In the study, Ma Wen and Daniela sat opposite each other.
"What's wrong, Lord Constantine wants to take a break? You're worried, so you're taking the initiative to accompany me? "
Daniela mocked Ma Wen mercilessly the moment she saw him.
She had been annoyed by Constantine for the past few days.
She had come to the White River Valley with a mission. Apart from confirming Ma Wen's bloodline, the most important thing was to bring back that treasure.
He had once sworn to his father that if he did not bring back that treasure, he would never return to the North.
It was a heavy oath.
Ma Wen knew a thing or two about this. In his previous life, the White River Valley was not that famous. However, since the Arctic Queen had successfully taken over a large part of the North, it meant that she had finally succeeded.
Unfortunately, the White River Valley was not what it used to be.
No one would believe that the White River Valley, which was occupied by a group of Gnolls just a few months ago, now had more than three Legends guarding it!
This did not even include the owner of the Tower of Ashes, who had allied with the White River Valley.
The son of Elven King, a Demon Hunter, and a powerful person who could play around with an Ogre Wizard like a pet …
Daniela felt that her world view was about to be overturned.
Where did so many Legends come from? Under normal circumstances, most people would not even meet one in their entire lives.
However, Ma Wen had managed to gather such a force.
She could not see through this fellow anymore.
Hence, she was surprised that Ma Wen came to look for her today.
After all, although the war had ended, there was still a mess waiting for Ma Wen to clean up.
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"I want to talk to you."
"Let's talk about treasures."
Ma Wen went straight to the point.
He had obtained a lot of information from the Ogre Wizard. In fact, the Ogre Tribe leaving the mountain made him feel uneasy. Fortunately, he confirmed that the Shackles of Order on Lance had not collapsed. The Demon Lord had also used a very special and irreproducible method to allow the Ogre Tribe to leave the Screaming Mountains.
This made him heave a sigh of relief. Otherwise, if the monsters on the Screaming Mountains could come down freely, not to mention his own small White River Valley, even the entire Gem Bay, the entire East Coast, and even the South would fall.
The Screaming Mountains were filled with monsters that had become spirits. Some of them were ancient mutants, remnants of the Astral World, and it was said that there were also many Abominations … In any case, before Ma Wen transmigrated, the Screaming Mountains had only opened up the Spider Cave Instance Dungeon to the public. As for what was up there, Ma Wen had only heard about it from others.
In short, it was extremely terrifying.
Fortunately, there was still the Shackles of Order — an invisible yet powerful enchanted field that restrained the monsters. It was rumored that the Shackles of Order were created by Lance using the purest power of Order. Even the collapse of the Universal Mana Pool did not affect the normal operation of the Shackles of Order.
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"What do you want to know?"
After a moment of silence, Daniela finally spoke to Ma Wen.
"I want to know, what exactly is the treasure you speak of?" Ma Wen asked.
"No comment." Daniela replied.
"It has something to do with the devils." Ma Wen said.
Daniela was indifferent. "So what? We are the descendants of the Numan people. Everyone knows that the Numan people's power comes from the devils. "
"It is normal for our family's treasure to have something to do with the devils."
Marvin nodded. "However, it's not normal for it to be related to a super powerhouse at the level of a Grand Lord."
A Grand Lord was equivalent to a high-level Lord of the Abyss. It was many times stronger than ordinary Gods!
An existence of such a level actually plotted against the White River Valley. Although this was in line with the style of the devils, wasn't it too exaggerated?
This was what confused Ma Wen the most.
Daniela took a deep breath. Her eyes began to flicker with hesitation. "It seems that you have understood a lot."
"That's right. This thing is indeed related to the Grand Lord. "
"I know what you said before was just a perfunctory excuse. You definitely know where the treasure is. "
"Listen, Ma Wen. If I really had any ill intentions, I wouldn't have blocked the bamboo for you, nor would I be sitting here peacefully negotiating with you."
Daniela's tone became very sincere. "Believe me, that thing is not something you can control. Only our family knows how to control it."
"Otherwise, things will become very dangerous."
"We are a family … Big brother …"
Big brother?
Ma Wen sneered inwardly. As expected of the future Ice Queen. She could switch between all kinds of modes so easily.
Her unruly and willful nature was well hidden, and she began to play the family card.
He was indifferent.
"Whether or not we are a family is hard to say. But I am very interested. Just now, you used the word 'he'. "
Ma Wen smiled. "We were talking about a treasure, but you used 'he' instead of 'it'. Could it be that the treasure you are talking about is a living thing? "
Daniela clenched her fists, realizing that she had accidentally let the cat out of the bag.
"You're really heartless." Her expression immediately became cold. "Do you really think that with these few Legends, they can protect you for the rest of your life?"
"Don't think that I don't know. They can leave at any time. How can Legends willingly work for a weakling at the third step? "
Marvin shrugged. "They're not working for me. They're all my friends."
"Friends?" Daniela said indifferently. "Only those who have value will become your friends, right?"
"There is no harm in telling you the truth. The treasure left behind by our family is indeed a living thing … part of it."
"I know that even if I tell you this, you will not give the treasure to me, not even a glance. You are selfish. You only want to keep the treasure for yourself. "
"But let me warn you. You have no way of controlling such a powerful force!"
"Not only will you kill yourself, you will also kill the people around you. Even the entire White River Valley will fall into unprecedented danger because of your selfishness!"
Daniela's voice grew harsher with each sentence.
Ma Wen shook his head and revealed a smile. "You are wrong."
"I will let you see it."
After saying that, he got up and took out a key from the drawer. He pushed open the cabinet behind him and a secret door appeared before the two of them.
Ma Wen turned around and said to Daniela, "Truth be told, this is not the first time I have opened this door."
"The last time I opened it, it nearly killed me."
Daniela's eyes revealed a fiery look. "Not this time. I will protect you. "
After saying that, she stepped forward and gently held onto Ma Wen's left hand.
A cool aura emanated from her body and Ma Wen felt his mind becoming clearer.
"So you do know what is inside."
Ma Wen gave Daniela a deep look.
She smiled. "This has always belonged to our family."
"Open the door."
In the next second, Ma Wen opened the door.
Once again, what greeted them was the three-eyed head of the Great Devil with a peculiar smile on its face.
The instant the door was opened, the two of them shuddered.
Even Daniela was frozen by the terrifying will power for a moment. Three seconds later, she was able to extricate herself.
Her pair of eyes went from a state of chaos to a state of clarity.
The entire study room instantly became incomparably cold.
A layer of frost appeared on Ma Wen's hand that she was holding onto.
He was unable to stop himself from sneezing.
"Is this your way of protecting me?"
He extricated himself from the terrifying illusion and he cast a look of fear at Daniela.
His right hand was being frozen at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Daniela, who had activated her Ice Angel form, was incomparably beautiful. Additionally, she also exuded a lofty aura.
She gently loosened her grip. With a flap of her wings, she abruptly flew inside.
Ma Wen calmly followed behind her.
The secret room was not too big and both sides of the room were empty.
"This is a fake." Daniela cast a glance at the head of the Great Devil.
"This is just an alchemical item used to unleash a spell similar to the one used by the Great Devil."
She cast her gaze toward the depths of the secret room.
Deep within the secret room was a scroll of painting. Upon the scroll of painting was a relatively young man.
The scroll of painting appeared ordinary, without anything special about it.
However, the young man's gaze was directed toward a stone platform.
A pair of silver bracelets was placed upon the stone platform.
"That's it!"
Daniela revealed a look of pleasant surprise. She abruptly flew over and grabbed the bracelets.
At that moment, however, the young man within the scroll of painting suddenly raised his head.
"You are not my child. You have no right to take away my inheritance."
Daniela stared at the young man within the scroll of painting in disbelief. A second later, a terrifying beam of light shot out from the scroll of painting.
Despite being in her Ice Angel form, she was unable to dodge it.
Ma Wen watched as Daniela was struck by the beam of light and turned into a petrified Ice Angel. She then fell miserably to the ground.
He already knew what was going to happen.
From the notes and books left behind by his grandfather, he had long since learned of the rules for protecting treasures. Before his grandfather left, he had already set it so that only those who carried his direct bloodline could obtain this treasure.
Although Daniela was his cousin, it was clear that she had no right to take away this pair of bracelets.
Ma Wen quickly walked up to the stone platform.
"Quickly put it on," the young man within the scroll urged. "My petrification can only restrict her for three minutes at most."
"During these three minutes, I have a lot of things to tell you."
Without any hesitation, Ma Wen put on the two silver bracelets.
A second later, with a flash of silver light, the bracelets became invisible. He touched them. The bracelets were still there, but no one could detect them.
Raising his head to look at the young man within the scroll of painting, he couldn't help but ask:
"What exactly did you leave behind for me?"
"My beloved grandfather?"
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