Chapter Seventy-Five: The Temple
"I can't believe that there is actually a temple built by humans so close to the Golden Dragon Sanctuary, or in the dragon's graveyard. Nusan Xiudena couldn't help but sigh at the grandeur of the building in front of her.
From the architectural style of the temple, it can be seen that its builders were humans, not other intelligent races.
"So what are we waiting for? As he spoke, the "Riverside Man" turned his gaze to Ipeia, who was standing next to him and hesitated, and urged.
There was no turning back from the bow. Ipeia took a deep breath and led the way towards the temple.
The stone door of the temple had no mechanism and was not locked from the inside, the only obstacle was that it was a little too heavy, but it was finally pushed open by the combined efforts of the three of them.
If there was crystal lighting outside, the temple was completely dark inside, so Nusan Shudena poured more magic into the cross to enhance the illumination before entering the temple, but he immediately realized that there was no point in doing so. Because at the moment when the three of them just stepped into the vestibule of the temple, they could only hear the sound of "coaxing and coaxing", and the surrounding walls actually lit up.
The entire interior of the temple was suddenly "brightly lit".
Curious, the "Riverside Man" walked to the wall and looked at it closely, only to see that although the wall was covered with a layer of dust, it was very well preserved, and there were no cobwebs, as if it had just been repaired. And you can't see where the light source is at all.
"This is the automatic lighting system in the temple design, which activates itself when it senses the entry of outsiders, but the walls are only the carrier of light, and the real fuel is the huge energy source located on the top of the temple. Ipeia explained.
The "Riverside" asked, "Is there still a huge amount of energy at the top?"
"Actually, it's the sun. "Do you see the huge stone pillar outside the temple that connects the temple to the roof of the cave?" The energy of the sun is transmitted to the temple through the stone root, and the temple itself is the carrier of stored energy, and even without the existence of magic power, the energy of this temple will not be exhausted. ”
"It's a great design, and even the most brilliant alchemists and architects of the day can't make the same design. Who built this temple anyway?"
"Can there still be a certification? Naturally, it is the ancestor of the royal family of Draugen, Alexander Droggen. Ipeya glanced sideways slightly.
"The first Golden Dragon Knight in history?"
"It's the first dragon knight. ”
"So, what religion does this temple belong to?" Nusan Shudna joined the discussion between the two, as he noticed that there were no idols of gods, no writing or frescoes, no religious symbols in the temple that were within his knowledge - Nusan Shudna, as a clergyman, was very sensitive to this.
"The Cult of the First Dragon, that is, the religion of the Rokar Empire before converting to the Holy Light Cult. ”
Hearing Ipeya say this, Nusan Xiudena also suddenly remembered that the history of the Rocard Empire was older than the Holy Light Sect, however, before the Holy Light Sect spread to the Rocard Empire, there seemed to be no record in history of what kind of religion this ancient empire believed.
Ipeia continued to answer Nusan Xiudna's doubts: "It is not surprising that you have not heard of the cult of the First Dragon, because the cult of the first dragon does not allow the worship of idols, nor does it allow the use of words or pictures to record in a 'tangible' way, which is a great disrespect for the 'gods', and all the teachings and scriptures are passed down from generation to generation through the memory and oral transmission of the Guò people. Therefore, when the Holy Light Cult became the new state religion, with the death of the older generation, the qiē about the First Dragon God Cult also disappeared from people's memory. ”
"It's a strange rule, it's hard to imagine, what kind of 'gods' does this religion worship?"
"Since it is called the 'Primordial Dragon God Cult', as the name suggests, the 'god' worshipped is of course the 'Primordial Dragon God', that is, the world's first dragon, the 'Primordial Dragon' Donat Medi. According to legend, all the dragons of the Zài are now stored on Olopa, the golden dragon, the silver dragon, the green dragon, the red dragon, the black dragon, the blue dragon, the sea dragon, including the 'Eighth Dragon' who is sleeping outside, and their ancestors were once part of the body of the primordial dragon. ”
"Unbelievable!" Nusan Xiudena shook her head, "what a great thing I heard. If the Central Church knew about it, they might send an army to raze the temple. ”
"They can't do it. If the Cult of Light dared to do this, it would be a nightmare for humanity at that time. Ipeya laughed.
"You're saying that the Golden Dragons will take revenge on the humans?" Nusan Shudna immediately understood why.
"It's not just the Golden Dragons. If the world's only remaining temple dedicated to the 'primordial dragon' Donat Medi is destroyed, I am afraid that all the dragons will join forces to wipe out the human race. ”
"How is that possible?" Nusan Shudna's face turned pale, "Several dragon clans are by no means monolithic, they have all experienced cruel killing of each other, not to mention anything else, the golden dragon clan and the black dragon clan are not mutually exclusive at all." ”
"But in the face of the insults of a common ancestor, any internal disputes can be set aside. In that demon-slaying war 2,000 years ago, didn't all the nations and races that hated each other unite to deal with a common enemy?"
“......”
Moreover, during the thousands of years that the Holy Light Cult ruled Olopa, it has gradually become blind and arrogant, and it seems that it has forgotten the lesson of the original blood. Do you think that the spread of the Holy Light Cult in the Rocal Empire was due to the results of armed missionary work, or because the people of the empire felt the blessings of the God of Light? No, after all, the reason why the imperial family of the empire converted to the Holy Light Cult was nothing more than a despicable murder. ”
"Well, on the topic of history, we'll talk about it later. Miss, you should tell us how we can get 'that thing'. Sensing that Ipeia might continue to talk endlessly, the "Riverside Man" quickly interrupted to remind her of the purpose of the trip.
"I see. Ipeia reluctantly put away the topic that became more and more exciting.
The structure of the temple consists of a vestibule, a main hall in the middle, two side halls, and three halls connected by a corridor between them. The doorways to the two side halls were directly open, while the door to the main hall was tightly locked inside and could not be opened at all.
"Looks like that's the only way to go. Ipeya took out a rag dyed dark red and handed it to the "Riverside".
"You still have it. After getting the piece of cloth, the "riverside" recognized what it was.
It was a blood sample of Libernan obtained by Julian after he assassinated Libernan, Prince of Fort Thieuli. When invading the Imperial Tomb before, Ipeiya had used these blood samples to open the door of the Imperial Tomb, and at that time, everyone thought that she would throw away the blood cloth after she ran out, but I didn't expect that when others were not paying attention, Ipeiya secretly kept it.
"The door to the main hall is the same as the door to the Imperial Tomb, and it requires the blood of two members of the royal family to open. There is a pool in each of the two side halls, which contains inexhaustible water, and as long as the blood of the royal family is infused into both pools at the same time, the mechanism will be activated," Ipeia explained.
The "Riverside Man" was unceremonious
"I see," he mocked. For a long time, that time in the imperial tomb is just a rehearsal for you. You're scheming more than I thought, and you've gotten the idiot knight around. ”
Hearing this, the corners of Ipeya's eyes twitched, and a black line of obvious displeasure crossed her face, but she quickly adjusted her mood and emphasized casually: "Remember, blood must be infused at the same time to open the door. If the time is missed, the blood of these two royals cannot be reused, and we will not be able to turn on the switch again. ”
"Okay. ”
Although they have already made a bitter relationship with each other, in the face of common benefits, the three must still divide and cooperate. The Riverside Man and Ipeia entered the left and right side halls and found the two pools, and when it was confirmed that they were both ready, Nusan Shudena counted down in a voice that they could both hear, outside the vestibule: "Ready, 10, 9, 8, 7......"
As soon as Nusan Shudena counted to "0", the "Riverman" threw the bloody cloth into the pool, and Ipeia slashed her fingers with a dagger, causing the blood to drip into the water in front of her.
"Boom Rumble......
The exterior wall of the main hall separates itself in four directions, like a toy block in the hands of a child, and a wide hall appears directly in front of Nusan Shudna. Then, with the sound of "coaxing and coaping", the walls of the hall shone brightly, as bright as day.
From the outside to the inside, the main hall is rectangular structure, supported by two rows of circular stone pillars on the left and right, there are 8 on both sides, a total of 16, and as from the outside, there are no frescoes or texts on the walls and stone pillars of the main hall, and there are no statues in sight, all of which seem to confirm what Ipeiya said, however, the main hall of the temple is not completely empty, because on the granite floor, dozens of human bones lie on the ground, and there are many decayed, rusty clothes and weapons scattered around.
Judging by the corrosive process and style of these weapons and clothing, the owners of these bones came from different eras in history, but they all died in the same place.
In addition to the bones and the remains of the deceased, at the end of the main hall, there are about 7 or 8 steps, and at the top of it is a dusty blue and white rock coffin with a length of 4 or 5 meters.
It is not known what people or things were in the coffin, but this is probably what drew the dead to it.
"It's not just a temple, it's a morgue. Seeing the situation inside, the "riverside man" hesitated a little and did not immediately take a step inside.
"No, this is the temple, but it's also where Alexander Dragogen's coffin rests. ”
"Could it be that what we are looking for has become the funeral object of Alexander Drogen?"
"Are you scared?" said Ipeia, sarcastically.
After saying that, she didn't care about the "riverside people", and walked in directly. The "Riverside Man" and Nusan Xiudena followed the camp step by step.
As they cautiously approached the third pair of pillars, the main hall, which was empty, suddenly blew up without warning a sandstorm, forming a powerful sand cage that trapped the three of them in a narrow space less than 5 meters square.
"What the hell are you doing?" the angry "Riverside" yelled at Ipeia.
"I didn't do it!" Ipeia quickly cleared up.
That's right, although she has a magic wand in her hand, she doesn't have any elemental reactions on the staff.
"Stop. Token. Secret Order. ”
The voice of the fourth person, mixed with flying sand, came into the ears of the three people. It was very clear that the speaker was a woman