Chapter 39: Nine-Story Demon Tower
These blue lights reflect the tower body in a terrifying, weird and mysterious way.
If you look closely, these blue lights ...... Exactly the countless fire ladybugs.
How many of them would have to be there to light up such a huge tower?
Lakh?
Or even millions?
It's hard to guess.
This is the legendary nine-story demon tower!
Gao Xing thought about it for a while, and decided to complete the exploration task first and get the system reward.
So, as soon as his mind moved, he silently recited a few incantations, holding a peachwood sword in one hand and five emperor coins in the other, mana to protect the body, and all evils will not invade......
Of course, it is only relative to say that all evils are inviolable.
These fire ladybugs are a nightmare for ordinary people. But for those who have mana, there is no need to be afraid at all.
Mana protectors, they can't get close at all.
After going up the stairs, Gao Xing looked at the tower, which was densely packed with corpses.
There are quite a few including outside the tower.
The bones were lying, sitting, and hanging...... In short, it's a mess, it doesn't look like a tomb at all.
And these bones are not skeletons, like dried wax meat, which can be called serious skin and bones.
Even after all these years, I can still smell a foul smell.
"It's a pity that I don't know what these ghost cave texts mean......"
Gao Xing approached the tower, looked carefully at the ghost cave inscription engraved on it, and sighed slightly regretfully.
Inside the tower, there is a passage inside, as well as an upward staircase.
And in this, there is no fire ladybug in sight.
They were all gathered on the outside tower, or on the bones outside.
On the first floor, nothing was found, all bones.
The high star continues to move towards the second layer.
It's all bones, too.
Then the third layer, the fourth layer......
On the sixth floor, there is finally a new discovery.
The bones in the lower layers, judging from some of the rotten clothes, should be ordinary civilians.
But on the sixth layer, Gao Xing found that there were many fewer bones, and the clothes of several corpses were still there, which turned into dust at the slightest touch.
Completely rotten.
However, it can be seen that the fabric is more luxurious, and it should be silk.
Then it is not difficult to guess that these people should be rich people, or even nobles.
Gao Xing searched carefully for a while, but found nothing of value, except for a few earthen pots engraved with strange symbols.
Further up, there are fewer bones.
Gao Xing counted it, and there were only about fifteen. Similarly, there are several corpses whose clothes are vaguely arguable, and they are also more luxurious.
On the eighth floor, there are new changes.
There were only six corpses, and these six corpses, all dressed in ancient leather armor, looked like generals or something.
Next to the corpse, there were spears and spears covered in patina.
"Huh? It seems that the higher up it is, the higher the status? ”
With doubts, Gao Xing finally stepped on the ninth and final layer.
Sure enough, on this ninth floor, there was only one corpse.
And this corpse is different from others, it is relatively well preserved, not to mention lifelike, but it is not skin and bones, and you can see what it looked like before birth.
It was a man of about fifty years old, judging by the attire he was wearing...... A prince or even a king or something?
How majestic was he in life?
Now he was lying alone on the top of the tower, not even a coffin, just casually throwing it on the ground.
Around the corpse, there are also some ghost cave inscriptions, as well as some strange symbols and patterns.
These patterns are roughly recognizable, including cows, sheep, birds, and ...... Fire ladybugs?
Gao Xing squatted down in surprise and looked carefully at the pattern on the ground, yes, it was a fire ladybug.
In this way, before the construction of this nine-story demon tower, the person who drew the drawing knew about the existence of fire ladybugs, and it is even possible that they were deliberately raised here to protect the tower?
Gao Xing quickly gathered his thoughts.
The ninth layer is a king.
On the eighth floor, there are several generals.
The seventh and sixth floors were some nobles.
Further down, are ordinary soldiers and ordinary people?
This is clearly a complete national layout.
According to the main drama line, this nine-story demon tower is actually related to the Exquisite Ancient City, and it should have been built by the Queen of Perfection.
Although there is no way to verify, judging from these ghost cave inscriptions and the layout of this tower, it is very likely that it was an altar arranged by the Absolute Queen.
The bones here were all killed by her, or simply thrown here by the living and trapped to death.
Exploring the entire tower, Gao Xing had a complete idea in his mind.
It's not necessarily entirely true, but he's sure that it's also on the sidelines......
Now that the rotation has been completed, there is no need for Gao Xing to stay any longer, and it has begun to slowly descend.
After returning to the first layer, the system information pops up in my mind:
[Congratulations, explore the nine-story demon tower of Kunlun Mountain]
[Bonus Item: An Ancient Compass]
"Great!"
Gao Xing muttered to himself with relief, and his thoughts moved, and he extracted the reward item.
As soon as I got it in my hand, I felt a sense of heaviness and vicissitudes.
The overall color is dark red copper.
As for the material, Gao Xing studied it carefully for a while, and found that it was neither metal nor wood, and it should be made of the bones of a large beast.
It's quite hard, and it feels warm and smooth to the touch, which is very magical.
The important thing is that the compass is spread out in the palm of the hand, giving the illusion of flux, like a liquid.
At the same time, a trace of mysterious power emanated, causing the surrounding fire ladybugs to dodge in panic.
In this way, Gao Xing was even more pleasantly surprised.
Now, he could completely conclude that this was definitely not a simple compass, and at the same time it also served as a magic weapon.
Presumably, its former owner should have been a master of the Dao.
Sure enough, the things produced by the system are not ordinary.
Gao Xing couldn't put it down and played with the compass for a while, then received the package he was carrying, and then strode away.
"Comrade Xiao Gao, what did you find?"
As soon as he saw Gao Xing's figure, Professor Chen couldn't wait to come forward and ask.
"Professor Chen, there is indeed a super tomb in front of you!"
"Super?"
Professor Chen's voice trembled slightly.
"Super? How big is it, exactly? ”
The fat man ran over with a cigarette, his eyes shining.
Gao Xing said slowly: "Why do you say super? Because it's the height of a nine-story building......"
"Huh? Nine floors? ”
The crowd exclaimed in surprise and subconsciously looked up.
The cave wall here is about ten meters...... So they feel a little bit incredible.
After selling enough, Gao Xing finally said the topic: "Because, it is a legendary nine-story demon tower." ”
"Nine-story demon building?"
"Oh my God, it's a nine-story demon building?"
"Does this kind of tomb really exist in the world?"
As soon as he heard what Gao Xing said, not only Professor Chen, but also Shirley Yang, Hu Bayi, and Hao Aiguo all exclaimed.
And it's no wonder they're shocked.
Even though Professor Chen has been an archaeologist all his life and has seen many large tombs, he has only heard of the legend of the nine-story demon tower, and has not seen it with his own eyes.