In fact, Gwen had intended to ask Rebecca to come along, but the latter had been busy with the construction of the First Magic Net and had not had a good rest for a long time. Today, she could finally go to bed early, so Gwen did not wake her up.
Anyway, it was just a fireball launcher, which would not be of much use. It was not as powerful as Gwen's knife.
Heti had not rested yet. She was studying the system and plan written by Gwen in her tent. When she heard that there was a problem with the ruins in the mountains, she immediately put on her coat and rushed over.
Seeing that she was a little nervous, Gwen comforted her. "Don't panic. It's just some abnormal noise. Maybe the ancient facilities in the ruins moved a little. If it was going to collapse, it would not have made so little noise."
Heti nodded worriedly.
Byron and Knight quickly selected the capable soldiers. Then, under Gwen's lead, they crossed the mountain path and came to the front gate of the ancient ruins.
There was a temporary outpost built with wooden planks. Usually, there were five soldiers guarding the gate. The torches illuminated the surroundings of the gate of the ruins, making the situation clear at a glance. Except for a few nervous soldiers standing there, there seemed to be nothing unusual.
"My Lord." A soldier came up and saluted Gwen when he saw him. "There were two more noises inside."
"Well, I'll go take a look myself," Gwen said as he walked to the gate of the ruins. "You guys stay outside. Without my order, no one is allowed to come in."
When they came to the gate of the ruins, Gwen used the platinum disc to activate the ancient Gondor mageweath. Seeing the heavy purple steel gate flowing with a magical glow as usual, Gwen breathed a sigh of relief. At least the magic channel here was normal, which meant that there would not be much change inside.
Heti subconsciously clenched her wand. First, she outlined the spell model of Frostbolt. But the next second, she dissipated the magic power and changed it to an auxiliary spell. It would be awkward if it missed.
The purple steel gate slowly opened under the power of magic. The magic stone placed in the hall immediately lit up. Gwen put his hand on the hilt of the Pioneer's Sword and stepped in vigilantly.
There seemed to be nothing unusual in the hall. The metal ingots, weapons and armors that had not yet been transported out were still in place, reflecting the light of the magic stone. The whole hall did not show any signs of collapse. It seemed that everything was normal.
But after looking around, Gawain immediately noticed a change — the doors in the depths of the hall were wide open.
This ancient ruin wasn't just a hall in front of them. Inside the mountain, there was an even larger structure. This could be deduced from the size of the entrance and the occasional structure on the mountain walls. But so far, Gawain and the rest had only used the hall at the entrance of the ruin. It wasn't that they didn't want to go deeper, but the door leading to the deeper parts of the ruin was locked.
As early as 700 years ago, when the northern pioneers found this ruin, the door to the deeper part was locked, and the magic seal was completely different from the one on the surface. The pioneers had cracked the magic key of the entrance to the first level, but they could not do anything about the door deep in the hall. So, they just treated the hall as a treasure vault, set up the seal, and left. Today, 700 years later, Gwen led Cecil's pioneers back to this place. He and his people still could not do anything about the door.
Heti once studied in the hall of the treasure vault for a whole day, but could not unlock the seal of a few doors. That was the magic technology of Gondor's heyday. It was not something that a level-three mage like Heti could crack.
Gawain originally planned to put those doors aside and think about how to deal with them when the situation stabilized in the future. He didn't expect those doors to open on their own today.
Heti also noticed the situation of the doors. She pulled Gwen's clothes a little uneasily. "Ancestor, those doors …"
"I saw it. God knows how it opened." Gawain said with a frown. He could not help but think of the red spots and the surge of mana a few days ago. Could it be that the surge of mana had spread to the ruins and loosened the seal? Then recently, he frequently asked Heti or Rebecca to open the door and move things here with the platinum disc. The frequent opening and closing of the first layer of the seal accidentally activated the door inside?
According to Gwen's understanding of the magic technology of the ancient Kingdom of Gondor, this was very likely.
He led a few soldiers to the three doors and began to think.
If the story unfolded according to the usual plot, going into such a sudden opening in the middle of the night to explore was basically a suicide mission. But the specific situation depended on the theme. If this was an American TV series, basically everyone was going to die. But if this was a Japanese TV series, it was very likely that they would see a female ghost or something before they died. But if it was a Chinese TV series, it was very likely that he would have sex with the female ghost after he went in.
Gawain looked at the people around him. No matter how he looked at them, they looked like they were from an American TV series.
If he did not go in, he would definitely die, and he would not even see the female ghost before he died.
However, when he made up his mind and was about to order the door to be closed for the time being, he suddenly heard Heidi muttering, "There seems to be a magic reaction inside … It's very deep inside."
Gwen raised his eyebrows. "Magic reaction? Deep? "
"It's coming from the depths of this door." Heti pointed to the door in the middle. "The door probably blocked the flow of magic before, so I didn't feel it. But now the door is open, and I can vaguely feel that there's something inside … Maybe it's a magic circle or something like that. But the reaction is very, very weak, and it's still declining. I'm afraid it will disappear completely at any time. "
Gwen was speechless.
He forcibly resisted the urge to turn around and leave. He sighed in his heart. Humans are really a kind of creatures that have to seek death.
No matter what was inside, it seemed that he had to take a look before he left.
Holding the Pioneer's Sword in his hand, Gwen silently used Knight's skill to give himself a few layers of protection. He then took the lead and walked in front.
There was no light in the depths of the ruins, and it was getting darker and darker as they walked through the door into the corridor. Heti raised her staff and whispered a few syllables. A glowing magic ball floated at the tip of the staff, illuminating the path ahead.
She could cast illumination spells, a real mage.
Looking at the increasingly deep corridor ahead, and the tall and wide space on both sides, Byron and Knight could not help but marvel. "It's really something made by the once prosperous Kingdom of Gondor … How big is it?"
"God knows. The door of the ruins is in the shape of a large fortress during the Starfire Era of Gondor. It's possible to hollow out a mountain of such a large fortress." Gwen pursed his lips. "I don't know if Amber really absconded with the money. If only she was here."
"This kind of highly specialized ancient ruins, even the most brilliant of lurkers would not be good at dealing with it." Heti looked at Gwen doubtfully. "Cracking this kind of place is usually the domain of mages …"
"No, if Amber is here, I can throw her out to explore the way. I'll feel less pressure then," Gwen said casually. "And her escape skills are top-notch. She can run back and throw her out again …"
Heti was stunned. The ancestor suddenly said something immoral. What should the younger generation do?!
Gwen looked at her and laughed. "I'm kidding. It's mainly because Amber has a special shadow walking ability. In this kind of place where there are shadows everywhere, she can find more hidden paths than us."
Heti was relieved. Byron and Knight nodded. "I knew it. You're the role model of Knight. You would never do that to a lady …"
Gwen's mouth twitched slightly. Amber? If it wasn't for her chest and face, who would associate her with a lady?
And to be honest, her chest was not very closely associated with a lady …
A few words of small talk eased the tension a little, but everyone's vigilance did not lessen. Under the illumination of Heti's magic light ball, Gwen stared at every detail in the surroundings, not letting go of any possible traps and the occasional ancient text that appeared on the wall.
Those were the common language of the ancient Kingdom of Gondor. The common language used by the four kingdoms today was derived from it. But because there was a gap of thousands of years in between, there were more or less changes in the evolution of the language. Plus, the "Era of Sparks" itself was the era of great changes in the Kingdom of Gondor, so the ancient text in the ruins was basically only understood by Gwen.
Heti looked at them and did not understand half of it.
The scale of the ruins in the mountain was indeed huge, so huge that even Gwen was a little surprised.
As they moved along the central corridor, the group encountered more than one fork, bend, and staircase. The overall trend of the passage was that it was extending and descending into the depths of the mountain. During the process, Heti checked the flow of air a few times and confirmed that there should be complete ventilation ducts in places where people could not see. This was a testament to the advanced construction technology of the ancient Kingdom of Gondor.
During the process, they also found rooms and other halls more than once.
These rooms and halls were built with stone-like materials, but Heti found that they were not made of stone, but some kind of man-made material that was more durable than stone. Every room and hall was empty. Except for a few rotten shelves and some metal tools that were about to turn into slag, there was basically nothing of value in the ancient ruins. Apparently, the people of the Empire in this facility had left in an orderly manner when they had ample time.
This was also in line with Gwen's judgment of the "Era of Sparks".
But this made Heti feel a little regretful. She thought that she could find some antique treasures, even if they could not be used. The words "Era of Sparks from the Kingdom of Gondor" were enough to turn a piece of scrap metal into a hot treasure.
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