Hey, King!

2021-07-13

Chapter 146 Chapter 146 A Little Thing

The sudden appearance of Knockout and Archive piques Dagon's interest , he combined the text before and after, and found that the author was dissatisfied with the effect of a certain rune incantation on the battlefield, and thought that it could be improved in some way, and the part where the text disappeared was exactly what he imagined.

"It's not that there is no progress, it's that it's sealed, is this what the ancients want to tell me?"

The first book, there is only one hole, Dagon is fast After browsing, I picked up the second one. This is a travelogue that tells the story of a Jiangu clansman who, at the invitation of a human lord, carries out a defensive sweep and exploration of parts of the savage forest. When it comes to "drive away the harmful insect swarms", another paragraph is deducted and sealed by the clan meeting.

This has happened in several books in a row. In the next few books, Dagon just looked at the title and table of contents, and then quickly flipped back to look for the digging part. Combined with the context, most of the things that are cut out are some new ideas, new ideas and new experiences. The clan meeting made a mistake in killing these things, and they all dug them out with holes.

There is one third left in this row of bookshelves, and Dagon is so angry that he doesn't want to read any more. If there is still a need for major secrecy for key projects like the Infinite Labyrinth, do these small ideas and small progress also need to be sealed? What is it for, and for whom? After thinking about it, Dagon is only sure of one thing: no matter what it is, it is not for the future of Jiangu clansman.

"The back is still the same thing? The more you look, the more angry you are!" Dagon patted the bookshelf, shaking his head. "Although I really want to leave, I should know what has been sealed. The clan meeting can seal the information for the sake of confidentiality, but it can't be done like this!"

He continued to look back, the whole row of shelves was Books have a similar fate, always missing something or two. Dagon waited patiently until the end, and was stunned when he opened the last book.

It was a book about the thickness of a fist, with a thick cover made of slate. After opening, only the first five pages were intact, and the back was almost completely hollowed out. At first glance, this is not a book at all, but a swimming pool dug out.

But this "pool" is not empty, and a key made of Ain stone lies at the bottom. Dagon took it in his hand and slowly delivered his mana, and it floated into the air, glowing faintly like a match. Like the Illuminating Ion Stones of the Hedron Shrine, it also moves with the swing of the head.

"It's implying that the key is used in this library. Where would it be used?" Dagon decided the answer was still in the book, so he perused the rest of the book.

The title of the book is "United Willings", and the author wrote on the cover 1: "I don't make anything, I just carry and pay tribute."

After reading the first few pages, this The author shows between the lines the fine qualities of a bookworm who likes to wander among other books and engage with history and stories with empathy. When he sees good ideas, abundant emotions and interesting links, he habitually records them. This "United Together" is a compilation of his own reading notes, bringing together new ideas about engineering, technology, tactics and spell.

This is without a doubt a good book, and it is the most heavily sealed for it. Apparently, the key was put in after the large hole in the book was dug out, and all indications are that it was related to what was being sealed.

"Could it be the key to enter the sealed area of the clan meeting?"

Dagon holds "United Together" in one hand and the key in the other. The easiest thing to do for him is to put the key back, then close the book and stuff it back on the shelf. But in doing so, he stands with those who cut and seal knowledge. Dagon thinks those people are making a huge mistake, and he doesn't want to be on the wrong side at all.

"If I don't figure this out, I'll never be content."

Putting the cutout book back on the shelf, Dagon clutched the key tightly in his hand. The steel steps descended one after another, but it seemed that after only a few steps, Dagon was startled at the door to the sealed area of the clan meeting. It was a reinforced steel gate without any windows, which fit neatly into the surrounding frame. A small keyhole is located in the center of the gate, and the shape of the keyhole matches the key exactly.

A line of Dwarven text on the gate warns: Confidential area, no entry, but that certainly doesn't stop Dagon. He opened the palm of his hand and found that the key was wet with sweat, and he realized how nervous he was. No matter how righteous he feels in his heart, the actions in front of him are after all a violation of the rules of the clan meeting.

Inhaling deeply and exhaling shallowly, Dagon allowed himself to calm down a bit. He came to the door, as if standing unsteadily, and pressed one hand on the door first. The icy temperature of the steel surface seemed to make him feel more comfortable, and his other hand was already holding the key close to the keyhole.

Wait, is there a trap on the door?
Although Jiangu clansman rarely sets traps in the library, considering that the clan council has been blocking Jiangu clansman's steps, it is not impossible to do other things. Dagon unfolds "earth hearing", allowing his senses to penetrate the iron gate and carefully feel the surrounding settings.

The inside of the door is a set of very complicated locks. There are no traps such as crossbow machines and javelins around, and there is no obvious rune array. Dagon inserts the key, twists it slightly, and the door lock mechanism works. The door folds up the nine steel pillars connected to the door frame, and air flows in from the newly opened gap to achieve a balance between the inside and outside, and the door opens a gap.

The door can be opened inwards with just a push, but at this time Dagon heard through the earth and found that there was still equipment working inside the doorframe. A funnel device is powered by letting out flowing fine sand, pulling a slender wire rope. It is connected all the way up through pipes buried in the walls, far away from this floor, beyond the reach of the earth's hearing.

"No, it's a trap." Dagon concentrated one's mind, continuously sending mana to the earth's hearing, and probed inward through the gap opened by the steel-reinforced gate.

Behind the door is a room of more than 100 square meters, in which there are thirty-six large bookcases with locks, but only the six bookcases near the wall have things in them, and they are concentrated in the corners , furthest away from the gate. The doors of the six bookcases were marked with year labels and seals, and the seal of the clan meeting was a little vague on the seal, after all, time affects everything fairly. The door lock of the bookcase is a simple padlock, and even if there is no tool at hand, Dagon has the confidence to pull it down with force alone, and then open the door.

Relying on the earth's hearing, Dagon can penetrate the door of the bookcase and vaguely "see" what is inside. Hundreds of document bags were stacked on the shelves, all filled with cut out scraps of paper, full of diagrams, leather, and some Ain stones for records. Dagon only "sees" this once, his eyes are already wet, and he wants to cry, but now is not the right time.

Earth hearing is universal, in short, it accepts all information at the same time. Dagon can see the locked bookcase in the farthest corner, and can also see the contents of another unlocked cabinet in the other corner. He "saw" the cutting tools and the record book. In a rolled-up piece of leather, ten cutting knives, scissors, and tweezers of different sizes and materials were sorted into slip pockets. Next to the tools, the record book with the seal of the clan meeting is full of work logs, and many of the corners are badly worn, indicating that they are frequently turned. In the corner of the cabinet lay a seal with red mud residue.

The Earth Listening can't be used to read the words on the page, but it can distinguish the shape, so Dagon can know that the content on the seal is U.5.A. It doesn't look like a person's name, but I don't know what it is, so I can only remember it temporarily. Dagon knew that he had triggered some kind of mechanism, and the thin wire rope sent out a notice that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time. So he pulled the key out, threw it into the room, and quickly made his way up the steel stairs.

The entrance and exit door of the spar pavilion temple is half closed, and there is no one at the door. Originally, there should be an ancient receptionist on duty here, reading books, drinking tea, and collecting the clothes and equipment of the guests. Dagon jumped over the counter, opened his suitcase, grabbed his belongings and rushed out the door.

He left with his front foot, and something happened to his back foot. With a wave of spell energy, a triangular Transmission Gate appears out of thin air, and three Jiangu clansman, three humans and three elves emerge from it. Because the gate of the spar pavilion was facing away from the living area, and there were small graves blocking the line of sight, no one noticed their presence.

Except for Dagon.

It was too late to wear armor, he squatted in a corner not far away, covered himself with a five-headed dragon cloak, and blended in with the surrounding rockery and stone sculptures. He saw with his own eyes the nine men who appeared filed into the Hedron Shrine, Warhammers, rapiers and shackles in their hands, the gate closing behind them.

"Who is this group? How can elves and humans also follow into the temple of Ori?" Dagon secretly clenched his fists and clenched his back teeth. He was extremely angry, especially for the first to walk in. The three Jiangu clansman. In Dagon's eyes, they were "traitors, bastards, scumbags!"

With alertness and earth-hearing, Dagon escaped, but not quite. He has one very distinctive feature, the adamantine beard ring, which is simply too easy to identify. Taking this risk into account, Dagon put on the adaptive armor at the fastest speed, at least not showing panic and nervousness in appearance, and then chose a route with fewer people to return to the caravan.

"We still want to send someone to find you." Seeing Dagon's return, Gerlos called Toby, who had not left the accommodation, back. "I plan to leave tomorrow. I just received a good order to deliver a batch of bananas to Myris. Although green bananas are more durable than other fruits, it is better to leave early than late."

"Let's go as soon as possible, then." Dagon said, "Is there anything else in town?"

Jeros smiled and shook his head, looking relaxed, and said, "It's alright, everyone is busy. After several days, everything that can be sold has been sold, and the goods and supplies that should be brought in are also in place. What, do you want to go to Myniris as soon as possible?"

"It's better to leave as soon as possible," Dagon said. .

Zeros looked at Dagon's still serious expression, and immediately suppressed his smile. He didn't ask why or what, but just took out his whistle and blew it seven times. This long and short interval of whistle sound has a set of internal codes of the Golden Dog Caravan. The order just issued is to gather all members and set off immediately.

"You still go back to your original place, don't worry, I will take care of the outside." Geros said: "I asked Toby to accompany you, he is quite experienced in some aspects."

The people in the caravan didn't know why they had to leave early, but they saw a lot of people, even Nassim Bond, the troubadour who "mixed food and drink", was there, leaving one day early It doesn't matter. The biggest objection was that the two coachmen complained about the lack of a night of drinking and playing.

Sitting in the car, Dagon also held a weapon in his hand, his eyes were always fixed on the outside, his ears were pricked up, and he was very nervous. Toby was sent by Gerros to accompany Dagon, and he became nervous when he saw him like this, but he couldn't guess what Dagon was doing after thinking about it.

When the convoy started and was already on its way out of the city, Toby asked, "Murder by mistake? You have to make me mentally prepared?"

" No murder." Dagon said: "I opened a door and was found."

"You can come back, it means that you were not caught at the scene. Then the person who found you saw your appearance. Is it? Voice, name?"

"My beard ring is an ID card, and it's very easy to identify."

"That's different." Toby shook his head: "Again I didn't pick up your beard ring at the scene. At most, you can only say that you have appeared near the scene. You tell me what happened, and I will find a way for you."

"If you know If you don’t, you may be involved in a lot of trouble.”

“Aren’t friends just used to face trouble side by side? Besides, everyone has their own good and bad. Like Chimera, you think it's a problem, but you still have the confidence to solve it. If I see a Chimera, I can't do anything except pee my pants and call mother for help. In the same way, you think it's a lot of trouble, maybe you just don't know it What should I do, and I'm very good at it!"

"Okay, I believe you, I can tell you." Dagon then added: "But if it's too much trouble, you can be straightforward. Tell me, don't get involved in the caravan."

"Don't talk nonsense, you don't need to teach these basic principles."

Dagon made his findings without omission and in detail Talk to Toby, but he doesn't say anything about the "U.5.A" seal. Regarding the blocked door, he only said that he saw a lot of bookcases, and then heard the sound of the organ, which felt like an alarm was triggered. He had never done such a thing before, so he hurried out cautiously.

If he said he knew the contents of the seal, he would be admitting that he knew what was in the closet. Dagon judged that whether he knew the abbreviation on the seal had little to do with whether he could solve the matter, mainly because the nine-person team arrived quickly by teleporting spell.

"There's nothing to be afraid of." Toby finished, smiling, patted Dagon's legs. "Don't worry, you're fine. I didn't lie to you, it's really just a small thing."

(end of this chapter)