Apparently, Andoine had guessed that it was a powerful weapon that could destroy the Felan Kingdom. The two authoritative figures of the Supreme Council were filled with questions, let alone Lin Li, Aldwin, and the others. Hence, after hearing Megard's words, everyone immediately perked up and waited for the next explanation.
"Don't misunderstand, this is not my intention, but Geresco's." Megard looked away from the crowd, and raised his head slightly to look into the distance, seemingly recalling something. At the same time, he slowly said, "Andoine and Rosen both know that the Supreme Council has long gotten hold of some information about the mausoleum. In fact, Geresco had already discovered Osric's mausoleum not long after his death, but he did not go deep into the mausoleum. "
Geresco had long discovered Highlord Osric's mausoleum, which was not unexpected. After all, with Geresco's ability, it was not difficult for him to find Highlord Osric's mausoleum if he wanted to. However, since they had discovered it long ago, why did they only discover it now? That was what everyone was puzzled about. With Geresco's strength at that time, they did not believe that the traps and tomb guards in the mausoleum could stop him.
"At that time, Anril had just experienced countless wars with vast rules. From the most ordinary troops to Legendary powerhouses and Sanctuary powerhouses, almost no one could stay out of the war. Apart from the loss of countless lives, the destruction of the High Elves, and the rise of humans, the war had also caused severe damage to the world. At that time, the world was riddled with holes, and space was so fragile that it could not withstand even a crack. With Geresco's strength, once he enters the crack forcefully, it's very likely that he'll cause a large-scale collapse of space. He might even bring a destructive disaster to the entire Anril. " Megard spoke very slowly, and his deep voice seemed to be able to travel through time and space, bringing everyone back to that magnificent era.
Although they couldn't fully imagine what Anril would be like at the end of the Dark Age, they couldn't imagine what it would be like during the war. However, based on Megard's narration, they could also tell that the cruelty described in historical documents was far less than 1/10,000 of the actual history. Everyone had a strange expression on their faces. It was hard to tell whether it was yearning, regret, or something else. Of course, they knew very well that with their current strength, even if it was during that era, they could only be one of the numerous icy cold numbers, and it was utterly insufficient to leave their names behind.
Lin Li was the only one who remained expressionless, because he had already seen the historical changes of Anril from the prehistoric times to the end of the Dark Age through the Endless Labyrinth when he was in the Sky Castle. From the earth-shattering war between the ancient wyrms and the Titans to the gradual emergence of the High Elves on the stage of history, to the flames of war at the end of the Dark Age, and the decline of the High Elves' powerful and prosperous dynasty.
Megard finally retracted his gaze, and his gaze paused on the calm Lin Li for a moment. He continued, "Apart from being worried that it would cause the space to collapse, Geresco actually doesn't take Osric's legacy seriously. Therefore, after discovering the location of the tomb, he subdued three Undead Lords in the Shadowglen and made an agreement with them to guard the entrance of the tomb. Only the three of them could open the Door of Immortality. "
Everyone immediately came to a sudden realization. It was no wonder that the three Undead Lords immediately made an agreement with Geresco when they saw that they couldn't defeat Megard. Megard could have killed them easily, but he chose to let them go. It turned out that they had been left behind by Geresco to guard the door.
"Although Osric's legacy is nothing in Geresco's eyes, it's still a huge treasure to the Supreme Council. Hence, after so many years of research, the Supreme Council decided on this operation, and you did not let the Supreme Council down. On behalf of the Supreme Council, I thank you for your efforts. " Megard's tone was very sincere, and he did not put on a perfunctory front just because of his status.
Upon hearing Megard thanking them personally, everyone was moved, and it was as if all the difficulties that they had experienced in the mausoleum had become insignificant at this moment. Andoine and the others stood up in unison with excitement on their faces, and said, "This is what we should do."
Megard waved his hand and gestured for everyone to sit down before saying, "I believe you must be very curious about how important the treasure that you risked your life to retrieve is."
Megard finally talked about the treasure, which was indeed what everyone was most concerned about at the moment. Although the treasure belonged to the Supreme Council, they also wanted to know what exactly it was that they had risked their lives to retrieve, and if it was worth it to put themselves in a desperate situation again and again.
The so-called treasures had different definitions for people of different levels. For ordinary people, countless gold coins were a huge treasure trove. To mages, countless magical crystals and powerful magical equipment were a huge treasure trove. However, to the Supreme Council, gold coins, magical crystals, magical equipment, and magical materials were not enough to be considered treasures, let alone huge treasures. Hence, everyone was filled with curiosity about the huge treasure that Megard mentioned. Almost everyone held their breaths and waited quietly for the answer to be revealed.
"This huge treasure is not a crystal coffin made of the Crystal of Rest, nor is it the perfect body created by Osric, nor is it a magical weapon. It's a very important piece of information." At this point, Megard paused and slowly glanced at everyone. Seeing that they were all puzzled, he continued, "This piece of information includes the essence of magic research that the High Elves have accumulated over countless years, as well as Osric's personal insights into magic research. In addition, it also includes pharmaceutics, inscription, alchemy, forging, and so on. It can be said to be an encyclopedia that includes all the knowledge in Anril. "
When they heard Megard say that the huge treasure was a piece of information, everyone found it hard to understand, even though the information was still very important. However, as Megard explained further and described the encyclopedia that contained almost everything, everyone was shocked. Some of them even dared not believe what they had just heard.
Ever since the High Elves Dynasty was overthrown at the end of the Dark Age, the magic civilization of Anril had also fallen into a low ebb. Not only was there no development, but it was also a huge regression compared to the Dark Age. Magic was still considered lucky, but the standards of pharmaceutics, inscription, forging, and so on were far from what they used to be. In fact, there were even some fields of knowledge that were completely lost in history.
Just like the Guru of Alchemy, Angelano, who might even be classified as a Divine Smith now, the current pharmacists, smiths, and inscription masters were nothing in the Dark Age. It was not that humans were stupid or that they did not study hard, but rather that there was a gap in knowledge that was difficult to make up for, let alone develop.
Highlord Osric, on the other hand, was one of the most profound figures in the study of High Elves magic even in the heyday of the magic civilization. He was also a freakish figure who had reached the level of a Guru in other fields of knowledge. In the entire Dark Age, apart from the Immortal King and the High Elven Queen, no one could be compared to Osric.
Everyone could completely imagine that the gaps in knowledge would be perfectly made up for by mastering the encyclopedia, and that the Supreme Council would be able to reproduce the magic civilization of the High Elves. It would be a huge leap in the research of the entire human magic civilization. The encyclopedia could indeed be considered a huge treasure, not only for the Supreme Council, but also for the entire human race.
Seeing that everyone's expressions had changed from curiosity to shock, and then from shock to ecstasy, Megard nodded slightly, and said, "This encyclopedia is in the crystal coffin that you brought back. You should have already thought about what kind of role it would play for the Supreme Council and the human magic civilization. Hence, not only would the Supreme Council and I have to thank you, but everyone would also be grateful for what you've done today. "
Megard's words were not an exaggeration at all. Although Andoine and the others did not experience the war at the end of the Dark Age, and did not leave their names behind during the rise of mankind, the encyclopedia's major role in promoting the human magic civilization was definitely enough for them to leave a heavy mark in history.
After a long time, everyone gradually calmed down, and Rosen suddenly thought of the crystal coffin. Hence, he asked Megard, "Honorable Arbitrator, since we need that encyclopedia, why did we bring that crystal coffin out too?"
Carrying an encyclopedia was obviously different from carrying a crystal coffin that was the size of a hill. Besides, there was actually another reason why Norin asked that question, and that was to remind Megard that Osric's body and magical weapon in the crystal coffin had been taken away by Lin Li. According to the orders of the Supreme Council, the items that were originally in the crystal coffin naturally belonged to the Supreme Council.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
