Chapter 160: The Deep Blue Bridge
The king's assassination didn't seem to have any effect on Quelas, and it seemed that he didn't care about it at all.
Theoretically, the church and the kingdom are indeed two parallel lines, and it is normal that they are not related. However, the Church of the Ice Goddess has a huge influence within the Eastern Kingdom, and whoever becomes the king actually has a huge impact on the interests of the church.
And the Blue Cloth Sect appeared again at this ingenious point in time, which can't help but make people think about it.
Of course, if Quierlas doesn't mention it, Xu Nan won't be bored.
At this time, just focus on the Frost Winter Treasure, and Aoye repeatedly told Xu Nan about the importance of Ron's tomb.
Not to mention the goodies left behind by the Frost Giants.
After dinner, the group dispersed out the house in the original way.
They left the main city of Snowfield City and, according to the map given by Quelras, successfully arrived at the Beacon Fort in the south outside the city.
Beacon Fort is a small fortress belonging to Snowfield City, which was originally a barracks, but because there was no war, it gradually opened up and became a small castle mixed with military and civilians.
Eventually, they converge at a relatively secluded sewer entrance at Fort Beacon.
This time, there are not many people who have joined forces to explore the treasure of Frost Winter. Most of them are Evelyn's strength, including a small team of elite professionals who obey Song Ying's leadership; The Darkmoon druids who followed Song Ying to the Sand Tooth Inn didn't follow.
Quelas brought a small number of men, only two guards, who were supposed to be the followers who had guarded Quelsera for many years, a qualified shield guard and a seasoned melee warrior - a combination that would make time and space for Quelras to cast spells in the face of any challenge.
Little Jasmine and Geralt followed, the former being the opener of the treasure and the latter being the target of Quelras's attention. Gray didn't follow in the end, and after greeting Xu Nan, he silently sneaked into the crowd, not knowing where he would go.
On Xu Nan's side, only he and Qin Lele are left, and the two of them still have their own tasks. There is no way, this is far away, it is inconvenient for him to transfer people from the anonymous city, and the mission of Ron's tomb must be kept secret.
Of course, he is not afraid of the problem of being alone, after all, he still has a celestial goose that can fight very well.
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After the personnel were assembled, they took advantage of the cover of night and entered the sewers.
The sewers here are poorly managed, and not only will there be large swarms of rats, but there will even be some monsters that can bite people.
However, in the face of the combat power of such a formation, these little monsters are insignificant, and at most they only make people feel upset.
The group walked in the sewers for thirty minutes and finally reached the end of the sewers.
It was a rusty iron cross gate with a lock.
Quelas silently took out the key and opened the lock directly, no one asked about the origin of the key and the lock, everyone came here for a purpose, since Quelas claimed to be ready, it was best to remain silent until he missed.
Behind the Iron Cross Gate is a relatively warm and dry corridor.
Unlike the sewers, the environment here is much better, and even though the iron doors seem to have been closed for a long time — Quellas makes a tooth-aching sound when he unlocks them — the air still doesn't have that unappetizing foulness.
Xu Nan found some military items in the corridor behind the iron gate.
Similar specifications to those in the barracks above the Beacon Fort.
"The army of Beacon Castle, or Snowfield City, has tried to exploit this place."
He silently made a judgment in his heart.
The road is very long, extending underground, but fortunately there are kerosene lamps on both sides, which can naturally illuminate the road ahead after being lit; And there are ventilation holes on it very carefully, which is a very advanced design in the world.
Xu Nan once doubted that the army of Fengsui Fort could have such a strong construction ability and exquisite siege structure design ability.
It's been a long time.
They walked down the tunnel for about three hundred meters, passing by many facilities such as armories, warehouses, small squares, and camps, and finally arrived at the entrance of the [Deep Blue Bridge] in Quelas's mouth safely.
The Deep Blue Bridge is said to be an important bridge across the main material realm and the Frost Giant's Tomb.
Only by crossing the deep blue bridge can they get to where they want to go.
The Drum of Time and the Descendants of Atsam are the only keys to activate the Deep Blue Bridge.
"It's just ahead."
"Wait a minute, everybody."
Quellas greeted expertly.
The corridors here are much wider, forming a small square. The group scattered, but did not let their guard down - although they were safe all the way, this involved the treasure of an ancient god after all, and the slightest mistake could easily lead to a catastrophe.
"Is that the Deep Blue Bridge?"
The road is here, and the road ahead is gone.
Instead, a "door" made up of a jelly-like dark green gelatinous object.
Xu Nan wasn't sure what to call to refer to this strange existence, maybe it was more appropriate to use the door, although the gelatinous object on the door was still wriggling, as if it was alive, which made people a little afraid.
The rest of the people were also very wary of this door, including Song Ying, and all the professionals subconsciously stayed away from that door.
Little Jasmine's face was pretty red.
She didn't seem to be awake, but she was very excited, with a drum of time around her neck and words in her mouth.
Xu Nan has been observing everyone in the team.
He was actually a person who was not very good at observing words and feelings, and after being promoted to the Apostle of Desire, observation changed from a professional requirement to an instinct.
The Psychic Vision can reveal a lot of things that are not visible in the regular world.
Little Jasmine's mood was very high, and if it weren't for Quelas beside him, he couldn't help but want to share a little "excitement" for Little Jasmine. It's not a good thing to get too excited, especially for such a small child.
"Even if you want to enter the tomb of your ancestors, you don't need to be so excited, right?"
"What is she excited about?"
Xu Nan recalled Xiao Jasmine's few words, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Could it be that she is still insisting on trying to resurrect her ancestors?" Hasn't that incident been confirmed by Mirren to be a Tunguska conspiracy? ”
Except for little Jasmine, the rest of the people's emotions also fluctuated.
From the excitement when I just entered the sewers of Fort Beacon, to the numbness in the back, to the nervousness and excitement now...... Most people's emotional element curves are consistent. Including Quellas.
From beginning to end, there are only two people's emotions that have not changed, and that is Qin Lele and Song Ying. Qin Lele's emotional stability is probably because her mission is only to follow Geralt, and Song Ying, a woman, is more terrifying, and her emotional element fluctuations are almost zero.
If it weren't for the fear of annoying this eldest sister, Xu Nan couldn't help but want to explore her soul pillar further.
That's when Quelas got into action.
He drew a large circle on the ground with white chalk.
In the circle, complex magic symbols appeared quickly, and Queiras drew quickly, and the magic atmosphere in the circle became more and more intense.
There was some awe.
The portrayal of this hand magic array, Quelas can be called a master. Even if he is not a legend, with the help of the portrayal of the Divine Array, he should be able to fight with the legendary powerhouse.
"This magic array is used to gather faith."
Song Ying suddenly whispered: "Did the old man tell you that the Deep Blue Bridge needs the power of faith to open?" ”
Xu Nan shook his head slightly.
Quellas only mentions the Drum of Time pocket watch and the Atsam descendants.
"It won't be too much trouble, and it will be fine soon."
Quelas didn't lift his head, and continued to draw.
It didn't take long for a rough magic array to be completed.
"Do you need us to pray?" Someone asked.
"No, your faith is not religious enough." Quellas wasn't polite at all.
The man shrugged and didn't say anything.
Geralt looked curiously at the magic array, which he was also very familiar with, and was a common means of evangelism in the church, which could be used to unite the collective hearts of believers.
Only in the left third of the circle, the runes had undergone some changes, beyond his knowledge of divine magic.
Like Xu Nan, he was curious about what Quelas was going to do with this faith-condensing magic array.
The answer was soon revealed.
As the magic array was activated, a faint white light flashed, and bursts of hymns could be faintly heard.
The vigorous power of faith suddenly poured out, like a fountain, condensed into a physical entity!
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Can the power of faith be so condensed?
Where does the power of faith come from?
No one asked.
In the magic array, some broken images occasionally flashed, and Xu Nan seemed to see a group of pious believers sitting in a narrow church, silently chanting sacred hymns.
Their faces are very young, and they don't sing hymns very fluently, but their faith is unusually firm.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a slightly familiar face flashed.
Xu Nan had seen this person, although it was only a few faces, but he had encountered it a few times last night when he was collecting the elements of shame.
It was a Blue Coat preacher.
"Quelas embodies the power of the Blue Coat faith?"
"It stands to reason that he is the magician of the Ice and Snow Goddess, and it is normal to condense the power of faith of his own believers, but isn't he in a state of conflict with the Blue Cloak Sect?"
"Or is it that there are no more normal followers of the Ice and Snow Goddess in the entire Snow Plains City? Is there only one way to do this? ”
This explanation was very reluctant, and Xu Nan didn't believe it.
He prefers to believe that Quelas is the power of faith that has been deliberately condensed by the Blue Coat Cult.
The power of faith began to surge, but it quickly softened, and under Quelras's control, it turned into a cloud of water vapor that adhered to the green gelatinous door.
The color of the gate gradually changed to blue, and a thin hole appeared.
"Jasmine, it's okay." Quellas's voice was calm.
Under the gaze of everyone, little Jasmine trembled her hand and put the Drum of Time into the hole, and her little hand reached into it.
The gel-shaped gate suddenly began to rotate, centering around the little jasmine, like the brightest starry sky, changing countless mysterious patterns.
Quelrath's Divine Circle vanishes.
There was a stab.
As if something was tearing.
The gelatinous object frantically retreated, and little Jasmine still held the delicate pocket watch in her hand.
"Keep up!" Quelas shouted.
Everyone followed Little Jasmine all the way forward.
In front of them, the gelatinous object retreated wildly, and behind them, there was a black mist slowly used, as if driving them forward, which was really weird.
Fortunately, it didn't take long for them to step onto an aqua-blue stone bridge.
The gelatinous object disappeared at this point.
On the other side of the stone bridge, there is a blue lake. There is an open island in the lake, and the research institute of the Arcane Empire is located on that island. The Frost Giant's crypt should be under the Institute, and Ron's crypt is even deeper.
The group was on guard and quickly crossed the stone bridge.
It was at this time that someone noticed the situation under the stone bridge.
Dark shadows were walking under the bridge just a little slower than them, and from the perspective of the reflection, they seemed to be walking in the shadow of the stone bridge!
This strange scene attracted everyone's attention, and everyone was a little uneasy.
Quellas just glanced at it and snorted:
"It's those sneaky treasure hunters."
"The entrance to the Frost Giant's Crypt is not limited to Beacon Castle, but the Deep Blue Bridge is the only one."
"We opened the door to the tomb, and the rest of the entrances will instinctively open with it, and they probably got the news of the tomb and have been guarding the other entrances, and then they will follow."
"But don't worry, these people are slower than us to reach the Dormant Lake...... At least half an hour. ”
After that, he didn't even look at the dark shadows under the river, and strode forward with Geralt and Jasmine and his two guards.
There is a divine power ban on the Deep Blue Bridge, and Xu Nan can't use the magic carpet, so he can only walk.
Fortunately, his feet are not slow.
After about ten minutes, they reached the vicinity of the Dormant Lake, and when they looked back, Quellas was not lying, and the shadows were still staggering underwater, much slower than they were.
They seem to be in some trouble.
"Treasure hunters?"
"Will there be strong people from other forces? Like the people of the Ninth Manor? ”
Xu Nan never let go of the green light.
No matter how well-planned Quellas seems to be, with the oolong at the Cold Day celebration, Xu Nan will always suspect that he still has the possibility of being misled.
Fortunately, I entered the tomb in advance, so I had a first move.
"Ron's grave must be found as soon as possible!"
He and Qin Lele and the others rushed to the dormant lake, and found that the lake was not frozen, and there were many small boats on the lake.
This lake also carries divinity, and those who can get here are naturally not fools.
Everyone followed suit and found a boat to follow up.
Xu Nan naturally did not lag behind.
Soon, the first few boats were about to reach the island in the middle of the lake.
However, at this time, the dormant lake, which had always been calm, suddenly set off a tenth-level storm!
Bang bang
A huge wave of water suddenly overturned several small boats!
Among them is the boat that Xu Nan and Qin Lele were on.
As soon as he fell into the water, Xu Nan felt a terrible cold coming to his bones, and before he could drop a cold-proof barrier, an exclamation suddenly came from his ear-
Qin Lele, who fell into the water with him, was blown up by a strange wind, and the whole person was about to be blown into the sky!
Xu Nan immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed it.
"Got it!" His face was overjoyed.
Then the two of them were blown away together smoothly.
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