Chapter 168: Temple Marauders
Root. Frank was a weirdo.
This guy is arrogant, and you can see it from the arrogance of looking down on everyone when he appeared on the stage; But at the same time, in front of the people he approves, this guy seems to be chattering again, which makes people scratch their heads.
Xu Nan can keep up with his progress in the waters, and he is a "fan of Ron", so he can naturally get Ben's approval.
When sorting out clothes by the waterhole, Ben said a lot of things, and Xu Nan roughly understood the origin and purpose of this guy.
Ben's profession is not a tomb robber, but a rare "temple raider"!
That's right, it's a legendary class. One of the Wanderer's legendary progressions, Temple Marauder is a legendary progression that is almost out of lineage, for the simple reason that the Universal World is a world where the gods can exert influence.
Even legendary wanderers, who specialize in plundering temples, will be hunted down to death by the gods.
has similar fetishes, such as Qin Lele, who would rather choose the advanced "Flying Thief" than the pre-occupation of "Temple Marauder". There isn't much difference between the two, except that the Temple Marauders have an extra bonus in fighting against magic and digging temples.
Temple Marauders aren't good at fighting, but that's only relatively speaking.
Taking Ben as an example, his total level has just reached level 21, his basic class is quite solid, and the level 1 Temple Marauder has not given him much of a strong combat power boost, but he is still very capable of fighting in the face of the scum below the legendary.
Maybe it's because he has just been promoted to a legend, Ben doesn't have too many shelves except for being arrogant, but he talks a lot to Xu Nan......
"This guy probably has been bored alone for too long, right?"
Xu Nan observed for a while and confirmed that he was not acting, and he was relieved.
Ron has fans, if he accepts this setting, it's quite a long face to think about.
Although Xu Nan is not Ron's real bloodline, he inherited his profession and bloodline, and he can be regarded as half a descendant. Ron has a fan of the temple marauder, and Xu Nan can be regarded as honorable.
As Ben said, this guy is a fan of Ron, the king of tomb robbers. Because of some coincidences, he was exposed to the tomb robbing industry since he was a child, and then learned the legendary story of the tomb robber king from his father, and has been deeply attracted since then.
"I've excavated three of Ron's tombs, but when I went, they were all empty, like someone had taken the lead."
"I followed all the way from the Southern Continent here, and finally locked on the Frost Winter Tomb and the other two ancient god tombs nearby, this time I was lucky, it seems that the people who developed this place before did not find this place, you see, this tomb road is very narrow, it should be that no one has walked it for thousands of years."
"Honestly, I'm really excited, I'm in the Great Tomb of Ron right now, damn it, I'm not dreaming!"
Ben gently stroked the cold building of the tomb, his expression as if he had been drugged.
"What do you know about Ron?"
Xu Nan asked tentatively.
"Know-it-all!" Ben exaggeratedly spreads his arms and describes, "I'm a super big fan of his!" ”
"He's the pinnacle of tomb robbers, specializing in the Old Gods, and he's never missed."
"He loves the trick of taking a bird's nest on the tombs of the gods, and the rumored ninety-nine Ron's tombs are just the work of his whims, and I guess he must have buried himself in a more secluded place."
Xu Nan said strangely: "Then why do you still want to explore in the tomb of the ancient gods?" ”
Ben shook his head and said:
"I love Ron, but I care more about his experiences and masterpieces."
"You should know that Ron's favorite thing to do is to move some of the ruins of the old gods to his own tomb. With the passage of time, the miracles that have been developed have largely lost their archaeological significance. It's sad that many artifacts aren't properly preserved. ”
"I went after Ron's grave for the artifacts."
Xu Nan was suddenly in awe.
There are also comrades with such high ideological consciousness in the other world? In the name of a tomb robber, he is engaged in the profession of a temple raider, but the purpose is to protect ancient artifacts?
To be honest, if it were someone else, Xu Nan would never believe it.
But Ben. Frank's demeanor and tone did not seem to be disguised.
There are many strange people in the general world, and it is understandable that there are one or two legendary professionals with higher ideological awareness.
The two of them walked along the tomb in a tacit understanding.
Since Ben sees himself as a peer, Xu Nan is not easy to poke directly, and in addition to nonsense, he simply shook off some of Ron's secrets, which can be regarded as verifying his fan identity.
As for casually singing a few words about Ron's deeds, it is naturally not a problem.
This has come and gone, Ben has affirmed Xu Nan's fan status even more, the two of them are like acquaintances at first sight, coupled with Xu Nan's super high charm value bonus, the tomb has just walked halfway, Ben. Frank even wanted to give Xu Nan the most valuable [Dodge Cloak] on his body.
Xu Nan felt a little apologetic, but he also felt that the conversation with Ben was quite pleasant. This person just looks a little arrogant on the outside, but he is still very comfortable getting along with him.
The main thing is that there is no direct conflict of interest between the two.
Xu Nan came for a councilor-level task, to complete the task of Paradise Lost, and by the way, he would get some oil and water from the grave of his ancestors.
And Ben, it seems, is really a serious archaeology.
The passage was unusually narrow, with thick cobwebs left except for a few engravings on both sides.
But even in this case, Ben can make an accurate evaluation and analysis of the small details of the tomb, at least with Xu Nan's knowledge, there is no way to find a flaw.
"The stone of the tomb path should have been brought by Ron from the tomb of the Lord of the Desert."
"I've seen this pattern in a book on deity, and it's the mark left by the Lord of the Desert after using the sun's flames to scorch it repeatedly."
"This kind of dog head is also a common symbol used by believers in the desert when they hold sacrifices, but it is more vague......"
Ben took a magnifying glass and a firework and studied a small pattern in the corner.
Xu Nan coughed, I'm really embarrassed to say that I have seen this pattern, and it is one of the internal anti-counterfeiting marks of Paradise Lost.
Because of Ben's enthusiasm, the speed at which the two of them moved forward was actually not fast, and it took a long time to reach the end of the tomb.
"There's no way out."
Ben took a deep breath, "It's similar to the old tombway, Ron's favorite trick." ”
Xu Nan didn't say anything, he didn't have a lot of experience in tomb robbing like Ben, so it was good to be a listener quietly at this time. He believed Ben, who had lived through three of Ron's tombs, would always find a way.
Sure enough, Ben groped up and down, and found a mechanism on a stone wall at the end of the tomb.
After opening the mechanism, there is a sand painting inside, which is cool when your fingers touch, and you can draw some simple patterns.
"Got a code?"
Xu Nan recalled what Aoife explained, and many commonly used symbols of Paradise Lost suddenly appeared in his mind.
However, he still didn't rush to make a move, but looked at Ben.
"Any ideas?" He asked.
Ben thought for a moment, "Maybe it has something to do with the Lord of the Desert." ”
"Mr. Ron has always been a maverick, and every action has a deep meaning. Since he used the stone of the Lord of the Desert to build the tombway, it makes sense for the mechanism pattern to use the Lord of the Desert. ”
"Let me try, be careful, Mr. Ron is a great grave robber, but he is also an unusually cruel tomb owner, and many of my companions have died in his graves......"
Xu Nan nodded, first took a few steps back, and then used the magic carpet to protect his body.
Ben is equally cautious. Although he was familiar with Ron's tomb, he was not sure if his assumptions were really correct.
The dodge cloak shook and automatically wound up, protecting most of Ben's body, leaving only one hand to revise repeatedly on the sand painting.
Soon, a lifelike dog head appeared.
Ben nervously pressed down on a stone in front of the sand painting, which roughly functioned as a button.
Burst!
With a few dark sounds, two life disintegration rays suddenly shot out from the flanks of the tomb, directly taking Ben's position!
Thankfully, the dodge cloak blocked him, and Ben deftly rolled over and dodged the horrific punishment that would have been a fatal blow for most people!
Zizizizi.
The life disintegration ray vanished, but Ben's cloak appeared with two corroding holes, about the width of a finger.
Seeing this scene, Rao was hiding far away, and Xu Nan also felt a chill behind him.
That's too ruthless, isn't it? It is the ray of life disintegration that comes up, and it doesn't give latecomers a way to live at all!
also lose Ben. Frank was a Temple Marauder and was extremely resistant to trap rays and the like, so he was unharmed.
If you change to Xu Nan, you have to make a big mistake.
"It's okay, I'll try again."
I was used to it, and after a little adjustment, I started painting on sand paintings again.
This time, he painted the blazing sun and the triangular pillars - the orthodox emblem of the Lord of the Desert!
Xu Nan suddenly noticed that there were only three stone buttons on the sand painting platform.
"Does this mean that after three failures, the tomb can no longer be opened?"
"Or is there any additional punishment?"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but become more vigilant.
Ben's pressure was also a little great, and the last corner of the triangular stone pillar could not be painted properly, and later, he simply threw away his cloak and painted with both hands, so that with his dexterous hand skills, the standard of painting the god emblem of the Lord of the Desert was incomparable.
button pressed. Xu Nan's nerves tensed instantly.
Only this time, Ben's painting actually took effect.
The sound of machinery was heard slowly, the heavy stone door was pushed open, and behind the narrow tomb passage, an extremely spacious burial chamber appeared!
There was no coffin or coffin in the center of the chamber, only a platform that resembled a table.
Around the burial chamber, there are many antiques, gold and silver, which are dazzling.
Indeed, as Ben had guessed, there were a large number of treasures piled up here from the Temple of the Lord of the Ancient Desert. Frank couldn't breathe, but he still kept his senses, and he didn't move in the face of such a treasure.
"Based on past experience, burial chambers are the most dangerous."
"There are countless sinister mechanisms buried on the floor here, and there are even infrared-sensing spells in the air, and if you trespass, even the slightest change in your heartbeat may trigger a volcanic eruption......
Root. Frank was obviously not just admonishing himself, but Xu Nan for fear that the self-taught newbie would accidentally detonate Ron's trap.
Then he will suffer with it.
I have to say that Ron, as the king of tomb robbers, naturally knows the routines of tomb robbers, and the various tombs he designed are basically aimed at tomb robbers. The more knowledgeable people are, the faster they will die.
Of course, ordinary people rashly break in, and it is also the end of no corpse.
As soon as Xu Nan raised his foot, he was stopped by Ben's stern shouting.
"Let me come." Ben said cautiously, "Although you are also a fan of Ron, you know too little about him, so let me explore the way first." ”
Xu Nan opened his mouth, wondering in his heart, he couldn't say anything, so he just let Ben go first.
It has to be said that the Temple Marauder is indeed a very distinctive profession.
Twenty steps from the entrance of the tomb to the center of the tomb, it took Ben ten minutes to walk nine steps, but he had already experienced more than one hundred and thirty hidden weapons, curses, and traps!
If you change to another person, your soul can go to the world of the dead and report it hundreds of times.
But Ben Frank is still tenaciously alive.
It's just that his dodge cloak is so broken that he can't look at it at all.
He took off his dodge cloak with some pain, and faced the road ahead alone, with a rare look of hesitation.
There were so many traps in the burial chamber that the devil knows how Ron managed to cram so many traps into one room.
Ben had done his best, but he was still eleven steps or so away from that platform.
According to Ben, such platforms are often equipped with a master switch for the tomb organ, and only by taking down the platform and turning off the master switch can the entire tomb be considered relatively safe.
Xu Nan also asked if it was possible to use props to fly over or remotely control the main switch to turn off.
Ben's answer is no.
If you fly over, you will be beaten into a sieve by the ubiquitous rays of life disintegration in mid-air; And remote control is not feasible, because the platform switch of each Ron's tomb is different, and some require very delicate micro-manipulation, and if you are not careful, it will also end up in pieces.
Grave robbers are also a high-risk trade.
"Why don't you try it for me?"
Looking at Ben's dilemma, Xu Nan proposed: "Since I can survive so many dangers, it means that I am lucky, maybe I can turn off the main switch at once?" ”
"No way!"
Ben said flatly: "With me, a legendary tomb robber, here, how can you let a novice like you take risks?" ”
"If you step back further, it may be a little dangerous for a while, and I may not be able to take care of you."
Xu Nan sighed, but he was also a little moved.
This guy is really a rare grave robber with discipline.
It's a pity that what he doesn't know is that Xu Nan is not a fan of Ron, but a real blood descendant!
Aoife once told Xu Nan that as long as he entered the tomb, everything would be easy.
As long as you get some blood and apply it to the surface of your skin, the mechanism here won't attack you.
And just now, when Ben was working hard, Xu Nan had already carefully experimented, he smeared the blood in the palm of his hand, and then casually stepped on a few floors that were obviously trapped, and everything was unharmed.
Xu Nan actually wants to say that you can handle it yourself if you get out of the way, but on the one hand, I am afraid of hurting Ben's feelings, after all, this guy is so proud, and on the other hand, I still want to keep my identity a secret.
Ron Warlock, not everyone knows about it.
What's more, with Ben's fanaticism for Ron, God knows what he will do after learning that Xu Nan is a descendant of Ron.
Of course, just doing this and watching Ben take risks, Xu Nan can't do it.
He hesitated for a moment, and simply took advantage of Ben's cringe to test the mechanism in front of him, and suddenly accelerated and rushed over!
"What are you doing!"
Ben was shocked and angry.
When he came to his senses, Xu Nan had already run to the edge of the platform with a puff of smoke!
The whole process was unharmed.
He turned around and shrugged: "I said I was lucky. ”
Root. Frank was stunned for a moment.
He looked at the burial chambers around him, and for a long time, he said:
"Could it be that all the mechanisms have been tested by me?"
In the next second, he boldly took a step forward.
Xu Nan's face changed.
In an instant, two strange curses fell, and in Ben's wail, Xu Nan hurriedly pounced and smeared some blood on the back of his hand.
"It's okay, it's okay!"
He reassured.
Ben's face was shocked and angry: "Don't lie to me!" ”
"I've found out!"
Xu Nan was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had discovered his secret, so he wanted to say something to appease the temple marauder with a little apology.
Then the next second, but seeing Ben clenching his hands into fists, he shouted in shame:
"I found out! This burial chamber is aimed at me! ”
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