Chapter 34: Crimson Chapter,
"Ruins?"
In the room of the Forge Guild, Dye Qi and Furst brought up the matter of yesterday's dinner. When he heard about the ruins, a light appeared in Furster's eyes.
He was not only a blacksmith, but also an adventurer.
"That's what the king said, but he didn't give us any specific information, and it didn't feel that simple. ”
The ancient ruins are indeed much more terrifying than ordinary caves, and the dwarf kings attach so much importance to it, which makes Ran Qi's heart a little weak. But having accepted the commission, I have no reason to refuse.
"Can you take me?"
At this time, Frost asked Dye Qi. It seems that his adventurer's blood is beginning to boil.
It's nice to have multiple helpers, but this adventure doesn't seem like the same. If he had taken the liberty of involving Fortes, he might have been harmed.
"Forget it, it's much more dangerous this time. ”
Dye Qi declined Furster's request.
"How so..."
is obviously a forty or fifty-year-old uncle, but he easily expresses his emotions. The expression that looked like a child being robbed of candy clearly appeared on Frost's face.
Do dwarves all do this? I know that the dwarves are all rectums, but now it seems that I don't know enough.
The time of the meeting is six days later. During this time, Dye Qi practiced the use of the long sword and how to throw the throwing axe every day. The grinding process with the new sword was not very smooth, but it was the way to go.
Six days passed in a flash, and early in the morning, Dye Qi, like the other invited adventurers, came to the hall of the Adventurers' Guild early.
At this time, the hall was full of faces that Dye Qi had seen. Although these hob tips sometimes do not comply with the law, they are overly interested in commissions, after all, for them, reputation is the first.
Most of those adventurers have good equipment, and it seems that doing this business is still very profitable. Dye Qi hadn't taken any commissions on his own before, so here, he was a real poor man.
Most of the adventurers who were invited were people with public recognition, both in strength and character. Dye Qi learned that these people would also use psionic powers to some extent, although they had not learned them systematically.
In short, those standing here are those who have awakened naturally.
However, due to the lack of learning resources, these adventurers can only use psionic energy roughly. Specifically, psionic energy can only be used in certain moves and situations.
This is still very different from Dyeqi.
"Everyone, please be quiet. ”
Dye Qi saw that the servant who stood beside the Dwarven King last night was standing in front of everyone at this time. In the face of these bloodthirsty people, there was no trace of panic in his face.
Should I say I was calm or fearless?
"Now, we will go to the site of the Ancient Ruins of the Departure, but please keep silent about what you see and hear afterwards, and do not spread the word privately. ”
Is it necessary to do this kind of secrecy work, and if so, why not use the military?
The servants nodded to the soldiers standing in the shadows, and slowly, the light in the hall dimmed, and a few prismatic crystals shone out of the light, forming a map on the walls.
This kind of technology surprised Dye Qi.
"The ancient ruins are located in the middle of the Rinna Mountains, a hundred meters deep. ”
The servant said, pointing to a point on the map.
"The goal of this operation is to confirm the level of security of the ruins and whether it is appropriate to send a team of experts. ”
"In other words, we're death squads, aren't we?"
Someone coaxed.
"That's right, isn't it your purpose to get money to do things?"
When the servant said this, there was some disdain in his eyes, as if he looked down on these adventurers, of course, this also included Dye Qi.
But this level of contempt is not a big deal compared to the killing of the elves. Although Dye Qi was a little unhappy, he didn't have a seizure.
But the original adventurers seem to be a little unbearable.
But everyone knows that if they offend the big owners, they don't have good fruit to eat. Although it is still very unhappy, it can only stop there.
Even if you want to retaliate, you have to wait until the commission is completed.
Following the servants to the stop of the carriage, Dye Qi felt the Dwarven King's cards again. Although the carriage in front of him was not as luxurious as yesterday's, the horses pulling the carriage were all pure blooded war horses.
These war horses are rare even in the Aranslida Empire, and they can be said to be the best among war horses.
There were ten wagons in total, pulled by thirty horses each, and from a distance, this convoy looked like a long dragon. As soon as everyone had boarded the car, the servants gave the order to go.
War horses are worthy of war horses, even steep mountain roads are like walking on the ground for them. In just a few hours, the group had reached the middle of the Lynna Mountains, where they saw something beyond their knowledge.
The black rocks are neatly cut and turned into prismatic shapes that stand around the White Rock Square. A crimson light flows through the geometric patterns on the stones.
This kind of structure is obviously not something that humans, dwarves or even elves can build. It is hard to imagine that in ancient times, who could have such technology.
"This is it, everyone, please get started. ”
The crowd got out of the car and came to the center of the White Rock Square, and at this time, the stone bricks under their feet began to turn, slowly sinking in layers in a circular fashion, forming a circular descending staircase.
And in the center of the staircase is a bottomless black cavern. Someone threw some stones into it, and found that the bottom of the abyss seemed to be a pool.
Since it's a pool, you won't fall into it if you jump down. The adventurers jumped down, knowing full well that the amount of the bounty was based on the contribution, and the later it went, the smaller the reward.
Although Dye Qi didn't know how to return to the ground after going down, after seeing everyone act, he also began to march towards the abyss.
He plunged the keel longsword slightly into the rock wall of the abyss, using downward force and neutral pull to slide the sword all the way down, leaving a long scratch on the rock wall.
When he was about to fall into the water, Dye Qi drew his long sword with both arms, turned around and climbed the wall, and then landed lightly in the open space next to him, obviously, this is the entrance to the ruins.
The other adventurers seemed to leave and moved deeper into the ground, and Dye Qi followed the footprints on the ground, quickly confirming the direction of progress.
But he was not as aggressive as the others. He took a closer look at the walls of the cave and found that it was made of the black rock he had seen before, rather than natural.
Looking closely at the geometric patterns on the rock face, Dye Qi found that it appeared to be a kind of mural painting that records the history of the maker and the time of its manufacture.
But Dye Qi didn't understand the meaning of the murals, he wasn't an archaeologist, and he hadn't learned anything about antiquities, so if Riel was still around, he might be able to see something.
But there is a painting that arouses Dye Qi's interest, it is a monster with a bull head and a human body, which seems to have been created, and when he was in the imperial city of the Dwarf Kingdom, Dye Qi also saw this mural.
Is it a coincidence, or do those myths really exist? Dye Qi pondered.
The next part of the mural seems to talk about the strength of this monster and the treasures it guards. But Dye Qi can only understand these superficial things, and if there is any deep meaning, he can't do anything about it.
The crimson light on the mural followed Dyeqi's steps, and everywhere he walked would be lit up, and then slowly dissipate, as if the streamers could sense him.
The footprints began to disappear on the ground in front of him, and Dye Qi saw that everyone seemed to be hiding in the shadows, and many others made silent gestures to him.
Looks like something's wrong. Dye Qi can feel the dangerous smell in the air.
At this moment, an adventurer shot an arrow at the square ahead, but nothing happened. After waiting for a while, they confirmed that they were safe ahead.
The crowd came out of the darkness. As if sensing that someone had entered the square, the geometric figures on the four walls of the cave were suddenly lit up, and the entire square was illuminated.
Dye Qi saw the square on the mural, and it seemed to be the one in front of them.
There are four statues around the square, all of which look like sheep-headed human bodies, but each has six arms. Their weapons also vary.
The sculpture in the north holds a weapon resembling a greatsword, a tomahawk in the east, a spear in the south, and a hammer in the west.
In the center of the square, there is a rectangular stone pillar made of black rock, with the same geometric texture as before, but this time the texture is more neat.
"Is that all?"
The adventurers don't seem to find a way to continue deeper into the cave, that is, they have reached the deepest part. But such an adventure is obviously unsatisfactory.
"Come on, my child!"
At this time, a voice suddenly echoed in Ran Qi's head, and he naturally knew that that voice was the reason that prompted him to come to the southwest region.
"Who. ”
Dye Qi looked around, but no one called out to him, and no one answered him.
Just as Dye Qi was searching for the source of the sound, the stone pillar in the center of the square began to change shape, slowly disintegrating from the original rectangle into a pyramid shape.
On its front, a crimson, keyboard-like thing appears out of thin air, but they don't recognize it. Then, an ancient and vicissitudes of voice sounded.
"Please enter administrator privileges. ”
"What?"
The crowd was puzzled.
"Please enter administrator privileges. ”
The voice reminded them again. There is no meaning in the tone, emotion.
"Do you know what admin privileges are?"
"Speaking of which, what's an administrator?"
"I don't know. ”
Everyone was confused, and in their perception, the managers were generally nobles and royalty. But who will be the administrator of this ancient ruin?
At the end of the day, even if there are administrators, where are their descendants? It's really impossible to find out this kind of thing.
"I'll try. ”
An adventurer volunteered to step up and type something into the keyboard, but then a warning sounded.
"Permission error, please re-enter. ”
"Huh?"
That guy doesn't seem to be a descendant of some so-called administrator...
"Then I'll do it. ”
Another adventurer also rushed up and typed something into the keyboard.
"Permission error, please re-enter. ”
"I'll come. ”
"The permission is wrong, the number of errors reaches three times, it is judged to be an illegal intrusion, and the threat is eliminated. ”
Just after the third typing error, the pyramid-shaped stone tools glowed with a dazzling red light, turning the entire cavern ominous.
The stone statues began to shake slowly, and the stones fell off, revealing the sheep-headed man with red skin and black hair inside.
"All staff, ready to fight!"
Everyone knew that the war was about to begin.