533 Happy Children's Day!
Aside from bone meal, which is used as alchemical material, these ghouls don't give much loot. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć The most important thing is still a variety of weapons and equipment, such as various ancient weapons. Although these weapons have survived the baptism of time, although they still show various signs of decay on the surface, the blades have not lost their sharpness (the average damage of the Gounod weapons in the game is about the same as that of steel weapons). Or rather, even if the blade shows signs of decay, it still retains its sharpness.
Coupled with the fact that this burial mound dates back to the Dragon Wars that followed the Age of Mythology, it is clear that the ancient Nords possessed extremely sophisticated steel forging techniques and corresponding anti-rust methods. It's hard to say, but it's easy to do so with enough mystery. The cost may be a little larger, but for the existence of such a tomb, this cost is estimated to be small enough not to be calculated.
Of course, for historians or some professional researchers, these ancient weapons may have considerable research value. But for ordinary people, including Hestia and Bailong, these weapons are only a little more valuable than ordinary steel weapons.
If it weren't for the fact that these weapons could also be used as enchantment materials, Hestia and Bailong would never have given a second look at these bulky weapons.
Although there is not much loot, there are still some high-value loot. For example, garnet silver rings, amethysts and the like. After all, this may have been an attached burial area for burials, but the identity of the people who could stay here was not small at that time, and it was normal to carry some burial goods with them.
Even if the vast majority of these trophies have been completely turned into a pile of rags because of time......
In the end, not counting the Gounod weapons, Hestia had only found less than three hundred gold in the bodies of these ghouls. Well, if you sell it to a grocery store.
Maybe there may be more loot in the dead who have not woken up and are still asleep. But neither Hestia nor Bailong had the slightest desire or action to rummage.
Because of the mission, Hestia and Bailong can enter the ancient tomb without any scruples, but this does not mean that the two will disturb the sleeping dead at will. The two of them can admit that they are not sages, not saints, not heroes, and even admit that they are just ordinary mortals, but they will never admit that they are tomb robbers.
The burial goods on the ghouls are undoubtedly trophies, but to extend a hand to the sleeping dead is the greatest disrespect to the dead!
After tidying up, Hestia and Bailong left the room and entered the next room, which was nearly identical.
Speaking of which, this is a part of the burial area, but it feels more like the door to the next room in the ghoul preparation workshop, not in the usual sense, but an extremely simple mechanism, if not at all.
A spiked gate that enveloped the entire confines of the passage rested silently against the wall of the passage, and in the center of the passage, or the door frame, was a circular stone slab that was out of place with its surroundings.
As long as you are a person with normal intelligence, the next moment you see this mechanism, you will be able to understand the operation of the entire mechanism. And this simple trap, it is estimated that except for those who walk without looking at the road, and those who think too much, they basically can't pit people!
Woo, if you have to say, can you pit the people who are scrambled in the battle with the ghouls?
Hestia and Hundred Dragons already knew that among the various ruins in the sky, except for the ruins left behind by the dwarves who had disappeared for unknown reasons, there were basically no mechanisms that were complex enough to be incomprehensible.
But that's too ...... Straightened up a bit?
Well, anyway, such a simple trap trap also makes Hestia and Bailong's journey to the ancient tomb no more troublesome than all kinds of monsters and enemies.
In fact, on the other side of this passage, there seems to be a passage leading to other areas, at least upwards. But it had been completely buried by the rockfall, and there were even some scattered rockfalls that rolled down to the other side.
After seeing that the next room was still a burial area, Hestia calmly clenched the longbow in his hand, and then shot an arrow at the ghoul who began to get up because of the breath of the living. Subsequently, Bailong, who had enough experience, also stepped forward at the same time, and cut off the opponent's head in the most effortless way along the most effortless trajectory.
There was nothing worth mentioning in this battle, probably the only thing that was the ghoul puppet controlled by the hundred dragons that had been following the two of them all along, and stepped forward to block a wild ghoul that suddenly woke up from behind Hestia.
While startling Hestia, he was also reduced to a pile of powder that could no longer be used because the time limit had expired. And that wild ghoul naturally couldn't escape the palms of Hestia and Bailong.
For that puppet, it was not a life-saving, but it was enough for Hestia to make a positive assessment: "It's a good puppet." ā
Needless to say, isn't it possible to talk about the battlefield in the future? There are likewise two, or more accurately, only one way out of this room.
The impassable road was the same as before, a staircase that walked upward, but now it was completely blocked by falling rocks. It's just that the sharp-eyed Bailong saw a corner of a box at the end of the road, that is, in the burial of falling rocks. Hestia, who had nothing to do with her, naturally walked over curiously, and then was lucky to find that the locked box was not buried by falling rocks.
More accurately, the box is located in the middle of a falling rock. It seems to be something from the upper floor, but when it falls along with the presence of the floor or something, it gets stuck in the middle of the falling rock. While there is no damage to the surface, there is also a space that can be opened.
In this regard, Hestia sighed: "What a blessing! ā
After Bailong unlocked the box, the two found that although there was nothing wrong with the box itself, there was not much left inside.
Since this box was dropped, then there is no need to think about the potion or anything. It's true that high-grade potion bottles are resistant to falls, but is the potion stored in such an ordinary case the kind of rare top-grade potion that requires a high-grade potion bottle?
And the potion bottle or something has been turned into pieces, and the potions inside have been spilled, so there are really not many of the remaining things that can survive.
In the end, Hestia and Bailong found only a few gold coins in the corners of the chest, a mace, and a miniature soul stone.
The rest of the passage is no longer the kind of trap mechanism that is so simple that no one will be tricked...... Well, in fact, this trap mechanism is still simple enough to explode.
It's just that several sides are constantly swinging back and forth in a narrow space, and the distance between them is no more than the axe blade of a person's vertical section, even if it is simple enough, it is precisely because of its simplicity that it has extremely high lethality and practicality.
It can be said that there is no other way to pass except to understand the swing law of the axe blade and pass in one breath while there is a gap.
Of course, if you insist on using unconventional movement methods including spirits, time stops, idling, flying flames, shrinking ground, instantaneous steps, etc., there will be no problem at all.
But it's a pity that even Bailong, even if he knows the principle and specific use of these movement methods, he is still limited by his physical fitness and magic capacity at this time and can't do it.
Even so, when Hestia couldn't help but throw the stone armor spell on himself, trying to force it through by strengthening his defense, Bailong took the first step forward and said to Hestia: "I'll come first, take a good look." ā
Bailong, who is rational enough and calculates well enough, has almost seen through the laws of this mechanism. Subsequently, Bailong, who successfully passed through this passage, really proved this.
And just as Hestia stepped forward, intending to use the timing and speed of the passage that he had written down, but were not sure of at all, when he passed through the passage in one breath, the voice of the hundred dragons came from the other end of the passage: "Wait a minute, there seems to be a mechanism here." ā
Hestia subconsciously stopped, and found that the swinging axe blades in the passage in front of him had all returned to the wall. Hestia, who seemed to be safe but still apprehensive, hurried through the passage, but there were no incidents until the end.
Although it seems simple, the Guunod designed the mechanism to be quite durable.
Well, that's probably a common trait of fighting peoples (@ęÆå).
After passing through this passage, which can be said to be a passage of death for ordinary people, what appeared in front of the two of them was not a new room or hall, but a passage that continued to turn left and had a downward staircase.
This passage is also supposed to be part of the burial area, and the stone walls on either side of the passage also have two levels of space for the deceased.
In this passage, there are naturally ghouls as well...... Well, it's not the ghouls who show up at the end, but the skeletal shelf with arms around the corner of the passageway.
The strength of these skeleton shelves is stronger than the skeletons that appeared before, but in the end, they are still a member of the lowest skeleton creatures in the Sea of the Dead, and they are not terrifying beings that can be separated like bone dragons. Especially since these skeleton shelves are the same as the skeletons before them, just cut off the head.
Therefore, with the cooperation of Hestia's arrows, Bailong easily harvested all the skeleton shelves with the sharp long knife in his hand.
And when the war began, Bailong reminded: "Be careful, there is oil on the ground." ā
That's right, there is a layer of liquid on the ground of this passage, which is similar to the type of oil that can be burned. Above the passage, there is an oil lamp that still burns to this day.
Well, the lights don't go out or something, for the magic world, it's a common sense item.
To put it simply, by knocking over the oil lamp above the passage, the passage can easily be turned into a sea of fire in a short period of time. This sea of fire may be able to do some damage to the skeleton shelf, but it may do even more damage to Hestia and Bailong in comparison. (Someone in the game has never burned any enemies with this oil anyway...... ļ¼
It's something to be aware of, but since there are no flying enemies (and the environment doesn't allow it), you don't need to worry too much about it unless Hestia accidentally jerks her hand. After all, the skeletal shelfs that only act on instinct will not have this level of intelligence.
And when you reach the end of this passage, you will see an upward staircase. In fact, there seems to be a road to other places on the other side, but it has been buried by falling rocks, so let's just ignore it.
After passing a stretch of road that could be said to be nothing but falling rocks and ruins, Hestia and Plions entered a room with a small waterfall.
However, before the two of them could observe the room, there was a sound of heavy iron plates falling to the ground, and on the other side of a small river formed by the waterfall, inside an iron container that looked like a coffin but was erected, a ghoul walked out with a weapon in his hand.
The strength of this ghoul was much stronger than the previous ghouls, at least after resisting Hestia's arrows, it didn't react much, and at the same time raised its knife to block Bailong's blade at the critical moment. Even in the middle of the battle, the breath of frost appeared on one of the free hands. If you don't stop it, it is estimated that it will be a frost spell against Bailong.
In a way, this ghoul is worthy of the label of a magical creature.
ps: Being able to find modern weapons on the ghouls during the Dragon War can also be said to be a big slot. Naturally, this kind of thing does not happen in this novel, but in the game...... Just ignore these slots.
PS2: Without adding blood and with zero armor, even if the stone armor technique is blessed, Hestia will still be hit by one move when passing the swing trap...... As a handicap, I won't tell you how many times you died trying to get through this mechanism!
PS3: Maozi, who is nicknamed the fighting nation, all high-tech products are almost stupid and black, and are known for being anti-riot and durable, such as Nokia brand bricks (fog) that can be used as mobile phones.
PS4: Some of the skeletons in the game will be named Guardian of the Waterfall, but not just the Fallen Tomb. So, what kind of existence is the waterfall?
PS5: Although this chapter will probably take a day or two to read, I would like to wish the big kids a happy holiday!