Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Possessiveness That Blinds the Heart
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"Your treasure?" everyone was stunned, and Catherine asked, "This treasure is a treasure left over from the kingdom of Naryn. ”
"But it was our family who discovered it first. Elad stared at Catherine viciously and said loudly, "Our family has been studying this treasure for three generations, but we have never been able to enter here. My father and grandfather both died in the jungle because of this treasure, which should have belonged to me, and you are all looters. ”
"As is customary, the ownerless treasure always goes to the first person who actually comes into contact with it. Catherine said solemnly: "There has never been such a rule that anyone knows about the existence of this treasure first. And even if this is the case, your family may not be the first to discover it, after all, rumors about the treasure of the Naryn Kingdom have appeared since many, many years ago, far before the combined age of the three generations of your family, so this treasure does not belong to you at all. ”
"That is more than you are entitled to possess. Elad roared fiercely, "You are just trying to snatch the treasure from me for various reasons, you are not a good thing, people like you, we have seen a lot in three generations." ”
"Oh, have many people ever come here in search of treasure?" Lina interjected curiously, "Supposedly, the secret of this treasure should not be spread everywhere." ”
"It's not surprising either. Pannis replied, "Although the place where we found this treasure map is hidden, if we consider the situation of the Naren Kingdom at that time, I am afraid that many members of their royal family had this kind of treasure map at that time." After all, no one knows which royal family will survive to recover the country in case the kingdom falls, so it is estimated that many royal families have hidden treasure maps with this kind of news in their hands, so that even if they prevent outsiders from seeing through the map and taking away the treasure, they can also guarantee that the treasure will not be completely lost due to the accidental death of the person who holds the secret. ”
That makes sense. Lina nodded abruptly, "Hey, Elad, are there really a lot of people who have come to look for it?"
"Of course, I only met a team four months ago. Elad said viciously, "What is it called, the Mountain Eagle Adventure Regiment?" Hey, hey, hey, just like for you, I took them to hell one by one, hahahaha, it's a pity that you escaped, it's a pity, it's a pity. ”
"It turns out that the mountain eagle disappeared without warning four months ago, and you caused it to be completely lifeless. Catherine's hand rested on the hilt of her sword and she said in a deep voice, "No wonder the guild can't find any news of them anyway." ”
"Of course, hahahaha, those of them secretly plan to kill me afterwards, and they can also share a share of the wealth. Elad was a little morbidly excited, licking his lips with bright eyes: "So I sent them to hell one by one, and those idiots didn't know that I did it in the end, hahahaha." ”
"You have a lot of courage. Catherine pressed the hilt of her sword and said, "Tell all this, aren't you afraid of death?"
"If I don't say this, you can let me live?" Elad sneered, "However, don't be complacent if I die, guys like you will be killed by someone else sooner or later, hahaha, I'm waiting for you in hell." ”
"Actually, we never intended to do your favor before. Catherine took a few deep breaths, barely suppressed the anger in her heart, and said in a deep voice: "If you explain the situation to us in the morning, we can even promise you to divide this treasure equally according to the number of people, but you shouldn't really cause two teammates to die and maim one." If there were no problems with those two people, and there were no irreparable consequences, we would not blame you until now, and we could still share 20% of you, but unfortunately, it is too late to say anything now, and the matter is irreparable. ”
"Twenty percent?" hahaha, those are all mine, all of them, if it weren't for the fact that we couldn't find a way to get in, it would be your turn to rob them?" Elad laughed madly: "Kill and rob, robbers, I'll watch you in hell." ”
"No, we're not going to kill you. Catherine shook her head and said, "On the contrary, we will still share twenty percent of your treasure." ”
"Big sister. Lina shouted in surprise, "Are you crazy?"
"It's the rule. Since he also has a treasure map, and he is also looking for treasures, he no longer belongs to the guide, but to the companions, and according to the rules, he should be shared. Catherine said, "But, I'll take you to Dora, the four of us didn't really get fatally hurt, so we don't have the authority to deal with you, but Dora is the victim, and she's qualified to decide what to do with you." ”
"You, you, you. Elad was dumbfounded, pointing at Catherine unable to utter a complete sentence.
"Incomprehensible?" Catherine exhaled, dispelling the anger in her heart, "However, this is my justice, it should belong to you, I will never take possession of a copper coin, but you should pay it back, and I will not let you simply escape." ”
"Sister, you're like this again. Lina said distressedly, "There's no need to ...... him at this time Forget it, it's all about it, you decide. ”
Elad stood stunned and said weakly after a long time: "I really don't understand what is going on in your head, but it doesn't matter, since there is no way to stop you, so be it." ”
"So, let me ask you a key question. Pannis asked, "You said you never came in because you didn't know how to open the door?"
"Of course. Elad said wistfully, "Otherwise, will it be your turn to get it?"
"But since you haven't been in, how do you know about the trap here?" asked Pannis, suspiciously, "Do you have any more information?"
"Hmph, my information is more comprehensive. Elad snorted coldly: "Not only do I know the existence of these two traps, but I also know that there is a fork in the road ahead, one side leading to the portal to the exit, and the other side leading to the treasure room." There is a door outside the treasure room, and there is a last trap on the door, but I don't know what it is. ”
"So cooperative?" said Lina, a little surprised, "You were going to curse us just now." ”
"The hard work of three generations of us, I finally have the opportunity to see, why should I not cooperate. Elad said, "Since there is no way to stop you from taking these, it would be a good result to get a share." ”
"If only you understood that. Catherine said, "Pannis, you go first, I'll go last." ”
The five of them walked along the narrow tunnel, losing the hurricane circle, and the wind tunnel could no longer cause any impact on everyone, and the people easily passed through the place where the killing machine was hidden.
"Hey, stupid Vivien. Lina followed behind Elad and stabbed Vivien behind her, "What is the principle of these circles?
"I don't really know. Vivien shook her head and said, "It's hard to judge their energy supply system unless you break through the rock wall and observe it directly, but I don't think it's likely that it will be blowing like this all the time, after all, this place is not supported by buried energy like our research institute." ”
"But it's weird here. Lina then asked: "Pannis, you said that if the real heir walks in here, will you have to face the trap that the eldest sister encountered? As you said before, the trap at the door, if you understand, you can easily make the trap invalid by standing still, but not here, you can't let their heirs also break into the trap against the wind." ”
"So, I thought about it a few minutes ago. Pannis sighed and said helplessly, "We did a big stupid thing. ”
"What?" asked Lina, confused.
"We shouldn't have broken in. Pennis smiled bitterly and said, "I guess that the energy supply system of this trap should be the same as the portal that opens the door, with the help of the mana tide brought by the blue moon to store mana. In other words, this trap is also time-sensitive, just wait for the circle to run out of energy, and it is estimated that this is the correct way to enter if the real heir comes here. It wouldn't be too short, too short to make sense, but it wouldn't be too long, after all, the true heir who came to get the treasure didn't have that much time to spend here. So I estimate that it should be three to four days, and as long as you wait here for three to four days, you can easily walk through. There are also gaps on both sides of the linkage wire trap, which can be easily drilled by an adult when there is no wind. ”
"Whew, but that's fine. Catherine sighed bitterly when she heard Pannis's conclusion, but immediately thought of the good aspects: "At least we don't have to waste three or five days in that small space stupidly." Knowing that countless treasures beckoned to me, and I could only watch and wait, oh God, I would have gone crazy in that case. ”
"I think you've gone crazy, big sister. Lina pursed her lips and whispered, "I don't know what you think about sharing the treasure with someone like that, and letting him go for the time being." ”
Actually, theoretically, he didn't do anything. Catherine said solemnly: "He just knew what danger we might encounter, but he just concealed it, in fact, except for the first two failed attempts, he never took the initiative to create danger for us, this is a fact, I can't fool myself into ignoring this fact." So, as a knight, I can't rule on him, that doesn't fit the ethics of a knight. I know it's easiest to kill him with a sword, but if I do, I'm no longer worthy to be called a knight. ”
"Okay, okay, you're always right. Lina sighed, "Maybe that's why you're seen as a role model for a new generation of knights by the rest of your peers, or maybe that's why our Nelly Adventure Party is trusted by most of the adventure groups and mercenary groups." I don't agree with your approach, but who made you the eldest sister, we will stand behind you no matter what. ”