Hey, King!

2021-06-17

Chapter 36 Chapter 36 The Chamber of Secrets rune
"Tormund Steelcast and Dagon Olison, to the Temple Offering food, may God Oli bless Jiangu clansman, and may the children grow up healthily."

father explained his intention to the priest of the temple, and asked to meet the chief priest Kurt Divine Grace. Although Dagon was right next to him, he couldn't speak on this occasion, so he might as well shut his mouth and turn his attention to the surrounding buildings.

Jiangu clansman's architectural style has two prominent features since ancient times: tall and sturdy. This style is gradually produced by learning from the mountains and the land for a long time. Eighteen stone pillars with a diameter of seven meters support the main dome of the temple.

The rune is scattered throughout the building, providing lighting at ordinary times, and also providing explanations for the story reliefs on the deeds wall. Mythical figures, ancient legends and the great achievements of heroes are all carved on the stone slabs, one by one inlaid into the thick stone walls, supervised by Auli and admired by future generations.

The temple of Auli, but not only Auli, a Spiritual God, is enshrined in it. Although Oli is the most important protector of the Jiangu people, he is not alone. He has many helpers. Their statues are arranged in a circle on both sides of the great hall, and there are places for offering offerings and prayers and meditations in front of them. Since it would take some time for Pastor Kurt to finish his morning meditation, Tormund allowed Dagon to wander around the great hall and choose a few Spiritual Gods to pray.

"Ryder?" Dagon could see the floating spirit that only he could see with just one side of his head. "You are entrusted by the Spiritual Gods, so you have seen the Aoli Gods and the others?"

Reid snorted and said without a smile: "I have seen it, all of them can shine. It's a dark shadow, nothing to see, nothing to talk about. Dagon, now you're my commander, and I'll take you to get the reward."

"Huh? Now? Here?" Dagon Shaking his head: "You're talking about getting rewards, wouldn't you be stealing things from the temple?"

"Of course not, I won't teach you to steal things. The things that were given to you at this time were acquired by the previous owner. Agree, you can take it with confidence." Reid pointed to the left: "Go from this side, the passage behind the Lava Forge God."

"Wait a minute, I will tell the father. "When you see that you are going to leave the great hall, you must tell me so that Tormund will not be in a hurry.

"Let's not talk about Spiritual God's enlightenment, it won't be too late to see the priest Kurt here. As long as you say it now, the priests will take you to test, then there is no chance Go get the reward."

With Tormund's consent, Dagon followed Rhett's instructions and turned to the back of the Lava Forge statue and followed the side path. The main body of the Ori Temple is a great hall for prayer, behind which is the nave where priests meditate and practice the divide technique, and next to the apse where the power of summon spell can be enhanced. Three halls connected in series run through the central axis, and then one side is the working and office area and library of the priests, and the other side is the city's public canteen and emergency shelter, as well as the priests' residence.

The road behind the Lava Forge leads to the communal dining hall, and Dagon used to come here for a bite to eat, so he was familiar with the setup. He sniffed, very keenly smelling the smell wafting from the kitchen.

"Having started prepping for lunch. Hehe, I always eat here, and today is the first time I've provided ingredients for the cafeteria. Rhett, I feel useful as an adult."

“You are useful by nature, and adulthood is an opportunity, not a cause. The exercise in the past made you who you are, and the exercise you continue to do now will shape the future.”

“ Ah, no hammer, no weapon, the motto of the Neal family." Dagon shrugged. He didn't think this sentence was bad, but it was said by the Neil family, so it was bad. For the Neil family, he can't talk about love but absolutely no hate, can't say whether he likes or dislikes it, he just feels a little annoyed. It's about the feeling of "that's someone else's house, don't always talk to me".

Rid can see Dagon's expression and hear his heart, but it's a matter of Dagon and the Neil family, so he won't express his opinion. After walking for a while, and about to enter the cafeteria, Rhett suddenly pointed to the wall and said, "Okay, stop and turn right to open this wall."

"Open with what? A pickaxe?" Dagon shook his head: "You may not know it yet, the wall of the Temple of Auli is very strong, and it can't be broken with a battering ram, how can you let me open it?"

"I I won't teach you to steal, and I won't teach you to rob! What is the battering hammer and pickaxe? The previous owner gave you the key, and I will tell you how to open it." Reid pointed to the wall and said: "The Jiangu people have an ancient Craftsmanship, use rune to hide the secret door and fuse it with the surrounding stones. It will become very strong, but even if there is a way to destroy it as a whole, the door will not appear, and it can still hide the secret inside."

Dagon shakes his head, saying he hasn't heard of it.

"I told you that it is an ancient rune. You are just an adult, and you haven't studied the system. I don't know if it's normal. This rune is called 'latch', which means closing the door. You carefully Looking at this wall, can you see the mark left by the 'bolt' rune? It's very shallow, so you have to work hard."

Dagon's eyes widened and he looked carefully, stroking inch by inch with his fingers, but found nothing at all. clue. He looked at Reid suspiciously, the latter said with a smile: "I just told you, the secret door is hidden, how can you see with your eyes and fingers? Don't stare, you have to use magic. Come, follow My finger, write the rune 'latch' on the door."

With a hint of suspicion, Dagon forced the mana to the tip of his finger and wrote on the wall. During the writing process, the wall did not respond, but when the last stroke was completed, where the fingers and mana had walked before, a "latch" rune emitted a silver glimmer, flickering like breathing.

"Look, this is the rune secret door. 'Latch' is the most commonly used, simplest, and most basic. There are more and more complicated rune secret doors in history, which need to be matched with more complex ones. The door in front of you is just a secret room for daily use, not a treasure trove, so there is only one rune." Reid said: "Come on, you continue to open. Take some water and dip it on your fingers."

"The water bag is at Kuku, and it's under the steps of the temple."

"You can also use saliva, anyway, for convenience, it was originally designed for this purpose."

With a dubious finger dipped in saliva, he pressed the horizontal line in the middle of the "latch" according to Reid's instructions and wrote "water". The brightness of the rune is slightly increased, and after a slight deformation, it becomes "idle" as a whole. The "wood" in the middle gets brighter and bigger, and finally pushes the door outwards and to the sides.

Behind the door is a small room, about four meters square, with rusted and collapsed metal shelves on several walls. There were many pieces of pottery on the ground, and the things that were originally inside had turned into dust, and it was completely indistinguishable. The outside air comes in, and some things that may be cloth or plant fiber structures quickly fade and decay.

"It's already like this... Dagon, it is said to be on the shelf on the right, you can find a topaz jar, the seal is white jade." Rhett followed Dagon in, watching him Look there: "Yes, this is it. There is an Ain stone in it, that's your reward."

The jade stone jar fell off the shelf and was damaged, but it shattered Only happens on the surface, not deep inside. The Ain stone in the jar is intact, but it has lost its elemental power for too long and cannot be activated for the time being. There are still a few pieces of elemental spar remains in the jar, and the elemental power inside has been absorbed by the Ain stone long ago and has lost its value.

The feel of Ain stone is between porcelain and jade, and its interior is very solid under the smooth and round appearance. This piece of Ion stone is about the size of the palm of the hand. The whole is a trapezoid with a wide top and a narrow bottom. The four corners are ground with arcs. There is an oval pit near the narrow side, just enough to put the index finger on it.

"You know how to use it at a glance, right? Gather the mana with your fingers and put it on it. Your mana is relatively weak now, and you won't be able to last for long, but it's enough to open the most primary level. The record is rune Breathing. Technique is the most basic and primordial mana exercise method, anyone can use it, but it is more effective for Spiritual God enlighteners."

Dagon came out with the Ain Stone, and pressed his finger on it while Motivating mana, it only took half a second to yank his hands. "Aiya! It hurts! It's like being pricked by a needle! Hey, my heartbeat is also faster, and I feel very tired." He looked at Rhett, his vision was a little blurry. "What's going on?"

"It should be that the elemental power is too short, causing it to absorb too much mana, beyond your ability to bear. Don't worry, breathe slowly, you will be able to slow down soon. Come here. I'll take this Ain stone back to Soul Spirit's middle realm and let its previous owner see it. Isn't it embarrassing that the reward can't be turned into a punishment?"

Finished speaking, Rui De extended the hand, actually grabbed the Ain Stone and took it from Dagon. He waved his hand, made a return movement, turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared, and took away the Ain stone. Dagon was empty-handed, gasping for breath, and as soon as he walked out of the secret room, he was surrounded by people who heard the movement.

"There is a secret room here!" The voice was very familiar, and I knew it was Pastor Ge Li. "Wow, what an old secret room. It's been a long time since it was opened. You dare to go inside, aren't you afraid of the poisonous air?"

He shouted for the young pastor to go Looking for purified water and antiseptic incense while pulling Dagon out. "Do you feel weak and dazzled? Well, sure enough, the heartbeat is accelerated, which is a symptom of poisoning. Don't be nervous, it's easy to handle. You swallow this soothing pill."

Dagon nods, from Ge Li He took two black round pills in the palm of his hand and ate them with his head up. The pills were bitter and unpalatable, and the aftertaste left in the mouth stimulated saliva, making Dagon keep swallowed saliva. However, after the pill entered his stomach, it gave him a cool and refreshing feeling, which quickly eased the heartbeat and made him much more comfortable.

"Thank you, Pastor Ge Li." Dagon straightened up and saw that Pastor Ge Li was studying the secret door. "I saw a 'latch' word rune, and then wrote it as 'idle' with water, and the door opened."

"Yes, I also saw that it was the basic secret door rune. Previous People like to use rune to build secret rooms and secret passages, and they have caused a lot of trouble. However, the labyrinth that blocks the monsters under the Demon City is built with rune, and it has always played an important role. It is the biggest contribution of the secret room rune to this world. But The key is not the secret room, but..."

Ge Li patted Dagon's shoulder with a smile, and said, "You have automatically manifested mana since you were an adult? I know you want to go to the hunting party, but you need to Don't think about being a student of the temple?"

(end of this chapter)