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Chapter 544: Study and Statue
Chapter 544: Study and Statue
Chapter 544: Study and Statue
Looking at the deep and dark underground stair passage, Lei Xiao said to the old blacksmith: "Old Mr. Fang Hai, since your ancestors set up this magic mechanism, there must be a deep meaning, let's go down and explore."
"Obey, my lord, this subordinate also has the same idea."
Bowing slightly to Lei Xiao, Fang Hai took a step forward and said, "Then let your subordinates walk in the front. If there are other agencies hiding behind them, they can be dispelled in time."
"very good."
Slightly nodding his head, Lei Xiao said to the dragon woman beside him, "Hong Ye, follow Mr. Fang Hai closely, in case something unexpected happens."
"Obey! Please rest assured, my lord."
A crisp voice sounded, and Hong Ye immediately nodded in command.
In this way, under the leadership of Hong Ye and Fang Hai.
Accompanied by the echo of empty footsteps, Lei Xiao and his party of more than ten people walked down the dark stairs all the way.
It didn't take long before a dark secret room came into everyone's eyes.
With the night vision effect of the pupil of the star, Lei Xiao noticed.
The area here is only about seventy to eighty square meters, much smaller than the large forging room just now.
The stone walls around the secret room are not inlaid with light crystals, but in the corners, there are a few magic lampstands that have long been corroded.
"Guiding light!"
Under Lei Xiao's signal, along with the staff in Ariel's delicate hand, a dazzling line of light was drawn in midair.
Ten basketball-sized magic **** of light rose from the top of the staff one after another.
Then it quickly flew to all parts of the room, floating high under the ceiling.
In an instant, the dark secret room was as bright as day.
Under the illumination of the magic light ball, Lei Xiao noticed further.
This was supposed to be a study.
All around the room are neatly arranged, a large number of wooden bookshelves and bookcases that have been corroded by the years.
In the innermost corner, you can still see a collapsed wooden desk and a few tattered wooden chairs.
Slightly nodding his head, Lei Xiao's eyes fell on the wall closest to him again.
Due to the long period of disrepair, these walls made of huge stones have already been seeping water droplets.
Between the ticks, a lot of small puddles formed under the wall.
"It seems that these bookcases and desks are obviously not made of magic wood from the ship of eternity."
Nodding thoughtfully, Lei Xiao thought to himself in his heart: "Therefore, in such a humid environment, it is a reasonable thing to rot into such a scene."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's dark eyes moved and landed in the center of the room again.
There, there is a human sculpture sitting cross-legged on a bluestone platform, which looks particularly eye-catching.
In addition, other notable places are that on the floor tiles of the secret room, a giant anvil is formed as a whole, with the pattern of a saber and a knight's sword crossed, which is the pattern of the Qianduan family where Fang Hai belongs. chapter.
"My lord, there seems to be something wrong here."
Immediately afterwards, Bai Wei's slightly puzzled voice came to Lei Xiao's ears: "Although there are many bookcases here, there is nothing..."
"oh?"
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao walked to the nearest bookshelf, and after careful inspection, he found that, as Bai Wei said, there were no traces of books or paper on it except for the thick floating dust.
And the bookcase below was also empty, only a very strong musty smell of wood emanating from it, causing Lei Xiao to frown slightly.
"Could it be that the enemies of the Kingdom of Loren ransacked this place?"
Lei Xiao had just seen this place when Ariel's crisp voice came over: "Since this was once the secret study of a fifth-tier blacksmith, there must be a lot of precious equipment blueprints and blacksmithing works stored there."
"impossible."
Only Hong Ye's sassy voice sounded not far behind Lei Xiao: "The magic mechanism just now did not show any signs of being destroyed. Therefore, the greatest possibility should be that someone with the same The clansmen of the bloodline, or the blacksmith himself, were cleaned up in advance."
"It turned out to be like this..."
On the other side, Fang Hai's disappointed old voice came to Lei Xiao's ears again: "Originally, I thought I could get some forging skills left by my ancestors."
Sighing heavily, Fang Hai continued: "However, if I can see the place where my ancestors used to work, my trip is already worthwhile."
"Don't be disappointed, Mr. Fang Hai. I always feel that this secret room is not as simple as it appears on the surface."
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao, who had just turned around, nodded slightly to the old blacksmith, comforting him.
"My lord, come and see!"
At this moment, Zhao Yan's iconic sound of surprise and sudden shock came over immediately.
Walking up to this girl, Lei Xiao found out.
On the stone floor next to the entrance of the secret room, there was a large black burnt mark, although it was already covered with a layer of dust, it was still visible to the naked eye.
"My lord, it seems that the whereabouts of those equipment blueprints have been found."
Zhaoyan, who was squatting on the ground, used her fingernails to pinch a piece of paper scraps the size of a fingernail from the gap in the corner of the wall, then blinked her big eyes and said, "This special magic paper is the equipment A dedicated carrier for blueprints."
"So, these precious equipment blueprints were not taken away, but burned on the spot?"
Nodding thoughtfully, Bai Wei at the side moved her furry ears and muttered to herself: "But why didn't the people who came here take him away, but burn them up?" ?
"The exact answer is still unknown."
Shaking his head slightly, Lei Xiao immediately waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's continue the investigation."
"Obey! Your lord!"
Immediately afterwards, all the subordinates responded in unison, and it rang out.
Next, a group of people searched the bookshelves, bookcases and desk areas around the secret room carefully, but did not find any other clues.
In the end, they all invariably focused their attention on the humanoid sculpture in the center of the room.
When he came close to the statue, Lei Xiao noticed it.
The size of this statue is no different from that of normal people, and what it depicts is the image of a burly male old man sitting cross-legged.
Observing carefully, the sculptural face of this burly old man is resolute, not angry and majestic, and his beard like steel wire is very eye-catching.
On the calm old face with a touch of melancholy, the brows are slightly frowned, as if he is in deep thought, but also in penance, which can be described as vivid.
The most important thing is that his appearance is at least 80% similar to that of Fang Hai standing next to Lei Xiao. At first glance, it is almost impossible to tell them apart.
However, compared with Fang Hai, whose current strength is only at the peak level of the third level, he obviously lacks the calmness of the two-point sculpture, and the calm craftsman temperament revealed between his brows.
So far, the answer is self-evident.
"Is this lifelike statue portrayed as the old man's ancestor?"
Realizing this, Fang Hai couldn't help but exclaimed, his old face was full of shock.
"It shouldn't be wrong. Judging from the exquisite carving work, the depiction is no different from that of a real person."
Looking at the almost real statue in front of him, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
Immediately afterwards, a sense of familiarity suddenly flashed in his mind, not from the similar appearance to Fang Hai, but from the statue itself.
However, this feeling was fleeting, before Lei Xiao had time to think deeply, he disappeared without a trace.
Frowning slightly, Lei Xiao continued to observe.
In addition, the most striking part of this statue is the red gemstone inlaid on its chest.
"Lord, why is there such a statue in the center of a secret study?"
At this time, Bai Wei's doubtful voice came to Lei Xiao's ears: "I always feel that this strange layout is very inconsistent."
"That's true. Having said that, the carving of this statue is really too fine, almost every hair and the texture of the clothes are perfectly depicted."
On the other side, Ye Cang pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and thoughtfully said: "This scene is exactly the same as what I saw in the entire petrified Winged Terran barrier area."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly understood.
The source of the strange sense of familiarity just now comes from the Winged Terran barrier area that was explored before!
"When I was in the enchantment area of the Winged Human Race, I could clearly feel the energy fluctuations emanating from the petrified Winged Human Race."
"However, this statue does not have any energy fluctuations flowing out, no wonder no clues were found at the beginning."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao couldn't help curling his lips slightly, and then asked the muscular priest and the general of the Queen Kingdom: "Ye Cang, Ju Bai, can you two confirm whether this is a real statue or a petrified statue?" people?"
As the lord of another world, Lei Xiao could only view the attributes of the subordinates who had signed contracts with him.
Therefore, in the face of this situation, it is naturally impossible to distinguish through the advantages of the lord of the other world.
As for the red gemstone, although Lei Xiao was able to open the property bar, there was only the word "Unknown" on it, and he also didn't get any useful clues.
On the other side, after hearing Lei Xiao's question, Ye Cang and Ju Bai, who are good at healing, looked at each other, and they both saw a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.
It is worth mentioning that although Ye Cang, who is a dark healer, and Ju Bai, who is a holy sword priest, are in absolute opposition due to historical reasons.
Before Jubai was subdued, Ye Cang also showed strong hostility to him many times. As for Jubai, he naturally faced the same **** for tat, not to be outdone.
However, after Jubai successfully joined Lei Xiao's command, the antagonism between the two disappeared.
After all, after signing the contract, the lord is their first belief. Since the belief is the same, other things will naturally have to be delayed a little bit.
"My lord, there are many types of petrification magic, but the essence is to turn the target into a real stone statue from the inside out."
Bowing slightly to Lei Xiao, Ye Cang respectfully responded: "The reason why the petrified Winged people in the Winged people's barrier area last time can still emit energy fluctuations is because of the particularity of the Winged people's physique.
But this time, the two subordinates were unable to distinguish. After all, Mr. Fang Hai's ancestor was a fifth-order powerhouse. current human capabilities. "
After Ye Cang finished speaking, Ju Bai beside him nodded.
As for the super powerful Hong Ye, even though he is a fifth-order magic powerhouse, he cannot be a healing profession after all, so there is nothing he can do about this situation.
After a pause, Ye Cang added: "However, my lord, from the appearance alone, the ancestor of Mr. Fang Hai is very likely to be petrified."
"But, why is this red gemstone not petrified?"
Blinking his big eyes and staring at the statue for a long time, his fair face was full of doubts and said: "From the outline of the gemstone, this should be a pendant worn on the statue's neck, it can't really be just a pendant. statue"
At this moment, seeing Chaoyan whose nose tip was almost touching the gemstone, her words stopped abruptly.
In the next second, her expression instantly became terrified, and she quickly put her face away.
However, because she used too much force, she sat down on the ground directly, and then said in astonishment: "My lord, this... this gem is so weird, it has absorbed a lot of magic power from my subordinates just now!"
"oh?"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao's expression froze, and he quickly signaled the other subordinates to go back.
But the two people ~www.mtlnovel.com~ of the knotweed stick and the red night are one on the left and the other on the right, both of them flashed in front of Lei Xiao, looking ready to go.
On the other side, that strange ruby suddenly became so red that it was almost difficult to open one's eyes.
Since all this happened in the blink of an eye, it was time for Lei Xiao to react again.
An extremely burly figure was already standing in front of his party.
Observe carefully, that figure is a burly old man with white beard and hair, with a resolute face, calm and majestic, and a beard like steel wire, which is very eye-catching.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but be taken aback for a moment, even Chao Yan, who just stood up with her **** covered and baring her teeth, was stunned.
There is no doubt that this sudden and burly old man is obviously exactly the same as the sculpture next to him in terms of figure and appearance!
After being stunned for a moment, Fang Hai came back to his senses, saw his old face filled with caution, and then asked: "Your Excellency, are you the ancestor of this old man?"