Looking at the ancient, densely patterned stone platform, the knight walked forward in confusion and looked down at it. Through the flickering firelight, Anusen suddenly said, "It looks like another mechanism. ”

"Well, an old guy too. Slowly approaching the knight, the elf began to look intently at the round platform: "The age of this thing is not easy to judge, because there is always air flowing here. ”

Does the air move...... Looking up at the faint rays of sunlight and falling snow from the top, the knight secretly thought to himself about the current position of the overland world above him: "We are probably under the woods somewhere. I made a note of the markers when I came here before. ”

"Good habits. Turning to shout something to the mad dog on the other side, the elf turned and lowered the brim of the deer hunting hat: "This ruin may not have been so lively in a long time. The Corruptors don't talk to each other, do they?"

"Indeed, it's too much for the ruins. With a sigh, the knight listened silently to the conversation. Someone kept shouting, "Found something of value," and that man was probably a mad dog—and in a matter of moments, he filled his pockets and began to show off.

"Mr. Knight?" At some point, Lusa leaned behind the knight and whispered, "The magic of the disc has been exhausted again, and there is no light. ”

"Is black ice an energy source...... That's a really fast consumption. Looking at the black disc that had lost its light again, the knight glanced at the round table again: there were three holes of the same size, arranged in a triangular pattern.

"Looks like we do have to put it in the hole again. Looking at Lusa, who was comparing the sizes, the knight pondered, "Do you need three identical discs in total?"

"No, it's three different ones. Briskly correcting the knight's words, the elf pointed to the three holes and placed the torches horizontally on the round platform: "Look at the texture of the bottom of the holes, they are all different. ”

"That's true. When he said this, the knight nodded in agreement after taking a closer look: "I didn't see the fire in here before, and I didn't look closely. ”

"Do you need three different discs as keys...... It's really troublesome. Showing a rare feeling of being troublesome, the elf shook his head: "It's hard to tell how Lusha got this one, where can I find the other two?." ”

"It's textured...... It's very similar to this round hole. Whispering, Lutha stroked the fluff from her gloves and handed the disc to the knight, "Look, knight. ”

Wordlessly taking the object, Anusen took a closer look at its texture and found that it was exactly the same as on the round hole. After exchanging glances with the two, the knight carefully grasped the disc and slowly pressed it into the corresponding hole.

After a faint and imperceptible sound, the disc recessed deeply and spun clockwise several times at an accelerated pace. It was embedded in the round table without any gaps, and it was tightly stuck by some mechanism.

And then, expecting something to happen again, the knight was disappointed: this is the end?

"Forehead......" The three of them didn't say anything for a long time, and only the elf took the lead to break the embarrassment: "It seems that there is no way to open the mechanism before finding the three discs." If others didn't find out, that's it for today. ”

"Find all three...... I've seen enough. Shaking his head, the knight buckled the disc, but it was tightly embedded in it and remained motionless: "It is not clear who threw this in the underground passage in Lusa's hand. But it's quite possible that it's the Hooded Man and not the Corruptor. ”

"Well, if that's the case, the enemy shouldn't have a disc in his hand. Pinching the whip handle, Cyberdat cleared his throat, "They must all be hidden somewhere in the Permafrost, but we don't know where to look." ”

"Let it be, maybe those two are also in the hands of the hooded man. Sighing, the knight grabbed the torch: "Most of them will be able to open the entrance to the ruins, and the black ice mage is probably also looking for another disc to try to enter." ”

"It's getting more and more like the hooded man is behind it...... If he wanted to use us to find the disc and use it to stop Lusa from giving up her quest for a solution to the spell and leaving. With a very helpless expression, Cyberdart continued his analysis: "I feel that it is better to leave as soon as possible. ”

"Where are you going? You can still take the sea route before. In an unwavering tone, the knight proposed, "Even if you can be immune to black ice by following Aya, it will never be possible to keep squeezing next to you to get out of the permafrost." ”

"Beihaiwang is preparing to break the ice, and you can leave by sea in a few days. As if waiting for the knight to say this, the elf turned around and said slowly: "Actually, I wanted to find out here two days ago, but then it became more and more dangerous, so I think it's better to give up." ”

"Give up what?" Pointing to the disc, the knight lowered his voice, "It's all come to this, and you want to stop there?"

"That's not what I meant. I should say that I am more interested in these secrets than you are. Leaning against the stone pillar, Cyberdat lowered his voice: "But these secrets are not as important as fate. Do you still want to save this place?"

"The Permafrost isn't something we can save by us, and I don't take myself too seriously. Staring at Lusa, the knight said, "Mad Dog wanted to leave a few days ago, but recently he has been completely fascinated by the ruins. With Lusha and me, there are three people who want to stay here. ”

"So, I'm actually on the same front as Lucina?" Smiling helplessly, Cyberdart stomped the ground hard: "Okay...... I'll ask you both before they come. What do you think this thing can open?"

"I don't know. Glancing at Lusa, the knight was sure she was thinking the same thing, "But since the enemy may be looking for it too, it's probably not a good thing." ”

"Right? Why do we still want to open it?" With a natural expression, the elf tapped the disc vigorously, "Why did the ancestors of the Children of Ice hide it to this point, not because they were afraid that people would open it and hope that it would sleep in the ground forever? ”

"So...... Who do you mean the magic of the hot springs was removed?" Thinking that this speculation was very reasonable, the knight looked directly at the ranger and lowered his voice: "If you think so, when this hot spring was born, weren't there still mages in the children of ice?"

"That's it. And...... You can probably guess how long ago it was born. With a serious expression, Cyberdat whispered: "It's before the Ice Dragon God fell asleep." But it was thousands of years ago. ”