Along the shining road that runs through the fifth floor, after no one knows how long, the space in front of them changed, and an unusually magnificent white-gray stone gate appeared in front of them.
Aya asked in surprise, "What is this place?"
Wang Lu was also stunned for a moment. He looked around and saw a group of people standing on a floating island. Behind them was the endless sea of clouds, and in front of them was the stone gate.
"In short, it's not the sixth floor of the King's Treasure House … Unfortunately, the person who knows the situation the most doesn't come forward to explain, so everything can only be based on pure speculation."
As soon as Wang Lu's voice fell, the stone gate in front of them suddenly buzzed and vibrated. Its rough surface twisted like water ripples, vaguely showing a human face, and then issued a dull, heart-shaking voice.
"No need to guess, this is the Golden King's Championship Trial."
Golden King's Championship Trial? It should be the written interview for the administrator position...
Wang Lu frowned. "Are you the person in charge?"
"Person in charge? No, there's no one in charge here. " The stone gate spoke with a rumbling voice, its expression and tone revealing a bit of sadness. "I'm just an ordinary stone gate."
"How much do you know about the Championship Trial?"
"This is a road that only extraordinary brave people can embark on."
Wang Lu nodded. That is, only by achieving a score that far exceeds the standard value in a certain floor of the King's Treasure House can they have the opportunity to enter the Championship Trial, which is a random hidden instance.
"This road of trial is very long, but the further you go, the more you will get. The last person who opened the road of trial stopped at the fifth level and got the favor of the King. "
The favor of the King? Golden King is really blind to lead the wolf into the house. But in other words, as long as I can reach the sixth level, Holy Light Religion can say goodbye to the King's Treasure House.
"There's no one in charge of this road of trial. Only the stone gates that guard each level are still silently waiting. If you meet their conditions, you can enter the next level. However, I haven't been in contact with the last few stone gates for a long time, so I don't know if there are any new changes. "
"So that's how it is." Wang Lu pondered for a moment and did not continue to ask. Instead, he went straight to the point. "As the guardian of the first level, what do you want?"
The stone gate replied, "A long, long time ago, I accidentally lost one of the king's treasures. As a result, I was punished by the king and became the guardian of this place until today. If you can help me find that treasure, I will be very grateful to you. "
When Wang Lu heard this, he didn't immediately ask about the treasure. Instead, he asked curiously, "What about the last challenger? What mission did you give him?"
"It's the same mission as yours. Unfortunately, he didn't manage to find the treasure." The stone door said, "However, he found some important clues. Then, as a compromise, I can allow him to pass this stage if he pays a sufficient price. "
Wang Lu said, "Then, is it convenient for you to tell me those clues?"
The Stone Gate replied, "Unfortunately, I can't do that. Moreover, if you submit a clue that he has already submitted, it will be invalid. "
"Understood." Wang Lu nodded and understood. "In other words, when it's my turn, I can only pass if I find the treasure itself? Alright, then tell me, what exactly is that treasure? "
The stone gate's voice was full of vicissitudes. "That is a wine cup that the king likes very much. Although it's made of ordinary materials, only high-quality Gold of Blessing, it was personally made by the most famous jewelry grandmaster in the kingdom in a month. The craftsmanship is superb, and it was blessed with a beautiful blessing. Specifically, this is what it looks like. "
As he spoke, a cloud of mist slowly condensed into the shape of a wine cup in front of the stone gate. It had a golden luster. That wine cup was indeed made by a grandmaster. Its design and decorations were indeed superb.
"Oh, what a beautiful wine cup." Wang Lu couldn't help but praise. "No wonder you became so miserable after losing it."
The stone gate didn't seem to hear the sarcasm in Wang Lu's words and also sighed. "That's right. Among the 103 wine cups that the king likes the most, it ranks in the top 20. I deserve to die ten thousand times for losing it. "
"… …"
"Alright, then please help me find it. I remember that I lost it near the Ice Thorns Highland. But after such a long time, it will definitely be picked up by someone and continue to circulate on the continent. I will open a portal to the Ice Thorns Highland for you. You can start to collect clues from there. When you find the wine cup, break this crystal and you will be teleported back. "
As he spoke, a purple crystal fell from the stone gate, and the light of a portal lit up beside it.
"Alright, I've said what I need to say. I wish you good luck. Ah, I haven't talked to anyone for a long time, I'm so tired … "With that, the stone gate fell into a deep sleep, and the ripple-like face disappeared behind the rock.
— —
"Wang Lu, what do we do?"
The group stood next to the portal, waiting for the leader Wang Lu's instructions.
Wang Lu held the transmission crystal in his hand and remained silent.
Aya said, "It's like they're deliberately making things difficult for us. How could we find the wine cup that has been lost for thousands of years? The Holy Light Religion force is spread all over the continent, and they have a large number of people, yet they still couldn't find the real thing, only a clue … It's very likely that the real thing has been destroyed! After all, it's not a precious weapon or equipment, it's just a wine cup. I … have seen a lot of things, but I've never even heard of it! "
"It doesn't matter, I have a way. Have you forgotten that I'm the lead disciple of Spirit Sword Mountain?" Wang Lu said and confidently patted his chest. "And on that mountain, there's a treasure hunting famous Eighth Elder!"
"... That's not worth showing off at all!"
"Hahaha, even if the Eighth Elder is unreliable, don't we still have the best sense of smell in the world, the most suitable spirit dog for finding things?" Wang Lu said and then stretched out his hand, but not to the mottled dog. Instead, he patted Bai Shixuan's head. "Spirit Platform Immortal Beast, Bai Shixuan!"
The always indifferent Little Bai suddenly blushed. "You! Senior Brother, don't tease me! "
Aya was both annoyed and amused as she patted away Wang Lu's hand that was on Little Bai's head. "Don't bully an honest person. Moreover, even if we ask Huahua to help, we haven't even seen the real wine cup, so no matter how sensitive our sense of smell is, it can't help us. "
"In short, you can rest assured that I have a well-thought-out plan for this." With that, Wang Lu pulled the several people's hands and walked into the transmission array. The array flickered, and their figures disappeared from the floating island.
—
At the same time, deep in the King's Treasure House, the Holy One who was the administrator of the Holy Light Religion issued a disdainful sneer. In front of him, a clear mirror reflected the scene on the floating island. Although he couldn't see the scene after leaving the transmission array, he heard the dialogue between Wang Lu and the stone gate word for word.
"Well-Thought-Out plan? What a joke! " The administrator muttered to himself, "In the past, the Church mobilized the power of the entire Church and mobilized hundreds of millions of believers to collect information, but in the end, they could only conclude that the wine cup came from the Ice Thorns Plateau, appeared in more than thirty countries in the continent, had experienced hundreds of masters, and finally disappeared two thousand years ago. There was no news of it, and it was likely destroyed … Even the Prophet Holy One couldn't determine its location, so how could you yellow-skinned bastards think you can find it?"
"Moreover, since we know that you are in the Ice Thorns Plateau, then your next stop is obvious. I have no interest in watching you play this game of treasure hunting! A group of people dare to leave Dragon City, leave the King's Treasure House, you are seeking death! "
With a sneer, the Holy One clenched his fist, and the luxurious armrest of the chair cracked into pieces!
—
"It's so cold!"
Walking out of the transmission array, the cold wind howled and snow filled the sky. The goose feather-like snowflakes danced in the wind, and the tiny ice dregs were like daggers. And in the wind and snow, the bone-chilling cold unexpectedly made this group of experts with the same cultivation base as King Pill somewhat unbearable.
Liu Li's physique was relatively delicate, so she couldn't help but shiver. She hastily summoned her fire element flying sword and poured her pure magical power into it, igniting it for warmth. However, the always sharp flame was now on the verge of collapse.
As the spirit of heaven and earth, Bai Shixuan was best at changing the environment, but at this time, she was somewhat at a loss.
"The Ice Thorns Plateau is a cursed land." Aya's voice was somewhat erratic due to the strong wind. "In the Golden King's Era, this place was still prosperous. But later, after several wars, a legendary level Ice Queen fell here. Her curse has been left to this day, making the plateau no longer suitable for living creatures to live. The resentful spirits that were killed by the curse are entrenched here, adding to the gloominess of this place. Even if the wine cup is really left here, we can't just look for it in this cold wind. Let's leave first. There is a human city on the edge of the plateau, so we can take a rest there! "
After all, this group of people had formidable strength. Although they were slightly uncomfortable in this extremely harsh environment, it was not strenuous for them to break through the wind. Following the direction pointed by Aya, Wang Lu took the lead. His Non-Phase Sword Defense isolated all the wind and snow outside. The rest of them followed closely behind him. In just half a day, they flew away from the plateau and arrived at a bustling border town — Askart.
Although the city was small, it had everything. Moreover, it was bustling with people and was thriving.
Although the Ice Thorns Plateau was a cursed land, as the saying goes, riches and honor come from danger. The plateau country that was suddenly destroyed because of the curse buried endless treasures in the snowfield. Moreover, under the extreme conditions of the plateau, after thousands of years of gestation, many heavenly treasures were formed. Therefore, it was highly respected by the adventurers. Many people were willing to go to the plateau to explore for treasures, and many of them had quite a lot of harvest. Located in the safe zone closest to the plateau, Askart, as a transportation hub, was naturally prosperous.
"It's simply a paradise for adventurers. There are even a lot of high order professions here."
After entering the city, as far as Wang Lu could see, most of the people were adventurers. On the contrary, local people were rare. Most of the places in the city were inns, pubs, as well as equipment and prop shops.
Aya said, "I suggest that we start with the local church. The church here is the traditional ancient church that believes in the Ice Goddess. It has a very long history. If there is any important information in the plateau in the past ten thousand years, they generally know about it. That wine cup has been wandering for thousands of years, but the source is still on the plateau. "
Wang Lu smiled and shook his head. "There's no need to be so troublesome. The time interval is ten thousand years. Even if the church has a record of everything, how long would it take for us to investigate it? Do we have so much time to waste now? "
"Then what are you going to do …"
"Let's go to the prop shop first. Since the business here is flourishing, there should be a wide variety of goods …"
After arriving at the prop shop, Wang Lu looked at the goods displayed in the shop and smiled. "Looks like this is the place. Boss, I want two units of high-grade Blessing Gold Ingots, then a Multicolored Stone, a Red Flame Stone, an Ice Crystal Stone, a Storm Stone, a Thunder Stone, a Holy Light Stone, a Dark Shadow Stone … Then, a Mithril Thread, a Fine Gold Leaf …"
Hearing the list of materials Wang Lu had listed, Aya was curious at first, but then she widened her eyes and looked at Wang Lu in disbelief.
"You, don't tell me you want to …?!"
Wang Lu snorted coldly. "Is there any other way? When that bastard asked me to find a cultural relic that had been missing for tens of thousands of years, I knew that it was time to show my real skills! "
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