Chapter 1770 The last words of the deceased
Bing Zhixie asked Kun to stand outside the pavilion, walked up the stone steps and entered the stone pavilion first. After making sure that there was no danger from the mechanism, he motioned for Kun to come in. The terrain inside the stone pavilion is several levels lower than the stone steps. There is ankle-deep water inside and a lot of accumulated mud. Of course Bing Zhixie didn't go down, and there was no need to walk over.
Of course this stone pavilion is not for people to rest. The things inside are very simple. There is a square stone platform in the middle of the water, with a black evil tiger on it. This was the first time he saw the image of the black stone tiger after he came here. There are small pillars on the left and right sides of the Evil Tiger Stone Platform and in front of it, each with different stone carvings. One looks like clouds, another looks like an incomplete sun or moon, and another looks like its whole body is on fire. The dragon is also like a flaming snake. These three narrow stone pillars, which are less than one person tall, are like mechanisms with some kind of meaning, and each of the three stone carvings has flaws. It is not the kind of defect caused by man-made destruction, but it has its own defects, and it is necessary to use fitting objects to make up for the defects. This is probably the way to open the mechanism.
Bing Zhixie was fascinated by what he saw. Kun came over and gestured: "Hei...there are words on the wall facing Black Tiger's back."
There are indeed words on the wall, two different ones. Word. One is an ancient character, and the other is the kind that was temporarily carved in by someone. Because the dust of the years has covered it, the carvings are no longer obvious. Only when the dust is swept away can you see it clearly. The temporary carvings are written in a similar modern font. They are the same as the words seen behind the stone statue before entering. They should have been carved by the same person.
'The black flower blooms at the time of death, the blood-colored eyes stare into the abyss, and the sin that goes with the horror comes quietly. Those who come will live, those who stay will die! ’
These four lines of vertical text are marked after those lines of ancient text. They were translated by predecessors, and there is a long text below.
‘The city-state collapsed and was about to collapse overnight. Everyone fled. I let them escape. There is still life when you leave here, but only death follows you behind. The holy place that was once worshiped as a god turned out to be a prison of sin that harbored death. The fool couldn't tell what was a god and what was a devil, but now it's too late to know. Anger leads them to destroy the buildings here, but I warn them that if there is too much destruction, sin will flee from the abyss. Run away, they are the ones who should run away, stay as far away as possible and never come back. I hope they can have more survivors, because the death of some people is inevitable, like me. Life is rapidly disappearing from my body, and although I have been practicing hard for many years, I can still live for a few weeks... I came here to help others, and now I can't even save myself. This may be fate. I am an ascetic and an adventurer. The fate of an adventurer is to die in danger. I am not sad. This is the outcome I have expected. I liberated the Swallowing Dragon Flower Kow, which has been with me for many years. When those people left, I asked them to seal the stone gate. Innocent people should not be trapped here. Okay, enough about what I want to leave behind before I die, this is not a good place to write my last words. I believe that history will not bury this place. I don’t know how many years later someone will discover this place. I hope that by then, people will have the ability to solve the dangers here and decipher the secrets here. '
The text is very long, almost covering the entire stone surface. However, the last words did not leave the name of the person, nor the time and date, nor an explanation of the situation here. It’s just emotion and talk. Bing Zhixie was a little disappointed and told Kun the content of the text above. Kun was shocked and frightened when he heard this. This must be related to the "fetal demon".
Under the pillars of the stone pavilion lies a skeleton. I don’t know how many years have passed since this skeleton has become as cold and hard as stone. Surprisingly, some of the equipment on the deceased was still well preserved. A silver helmet with dragon horns and a silver sword that had lost its scabbard. The armor was badly damaged, and some of the joint parts in the armor were rotten. Bing Zhixie knocked on these things hard. Although these weapons and armor had lost their metallic luster, and the embedded gems had become gray and calcified, they still made a loud banging sound when knocked, and it seemed that they could still be repaired.
The fact that it can still be preserved after so many years shows that the anti-corrosion and oxidation capabilities of this artifact are very good, and the weapons and equipment with good resistance to corrosion and oxygen are basically not bad. It's just that the knee pads of the armor were badly damaged, and there were holes penetrated by corrosion, but the helmet and sword were still usable.
Bing Zhixie removed these things from the dead body, but did not find anything else useful under the armor. After checking around the stone pavilion and finding nothing else, she asked Kun to take the deceased's weapon and helmet to use, which was at least stronger than the one in her hand.
After leaving the stone pavilion, Bing Zhixie rode on the Pegasus to rest. There is a mechanism here, and the missing parts of the carvings on the three stone platforms should be the keys to unlock the mechanism. What he is worried about is that the things that unlock the mechanism were lost by people who fled a long time ago, just like the Sun Forbidden Stone that opened the stone door. If they were thrown into a ravine or somewhere unknown, he had no confidence that he would be able to find these things again.
In addition, the swallowing dragon flower vine outside the mountain is the guardian of the deceased. The climate and environment here are suitable for the flower vine to survive, so it did not leave this place after the contract was terminated. However, a person who can use the flower vine as a guardian will naturally be strong. However, he still died here. This place is really vicious.
Although this artificial circular area in the mountain is large, it can still circle around quickly because of the Pegasus. There were no new discoveries, except for some utensils used by ancient people found among the rubble of the building. Bing Zhixie did not expect that the situation would be like this. If it was just an evil monster causing trouble, he could destroy it with his own power. Or maybe there is some strange magic curse, there are traces of it. The current situation was strange and clueless, and he didn't even know what existed here. Not long after, he was hungry, and Bing Zhixie wanted to find something to eat, but suddenly found that there was nothing to bring here.
Kun said nervously: "Hey, you...do you think this place is strange?"
Bing Zhixie nodded: "This place seems to be full of vitality, but underneath the vitality is... There's a lifeless atmosphere."
"Deadly?" Kun didn't know if his description was correct, and muttered: "I feel like something is missing here."
This area is not without living things. In addition to vegetation, there are insects, lizards, snakes, and even mud cracks. Fat earthworms can also be seen in the grass, and there are locusts and dragonflies in the grass nests.
"It's a bird." Bing Zhixie quickly found the reason: "Since entering here, we haven't heard a single bird call, nor have we seen the wild beasts that often appear in the forest."
"Ah, Yes, so I feel like something is missing." Kun suddenly realized.
Bingzhixie frowned and said: "There are no birds and beasts here, but snakes and insects are. Hmm..."
Kun said: "Let's find something to eat. There are no such things. Snakes are also edible, as are the fruits on the trees.”
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(End of this chapter)