Lin Li looked at Rodhart, who was in front of him, and wondered if his current state was caused by the battle with Prophet Willen. If Rodhart had really lost his full strength, Lin Li would be able to put up a fight with the Holy Light in his hands.
No matter what, Rodhart's status was still unknown. Since he had the Holy Light to rely on, he naturally couldn't make a wasted trip to the palace. Lin Li stood there and guarded against Rodhart while releasing a large number of Warlock's Eyes to conduct a detailed search of the entire palace.
The scene that the Warlock's Eyes saw was reflected to Lin Li, and he couldn't help but feel lucky that he hadn't been scared away by Rodhart. This palace was simply a treasure trove. It seemed that it was a wise decision to send Hutton away earlier. Compared to this place, Vanskore's collection was nothing.
Gold, silver, and jewelry were all mundane items. The various magical materials were not enough to make Lin Li lose his composure. After all, there were still plenty of Divinity Metals and other precious magical materials in his Ring of Endless Storm. The superior weapons and magical equipment made Lin Li a little excited. After all, it saved him the time and effort to make them.
What really surprised Lin Li was the wide variety of magic books, as well as the large number of magic spells written in the High Elves Language. As a Legendary-mage, he was rather knowledgeable now. However, he had never seen almost half of the magic spells written in the High Elves Language.
If he guessed correctly, a large portion of the magic spells were magic spells that had been lost in Anril. That was not something that could be compared to those treasures and equipment. Any of the lost magic spells would probably make the mages of Anril go crazy.
Lin Li opened his mouth unconsciously, and saliva dripped down his chin. However, at this moment, one of the Warlock's Eyes seemed to be blocked by something. Lin Li wiped his saliva, feeling rather surprised. As the third eye of a mage, the Warlock's Eyes was condensed from pure mana. As long as the magical elements could reach a place, the Warlock's Eyes would be unimpeded. It could be said to be all-pervasive. But now, there was actually a place that blocked the Warlock's Eyes. Could it be that even magical elements couldn't penetrate this place?
Lin Li calmed himself down. It seemed like he had to take a look at that place personally. He was also curious as to why the magical elements could not penetrate it. After confirming that Rodhart did not show any signs of waking up, he led the two Undead servants to a secret chamber on the lower floor of the palace.
There was no need to leave anyone here. If Rodhart were to wake up, Ujfalusi and Norfeller wouldn't be able to retaliate at all. Hence, Lin Li decided to bring them along. If Rodhart were to wake up, he could only blame himself for being unlucky.
After walking around the skeletal platform, Lin Li led them into the side door at the back, and through a corridor that wasn't too long, they arrived in a room. According to the function of the rooms in the palace, this room should be the place for the king to rest before meeting with his ministers. Of course, it was just a room here.
There was a tall bookshelf on one side of the room that was filled with various books. Apart from magic books, there were also many biographies written in the High Elves Language. With the help of the Warlock's Eyes, Lin Li easily found the mechanism at the top, and walked forward to push a thick book into it. With the rumbling sound of the mechanism, a secret door under the table in the room was slowly opened, revealing a passage that led downwards.
Walking down the passage, they realized that there was actually a wall at the end of the passage. It was as if they had walked into a dead end as there was no door or mechanism. If it weren't for the fact that the Warlock's Eyes could not penetrate, Lin Li would have suspected that there was nothing on the other side of the wall.
"Master, do you want to blast this wall open?" Ujfalusi asked.
"Yes." Lin Li nodded, but after taking a closer look at the wall, he reached out to stop Ujfalusi, who was about to cast a spell. "It's useless, it's a Magic-resistant Gem."
There were many dark-colored gems inlaid on the wall. Although they were called gems, those who didn't know better would probably think that they were just ordinary stones. That dull gray color made it impossible for anyone to associate it with the word 'gem'. However, Lin Li was very clear that these dark-colored stones were indeed gems.
The ability of the Magic-resistant Gem could actually be seen from its name. It had an extremely strong ability to isolate magical elements, and every Magic-resistant Gem was equivalent to an Elemental Shield. After combining the knowledge of inscriptions and arranging the Magic-resistant Gems according to the magic-resistant mageweaths, the ability to isolate magic would increase by a few times with each additional Magic-resistant Gem. When hundreds of Magic-resistant Gems were inlaid on a wall, the power would be equivalent to thousands of Elemental Shields at the same time. Not to mention Ujfalusi, a Lich who was equivalent to a peak Archmage, even a Legendary-mage like Lin Li or a Sanctuary powerhouse could only look at the wall and sigh.
Now, Lin Li could not help but sigh at Osric's wealth. He was indeed the former ruler of the Felan Kingdom. It was no wonder that he was overthrown. How much did he have to plunder to accumulate such a shocking amount of wealth? Each of these Magic-resistant Gems was worth millions of gold coins, and there was no market for them. This was especially so for professions that did not need to use magic. Anyone who obtained a Magic-resistant Gem would treasure it. It was equivalent to a solidified Elemental Shield, and it would give them more confidence when facing mages.
It could be said that if a Warrior had a piece of equipment inlaid with a Magic-resistant Gem, it would be a real nightmare for a mage. The magic that mages were so proud of would not be able to hurt a Warrior at all, and the Warrior would be able to charge forward without any worries and swing his sword at the arrogant mage.
The entire wall was inlaid with hundreds of Magic-resistant Gems. It would be a fool's dream to break this wall with brute force. What exactly was hidden in the secret chamber behind the wall that was worth such a large amount of protection? These hundreds of Magic-resistant Gems were already a fortune that could drive anyone crazy. What else could be more precious than these Magic-resistant Gems? Lin Li's heart was filled with anticipation for what was behind the wall. However, looking at the wall in front of him, it would not be easy to obtain what was behind it.
The wall did not look special. It was just an ordinary wall like its surroundings. However, with hundreds of Magic-resistant Gems inlaid on it, it could be said with certainty that even a Sanctuary powerhouse would not be able to break this wall with brute force. However, Lin Li was not a person who only knew how to use brute force. There were many ways to solve problems. It was just a matter of finding them. There was once a famous person who said, "Knowledge is power." What Lin Li lacked the least was naturally knowledge …
Ujfalusi and Norfeller stood quietly at the side. They knew that they could not help with this matter. The only thing they could do was to be vigilant of their surroundings and try not to disturb their master's thoughts. Lin Li stood in front of the wall and carefully observed everything on it. The pattern of the arrangement of the Magic-resistant Gems, as well as the interconnecting lines between them.
If the Magic-resistant Gems were simply stacked on the wall, there would not be a need for hundreds of them. Just one would be enough to achieve the effect. Unless this wall was used to display the gems? Obviously, Osric would not be so foolish as to embed hundreds of gemstones into it and only let one of them play a role.
Could it be a mageweath array? However, even with his Guru-level mageweath knowledge, he could not link the lines on the wall with any kind of mageweath array. Lin Li cupped his chin with his hand and raised his head slightly. His gaze moved quickly along the lines. Any kind of mageweath array would not lack the three elements of nodes, pathways, and mana source. However, if he were to look at the patterns on the wall according to the mageweath array …
"No, no, it doesn't look like a mageweath array …" After looking at it for a while, he shook his head and mumbled to himself, "If it really is a mageweath array, the communication between the mana source and the magic nodes is too poorly designed. Not only are there many twists and turns, there is also a huge distance between them. Even if a Legendary magical crystal was used as the mana source, it would not be able to withstand such a ridiculous consumption …"
Mageweath was a discipline that was developed at the same time as traditional magic, and had a complementary relationship with traditional magic in many aspects. The rigor of mageweath was no less than that of traditional magic. Moreover, mageweath had always been a mainstream discipline. With so many people studying it, it was only natural that it would be highly perfected in all aspects. Now that it had developed to this era, there were dozens of theorems, thousands of deductions, and a large number of formulas that could not be counted clearly. There were almost no loopholes in this discipline.
Lin Li assumed that the mageweath array on the wall was some kind of mageweath array. In that case, the person who designed this mageweath array must have been a terrible apprentice of inscription. Such a design could only appear on a beginner. It was too complicated and complicated, and completely lost the simplicity and elegance that mageweaths should have.
Of course, that was impossible …
Osric had used countless manpower and resources, and even sent the Magic Legion to protect him, just to create such a terrible mageweath array? What a joke …
Osric might not be like Lin Li, who was proficient in mageweath, enchantment, inscription, and alchemy, but he was, after all, the Highlord during the period when the High Elves were ruling. What kind of people would he not have? It was impossible that he could not even find a decent inscriber …
"Connoris, can you tell what is on this wall?" Lin Li asked casually.
"No, it looks quite nice. Are you thinking too much? Maybe it's just a simple decorative pattern," Connoris said guiltily. Even he did not believe what he said. Although Highlord Osric was a High Elf, he did not pursue useless luxury. Hence, the patterns on the wall must have their purpose.
If it was just a simple decorative pattern, it would be too wasteful to embed the Magic-resistant Gems on the wall. Lin Li shook his head, and did not argue with Connoris. He was just asking casually, and did not expect Connoris to say anything useful in this aspect. However, speaking of decorative patterns, when he was fighting with the four Alchemy Colossuses, he did hear someone talking about the patterns on the Alchemy Colossuses. In fact, it was an Alchemy Array that the Alchemy Colossuses used to release magical energy. Other than mageweath arrays, Alchemy Arrays were more likely to be used as decorative patterns by laymen.
Lin Li did not expect Connoris to be able to answer. Even an ancient deity could not be proficient in everything. It was already a pleasant surprise to get some inspiration.
If it was an Alchemy Array, the problem of the source of mana would make sense! However, Lin Li's brows gradually furrowed as he studied each pattern. With his attainments in Alchemy Arrays, even if it was an Alchemy Array he had never seen before, he would be able to deduce it based on basic theory. However, the patterns in front of him were different from the basic theory of Alchemy Arrays. An Alchemy Array that was deduced based on basic theory would not work at all.
If it was an Alchemy Array on the wall, it would also be useless. If someone else thought about this, they would think that it was the answer, and the next step would be to collect the gemstones. However, Lin Li subconsciously felt that something was wrong even though the wall did not have any energy reaction and looked completely harmless.
Lin Li lowered his head and stopped looking at the patterns on the wall. He closed his eyes slightly and pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers. He definitely did not believe that Osric would leave useless patterns on the wall. However, since the mageweath array was ruled out, and the Alchemy Array did not make sense, what exactly was it?
The two Undead servants did not dare to disturb their master's thoughts, and Connoris did not dare to make a sound in Lin Li's mind, perhaps because he was ashamed of what he said just now. The entire secret chamber was quiet except for Lin Li's slow breathing.
Lin Li slowly sorted out the information about the underground palace in his mind. In fact, the diary that was Gerian's source of information did not have any description of the underground palace. It mentioned transporting valuable items and building something, but it was all vague guesses. It seemed that there was no useful information, and even the owner of the diary was not sure if Osric was building the underground palace or just a simple transportation. The location was even in the Breezy Plains, and there was not even a rough location of the Dragon Mountains, let alone any information about the internal layout of the palace.
In fact, Gerian said such a thing with the intention that it would be luck if he came across it, and he would not really take it seriously if he did not. After all, there were too many similar legends in the past thousands of years. At first, there were people who kept searching according to the legends, but they were treated as fools in the end. Hence, no one took it seriously anymore.
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