Chapter 253 - The Old Man In the Temple
Chapter 253: The Old Man In the Temple
After all, Kant had learned a lot.
In the Academy of the Castle of Leo, after studying the subjects of the system, he would choose to read some other books.
For example, historical biographies, regional travelogues, and so on.
These were Kant’s favorites.
As a transported one, he first had to understand the history and civilization of this world, so that he could roughly understand it in his mind. Then, he would make corresponding measures to quickly improve his strength and reputation.
Of course, even if he had read many books, there were still questions.
This was because the information was insufficient.
Tens of thousands of years ago, the historical materials of the god’s eras were so scarce that most of them were just the inventions of imagination.
There was no other way.
Even on Earth, only fragmented myths and legend could be passed down after tens of thousands of years. Even if relics and a few pieces of antiques were discovered, one could come to some conclusions only through some guesswork.
Not to mention this feudal era, which was still in the period of cold weapons.
Without systematic archaeology, it was impossible to connect the results obtained from archaeology. Similarly, it was also impossible to excavate the history hidden in time. This was undoubtedly a tragedy in archaeology and historiography.
It was something that any scholar lamented.
Just like Kant’s teacher, Scholar Hank, was like this.
He had used decades, which could be called a lifetime, just to find the lost city.
And it was precisely this legend that only appeared in one or two sentences in the historical materials and myths that actually existed. But it was the truth that was hidden in the dust of history, a remnant of history that could not be found.
Kant could now prove that it was true.
Because the underground city in the karst cave that he was currently in might have a great connection with the lost city.
But these were secondary.
Kant’s most important task now was to deal with the follow-up matters.
This magnificent underground city built in the karst cave was already under his control.
He would explore everything in the city, search for anything of value, and plunder treasures that might have been left behind since ancient times. If Kant was willing to, he could also choose to occupy this underground city permanently.
After all, according to Kant’s observation, they could live here.
There was a continuous flow of the subterranean river that contained fresh water.
Living materials could be transported through the river and the embankment roads along the river.
And most importantly, it was the perfect house and buildings in the city. According to Kant’s current estimation, with the size of the underground city, even if there were more than 5,000 people living here, there would be no problem at all.
This was indeed a small city in the feudal era.
After all, at the beginning of the Middle Ages, the population of the British capital, London, was only about 20,000 +.
But the shortcomings of this place were also very obvious.
Kant raised his head and looked at the rock layer above his head. There were a lot of shimmering moss and fluorescent mushrooms growing on it.
The sparkling light was as gentle as gauze, emitting soft light. It bathed the entire karst cave in the soft moonlight. It was so beautiful and fascinating. It seemed to be able to comfort the soul.
This was like a world of moonlight.
But this was the flaw, causing Kant to hesitate.
Without sunlight, it meant that the ground couldn’t be planted. It couldn’t even be cultivated. Other than relying on rivers to develop fisheries or transportation, it had no future. It could be said that Kant didn’t have the foundation to develop this underground city of the cave, they couldn’t even occupy it permanently. It could only be used as a refuge in times of crisis.
But even if it was used as a refuge, it could be done in “Aaron” Village at the periphery of the Senwaya Range as well. After all, Kant’s “Drondheim” Castle was extremely stable.
Moreover, “Aaron” would soon be able to level up from village to a town.
If there were enemies that were capable to break through “Drondheim” Castle and then take over Aaron Town.
Then, what was the point if they escaped into this karst cave?
They would still be hunted down and continue to resist Kant’s counterattacks to easily break through the defense of this dungeon. Even if they couldn’t take it down, the dungeon that didn’t have a large amount of resource reserves, the siege could still encircle Kant and the others until they died. They didn’t have the slightest ability to resist!
With a slight sigh, Kant gave up on the idea of occupying this place. After all, it really did not have the ability to develop this unproductive underground city that had no future.
“My lord, there are no abnormalities in the surroundings.”
The Ravenstern rangers who had spread out to check the surrounding streets and houses returned.
With a relaxed expression, they reported to Kant, “The house is empty. It looks like this underground city has long been abandoned by the former residents.”
“Yes, I understand.”, Kant nodded.
The underground city was sealed with demons, so it was natural to evacuate the residents.
Kant had already thought of this.
Meanwhile, the ranger captain looked at the Mayan pyramid-like temple located on the mountain, he frowned and guessed, “Maybe we can find something valuable there. For some reason, in our hearts, we are all a little excited about the temple over there. This strange feeling reminds us of the snake worshiping cult in the Empire.”
“Do you also feel strange?”
The mages who walked over spoke and nodded to Kant. “At that temple, the positive and negative energies are very dense. They are fighting against each other. Maybe we should go over and take a look.”
“Is there any danger?”, Kant frowned and asked.
“No,”, the mages replied. “We don’t sense any signs of life.”
“That’s good.”
Kant waved his hand, signaling for the surrounding soldiers to gather.
As for the Swadian knights, they also dismounted and walked towards the end of the underground city. They gathered in formation and walked quickly to the Mayan pyramid-like temple, which was built against the mountain.
They were extremely vigilant, but they did not notice anything unusual.
The central avenue was 30 meters wide. On both sides of the house, one could still vaguely see the beautiful carvings.
They were all the sacred sun pattern that Kant was familiar with.
However, if one looked carefully, they would see that the sacred sun pattern had already cracked.
And just before the entrance of the pyramid temple, a huge pit had appeared on the underground. A huge stone coffin had been opened, and there were many black flesh-like eggs around it.
However, the flesh eggs had already withered, and they were as terrifying as dead mummies.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh
The arrows whistled, and the Ravenstern rangers raised their bows solemnly.
The sound of people falling to the ground could be heard in the shadows of the nearby house.
“There’s a situation.”
The ranger spoke with a calm tone, “But it’s all settled.”
The Rhodok sergeants quickly walked towards the source of the sound. They entered the house, which was already wide open, and pulled out a few imps and long-horned demons with arrows in their eyes. They reported in a solemn voice, “It’s those demon soldiers who escaped!”
Kant glanced at them and said, “Indeed, they can’t be considered a threat.”
They were just a bunch of low-level demons.
Even if they appeared twice as large as before, they would still be torn to shreds by his current level 5 troop class.
It could be said that.
A level 5 troop class would become the peak of humanity’s conventional combat strength.
If they wanted to rise again, perhaps they would have to consider that to use mysterious extraordinary power.
At that time, the upgraded troop class could no longer be called a level 5 troop class. Perhaps their levels would be even higher, such as the other level 6 troop class, level 7 troop class, or even level 8 ace troop class!
As long as they complied with the rules of this world, the system MOD could appear in this world.
After dealing with the remaining inferior demons.
Kant led the team and continued to move towards the Mayan pyramid.
The building was built of huge stones, and there was a nearly five meters tall human-shaped statue at the top. It was also holding the sun disk made of gold high up, facing the small light at the top of the mountain, flickering with a faint halo.
This was the power of the Sun God that came from the era of the gods.
The mages all became solemn.
Standing behind Kant, they held the staff in their hands tightly, they reminded him in a soft voice, “A powerful god once came here. We can sense that the tiny divine power is still left in this temple. Although it is faint, as the place where the god came, some rules have been changed permanently.”
“Is it dangerous?”, Kant frowned. He did not have a good impression of gods.
“Don’t worry, my Lord. There is no danger here.”
The mages continued, “The gods have been gone for a long time. The rules that have been changed are almost wiped out by time.”
Kant nodded. “That’s good.”
This time, he did not lead the team to the temple to check on safety.
If there were anything, such as strange items, divine artifacts, gold, and the like, he would not be polite. He could pack them all up and take them away in a minute. If he had more time, he would be willing to use a dagger to scrape off the gemstones embedded in stones or gilded walls and took them away.
The underground city that had been ownerless for thousands of years had been occupied by the abyssal demon. After that, the underground city that he had seized had rightfully become his territory. Everything inside was his war trophies.
Kant did not have any psychological burden to take away his own war trophies.
Not at all.
In a world where strength was paramount, the glory of the gods had long since faded. Now, whoever had the biggest fist would be the truth.
Of course, judging from the current situation, Kant’s fist was undoubtedly bigger.
Even the abyssal demons had fallen in front of his troops.
“Safe!”
The Rhodok sergeants, who were scouting ahead, waved their hands.
“Let’s go.”, Kant turned his head to look at the houses on both sides that had been destroyed by the demons. He also said in a deep voice, “Everyone, be alert. When encountering unusual situations, you are not allowed to attack without any hostility or lethal attack.”. He paused and added, “Except for the demons.”
“Understood!”, the Ravenstern rangers behind him nodded in response.
This sentence was actually meant for them.
The Rhodok sergeants at the front and the Swadian knights at the back were all close-combat warriors.
They mainly focused on defense.
After discovering the enemy, the first troop to launch an attack were these top-notch archers.
The accuracy of an arrow without missing a target was fatal.
If they encountered an unknown but powerful enemy and launched an attack first to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, then they would really be wronged. At the very least, Kant’s troops could not bear too many losses. After all, Kant had too many elite troops, he preferred to destroy the enemy’s forces as easily as breaking rotten wood, it was not to provoke a powerful enemy and cause themselves to be targeted as easily as breaking rotten wood.
But as long as they were careful, the enemy that could threaten Kant, who had more than 300 people, would be nothing but piece of cake unless the enemies were as powerful as Aamon Qieke, the abyssal demon.
Soon, they arrived at the bottom of the front of the pyramid.
In front of them were stairs that went all the way up, about 80 meters, straight to the top of the pyramid.
They raised their heads slightly.
Kant looked up at the black door at the top.
The main body of the temple was at the bottom of the stone statue. From the bottom up, he could see the stone statue holding the sun disk in both hands, looking down as if looking at Kant and the others.
Kant’s heart was beating fast slightly, and he felt very uncomfortable.
But at this moment.
A dialog box popped up on his retina.
[ Ding… Side quest issued ]
[ Side quest: search the temple ]
[ Reward: Double recruitment (permanent)]
[ Introduction: You have arrived at the foot of the temple and found a mysterious supernatural wave faintly emitting. You think that you might be able to find some treasures that originated from the ancient times and decided to enter the temple to search. ]
Side quest from the system.
Kant frowned slightly.
The current system was no longer as simple as it was in the beginning. There were hints in it.
Since it was searching for the temple.
Then according to Kant’s understanding of the system, there was definitely something in the temple!
After all, it was an indirect hint given by the system.
He turned his head and gave a signal to Rhodok sergeants, who were waiting on both sides. Kant raised his chin and said, “Go up and open the stone door. After confirming that there is no danger, report the situation.”
“Understood.”, the ten Rhodok sergeants nodded and quickly walked up the stairs with their broad shields.
At the top of the stairs.
At the bottom of the two feet of the stone statue was the entrance of the temple that was blocked by the heavy stone door.
At this time, Kant raised his head and looked at the nearly five meters tall stone statue.
Compared to the hundred meters tall statue that was directly carved on the mountain from the temple in the relics of the mountain, this statue had the exact same face. Other than the different movements, the ancient armor on its body and its clothes were very similar.
Perhaps this was the god that the descendants of the lost city believed in, the Sun God!
The face was about 25 years younger.
The whole face was carved lifelike.
This technology was incomparable to the current human era. In Kant’s impression, even the best dwarf could not be compared to them. In terms of creating art, perhaps only the mysterious and unfamiliar elves of the Mannheim Coast could be compared to it. However, Kant also did not believe that the elves could carve such lifelike stone statues.
The statue looked exactly like a real living creature, as if it would come to life and break out of the rock shell anytime and anywhere.
“This doesn’t feel good.”
Kant frowned.
This kind of condescending gaze made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Especially when he swept his gaze across the stone statue’s indifferent eyes, it was like he was stared at by the gods.
However, the soldiers beside him did not have this kind of feeling. They stood in formation and carefully guarded the surrounding intersections, especially the areas that they had not explored yet. They held their weapons and shields tightly and watched vigilantly, any unusual situation would attract their attention, as well as the rangers with keen eyes and ready to shoot.
Kant’s order was simple, but to them, if they really encountered an irresistible enemy, then taking the initiative to attack and ensuring their lord’s safety was equally important!
“Ka Ka Ka…”
Above their heads, the sound of rocks rubbing against each other could be heard.
The thick and heavy stone door was pushed open.
Rhodok sergeants had solemn expressions as they looked at the pitch-black entrance. They looked at each other, took out their torches, and ignited them with ignition tools such as flame chargers. They held them up and entered the tunnel.
The torches burned merrily.
The smoky black smoke from the burning oil quickly covered the top floor of the tunnel.
However, Rhodok sergeants did not go too far.
In less than five meters, they reached the wooden door at the end of the tunnel. It was carved with exquisite patterns. There were precious gold and gemstones on the door handle. Under the flickering light of the fire, it looked extremely beautiful.
Reaching out to hold the door handle, Rhodok sergeants slowly opened the wooden door.
“Wuuuuuu –”
A cold breeze instantly gushed out from the gap of the door.
The fires were violently swayed by this cold breeze. For a moment, the fire in the alley was suppressed, and the temperature dropped several degrees without any traces. Even the light became dim.
The cold breeze blew outwards, and even spun a few times around the burly bodies of the soldiers.
Then, along with the whimpering sound of the breeze being compressed in the narrow space, it blew up the sideburns of the ten Rhodok sergeants outside their helmets. The breeze rushed out of the tunnel and turned into a gentle wind before disappearing.
The Rhodok sergeant at the front put down his broad shield.
They looked confused.
They looked at each other. They did not notice anything unusual, but they were fearful of this cold wind in their hearts.
After coming into contact with the fantasy-like combat skills, they were no longer limited to the traditional combat skills of Caradia.
They did not notice the strangeness.
But at the bottom of the pyramid temple, the faces of the mages changed slightly.
They raised their heads directly. A subtle wind rushed out of the alley, making their faces change even more. They frowned slightly and reported to Kant in a solemn voice, “Something’s wrong, Lord!”
“What’s wrong?”, Kant raised his head, but he could not see the wind that had already dissipated.
“Very dense negative energy.”
The leading mage raised his head, his eyes were filled with shock. “Even after thousands of years of weakening, we can still sense the density of that negative energy. If the negative energy reaches the peak, we would have been swept away by the storm formed by that negative energy and our minds would have been destroyed on the spot, turning into ignorant fools!”
Kant frowned. Looking at the solemn expressions of the mages beside him, as well as the Ravenstern rangers who came from Pander World and were also aware of the mysterious power, he could not help but ask, “What have you discovered?”
“Negative energy, rich negative energy.”
The mage gulped and calmed his mind, he said, “Just now, a gust of wind formed by the gathering of negative energy surged out of the entrance of the temple, caught us off guard. But fortunately, after tens of thousands of years of weakening, it did not have any lethality.”
“Yes.”, Kant nodded. He just needed to confirm that there was no danger.
But the mage frowned. “Something’s wrong.”
“What?”, Kant asked.
“Yes, Something’s wrong.”
The mage closed his eyes slightly and then opened them. He repeated, “Something’s really wrong!”
“That’s right, I sensed it too!”, the other mages also nodded.
They looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other’s eyes.
“What’s going on?”, Kant’s tone was slightly solemn.
These wizards obviously sensed that something was not right. He had to know the details. He could not help but ask in a serious voice, “Tell me immediately, is there anything else that is not right in this temple?”
“Yes… Yes.”
The mage answered hesitantly.
“Speak,”, Kant said in a deep voice.
“It’s like this, my lord. In the wind formed by this negative energy, we found a cold aura that only belongs to the dead. And this, in our perception, is the most prominent characteristic of the undead!”
The leading mage frowned and explained, “It’s in this temple!”
“Yes, it’s in the temple!”, the other mages chimed in.
“Undead.”, Kant’s expression was serious.
Behind him, Rhodok sergeants and the Swadian knights were equally serious, including the Ravenstern rangers. It was clear that they had some understanding of the undead. After all, they were corpses that had been resurrected from the dead. As long as there was a war, some writers could always describe the terrifying scene through these fragmented corpses.
However, no matter how they described it, these undead that had risen from the dead, these corpses that should have been in eternal slumber, should never have appeared in this world. This indicated that the most basic rule — the boundary between life and death had been broken!
Kant knew more about the undead.
After all, in the movies and videos of his previous life, the undead, this special race, was no weaker than the demons.
Moreover, the world of “Wind of War” where the mages lived had the existence of the undead race.
Moreover, they were divided into the vampire race and the bone race, each of which established their own country!
As one of the strongest human countries, the Enfath Empire naturally had fierce conflicts with these evil creatures. Even the local court of justice, which was owned by the country, was existed to deal with those evil and filthy demons and the undead!
The mages’ faces were grave.
They turned to Kant and suggested, “My lord, the temple… may not be optimistic.”
Kant narrowed his eyes and said, “Tell me more details.”
“Perhaps there will be undead creatures.”
The mage spoke, his tone was a little hesitant. “Undead creatures do not have a time limit, but their bones and physical bodies will decay. Of course, if they are powerful undead, even time will not be able to stop them. In other words, the soul fire is their source of power. As long as it is not extinguished, it is equivalent to eternal life.”
“Then, what is the situation inside the temple?”, Kant asked.
“We need to go there and take a look.”, the mages did not dare to boast and said cautiously, “But in our senses, there is still a faint presence of the undead, because we already detected the cold characteristics of the undead in the negative energy.”
At this moment, at the main entrance of the temple.
Rhodok sergeants pressed down the golden doorknob and pushed open the exquisite wooden door.
With a long creaking sound, the bronze doorknob was slowly pushed, allowing the entire interior space of the temple to appear in front of them. It was dark and deep.
The torch was raised, and a light that had not been seen for a long time appeared in the main hall of the temple.
It was a hall that was close to 2,000 square meters.
However, Rhodok sergeants widened their eyes, and the two people at the front even took two steps back!
Bones and skeletons all over the floor!
There was also an old man sitting on a golden chair with a scepter in front of the statue at the center of the main hall!