Chapter 178 The Tomb of the Acacians
After sending people to block the ruins of the stone towers and villages in the village of Bamurt, Margaret pursued in the direction of the Valchul Mountains without stopping, and met with the Lord of Valks along the way, Margaret deliberately concealed the battlefield that took place in the village of Bamurt, and after telling the analysis that the Bajou pirates might escape across the Valzhu Mountains, she watched Lord Valques leave with his warband.
"Legionnaire, aren't we going to continue the pursuit?"
As Margaret's right-hand deputy, Alice questioned.
"Our goal is to intercept and defeat the raiders, and now that our goal has been achieved, and the rest is just left to Lord Valx, we have more important things to do, at least to understand why the Bajou people have traveled thousands of miles across most continents to the Valoran Plains."
After a little explanation, Margaret led the team back to the village of Bamurt, borrowed a lot of digging tools from the village, and began further excavation work.
Soon, three meters below the original pit, a flat burial chamber protected by a magic stone slab appeared in front of the eyes of the Black Iron Guard of Noxus.
Summoned the mage Urza, who was with him, Margaret asked for the mage's opinion.
"Can the tomb be opened without destroying the burial goods?"
"Legion Commander, I need to observe with my companions first."
"Please."
Urza jumped down the pit in two steps, stood at the edge of the earth, carefully bent down, and looked at the magic slab that shimmered with a faint halo, focusing on the lines.
Soon, a look of shock appeared on the mage's face.
"Beard, look at this!"
Another black rose mage also jumped into the pit and crouched on the edge of the pit as Urza had instructed.
"It's ...... Acacia's Magic Plate? How did this thing end up here?? ”
"Looks like this thing is right."
Knowing what was under his feet, Urza also put his hand on the magic slate with relief, and the magic halo on the slate began to flicker with Urza's magic fluctuations at a special frequency.
"A thousand years ago, a mage from Acacia built a mage tower on the continent of Valoran, and also built his own tomb outside the mage tower, using magic pattern plates...... There is no doubt that this is an uninvited guest who should be destroyed along with their kingdom, what does he want to do? ”
"At the very least, the tomb was built with a magic plate that insulates magical fluctuations, and there must be something good in it, so it's no wonder that the Bajou people who love treasure hunting come here from the Blue Flame Islands...... Perhaps, the Yodel mage chose to settle in the stone tower, and it had something to do with this tomb. ”
The two looked at each other, and Urza looked up at the female general standing outside the pit.
"Legion Commander, I think we can crack the secret of the magic pattern, but we need time, Acacia's magic plate is engraved with the Acacian language, and there is a magic secret language on it, only by interpreting the magic code, can the magic plate open by itself, otherwise the magic pattern plate that is attacked will launch a magic counterattack, and more seriously, it will also trigger the mechanism inside the tomb, so that the magic mechanism designed by the tomb owner will destroy the tomb."
"Let's get started, try not to destroy the tomb, we have time."
"Yes."
With Margaret's approval, Urza summoned the remaining mages and began further excavations.
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Only when the main secret language area of the Magic Pattern Plate is completely exposed, several mages can successfully decipher the secrets of the Magic Pattern Plate, and the lack of any key sentences will lead to the failure of decryption.
Fortunately, there are no consequences for the failure of decryption, and only forcible and violent demolition will cause the tomb to self-destruct, which also gives several mages a chance to crack the secret.
"This symbol represents the sun, corresponding to the [daylight] in the Eccian language, combined with the four Eccians who prostrate themselves under the sun......"
Retracting her gaze from the six black rose mages, Margaret couldn't help but wonder what good things were in the tomb.
A day and a night passed quickly, and the army was still stationed near the ruins of the stone tower, blocking all entrances and exits.
After Margaret paid for a lot of supplies in the village of Bamurt, it was enough for an army of 100 people to consume for a week.
In the early morning of the third day, as the fourth magic pattern plate was cracked, Urza, who had two dark circles under his eyes, pressed his hand on the array of the magic pattern board, and resonated with the elemental symbols according to the magic frequency interpreted by the secret language, and after a few breaths, the magic pattern board made a 'click' sound, and the magic core was destroyed, becoming an ordinary stone.
Without the protection of the mana, the magic plate is nothing more than ordinary masonry.
"The magic protection is gone, and it's time to dig."
"Doesn't this thing have a reuse value?"
"Unfortunately, the magic pattern plate has no value for secondary use, and all its functions are reflected in the moment of molding. However, the Arcasia Cipher and Elemental Symbols on the Magic Pattern Plate are worth recording, as long as there are suitable materials, these Magic Pattern Tablets can be reproduced through the Secret Words and Elemental Symbols......
For the most valuable part, Mage Beard, who has studied the Acacia Magic Plate, has completed the record, and the Legion Commander does not need to worry. ”
After confirming that the stones were worthless, Margaret was relieved.
With a wave of his hand, the prepared Black Iron Guard jumped into the pit with his pickaxe in hand, swinging and smashing into the airtight stone slab.
As the stone slab cracked, a deep stone staircase appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Leave two mages behind to ensure that the road continues to be followed.
More than a dozen good hands were selected from the Black Guard and the Darkblood Crossbowguard, including the four black rose mages, and a group of sixteen people carried torches and descended the stone steps.
The underground stone passages along the way did not have the fatal mechanism imagined, but under the explanation of Master Beard, Margaret understood that the magic plate of the tomb was connected to the magic load-bearing pillar that supported the structure of the catacomb, and if it was not solved through the secret words, but chose to forcibly break the magic pattern, if it was affected and shocked beyond the limit, the load-bearing pillar would be shattered and collapsed under the expansion of the magic power, burying the entire catacomb.
After exploring, Margaret also figured out the design style of the catacombs.
Like the traditional Ekassia Mage's Tomb, the Catacombs are divided into three sections, the main chamber where one's bones are buried, the side chambers for research and access to magical books, and the burial chamber for storing funerary items.
The four mages split into two groups, with Urza and Beard taking Margaret to the burial chamber, and the other two mages to the side chamber to collect and protect the magic scrolls and ancient materials in the side chamber. chaptere