"Although I'm not sure if he emptied this place, I remember that he did leave for a period of time during the construction of the Eternal Furnace. It took him about a month, but after he returned, the construction of the Eternal Furnace never stopped. The technical problems that had troubled him in the past seemed to have been solved overnight, "Connoris recalled.
"It seems that not only did he empty this place, but he also seems to have not found something important." Lin Li walked out of the secret chamber, and came to the hall of the laboratory. Looking at the mess around, he said, "Besides, this Highlord doesn't seem to have a good temper, but that's fitting of his title as a butcher. However, I didn't see anything valuable in the Eternal Furnace. "
"After all, he's not the Immortal King yet, and the Eternal Furnace hasn't been built yet, but his life has already come to an end. The key cores were all hidden in his mausoleum when he realized that death was coming, "Connoris said angrily.
Lin Li smiled, and said, "You should be glad that he didn't bring you to his grave, but left you in the Eternal Furnace."
"Is that so? I don't think I'm that lucky." Connoris was obviously dissatisfied with the treatment he received after meeting Lin Li.
Although Osric had emptied the Immortal King's laboratory before him, Lin Li was not too angry. It was fine as long as he knew that it was Osric. Anyway, that guy's mausoleum couldn't run away, and what was supposed to be his would eventually fall into his hands. He just had to go to another place.
"Although it's a little troublesome, it's not a bad thing. At least Osric didn't waste everything. Seems like he was too lonely after death." Lin Li thought of the emperors and wealthy families who liked to put many valuable things in their tombs before he transmigrated. In the end, even their corpses would be trampled by the tomb robbers.
Of course, Lin Li had already become a tomb robber in the past year or so that he had arrived in Anril. The repeated adventures made him realize that be it treasures or mausoleums, they were far more dangerous than the mysterious emperor's mausoleums.
However, he was now in the Immortal King's treasure, and even the powerful Orderly Maze and the Seven-Realm Spiral could not stop him. Osric's mausoleum was nothing. If it weren't for the fact that Lin Li had been busy with the construction of the Tower of Dusk ever since he came to the Breezy Plains, he would have gone to Alanna long ago to discuss the matter of exploring Osric's mausoleum with Aldwin, the President of the Alanna Guild of Magic.
"Even the High Elves can't escape the erosion of time, and the gods can't achieve true immortality. Although I don't know how much of the Immortal King's inheritance Osric has inherited, I can tell from the years I spent with him that you humans should be glad that he died early. Otherwise, he might have been able to build the Eighth Sky Castle." Connoris sounded like he was gloating. Although it was impossible for him to take revenge with his own hands, seeing his enemy die with regrets would more or less make him feel good.
"So what? Out of the seven Sky Castles, six have been destroyed, and one has escaped here. Even if Osric really built the Eighth Sky Castle …" Lin Li suddenly stopped halfway through his sentence.
After obtaining the Eternal Furnace, Lin Li learned from Connoris about Osric's grand goal, which was to build the eighth Sky Castle like his teacher, the Immortal King. At that time, Lin Li's understanding of the Sky Castle was still very limited, and he only felt that Osric's goal was very ambitious and shocking. However, after obtaining the blueprint of the Sky Castle, Lin Li clearly knew the huge difference between the Eternal Furnace and the Sky Castle. At that time, Osric's goal seemed like a delusion to him.
In Lin Li's impression, although Osric was also very famous during the Dark Age, he didn't think that Osric could really achieve what the Immortal King had done even though he had just confirmed that Osric was the disciple of the Immortal King.
However, Lin Li now heard something interesting from Connoris's words just now. This Soul Trader who had been with Osric for a long time seemed to have just said that as long as Osric had time, it was very likely that he could complete the construction of the Eighth Sky Castle?
The seven Sky Castles were built under the leadership of the Immortal King, and the entire High Elves had used countless manpower and resources, as well as countless years to complete them. Resources, techniques, and time were indispensable. However, among the three conditions, time was probably the lowest.
Connoris said that Osric only lacked time. Could it be that Osric had already met the first two conditions that were more important? Did he have enough resources to build the Eighth Sky Castle and the techniques needed to build it?
Building a Sky Castle was not a trivial matter. If he had not made certain preparations, Osric probably wouldn't have dared to have such an idea. Even if the preparations were not complete, they should at least be able to support half of the cost of the project. Otherwise, the so-called construction of the Sky Castle would simply be a joke.
The Eternal Furnace was not even the prototype of the Sky Tower. Then, where did the other resources for the construction of the Sky Castle go? Could it be that they were placed in Osric's mausoleum, just like the things that he plundered from here? In fact, they were used to build his mausoleum?
To be honest, it was a rather crazy guess, and even Lin Li did not quite believe it. Hence, he asked, "Although Osric was also very famous during the Dark Age, and it has been confirmed that he is the disciple of the Immortal King, I'm afraid there's still a long way to go before he can build such a Sky Castle."
"Either that fella is pretending in front of me, or he's really very confident, especially after he returned from here. If that confidence is fake, it shouldn't be able to hide from my senses," Connoris said, indeed feeling rather fortunate. Connoris was indeed thankful. If Osric's plan had succeeded, he would probably never be able to make a comeback. Fortunately, Osric did not live long enough.
"Tch, why would a soul sealed in a hammer like you have to fake it?" Lin Li said in disdain. However, deep down, he was looking forward to Osric's mausoleum.
"Hey, when that fella was building the Eternal Furnace, he consulted the great Soul Trader a lot of questions. Without me, he would have …" Connoris argued angrily.
"Yeah, yeah." Lin Li gave a perfunctory reply, but he was really thinking about Osric's mausoleum.
Lin Li had heard of Osric's mausoleum a long time ago when he was still a Magic Shooter in the Alanna Guild of Magic. At that time, the Alanna Guild of Magic and the Adventurers Guild made an unconventional bet in order to fight for the key to Osric's mausoleum. The Adventurer Guild was looking for a member to draw high-level mageweaths, while the Guild of Magic was looking for a member to forge a magical weapon.
However, it was clear that Aldwin, the President of the Guild of Magic, had been made a fool of in the bet. The Guild of Magic was obviously full of mages, but they were asked to create a real magical weapon. That was also the reason why Lin Li got involved in the bet between the Guild of Magic and the Adventurers Guild by showing off his forging skills.
It seemed that Lin Li played an important role, but at that time, he was neither qualified nor strong enough to really get a share of the profits from the excavation of Osric's mausoleum. Besides, he came to the Breezy Plains to build the Tower of Dusk, and then ran around non-stop. Hence, the matter was delayed.
The Eternal Furnace, the Throne of Darkness, and the underground palace in the Dragon Mountains … Lin Li had obtained huge gains that were enough to support the development of the Tower of Dusk through repeated adventures. However, in the process, the attraction of Highlord Osric's mausoleum to Lin Li had been worn down bit by bit, and even reached a point where it didn't matter to him.
In particular, after obtaining information about the Immortal King's treasure, Lin Li felt that the Immortal King's treasure should be the most valuable treasure in Anril. As for Osric's mausoleum, how could it be compared to the Immortal King's treasure? Hence, the plan to explore Osric's mausoleum was postponed indefinitely.
However, what Lin Li did not expect was that Osric actually beat him to it, and almost emptied out the most valuable part of the treasure. Besides, in addition to the items in the Immortal King's laboratory, Lin Li also deduced from Connoris' words that Osric might have stored more resources in the mausoleum, and even enough to build another Sky Castle. That really made him tempted.
Of course, those were just speculations. Perhaps Osric did not put everything in the mausoleum, and might have hidden it somewhere else like the underground palace in the Dragon Mountains. However, no matter what, in Lin Li's opinion, Osric's mausoleum was worth spending some effort and time to explore.
However, after confirming his next target, Lin Li had no choice but to consider another issue — safety. Since he had confirmed that Osric was really the disciple of the Immortal King, he had to adjust his previous view of Osric's mausoleum.
"In that case, almighty Soul Trader, since Osric has asked you so many questions, how much do you think Osric has inherited from the Immortal King as the disciple of the Immortal King?" Lin Li hoped to learn more about Osric from Connoris. After all, this unlucky ancient deity was the one who had been in contact with Osric the longest.
"Well, at least he feels that he has the ability to build a Sky Castle, and is very confident about it," Connoris answered with uncertainty. It couldn't be helped. After all, he was just a captive sealed in a hammer. How could Osric really tell him everything?
Although Lin Li did not get any exact information, he did not feel too disappointed, because he actually had a rough guess about Osric's abilities.
The Sky Castle was not a simple building, and it was not a city that could be seen everywhere in Anril. In order to build a Sky Castle, it would involve all kinds of knowledge, and almost all the known disciplines. The High Elves were all arrogant, but their arrogance stemmed from their powerful strength. They were not like the human nobles who only knew how to brag. Since Osric had set the Sky Castle as his goal, it meant that he had considerable confidence in his own abilities.
In that case, Osric's mausoleum would probably not be a simple place. As long as Osric used half of the ability to build a Sky Castle on his own mausoleum, he would be able to build a mausoleum that was absolutely beyond anyone's imagination. Besides, he knew that his life was no longer enough to support the completion of the Sky Castle. Hence, he had probably devoted all his energy to the construction of the mausoleum.
Lin Li could not imagine what kind of mausoleum Osric could build if he did not lack resources or technology. He could only say that the various guesses about Osric's mausoleum were probably less than one in a thousand or ten thousand. In particular, Lin Li could not help but worry about the number and danger of the fatal traps. In fact, they might not be inferior to the Sky Castle. Due to that worry, Lin Li asked Connoris again, "In that case, did Osric mention anything about Alchemy Arrays, magic gears, or magic that can be used to make magic traps?"
"Well, I remember that Osric seemed to have mentioned the Orderly Maze and the Seven-Realm Spiral occasionally. However, you should also know that there are no shortcuts to the Orderly Maze and the Seven-Realm Spiral other than relying on one's own strength to break through the layers. " Unfortunately, Connoris, who was the only one who had come into contact with Osric, did not know much about the Highlord. Hence, he could not provide Lin Li with more information to judge what powerful magic traps Osric would set in the mausoleum.
"Wait a minute, isn't Osric the disciple of the Immortal King? When did he mention the Orderly Maze and the Seven-Realm Spiral? Could it be that he has no way to enter this tower from the main entrance, and instead barged in through the Orderly Maze and the Seven-Realm Spiral like we did?" Although he did not get the information he wanted, Connoris' answer made Lin Li think of something else.
In fact, no matter when Osric became interested in the Orderly Maze and the Seven-Realm Spiral, Lin Li could tell that he should have personally passed through the Orderly Maze and the Seven-Realm Spiral after coming to the Sky Castle. That made Lin Li have a doubt. With Osric's abilities, it shouldn't be a problem for him to pass the first few realms of the Seven-Realm Spiral, but it probably wouldn't be easy for him to pass the last one.
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