Chapter 31: Treasure Hunt

Demon King Calendar 648.

April 11, early morning.

Zora, the leader of the Royal Guard Knights, finished his morning prayer, then hung the holy emblem on his chest and put on his backpack.

"Let's go. According to the markings on the map, we should be nearby."

They are now at the foot of the World Spine Mountains, close to the east coast.

This is a large uninhabited wasteland. After a day of trekking and camping in the wild, Zora finally arrived here.

"Is your map accurate?"

The person who said this was not a believer of the Demon King God, but the tree elf Zhuoya who was carrying a bow and supplies.

"I don't doubt your Majesty, but the map is too vague, and there doesn't seem to be any ruins or caves nearby."

After contacting Princess Viola yesterday, Zhuoya stayed in the castle.

The four tree elves saw what civilization was for the first time, especially Zoya's sister Leah, who was about to eat herself to death after eating the biscuits...

One of the tree elves, Druid Seymour, was now responsible for studying potato planting, and Leah was left to help him.

Zoya and another tree elf Druid Al came here with Zora, the leader of the Guard Knights, and two Guard Knights.

The reason was that the Demon King God gave a treasure map, and Princess Viola immediately decided to find out the location of the treasure immediately.

Viola was not interested in gold and silver treasures. Anyway, she didn't really need to recruit soldiers on a large scale, so the demand for gold coins was not great.

But this was the guidance of the Demon King God, which must have a significant and far-reaching significance, so Viola naturally didn't dare to neglect it.

Originally, Viola should have gone there in person, but she was persuaded by her Guard Knights. As a princess, it was really not suitable to take such a risk.

So the leader of the Guard Knights, Zora, and the two tree elves who came to help led the team.

"Your Majesty's wisdom is far beyond our understanding. I will not question it. I will do my best to execute it."

A very standard answer from a believer.

Zora's original piety was 70, but after Li Chengxi cured her pneumonia with cephalosporin and cough syrup, her piety and favorability were maxed out.

If she were a little more paranoid, she might even be considered a fanatic.

In comparison, the highest piety of the tree elves was only 10, but their favorability was super high, with the lowest being over 70.

The five of them packed up their camping supplies, put on their backpacks and followed the instructions of the map.

In fact, it's no wonder that Zhuoya questioned it. The map was too simple and could not be considered a map at all, but just a route map.

After getting the things, Viola looked at the map of Leon's territory for almost an hour before finding an area that was similar to the map, but with the changing times, who knows if she would find the wrong location.

They set out in the morning mist and walked until the sun was high in the sky. They felt that the ocean and mountains on the other side of the field of vision were still as far away as before, as if the distance had not shortened at all.

But when they climbed over a hillside, they saw a huge peak standing on the rocky mountain.

It should have been part of the mountain, but due to years of rain and geological changes, most of the mountain had rolled down, leaving only a large peak.

And under this peak, there was a shallow cave. In the cover of the gravel, it seemed that there were traces of man-made things behind it...

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Thanks to the help of the druid who could control the vines, it didn't take too long to clear the gravel. Soon, a cave with only half a door panel left appeared in front of the five people.

"This is a product of the mythological era. I feel that there are traces of magic in the cave."

The tree elf druid Al stroked the door panel, which had many patterns that were now difficult to recognize.

Zora was lighting torches with others, and heard this:

"This shows that we are not in the wrong place."

The mythical era is a very vague word, and the time span is also very large.

This word mainly refers to the era before the emergence of clear historical records, but the current clear history is only recorded about two thousand years ago.

In other words, five thousand years ago is considered the mythical era, and fifty thousand years ago is also considered the mythical era.

The extra weight of the crowd was placed next to the cave entrance. The druid lit a magic light ball, and the others raised torches one after another, led by Zora, and walked into the cave.

In the cave, you can see a lot of fungi and mosses, and occasionally you can see stalactites hanging from above. But what is incredible is that the ground of this cave can vaguely see traces of artificial repairs.

Stalactites do not appear in one or two years, that is to say, after the construction was completed, it took a very, very long time for calcium carbonate dissolved in water to drip from the top of the cave to form stalactites.

Zora marveled at the age of this place, but she couldn't see anything beyond the torches. She only knew that they seemed to be moving down a slope.

"Be careful, there are many pits here, but other than that, I don't see any signs of creatures or traps."

"Can you see it?"

"The eyes of the elves can see clearly in the dark, so I'll be in the front."

All elves have this ability.

Zora didn't force it, and stepped back half a step to let Zhuoya lead the team.

After that, no one spoke, and the group walked down the cave in silence.

In terms of physical sensation, when they had descended about 30 meters, Zhuoya said to the people behind him:

"I see the flat ground."

After descending a little further, the terrain changed from sloping to flat, and Zora took a torch and shone it forward. A huge rock wall suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

There were still traces of digging on the rock wall, as if it was dug directly from the mountain, but there were no murals or anything like that on it, just a smooth stone wall.

"There's an entrance over there."

Zora's elf eyes were better than others. She led the team to move about ten meters to the side, and at this time a very regular doorway appeared on the stone wall.

"There's a spell in there, I feel it."

The druid pushed the spell light ball towards the entrance of the cave, and the entrance, which was obviously dark and empty, now emitted a faint blue phosphorescence.

"A seal, yes, outsiders are not welcome here."

The druid identified it and said:

"If there is no way to remove the seal, we can't get in."

Zora didn't understand spells, and Viola didn't say there was a seal before coming.

The three guards who only knew how to swing their swords looked at each other, and Zora looked at the druid and said:

"Is there any way to cancel it?"

"I don't know, the magic in the mythological era is completely different from now."

At this time, Zhuoya suddenly pointed to the doorway and said:

"There is a line of patterns that look like text on it."

Everyone moved closer, and Zora used a torch to illuminate the top of the doorway.

It really looks like text, but no one knows it.

The druid identified it for a while and shook his head and said:

"It is an ancient language. Not many people understand it now. Only the most authoritative scholars may understand it."

In the remote and poor place of Leon Territory, not to mention authoritative scholars, there are not many people who can read.

Is it that we can only go home now?

When hesitating, Zora was suddenly stunned, then nodded and said to everyone:

"It says on it that it shows the certificate of the demon king's followers."

As he said that, Zora took off the holy emblem on his neck and shook it at the door. The flashing spiritual light suddenly broke and disappeared, and the barrier was opened.

Zhuo Ya asked curiously;

"Do you know ancient characters?"

"No."

Zora put on the holy emblem again:

"The Lord just told me in his heart."