Chapter 19: The Troll Capital
After two days of exploring, Reilly and the others came to the edge of Jubvar.
Seeing this magnificent troll capital, Reilly couldn't help but marvel at the splendor of the ancient troll civilization.
A staircase made of boulders is embedded in the middle of the mountain, each one of which is one meter high and a staggering fifty meters wide. The staircase is divided into left and right sides, separated by layers of stone platforms in the middle. The stone platform is carved with images of flames, the sun, and various behemoths, and there is a stone brazier at intervals.
The Troll Capital sits on a mountain, with gently flattened slopes at intervals for habitation. At the top of the mountain stands a 70-meter-high altar, which can be felt even when viewed from the foot of the mountain.
"What a miraculous city!" said Richard, "I didn't expect those trolls to have such skills." ”
Reilly touched his chin and said, "Have you noticed that the overall layout of this city is equivalent to a huge altar? And ......"
He pointed to a cluster of moss growing in the corner and said, "This is the graveyard moss, they only appear in places where the smell of death is strong. ”
"You mean, there's undead creatures moving here?" Richard's expression became much more serious. In a city like the Troll Capital, once a large-scale undead creature appears, it is possible to give birth to high-level undead.
Reilly opened his divine vision, looked at the cemetery moss again, and affirmed: "There are thirteenth-level undead creatures that have been active here, and it won't be more than half a month now." With that, he summoned a group of skeleton soldiers and asked these cannon fodder to go out to explore the way.
Soon after, Quicksand found an ancient stone tablet with the handwriting still clearly visible. Instead of deciphering the text on the spot, the deity took out a blank scroll and rubbed the inscription.
"What is that talking about?" asked Richard.
"This is a piece of scripture that tells how to sacrifice Zuka. Quicksand looked at the scroll for a moment and said, "Zuka is probably some kind of Holy Spirit that the trolls believe in. ”
"If Zuka is still alive, we will make a lot of money!" Reilly said excitedly, "The strength of this kind of guy is very dependent on faith, and based on the current situation of the troll clan, Zuka's power should have fallen to the Holy Realm. ”
"If that's the case, we'll be able to harvest at least one mid-level sacrifice!" Quicksand's eyes flashed.
The crowd quickly searched the outer area of Jubvar, but found nothing of value other than the stone tablet just now. Richard left a group of warriors to guard the entrance, and then headed deeper into Jubwal.
"Wait a minute!" said Reilly, holding him on the shoulder, "We haven't said hello to the master yet." ”
Richard looked in the direction Reilly was pointing, and happened to see a figure passing between the two buildings.
"Trolls?"
"Do you think it's an elf?"
"It's not fun to raise the bar. Richard shrugged his shoulders and turned back and ordered, "All dismount and be on alert!"
Reilly also summoned the dragonflies roaming the periphery and asked them to keep an eye on the troll capital. Afterwards, everyone climbed the stairs and continued their exploration.
In the lower area of Jubwal, two more steles were found in the quicksands, but nothing of use was found.
"It has been recorded that this area is inhabited by low-level trolls. Quicksand said as he looked at the scroll in his hand, "The Troll Empire is highly hierarchical, and the rights and obligations of each class are quite clearly divided. ”
"Well, then, we should go up there and take a look. Reilly smiled and said.
"Further up is the middle level. Quicksand looked at the stone steps above and said, "Most of the people who live here are hunters, warriors, and some minor nobles. ”
After entering the middle level, Richard and Reilly entered a temple. The building is not very big, but it is very tall. The altar in the middle was supposed to have a statue of Zuka, but now it was a pile of rubble, and it looked like someone had deliberately destroyed it. The walls on both sides of the shrine are inscribed with the teachings of the Zuka, and there are also frescoes depicting scenes of war.
While Quicksand was busy printing the teachings, Richard, Reilly, and Erin looked at the murals on the walls.
It is a mural depicting a war scene with a feathered serpent, a giant bear, and a spider fighting. The trolls below them were also divided into three camps, and they were fighting endlessly.
"Looks like the Troll Empire isn't monolithic. Reilly said playfully.
"This feathered serpent should be Zuka. Richard frowned and said, "But its size ......."
"Any questions?"
"Look. Richard pointed to the trolls on the mural and said, "Adult trolls are generally about two and a half meters tall, and some strong warriors can even reach three meters. If you count the proportions on the frescoes, the height of the Holy Spirit is at least 100 meters!"
"This kind of thing can be studied slowly later. Reilly smiled and said, "Now let's say hello to the owner here!"
An ice arrow shoots out of Rayleigh's hand, freezing a troll hiding behind the altar into ice!
It was an extremely strong troll, about two meters seven tall, with blood-red hair on the top of his head and two sharp fangs sticking out from his mouth.
Reilly cast a recon spell on the troll, looked closely at his bloodshot eyes, and finally shook his head, saying, "He's lost his mind and can't answer our questions. ”
Reilly then ends the troll's life with a fireball.
Quicksand chanted a spell and unleashed a stream of fire-like power that poured down on the troll's corpse. The next moment, a few bits of light green light floated from near the troll's head, and after a few flashes, they vanished.
Reilly whistled and said, "Divine power?"
Quicksand nodded and said, "Looks like we should be able to find something here that can be used as a sacrifice." ”
Richard looked at the mural on the wall and muttered, "But we still have to be careful, we don't know if that Zuka is still alive." ”
"It can only be my prey if it is alive. Reilly said confidently.
Next, Reilly and the others are constantly attacked by trolls. Once they entered the upper zone, the scale and frequency of the attacks increased dramatically. The trolls are natural hunters, and they are at home in the complex terrain of Jubvar. If it were an ordinary person, it might even be impossible for them to get close behind them and not notice it.
However, under the infrared vision of the dragon fly, the trolls had nothing to hide, and they were killed by various ranged attacks before they could get close.
The buildings in the upper areas were taller, and the number of temples increased considerably. In addition to Zuka, there are many other holy spirits that are enshrined. Their temples were much smaller than the Zuka temples, and they were all built around the Zuka temples, apparently the Holy Spirit who was originally subordinate to the Zuka.
However, all the statues of Zuka were deliberately destroyed, and Reilly could only find a pile of miscellaneous stones, which was due to the fact that there were many divinities left on them, so it was confirmed that they were once part of the statues of Zuka. In contrast, the statues in the attached shrines are intact, but they have no divinity.