At the same time, maintaining the operation of the Time Domain also required the support of an extremely large source of mana, and the power that one obtained from it could not be produced out of thin air. Lin Li had only used the Time Domain to train the teamwork of the mages, and he had already used up more than 10 Legendary magical crystals. If the Caesar Family wanted to use the Time Domain to mass produce powerhouses, they would have to pay more than 10 Legendary magical crystals.
There was another problem, and that was that obtaining power through such a method might not be a good thing for mages. Due to the huge difference in the flow of time, mages' abilities would not increase in the outside world after they left the Time Domain. If they wanted to continue to improve their abilities, they would have to enter the Time Domain again. That could also be considered a form of dependence and addiction.
Hence, when Lin Li used the Time Domain to train the teamwork of the mages, he strictly forbade anyone from meditating, and they had to go outside when they needed to meditate. Anyway, in the Tower of Dusk, there was still the control crystal of the Sky Castle that could greatly increase the effect of meditation. Hence, no one took the risk of trying to meditate in the Time Domain.
Of course, Lin Li did not show that he did not care about the Time Domain in front of Claus. Lin Li did not want to give up any of the benefits that he deserved. Even if he did not want the Time Domain, he had to pretend that he wanted it, and rip off the other party.
In order to get the mageweath array of the Time Domain, Claus was really willing to pay any price. He directly proposed extremely generous conditions, such as mines, territories, and business channels. As long as Lin Li gave up on fighting for the mageweath array, he would give him anything he wanted.
As a result, the rich and overbearing Hoffman chose to accept Claus' conditions after carefully considering the pros and cons. Not to mention that this was only the third floor of the mausoleum, and there might be more valuable things below. Even if the exploration ended here, it would definitely not be a wasted trip with Claus' generous compensation.
Lin Li had been thinking about the question just now, so he did not have the mood to be too entangled with Claus. Besides, Claus' conditions were indeed quite generous. Hence, he quickly nodded and agreed.
Joseph and Claus were originally close allies, so he naturally could not deliberately make things difficult for Claus here. After all, they still had to continue exploring, and it was definitely not wise to have one less ally and one more enemy.
The four powers quickly finished discussing everything, including the distribution of the other important components in the breeding room. What followed was naturally a great demolition. This was also the usual practice of exploring ruins, especially for such a large group of people. As long as they encountered any benefits, they would first take them out and put them in their own pockets. Otherwise, who knew what would happen in the future, and who knew if there would be a chance to come back for these benefits.
It was said that there was once an expedition team that was exploring a ruin. They wanted to carry the loot they found on their way back, but in the end, they accidentally triggered a magic trap. Although the expedition team escaped, the entire ruin was drowned in underground lava. The person in charge of the expedition went crazy after suffering a huge loss and not gaining anything in the end. Therefore, there was a rule in every exploration of ruins. If there was anything good, take it out first.
However, just as they were about to move the incubation room, Lin Li frowned, and could not help but say, "Wait a minute!"
"What's the matter, Master Felic? Did you find something wrong?" Hoffman naturally did not have to be a porter, and had been standing beside Lin Li. Upon hearing Lin Li's sudden call for them to stop, he couldn't help but be shocked. After all, Lin Li had passed through the Sky Castle and Osric's mausoleum. Could it be that he had discovered some hidden danger!?
Joseph and Claus could not help but stop their subordinates immediately. Although they were not on friendly terms with Lin Li, they valued his experience in exploring ruins.
However, after hearing Hoffman's question, Lin Li shook his head, and said, "No, although I don't know the reason, I feel that something is wrong here. We'd better retreat now."
"President Felic, this joke is not funny at all. You agreed to the conditions that I mentioned just now. Are you going back on your word!?" Claus' face immediately grew sullen. He regarded the mageweath array of the Time Domain as a treasure, and naturally felt that the others valued it as well. Hence, he immediately thought that Lin Li was regretting his decision.
Joseph had a feud with Lin Li in the first place. Seeing that Lin Li could not give a reasonable explanation, his face immediately turned sullen, and he said in a low voice, "President Felic, if you can give us some reasons, we might be able to consider it. However, you're asking us to retreat without saying anything. I don't know what you're trying to do."
Explanation? What explanation? I haven't even figured it out myself! Lin Li just felt that there was something wrong here. As for what was wrong, he would have said it long ago if he could. Since Joseph and Claus refused to listen, Lin Li did not say anything else to them. He glanced at Hoffman, and said, "Master Hoffman, what do you think?"
"Well, this mausoleum is extraordinary. For safety's sake, I think it's better to retreat and take a look. Anyway, those things are here, and it doesn't matter if we take them earlier or later. " Hoffman straightforwardly expressed his support for Lin Li's suggestion, but there was still some doubt in his eyes. He seemed to be hoping that Lin Li could reveal some information.
Although Hoffman supported Lin Li's suggestion, Joseph and Claus did not change their minds. Instead, they were even more determined to stay. In their opinion, the Glittergold Trade Union was obviously in cahoots with the Tower of Dusk. Now that Hoffman had agreed to Lin Li's suggestion without asking for the reason, they couldn't be sure if there was some conspiracy between them.
"Do you guys really want to continue staying here?" Lin Li asked Joseph and Claus. If it weren't for the fact that they had Brahere's diary with them, and the fact that the Tower of Dusk and the Glittergold Trade Union were not powerful enough to explore the mausoleum alone, Lin Li wouldn't have bothered to care about them.
However, Joseph and Claus were obviously sure that Lin Li and Hoffman were up to something. With disdain on their faces, they said, "Sorry, we don't think there's any danger here."
"You're so timid, yet you're here to explore the ruins. I really don't know how you managed to become the President. If you want to leave, you can leave on your own. It's best to bring your obedient babies back to your tower and hide there." Charles, who had been following behind Claus, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to mock his enemy. Although he seemed to be talking to himself, his voice was loud enough that almost everyone could hear him.
Charles' mockery immediately angered the people of the Tower of Dusk, especially the mages. The magic staffs in their hands immediately lit up, and it was as if they were going to drown the insolent person with a magic storm at the next moment. Upon sight of this situation, the people of the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family naturally became nervous, and got ready to fight at any time.
However, Lin Li couldn't be bothered to waste time on Charles. He waved his hand to stop his mages, and said, "Retreat, go back the way we came."
Although the people of the Tower of Dusk didn't understand why their President gave such an order, they obeyed without hesitation. Even Basel, who had just joined, didn't ask much, and simply turned around to retreat to the second floor with his student, Davos.
Seeing that Lin Li had already given the order, Hoffman couldn't say anything else. Since he had already said that he would support Lin Li, he had to support him to the end. Hence, he also ordered his people to retreat. The team from the Glittergold Trade Union immediately followed suit, and prepared to retreat with the people of the Tower of Dusk.
However, at this moment, a mage of unknown origin suddenly exclaimed, "Mana, my mana!"
With that exclamation, all the mages present discovered that something terrifying was happening to them. The mana that they had accumulated in their bodies suddenly flowed away uncontrollably, as if there was an invisible monster hidden in the air around them that was sucking and devouring their mana.
The Legendary-mages present didn't feel too obvious, but those below the Legendary-level all turned pale, and the mana waves on their bodies weakened rapidly. In just a moment, all the mages of the four forces below the Legendary-level had their mana depleted, and became weaker than ordinary people.
The entire incubation room was immediately shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere. The mages were terrified because of the shocking changes in their bodies. Although the Warriors and Assassins didn't feel anything obvious, they couldn't help but panic under the influence of the mages.
"Don't just stand there, retreat, leave this place!" Lin Li also felt the rapid loss of mana in his body. Although there wouldn't be any obvious effects in a short period of time with his huge accumulation of mana, what would happen to the mages under him if there were to be any unforeseen events? Besides, with the speed of the loss of mana, even he probably wouldn't be able to hold on for too long.
Hearing Lin Li's urging, everyone immediately quickened their steps, and the people from the Glittergold Trade Union didn't dare to delay at all. At this point, Joseph and Claus didn't ask Lin Li for the reason, and shouted at their subordinates at the top of their lungs to get them out of the incubation room.
However, at this moment, there was another change in the incubation room. Countless green tentacles suddenly appeared out of nowhere. They were densely packed like wild grass, and they chased after the crowd along the surrounding walls.
Seeing this scene, Lin Li's heart tightened, and a figure flashed across his mind. Damn it, could it be …
The terrifying conjecture in his mind made Lin Li shudder. If it was really that horrifying thing, then this exploration would really be a huge loss.
The owner of the green tentacles obviously didn't want to let these intruders go. In an instant, they used countless tentacles to seal the incubation room before the crowd reached the entrance.
The Warriors in the team didn't need orders from the higher-ups at all. They waved the weapons in their hands and slashed at the tentacles that sealed the door. However, the tentacles were extremely tough, and no matter how crazily they slashed at them, they couldn't break them. Instead, the two tentacles that shot up instantly penetrated the chest armor of the two Warriors in front, and came out from their backs like blood-dripping swords.
This time, no one dared to rush forward again. The group of people were like a tide, quickly retreating back, staying away from the wall that was crawling with tentacles. During this period, the mana loss of the mages didn't stop. Even the Legendary-mages couldn't take it anymore, and the weaker ones were even about to fall out of the Legendary-realm.
"Damn it, what is this thing!? Hoffman, don't you have the blueprint of the mausoleum? Didn't you mention that there are such monsters inside!? "Joseph yelled in exasperation.
"How many things can a blueprint contain? Don't you guys have Brahere's diary? Didn't you see what he stuffed in there!?" Hoffman wasn't in a good mood either. When Felic asked them to retreat just now, they acted as if they were trying to harm them.
Of course, Lin Li was extremely regretful now. If he had known that something like this would happen, he wouldn't have wasted so much time talking to Joseph and the rest. He would've just retreated with his men, and nothing would happen.
In the incubation room, screams, moans, curses, and all sorts of other noises could be heard. However, the sudden sound of water splashing caused everyone to quieten down. Everyone's gazes turned towards the source of the splashing sound.
In the middle of the incubation room, there was a huge pool that didn't attract much attention. It seemed to be boiling all of a sudden. As the water splashed, a huge monster that looked like an octopus slowly rose from the water, revealing its hideous and terrifying appearance. That monster seemed to have countless eyes all over its body. At the same time, there were countless tentacles that kept surging out of the water.
With the appearance of the monster, the entire incubation room was suddenly filled with murmurs. That sound seemed to be coming from the distant sky, but it also seemed to be echoing in one's mind. It made everyone feel as if the entire world was filled with that sound. Meanwhile, the Archmages who had their mana devoured all had blank expressions on their faces. Their gazes were dull, and it was as if they had suddenly lost their souls.
Seeing the appearance of the monster and hearing the murmurs, Lin Li's vision darkened. His worries had indeed come true. This time, he was really in big trouble.
Yes, Lin Li knew the monster that came out of the pool. Even though he couldn't believe that he would see the Whispering God here, the symbol of an extremely terrifying existence.
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