Though it was only a key full of rust, Archmage Rost had seen through the phenomenon - his breathing became rapid as his eyes widened.

"How could you possibly have ......"

"The key to the Alpha Mystery Lock!"

"Why can't I have the key to the Alpha Mystery Lock?"

The smile on Ron's rat face continued—though he had only just learned the name of the key now—but it was as if he had known it for a long time, and he didn't show any confusion at all.

This state of affairs seemed unfathomable to Archmage Rost's eyes—he took another deep breath, then looked behind Ron.

"Yas, Sonya, you go and do your business first!"

"I need to have a good conversation with this Mr. Ron!"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Archmage!"

There are only three archmages in the whole of Nimbala, and Rost is one of them - although they spend most of their time immersed in research, delegating management authority to high-ranking Pegasus knights such as Yas, as well as specially appointed administrators, they are still the supreme rulers of Nimbara when necessary.

So after his words, Yas and Sonia pressed their palms to their chests, bowed slightly, and turned to leave—having already scouted the number of enemies and the actual situation on Elvon Island, they also had a lot to do, including reorganizing the army, treating the wounded, and arranging the strategic objectives for the next step.

And after they stepped out of a certain range, a powerful force fluctuation came from behind them, and when Yas and Sonia looked back, they found that Archmage Rost and Ron, who was riding a large cat and had a small owl on his shoulder, had disappeared.

"Shelter hut!"

"It seems that the next conversation is really not something we can participate in!"

............

"Hello, Lord Ron!"

"Reintroduce myself, I'm Crum Rost, the three-person council of Nimbala, and I'm in charge of raising Nimbala's arcane level!"

"Hello, Moon Rat Clan leader Ron Rotten, please advise!"

After releasing the spell to wrap Ron and the area where he was, the black-robed Archmage Rost reintroduced himself, and even changed his name - Ron knew that this was Archmage Rost's respect for the possessor of divinity - no matter what kind of creature it was, once it had divinity, it was already thirty percent sure that it would ignite the divine fire.

The change of title also means that Archmage Rost is no longer talking to Ron as an individual, but fighting for Nimbala's interests as the ruler of Nimbala.

"I wonder if your Excellency is interested in selling the key to this Alpha Mystery Lock directly?"

"The most generous reward Nimbala can pay your Excellency!"

"Your Excellency Archmage Rost, I am here to seek cooperation?"

Naturally, no one enjoyed the pleasure alone—after Ron introduced himself, Archmage Rost immediately asked.

Ron, however, replied with a smile - so that the Archmage's path of immediacy was blocked on his own - and he immediately shifted his mind to how to work together for the greater good of Nimbala—so, after a little thought, Archmage Rost spoke again.

"I wonder what kind of cooperation Lord Ron is looking for?"

"You're in charge of clearing the outlying ogre tribes, and I'm providing the mystery key to the ruins. ”

"The items found in the ruins must be given to me if I want them!"

Apparently Ron's request could not be accepted by the other party - just like buying items at the bazaar - Archmage Rost immediately lowered the price to Ron's bottom line!

"Lord Ron, this request of yours is a bit too broad for me to agree!"

"It's better to follow your plan in advance, but you can only pick up two items in the ruins!"

"No, two is too little, at least five!"

"The value of an item is not based on the number of pieces, sometimes one item is equal to the sum of the following pieces, up to two!"

"I can take a step back, four!"

"In that case, how about the compromise, three?"

"Deal!"

After some haggling, Ron and Archmage Rost eventually reached a pact agreement - Nimbara's army was responsible for clearing the outskirts of the ogres, while Ron was responsible for providing the keys to the Alpha Mystery Lock after the army found the entrance, as well as gaining priority access to three items in the ruins.

The ruins were huge, covering a third of the highest part of Elvon Island, and Ron could only pick three, which seemed to be a loss on the surface - but don't forget that Ron was only one, and Nimbala invested thousands of mid-level and above professionals, and the resources they needed to expend in that time.

Moreover, Ron knew quite well that he only had the key, and as for the knowledge of the Alpha Mystery Lock, he didn't know anything, and without the knowledge of Archmage Rost, whether he could enter the ruins would be a question!

Finally, and most importantly, the reason why the Halfling God of Thieves gave this key to himself is already obvious - what is Ron's most urgent need right now?

So in this ruin, there is definitely one or more of the three divinities that Ron lacks, or an item that can help Ron advance to a legend!

............

"Yas, Sonya!"

"You can come here!"

The spell was reversed, and the figures of Ron and Archmage Rost reappeared in a low grass - there were not many trees on Ilvon Island, mainly overgrown weeds - and in the short time that Ron had been talking to the archmage, dozens of tents had appeared on the grass.

Under the command of Yas and Sonya, the warriors of Nimballa also realized that the enemy on the opposite side was not weak, and they were ready for a protracted battle and sacrifice, so naturally logistics needed to be established.

On the opposite wall, there is also a high-level appearance in the ogre tribe, which is a strong ogre warrior who is a head and a half taller than ordinary ogres, and the armor on his body is more similar to the structure of a human than the pot lid on an ordinary ogre warrior, and at the same time, his hand is no longer an iron rod, but a huge war hammer with a cone-shaped sharp protrusion.

"An Ogre Overseer!"

Even as an archmage, Rost had a serious expression when he saw this ogre - the Ogre Overseer is a combat class unique to ogres, and it also represents power - only the strongest and most ferocious ogre warrior in the entire tribe can take office, and at the same time, there is only one ogre overseer in a tribe!