"Splash!"
Four soldiers floated up from the surface of the water and used all their strength to push the object in their hands onto the shore. The black object, which was covered in seaweed, was not small. It was more than one and a half meters long and wide. At first glance, it looked like the wreckage of a sunken ship. But Roddy also knew that Lake Taer of the Glacial Plain was not connected to any sea. It was just a closed freshwater lake, and it was unlikely that there would be a ship in such a place.
He was also a little curious, but when he approached it, there was no specific page prompt in front of him. There was only a line of grey words floating in the air.
"Damaged wreckage."
In his memory, the "Water Essence" of Lake Taer was also taken by a big guild during the reclamation. This news made many people salivate, but as for what else they had obtained, Roddy had no idea. But one thing was certain. This kind of thing marked with "grey" always represented the "trash" quality. It was something that had no value.
"Let's see if there's anything else. This is useless."
Roddy waved his hand to signal the soldiers to continue fishing. When he turned around, he found Sodelor tapping the wreckage with his fingers.
"This thing seems to be made of metal."
Perhaps because it was too old, Sodelor just casually broke off a piece of the wreckage. He looked carefully and frowned. "This is artificially forged. Look at the cross-section."
Roddy took it and found that it did indeed have the unique pattern and luster of metal forged. But the barbarians of the Glacial Plain did not know how to forge metal. How did this thing come about?
Could it be Solomon?
The name flashed in Rody's mind but he was unable to determine the relationship between the two. He knew very little about Solomon. Previously, he only knew about Solomon because of the Instance Dungeon 'Solomon's Treasure'. However, most of his information was focused on the Instance Dungeon's strategy. He did not know much about Solomon's background and identity. Those vague information could not explain the origin of the item in front of him.
"I think this is … a breastplate."
Sodelor gestured with his hand and slowly flipped the metal plate over. Roddy could not help but laugh. "Breastplate? This thing is enough to be a door plank. Who's so big? Could it be worn by snow monsters? "
After saying that, Roddy froze for a moment, but the unrealistic assumption in his mind was quickly overturned. "If snow monsters could wear this thing, they would have probably invaded the Kingdom of Karen. It's probably a relic of an ancient civilization."
Sodelor did not insist on his own opinion because he was also unable to confirm that this thing was the breastplate. When he heard Rody's words, he felt that he was thinking too much. He got up and ordered the soldiers to continue fishing.
The salvage operation lasted for a day. By evening, the Water Essence at the bottom of the lake had basically been fished out. In addition to the 520 'Water Essences', Rody also unexpectedly found an 'Extreme Water Essence'. This essence was shaped like a sapphire and was of the Purple Epic grade. Obviously, the energy it contained was even purer. It was one of the best elemental gems that could only be found by luck. This made Roddy of of very. Roddy. He Dragon. Roddy, he. He. to the soldiers. He He., and in. Ro.. Ro..
After accomplishing their primary goal, the team rested for the night. The next day, they continued according to plan.
Four days later, on the 10th of November, the team finally arrived at the Deathwords Canyon in the east of the Glacial Plains. After entering this cold, windy area, Roddy followed the instructions on the "Trial of the Bone Throne" mission reward and went deep into the canyon. Finally, he arrived at a deserted ruin in the canyon.
Although there were no more battles along the way, the journey was quite dangerous. The monsters in the Deathwords Canyon ranged from Level 5 to Level 50, and there were a few Commander-tier monsters that the team couldn't handle. However, the quest reward was not a scam. The route they chose avoided the territories of high-level monsters, and they didn't encounter any battles along the way.
The barbarians had always regarded the Deathwords Canyon as a forbidden area because there were many snow monsters and prey they could not handle. But after following Roddy for so long, Dragon. Erwin and the others had already trained their nerves and were no longer afraid.
Even so, Roddy had a trace of doubt in his heart. He had spent two levels here when he was Level-27, so he was very familiar with the distribution of monsters in the Deathwords Canyon. But as the team advanced through the forest, Roddy noticed that the position of the snow monsters changed several times.
Although it was not much different from what he remembered, Roddy was sensitive enough to remember these situations. But after careful calculations, he finally confirmed that these snow monsters did not pose any substantial threat to the team. So, when they reached the ruins, he completely forgot about these things.
He had been to the ruins in front of him before. But back then, this place had become a resting camp for players. It was completely different from the unexplored land in front of him.
Because of the environment, these broken walls were basically covered with hard ice and snow, and their original appearance could not be seen. Roddy let the team spread out and be on guard while he led Sodelor, Akasha, and Natha to the center of the ruins. As a precaution, Sodelor slightly raised his Dragonbone Shield to block in front of him. Roddy did not dare to be careless and walked forward with the Ice Thorn.
According to the description of the mission reward, Roddy arrived in front of an inconspicuous wall in the ruins. He pulled out his dagger and broke the ice. Then, he looked at the inconspicuous groove in front of him and frowned slightly.
"Roddy?"
Akasha asked from the side.
"It should need something to open it."
Roddy looked at the notification in front of him. It said: "Activate the mechanism with energy and receive the reward." He thought for a moment and raised his hand to press on the groove. Then, he activated the arcane crystal on his glove.
"Crack!"
In the next moment, the crystal shattered without warning. Roddy was bounced back by a strong force and only stopped after taking three or four steps back.
This scene gave everyone a fright. Sodelor had already raised his shield in front of him in an instant, and Natha's arrow was already pointed at him.
Akasha's healing spell fell on Roddy, but he did not show any signs of injury. Instead, his frown deepened.
"Energy … Arcane energy doesn't work?"
He thought for a moment and took out a Water Essence and placed it in the groove. This time, the magic circle did not explode. Instead, with a flash of light, it slowly cracked open, revealing everything inside the stone wall.
"So it needs elemental energy."
Roddy pushed aside the rubble and picked up the blueprint for "Erondega's Longsword". He confirmed that he had received the reward. Then, he glanced at the blueprint and found that it was not just a blueprint or a formula. There was also some other information written on it.
The creator of the formula was a High Elf master craftsman called "Phlox." The reason why he was called a "master craftsman" was that he was not only accomplished in forging, but he was also proficient in magic circles, enchantment, and academic research. Judging by the current standards, he was basically an "all-rounder" + a "genius". He had countless amazing inventions and research, and this dagger seemed to be just one of them.
The "Judgment of the Bone Throne" was also related to him. This was because there was a special note on the blueprint: This short sword was specially made by the High Elves to fight against enemies who were "already dead."
So the Undead had caused trouble during the High Elves' era?
Roddy was a little surprised by this, but he did not have time to think about it. He put away the blueprint and flipped through the cracked interior of the wall. He found that there were still some papers that had not yet decayed. After looking through them carefully, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"These buildings are not built by the barbarians, are they? Why do they look so familiar? "
Akasha looked at the blurred shape of the wall and suddenly gestured with her hand. "There is a square area here, followed by three circular divisions. Elsen City seems to have a similar design."
Roddy looked up in surprise. Then, he remembered Akasha's potential as a "genius" and nodded. "You are right. This is a High Elf ruin like Elsen, but it is from a more ancient era."
"What is stored in this mechanism? Are they all letters? "
"Some personal notes." Roddy reached out to tidy up the papers. He did not explain further and only waved his hand to signal Sodelor and the others to prepare to leave. "Let's go. There is only one place left."
*****
At the same time, Merlinsera stopped her meditation and slowly opened her eyes.
For a Magician, "meditation" was a way to replenish their Mana. Compared to crystal charging, this method of relying on pure will to replenish Mana was obviously much less efficient. Most Magicians would need at least a few days or even weeks of meditation to recover all their Mana. Of course, correspondingly … the more powerful a Magician was, the faster they would recover Mana.
At Merlinsera's level, it would only take her four days to recover all her Mana.
"Phew …"
She took a deep breath. When the Shadow Dragon stood up from the stone she was sitting on, the originally stable elements in the surroundings began to tremble. She touched the half-healed wound on her abdomen, and the hesitation in her eyes … was gradually replaced by an indomitable determination.
The Dragons never left her any leeway. She had almost lost her life several times when she escaped danger, but this kind of life on the run would never end. Unless she used some lost magic formation to conceal her aura, the special connection between Dragons would definitely lead them to her again within a few months!
She didn't like the feeling of putting all her eggs in one basket, but she didn't have a choice at the moment. Opening the seal and finding the legendary "artifact treasure" left by Solomon was the only thing she could look forward to.
But what if everything did not happen as she imagined?
She did not even think about this possibility because she knew that there was no room for failure now.
The elements vibrated violently. Over the past four days, she had already thought of a way to break the seal. So when her hands began to draw dark purple runes in the air, everything … had already embarked on an irreversible path.
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