There would be many secret compartments in the ruins.
This was related to the habits of the people in the current world. Whether it was nobles or wizards, many liked to set up some secret compartments in their homes to store things. This habit was similar to the ancient landlords in the Central Plains who liked to dig cellars to store gold and silver. Some even put the cellars in places that others could not imagine. Therefore, in the adventure of the underground ruins, it was necessary to have a teammate with good search skills and intuition about the location of the treasure. This kind of person was usually a Rogue.
A teammate with the intuition of a treasure-hunting mouse was also very popular in the adventure of the wilderness ruins!
Søren's intuition was not very strong.
Strictly speaking, he basically did not have the talent of intuition. It was entirely based on careful observation and rich experience in the past that he found that there was something wrong with the wall just now. There were different traces in the seam, and the color was slightly lighter. Then he reached out and knocked on the wall. The hollow wall could be felt with a knock. Then he directly used his curved sword to cut the wall open. For this kind of ancient ruins, it was not realistic to find the location of the opening mechanism because it might have been completely damaged.
When Søren had just started his career, he was blocked by a stone statue for a long time. He could not find a way to open it.
In the end, the barbarian among his companions came with an axe. They found that the mechanism of the hidden compartment had been damaged. If they did not open it by force, they would not be able to find the mechanism outside for a lifetime. Then Søren began to study the aesthetics of violence. He mastered the violent demolition technique in the exploration of the underground ruins. The key to this demolition technique was to destroy the mechanism without damaging the things inside. It was also a very useful skill, and it had a significant effect on many underground ruins.
"Dang Dang Dang!"
Søren touched the box and knocked it a little. After making sure that it was not a trap device, he began to prepare to pick the lock. However, he had just inserted the lock pick tool into it, and then he pulled it out. He picked up the handle of the legendary curved sword, Icingdeath, and smashed it directly at the position where the box was locked. After three consecutive bangs, the lock of the box was finally broken.
Søren turned around and glanced at Vivian. The little girl's mouth was slightly agape. She had seen her brother pick locks with exquisite skills, but she had never seen him smash them open so violently. After all, Søren used to be a skilled thief, and he wasn't as strong as he was now. Søren turned around and glanced at Vivian. Slowly, he said, "The lock inside is already rusted. There's no way to open it."
"Be careful, step back."
"I wonder if there are any traps inside."
Vivian nodded and took a small step back.
There was a saying in Adventure: "Break locks, break doors, break boxes, and guarantee that you won't die."
Søren put the box on the ground and opened it carefully. There was no sound of a mechanism being activated, nor was there any magic being triggered. It looked just like an ordinary box. This kind of trap was impossible to guard against. He was used to being careful. After all, there were many Rogues who failed miserably. There weren't many things in the box. Søren saw two gems, one was a diamond, the other was a carnelian, and then there was a magic scroll and an empty crystal bottle.
"Catch."
Søren threw the diamond and carnelian to Vivian behind him. The little girl reached out and caught them. Her beautiful big eyes narrowed into a crescent moon. She wiped the dust on the gems with her sleeve and put them away. Vivian liked gems. Whether it was diamonds, emeralds, or carnelian, she liked these things very much. The little girl had now filled a small box. Part of it was given to her by Søren, and the other part was from her robbery of the pirate leader below.
But it was mainly because Lillian would do it!
In this regard, Lillian refuted: "I'm the Witch of Fear! If I don't have a lot of gems, won't I lose face? So what's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine! … Yes, yes. That's it! … "
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The bottle was empty.
It might have been filled with some kind of potion in the past, but this kind of crystal bottle used oak stoppers. The potion inside might have evaporated long ago. Even if the potion inside was still there, Søren didn't dare to taste it. This potion was at least a hundred years old. Back then, there were people who died in a daze. They dared to taste the potion that sank in the ruins a thousand years ago. As a result, they died instantly from the poison. One of Søren's rules was to not eat anything in the underground ruins.
Including water!
The spell scroll was still intact, which surprised Søren a little. This was because the material of the spell scroll must be very good to be able to be preserved for such a long time. He carefully opened the spell scroll, afraid that it would be damaged by too much force. But it seemed that Søren worried too much. This scroll was made of an unknown leather, and it felt quite tough to the touch.
This might be a high-level spell scroll!
Thinking of this, Søren's face couldn't help but reveal a trace of surprise and expectation. The value of a high-level spell scroll was quite astonishing. If he could get his hands on one, then this trip would be worth it.
However.
When he saw the mark engraved on the spell scroll, Søren couldn't help but reveal a trace of disappointment.
There were engravings on the spell scroll, which represented the circle of the spell recorded.
This was a third-circle spell scroll. Because there were three intersecting engravings on the top corner, no one would deliberately make a mistake. So this spell scroll should only be a third-circle spell.
A third-circle spell.
It didn't seem to have much value!
Søren had already bought a batch of spell scrolls from the City of Wealth. Among them, the proportion of third-circle spells was not small. Maybe the scroll in front of him was one of the scrolls that he bought. But when Søren looked at the spell scroll in front of him, he suddenly felt a little confused because he couldn't understand the symbols on it. This seemed to be a spell scroll from the time of the Arcane Empire, and it used some kind of spell code that was more difficult to understand. This kind of scroll was like an anti-theft code. You could activate it to use it, but it was very difficult to copy it.
It didn't seem simple?!
This was the first thought that came to Søren's mind. Because there was no need to use a spell code for a third-circle spell, unless it was a very special and powerful spell, or someone's unique spell. Spells were not static. Many times there were innovations and changes, but most of the spells that were passed down were the same. Unique spells were rarely passed down, and some of them were even lost. For example, the spell "Mordenkainen's Sword" that was very commonly used by wizards. This seventh-circle spell was originally a unique spell, and later it gradually spread to the hands of other wizards.
Couldn't understand it?
No problem!
Søren could take it back and study it slowly. Besides, Vivian was right beside him. Just because he couldn't understand it didn't mean that Vivian couldn't understand it. Søren carefully picked up the spell scroll, then handed it to the little girl next to him, and said in a deep voice, "Vivian! See if you can understand the symbols on it! This seems to be a special spell scroll. "
Huh?
The little girl heard him and took it. Then she frowned and looked at it. Then she whispered, "Brother! It's full of spell code. I can't understand a lot of it, but I know the name of this spell. "
"Melf … Melf's Minute Meteor! … "
"This seems to be a third-circle spell. It actually uses meteor as its name. It seems to be very powerful?"
…
Melf's Minute Meteor?!
When Søren heard the name of this spell, his whole body couldn't help but tremble.
Then there was a hint of surprise on his face, and he murmured, "No wonder! No wonder! It's actually this spell! No wonder it needs to be recorded in secret! … "
Third-circle God Slaying Spell.
The legendary "Melf's Minute Meteor!"
The reason why Søren was so impressed by this third-circle spell was very simple. It was because someone used it to successfully slay a god. He killed the first Demigod Lich that appeared during the Avatar Crisis. He was also the first Demigod Lich to be killed in a cross-level challenge at that time! 'Melf's Minute Meteor' became famous because of this. It almost became the number one cross-level challenge spell among the low-level spells. It was also the only low-level spell that could break the force field of the divine law!
"Melf's Minute Meteor [Evocation, Alteration]: The caster creates miniature meteors in his hand. This energy creation is regarded as a + 5 rare weapon. It can cause 3 + spell power explosive damage to the target, as well as an additional 3 points of fire damage. The number of miniature meteors created is equal to casting level + 1. Before all the miniature meteors are consumed, no other weapons can be used to fight. "
A spell that didn't look very impressive.
In terms of damage, it was not comparable to the fireball spell at all. This was because the fireball spell of a high-grade caster could reach nearly 100 points of spell damage. But there was a very special thing about 'Melf's Minute Meteor', that was, it was a magic creation and was regarded as a + 5 rare weapon. Even the Demigod Lich was not immune to the explosive damage caused by it. In terms of damage penetration, even the Icingdeath in Søren's hand was not as good as Melf's Minute Meteor, so it was also called 'Dragon Slaying Meteor'.
Because it could break the dragon's dragon scale protection, the effect was similar to a grenade explosion. Wherever it hit the dragon, there would be a small dent there.
Finally.
Another reason why it was sought after by countless people at that time was that it was really cool when it was cast.
The caster's hands would be wrapped in flames, and then two small meteors would be formed in the palm of the caster's hand. When attacking, the caster would throw the meteors. The meteors that were shot out would roar out and explode violently after they touched the target. At the same time, the caster's hands would automatically generate new meteors until the number of meteors that could be created by the spell reached the limit.
One could imagine the scene of the adepts hurling meteors down from above!
It was really cool.
Unfortunately, this spell was not so easy to learn. It had always been a rare spell.
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