After dealing with the gargoyles, Wayne did not stop or return to the camp, but continued to explore the interior of the banquet hall.

As he explored, Wayne discovered that this underground ruins were likely to be an elven royal underground palace in the past.

In addition to the fact that the statues and murals here are very exquisite and luxurious, there is also a reason that it is impossible for ordinary elven nobles or other characters to have such a huge palace, and perhaps only those members of the royal family who rule the elven race have such energy.

Unfortunately, although the elves have a long history, they can be traced back to the period when the white ships landed thousands of years ago.

But with the brutal war between them and humans, many things have long been lost to the record and cannot be investigated, and countless unknown secrets have long been hidden in the dust of history.

I'm afraid no one knows what's going on here, except for the antiques that have survived the White Ship era.

But it doesn't matter, Wayne is just a witcher, neither a historian nor one of those spellcaster warlocks, and it doesn't make much sense for him to pursue the truth of history.

What really bothered him was that the ruins were so big, large and small areas, all kinds of rooms, and in addition to many gargoyles who were set up as guards, there were also a large number of underground monsters inhabiting all corners of the ruins.

In this dark environment, he must not only be vigilant at all times to prevent those enemies who may sneak up on him at any time, but also explore the correct route in this complex environment, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and quite troublesome.

As a result, he only explored one ballroom and several rooms next to each other for the entire second day, leaving no time to explore the other areas.

As a result of the exploration, in addition to the three gargoyle guards, more than a dozen Andleg Swarm monsters were also killed, blocking their passage from the underground into the ruins.

When he dragged his tired body back to the camp, Torruviel immediately greeted him.

Wayne didn't hide it, and told the female elf commander about the progress of his work and related speculations.

After chatting with her again about her plans to explore the ruins, he returned to his tent and rested.

Over the next few days, Wayne's life became unusually fulfilling.

Every day he collects herbs, refines them, participates in battles, collects loot, returns to the camp to rest, has lunch, and then continues to explore in the afternoon, and so on, and has no time to do anything else.

Such a high-intensity life not only allowed him to see monsters such as scavengers, kikimos, and demons that he had never seen before, and learned how to fight them, but also allowed him to apply the fighting skills he learned from Kellmohan Castle to actual battles, greatly enhancing his actual combat ability.

In addition, of course, he did not forget the task system that can be prostituted every day, every time before setting off for battle, he will receive a normal-level combat mission from Geralt, and a few points of experience and a normal-level treasure chest for prostitution are also considered additional gains.

And unlike his busy and busy life, Geralt has been living quite a chic time during this time.

After the rib injury in the chest, Geralt could only stay in the camp to recuperate, but he was originally the kind of bohemian character, how could he be idle after being injured and recuperating, and soon became addicted to the Gwent card.

Not only did he have the cheekiness to borrow his deck and a lot of ducats, but he also hooked up with a half-elf widow during his recuperation, and he opened meat every night, which was a pleasant one.

On the contrary, Wayne himself, in order to improve his strength, he not only has to complete a task every day, but also has to find time to constantly exercise his various skills, without any time to rest.

It's simply a year-round worker, a king who rolls his own volumes.

However, the underground ruins are not infinite, and when the time came to the seventh day, through Wayne's constant battles and constant cleanup, this expert-level commission finally came to an end.

In the entire underground ruins, only the last area remains, and the exploration has not yet been completed.

When Wayne was ready to take out the two gargoyle guards guarding the area, he was greeted by a large metal gate forged from unknown metal.

I don't know how many years have passed, and the black metal gate is already covered with cobwebs and dust, but Wayne can clearly feel that this gate is not only extremely load-bearing, but also extremely strong, even after the passage of time, there is still no trace of rust, which is obviously extraordinary.

After confirming that there were no other enemies around, Wayne cautiously took a few steps closer.

But when he was less than half a meter away from the metal gate, the witcher badge hanging from his chest actually began to vibrate again.

An unknown magical energy was transmitted to him through this gate.

At the same time, the emotionless voice of the system rang in his ears again.

Bite! A node with a high concentration of magical energy is detected, and three ability points can be obtained by absorbing it.

Note that if you choose to absorb, this energy node will be permanently destroyed, destroying its spatial structure and forming a dimensional rift, so choose carefully.

And after hearing the sound of the system, Wayne immediately understood that behind this heavy metal door was actually the Elemental Ring that he had been thinking about for a long time.

A magical place that can provide him with Ability Points.

This time, Wayne only thought about it for a few seconds and made his decision right away.

He had explored the place alone, with no witnesses around, including himself, and no one could have predicted what he would encounter in the ruins.

Isn't this a good opportunity given to him by God?

Thinking of this, Wayne no longer hesitated, and immediately chose to be sure.

For a moment, under the intervention of an unknown powerful force, Wayne only felt as if he had become a super absorbent sponge.

The magical energy on the side of the metal gate, attracted by an unknown force, surged towards his body like a huge wave.

And his body was not to be outdone, and at a speed unimaginable to mages, he sucked all the chaotic magic that surrounded him into his body like a whale swallowing it.

That terrifying speed even formed a huge mana vortex around Wayne.

However, this phenomenon comes and goes quickly.

After about five minutes, Wayne felt that his body had regained control, that invisible magical power had disappeared, and his body seemed to have been nourished by the fountain of life, whether it was exhaustion, injury, or mental exertion, all of them were gone.

Just like in some games, it's all back to its finest condition.

And most importantly, in his attribute bar, the ability points have increased from the original remaining two points to five points.