Under the protection of the Magic Spring, Lin Yun walked a few hundred meters before finally finding the stone tablet mentioned in the notebook. The stone tablet wasn't very grand, but the inscription on it was written in Nesser Runes.
'It's actually Nesser Runes …' Lin Yun was somewhat startled as he looked at the inscription on the stone tablet.
If it had been a newly built tomb, these Nesser Runes wouldn't have been a problem. After all, although Nesser Runes had been the exclusive domain of mages for the past few hundred years, they were already quite popular among mages. Generally speaking, powerhouses above the High Mage realm would have some research on Nesser Runes.
But one shouldn't forget that this tomb came from the 3rd Dynasty.
In the 3rd Dynasty, only members of the royal family could master the Nesser Runes. That was a dynasty where bloodline determined everything. Between different bloodlines, there was a strict hierarchy. Those mages without a royal family member, no matter how powerful they were, no matter how extraordinary they were, they couldn't get the opportunity to learn the Nesser Runes. If they learned it in secret, there would only be one result: immediate execution.
'It's actually a member of the royal family of the 3rd Dynasty …'
After a short moment of surprise, Lin Yun 'gaze once again fell on the stone tablet.
Although the inscription was written in Nesser Runes, it was far less complicated than the magic knowledge Lin Yun had come into contact with. Thus, it only took Lin Yun ten minutes to translate the inscription in Nesser Runes.
From the inscription on the stone tablet, it could be seen that the person buried here should be a prince who lived in the early 3rd Dynasty. Because of the usage of several sentences in the inscription, Lin Yun was able to estimate the approximate time based on this.
'Strange …' After reading the inscription from top to bottom, a trace of doubt appeared on Lin Yun 'face.
Normally, the inscriptions on the tombstone would review the life of the master of the mausoleum. Even if it wasn't very detailed, some important experiences would definitely be mentioned. However, the inscriptions on the tombstone didn't mention a single word about the prince's life. It was as if the prince's life was just a blank slate.
However, after clarifying the identity of the owner of the tomb, Lin Yun immediately understood. No wonder the other temple in the Poison Fog Canyon hid such a shocking amount of wealth.
This was because the Third Dynasty's royal family believed in the Haiba Dragon God, who represented war and power.
In Noscent's legends, the Haiba Dragon God was one of the first two Dragons at the birth of the world. It was in charge of war and power, and those who obtained the Haiba Dragon God's favor would be invincible and have overflowing authority. And the Haiba Dragon God's favorite offering was wealth. Whether it was glittering gold or sparkling gems, they would all make the Haiba Dragon God happy. How much favor a believer could obtain depended on how much wealth they offered.
The temple where a prince worshiped the Haiba Dragon God could only be described as having accumulated wealth that could only be described as innumerable.
Thinking about this, Lin Yun naturally looked forward to the Underground Tomb even more.
One had to know that the Third Dynasty was famous for burying their dead with the dead. Even commoners would bury their entire life savings into the earth when they died, not to mention the members of the royal family. The tombs of every member of the royal family could be considered a huge treasure trove.
At the peak of the magic civilization, who knew how many powerful mages relied on digging tombs to make a fortune. Even if it was only a branch of the royal family, the treasures in the tombs would be enough to make a High Mage rich overnight. That was an incomparably crazy era. Almost all the members of the 3rd Dynasty's royal family underground couldn't escape being disturbed by the living. From the Emperor to the prince, from the Duke to the Baron, people used this method to complete an archaeological study of the 3rd Dynasty's genealogy.
That was an incomparably crazy era, but it was also an era of getting rich overnight. After that era passed, the mages started counting their harvest and discovered that the members of the 3rd Dynasty's royal family had buried more than half of Noscent's wealth underground.
After reading the inscription on the stone tablet, Lin Yun started making all kinds of markings in the belly of the mountain.
The tombs of every member of the 3rd Dynasty's royal family had a fixed specification. This specification might be a secret that couldn't be understood by the current people, but to Lin Yun, who came from the end of the magic era, there was naturally no secret to speak of.
It couldn't be helped, the grave diggers of the peak of the magic civilization had excavated the tombs of all the members of the 3rd Dynasty's royal family. What kind of tomb to build, what kind of tomb to build, what kind of tomb to use, these secrets had already been classified into a specialized subject, becoming an essential knowledge for every mage.
Although Lin Yun hadn't specifically studied this knowledge, who knew how many related explanations he had read in that spacious decaying library. Now, even with his eyes closed, he could calculate how a prince's tomb should be built.
What Lin Yun needed to do now was to mark the location of each chamber in the belly of the mountain.
"This should be the main chamber, it's better not to touch it for now …"
If it was just an ordinary tomb, of course, the main chamber would be the priority, because the main chamber would definitely be the place where the owner of the tomb slept, and the funerary objects there would definitely be the most precious in the entire tomb.
But now, they were about to excavate the tomb of a prince of the 3rd Dynasty …
Lin Yun remembered very clearly that the members of the 3rd Dynasty's royal family, in addition to their high attainments in magic, were mostly proficient in Bloodline Curses. That was the power of their bloodline, and the more direct the bloodline, the stronger the curse. Moreover, after their death, this power would linger for a long time like a ghost. Who knew how many of the grave diggers of the magic civilization had fallen to this power?
Lin Yun didn't have the confidence to resist this kind of Bloodline Curse …
"Let's start from the periphery of the tomb …"
Lin Yun pondered left and right before deciding to start from the periphery of the tomb. Generally speaking, there wouldn't be any funerary objects in the periphery of the tomb, but correspondingly, there wouldn't be any danger. Lin Yun opening up the periphery of the tomb was more to prepare a path of retreat for himself.
There was no other way, he only had ten bottles of Magic Spring Potion in his pocket. Including the consumption on the way back, Lin Yun couldn't stay for more than forty minutes. With such a tight time, even if Lin Yun entered the main chamber, he wouldn't be able to gain much.
Rather than making a wasted trip, it was better to prepare a path of retreat for himself first.
If he encountered any danger in the future, he could also retreat through this path of retreat.
As for the harvest, there was no need to rush …
He had agreed with Sauss for three months. Three months was more than enough to dig out that prince.
After making his decision, Lin Yun quickly got to work.
To be honest, it was very simple for Great Mages with formidable magic power to dig graves. Lin Yun didn't even need to do it himself. He only hurriedly chanted a few incantations and summoned a few Rock Puppets. This kind of stiff and slow-moving Elemental lifeform wouldn't be of much help in battle apart from acting as a cover, but they were very good at digging graves.
The Rock Puppets were very slow …
But they had boundless strength and didn't know fatigue. The only thing Lin Yun needed to do was add a Magic Blade to each of the Rock Puppets, making them grow sharp magic weapons on their hands and feet. With the help of these magic weapons, the Rock Puppets quickly opened up a path leading to the mausoleum.
An eerie cold wind blew out of the passage, making even Lin Yun 'hair stand on end. In that instant, Lin Yun seemed to hear mournful screams, as well as Vengeful Spirits rushing out of the passage. The entire belly of the mountain seemed to be filled with an eerie aura.
"Deceiving Ghosts!" Fortunately, Lin Yun was prepared and cast a Light spell that he had been preparing for a long time.
In an instant, the entire belly of the mountain was illuminated by the dazzling light, and the originally eerie aura was swept away in an instant.
After doing all this, Lin Yun let out a long sigh.
Lin Yun knew that this was the power of the Bloodline Curse. The mausoleum of every member of the 3rd Dynasty's royal family was protected by this power. Right now, what was affecting Lin Yun was only a trace of it leaking out of the mausoleum. Once he entered the mausoleum, he would be able to truly feel how terrifying this power was.
After dispersing the eerie aura with a Light spell, Lin Yun didn't stop his incantation. Lin Yun continuously chanted incantations, casting Levitation and Haste on the bodies of the Rock Puppets. After he was done, he cast a Magus Vision spell, temporarily linking the Rock Puppets' vision with his.
Afterwards, Lin Yun ordered the Rock Puppets to enter.
The Rock Puppets entered the passage one after another, and with the floating effect of the Levitation spell, they steadily landed on the outskirts of the mausoleum.
There were a total of five Rock Puppets that Lin Yun had summoned. After entering the outskirts of the mausoleum, they didn't walk side by side, but instead spread out under Lin Yun's command. Each Rock Puppet explored in a different direction, and with the shared vision of the Magus Vision, Lin Yun could understand the entire outskirts of the mausoleum in a short amount of time.
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