Chapter 31: Going out to hunt for treasure
The Demon King’s calendar year is 648.
April 11th, early morning.
Zola, the leader of the Knights of the Guards, finished his morning prayers, then hung the Holy Emblem on his chest and shouldered his backpack.
"Let's set off. According to the markings on the map, it should be nearby."
They are now located under the Spine of the World Mountains, close to the sea on the east side.
This is a large area of uninhabited wasteland. After a day's trek and a night of camping in the wild, Zola arrived here.
"Is your map accurate?"
The person who said this was not the believer of the Demon King God, but the tree elf Zoya who was carrying bows, arrows and supplies.
"I'm not doubting you, but the map is too vague, and it doesn't look like there are any ruins or caves nearby."
After contacting Princess Viola yesterday, Zoya stayed in the castle.
The four tree elves saw what civilization was for the first time, especially Zoya's sister Leah, who had great plans to stretch herself to death after eating the cookies...
One of the tree elf druid Seymour is now responsible for studying potato cultivation, and Leah has been left to help him.
Zoya, together with another tree elf Druid Al, came here with Zora, the leader of the Guards Knights, and two Guards knights.
The reason is that the Demon King God gave a treasure map, and Princess Viola immediately decided to find out the location of the treasure immediately.
Viola is not interested in gold and silver treasures. Anyway, she doesn't really need it now when there is a large-scale conscription, and the demand for gold coins is not big.
But this is the guidance of the Demon King God, so it must have great and far-reaching significance, and Viola naturally does not dare to neglect it.
Viola was supposed to go there in person, but was persuaded by her knights. As a princess, it was really not suitable to take such a risk.
So the team was led by Zola, the leader of the Guards Knights, and the two tree elves who came to help.
"Your Majesty's wisdom is far beyond our understanding. I will not question it. I will do my best to implement it."
Very standard believer's answer.
Originally, Zola's piety level was 70, but after Li Chengqi cured pneumonia with cephalosporins and cough syrup, her piety and favorability levels were directly maxed out.
I guess if I were a little more paranoid, I might even be considered a fanatic.
In comparison, the highest piety level among the tree elves is only 10, but the favorability level is extremely high, with the lowest being over 70.
A group of five people packed up their camping supplies, picked up their backpacks and followed the directions on the map.
In fact, it's not surprising that Zhuo Ya questioned it. The map was too crude and could not be regarded as a map at all, just a road map.
After getting the things, Viola looked at the map of Leon's territory for almost an hour before she found an area that was similar to the one on the map. But with all the changes, who knows if she might have found the wrong location.
They set off in the early morning mist and walked until they were three poles above the sun. They felt that the ocean and mountains at the other end of the field of vision were still so far away, as if the distance had not shortened at all.
But when they climbed over a hillside, the group saw a huge mountain peak standing on a mountainous area like a rocky beach.
It was originally supposed to be part of the mountain, but due to years of rain erosion and geological changes, most of the mountain has rolled down, leaving only a large mountain peak.
Under this mountain peak, there is a shallow cave entrance. Covered by gravel, it seems that there are man-made traces behind it...
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Thanks to the help of a druid who could control vines, it didn't take long to clear the rubble, and soon a hole with only half of the door panel left appeared in front of the five people.
"This is a product of the mythical age. I feel there are traces of magic in the cave."
The tree elf Druid Al stroked the door panel, which had many patterns that were now difficult to identify.
Zola was lighting torches with others and heard this: "This shows that we are not looking for the wrong place."
The age of myth is a very vague term, and the time span is also very large.
The term mainly refers to the era before the emergence of clear historical records, but clear history is only recorded to about 2,000 years ago.
In other words, five thousand years ago is considered the age of myth, and fifty thousand years ago is also considered the age of myth.
Everyone's excess weight was placed next to the entrance of the cave. The druid lit a magic light ball, and the others raised their torches, led by Zola, and walked into the cave. In the cave, you can see a lot of fungi and moss, and occasionally you can see stalactites hanging from above. But what is incredible is that there are faint traces of human repairs on the floor of this cave.
Stalactites don't just appear in a year or two. That is to say, after the construction here was completed, it took a very, very long time for the calcium carbonate dissolved in the water to drip from the top of the cave to form stalactites.
Zola marveled at how old this place was, but she couldn't see clearly beyond the torches. She only knew that they seemed to be heading underground along a slope.
"Be careful, there are a lot of pits here, but other than that I saw no signs of creatures or traps."
"Can you see?"
"The eyes of elves can see clearly in the dark, so I should be in front."
No matter what kind of elves they are, they have this ability.
Zola didn't force it, and took half a step back to let Zoya lead the team in front.
After that, no one spoke, and the group walked down the cave in silence.
In terms of physical sensation, when she had descended about thirty meters, Zhuo Ya said to the person behind her: "I saw the flat ground."
After descending for a short distance, the terrain changed from sloping to flat. Zola took the torch and shined forward. A huge rock wall suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
There are still traces of digging on the rock wall, as if it was dug directly from the mountain, but there are no murals or anything like that on it, it is just a smooth stone wall.
"Over there, there's an entrance."
Zhuoya's elf eyes were better than others. She led the team to move about ten meters to the side. At this time, a very regular doorway appeared on the stone wall.
"There's magic in there, I feel it."
The druid pushed the magic light ball towards the entrance of the hole, and the entrance to the apparently black hole filled with nothing was now filled with a faint blue phosphorescence.
"A seal, yes, outsiders are not welcome here."
The Druid identified it and said:
"If there is no way to lift the seal, we can't get in."
Zola doesn't know magic, and Viola didn't say anything about the seal before coming.
The three guard knights who only knew how to wield swords looked at each other. Zola looked at the druid and said:
"Is there any way to undo it?"
"I don't know. The magic in the mythical age is completely different from now."
At this time, Zhuo Ya suddenly pointed to the doorway and said: "There is a line of patterns on it that looks like words."
Everyone came closer, and Zola used a torch to illuminate the top of the doorway.
It's true that the words are similar, but no one recognizes them.
The Druid recognized it for a while and shook his head: "It is an ancient language. Not many people understand it now. Only the most authoritative scholars may understand it."
In Leon Territory, a remote and remote place, there are not many literate people, let alone authoritative scholars.
Could it be that we can only go back home?
While hesitating, Zola was suddenly stunned, then nodded and said to everyone:
"What is written on it is the certificate showing the Demon King's divine affiliation."
As he spoke, Zora took off the holy symbol around his neck and waved it towards the door. The flashing spiritual light suddenly burst and disappeared, and the barrier was opened.
Zoya said strangely;
"Do you know ancient texts?"
"I don't know."
Zora put on the Holy Emblem again:
"That's what your Majesty just told me in your heart."
(End of chapter)