Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The Elves were not natives of the Majah Continent, but they were once the largest number of immigrants. Of course, that was a long time ago. Who knew how much time had passed, and the once prosperous Elven Race had withered to the point that only the White Elves remained. The other Elves had either completely disappeared, or hid deep in the mountains and forests, not interacting with the outside world. Some had even become the claws of the Devils.
Standing in front of the Elven Temple, Ye Ci surveyed her surroundings. Looking at the endless ruins, it wasn't hard to imagine how glorious this place was before the Elven Race fell apart. Ever since the death of the last Elven King, Dau 'er, the elven race had been torn apart. This massive and glorious Elven Temple had completely lost its former glory. After many years of disrepair and the ravages of nature, the temple had been reduced to rubble.
However, even though this place had become a ruin, one could still vaguely feel the holiness of this place.
Ye Ci shuttled back and forth across the ruins, recording the various details of this place on her map. Fortunately, because this was the Elven Temple, even though it had become a ruin, all the monsters in the Rocky Mountains seemed to be wary of this place. Therefore, no monsters appeared in the Elven Temple.
However, being so quiet and safe actually gave birth to a sense of desolation in the ruins.
The Elven Temple used to be a huge building complex with many houses. Even though it was now a ruin, it wasn't easy to find something. Ye Ci shuttled through the abandoned houses. She didn't find the bow she was looking for, but she did find many rusty chests. These chests were all locked, but Ye Ci had the master key in her hands. She opened them one by one and swept through them.
These chests were left behind by the Elven Priests who served in the Elven Temple. It was very likely that these Elven Priests thought of returning to retrieve these items before they left, but in the end, they didn't have the chance to return to the Elven Temple. He let these chests stay in the temple forever. They rusted along with the ruins of the temple until Ye Ci came.
Ye Ci looted a lot of precious potions and rare fruits from the chests. However, the fruits that once had great effects had long withered due to the passage of time. Only the potions that were sealed well were preserved in the passage of time. Other than these consumables, there were also some books. However, most of the books had been corroded and would shatter upon contact. Ye Ci had only found a few books that could be used after searching through so many boxes.
Most of these books recorded the history of the Elven Temple. There were also some cryptic incantations written in the ancient Elven language. Ye Ci had yet to find an NPC who could learn this language, so she couldn't understand the incantations. She could only vaguely make out some of the symbols. She could only piece them together to form something that resembled a ballad. She had no idea what kind of effect it would have if she read it aloud.
After spending a lot of time in these rooms, Ye Ci finally found the main building of the Elven Temple. It was a huge pile of rubble. There were a few pillars and roofs scattered on top of it. On these pillars and foundations, there were many symbols that Ye Ci was very familiar with – the four-leaf clover. This was an ancient Elven symbol. It seemed that this was the main hall of the Elven Temple.
Symbols were unique to every race, and they were different for every race. For example, the Humans had a Griffin, the Dwarves had a Sacred Sword, the Undead had a Rib, and so on. Insignia was an extremely noble symbol in a race. It would only appear on very important buildings, weapons, equipment, and some objects. For example, the four-leaf clover was an Elven symbol. Ye Ci had only seen it on the clothes of Advanced Elves. Other Elves didn't deserve such a symbol.
Here, four-leaf clover emblems were everywhere. This showed how important this temple was in the eyes of the Elves. Even a tile was a treasure that was highly valued.
Ye Ci walked through the overgrown square and quickly arrived in front of the ruins of the Elven Temple. However, after looking around, she couldn't find the entrance to the ruins. The place where the entrance used to be was blocked by bricks and rubble, making it impossible for people to enter. Ye Ci stood at the entrance of the ruins and raised her eyebrows. It seemed that the heavens were destined to not let her enter through the main entrance. She could only see if she could enter from other places.
After walking around the ruins a few times, she finally found an entrance in a corner. However, this entrance was very low and not very big. There was an iron railing above the entrance, but after so many years, the iron railing had long been rusted out. Ye Ci just lifted her leg and gently kicked the iron railing. It broke into several pieces and fell into the entrance.
She was greeted by a staircase that led downwards. Sunlight was unable to penetrate through the dense foliage, and she had no choice but to walk down the stairs. Fortunately, the Elves had good night vision. After familiarizing herself with the darkness, she could easily see the environment inside the entrance.
Obviously, this was a sewer. Although the whole temple had been in disrepair for a long time, the sewer hadn't collapsed yet. It was just that there wasn't much water left, leaving only shallow water on the stone slabs. Ye Ci continued to move through the sewers while keeping an eye on her surroundings. She was ready to unleash a deadly attack at the slightest sign of danger.
However, there was still a remnant of the divine power of the Nature God worshipped by the Elves. It was also feared by all the monsters in the Rocky Mountains. Ye Ci didn't find any monsters in the sewer. It was just that the road here was really winding and very confusing. Ye Ci bumped into a few walls before she found the way up.
The first thing Ye Ci found after climbing out of the sewers was the third floor of the Elven Temple. It was supposed to be a storage room for the Elves. There were more than 50 rooms scattered across the entire floor, but all of them were locked. Ye Ci was only able to open the doors to three of the rooms that were so rusty that they were beyond recognition. She found plenty of food in the rooms, but was unable to open the other rooms even with the Master Key. She had no choice but to give up on ransacking the Elven Temple.
She followed the path all the way to the second floor. The second floor should be the living quarters of the Elves who served in the temple. There were many rooms, and the decorations in the rooms were similar. There were bookshelves, desks, and simple beds. However, the books on the bookshelves had long been reduced to ashes. Only the empty bookshelves, desks, and beds were left. However, these were all made of wood. When Ye Ci reached out to touch them, they instantly turned to ashes. She didn't find anything valuable on this floor, so Ye Ci could only go to the first floor.
There were a few huge rooms on the first floor, but there were also iron generals hanging on the doors. Not only that, these exquisite doors didn't become dilapidated because of the passage of time. Instead, they looked as if they had been newly built. However, these doors were covered with a lot of dust, and there were many things similar to magic formations on these doors. Ye Ci tried to use the Master Key to open these locks. The locks could be opened, but because of the seal, the doors couldn't be opened. She could only give up on this idea.
After leaving the first underground floor, they walked up to the first floor above ground. This was the huge ruin that could be seen from the outside. From the outside, it looked very dilapidated, and from the inside, it didn't look any better. After passing through a huge corridor, she arrived at the inner court. The inner court was also in ruins. There was dust and cobwebs everywhere. However, Ye Ci was attracted by the scene in the deepest part of the inner court. There was a sacred platform. There was not a speck of dust on the platform. In front of the platform, there was a seven-hole golden lampstand. There were huge white candles burning on the lampstand.
It was as if the Elven Temple had never been in such a state. The cleanliness of the sacred platform was incompatible with the dilapidated inner court. The most eye-catching thing was the huge Elven statue behind the sacred platform. It was the Goddess of Nature worshipped by the Elves. As for Ye Ci, she focused all her attention on the bow in the hands of the Goddess of Nature.
It was a simple and unadorned bow. It looked like a weapon used by the most ordinary newbies in the Beginner's Village. However, Ye Ci knew that this wasn't the whole truth. The more precious an item was, the more ordinary it looked. This would cause many people who only cared about appearances to miss out on these items.
Everyone knew that they couldn't judge a person by their appearance. However, no one could escape this cycle. They would always believe in the beautiful things in front of them, and disdain the ordinary things.
Ye Ci thought that this thing was probably the same.
She walked to the edge of the sacred platform and stood in front of it. She raised her head to look at the statue of the Goddess of Nature. The more she looked at it, the more she felt that it was gentle and beautiful. Ye Ci looked at the statue for a while and began to think of a practical problem. That was, how was she going to take down the bow from such a tall statue? Should she climb up or use her cat claws to hook it down?
After thinking for a while, Ye Ci decided to climb up herself. After all, if she used her cat claws, she might destroy the statue. That would be too much of a waste.
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