Chapter 80 of Stone Stalactites and Pictures

Inside the cave was a narrow passage that only one person could pass through, and the two turned on their dark vision and carefully explored the depths.

After walking for about 10 minutes, the narrow passage began to gradually become wider, and after another ten minutes, a 5-meter-high wall appeared in front of the two, the wall was carved with patterns, and there was a one-person-high stone door in the middle, which was engraved with a mysterious and exquisite magic array, and the door was wide open, as if welcoming the two of them.

Encountering such a situation, the two did not dare to go in. Then Joe carefully unleashed a detection spell. As expected, it was indeed manipulated, and in Joe's eyes, the open space was densely distributed with invisible magic lines, and as long as someone touched them, an unknown magic mechanism would be dispatched.

Joe took out a map to confirm that the signal was coming from the other end of the wall.

"Looks like our friend is in there, but there's an unknown magic mechanism here," Jo said to Julie with a sign of a sign.

Julie nodded solemnly, then replied in sign language, "Then can you crack it?"

Joe shook his head, and then continued in sign language: "If you crack it rashly, it is very likely that it will be discovered by the people inside. ”

"What then?"

"I'll give it a try. Joe waved his wand and began to check the other side of the wall. In the middle of it, he collected his magic, and his expression became a little strange.

"How's it going?" asked Julie.

"I guess it's a magical relic in it. Joe said.

Julie rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "You still need to say this, everyone can see it." ”

"But strangely, there's no anti-apparition spell in there. ”

"Ahh You must know that the anti-phantom transfiguration spell was invented in ancient Egypt, and this spell is still arranged in the pyramids! According to the clues found by the two, in the era of the sage, ancient Egypt had already been dead for many years. As a rule, all magical relics from ancient Egypt onwards are protected by this spell in order to prevent theft.

But the results of the probe broke this convention.

When things go wrong, there must be demons, and such a lack of protection relics makes Joe's heart bottomless.

But Joe had to go in, because there was really not much time left for him to grow his strength. But there's no use in being scared of everything, and what should come will always come, as the time in the secret room in the second year proves. So even though he knew there must be a pit ahead, Joe had to jump into it this time!

Julie agrees with Joe's idea, she thinks that just standing here won't solve anything, so she might as well just go in and have a look.

So Joe grabbed Julie and cast a distortion, the space distorted for a while, and the two appeared on the other side of the wall, and their eyes lit up with everything in front of them.

It was an indescribably huge cavern, the roof of which was about 100 feet high, and the top was a huge ice wall, through which the light shone down from above, illuminating the whole cavern, and even more exaggeratedly, the cave was full of traces of human excavation, that is, it was not a miracle of nature, but a masterpiece of man.

What's even more amazing is the rows of huge white pillars that stand inside, and when you look closely, they turn out to be huge stalactites, and they are arranged in an indescribable pattern of beauty, which looks very spectacular. These stalactites are twenty feet in diameter, standing tall, and what is even more terrifying is that Joe actually felt magic fluctuations from above, that is to say, these stalactites may also be artificially arranged, or even artificially made. It is impossible to imagine the strength of the people who built this cave.

He walked into the stalactites and found that each stone was carved with a painting made of elaborate reliefs. This is an expression similar to the ancient Egyptian murals, and there is also an ancient magic script from the ancient Roman period to mark it below, which is an ancient magic script that has been eliminated for many years, and the so-called "ancient magic script" is simplified from it. Fortunately, Joe had deliberately studied these out-of-the-way things in order to study the magic items that restrained the traces, so he probably could only have a black eye.

So knowledge is power!

The images and handwriting on the stone stalactites are surprisingly clear, and it seems that the people who built this place have cast a very powerful magic on them. The two of them began to look closely at the drawings to see what was written on them.

The first picture shows a man in a robe standing on a broken wall in a corner of a city ruin, with his arms outstretched, shouting something. Countless people in front of him bowed down like kings to them.

In the second picture, the man who had previously been prostrated by the people was standing on a high platform, under the gaze of many soldiers in armor and armed with shields and broadswords, compassionate and humble, with a pious expression on his face, holding aloft a staff with a raging flame burning at the upward end of the staff.

"It seems that this is the fire of Nirvana, this man is the legendary sage!" Joe sighed softly as he stroked the cane and flame on the relief with his hand.

"Then we're heading in the right direction!" Julie whispered happily.

"Yes!" Joe's expression, which had been serious since entering the cave, finally relaxed because of this happy event. He looked away from the lifelike flames and continued to look down.

In the third picture, in the desert, the sage, the people, and the soldiers were trekking hard, and the sage was at the forefront of the road, he looked so tall and reliable, even through the relief, Joe couldn't help but admire this man. The people stood behind him, following him closely. The soldiers stood at the end, battling countless enemies wearing feathered helmets and wearing iron armor. They are as brave as lions on the steppes and tigers in the forests, holding back the enemy's footsteps for the sages and the people.

In the fourth painting, these soldiers successfully defeat the pursuing enemy at the foot of the mountain, killing them all over the field with corpses and rivers of blood. The sage also stood with them, and the sword in his raised hand stabbed into the chest of the enemy general.

Suddenly, Joe's side covered her chest with her hand and coughed softly.

"What's wrong?" asked Joe with concern.

"It's okay!" Julie shook her head slightly, "It's been a while, I feel a little tightness in my chest, probably altitude sickness!"

Looking at Julie, whose face was slightly red, Joe sighed in his heart, what a love for recklessness!

"It's okay. Julie waved her hand, "There may be enemies ahead! We better be careful! I'll tell you if I feel like I can't take it anymore!"

With that said, Joe didn't want to propose anything, so he nodded at Julie, and then continued to look at the last picture.

Above is a clearing full of trees, surrounded by mountains, probably a very secluded valley. The sage was directing the people to build new homes, and the people were also in full swing, moving wood, building sheds, and even women and others joined in, a scene of unity and harmony.

Looks like this is a history of sages!" Joe thought as he looked at the text below. As a result, it took Qiao a lot of effort to read, because this grammar is too biased compared to now, and it feels like modern people reading the simplified Chinese version of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", all the words on it are recognized, but they are connected together······ You know! It took him a while to understand the general meaning of these words: the sage saved the people of the fallen country from the hands of the tyrant. He led the people on a long journey to a new holy land. "I have to say that this ancient way of expressing it is a pit father, and a lot of words express such a little meaning, but these words do prove Joe's judgment: first, this is a history of sages. Second, the fire of nirvana is in the hands of the sage. Thirdly, the flame of Nirvana was likely to be owned by a group of Guardian Guardians, and from these diagrams, Joe speculated that the Guardians were probably the descendants of these civilians and soldiers who eventually went into seclusion.

After reading these pictures and words, the various information in my mind can be regarded as a preliminary integration. Julie still looked a little uncomfortable, but she was still holding on. "Hey!" Joe sighed softly, and thanked the big sister in his heart. And then

The two of them walked through the heavy stalactites.