Chapter 318 Golden Coffin and Black Crystal Stone Tablet
After discovering such a large ancient tomb, the mercenaries and adventurers of the trial group were shocked, and they all fell into an almost crazy joy.
Just looking at the specifications of this mausoleum, everyone knows that there must be important treasures in this mausoleum.
Not to mention anything else, just these exquisite stone murals, as long as they can be transported back to the Southern Continent, they are ancient cultural relics that the nobles will buy at a high price.
The settlement rewards they can receive far exceed the compensation for employment.
However, Ji Xun felt more and more that something was wrong.
While everyone was looking for treasures in the empty underground palace, he quietly came to Old Man Xu.
War slaves can also regain their freedom if they accumulate enough merit in the adventure.
At this moment, all the slaves are excitedly looking for treasures everywhere in the underground palace.
However, this old man was hiding in an inconspicuous corner, looking up at the mottled ancient characters on the wall, as if he was reading something.
This is Gutalin.
Even in the Talon Dynasty three thousand years ago, the people who could read these words were only a handful of polymaths.
It is not just the meaning of the words, but also the "meaning" of the words in the context.
"Sean" is an information businessman and is interested in ancient cultural relics. No one would suspect it.
Ji Xun wandered around and tried to take a look.
I understood some vocabulary, but I couldn't understand long sentences.
But he knew that Old Man Xu must have understood it.
Glancing out of the corner of his eye, the old man’s bacon-like yellow-black face twitched, as if he had seen something terrible.
Then Ji Xun watched the old man stretch out his hand and rub it under his dirt-covered robe. After a while, two more mud balls appeared in his hand.
Ji Xun looked at the meatball. His keen sense of smell allowed him to identify what it was. His eyelids twitched inexplicably, but he became more and more curious: What does this guy want to do?
Then he watched Old Man Xu quietly insert two clay balls into his ear canals.
“Is this the ear opening?”
Ji Xun understood somewhat.
Old man Xu knows some weird ways to save his life, such as putting his head under his crotch to ward off evil spirits.
It may seem like an outrageous method, but Ji Xun has tried it himself and it works very well.
Looking at the old man's strange behavior, he vaguely understood something, quietly found some ointment, and sealed his ears.
Thinking of something, he took the opportunity of wandering around and used directional sound transmission to say something to Car 2.
The young swordsman was also very surprised when he heard that Ji Xun was in the team.
But more of a surprise.
The front hall of the underground palace is mostly filled with funerary ornaments, which are almost decayed and of little value.
Thousands of people searched like locusts crossing the border, and soon they were all explored.
The archaeologist Lao Fu was obviously also proficient in the structure of ancient tombs. He found an abnormal wall and after blasting it open, a stone door appeared.
Although Ji Xun is not very proficient in archeology, he does know something about it.
This is the Shinto passage leading to the main tomb chamber.
Prince Salo came for the [Holy Sword of Olympus], and of course he would not just stay in the front hall.
That kind of thing cannot be touched by others.
He must go in personally.
After giving the order, the group followed the Shinto and walked deep into the tomb.
On entering, everyone discovered that the front hall that shocked them just now was just the tip of the iceberg.
The construction area of this underground palace mausoleum is so large that it is incredible.
The level of luxury is something that even Salo, a member of the red dragon royal family, has never seen before.
"Old Fu, what is going on?"
"This scale may be the royal tomb of the Talon period. According to the records in the documents, the upper class nobles in the late Talon period were extravagant. , their tombs are also extremely luxurious. They usually rule such a large country before their death, and they will want to do the same after their death. I estimate that if this underground palace is a royal tomb, the building area will probably be larger than that of our Red Dragon King Acheron. "Big"
"It's really outrageous. How much manpower and material resources are needed to build it?"
"Otherwise, why do you think rebels were rampant in various places at the end of the Talon Dynasty? The mausoleum cannot be built without millions of workers. Moreover, the Tarun Dynasty still has the custom of sacrificial burials, and the workers who built the mausoleum will not survive. The smell of death in this mausoleum is so strong, it is probably because many people died here."
"Then we have to be careful."
"What a damn thing! With so much treasure, even if the person buried in this mausoleum is resurrected, I will have to break off some of his teeth!"
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Ji Xun’s current hearing is still able to communicate without any hindrance even if his ears are sealed.
I have to say that the old man does know a lot of tricks.
He can tell you a thing or two about the allusions to the murals in the mausoleum.
Ji Xun also knew that Prince Salo brought the guy with him, and he had already prepared to visit the tomb.
Everyone can guess that there must be unknown dangers in such an underground palace.
But for mercenaries who trade their lives for money, nothing can stop them from looking for treasures that are within easy reach.
And luckily, we did not encounter any danger.
There were only a group of [Iron-backed Spiders] in the corridor who ran in from nowhere and used the mausoleum as their nest, and there were some expected mechanisms
A dozen war slaves who were exploring the path died, but it didn’t cause much damage. losses.
This made everyone in the trial group more and more interested.
Everyone walked and searched all the way, and found various burial objects one after another.
Clay pots filled with jewelry, treasure chests filled with gold coins, piles of gold and silver artifacts, and some relic-level armors and weapons
Under the firelight, the corridor shone with jewels.
This mausoleum is of extremely high standard, and the burial will certainly not disappoint.
Just these funerary objects are already a huge harvest.
The adventurers were so excited that they picked up the items along the way. When the storage rings were full, they hung gold and silver jewelry on their bodies.
Prince Salou didn’t stop him either.
He had no interest in these tacky gold and silver treasures and ordered everyone to continue towards the depths.
The queue of several thousand people was very long, and Ji Xun mingled in the middle of the queue, quietly following Old Man Xu.
But this corridor seems to be endless, and you can’t reach the end no matter how you walk.
It was estimated that Xuan had walked several kilometers and descended several hundred meters before someone finally noticed something unusual.
Suddenly someone shouted, stopping the team from moving forward: "Your Highness, we seem to have entered a circular maze!"
There are also professional adventurers in the team who are proficient in exploration, and cracking mazes is their specialty.
They also discovered immediately that the corridor began to repeat itself.
That means they have returned to a certain starting point.
As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately became commotion.
Ji Xun in the team was not surprised at all.
Because he had discovered the abnormality long ago.
And he is very familiar with this environment.
The thick dark blue earth walls and architectural style around it, aren't these the maze passages in "The Great Cemetery Maze"?
But there are differences.
Ji Xun remembered every route in the maze he had walked through, but he didn't see any pictures in his memory here.
This was not the maze he was familiar with.
In fact, from the beginning, he had a feeling that this was not the royal tomb of Augustus.
But with such specifications, even the prince is not qualified to build it.
If it’s not the tomb of King Augustus, what could it be?
Everyone in the trial group heard that they were trapped, and there was a slight panic in the adventure team.
However, Prince Salo, as the temporary leader of the team, didn't care at all.
It would be doubtful if the tomb of Augustus could be found so easily.
On the contrary, now that there is a little crisis, it makes people think it is reasonable.
And this is an extraordinary world. It is normal for a mausoleum to have a maze mechanism.
Salo has been prepared.
It's just a maze, no matter how clever it is, it can't trap them to death.
Ji Xun thought the same way.
Prince Salo waved his hand and ordered: "Continue exploring."
The mercenaries did not dare to say anything.
His Royal Highnesses are all here. They have nothing to worry about.
However, the adventurers did not dare to run around, and most of them gathered around the three young nobles.
Compared with the nervous mercenaries, Prince Salo, Princess Betty and Kaili were much calmer.
Their knowledge and strength are also the confidence to face the crisis.
"Saluo, what is going on?"
"It looks like a royal tomb from the Talon period, but I don't know who is buried. This is the first time Someone has discovered a tomb of this size in the Old Continent. The trial is not important anymore. As long as we can find some royal relics and other inheritance, the trial results will definitely not be bad."
"That's right."
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Ji Xun followed behind and listened to the chat of the three of them.
It is basically confirmed that except for Salo, the other two do not know what is going on in the mausoleum.
The team just walked along the corridor without encountering any danger.
Ji Xun walked and observed all the way. His deduction ability was dozens of times more active than before, and he could also see some doorways in the maze.
But there is no need for him to remind you.
There are many experts in the team who are proficient in decryption.
Not long after, the restrictions of the maze were cracked. It’s not a particularly tricky moving maze, but after it gets stuck at a few key intersections, it’s no longer an infinite loop.
However, they didn't find a way out.
But a huge new space was discovered.
“The main tomb chamber has been found!”
Someone in the front shouted excitedly.
As Ji Xun listened, he became more cautious.
Found it so easily?
Looking again, Mr. Xu huddled in the corner as if he had a premonition of something bad happening.
Prince Salo led the large army to this huge space.
In a structure like a shaft, people appeared halfway up the wall.
A hundred meters below, there is a huge space the size of several football fields.
As soon as I entered, it was like entering a cold storage, and a chill that made my soul shiver hit my face.
Looking around, the sight is full of death.
A thick layer of fog like a black quilt has accumulated on the ground at the bottom of the pit, making it difficult to see what is on the ground.
But everyone’s eyes were focused on the huge golden coffin in the center of the space!
An ancient and mysterious incantation is engraved all over the coffin, shining brightly.
When the magic lamp shines on it, mysterious patterns flow on the surface of the coffin, as well as the dazzling light of seven-color gems.
Huge, heavy, luxurious, noble, mysterious, primitive.
An indescribable majesty can be seen with the naked eye.
The golden coffin was lying there, as if an emperor was sleeping here.
Condescendingly, the most eye-catching thing is the totem engraved on the coffin lid.
He has a hawk-headed body, a crown on his head, an orb in his left hand, a holy sword in his right hand, and the Holy Grail floating beside him.
Ji Xunye recognized it at a glance. This was the pattern of the four sacred weapons of kingship.
Seeing this scene, almost everyone recognized it: "The supreme totem of the Augustus royal family - the condor of Lanlingster!"
This is Talon The oldest royal emblem of the dynasty.
Only the real Augustus emperors can use it, which represents the supreme power of the king.
Could this be the tomb of a certain emperor in Augustus?
Seeing the totem on the coffin, almost everyone started breathing heavily.
Only then did they realize what an incredible relic they had discovered.
If it is really the tomb of Emperor Augustus, there must be a treasure of immeasurable value hidden in it!
Seeing this, even the nobles who were used to seeing treasures were shocked.
Princess Betty covered her mouth and exclaimed: "This is actually the Mausoleum of Augustus?"
Prince Salo's eyes became hot. He stared at the pattern of the holy sword on the coffin, unable to conceal his anticipation. , murmuring to himself: "Have you found it?"
At this time, the vanguard mercenary report below: "Your Highness, it is safe below!"
Hearing this, Kaili on the side excitedly He laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I'm really lucky this time!"
As he said that, he jumped down.
Although the three of them are temporary teammates, this is not the time to be humble when facing such wealth and wealth.
Whoever gets it will definitely beat others.
Also, others don’t know the existence of [Holy Sword of Olympus], but Kaili has heard some rumors.
But this is not the time to share.
Watching her teammates jump, Princess Betty was not to be outdone, and jumped down holding her princess skirt.
Regardless of which king Augustus this was, there must be treasures in this tomb.
Strike first is the strongest!
As soon as the two of them went down, a large group of people followed them and climbed down from the rock wall.
Prince Salo watched, but did not move in a hurry. Instead, he glanced at the archaeologist "Old Fu" not far away from the corner of his eye.
The two looked at each other, as if communicating something.
Ji Xun quietly watched this scene.
But before the two of them had time to hesitate, a surprise discovery came from the vanguard.
"Get rich! Get rich! Hahaha. Look, there are so many high-quality 'dark energy crystals' here!"
"Oh my God, is this a black crystal vein? How could it be? There are so many crystals?”
“Hey, there are signs of battle! Has anyone been in this tomb?”
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Prince Salo heard a thump in his heart, and his expression changed drastically.
Has anyone got there first?
If this is the case, the problem will be huge.
He did not dare to delay any longer and jumped down.
As soon as the three nobles got down, the guards and the elite group also jumped down.
On the contrary, the war slaves were still left behind.
Although Old Man Xu was very reluctant, he was driven and followed the large army to the ground along the rope.
Ji Xun followed quietly.
Through nearly twenty meters of cold black mist, my feet stepped on the solid ground again.
Even if the dispersion technique is used, the ground is still flowing with refreshing black air like water.
It’s not just the black energy, everyone seems to have walked into a crystal vein.
There are crystal clear black crystals everywhere.
Clusters of hilt-shaped ores are densely arranged together, forming a dazzling "black crystal forest".
When Ji Xun saw this, his pupils shrank slightly, but he secretly said something bad in his heart: "[Dark Matter Crystal]"
These crystals are not ordinary dark attribute energy crystals.
It is [Dark Matter Crystal] formed by the overflow of divinity!
The reason Ji Xun can tell the difference is because he has seen it with his own eyes.
Previously in the secret realm of Xia Mu City, in the cellar where the remains of the Weeping Angel were sealed, a large number of such crystals were formed due to the overflow of divinity.
Is there also a part of the angel's body here?
The wings and body were found.
So there is an angel’s head here?
Ji Xun thought of this instantly.
However, the Xia Mucheng crypt was previously designed to suppress part of the divine body of the old god "Lord of Dreams and Joy" Arachne, so the spillover of divine nature was not too much.
The condensed crystals are far less than what is in front of you. This is an exaggerated number like a forest!
"What's going on? Isn't this the Mausoleum of King Augustus? How come there is an angel's remains?"
Ji Xun was very puzzled.
But it’s not a bad thing for him.
The [dark matter crystals] condensed by the overflow of these divine substances are good things.
This is a high-purity crystal that can be directly absorbed into extraordinary properties.
He couldn't even imagine how much his attributes would increase if he absorbed all the crystals here.
At least the fourth level of perfection is enough!
A lot more!
Ji Xun made silent calculations in his mind, and a hint of secret joy appeared in his eyes.
I really came to the right place this time.
The higher the rank, the higher the quality requirements for extraordinary characteristics. The characteristics that ordinary corpses can provide are already very limited.
These crystal nuclei solved an urgent need.
But at the same time, Ji Xun thought about the resurrection ceremony he had seen in the "Book of the Dead" in Nanjing.
If the angel's broken body is really here, it must have a purpose.
He vaguely saw the layout of a big hand stretched out from three thousand years ago.
But now he didn't think about that and quietly used the feast to devour it.
His current level can also withstand the infusion of more powerful extraordinary characteristics. This absorption and ultra-high purity crystal provide him with a large number of attributes.
Enlightenment came out in a flash.
"Unknown dark element affinity +1"
"You used Feast, mental power +0.01"
"You used the Feast, the upper limit of the mantra +0.03"
"You used the Feast, the physical constitution +0.07"
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There are obvious signs of fighting in the underground palace. , there are thousands of corpses here.
Everyone walked carefully.
But the strange thing is that except for them, there is no living thing in the entire underground palace.
No one encountered any danger.
Did the monsters also die out over the course of thousands of years?
Ji Xun was a little confused as to how these guys died.
But it was too long ago, and the black air corroded the bodies, and the corpses were all turned into withered bones. Ji Xun did not see the cause of death of these corpses.
He followed Old Man Xu, devouring the extraordinary properties, and walked cautiously towards the golden coffin.
When I walked to the center, I happened to see Prince Salo, who had arrived first, and a group of people pondering around a black stone tablet.
When Ji Xun saw the familiar black obelisk, he raised the corners of his eyes slightly.
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Old Man Xu, whose eyes were foggy not far away. He thought to himself: "Is there really a stone tablet for the Forbidden Ruins?"
Things seemed to be more complicated now.
Ji Xun was sure that there was definitely not King Augustus in the golden coffin!
However, it happens to be in the main tomb chamber.
As Ji Xun thought about it, his eyes gradually became deeper.
(End of this chapter)