"President Felic, this cooperation doesn't seem to be sincere at all." Elvis did not get angry at Hoffman's sarcasm, but when faced with Lin Li's harsh conditions, his face showed a hint of indignation.
"Hehe, Master Elvis, you must be very clear about the matter between the Tower of Dusk and the Mithril Alliance. Do you think I'll be at ease to let someone who's constantly trying to kill us follow behind us? Actually, you can rest assured that the Mithril Alliance has always been targeting the Tower of Dusk, and we've only retaliated out of self-defense. Hence, if you encounter any danger during the exploration, we won't just stand by and watch. " Lin Li's tone was very polite, but his attitude was also very clear. They could cooperate, but they definitely wouldn't let the Tower of Dusk follow them. Hence, the task of exploring the path had to be done by the Tower of Dusk's team. Otherwise, there would be no cooperation.
Regardless of whether Lin Li was sincere or not, his words were not reassuring. The Tower of Dusk wouldn't let the Mithril Alliance rest assured, but would the Mithril Alliance rest assured that the Tower of Dusk would follow them? Not standing by and watching did not mean that they would help in times of crisis, and stabbing someone in the back did not mean that they would not stand by and watch. Clearly, the topic of cooperation seemed to have come to an end at this point.
However, the indignation on Elvis' face disappeared quickly, and he had no intention of ending the conversation. Instead, he calmly said to Hoffman, "President Hoffman and President Felic are so confident in exploring the mausoleum independently. Is it just because of the design of the mausoleum?"
Upon hearing Elvis suddenly mention the design of the mausoleum, Hoffman and Lin Li were immediately shocked, and their expressions changed slightly. Could there really be a spy in the expedition team!? If the expedition team of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family had appeared here, it could be said that it was a coincidence. However, the design had just been found in the past few days. Apart from the senior members of the team who had participated in the discussion, no one else would know about it. How did Elvis know about it!?
"Master Elvis, you really know us well. You even know about this matter," said Hoffman coldly. A trace of coldness flashed in Hoffman's eyes. If there was really a spy in the team, he would rather give up on the exploration this time. He had to get to the bottom of this matter first.
Although Elvis couldn't see, he could still tell that Hoffman's tone was hostile. He immediately understood that Hoffman had misunderstood. If he couldn't explain it clearly, they wouldn't be able to continue discussing the cooperation. Hence, he hurriedly shook his head, and explained, "President Hoffman, don't misunderstand, this is actually just a coincidence. You can think of going to the outside world to look for information, and so can we. However, compared to you, we were clearly a step slower. By the time we reached that dwarf's tribe, your people had already taken away the mausoleum blueprint. However, we did not come out empty-handed. Through the clues we had, we found another item related to this tomb. "
Although Elvis's words could not resolve the doubts in Hoffman and Lin Li's hearts, the two of them immediately understood that Elvis had revealed his bargaining chips when he said that he had found other things related to the mausoleum.
"Master Elvis, you just said that you found something else. I wonder what it is that you found. Is it appropriate for you to take it out for us to see?" Hearing that Elvis wasn't just here to talk about cooperation, Hoffman's attitude became a little more restrained. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Elvis. As for the problem of the spy, he temporarily put it aside.
Elvis smiled faintly, and seemed to be very confident in his own things. He said, "After learning that the mausoleum blueprint had been taken away by your people, our people continued to search carefully in the Dwarf Kingdom based on Prince Brahere's clue. Finally, we found a diary in a dwarf tribe, and it was said that the owner of this diary was Prince Brahere, who had been sleeping here for a long time. "
"Diary! Prince Brahere's diary? " Hoffman's fat face couldn't help but tremble when he heard that. He cursed his subordinates in his heart. How could they have missed such an important thing? It seemed that he had to teach those who were in charge of collecting information a lesson after this.
Lin Li was also shocked by the news. He didn't expect that the thing in Elvis's hands as a bargaining chip would be Prince Brahere's diary. There was no better way to understand Brahere's life than to read his diary.
Therefore, almost in an instant, the two people's attitudes immediately changed 180 degrees. Their faces that were originally as cold as ice were instantly filled with incomparably enthusiastic smiles.
"Haha, Master Elvis, why didn't you say so earlier? Please come in. Let's sit down and talk about it. I know, I know. It's just a matter of cooperation. Everything can be discussed. " Hoffman seemed to have changed into a different person all of a sudden. He warmly invited Elvis into the camp, and even acted as if he wanted to help Elvis up. His attitude was as warm as it could be. It was as if he had completely forgotten that he had mocked Elvis rudely just now.
As a businessman, Hoffman vividly displayed the nature of a businessman who prioritized profit above all else. Although Lin Li wasn't a real businessman, he was probably better than a businessman. Nobody would talk to you if there were no benefits. Now that he heard that there were benefits, Lin Li's attitude immediately became even better than Hoffman's.
"Although I haven't been in the Breezy Plains for long, I have actually heard of your name, Master Elvis …" Lin Li followed beside Elvis, and complimented him along the way. His tone was so sincere that no one could tell that he had just heard of Elvis.
Elvis was blind, but his heart wasn't. He naturally knew the reason for the change in their attitudes. Although they were being so warm now, they might immediately turn against him and chase him out of the camp if he didn't satisfy them with what he offered in the end. However, in order to facilitate the cooperation between the two expedition teams, Elvis had no choice but to secretly scold them for having no moral integrity while pretending to be polite to them on the surface.
Just like that, the three of them entered the tent in the center of the camp like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. They only calmed down after they sat down.
However, at this moment, Lin Li seemed to have calmed down a little. He thought of a key question, and said, "Master Elvis, please forgive me for being presumptuous. We are now going to discuss Prince Brahere's mausoleum. According to the various inferences we have in our hands, we can basically confirm that the dwarven craftsmen only started to build his mausoleum after Brahere's death. I'm afraid Prince Brahere doesn't know how the dwarves built his mausoleum after his death. Since the diary was left behind by him when he was alive, would there be any information about this mausoleum in the diary? "
The reason why Highlord Osric put so much effort into his mausoleum was because he pursued immortality and the perfect body in the crystal coffin. Hence, he was personally involved in the construction of the mausoleum, and even designed most of it by himself.
As for Prince Brahere, he pursued the highest realm of art. It was said that even at the moment of his death, he was still composing an absolutely beautiful piece of music. Besides, with Prince Brahere's status, he didn't have to worry about how his mausoleum would look like in the future. As the younger brother of the High Elven queen, the High Elves would definitely do everything for him. Hence, even if the mausoleum was built during his lifetime, it probably wouldn't receive the slightest bit of attention from him.
Of course, this didn't mean that Prince Brahere's diary was worthless. There might be a lot of very important information in it, but it would probably be of limited help to the exploration this time.
"I'm here to seek cooperation on behalf of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family. Naturally, I will show enough sincerity." Elvis smiled indifferently at Lin Li's doubt. He took out a few pages of paper and placed them on the table. He said, "This is a copy of a few pages of the diary. You can take a look at the contents first."
"This is?" Hoffman reached out and took the few pages of paper, and gave Lin Li two of them.
There was a lot of content on these pages, but it could also be said to be very simple. It was just a record of Brahere's life for five days. There was a lot of content because the things recorded were very trivial. However, since Elvis could take it out at this time, it must have something to do with the mausoleum. Hence, Hoffman and Lin Li looked at it very carefully.
The five days of diary recorded Brahere's daily life in detail. According to the level of detail in the diary, Lin Li could totally imagine that the parts of the diary that the Mithril Alliance didn't take out probably recorded a lot of unknown secrets of Prince Brahere. However, the people of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family were not fools. Obviously, they wouldn't share the diary that could bring them huge benefits but had nothing to do with the exploration.
Lin Li didn't care about that. Anyway, the most important problem now was the exploration of the mausoleum. Brahere's diary was naturally written in the High Elves Print. Although the content was rather trivial, it was like a beautiful poem that was not boring to read.
After reading the diary for five days, Lin Li also found some problems in it. The five days of diary contained descriptions of the environment and scenery of the Far North Icelands. From some of the words, he could also tell that Brahere didn't just stay in the Far North Icelands for five days. He seemed to have lived for a long time, and it showed that he would continue to stay.
As for why Brahere stayed in the Far North Icelands for such a long time, there was no clear answer in the diary. Lin Li could only vaguely feel that Brahere seemed to be waiting for a more important person. That was because at least three days of the diary had the same sentence: "That bastard is not here yet. My patience is running out!"
Lin Li and Hoffman had no way of knowing who Brahere was waiting for just based on the five days of diary. However, it was obvious that this was not the main point of the diary that Elvis took out. The real key was in the diary on the third day. Lin Li and Hoffman saw that Brahere had written in a casual tone that he had captured an Iceblast Wyrm and sent it to Gargas.
Seeing this, Lin Li and Hoffman couldn't help but gasp. Iceblast Wyrms were real ancient wyrms. It was said that among the ancient wyrms, Iceblast Wyrms were the most powerful in the entire race, just like Flame Dragons. Each of them had at least the power of the Sanctuary-realm, which was far from what the Red Dragons and Green Dragons could compare to.
Of course, if it was just about capturing an Iceblast Wyrm, they wouldn't be too surprised. After all, the High Elves were a bunch of lunatics who would do anything crazy. However, the most terrible thing was that the diary mentioned that the Iceblast Wyrm had been sent to Gargas.
Yes, it was Gargas. Lin Li and Hoffman studied the few High Elves Print for a long time, but they couldn't find any other explanation from it. Although the canyon of Gargas was thousands of miles long, they wouldn't think that Brahere had sent the Iceblast Wyrm to Gargas for the sake of releasing it. Clearly, there was an important purpose for it.
Hoffman might not have a deep understanding of the power of the ancient wyrms. After all, the ancient wyrms had been banished from Anril by the High Elves a long time ago. However, Lin Li had experienced it firsthand. In the big crack of the Night Canyon, the Flame Dragon Lothar, who claimed to be the Flame Dragon King and had the power of the Sanctuary-realm, had beaten the two Sanctuary powerhouses, Nefa and Rogge, to the point that they couldn't even retaliate. That terrifying and overbearing power still gave him lingering fear even now. Iceblast Wyrms were also ancient wyrms. Even if they weren't as powerful as the Flame Dragon Lothar, they were definitely not easy to deal with.
"Damn it, why was it sent to Gargas? Could it be that Brahere had already started building his mausoleum at that time?" That sentence made Hoffman grit his teeth in hatred. If there really was an Iceblast Wyrm in that mausoleum, wouldn't this exploration be suicidal?
"Judging from Brahere's tone, it seems like he was talking about one of his properties. At least, it shouldn't have been a mausoleum at that time. As for what exactly it was used for, was it a military base or a research base? Anyway, we can be sure that this mausoleum is not as simple as it seems. Look at the last paragraph of this diary. Obviously, this Brahere doesn't seem to have made art his lifelong pursuit like the rumors say, "Lin Li said as he handed a piece of paper to Hoffman.
After reading these pages of the diary, Lin Li only had one feeling, and that was a headache. Clearly, everything revealed in the diary, be it the existence of the Iceblast Wyrm or the purpose of the mausoleum before it became a mausoleum, had completely exceeded their original expectations.
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