"Why would the dwarves have the blueprint of this mausoleum?" Lin Li asked in surprise after hearing Hoffman's introduction. That was a critical question. After all, it was the mausoleum of the High Elves' royal family, and the dangers contained in it were far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. It would be more dangerous to explore with a wrong blueprint than to explore it step by step.
Hoffman didn't mind Lin Li's doubts, and instead explained seriously, "According to those materials, Prince Brahere's gentle rule made him extremely prestigious in the Dwarf Kingdom. After his death, the entire Dwarf Kingdom mourned him. After that, the Dwarf Kingdom spontaneously mobilized almost all the top craftsmen to design and build this mausoleum for him. The blueprint of this mausoleum was passed down from the descendants of those top craftsmen. "
Davos lay on the table without any manners, and looked at the tattered blueprint for a moment. After Hoffman explained, he sat back in his seat, and said, "Judging from the ink and material, the age of the blueprint is real. As for whether it's the blueprint of this mausoleum, I think there's an 80% chance that it is."
Actually, it was not a big deal to have this blueprint. After all, the dwarven craftsmen were only in charge of building the mausoleum, and the various protective measures in the mausoleum had to be designed by the High Elves. Besides, the blueprint was already incomplete in the first place, and was already quite dilapidated. There were very few parts that could be seen clearly.
From this blueprint, Lin Li and the others could only determine the general structure of the mausoleum. It would not be easy to obtain the treasure with this blueprint alone. According to the information on the blueprint, they could know that the mausoleum should be divided into seven floors. The first six floors were for the guards who were buried together with him, and the seventh floor was where Prince Brahere's coffin was. However, as for what exactly was in the first six floors and what were the differences between them, it was still impossible to tell from the blueprint.
"Now, that's all the information we can find. I'm afraid we have to explore the mausoleum ourselves. It seems that we can stop the excavation outside, "Hoffman said. He didn't expect a blueprint to be of much use, and it was already good enough that he could understand the structure of the mausoleum a little.
However, when everyone was discussing and getting ready to enter the mausoleum, someone outside reported that the expedition team of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family had disappeared.
"Although the campsites of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family are still lit, and there are people constantly patrolling, we discovered that the figures in the tents are all fake. I reckon that most of them are no longer in the campsite," the person in charge of surveillance said to Hoffman, Lin Li, and the rest.
Hearing this news, everyone in the tent looked at each other for a moment, and their faces all revealed a look of understanding. At a time like this, it was naturally impossible for the other party to suddenly retreat. It was very obvious that they had also discovered the great value contained within the ruins, so they impatiently entered the tomb first.
In the mausoleum of the High Elves, the stone scepter not only symbolized the identity and status of the owner of the tomb, but also represented the age of the owner. Each stone scepter represented 10 years, so there might be hundreds or thousands of stone scepters in the High Elves' mausoleum. The two expedition teams were exploring the same area, so there was no reason for Lin Li's team to find the stone scepter while the other party did not.
If they found the stone scepter, the other party would naturally be able to determine that the ruins were actually the mausoleum of a High Elf, and they might even be able to conclude that the owner of the mausoleum was a royal High Elf. Among all the ruins of the High Elves, the mausoleum had always been recognized as the most valuable type, and the mausoleum of a royal High Elf was even more tempting.
However, although they knew that the other party was one step ahead of them, Lin Li, Hoffman, and the rest did not show the slightest anxiety on their faces. The other party's eagerness not only meant that they might already know that the ruins were the mausoleum of the royal High Elves, it also meant that their understanding of the mausoleum seemed to be limited to that. If they knew that the owner of the mausoleum was Prince Brahere, the younger brother of the High Elven Queen, they probably wouldn't forget to be cautious no matter how great the temptation was.
"There's going to be a good show!" Lin Li said with a playful smile.
On Hoffman's chubby face, his eyes narrowed into slits, and there was an undisguised smirk on his face. He said, "Just nice, we're almost done with our discussion. Let's go and see what they can get from Prince Brahere's mausoleum."
What could they get? The mausoleum of the royal High Elves was already impressive enough, and Prince Brahere was the younger brother of the High Elven Queen. He was also the royal of the royal family. How could his mausoleum be so easily excavated!? The Glittergold Trade Union and the Tower of Dusk had even obtained a tattered blueprint, but they did not have much confidence in excavating the mausoleum. If the other party barged in so rashly, the outcome would be obvious.
Under Hoffman's and Lin Li's orders, the expedition teams of the two families immediately moved, and simply tidied up the campsite. They did not have to resort to any means of cover-up like the other party, and simply marched towards the depths of the grand canyon of Gargas openly. At the campsite of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family, the people who stayed behind to guard the campsite panicked when they saw this scene. After that, they simply left the campsite and followed behind under the lead of one of the leaders.
The area where the two expedition teams' campsites were located was still some distance away from the real mausoleum. Coupled with the winding roads in the canyon, Hoffman, Lin Li, and the others had actually not seen the true appearance of the mausoleum yet. Along the way, they saw many magical beast corpses, as well as some traces of magic gears and magic traps. However, it was obvious that these things did not cause any losses to the other party's expedition team.
After walking for about five or six minutes, they turned a corner in the canyon, and the view in front of them suddenly became clear. Although the grand canyon of Gargas was not narrow, or else it wouldn't be called an insurmountable natural moat, the area in front of them was obviously much wider than the other areas. In the entire grand canyon that spanned thousands of miles, this section should be the widest section, and also the section that was the most impossible to cross.
In addition to the fact that this section of the canyon was wider, a more important reason was that there was a very terrifying vortex of power shrouding it. Under the pull of this huge vortex of power, even birds or powerful flying magical beasts would be instantly torn to pieces by that force if they tried to fly over it. All along, people had thought that this vortex of power should be a storm that formed naturally in the canyon, but now it seemed that it was not the case at all.
Right in the center stood a domed palace-like building that was slightly different from the traditional style of the High Elves. There were not too many gorgeous decorations on the outside, and it gave people a sense of elegance and nobility without being luxurious. The materials used in the entire building were like ice sculptures, and they emitted a crystal light at the bottom of the dark canyon. The terrifying vortex of power came from the mageweaths that were constantly flashing with magical light on the building.
However, the scale of the palace building was not very large. At least, it was much smaller than Osric's mausoleum. If people who didn't know the inside story saw this, they would probably be a little disappointed. However, Lin Li, Hoffman, and the others knew that this was only the surface part of the mausoleum. The real mausoleum of Prince Brahere should be under this palace.
There were many corpses of magical beasts around the palace, but they were obviously not done by the expedition team of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family, because most of the corpses of the magical beasts were wrapped in thick ice. Some of the magical beasts were of lower levels, such as Ice Wolves and Snow Bears. There were also powerful Snow Demons that had even reached the Legendary-level. They were like ice and snow amber that had existed here for countless years.
"No wonder we can find the stone scepter and those broken items in such a far place. These magical beasts have disturbed Prince Brahere's long sleep for god knows how many years," Lin Li said while knocking on a Snow Demon ice sculpture.
If it were ordinary beasts, they would naturally only be interested in food and things to build their nests. However, it was different for these magical beasts. Items that contained mana were also quite attractive to them. Those stone scepters, various sculptures, and stone pieces engraved with magic runes, etc. Although they didn't seem to have any mana fluctuations now, and the material was similar to ordinary stones, they were probably the best Magic Crystals in the past. However, looking at the huge graveyard of ice sculptures, these magical beasts had paid a considerable price to obtain even the items outside the mausoleum.
"President Felic, do you think we should wait here and observe the situation, or should we enter the mausoleum now?" Looking at the ice palace not far away, Hoffman could not hide the excitement in his heart. His tone seemed to be trembling slightly.
"Let's wait a while. I think the expedition team of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family has not gone too deep into the mausoleum yet. I'm afraid we'll be letting them down if we enter now." Lin Li looked at the door of the palace that had been opened, but did not reveal a trace of urgency.
Although Brahere was not as infamous as Osric in history, he was definitely not an existence that could be underestimated. Besides, with his identity, he did not have to do anything at all. The top talents of the entire High Elves, and even the entire Anril at that time, would be at his disposal. This mausoleum was not only his resting place, but also the collection of the peak skills of various fields of that era. It was probably much more dangerous than Osric's mausoleum.
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