Wipe off the dust. The sè of this box faintly flashed with a faint light, neither wood nor iron, even the erudite Du Wei. For a moment, I couldn't make out what the texture of the box was.

There were two crossbow arrows under the pull ring, and it was obvious that there was no secret hidden inside. Du Wei casually put away the two crossbow arrows. He still had some doubts in his heart: this thing was obviously very old. And there was no rust on it. Moreover, the poison applied to the arrows of the crossbow bolts still adhered to them, and did not evaporate with age - this is definitely not an ordinary process that can do it. It can only be done with magic.

But...... The astrology hall is full of magical things. This in itself is a paradox because on the continent. It's a strange situation: the Church looks down on the Church, and the Church doesn't like the Church. And at the same time. Both the church and the magicians look down on astrologers. Because astrologers are the real gods. The so-called prophecy is regarded by magicians as something that deceives people.

Pulled it, but the box was tightly closed, and there seemed to be some hidden lock inside, Du Wei groaned for a while. He simply used his fingertips to push his fingers. Give it a gentle pinch. With a click, the dark lock snapped. After opening this box. only to find that it was ...... inside

Empty?

Du Wei was stunned.

There was an open space in this box. The inside of the box, wrapped in a layer of brocade, has changed with age. The brocade has long since rotted. The wind blew gently. and turned into ashes. However. It's empty.

"Could it be...... Something has been taken from it?" Du Wei muttered to himself.

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart. I was about to throw this box away, but I remembered the geological location of this box. Even he couldn't recognize it for a while, so he stuffed the box into his arms again - because after losing his magic power, Du Wei's jīng divine power was almost the same as that of ordinary people. Therefore, he didn't even dare to use the magic storage ring that he was used to easily.

Theoretically. Du Wei can still use magic, he can spell, jīng divine power and induction power can also - but jīng's divine power is too low. And I can't meditate to cultivate and grow. Now Du Wei, it can't be said that he can't use any magic at all, at least one or two of the simplest fireball techniques can barely do it, but. His jīng divine power was humbly sloppy, almost after using two fireball spells. will dry up.

Therefore, in order to save the little jīng divine power that he already had, he had tried his best to change his original habits. I don't dare to use the storage ring anymore. Because every time you use a storage ring. It's all magical, though for the former Dewey. The amount of mana it cost to use the storage ring was negligible - but now, he couldn't.

Du Wei walked out of the storehouse with a disgraced face, and his guards outside and the people in the planetarium waited all night. Seeing Du Wei come out. Hurriedly greeted him, and the owner of the Planetarium had already changed into a sorcerer's robe that was officially an astrologer Di Xuanhei. The robe is black sè as the bottom. It is embellished with countless star and ground patterns, and Du Wei is seen coming out. This hall owner yù came up to set almost. But he was coldly blocked out by Du Wei's loyal guard knights.

"Don't be rude. With a smile on his face, Du Wei waved the guards out of the way and walked in front of the pavilion owner. He smiled slightly: "Your Excellency, please forgive me for being presumptuous, I was just in a hurry. Let's look up some astrological information...... As you know, I'm not about to go on the expedition, before the expedition. According to our astrologer tradition, I always have to do a divination. ”

The owner of the pavilion immediately became happy in his heart - Duke Tulip said that he was "our astrologer", since the other party recognized himself as an astrologer, then it was equivalent to his own person.

"Huh. Lord Duke doesn't have to be polite. The hall master's face was full of smiles: "Your Excellency Duke is about to go on an expedition." I also know the news. If you need to do divination, I will bring someone to your house tonight to observe the astrological signs for you, and to divinate your fortune. ”

He was the chief astrologer of the court. Pingrìli, unless it is the royal family, he can be dispatched. The nobles of the other land palaces are just letting the senior astrologers of other places in the planetarium go. This time, he volunteered to divinate for Du Wei, which was already [**] naked and currying favor.

But Du Wei snorted: "Thank you for your kindness." But no...... Well, don't mind, I'm also an astrologer, so I don't dare to work your land. ”

The owner immediately came back to his senses. Know that you are reckless. He was momentarily excited. He only wants to please Du Wei, but he forgets that Du Wei is also an astrologer himself - under normal circumstances, an astrologer will never ask another astrologer to do divination for him, which is almost equivalent to admitting that the other person's astrology level is far superior to his own. Since he is a sorcerer, he is always dignified.

"Hehe, I was reckless. The hall master hurriedly laughed: "I forgot that you are also the title of palace astrologist, um." However, the tools needed for astrological divination. I don't think you have all in the house. I'll prepare a set today and send someone to deliver it to you. ”

Du Wei did not refuse the good intentions of the owner. Before leaving, he also sighed deliberately: "As an astrologer, I have never come here to meet you, the hall master. I came today and saw our planetarium...... Alas, it seems that many places have fallen into disrepair, and it seems that the storeroom has not been repaired for some years. Presumably the budget in the museum must be tight, although I am the Duke of the Empire, I am also an astrologer, and I can be regarded as a member of this place - I was surprised by last night's disturbance. However, I will find an opportunity to report to His Royal Highness the Regent, and ask him to pay more attention to our museum, and it is better to allocate a sum of money. ”

Everyone in the planetarium said this with a happy face, and suddenly felt that this young Duke was a very good person, even last night he was called out of the bed in the middle of the night, and waited outside all night for a hard time. I forgot about it in an instant.

Du Wei casually wrote a few blank checks and went out, people only thought that he was a dignified nobleman, and he would never tell such a lie to deceive people, and he was sent away by a group of astrologers. Du Wei left the planetarium, and before leaving, he also said that he was afraid that he would come back to check the information from time to time. It's just that he is busy with state affairs. I'm afraid I can't come in person.

"It doesn't matter. The curator immediately patted his chest: "Although there is a rule that outsiders are not allowed to enter the museum. But you're not an outsider either. I know that you are busy with state affairs, and it is impossible for you to come in person all the time, when you need to. You can send someone to come with your warrant. The upper and lower warehouses of the planetarium are all available to you. Or, what do you need to look up. Send someone to spread the word. I'll have someone look for it, and I'll send it to you when I've got it ready. ”

This owner is on the road. Sure enough, it is worthy of being able to eat openly in the palace. Du Wei smiled, before saying goodbye to everyone. He also instructed his side in public: "You don't have to go back with me." Go to Mr. Zach at once, pass on my words, and pay me 50,000,000 gold coins. It was donated to the planetarium in my own name for the cost of repairing the storehouse.

Five thousand gold coins. Not to mention building a warehouse, it is enough to build a new building, and the owner of the museum is very happy, and he sent Du Wei on the horse.

Speaking of which, these astrologers in this planetarium are not low. But it's not extravagant - it's also a magic stick. Naturally, there are countless believers on the mainland in the temple. However, these astrologers can only rely on a small amount of money allocated by the empire every year. Occasionally, the nobles might come and ask an astrologer to do the divination, but often they would reward a maximum of a hundred and ten gold coins.

Moreover. Every year when divination is needed. It's nothing more than those festivals or weddings and funerals in some family. This kind of thing. Not much in a year, there are a hundred and ten astrologers up and down in this hall. There are also dozens of servants, eating, drinking, and Lazar, but they are just barely maintaining decency. Plus now after Prince Chen came to power. The regent had been practicing magic since childhood. According to the tradition of magicians, astrology is also not very much valued. I won't take much care of the planetarium, although I haven't cut the budget. However, the reward in Pingrì was far less than that of the old emperor Augustine VI during his reign.

Gradually, even the chief astrologer of the court seemed to be rarely summoned for divination.

Five thousand gold coins donated by Du Wei. It's more or less a windfall. How does it make everyone unhappy?

Du Wei casually rewarded a few thousand gold coins, which was just a small thing worth mentioning to him, but he didn't know that he had let the planetarium go up and down, and he had a lot of favors. rì then gave rise to some consequences that made Du Wei happy - this is naturally a later story.

Return to the Duke's Palace. Du Wei didn't sleep all night and was a little sleepy. He's not as good as he used to be, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't sleep for a few days. After Jīng's divine power shrank, his daily need for sleep was even more than that of ordinary people.

But after returning to the study. But he asked people to get some hot soup and tea, but instead he beat the god jīng and studied the box he brought back.

He took out the box and looked at it with a magnifying glass for a moment. I knocked on it again to make sure that there was no mezzanine in the box, and that there was nothing else hidden.

He took another sharp broken sword and gently cut the corner of the box. I checked the information again, and then I figured out the material of this box.

"Hmm. 'Bird from the wood'. A rare tree, as hard as iron. The weight is a little less than ordinary wood. No wonder I haven't seen it, it's something that became extinct hundreds of years ago. So it seems that this thing is at least a few hundred years old. ”

Du Wei remembered that he had studied the military history of the Roland Continent. I know that hundreds of years ago, when the empire was expanding its naval lands, someone had put forward the idea at the beginning. Ships were built from this kind of wood: hard, clear, and extremely resistant to corrosion. If used to build ships. It's really the best material.

However, that idea was not realized, because at that time the tree was already very rare, and the number was too small to be cut down in large quantities. And this plant, which later became extinct for a time, was no longer found on the mainland.

Du Wei was familiar with all kinds of ancient books and documents in the Roland Empire. The conceited and erudite remembered such a thing. Now that it's figured out. After holding the box in my hand and playing with it for a while, my interest gradually faded. Then he threw it on the table and stretched. Just get ready to go to bed.

Hmph, this thing is also something like a moonlight treasure box. After opening it, you can go back to 500 years ago by holding it in your hand and shouting a few "Prajna Prajna Honey"?

Hahahaha......

Du Wei smiled and was about to give up and leave, but suddenly saw the cotton cloth on the desk that he had just used to wipe the dust on the box. The cotton cloth was covered with black sè, but it was a stain that had been wiped from the inside and outside of the box.

His eyes flickered. Suddenly grabbed the piece of cotton cloth, put it to his nose and sniffed it......

"Huh!?"

A smile appeared at the corner of Du Wei's mouth.

Although it has deteriorated. But with a hint of ink! In addition, this bird is naturally corrosion-resistant, and the box is extremely jīng. When closed, the inside is impermeable. After so many years of preservation, the smell of ink in it is still there!

Du Wei grabbed the box again and opened it, reached out and touched the inner wall of the box, and sure enough, he felt an uneven feeling, and the ink stain on the cotton cloth. Exactly what was left before I wiped the inside of the box myself!

Took ***. Du Wei watched carefully in the firelight, and saw the inner wall of the box. But it is carved in a raised ground. The lines are delicate, one by one. It's all so clear......

I just looked at it for a while, but I was at a loss, and I couldn't understand what these lines meant. There are also some places above, and there seems to be some text faintly. But those words. It looks as if the strokes are familiar. Completely recognized.

Du Wei closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and his brows gradually loosened!

Figured it out!

He smiled and laughed at himself, "No wonder I can't see it. Because the pattern on the ground is all reversed, and the ink is applied to the inner wall. It's just to print out the pattern inside!"

Haha, Du Wei immediately took out a bottle of ink. Apply it to the inner wall of the box with a brush. He took out another piece of white paper and printed it carefully.

Unfold the blank paper and take a look! These patterns and words on it are clearly visible!!

This...... It's a map!

Sketch out there. Twists and turns, but it seems to be a road one by one. Occasionally, in some places, there are also places marked with text. The land is all written in the Roland Empire. Just from the grammatical. It's all ancient words.

It's just that, though it's clearly recognized. But when Du Wei understood the contents of the map. But his face became more and more surprised!

Because......

This map. It's ......

Palace!

And. This is no ordinary Imperial Palace map. and revealed. But it seems to be an underground secret passage map built under the palace ground!

The crooked secret passage is revealed. There are more than a dozen of them, and all of them are secret paths. Finally, I focused on one point in the center!

The place where it is concentrated. It made Du Wei even more moved!

White Tower!!

The highest building in dìdū. The one in the palace was a thousand years ago. Built by the founding emperor Aragon, successive emperors have worked tirelessly to maintain and preserve it. The Tower of Magic, built with countless magical materials!

It is also the core of the largest magical defense position in the entire dìdū!

This magic array was extremely powerful, and Aragorn even boasted about it back then. Even if it is the legend that the Earth Dragon Clan is pouring in. It is also difficult to break through this huge magic array! And the core area of this magic array is the interior of the palace, the white tower that has existed for a thousand years.

And this white pagoda, Pingrìli, is an absolutely forbidden place in the palace. Historically, only court magicians had access to the White Tower, but only two people in the entire empire had access to the White Tower.

One is the chief archmage of the court.

Another one. It was the emperor himself.

And other than that, anyone. Whatever the reason, whatever the circumstances. Dare to approach the White Tower. No mercy!

In the palace, so to speak. If it is outside of the emperor himself. Dare to approach the White Tower...... Even if you are a rich nobleman. Governor of the Imperial City. The commander of the Imperial Forest, or even the prince and princess...... Court magicians have the power to kill you on the spot without the emperor's approval!

This is an iron law, and in the nearly 1,000 years since the founding of the empire, most of the subway laws set by Aragon have been abolished. But this iron law is the emperor of the past. It's always been respected!

But this map. But it is clearly an underground secret map in the palace, which leads directly to the White Tower......

The muscles at the corners of Du Wei's eyes jumped a few times, and he was also a little dazed in his heart.

Subconsciously knocked on the table.

Such a secret map, the content on the map. So, who is the person who drew this map?

What is the purpose?

And also. Why is such a secret map stored in the planetarium?

Du Wei leaned in his chair. Sit down. Then pick up the box. I had the intention to destroy it, but my heart moved, and I put it away carefully.

Touching his brow, Du Wei smiled bitterly and pondered: This thing. I can't tell where it came from.

Let's talk about the underground secret passage in the palace first--it is such a big project to be able to build a secret passage under the palace. No one else can do it, only the emperor himself can do it—is it Aragorn?

Legendary. Back then, in order to build that huge earth magic array, Aragorn almost extravagantly laid tons and tons of earth magic crystals under the white tower in the center of the palace as the base of the tower! Not to mention anything else, but a large number of earth magic crystals buried underground. There is also the White Tower, where it is said that there are countless superb gems that maintain the magical position. And at the top of the White Tower, such a huge piece of Mithril and the largest magic gem in the whole continent!

It is said that it left a map of the magic position in it, but it was the strongest person under the starry sky back then. The strongest martial artist and magician on the continent. Aragorn laid out the leftovers with his own hands!

Even if there are so many treasures, the magic position formation map left by Aragorn is a supreme treasure for the magician!

For thousands of years. I don't know how many evil magicians have tried to steal it!

Fortunately. The court has always kept a team of court magicians who are loyal only to the royal family. For thousands of years. Guarding that white tower, at least kill at least many people who try to break in.

Reputedly. When Aragorn built this magic circle, it cost the empire almost two years of revenue - for a newly established empire. Such an approach is absolutely ridiculous!

Not to mention. Originally. The Roland continent has been united. There is only one country on the continent like the Roland Empire, and it has spent so much money to get such a huge magic array, in order to deal with whom?

It was only because of Aragorn's ridiculously high prestige. can forcibly suppress countless opposing voices. Bent.

Perhaps, only Dewey could understand: Aragorn did that. Presumably to use this magic array. Many years from now. Deal with the return of the sinners.

Pour the whole country into it. Plus an almost god-level powerhouse. and twelve knights of Saint Laurent of the Holy Order. The top magicians on the continent have joined forces to create such a huge magic array!

The secret passage?

To be able to do such a large project in the palace. Except for the emperor himself. It is absolutely impossible to do it.

Okay, so let's solve the first problem: let's assume that Aragorn made this underground project himself.

But...... What did he do with such a thing?

And this diagram. Was it painted by Aragorn? If not, then who? And who kept it in the planetarium?

Du Wei frowned and pondered. At this time, a person suddenly appeared in my head that had not appeared for a long, long time. Familiar sound.

"It's me, I drew this picture. ”