Chapter 22: The Troll Overseer
It was a large burial chamber with a golden coffin on a high platform in the center, and a dark blue copper pot in front of it.
"This is the graveyard of the greatest Overseer of our Troll Empire, Drakazan, and only he can ...... Oh my God!" the troll priest let out a sudden exclamation.
The lid of the golden coffin had been opened, and it was empty, and there was no body of the Troll Overseer.
Reilly picked up the copper jar and asked, "This is the Spirit Storage Jar, one of the Three Sacred Vessels?"
By this time, the Troll Priest had recovered from a great shock. He nodded and said, "That's it! It is said that the souls stored in it can retain some of the memories of their lives and be reincarnated into the next era. ”
Reilly lifted the jar and watched with Richard. The jar is carved with many intricate patterns, as well as ancient troll characters, forming a mysterious magic circle. Neither of them had ever seen such a magic array, but they could feel the huge power contained in it. Different from the complexity of the human magic array, the troll-style magic array is simple and atmospheric, and it is amazing that a few strokes can achieve such a powerful function. In Reilly's opinion, even if there is no other gain, this spirit tank is enough to make his trip worthwhile.
However, the lid of this spirit storage jar has long been opened, and the souls that were originally inside do not know whether they have died or fled. And judging from the opened golden coffin, it is obvious that the latter is more likely.
Reilly pondered for a moment, then handed the jar to the Troll Priest and said, "It seems that the demon has a lot to do with your Overseers. Let's go outside for a night's rest, and tomorrow we'll see the true face of the evil spirits. ”
The troll priest saluted, then walked out of the chamber with the jar in his arms.
The next morning, Reilly and the others set off again and arrived at the temple area on the top floor of Jubwal. The temple of the Troll Empire is tens of meters high and looks like a pyramid with an altar built at the top. Quicksand has deciphered all the contents of the stone tablet, knows every step of the sacrifice, and is not afraid of what tricks the troll priest will play.
On the shelf in front of the altar was a stone basin with a small pile of charcoal ash inside. On each side of the altar there is a large pit full of sharp thorns. The statue of Zuka, which was supposed to stand in the middle, is long gone, leaving only a stone base.
"First, we are to take the holy incense from the storeroom and light it in front of the altar. ”
Hearing Quicksand's words, the crowd searched around the altar and found the incense in the storage room on the side. And the moment he opened the stone door, Reilly was stunned.
The so-called holy incense of the trolls is clearly a piece of the finest maple amber! The older the material and the darker the color, the stronger the potency. Rayleigh had once obtained a piece of maple amber at Camp Bloodstone, the size of a fist, and a light amber color. But these maple amber in front of me are at least the size of a rice bowl, and each piece is dark purple!
Maple amber is the embodiment of the blood that flowed from the death of the ancient beasts, and has the power to communicate with the soul. The finest maple amber can also go back in time and allow people to see the past. The maple amber in this storage room can be used as the main material for third-order construction, and if it is placed in Norland, it can be sold for at least seven million gold coins.
Reilly took out a piece of maple amber and placed it in the stone basin in front of the altar, setting it on fire with the sacred wood handed to him by the troll priest. This sacred tree is said to have been used for thousands of years and will never burn out. Ray looked at it for a while with his divine vision, and found that this sacred tree contained a lot of faith power, and it itself was a treasure that could transform the power of faith into other energies.
Reilly was speechless. This sacred tree is placed in the church of any god in the Pharo plane, and it is qualified to be a treasure of the town, but it is used by the trolls as a tool to ignite fire, which is really overkill.
However, before the ceremony, Quicksand stopped Reilly and said, "Are you sure you want to perform a ritual to summon that evil spirit? This kind of ritual often summons some guys beyond our control, and it is very dangerous!"
Reilly smiled and said, "As long as it's not a legendary-level guy, I can handle it, at least I can get out of it." ”
Quicksand nodded, no longer persuading. She didn't think that the evil spirits would be legendary powerhouses, otherwise those trolls would have died long ago.
When the maple amber is lit, it emits a puff of smoke. With the exception of Reilly and Quicksand, everyone else is a little strange, and the smoke seems to have a hallucinogenic effect.
At this time, there was a fluctuation of magic power on Richard's body, and his eyes gradually returned to clarity. The followers woke up a little later, but all of them were free from the effects of the smoke.
Seeing this, Quicksand looked at the scroll in his hand again and said, "Now, we are going to offer the heart and blood of the betrayer to Zuka. ”
The Troll Priest gestured, and several berserkers pulled a group of fallen trolls to the altar. The Troll Priest took out the bone dagger and stabbed it into the chest of the fallen troll, then gouged out their hearts and threw them into a stone basin. Every time a heart enters the stone basin, the flames rise in a large burst. And when the tenth heart was thrown in, the flames in the stone basin suddenly erupted, instantly rushing to a height of more than ten meters.
The berserkers threw the heartless trolls into the pit, their bodies pierced with sharp thorns, and blood continued to flow out of the ditch at the bottom of the pit.
The next moment, the temperature near the altar suddenly dropped a lot, and the phantom of a giant feathered serpent slowly appeared, and a huge will descended on the temple. Except for Reilly, everyone subconsciously developed a sense of fear.
Quicksand's complexion changed, and he said softly: "It's Zuka!"
At this time, the door behind the temple suddenly opened, and a ten-meter-tall troll phantage entered the temple and let out a deafening roar: "Who is it? who is summoning Zuka? Who dares to sabotage my plan!"
The troll was dressed in rare full-body armor and held a huge spear in his hand. He took a few steps forward, and actually stabbed his spear into Zuka's back!
However, the trolls' actions were unsuccessful. A jet-black chain shot out of Reilly's hand, binding him firmly.
The troll struggled and roared angrily, "Who is hiding in the shadows plotting against the greatest Overseer, Drakazan?
Seeing this, the troll priest climbed up the altar like crazy, pointed at Drakazan and roared, "It turns out that you betrayed the great Zuka!
"Betrayal? No, I didn't betray. Drakhazan said with a serious face: "Everything I have done is to save Jubwal. The rivers of life have dried up, my people have been tormented, and corpses are sent out of Jubwal every day. And at this time, Zuka, who was supposed to shelter us, became more and more irritable! It had no choice but to keep asking for sacrifices. Trolls gave their hearts and blood for it, but it did nothing to help the Empire! At this time, I was summoned by a great will! She told me the way to destroy Zuka, so I gave myself and all my loyal guards to give Zurka a fatal blow, freeing Jubvar from its shadows. ”
It's an unexpectedly heavy history, full of darkness and blood.
Reilly smiled and said, "Anyway, today is your end. ”