Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 892 Amber of Light
Although Zhu Tang did not hear clearly what Aiwass whispered, he roughly guessed the seriousness of the problem.

"Since this relic involves matters of the level of Pillar Gods and Source Rivers, should we continue to explore upwards?"

Zhu Tang asked Aiwass cautiously: "Or... should we stop here for now?"

After hearing his words, the people who were walking over because the device was shut down due to a power outage fell into a brief silence.

People like Wanderer and Kitty, who are short of money, still want to move forward. But Zhu Tang himself is also short of money, and he is also an expert in rituals.

He is a little scared, which means the problem is quite serious.

Most people actually want to keep going forward. But in Xingti, most "archaeological mercenaries" are actually more willing to listen to advice, and those who don't listen to advice are those archaeologists who are too hot-blooded and don't understand extraordinary knowledge.

As the saying goes, "every field is like a mountain apart." Many fields are a little more complicated and may be out of touch with the field you are good at. In this environment where any problem can lead to life-threatening situations, everyone is obviously more willing to listen to advice—at least more than outside.

For example, everyone has some ability to disarm traps, but not as good as the kitten, who is a trap master. Therefore, if the kitten says that a trap in a certain place is very dangerous and cannot be disarmed, everyone will tend to believe the "expert's opinion."

These are the lessons learned from the blood of our predecessors.

In such a complex and dangerous environment, it is best not to be too stubborn.

But since Zhu Tang asked Aiwas for advice, it means that there is still hope for a turnaround.

So everyone turned their eyes to Aiwass, asking him to make the decision. Even the sponsor, Master Chongbo, chose to look at Aiwass and let him make the decision.

Keep going, at least go to the fourth floor and take the ancient device away; or just quit while you're ahead and leave now.

After all, the two gems left by the puppet guards at the door, as well as the ancient runes carved on the walls, in the gems, and in various places, were already quite a harvest. Professor Budd took a lot of photos and even had the real objects on hand - this was already a great breakthrough in archaeology, directly extending the history known to mankind to the Amber Age before the disenchantment of language.

Moreover, Aiwass seemed to have obtained some kind of treasure from somewhere, which was also extremely valuable. At least his trip was not in vain.

Under the gaze of everyone, Aiwass fell into deep thought.

Tower of Babel.

It is not only the place where Wei Zhe ascends to godhood, but also the place where the Fallen Angels ascend to heaven...

When he realized this, Aiwass frowned slightly and looked upwards.

The bottom of his pupils shrank due to the azure light on the ceiling, as if reflecting the thunder that destroyed the Tower of Babel in the past.

There is no doubt that this taboo is a "mistake". If you continue to pursue the truth, you may even be in danger of your life. The illusion that appeared in my heart before may be a warning left here.

The thunder that destroyed everything in the illusion most likely destroyed more than just the Tower of Babel.

I'm afraid that all the ancient wizards in the Tower of Babel at that time were killed and turned into ashes!
Thinking of this, a hint of deep purple appeared in the bottom of Aiwas's eyes.

A strong curiosity - and a clear awareness that he had grasped the opportunity, made him extremely sure... this was also an opportunity to change the future.

There is a high probability that this is a secret history that Huantiansi has not yet experienced and does not know about!
Just like when the Pillar Gods are replaced, they must always follow the path of the predecessor to defeat the opponent before they can cover it with their own new path - but without the help of the power of other paths, or without the previous Pillar God himself making mistakes, how can they easily defeat the old Pillar God who has ruled this path for who knows how many years?

"keep going."

Aiwass's voice didn't waver. "Not just to the fourth floor - we're going to the seventh and eighth floors. I'll protect you, trust me.

"Just follow me and continue going up, everyone. If at any time... for example, when our number is reduced, when you think I have lost the ability to protect you, we can always turn back, and I can also escort you down alone. But before the problem really arises - I don't think there is any need to be afraid."

After a brief silence, Rurouni was the first to speak.

"...Since you've come this far," the wanderer yawned, "then let's keep going.

"I'm going to be blunt here, everyone. This is an ancient relic from before the birth of mankind... From what Mr. Zhu Tang and Mr. Pope said, this is probably the place where a certain god ascended to the sky. Even if you die in a place like this, wouldn't it be considered dying in a noble place? It's better than being dragged into the battlefield outside and turned into minced meat, right?"

Although the words of the wanderer were sharp, they also made sense.

In these increasingly chaotic times, where is absolutely safe?

"——I will protect you too."

At this moment, the taciturn Master Chongbo finally spoke: "Even if you die... I will resurrect you." He no longer used the previous humble words like "just preserve your vitality", but spoke very seriously and wildly about bringing the dead back to life.

He was obviously getting serious.

It was not until here that Master Chongbo finally stated the purpose of his trip: "I hope we can enter the ninth floor. As a sponsor, I have the right to distribute the spoils. The price of the unknown device on the fourth floor can be used as your reward; I don't want any of the gems dropped by the guards in front of the door, including anything we get on other floors, I voluntarily give up ownership.

"If you like it, you can take it away. Just give a certain amount of money to others, not to me. I just want a treasure on the ninth floor--"

"treasure?"

Aiwass asked back with interest: "What treasure?"

“【Amber of Light】.”

Master Chongbo replied: "It is said to be a fragment of the first sun, and some say it is a fragment of the second sun. It is a ray of light sealed in amber, a light from the past."

“…It’s really good stuff.”

Aiwass raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully: "Do you want to exchange something with Amber?"

He knew this thing - but in Aiwas's understanding, it did not appear in the form of a treasure, but in the form of "currency".

After the first round of the Tail Ring Ceremony, the high-difficulty mode of the Tianshi crusade was activated, and each time you successfully crusade against a Tianshi, you will receive a reward called [Light Amber]. This includes all high-difficulty dungeons in subsequent versions... As long as it is a Tianshi, a certain amount of [Light Amber] will be dropped.

This thing can be handed over to a "collector" to exchange for some miscellaneous rewards. Because the things that can be exchanged are not very valuable - at least not very valuable from the player's perspective - Aiwass did not remember the entire exchange list.

It can be used to exchange for all graduation sets of the previous version, as well as limited mounts, pets, transmogrifications and background music produced by some ended activities. In addition, there are things like resurrection potions, cleansing potions, and face washes - the most valuable thing among them is probably the "face wash" that can reshape gender, height and appearance... This thing is worth dozens of dollars.

The other things are basically to reduce the liver or make up for the regrets, and have nothing to do with the value. It is mainly to prevent new players from regretting.

However, Aiwass took a look at the introduction of this currency, and the introduction was quite intimidating.

"'Blood of the First Sun, Flesh of the Second Sun, Elder Brother of the Third Sun - this is a dead light sealed in amber.'"

Aiwass introduced the Amber of Light in a nearly chanting tone: "'To most people, it has no value, just a dull gem; but to some conservators who are blessed by amber, they can use it to exchange for things lost and forgotten in the past.'

"——Do you have any regrets, Master Chongbo?"

“…Yes. As expected of the knowledgeable Pope, he even knows this.”

Master Chongbo nodded and said softly, "I had an important treasure in my childhood, but it was lost later. No, to be precise... it was destroyed. It will never be restored.

“But if I just please Amber, He can bring that thing back from the past for me. So I want to get a piece of [Amber of Light] no matter what... and it can only appear in the Amber Age.

"That thing is not valuable, so I only need one piece. I don't need anything else. If there are more [Amber of Light], I don't need them. If someone has an accident, I can also revive them.

"I just hope that we can go to the ninth floor. I can sense that the nearest amber of light is there."

Obviously, at the beginning, Master Chongbo did not think that he could get the [Amber of Light] on this trip, so he did not tell his real purpose.

This was obviously to prevent his important treasure from being taken away by others. He only came here to explore the way this time, and he didn't know when he would come next time. If the information about [Light Amber] was leaked, it was possible that these people would leak the information before he arrived, or even organize an expedition team to dig for treasure.

As a result, after Aiwas joined, Master Chongbo felt that they might really be able to reach the ninth floor.

So he changed his original plan and told his teammates the real purpose.

"That's fine with me, what about everyone else?"

Aiwass looked at everyone.

No one raised any objections.

So the archaeological team set out again.

(End of this chapter)