Chapter 199: Elven Ruins
During the adventure, when the ruins and tombs were mentioned, they were all reminded of countless gold and silver treasures, magic props, or magical artifacts passed down thousands of years ago. But this was just a delusion of people after all, and no one knew whether there were any treasures in the ruins of the Life Forest. According to Lu Xiya and Ice Fish, the final result was... I'm afraid things were not so easy as people wished.
As a very closed country, although the Thousand-Year Elf Kingdom sounds very grand, in fact, the elves at that time had no property at all. If they wanted to trade with the outside world, at most they would barter and the specialties of the Life Forest were enough to make them self-sufficient. Most elves were basically not interested in the treasures in the human world. They only believed in the beauty of nature and enjoyed the days of coexistence with nature. Although a small number of elves left the Life Forest and also gained a lot in the outside world, they basically did not mean to return to the Elf Kingdom, because in the Elf Kingdom, the pursuit of things outside is an existence despised by all elves. The aesthetic view of elves in this aspect can be said to be completely opposite to humans.
Moreover, as a race that worships nature, except for the elves of the Great Lord level, other elves will only be buried on the spot after death. They believe that nature maintains their lives, so when they die, their bodies should become nutrients and re-providing this land.
Therefore, after conducting a data investigation into the Millennium Kingdom, the results obtained were quite helpless.
There is no need to think about treasures. Elfs have always been "the poorer they are, the more glorious they are." Only elves who can be promoted to the level of the Great Lord are qualified to own the tomb, which means they are the poorest.
As for magic props and sacred weapons... Although there are many mentioned in the records, and they are all worth tens of thousands of gold. However, Marien told Yi Ming a little pessimistically that after becoming the Forest of the Undead, the Forest of Life has been baptized by hundreds of years of undead power and breath. Even if those sacred weapons and magic props really exist, they may have already become a pile of waste in the war of attrition with the power of the undead.
Of course, there may be something left, but if it is really something that can compete with the aura of the undead, then there is no way to sell it... because it is definitely an unparalleled treasure and cannot be used at will.
But these are just theoretically speaking. As for the actual situation...
Looking at the mice all over the mountains, Lefar couldn't help feeling a numb scalp. She was in a little horrified and blocked Di Lita in front of her almost unsteady body, holding the long sword at her waist tightly in her right hand. In addition to Yiming and Meallie's expressions as usual, Marian stared at the crystal pendant in her hand with a complicated expression. She once again began to feel deeply suspicious about whether her choice of natural magic was the right path.
Last time it was a bug, this time it was a mouse. Can't Yi Ming let himself summon something normal?
(So, please everyone?)
Mayalie nodded slightly. Then the rats gathered beside her dispersed and disappeared.
"Sister Mayalie. What are you doing?"
Lita grabbed Lafar's arm tightly, then asked Meali uneasy. Then Yiming answered the question on her behalf.
"Meyalie is communicating with these cute little guys. I hope they can help us find some clues. You know, searching all over the mountains is not our specialty. It is better to leave it to these hole-drawing experts. Maybe it will be more effective."
After saying that, Yi Ming shrugged his shoulders with some dissatisfaction and complained lightly.
"Of course. Actually, I think snakes are good too..."
The reason for this is because Yiming believes that since we have to release the wind, we must make some achievements. If they can find some valuable things in the tombs of the elves that can be sold for money, then Yuri and others can be dealt with. In this way, in conjunction with his announcement to open the Forest of Life, those mercenaries who regard wealth as life will naturally rush here in a mighty way, digging out all the things that may be buried under the ground like a tomb robber. From a certain level, mercenaries are the best sheep, and before taking the risk, they must need supplies, weapons and accommodation conveniences, and all of this will become Yiming's tax revenue without exception. Of course, perhaps the chaotic behavior of the mercenaries will disrupt the order in the city of Azus, but for Yiming now, money is rarely more important than order.
Although the Lord of Green may be dissatisfied with this, Yi Ming did not have time to care about her, let alone, this place is no longer a thousand-year kingdom. She is not qualified to make any noise about Yi Ming's territory.
"Squeak!!"
Everyone only waited for a moment. A mouse came out of the grass and screamed at Mealli. Then, he quickly ran to the same path. Mealli made a gesture to everyone waiting and followed.
It has to be said that in any era and anywhere, even if humans cannot survive, this cannot stump the survival of mice.
During the "chat" with mice along the way, Mealli learned that their clan has lived in this forest of life for generations, even so long that it can be traced back to the millennium elf kingdom. This can be regarded as a glorious "family history" for even the short-lived rats. After that, although the Undead Forest, infected by the aura of the dead, destroyed most species, as a race with the ability to survive and reproduce, the mouse family survived under such harsh conditions and lived until now.
Under the leadership of the mouse, everyone traveled through the beautiful grassland, the dark forest, and the hidden canyon, and finally stopped in front of a cave. The mouse, who had always been a guide, squeaked a few times and got a piece of dried meat handed over by Meyali, left the place without looking back. At this time, Meyali stood up and said to everyone waiting for her explanation.
(It says there are terrible beasts here, and it is not the opponent.)
"Cat?"
Yi Ming smiled bitterly and said a completely unfunny joke. Then he carefully observed the deep cave entrance. Even during the day, it was still dark and terrifying. The green of life, which was spread all over the mountains and fields, seemed to have no chance of being here, and could not even feel the warmth it should have. Only the cold and dark aura of death was left, as if a giant beast was opening its mouth, waiting for the prey to come to the door.
Yiming stretched out one hand, took the torch handed over by Yuri, and then threw it into the hole, while closing his eyes.
The fire illuminated everything that was originally hidden by darkness, and Yi Ming could also feel the constant changes in the light value until the torch fell to the ground and was extinguished by the accumulated water. However, Yi Ming had already obtained the basic information in the entire cave.
It seems that nothing is wrong.
While imaged the data in his brain, Yi Ming used to move his fingers. As the light swayed just now, he obviously felt that there was a problem of regularity in some place's image, and generally this regularity would only be reflected in artificially made objects. So his brain began to run quickly again, and made some modifications to the light data in the dark hole in front of him to reproduce their true colors. Then Yi Ming was surprised to find that there seemed to be an artificial stone door somewhere deep in the hole.
"let's go."
Yi Ming opened his eyes, snapped his fingers and walked into the cave first, while Mei Yali remained silent. She stood up and walked inward after everyone left. She stared at the top of the cave that dripped downwards with water droplets, and then opened the umbrella in her hand.
Marien chanted the spell softly, and easily summoned a bright but not dazzling light to illuminate the entire cave. She followed Yiming and illuminated the road in front of them.
"This is not like the curtain of the elves."
Looking at the dark atmosphere around, Yuri said first with some anxiety.
"Such a gloomy atmosphere doesn't seem to be what the elves like."
"Maybe it's because they have a long world under the glory and want to change their taste."
Yi Ming said casually, and then stopped again. Because at this moment, the light originally maintained by Marian suddenly disappeared, covering everything in darkness and silence again.
He focused for a moment, then suddenly turned around, and the whistling black blades flew up, blocking the exquisite and luxurious sword blade in front of him.
"Who are you?"
Yi Ming asked lowered his body.
Chapter completed!