Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery
#323 - The Blood of the Elf King
With the cooperation of Odis and others, they quickly found the extraordinary creature that "Hanged Man" Alger needed: a golden jellyfish.
This jellyfish clearly hadn't expected these humans to find it so quickly, and it tried its best to hide further inside the cave.
The "Staff Head" of the "Gustav Staff" in Odis's hand flickered, and the seawater inside the cave suddenly solidified, turning into sharp spikes that pushed the "Golden Echo Jellyfish" out.
The top of the golden jellyfish suddenly opened up a mouth-like structure. Just as it emitted a melodious syllable to attack the spirits of the group, Klein had already found its "Spirit Thread" and quickly completed preliminary control.
The huge jellyfish suddenly became sluggish and could no longer emit soul-piercing syllables.
Alger immediately summoned wind blades and cut the "Golden Echo Jellyfish" into several pieces.
This Sequence 5 extraordinary creature was killed just like that.
Alger looked at the other three: "I can take fewer other spoils later."
After obtaining the consent of the others, Alger collected the jellyfish.
Odis said, "I have another main ingredient for 'Ocean Singer' there. How about selling it to you for a cheaper price?"
Alger was stunned for a moment and quickly asked, "How much money?"
Odis quoted, "3600 pounds."
Alger exclaimed: This is very cheap!
Generally, a Sequence 5 main ingredient would sell for at least 4000 pounds.
Especially extraordinary materials from the "Sailor" pathway, which would sell for at least 6000 pounds on the sea.
But before Alger could agree, Odis added, "But I have a condition."
Alger quickly said, "Tell me."
"After you take the main ingredients you need from the jellyfish, give the remaining spiritual materials to me," Odis said. "Well, because you may still need some kind of spiritual material from the jellyfish, I can give you the spiritual materials you need for free after you get the formula."
Generally speaking, in a Sequence 5 potion formula, two of the auxiliary materials are usually obtained from the extraordinary creature that has the main ingredient.
The reason why Odis wanted the jellyfish was because his demand for spiritual materials was like a bottomless pit.
Conducting mystical research requires materials, making extraordinary weapons requires extraordinary materials, and if he opens a "Scroll Shop" in the future, he will need even more spiritual materials.
Sequence 5 spiritual materials are already very advanced. Odis can use such materials to design scrolls with effects far superior to ordinary scrolls.
After hearing Odis's request, Alger breathed a sigh of relief: "No problem."
Harle Constantine quietly watched the transaction between the two, without saying anything.
After discussing this matter, the "bubble" that Odis had created earlier reached its limit, and seawater gradually poured in.
At this time, Klein said to Odis, "I'll borrow a 'Diving Scroll' and pay with gold pounds after the exploration is over."
He had basically reached the limit of his diving ability. If he dived any deeper, it would be difficult to breathe with the 'Trachea'.
"No need to borrow, just use it," Odis said generously.
Although he didn't have as many "Diving Scrolls" in the "Knowledge Moor" as "Flying Scrolls", he had dozens of them. He didn't mind giving Klein one.
Klein didn't stand on ceremony when he heard how generous Odis was. He took the scroll, recited the incantation, and grew gills and webbed feet.
The four continued to dive until the surroundings became dark and there were few fish, finally reaching the bottom of the pool.
Under the illumination of the "Spirit Storage Crystal", Odis looked around and quickly found the extraordinary mechanism that was covered with marine life.
It was a turntable with a diameter of about one meter, with handles on the outside, which could obviously be rotated.
It's just that it can't be turned now. It is covered with marine life with hard shells. Many creatures have completely covered the turntable with their long-term secretions, making it seem like something that originally existed on the seabed.
At this time, Harle opened his mouth and made a somewhat harsh sound, and the surrounding marine life immediately fled, and the creatures on the extraordinary mechanism slowly left.
Alger on the side raised his hand and used the surrounding seawater to wash away the traces left by the creatures above.
Soon, the entire turntable appeared, and a circle of extraordinary characters and five spaces appeared on the stone pillar in the middle of the turntable. There was also a small groove in the center of the top of the turntable.
On the rotatable turntable, six runes appeared.
Odis swam closer and took a look, and immediately recognized that this was an "Activation Array" made with "Ancient Elvish".
Rotating five of the six runes on the array turntable to the correct positions will successfully piece together the complete array.
Generally, this kind of array is part of a "composite array" and is rarely used independently.
At this time, Harle asked, "Can it be opened?"
Odis simply raised his staff again and used a huge "bubble" to prop up the seawater again, forming a waterless space.
"It can be opened," Odis said. "As long as the other parts of the array haven't lost their function."
Then he asked, "Does the Constantine family still have some advanced arrays?"
Harle Constantine was stunned for a moment before answering, "I'm not too sure about that."
Odis looked at the turntable in front of him and said, "This mechanism uses a very advanced array. As far as I know, very few people still master 'composite arrays' in the Fifth Epoch."
"I thought the elves still possessed some unique mystical knowledge."
"Deken Dedier is an elven scholar with rich mystical knowledge," Harle said. "According to the records in his subordinate's notes, Deken said that he was fortunate enough to be recognized by the 'Elven King's' relic before suddenly acquiring those knowledge."
Odis nodded: "That makes sense."
After speaking, he began to rotate the turntable in front of him, quickly sending the first character into a space.
Because there are six characters on the turntable, but there are only five spaces on the stone pillar in the middle, it is difficult to find the correct opening method through simple trial and error.
Only by possessing sufficient mystical knowledge can the array be activated correctly.
This is Odis's strength. In just over half a minute, he sent the five characters on the turntable into the correct positions, forming a complete circle of "Ancient Elvish" array.
The moment the last character slid into the correct position, a circle of "Ancient Elvish" emitted a faint light.
But only a faint light appeared, and then there was no other reaction.
Klein, Alger, and Harle all looked at Odis, but Odis said to Harle, "It's your turn."
Harle immediately understood, took out a dagger, cut his finger, and dripped blood into the groove of the middle stone pillar.
Clack ~
With a soft sound, the extraordinary mechanism started normally.
Odis looked around, but no cave appeared.
Frowning, he was about to check the array again when suddenly an upward force appeared under his feet, and Odis and others instantly plunged back into the water.
The next second, they realized that the ground under their feet was rising rapidly.
Odis was a little strange: Could it be that I made a mistake in the operation, and the extraordinary mechanism is going to send us out of the pool?
A few seconds later, Odis and others suddenly broke through the surface of the water and returned to the top of the pool.
But the ground under their feet continued to rise, and the speed of the rise became faster and faster.
Odis came to the edge and looked down. It turned out that there was an array on the underside of the ground. At this time, the array was flashing blue light, and it was obvious that the array was operating at full strength.
Odis also understood: "It turns out that Deken Dedier's treasure is in the sky!"
The sound of the wind was howling, almost covering Odis's voice.
The others also understood and felt a little unbelievable. After all, Deken Dedier was just a pirate, but he had such an advanced arrangement.
Odis realized: The "Elven King's" relic in Deken's hand should be a very important thing, and may even have some of the "Elven King's" remaining will. It can allow the person who has obtained the item's recognition to obtain a lot of advanced mystical knowledge.
"Deep Sea Admiral" Harle, or rather, the main goal of the Constantine family, is that item.
However, that item should look normal at ordinary times. It is very likely that only the elves can sense its unusualness, so Harle is so relieved and boldly divides the magical items with us.
After thinking about this, Odis fell into deep thought, hesitating whether to disrupt the "Deep Sea Admiral's" plan.
This kind of good thing is rare, and it would be a pity to let it go like this. But Odis's heart actually admires organizations like the Constantine family, who have been silently cleaning up the influence of the Outer Gods on the real world.
In the end, Odis made a decision. As long as it is something suitable for the elves, he will pretend he didn't see it.
But if it's not very useful to the elves, and he can suppress the negative effects through the "Knowledge Moor", then he will discuss it with Harle, and at worst, compensate him with something else.
While Odis was thinking, they had already risen to a very, very high position, even far beyond the range of "Flight".
Some thin clouds had already appeared under their feet.
And Whale Island was already very small, and the sea under Odis's feet seemed to have a curvature.
At this moment, they crashed into a layer of clouds.
That feeling was very magical. The surroundings were surging clouds, and the tip of the nose seemed to smell the scent of rain.
Two or three seconds later, they broke through the cloud layer and saw the bright sun again.
Under its rays, the clouds surged, like a ceaseless tide.
At this time, they saw a small mountain peak in the sky above them.
The mountain peak was densely vegetated, a conspicuous patch of green above the clouds.
A flock of birds flew out of the woods, flying to the other side of the mountain peak, looking very leisurely.
A feeling of a secluded paradise came over them.
As they got closer, Audis noticed a very complex array at the base of the protruding rocks of the mountain peak.
This array looked somewhat familiar. He thought about it carefully. He had encountered a floating island with a golden Pegasus when he went to the "God War Ruins" before.
Below the island were four diamond giant pillars, and the arrays on the four giant pillars were very similar to the arrays below the mountain peak.
Audis had reason to believe that the arrays on the diamond pillars originally came from the elves, and Deken Dedeel should have obtained the corresponding knowledge from the "Elven King."
The ground that rose up with the four people stopped on one side of the floating mountain peak.
At this time, Audis noticed that the mountain peak was somewhat crooked, and the array seemed to be a bit problematic.
Thinking about it, it had not been maintained for more than a hundred years, and it was not as luxurious as the floating island in the "God War Ruins", which had the array engraved on diamonds.
It was already very good that most of the arrays on this mountain peak could still operate normally.
The four people jumped down from that small piece of ground one after another. Hall exclaimed, "I didn't expect Deken Dedeel to have such a design."
Alger nodded slowly. Before coming here, he also thought that a pirate's treasure was just hidden a little deeper and harder to find.
At this moment, he realized the weight of the title "Legendary Pirate."
At this time, a loud cry attracted their attention. Two huge sea eagles appeared in the air one after another. They hovered in the air as if patrolling their territory, staring at Audis and the other four uninvited guests.
Alger was somewhat surprised: "'Dragon Eye Sea Eagles', and two of them!"
This is an extraordinary creature of the "Sailor" pathway. Their eyes are one of the main materials of the "Wind Blessed" potion.
Each pair of eyes has a market price of around 2,000 pounds, and at sea, they can sell for at least 2,500 pounds.
With almost no hesitation, Audis raised the "Guth's Staff", and the head of the staff shone brightly.
The starlight immediately covered the top of the two sea eagles. These starlights quickly solidified, forming a "cage", instantly trapping the two sea eagles.
Klein raised the hand wearing the glove: "Death!"
This is the "Filth Utterance" ability of the newly pastored "Apostle of Desire".
The two sea eagles simultaneously felt as if their hearts were being clenched, and they fell from the sky together.
Alger summoned a hurricane with wind blades. With two "poof poof" sounds, the necks of the two sea eagles were severed.
These two Sequence 6 extraordinary creatures were simply vulnerable to the combined efforts of Audis and the other three.
"Deep Sea Admiral" did not even intend to take action, after all, he did not have the right to share these extraordinary materials.
Seeing the "Dragon Eye Sea Eagles" being killed, Audis quickly put away his staff and took out a glass bottle and ran over: "What a waste! Too wasteful."
While saying this, he used the corresponding "witchcraft" to collect the blood of the "Dragon Eye Sea Eagles" into the glass bottle.
After collecting three bottles, Audis said: "I can take less money for selling the characteristics of 'Dragon Eye Sea Eagles' later."
"No need." Klein behind him said: "The spirituality material on the 'Dragon Eye Sea Eagles' belongs to you, which is considered the fee for the six scrolls you gave me just now."
Audis was not polite: "Okay."
"I have a 'Space Array', I'll put it away first, and we'll divide it together later."
Klein gave an "hmm" sound. Alger did not say a word throughout the process, because he would definitely not participate in the distribution of this extraordinary material again.
Having gained a small harvest right from the start, Audis was in a great mood. He looked around and quickly found a road paved with stone slabs.
This road had been covered by weeds, but the stone slabs could still be vaguely seen.
Along this not-so-easy stone slab road, the four quickly found a cave hidden by trees. The treasure should be inside.
So they made the final preparations. Alger led the way in front, Audis and Klein walked in the middle, Hall guarded the rear, and the four lined up into the cave.
Entering the cave, the four first heard the sound of dripping water, as if this single mountain peak also contained abundant water resources.
Audis used the "Spirit Storage Crystal" to illuminate again. The cave was wet and dripping everywhere.
The water droplets "dripped" out of small puddles, so they could hear the sound of dripping water.
A small stream connected the puddles, flowing out of the cave.
Such an environment filled the cave with moss, and it was very slippery underfoot.
The further they went inside, although there was gradually no moss, the water resources became more and more abundant.
After walking for about ten minutes, the front suddenly opened up, and there was a huge space.
Audis controlled the "Spirit Storage Crystal" to rise higher, illuminating the cave in front of him. This space was about the size of a small square. Except for the approximate central location, there was a small island, and the surroundings were completely covered by water.
It looked like a small lake, with a small island in the center above the water.
Under the bright sunlight, which seemed like an energy-saving lamp, the small island reflected a golden light. There was a small pile of gold coins and various gold utensils and gold bars on it.
A smile appeared on Audis's face: "This time, we've made a profit."
Judging by eye, those gold are worth at least 10,000 pounds, plus the "Dragon Eye Sea Eagles" just now, Audis thought: Cruz Island has money again.
Although Klein still had a cold face on the surface, he was already overjoyed in his heart.
In addition to that small pile of gold, there were also many elven-style bows, crossbows, swords, and some gold or silver items.
Although the target was right in front of them, the four did not rush over immediately. According to past experience, the closer they got to this final step, the more likely there would be powerful traps.
The four were all veterans, of course, they would not be careless at this time.
They cautiously moved forward, exploring the way little by little.
The "small lake" in front of them was very shallow, only a little above the ankles, but it was very muddy, and they could not see the depth of the "lake bottom".
Suddenly, their spirituality sensed danger, and the four immediately retreated, but as soon as they lifted their feet, they found that their feet seemed to be poured into cement, and they were firmly grasped by the water under their feet, and they could not lift them up at all.
At this time, the originally calm water surface surged, forming four huge vortexes.
Audis quickly reached out to get the scroll. At this time, a series of electric arcs suddenly emerged from the water surface. Audis and Klein trembled all over, feeling that they could not control their saliva from flowing out.
Although Hall and Alger's situation was a little better, they were also paralyzed by the electricity.
Especially Hall, after he was promoted to "Ocean Singer", he was no longer afraid of any electric attacks, but he actually lost his ability to move in a short time.
But then he breathed a sigh of relief, because the thing that created the vortex and electric arcs was precisely his main purpose of this trip.
Moreover, he was very sure that as the only one among the four with elven blood, that item would definitely choose him.
After the four lost their ability to resist, they were sucked into different vortexes respectively.
Audis's previous "diving scroll" was still effective, and he was not choked by the water. He was not very panicked, because his hands already had the ability to move.
As the vortex water flow rotated, Audis felt himself being quickly "drawn into" a small cave. He hit the stone wall several times.
Fortunately, the bracers he wore on his forearms would form a layer of illusory black armor all over his body when he was injured, helping him withstand the damage he suffered from the collision.
The next moment, the rushing water suddenly disappeared.
Audis looked around and found himself appearing under a sky full of dark clouds, lightning and thunder.
In addition to the sound of thunder and lightning, Audis also heard the sound of激荡 sea waves, as if he had encountered a storm at sea.
He quietly watched the scene in front of him, as if he saw the most terrifying natural disaster, making his heart tremble involuntarily.
Crack ~
A thunderclap made Audis feel as if he had broken out in a cold sweat all over his body. He felt that his entire brain seemed to be sluggish due to fear.
Lightning intertwined to form a human figure. It stepped on the汹涌 sea waves. The silver-white electric light seemed to solidify, and electric arcs flickered around it, making this human figure look very sacred.
This human figure raised his hand slightly, and the "Guth's Staff" at Audis's waist immediately flew into his hand.
In the "zi la zi la" sound of electric arcs, Audis vaguely heard a thick voice, uttering a "Ancient Elvish" word: "Guth."
Audis felt that the other party was examining him, as if his soul had been seen through by the other party.
At this time, the "Electric Man" let out a long sigh and said in Ancient Elvish: "You have not found the way to overcome the extraordinary."
Audis said in a trembling voice, in not very proficient Ancient Elvish: "What is called... the way to 'overcome the extraordinary'?"
The "Electric Man" said to himself: "It's been too long, too long..."
Audis realized that he could not communicate with the Electric Man.
The "Electric Man" raised the "Guth's Staff", looked at the staff as if admiring a work of art, and said: "Although our ideas are different, I still have to give them to you."
"Electro" slightly raised his hand, and the "Gustav Staff" flew back to Audis's waist.
It suddenly transformed into arcs of electricity, emitting crackling sounds in the air.
Crack~
Another thunderclap sounded, "Electro" disappeared, and the surging sound of the waves also vanished, along with the lightning and dark clouds.
The feeling of fear lingering in Audis's heart gradually dissipated, and he realized that he was covered in cold sweat.
Audis gasped for breath, but his spirituality prompted him to immediately lower his head, avoiding direct eye contact with the front.
However, that one glance he had caught in a daze had already caused a tremendous impact on Audis's spirit, and fortunately, he was protected by the "Wilderness of Knowledge," which prevented him from suffering any substantial harm.
The next second, his spiritual perception caused an image to appear in Audis's mind: suspended above the stone platform in front were three drops of blood that resembled red jade.
Although there were only three drops, each drop of blood seemed to be surging powerfully.
God's blood!
The fear vanished, and Audis, having regained his ability to think, immediately realized.
This is God's blood!
The "Elf King's" God's blood!
In that instant, Audis understood that the "Elf King's"遗物 (yíwù - relics/remains) mentioned in Deacon Dedier's last words were these three drops of God's blood.
Originally, there might have been four drops, but Deacon Dedier had fortunately or unfortunately fused with one drop.
That drop of God's blood had granted him a wealth of advanced mystical knowledge, but it had also made him extremely irritable, while also granting him power beyond his original sequence.
It could even be said that he had become a monster, but one who wouldn't immediately lose control.
Now, thinking about it carefully, Deacon Dedier's choices and actions were very bad. He only had the power of a "Pirate King" yet chose to challenge the true ruler of the sea, the Storm Church.
Such a choice was naive and unwise, scattering the few remaining forces of the Elven race on the sea.
Deacon might have already lost his mind at the time, and may even have thought that he was the "Elf King," so in his last words, he frequently called on his fellow elves to restore the glory of the Elven race.
Deacon's last shred of sanity led him to set up this treasure, placing the remaining three drops of God's blood here, hoping that his fellow elves could obtain them in the future and revitalize the Elven race.
The "Electro" just now was actually a trace of the "Elf King's" remaining consciousness within the God's blood. This trace of consciousness did not have complete thoughts, nor could it be communicated with; it could only simply express some of its ideas.
Thinking of this, Audis realized that since the "Elf King's" consciousness had chosen him, then he should quickly collect it.
He didn't dare to directly touch such a thing, so Audis took out the sub-array of the "Space Array" and then directly covered the stone platform with the array, using this method to bring the three drops of God's blood into the "Wilderness of Knowledge."
The moment he received the God's blood, Audis's entire spirit relaxed, as if he had suddenly returned to a normal environment from one with immense pressure.
Taking a deep breath, Audis began to survey his surroundings, discovering that he was in a small cave. The sense of vastness, as if standing on the sea, instantly disappeared.
Splash~
The surrounding cave openings began to flood with water, and in the blink of an eye, it covered Audis's mouth and nose.
Although Audis was somewhat mentally prepared, encountering a flood in a cave still caused him some mental stress.
He drew out the "Gustav Staff", summoning a dazzling starlight, and saw that the water quickly filled the cave, and a not-small opening appeared at the top. It seemed he had been "sent" in from there by the whirlpool.
Audis swam upwards from there, following the winding cave upwards, and soon reached the surface of the water.
However, he was still in the slippery cave, so Audis raised the "Gustav Staff," and in the dazzling starlight, solid upward steps formed.
Audis quickly moved upwards along the "Starlight Steps" and soon exited the cave.
He found himself back in the large space that had resembled a small lake, but at this time, the water in the "lake" had disappeared, turning it into a damp cave.
Audis observed the surroundings and then quickly came to the "Central Island." At this time, Alger returned second through "Wind Riding."
Almost two or three seconds later, Klein and Haru returned one after another, but Haru looked blank, not understanding why he hadn't found the "Elf King's" God's blood.
Audis asked as if nothing had happened, "Were you also sucked into other caves just now?"
After a brief communication with Klein and Alger, they confirmed that they had indeed been sucked into other caves, and then those small caves were suddenly filled with water, and they swam back in a daze.
After listening, Haru asked, "You… you didn't encounter anything else?"
Audis smiled and asked in return, "What should I have encountered?"
The "Elf King's" God's blood was something that wouldn't bring good results even if the Constantine family obtained it. Deacon Dedier was a cautionary tale.
Audis had already made a decision before. If he encountered such a situation, he would use the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to collect it, and if there was a chance in the future, he would take care of the "Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea."
Haru was stunned by Audis's rhetorical question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Klein and Alger sensed that the other party seemed to be hiding something, but this was not the time to discuss this issue.
Rumble~
The cave suddenly shook violently, and huge cracks appeared in the ceiling.
Audis took out the sub-array of the "Space Array": "Quick, collect the loot."
He realized that after he had collected the three drops of God's blood, the array under the mountain showed signs of collapse.
Klein and Alger didn't know exactly what was going on, but they knew that they needed to race against time to collect the spoils.
Alger still opened the array, and Audis used "Wizardry" to make the pile of gold flow into the "Wilderness of Knowledge" like water.
Haru also quickly took action at this time. Not having time to discuss with Audis, he summoned a hurricane, sweeping the Elven items into the "Space Array."
Rumble rumble!
The entire cave shook violently.
The four of them, either using "Wind Riding" or "Flight," flew quickly towards the outside.
The shaking of the cave became more and more violent, the cracks became larger and larger, and more and more. Boulders fell from the top, and the collapse was almost right behind the four of them.
In just a few seconds, they flew out one after another.
At this time, the birds in the forest had long been startled, and the entire mountain had split into several sections from the middle, slowly descending.
While flying towards the edge of the mountain, Audis said, "You go first, I'll take a look under the mountain!"
Before, the "God War Ruins" were too dangerous, and Audis restrained his inner curiosity, not having the time to observe the array on the diamond giant pillar.
Now, although it looks dangerous, Audis has the ability to protect himself. He must go and take a look at the ancient "Suspension Array" no matter what.
Audis leaped down to the bottom of the mountain. At this time, the mountain was falling faster and faster, and many rocks were smashing towards him.
He raised his arm with the arm guard, and a "Spider Leg" more than two meters long stretched out from it, opening the rocks or directly cutting them in half.
Audis then tried to concentrate on memorizing the array in front of him. When he flew around the mountain, the entire mountain had completely broken into several pieces and was rapidly falling towards Whale Island.
Only then did he fly away from the dangerous area with peace of mind, falling along with the mountain.
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