The most important part of a plant was definitely its roots.
Many old trees could still sprout after their trunks were cut off, but if there was a problem with their roots, they would not live for long. The mutated plant creatures in the outer islands were all like this. Whether it was man-eating flowers, man-eating trees, or other unknown mutated plants, their core weakness was their roots. The things on the surface of the ground would not die even if they were cut off, and it would not take long for them to grow back.
When a plant mutated to this extent, it was almost the same as an animal!
Although they did not have as much intelligence as animals, they still relied on their instincts to do things. This area should be one of the places left behind by the disaster, but he did not know what was inside. With Søren's current strength, it was not a big problem for him to deal with these things, but this place was too strange, and he did not dare to take the risk to go deep into it. It was better to leave this place for later, as he had a lot of things to do now.
However.
Just as Søren was about to seal off this place to temporarily prevent others from approaching, Adele Isabella seemed to have seen something. She raised her finger and pointed in that direction and said, "Your Excellency, look! There seems to be something there! "
What is it?
Søren stopped when he heard this, then looked to the side and saw a grayish-black thing. He carefully walked over, paying attention to the strange trees nearby, then reached out and grabbed a corner to pick it up. However, he could not pull it out when he tried hard. It seemed that there was still a part of it buried under the ground. In desperation, he could only make a gesture to the red-haired female pirate behind him, and then the two of them used their weapons to dig out the grayish-black stone at the same time.
"It's obsidian!"
Søren's face showed an expression of disbelief, then he looked at the grayish-black stone in his hand. Because of the long-term weathering and the passage of time, this obsidian no longer looked like it used to, but he could vaguely tell that it was part of a building sculpture, and it should have existed for a long time.
Obsidian was a very strong and durable ore, and it had been weathered for at least thousands of years!
It was a very rare ore.
It could be used in many places, but it was most commonly used and used on a large scale, so it was used on sculptures. In Søren's memory, there were only two places where it could be used.
The first was the Golem Puppet!
The second was the Magus Tower!
Whether it was the golems or the adept's tower, this area was definitely the territory of a powerful adept a long time ago. Since there were artificially polished obsidian fragments here, it was highly likely that there was something related to the Adepts inside.
There might even be an adept's tower!
Thinking of this, Søren's breathing quickened. Even if it was a broken Magus Tower that had been around for thousands of years, it was still very tempting to him. Even if all the functions inside were destroyed, many of the things stored inside still had astonishing value. If Søren's guess was correct, this place might be an ancient ruin left behind by the Arcane Empire. There might be information spells from the Arcane Empire that had survived, and its value was hard to estimate.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
Søren, who was planning to leave, decided to go in and explore. He told the red-haired female pirate behind him, "Pay attention to the surroundings. Let's try not to disturb these plants. They look like they're asleep."
At this time, the sky was a little dark.
Søren looked up at the sky, then made a gesture to Adele Isabella beside him. The two separated and went around from the side. There were many strange trees and flowers around. They looked very large, a bit like an ancient forest. Occasionally, they would touch some leaves, and the whole plant would move a little. However, they didn't seem to attack. These strange plants seemed to only attack creatures when they were attacked or needed to eat.
This was very similar to how beasts would not be aggressive when they were full!
The vision in front gradually widened.
Søren saw a large lavender flower. He frowned and looked at it, murmuring, "Mandala? No! It just looks a bit like it! "
He looked back at the red-haired female pirate and said in a deep voice, "Be careful. Let's go around! "
This place did not look like it grew naturally.
Instead, it looked like it was artificially cultivated in the past, and then for some reason, it had survived until now. There were strange flower seeds on the ground. They seemed to be left behind by this kind of plant, but most of them did not germinate because the ground could not support so many plants. Some of the flower seeds had been damaged and disappeared, but there were still some that remained. It was just that he did not know what they were used for. Søren felt that these plants were dangerous. It was purely the intuition of an experienced rogue, so he did not dare to disturb them.
Many of the plants here seemed to be alive!
After bypassing these strange flowers, the outline of some broken buildings appeared in front of them. Because the weathering was too strong, and there were all kinds of strange plants growing around. Even with Søren's experience, he could not tell what it was. He could not even find an entrance to the building in front of him. Naturally, he could not judge the situation from the outside. Not all underground ruins would leave an entrance for you, or even help you to open up a tunnel to explore.
In more high-end or ancient places, many underground ruins would not even leave you an entrance.
What should I do then?
Dig!
Dig by yourself!
Dig a hole, dig a tunnel. High-level adventurers often dug this way. Many sunken cities in the desert would collapse and the quicksand would pour in. Many years ago, many people dug all the way to find treasures. When Søren saw the surface of the ruins that did not even leave a hole for him, he knew that today's exploration would have to stop here. This building had completely sunk into the ground, and it might even be filled with seawater. Anyway, many things could happen.
There was no way to go in now!
Søren had to open up a tunnel here, then arrange for people to dig, and finally find a tunnel that could be entered together.
He observed for a while.
He was ready to memorize the surrounding environment and some landmarks, but at this time, the red-haired female pirate suddenly said, "Your Excellency! Look at the corner of the wall, there seems to be something wrong! "
Her detection ability seemed to be very strong!?
Søren looked at the red-haired female pirate with some surprise, and then moved towards the wall. He did not know if this woman's intuition was high or her basic skills were strong, but her detection ability seemed to be a little stronger than his. In front of Søren was a plant that looked a bit like a lantern plant. He did not dare to get too close, so he went around to the back, and then saw a strange gray crack.
"A spatial crack!?"
Søren's expression was a little surprised, and he murmured, "The Shadow Plane?! The building here is connected to the Shadow Plane? It seemed to be a permanently solidified dimensional rift! Did the owner of this place in the past open up a fixed portal? "
The Shadow Plane.
The non-material plane that Søren was most familiar with.
He just glanced at the spatial crack in front of him, and he roughly guessed its function and reason. He was sure that he was more than 90% correct.
This was not arrogance, but confidence!
He had traveled to the Shadow Plane too many times, and he even lived in the Shadow Plane for a period of time.
"Let's go."
Søren looked up at the sky and said slowly, "We'll come back later. It's too dangerous to go in rashly now."
The Shadow Plane was not to be trifled with.
Because although the Shadow Plane was connected to the material plane, the environment of the two was not the same, and there may be some ancient and dangerous creatures. Moving in the Shadow Plane, you may encounter monsters with a challenge rating of grade 3 or above at any time, and the ratio of quasi-legendary creatures to legendary monsters was quite large, much larger than in the material plane.
And there were shadow dragons in many places!
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The two of them carefully retreated. At this time, the camp was almost completed.
Although it was still very simple, after all, it had only been a day, so Søren did not ask for anything. Today's discovery in the strange jungle was the focus of Søren's consideration. The slaves were driven together by the pirates, and after working for half a day, they also received some food at this moment. Although it was very rough and poor quality, at least it could fill their stomachs. Søren was not a stingy person. If the slaves were not fed, they would not have the strength to work. It was a very simple principle.
The night passed quickly.
When Søren woke up and was about to think about how to explore the strange place, the half-elf first mate walked in quickly and said, "Your Excellency! Last night, three slaves secretly escaped! "
What!?
Søren's face instantly turned pale.
The half-elf first mate noticed his expression and quickly said, "But two of them were caught by us as soon as they ran out. The other one escaped into the jungle. I have already sent people to catch him."
"All of them were natives!"
"Your Excellency, I suggest that these natives be handcuffed to work. They are much more disobedient than other slaves!"
Søren's face was very gloomy.
After hearing the half-elf first mate's words, he gently shook his head and then said with a cold expression, "No need! Pass down my order to prepare two crosses and nail the two runaway slaves on them. The crosses will be erected at the place where the slaves are working. "
The half-elf first mate heard this and showed a cruel smile. He immediately nodded and said, "Okay! Your Excellency! "
"I will do it immediately."
They were pirates.
Piracy was not a benevolent profession. These slaves must be taught respect!
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