[Second update. Brothers, next week will depend on you. There are two more updates today.]
What made Salin excited were the covers of the three books. One was bronze, one was silver, and one was gold.
Magic books, there was a complete set of Goddess Magic books here!
Magic books and magic books only differed by a single word, but their meanings were as different as heaven and earth. Magic books were common items used to pass on magical knowledge, while magic books were high-level magical tools.
There were only three levels of magic books — bronze magic books for level-one to level-three Mages, silver magic books for level-four to level-six Great Mages, and gold magic books for Magic Shooters above level-seven.
The magic book described the skills that were suitable for Magicians of all levels to learn. Even a Magician without an inheritance could learn them. Magic books could also store spells. Unlike scrolls, magic books could store spells repeatedly and were not one-time items. That was not the most important thing. The most precious thing about magic books was that there would be help for a Mage's advancement at the end.
From a Mage to a Great Mage, from a Great Mage to a Magic Shooter, and from a Magic Shooter to a Magic God, there were three huge barriers. These three barriers were level-three, level-six, and level-nine. No matter how hard a Mage worked, they could not rely on hard work to break through these three barriers. They had to understand the true meaning of magic in order to continue on the path of magic.
The hints on the magic books were the keys to the next level.
Magic books were even more precious than a dragon's magic core. No matter how high a magic core's level was, it had a price, but magic books were priceless. A magic book often gathered the blood, sweat, and tears of generations of Mages. It contained the strongest spells they had left behind, as well as their advancements.
Salin solemnly took down the bronze magic book from the bookshelf. He rubbed the bronze cover for a moment to calm himself down, then slowly opened the book.
The magic book was blank. Salin was so angry that he almost threw the book out of the door. Was the Goddess of Nature joking with him? This was a blank magic book that had not been touched by any Mage. Its value was entirely based on the materials used to make the magic book.
There was no magic that could be learned directly, and no advancements that could be passed on. This thing was equivalent to a blank scroll that could be used indefinitely.
Salin calmed down, and a strange feeling arose in his heart again. Magic books had appeared about 20,000 years ago, and this temple had probably been built more than 30,000 years ago. The humans of that era did not need things like magic books. Most people were born with terrifying power. Magic was just one kind of power, not the most important thing. If that was the case, why would there be blank magic books in the temple of the Goddess of Nature?
Unfortunately, Nelis was just a little demon and would not know the secrets behind it. Salin put the three blank magic books into his Bestowal Ring. These things were still very precious. At least in terms of materials, it was very difficult for humans to create such high-level magic books.
With these three blank magic books in hand, Salin's mission was considered a success. Any one of these three books would allow Salin to live a carefree life, allowing him to focus on studying magic. Unfortunately, he didn't dare to sell it. He didn't know where this thing came from. If someone with ulterior motives coveted it, he might not be able to keep his life.
What Salin urgently needed right now was something that could be exchanged for gold coins without causing trouble.
After walking around the empty bookshelves, Salin left the Ancient Records Room and went to the Magic Room. In the era of the Goddess of Nature, humans learned both magic and divine arts. There was no difference between priests and mages. The magic room was a place for priests to practice magic. This room was empty, and Salin knew that it was impossible for anyone to have practiced in a temple that had not been used before. There was no way he could find any items left behind by the predecessors.
Behind the Magic Room was a bedroom. This bedroom was equally spacious, with a bed in the middle. Apart from the mural on the wall, there was nothing else. Salin lifted the bed in disbelief. Sure enough, there was a hidden compartment under the bed. It seemed that no matter how long humans had evolved, some habits never changed.
The hidden compartment was filled with items, but most of them were clothes. Salin used Detection Magic to check, and they were all ordinary clothes. The magic cores and crystals that he expected did not appear. These daily necessities were all brand new, unused, and meaningless to Salin.
Salin had no choice. He walked around the bed three times, left the bedroom, and went to the lower room.
The lower room was similar to a servant's room. However, half of the lower room of the temple was occupied by temple knights. In the era of the Goddess of Nature, they were called temple warriors. These warriors were not under the control of the pope, and were only responsible for the safety of the temple priests.
To Salin's surprise, the lower room was full of things.
Compared to the previous rooms, the lower room was a bit messy. There were a few beds, a few cabinets, and boxes along the wall. Apart from these, there was also a desk with a map on it. Salin glanced at it and recognized it as a map of the temple. Salin was very familiar with the layout of the temple, but he picked up the map and looked at it upside down. There were 25 magic arrays drawn on the back of the huge map.
With the altar as the center, there was exactly one of these 25 magic arrays in each hall.
Salin carefully rolled up the map, which was made from the hide of a magic beast, and put it into the Gift Ring. The magic arrays drawn on it were three-dimensional, like the legendary method of making magic books.
Although Salin had never learned about the incomparably precious 25 magic arrays, he understood the importance of magic arrays to Mages when building a magic tower.
With an Advanced Magic Array, a Magic Tower would be even safer. However, these Advanced Magic Arrays were probably treasures that had long since been lost to time. Unfortunately, he couldn't sell this thing. If he sold it, it would be the same as telling others that he had discovered a secret temple.
The cabinets and boxes by the wall became the focus of Salin's search. There were sets of armor in the cabinets. These armors were different from the styles of any country on the continent. They only protected the more important parts of the body, and did not have any metal structure.
Salin gave up on the idea of taking the armors with him. These armors could not all fit into the Gift Ring. He turned back to see if Sika and Cang Hong had the strength to carry them. If they did not find anything valuable, these armors could be sold for a good price.
Salin felt a little better. He was still a teenager, after all. Since more than half of Cang Hong's people had died, he had been afraid that this expedition would be fruitless. Perhaps in Cang Hong's eyes, Salin was a little weak. But who knew how long such kindness could be maintained in a teenager?
Salin smiled and opened the box. In an instant, Salin felt his kindness disappear.
There were all kinds of gems in the box, dazzling to the eyes.
Iceland stone, green mud stone, green ice stone, black curtain stone, sapphire, blue awl stone, cordierite, blue quartz, ruby, fluorite, rutile, hornblende, sunrise stone, neon stone, red stone resin, tremolite, diopside, all kinds of smoke crystals, pure crystal, tiger's eye stone, obsidian …
Almost all the gems that Salin could identify were in these boxes. Salin sat on the ground, stunned by the sudden happiness.
Salin grabbed a piece of Iceland stone and examined it carefully under the fluorescent light, confirming that it was not a colorless crystal. The unique coolness of the Iceland stone seeped directly into his bones, but it was not cold.
There was even tourmaline, a rare White Spirit, a green crystal!
Salin spaced out for a while, then began to put things into the Gift Ring with all his might. The Gift Ring had dozens of cubic feet of space. In the end, Salin could only choose some of the cheaper gems and put them in a leather bag.
Should he share these with Cang Hong? Of course not! He was not a Magician.
Salin felt a little ashamed, but this was normal. Any Magician would go crazy after seeing so many gems. There were also Adamantine, Thorium, Mithril, and Red Copper in the box, but these were not important anymore. Salin's eyes shone brighter than the gems, and he busied himself excitedly.
After filling the Gift Ring with the most precious gems, Salin emptied the leather bag on his back and filled it with gems. Even his sleeves and belt were filled with them. Looking at the remaining half a box of gems, Salin shouted loudly.
"Sicar!"
In less than thirty seconds, Sicar rushed over with a stick and shouted anxiously, "Captain, is there a situation?"
"No, we're rich!" Salin pointed at the open box and laughed loudly.
Sicar pounced on the box, grabbed a fist-sized Adamantine, and stuffed it into the leather bag.
"Put the gems first, Adamantine is too heavy!"
"I can carry it!" Sicar ignored Salin's obstruction and began to plunder. Her main target was metals. After picking out most of the precious metals, Sicar started to put the gems.
Cang Hong was also alarmed, and she rushed over with Sarah. Seeing the ground full of gems and expensive metals, Cang Hong looked at Salin, and Salin shouted at her, "What are you looking at? Hurry up and put them in!"
Cang Hong and Sarah immediately got to work. They took out the large leather bag that they had prepared and stuffed everything inside.
Salin also knew that he might not have the chance to come to this ruin again. Perhaps the Holy Church's target was this place. He couldn't fill them all, and he couldn't leave them for others. He might as well take advantage of Cang Hong and Sarah. "Goodbye, Scochenya. I'm going to the Qin Yin Empire, and I don't know when I'll be back."
In fact, these gems weren't precious before the Second Dynasty. Humans could travel between realms at will, and some realms were rich in gems. No master would purposely collect these things. That was why these gems appeared in the underground chamber.
The four of them stuffed their bags and sat on the ground. Sicar suddenly asked, "Captain, how do we get out?"
This question stumped Salin. "Yeah, how do we get out?" This godly palace used to imprison a lot of demons, which meant that this place was very sturdy. Those 25 magic arrays … …
Seeing Cang Hong also looking at him, Salin said calmly, "Go ask that demon, it definitely knows the exit."
Salin wasn't sure. The magic array in the middle of the altar should be a teleportation array, but could he really leave from there? Even if he could activate the magic array, would the mountain monster still be there?
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