han Dong examine the slate 'from scratch'.

However, there is one thing that Han Dong cares about very much, that is, the "image of the old king" mentioned by Hugo, and the figure of the slate in front of him is really good.

Compared to the sacrifice from the Stuart ghoul in Han Dong's head, the old king who would bring endless plague with every step was completely two concepts.

Thinking that the old king that the Great Expedition might face might be a 'royal sister', a sense of disobedience overflowed all over his body.

Shaking his head to dispel such a ridiculous idea, Han Dong immediately focused on his understanding of the slate.

【MONOCULUS】

"It is! Captain Hugo...... All the text is randomly scrambled and distributed on the spawned stone pillars, and the missing rate is also very high.

Moreover, the original important part of the pattern of the slate seems to have been preserved in the body.

On top of that, the ancient characters on these pillars undergo random changes in their position and structure, and it is difficult to order them correctly, let alone decipher their hidden contents, without a 'frame of reference'. ”

Listening to Han Dong's understanding, Captain Hugo smiled with satisfaction.

"It is worthy of a high-imitation manuscript, and the demon eye that has been cultivated can see the problem clearly at a glance.

That's right, herein lies the difficulty.

This random evolution will intensify with the contact of foreign objects...... In addition, some of the "node patterns" that must be relied upon to decipher are also seriously missing.

After our analysis, it was because of the activation of the slate that the problem was caused.

The important patterns that were originally printed on the slate have been transformed into a kind of neural map and stored in the semi-finished slate brain (formed consciousness body).

If you want to decipher it, you have to overcome three problems.

1. "How do you do it without irritating the slate and ensuring that you are not contaminated?"

2. "How to perfectly rub the rules and combinations of randomly changing characters on the stone pillars?"

3. "How do I get a node pattern that has been converted into a neural map?" ”

"Captain Hugo, maybe I have a way to find the pattern."

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"Dreaming...... I should be able to connect through the dream realm, allowing me to enter the same dream scene as the consciousness of the slate.

In the dream world, through negotiation, forcible or transaction, the "node pattern" hidden in the nervous system is obtained.

Once successful, I will try to bring out as much as possible the graphics and the correctly arranged text.

Since I have not participated in the decipherment of the main slate, I think to decipher it requires combining the information on the other slates, and the subsequent decipherment will be left to you, Captain Hugo. ”

"Well, of course, we do the deciphering work...... Just this way for you, dream? Have you ever been to the deep sea? Captain Hugo pointed out the key in one word.

"Hmm...... Coincidentally, I just came into contact with the deep sea through a survey mission. ”

Han Dong took out a few perfect conch pieces from his pocket, he originally planned to take them back to study, but he didn't expect to be able to use them here.

"If you want to dive into the dream level, you will come into contact with the consciousness of this "subsidiary tablet"...... As I said before, due to the semi-living effect, the slate is engraved with information about the old king, and the consciousness generated within it must also be formed with reference to the old king.

You know what I mean, right? ”

"Understood...... If I exhibit anything unusual, ask Captain Hugo to interrupt the dream. ”

"Okay, you can try it."

Captain Hugo made a look of complete indifference.

Han Dong leaned down first, reaching out to stain the black slime on the ground.

"Imitation"

Although Han Dong did not choose "Imitation Master" on the talent tree, the upgrade of the Faceless's head has taken the imitation ability to a higher level, and he is currently directly imitating the breath of a stone slab, slowly approaching.

The text on the stone pillar did not change at an accelerated rate due to Han Dong's approach, indicating that there was no rejection.

Find the "respiratory system" on the anthropomorphic fossil tablet, and wear a conch for the tablet and yourself at the same time...... With the intermediary of "the sea", it is synchronously connected to the ocean dream.

When Han Dong's consciousness woke up from the dream, he was lying on a raft, drifting in the endless sea.

There was also a raft floating about 100 meters away.

From afar, a black woman sat on a raft...... Where the raft floats, the sea will be quickly blackened, and even black tentacles will float on the surface of the blackened water.

Even if you know it's dangerous.

Han Dong still slid the raft towards the 'woman in the dark'.

……

Secretaries.

Between the passages in the black zone, several senior archaeologists were discussing the best way to decipher it, and they didn't believe that Han Dong could do it all at once, at most he would bring them some dispensable information.

The other end.

Mr. Black and White is having a one-on-one conversation with Charles Knight.

After all, Charlie is also a graduate of the mystery department, and although the mentor is not Mr. Black and White, he has also met the inscrutable department head at several events and meetings.

"Restrained violence, calm and composed...... Captain Hugo has really taught you two extremely important things. ”

"I used to be young and vigorous, and I caused trouble for my husband."

"Needless to say, I hope you can have a better performance in the Great Expedition."

"Definitely!"

"Anyway, Charlie...... What do you think of Nicholas? ”

"Quite an excellent junior, more like a human than a human."

The simple evaluation made Mr. Black and White show a rare "mask smile".

That's when it happened.

Charlie's face changed, and he immediately took a step in front of Mr. Black and White.

Stretching out his hand, thin lines implicated, and three puppets who were good at sealing immediately appeared, assisting Charlie's side, staring directly into the depths of the passage.

Rumble!

There was an explosion, and a secret room was blown open.

Immediately afterward, dark waters poured out from within, like a flood.

Just as Charlie was preparing to join forces with the puppets to impose the seal, several other high-ranking archaeologists were also planning to carry out corresponding lockdown measures.

Mr. Black & White's mask changed from [black] to [white] at some point.

When a finger is pointed, a ray of star light shines in the current passage...... All the dark sea water was cleared in an instant, leaving only a few completely blackened sea fish, shrimp and crabs.

Then.

Footsteps could be heard from the depths of the passage.

Han Dong and Captain Hugo, who fell into the ink tank and dyed black all over, slowly appeared in front of everyone with seaweed and shells on their heads.

Han Dong was also holding a parchment roll in his hand...... On it, black ink is used to draw all the nodes hidden on the attached slate, as well as the correctly sorted higher text.