Donald's gaze was filled with eagerness as he looked at the keys in the wooden box. It didn't mean that the blueprints that he had were useless. The 36 Magic Towers of the Sky Castle were originally guarded by the Sanctuary powerhouses of the High Elves. Hence, there would definitely be a large number of precious treasures in them.
More importantly, Archbishop Martin had also said that the 36 sets of keys were only a portion of them. In that case, would there be more keys that could open the other gates of the Sky Castle? Of course, there was another point. The Magical Thousand-contraption Lock could not be opened with just a key. Each lock had a special set of methods to open it. However, Archbishop Martin should have also mastered those methods. Otherwise, the keys would be useless, and there would be no need for him to take them out at all.
With the guidance of the Sky Castle's structure map and the keys that could open the various gates correctly, the gains from the exploration this time would definitely reach an astonishing level. Even the Rotterdam Kingdom that had not experienced war and inherited countless treasures from the Dark Age could not compare to the Immortal King's treasures.
Archbishop Martin and Donald had both taken out things that could show their value. Be it the structure map of the Sky Castle or the keys that could open the Magical Thousand-contraption Locks, they were of great value to the exploration this time. At this moment, both of them looked at Lin Li, waiting for him to take out his things.
In fact, be it the structure map or the keys, they really did not mean much to Lin Li. Although the control crystal in Lin Li's hand seemed to have been blocked by some kind of power after he arrived at the Sky Castle, it did not prevent him from roughly understanding the structure of the Sky Castle. It was probably clearer than the structure map. The Magical Thousand-contraption Locks were controlled by the control crystal. Even the complicated Magical Thousand-contraption Lock in the Central Tower could be opened, let alone the ones in other places.
However, it was not the time to take out the control crystal now. Lin Li was still counting on the people from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom to be his cannon fodder. Once the information of the control crystal was revealed, everyone would know that he would be the owner of the Sky Castle. Who would be willing to work for him?
However, even if he did not mention the control crystal, Lin Li did have other valuable information. The most important reason why the people from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom came to discuss cooperation with him was because he had experience in exploring the Sky Castle. Experience was something that seemed very fleeting and insubstantial, but no one could ignore the role of experience.
Lin Li did not hold back, and instead told everyone in detail about his exploration of the Sky Castle. The only thing he kept was the debris of the stars, which did not affect the description of the entire matter.
Lin Li was not worried that he would lose his value in the other party's heart after introducing his experiences without reservation. The more unreserved he was, the more it sounded to the other party that he was hiding something important. People liked to put themselves in the shoes of others. Lin Li did keep the important thing, which was the control crystal of the Sky Castle, but there was really nothing worth keeping in terms of exploration experience.
Towards the end, Lin Li talked about the Ghost, which was what the others were most concerned about. The teams from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom had arrived a few days earlier than the Tower of Dusk. Why did they still stay at the edge of the Sky Castle? It was because they could vaguely feel that there might be guardians in the Sky Castle apart from the magic gears and magic traps. The appearance of the corporeal Vengeful Spirits was a sign.
Since there were corporeal Vengeful Spirits, would there be higher-level guardians? In fact, almost all large-scale High Elves ruins would have their guardians. Could this Sky Castle be an exception? They dared not gamble with the lives of their own people. After all, the former owner of the Sky Castle was the Immortal King, and according to many myths and legends, the Immortal King also had a group of freakish powerhouses under him.
However, when they heard Lin Li say that the one who forced them to leave the Sky Castle was a Ghost that was at the peak of the Legendary-level, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. A confident smile appeared on Donald's face, and he said in a relaxed tone, "So, it's just a Ghost that's at the peak of the Legendary-level. Although that Undead Heaven is a headache, I believe it won't be too difficult to deal with it with our friends from the Brilliance Shrine."
Although Archbishop Martin did not say anything, he looked rather relaxed. The people of the Brilliance Shrine were the least afraid of Undead creatures. It was no exaggeration to say that with the powerful purification power of Holy Light, the people of the Brilliance Shrine would be able to deal with Undead creatures that were 10 times the number of Undead creatures.
However, Lin Li shook his head gently, and smilingly said, "The peak of the Legendary-level is just the strength of that Ghost when we left."
"What's the problem with that? It's only been a few years, and the guardians of the High Elves' ruins tend to have a gradual decline in strength instead of an increase. In a few more years, the strength of that Ghost might even fall from the Legendary-realm, "Donald said matter-of-factly.
In fact, Donald's idea could not be said to be wrong. This should also be considered a kind of common sense. Time was a merciless butcher's knife. No matter how powerful the guardians of the ruins were, they would gradually age and decay with the passage of time, and gradually lose their powerful power.
It had only been 1,300 years since the High Elves perished. If it had been 13,000 years, there might have been no more danger in the ruins. Not only would the guardians of the ruins decay, but the magic gears and magic traps would also likely lose their effect.
"President Felic, that's indeed the case. Perhaps that Ghost's strength was in the Sanctuary-realm at the beginning, but after thousands of years, it has fallen to the peak of the Legendary-realm. Such a thing is actually very common in ruins exploration." Archbishop Martin agreed with Donald's words. Besides, this was the Immortal King's Sky Castle, and the peak of the Legendary-realm might be considered strong outside, but it did not seem to be qualified to be a guardian here. Hence, the greatest possibility was that the Ghost's strength had fallen from the Sanctuary-realm.
"Archbishop Martin, you can take a look at this, especially the 36 towers. I think you should be able to recognize them with your knowledge." Lin Li did not refute them directly, and instead handed a blueprint to Archbishop Martin. The blueprint was actually a copy of the one that he had obtained from the Scar of Death.
Archbishop Martin took the blueprint, and carefully looked at the location of the 36 towers and the streets that were connected to each tower under Lin Li's guidance. After a while, his eyes that were originally squinted suddenly widened as if he had seen something horrifying. He exclaimed, "Could this be the Psychic Array!?"
Necromancers had always been the target of purification by the Brilliance Shrine. As the archbishop of the Brilliance Shrine, Martin was naturally very clear about the means of the Necromancers. Initially, he would not have thought about the blueprint of the Sky Castle in his hands in that direction, but after Lin Li's reminder, he quickly saw the traces of the Psychic Array from the layout of the 36 magic towers. That was also because he did not know about the existence of the Conquering Mageweath, which made it easier for him to see the Psychic Array.
"Psychic Array! He actually used the entire Sky Castle as a foundation to set up such a massive Psychic Array. This is simply too terrifying! " Although Archbishop Martin had been through a lot and was rather knowledgeable, he still found it hard to calm down when he saw the Psychic Array formed by the 36 Magic Towers.
Upon hearing Archbishop Martin's exclamation, Donald and Prince Jeremiah, who had been silent, could not help but have a change of expression. They thought of the corporeal Vengeful Spirits. It was no wonder that the Vengeful Spirits, the lowest level of Undead creatures, had not perished with time, and could even break through to the Legendary-realm.
However, Donald soon thought of another problem. He frowned at Lin Li, and said, "President Felic, this doesn't seem to make sense. Since there is such a powerful Psychic Array, how can the strength of that Ghost be only at the peak of the Legendary-realm?"
Indeed, most people would think that the guardian of the ruins should be extremely powerful, especially in this place where even the peak of the Legendary-realm would probably not be qualified. However, if the Ghost itself was in the Sanctuary-realm, its strength would not decline with the help of such a powerful Psychic Array. Instead, it would continue to increase, and it might even reach the peak of the Sanctuary-realm.
"That Ghost is not the original guardian of this place. Instead, it was placed here by Highlord Osric," Lin Li said, throwing out another piece of shocking news.
This news was even more shocking than the Psychic Array. Highlord Osric was another mythical figure after the Immortal King. In everyone's impression, he was even more brutal, perverted, and terrifying than the Immortal King.
All of a sudden, the tent became silent. Everyone was shocked by the news, and even their breathing became lighter.
However, a moment later, a sneer broke the silence in the tent. Donald's expression quickly returned to normal, and he said in a disdainful tone, "President Felic, this news is a little too shocking. Why would Osric place a Ghost here?"
Clearly, Donald did not believe Lin Li's news. Although Osric's death was rather inexplicable, he was still a powerful existence at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm. Even if there was a Psychic Array in the Sky Castle, and the Ghost was placed there to be nurtured with the power of the Psychic Array, what was the point of it for a powerhouse at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm?
Under Donald's reminder, Archbishop Martin could not help but reveal some doubts in his eyes. Although he trusted Lin Li's character from the bottom of his heart, this news was indeed somewhat inexplicable.
Lin Li did not get angry at Donald's suspicion, and instead smiled nonchalantly. "The reason is very simple. It's for the pursuit of so-called immortality."
"Pursuit of immortality?" His words made Archbishop Martin and Donald even more puzzled. What did the pursuit of immortality have to do with the Ghost?
"As far as I know, Osric used the souls of 100,000 humans to create this Ghost, and very likely integrated his Soul Brand into the Ghost. Using the Psychic Array here to nurture this Ghost is equivalent to nurturing his own soul. In his mausoleum, he also created a perfect body for himself. Once this Ghost reaches the peak of the Sanctuary-realm and fuses with the perfect body, it will be very likely to take the last step and become truly immortal. "
Of course, just saying that guess was not enough to convince them. Lin Li then took out another item — the few pages of Osric's notes that recorded his idea. Those few pages of notes were originally placed in the crystal coffin. Since they had nothing to do with any magical knowledge, they were not handed over to the Supreme Council.
Although Osric did not specify the relationship between his Soul Brand and the Ghost in the notes, and did not even mention the Ghost at all, it still proved Lin Li's previous speculation to a large extent.
"In that case, we might be facing Osric's soul?" After reading the notes, although the few people present could not say that all their doubts were gone, they also believed in Lin Li's speculation.
However, if that was the case, it would be too terrifying. Osric himself was a powerhouse at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm. After his Soul Brand fused with the Ghost, it was equivalent to the Ghost reaching the peak of the Sanctuary-realm in terms of realm. All it needed was to continuously absorb a large amount of mana.
This Sky Castle was known as the most powerful of the seven Sky Castles, and what it lacked the least was boundless mana. Although it had only been two to three years since Lin Li's last exploration, the Ghost was at the peak of the Legendary-realm at that time. Hence, there was a 99% chance that it had already stepped into the Sanctuary-realm.
However, since the teams from the Brilliance Shrine and the Rotterdam Kingdom dared to explore the Immortal King's Sky Castle, they naturally had something to rely on. Originally, they were already prepared to fight with the possible guardians of the ruins. Now, it was just that the guardians of the ruins had become a Ghost. They did not believe that the Ghost could really reach the peak of the Sanctuary-realm in just two to three years. If that was really the case, the spirit would have already made a move the moment they set foot on this place.
After the three forces exchanged information with each other, they finally decided on a cooperative relationship. In fact, it was mainly the problem of the Rotterdam Kingdom and the Tower of Dusk. Even if Lin Li did not provide any useful information, the Brilliance Shrine would definitely cooperate with them.
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