It was especially so for the Mithril Alliance. Compared to the people in the other teams who were in high spirits, the Mithril Alliance was in a miserable state. Although the injuries of the injured had been treated, all of them were still pale, and they didn't know if they could still walk.
Looking at the situation of his team, Joseph felt bitter. Given the current situation of the team, even if the President of the Tower of Dusk did not intervene, they would probably not have a good ending in the upcoming expedition. It seemed that he really could not hesitate anymore.
In fact, at this moment, the several patriarchs of the Mithril Alliance, including the elders of the Joseph Family, were already looking at Joseph with hostility. If Joseph did not take any action, they would probably run to curry favor with Lin Li. By then, they would naturally blame all the problems on Joseph.
"Master Felic!" Seeing that Lin Li had put away the tent and was about to give the order to set off, Joseph finally decided to go all out. Hence, he quickly walked over, and said with a respectful expression, "Master Felic, when we saw you successfully step into the Sanctuary-realm, we couldn't help but be overwhelmed with emotions. Hence, we couldn't congratulate you in time. Please forgive us."
Such flattering words actually came out of Joseph's mouth, and the surrounding people were all astonished when they heard it. However, when they thought about Lin Li's current identity, they realized that he was a true Sanctuary powerhouse. Hence, it was not too much to flatter him. However, many people were still disdainful of Joseph's sudden change in attitude.
"Oh, Patriarch Joseph, are you going to quit?" Lin Li had some experience now, and he knew that the other party would have a whole bunch of excuses waiting for him to respond to flattery regardless of whether it was a confirmation or a denial. He did not have time to listen to the so-called flattery now, so he directly changed the topic to the next exploration plan.
Lin Li's question was rather calm, and it could even be said to be nonchalant. However, when Joseph heard it, he was so shocked that his hair stood on end. What does that mean? Is he going to take action against the Mithril Alliance? Joseph was even certain that as long as he said that he was going to quit, everyone, including himself, would really not have a chance to see the sun outside.
"No, no, no!" Joseph shook his head repeatedly, and his voice even trembled a little. "Master Felic, don't get me wrong. It's our greatest honor to be able to explore with you …" Hey, why does it feel like he's saying his last words?
"Okay, since you don't intend to quit, get the team ready to set off. We don't have too much time." Seeing that Joseph was saying meaningless things, Lin Li did not intend to continue listening, although he did not show extreme impatience.
Upon hearing Lin Li's words, Joseph became even more anxious. If the conversation ended just like that, it wouldn't change the situation of the Mithril Alliance at all. He hurriedly put on a flattering smile, bowed, and humbly said, "Master Felic, you also know that we were lucky enough to get a copy of Prince Brahere's diary. Previously, we only took out a few pages of it. Now that I think about it, I'm really ashamed of our selfishness. Therefore, we would like to give it to you now. We hope that it will be of some help to the next exploration. Please do not refuse. " As he spoke, he took out a diary that had some traces of age, but still looked very exquisite and even gorgeous.
When the Mithril Alliance took out those pages of the diary and proposed to cooperate in exploring Prince Brahere's mausoleum, Lin Li knew that they definitely had more than just those pages. However, looking at the diary that Joseph handed over with both hands, Lin Li did not immediately take it. Instead, he said, "Since it's Prince Brahere's diary, there should be a lot of secrets about him in it. Even if you don't continue to explore this ruin, you can still find other valuable things from the diary."
"Master Felic, don't make fun of us. After experiencing these things in the mausoleum, we are now very clear that we are not qualified to covet any of Prince Brahere's secrets with our little strength. Only you, the supreme and great Sanctuary powerhouse, have the power to unlock Prince Brahere's secrets. " Joseph had already thrown away the last trace of reservation, and his expression was as if he wanted to worship Lin Li as a real god. It couldn't be helped, for he had offended the Tower of Dusk previously. If he didn't bow down, only death would await him. The entire Mithril Alliance would perish together.
Joseph held the diary high with both hands and bowed very low. He dared not look at Lin Li for fear that he would see an ominous sign. He was also extremely nervous, and he didn't know if the diary alone could change Lin Li's attitude. Even if it was just a little change, it would be good if he didn't kill them.
When he felt the weight in his hands lighten, Joseph's heart that had been in his throat finally calmed down a little. He hurriedly raised his head, and said, "Master Felic, the Mithril Alliance is indeed in the wrong for what happened previously. No, it's very despicable. We will definitely compensate the Tower of Dusk for the losses caused. "
"Let's not talk about that for now. Take the potions and treat the injured. However, we don't have time to continue waiting. Try to recover on the way. " Lin Li handed some Life Potions to Joseph, and did not say anything else to him. He turned around and gave the order to set off to the team that was already prepared. Sindera only gave them three days, and they had already used up half a day to rest. There were only two and a half days left for the exploration. Lin Li couldn't give the people of the Mithril Alliance any more time to recover their strength.
After all, Sindera only said that there was a relic in the mausoleum and three souls guarding it, but it didn't mention anything else. Two and a half days would be enough if everything went smoothly. However, with Prince Brahere's madness, God knew if there were any troublesome things in there.
Of course, even if the people of the Mithril Alliance recovered their strength, the strength of their team would still be very insignificant. After all, the Demon Legion, which they regarded as their trump card, had almost been destroyed, and their numbers had been reduced by nearly half. Their strength was far worse than before. Lin Li didn't particularly care about their strength. In terms of the overall strength of the expedition, they were still stronger than before. After all, he was a newly advanced Sanctuary powerhouse.
Seeing the Life Potions in front of him, Joseph finally felt relieved. Although the other party's giving them the Life Potions didn't mean that they really accepted them, and it was more likely that they just needed cannon fodder, at least they didn't have to worry about being directly destroyed. As long as they weren't directly destroyed, there would still be time to continue working hard to improve their relationship. They didn't have to reach the level of the Glittergold Trade Union, but they had to at least be on par with the Caesar Family.
The expedition walked out of the canyon, and soon arrived in front of the huge mausoleum. The words on the stone tablet in front of the mausoleum were also completely presented in front of them. The team stopped for a while. Joseph and Claus almost rushed to Lin Li, and respectfully asked if they wanted to carefully study the words on the stone tablet.
However, Lin Li already had a clear goal for this exploration, and time was rather tight. Hence, he didn't stay in front of the stone tablet for long. He directly ordered the team to bypass the stone tablet and arrive in front of the closed door of the mausoleum. Angelano walked two rounds in front of the door of the mausoleum, and quickly found the mechanism to open the door. The door that had been sealed for thousands of years finally opened slowly with a roar.
Behind the door was a very wide passage. Almost eight people walked side by side, and it didn't seem crowded. The team that walked in front of the expedition was the team from the Caesar Family and the Mithril Alliance who volunteered. Of course, Lin Li wouldn't let them go into the trap. With the guidance of Angelano, the Alchemy Guru, there wouldn't be any danger. It wasn't that Lin Li was being considerate for them, but it was really too outdated and inefficient to use people's lives to go into the trap, especially since this was Prince Brahere's mausoleum. It was possible that everyone's lives wouldn't be enough to fill a magic trap.
In the first few floors, Lin Li and Angelano discovered that many of the magic traps were added later, which meant that they didn't conform to the original architectural design. That was a problem that puzzled them. However, in this tomb, the magic traps were completely different. Lin Li could see that every one of them was highly compatible with the architectural design of the mausoleum. They were completely integrated, which increased the difficulty of deciphering them by a lot.
In fact, there were some magic traps that even Angelano, who was an Alchemy Guru, couldn't figure out at once. Lin Li had to rely on his Sanctuary-level power to crush them directly, which allowed the expedition to finally pass through smoothly.
The passage was about a thousand meters long. Due to the presence of Lin Li and Angelano, the expedition's speed wasn't affected. Soon, they passed through the long passage, and arrived at a palace-like hall. There were some funerary objects placed in this hall, but they were all treasures of art. For example, there were pictures made of various magical metals, and statues carved with large pieces of magical crystals.
To Lin Li, these things basically had no value other than being able to be sold for some money. However, the Tower of Dusk didn't lack money, either. As for the others, if it were in the past, they would definitely put everything away first. However, now that Lin Li didn't make the first move, the others didn't dare to put the things in their pockets.
Seeing that Claus was hesitant to ask questions, Lin Li calmly said, "Let's get to the innermost part of the mausoleum as soon as possible. We'll pack up when we return if there's time." It wasn't that he was being unreasonable, but two and a half days didn't mean that they would have to reach the depths of the mausoleum. In other words, they would only have a little more than a day to explore. However, Lin Li wasn't sure if that was enough time. He could only try his best to shorten the time spent on the road.
However, Claus didn't seem disappointed. Instead, he acted as if he had found a treasure after hearing Lin Li's explanation. In fact, even if Lin Li didn't say anything, Claus wouldn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. After all, a true Sanctuary powerhouse wouldn't have to explain things to insignificant beings. Lin Li's explanation made Claus feel extremely flattered. Perhaps it could be said that Lin Li was one step closer to accepting him!
Regardless of what Claus was thinking, Lin Li only wanted the expedition to continue moving forward. Be it the team from the Tower of Dusk or the teams from the other three forces, no one objected to it. It was as if there was no distinction between the forces at this moment, and everyone in the team took Lin Li's orders as their priority.
After passing through the hall where the artworks were placed, there was another long corridor. However, this time, it was a spiraling downward path. As the team went deeper into the mausoleum, the density of the magic traps increased, and the technology involved also became more advanced. Compared to those magic traps, the settings in Osric's mausoleum were nothing.
Under the obstruction of the powerful and ingenious magic traps, the expedition had no choice but to slow down. Not only did Angelano find it increasingly difficult to crack them, Lin Li also couldn't force his way through with his Sanctuary-level power. Some of the magic traps could be activated repeatedly. Even if Lin Li forced his way through with his strength, the others would still be stuck behind. Besides, Lin Li could feel that there were some magic traps that could even cause harm to him. It might not be a problem if his realm was more stable, but he couldn't now.
However, magic traps were inanimate, while humans were alive. Besides, Lin Li had extremely high attainments in magic gears and so on. After half a day, Lin Li and Angelano had probably cracked thousands of magic traps. Finally, they arrived in front of an incomparably majestic door.
The entire door was made of Purgatory Adamantine from the deepest part of the abyss. The Purgatory Adamantine had no other advantages except for its sturdiness. It was said that even the power of the gods couldn't destroy anything made of Purgatory Adamantine. In fact, it was almost impossible to use Purgatory Adamantine to create anything. Besides, it couldn't be mixed with any other metal. Hence, generally speaking, it had no value at all.
However, Lin Li knew of a secret formula that could temporarily change the nature of the Purgatory Adamantine. Even in the Endless World, he was probably the only one who knew of this secret formula. However, Lin Li was already a little numb to such things now. Even his Endless Labyrinth had appeared in the Sky Castle, and even the Whispering God had been cultivated in the upper level of the mausoleum. What was there to be surprised about a secret formula?
Angelano looked around the door for a while, and helplessly said, "I'm very sure that there's no mechanism to open this door at all. Why don't we see if we can break through the wall to enter?"
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