1463 Grottoes
There are still two days left before the altar is officially opened.
The thick clouds that kept rolling and surging above the sky seemed to be about to be pressed down in vain in the next moment, and all the sirens who lived on the lonely cliff felt solemn.
At this moment, the hurricane sea was also in its most violent period, and the fierce sea breeze from the southwest came into contact with the northern monsoon after bypassing the lonely cliff.
The violent impact and entanglement caused the waves to rise on the surface of the ocean, and also caused the giant tornadoes that suddenly appeared from below the sea level to change their original trajectory, and swayed on the surface of the sea as if drunk.
But the sea of hurricanes, which seldom saw the sky, began to see a blue sky in vain from this afternoon, and the sunlight also shone on the round hole at the top of the lonely cliff after the westward slope, so that there was finally a trace of natural light in the grotto hidden at the peak.
Raymond, who had been invited by the Siren elder Nania to come here, stood at the corner of the entrance to the grotto, relieved when he saw the ray of sunlight shining into the center of the altar.
Although according to the girl Becky, it is not difficult for the Sirens to open the altar to establish a spatial passage to the underworld, but Raymond will still be a little nervous as the person concerned.
Because Cristal is in a very bad condition.
At first, he thought she had escaped into the rusty badge out of anger, but a temptation by Raymond during his neglect by the Sirens and his abandonment in the cliffside hut made him unable to keep his composure.
Crystal as a pure spirit. It felt like a deep sleep in that object, but it was different from before.
Therefore, after Raymond sought the help of the girl Becky to no avail, he could only hope for the change of environment after entering the underworld. It can make a difference in Krystel's situation.
It's just that after Raymond was invited into the grotto where the altar was located, his expression remained indifferent, and he didn't show eagerness or anything like that.
"Lord Raymond, the conditions for the altar to be activated have been met, but since it has been hundreds of years since the last time the clan was teleported to the underworld, this is also to be on the safe side, so I invited you to come here in advance, but there are many taboos here. You must fully comply with the ......"
Nania, the elder of the Siren tribe who began to talk about the rules that need to be followed in the grotto where the altar is located, although he is introducing according to the requirements of the clan, but there is helplessness in his expression. And his mind was not on Raymond, who was listening to her.
Because of the problem of the formula of the screaming potion some time ago, there was already a lot of noise in the clan, and even the patriarch couldn't suppress it, and even took her, the representative who led the strong people in the clan to Black Coconut Island. He was also reprimanded many times.
But Raymond had listened to the Siren elder Nania. But he noticed that her expression was in a trance, and after reorganizing the previous rules and taboos, he opened his mouth with some doubts. "Elder Nania, what kind of consequences will it have if there is no moonlight?"
"What consequences? What consequences ......"
Elder Nania, who was suddenly woken up, was still in a trance, but then she noticed that the gaze that was staring at her became sharper, and her shoulders shook before she was fully awake, and she hurriedly asked. "Lord Raymond, is there something you didn't know about what you just introduced?"
"This altar can only be opened on the day of the earth. And it also needs to have direct moonlight into the altar, so if there is no direct moonlight at that time. Will the altar still be able to open as scheduled?"
Raymond, who pointed to the round hole in the top of the grotto, was also a little annoyed when he repeated his previous words.
"The climate of the Sea of Hurricanes has always been like this, if the dark clouds cannot disperse at the given moment, the elders of the clan need to cast a spell together to completely disperse the dark clouds within a radius of a kilometer, so that the problem of moonlight can also be solved......"
Speaking of this, Elder Nania also understood that there must have been an omission in her previous introduction, which led to such doubts now, so she quickly lowered her voice and apologized. "Lord Raymond, the attack of the mutants is a bit fierce during this time, and the clansmen who went to Black Coconut Island have not been able to return, so even I have to go out on duty, so I hope you don't mind for a while......"
Elder Nania, who lowered her posture a little, made Raymond very speechless, but he was not interested in participating in these affairs in the Sirens, so he naturally did not follow Elder Nania's topic, and even turned in the direction of the altar.
At this time, the grotto he was in was a natural cave on the top of a lonely cliff, but the walls were carved with many runes and patterns, and some totem-like artifacts were also arranged according to a certain law, creating a mysterious and oppressive atmosphere.
At the top of the grotto, which is very flat, a round hole with a diameter of only one meter is artificially carved downward, and a piece of natural crystal is inlaid there, so that the light of the sun and the moon can be reflected at a certain moment.
The altar in the center of the grotto, the shape is simple and old, although it seems to be the most simple and ordinary six-pointed star-shaped altar, but before it was arranged by the siren masters, it has been releasing a depressing and solemn aura, obviously old and has accumulated huge energy inside.
Sixteen Siren rune masters are currently repainting and painting the entire altar with rune potions, and this seemingly simple work has made Raymond realize that it is not easy once it has begun.
The potion that repainted the lines on the surface of the altar would quickly seep into the interior after being applied, making the complicated lines on the surface of the altar mellow and soft, and making the gloomy aura that had previously permeated the grotto slowly converge towards the inside of the altar.
Seeing that Raymond's attention was focused on the altar, Elder Nania, who frowned, handed over the black ore that had been taken out of his waist bag. "It's still early, this is the unique dark stone of the underworld, if you can't complete the set plan within two months, then you need to collect it in the underworld, otherwise when you return, the altar will stop working because it can't be maintained......"
Raymond, who took the dim stone, which was only the size of his thumb, found that after careful observation, this ore was sealed by some secret method, completely isolating the inside and outside, apparently to prevent contact with the outside world and cause changes.
Therefore, after asking Elder Nania, Raymond broke the seal, and then began to examine the ore.
It looked like it had just been mined from the ore vein, but when Raymond probed internally with the help of the chip and his own senses, he noticed that there were honeycomb-like holes in the interior of the ore.
A certain kind of gasification energy, whether thick or thin, is attached to these holes, and after the outside air pours into it, it will quickly neutralize these gasification energy, turning into a cold breath that quickly escapes outward.
Seeing that the surface of the ore above Raymond's palm was condensed, Siren elder Nania said with regret. "The quality of this Dark Stone is also medium, and the number of spatial passages required to maintain the Underworld is as much as twenty per day, so it is best for you to obtain this Dark Stone as much as possible after entering the Underworld, so as to ensure that the ...... you need next time you go there"
Hearing this, Raymond couldn't help but froze, and immediately said to the Siren elder Nania. "Are you so sure that I won't be able to find the area where the Soul Sacrifice Fruit is located in two months?"
The stunned Siren elder Nania didn't know how to answer for a moment, but a kind voice came from the dark corner of the grotto. "Lord Raymond, you really won't be able to find the location of the Soul Sacrifice Fruit in two months. Even if you can reach that mysterious area within a year, you can call it a ...... of great luck" (to be continued......