Mystery: Start with the Reader

Seeing a giant over four meters tall prostrate on the ground, he didn't even dare to raise his head before Mr. Azik spoke. He was completely different from the one he had when he communicated with me before...

At this moment, Abner fully realized the power of the term "Death Archon" among the undead!

Even though the giant lord Levin may have the power of a demigod, he has died long ago after all. Now he is just an undead who luckily has not lost his memory. Facing Mr. Azik, he has no power to resist at all... He can't even think about resisting. will not have.

Therefore, Abner was just emotional about this, but not much surprised. Instead, Mr. Azik's state made him a little worried.

"I don't know what he encountered in the ruins of the underworld... How could there be such a big change?"

While he was thinking secretly, Mr. Azik looked at Levin a few times, as if he was recalling something, and then said in a low voice:

"What did Tana do to you in exchange?"

Tana? I remember that the second Baron Ramd, Mr. Azik’s son whose body was destroyed by Ince Zangwill was called Tana...

Well, when I "retrospected" before, the appearance I saw was somewhat similar to Mr. Azik. He should be the knight who finally took away the "Conqueror" attribute.

He made a deal with Levin so that he could enter the underworld and take away the strange crown full of rust and blood, right? After all, Tana is at best a demigod. Although he can control the undead to a certain extent, his suppression of Levin is definitely not as good as Mr. Azik.

But judging from the results of the previous "backtracking", Mr. Azik came here once 12 years ago... Why didn't he ask about this matter at that time? Or have you asked and now you have forgotten?

Abner looked at this scene thoughtfully, with many guesses in his mind.

At this time, the giant lord Levin's forehead was firmly pressed against the ground, and he replied intermittently with a hoarse voice:

"Mr. Tana wanted to enter the underworld to get something... As a price for passage, he gave me a key...

"I didn't want to agree at first, but he told me that the key could open the 'road' to the Kingdom of Silver near the Royal Court at a specific location...

"As a descendant of a giant, I have always dreamed of returning to the royal court... That's why I agreed to the deal...

"Please forgive me..."

When saying this, Levin looked extremely frightened. But this is not surprising. After all, as the guardian of the "Gate to the Underworld" appointed by another "Death Archon", he let others in for personal gain. This in itself is an act of "bribery".

Of course, this is because he does not know the relationship between Tana and Mr. Azik.

Azik did not pursue his "dereliction of duty", but said without any doubt: "Go and get the key."

"Yes, the great Archon of Death." Levin seemed to be relieved. After replying in a hum, he did not get up, and left the living room on his hands and knees and went to the storage room.

After he left temporarily, Mr. Azik turned to look at Abner, his expression softened a little, and he said with a smile: "I just saw the message from Tana's child to me again in the underworld... and then recalled Something happened, so I was a little emotional... I hope it didn’t scare you.”

Boss, as long as you're fine, everything else is easy to talk about. Muttering in his mind, Abner pretended to be curious and asked, "Leave a message...?"

Although he had received feedback about this matter from Mr. Fool, Mr. Azik was not clear about it.

"It's the message Tana gave me in the underworld during that mission... Haha, that kid has always been loyal to Rune. Even when his friend was dropped for no apparent reason, he couldn't bear to check it carefully... In the end, he was punished because of the message. Suspicious, and ended up being poisoned..."

Mr. Azik sighed sadly, and then continued, "I had only a vague impression of this matter before, and I didn't figure it out until I read his message again...

“It turns out that what Roen wanted was the extraordinary characteristics of the ‘Conqueror’ hidden there by the ‘God of Death’.

"They made a lot of preparations for this. They even learned the details of the caretaker from somewhere, and then they found the so-called 'key'."

Having said this, he paused again and added slowly but powerfully:

"My son, there is no need to bribe a gatekeeper to enter and exit the underworld!"

That's why you want the "key" back, boss... However, there is only a key but not the coordinates of a so-called "specific location", so what is the use of this key?

Is it relying on the "aggregation" effect to let fate guide the holder to find the corresponding position? Isn't this too metaphysical? It’s possible that you can’t find it for hundreds or even thousands of years…

However, judging from Mr. Azik's attitude towards his son, he should still be the gentle history faculty member now... Well, the reason why he didn't ask Levin for this thing when he came in last time was probably because of that time. He is already close to falling asleep, so indifferent that he doesn't think Tana has anything to do with him, right?

While Abner was thinking, the giant lord Levin returned to the living room again. He knelt on the ground, held a one-meter-square stone slab in his hands, and presented it to Mr. Azik.

The so-called key is actually a stone slab? Abner took a sneak glance, and then his eyes became fixed.

Because the patterns on the stone slab looked very familiar, he recalled where he had seen them before.

"The fifth floor of the 'Dream Labyrinth Tower'\

,""The mural of the 'Elven Trial Temple'\

,""The symbol of the 'God of Luck'"!

Mr. Azik played with the stone slab and randomly noticed the surprise in Abner's eyes, so he smiled and asked:

"Have you seen any records about this key?"

Hearing this, even Levin, who had been hanging his head, couldn't help but half-raised his head and looked at Abner expectantly.

Although he accepted the "bribe" at the beginning, this "key" was more of a thought to him. After all, he didn't know where the corresponding key was, and he couldn't get out of this nightmare, so he could only hope. One day a living descendant of the giant will come here to help him fulfill his long-cherished wish.

——This is actually the reason why he accepted the suggestion of "Disaster Seal" and asked Mr. Azik to take the notebook out last time.

"I don't know that key...but I recognize the pattern on it. It belongs to the 'God of Luck'." Abner thought for a while and said truthfully.

"The God of Luck?" Mr. Azik frowned, obviously he had never heard of this name.

The giant Levin on the other side also had a blank look on his face, his erect single eye full of confusion.

Seeing this, Abner organized some words and explained a little: "The God of Luck is the subordinate god of the Elf King Sunia Solem in the Second Age, and is in charge of the trial temple of the elves." He is also a god. Suspected time traveler...

Of course, Abner did not say the last sentence.

"Elves? Why would the gods of elves build a passage leading to the Giant King's Court?" Mr. Azik pondered for a moment, but did not think of the answer, so he could only put it aside for the time being.

However, Abner had some speculations in his mind.

In his opinion, as a suspected time traveler, it is reasonable for the God of Luck to leave a few entrances and exits, knowing that the "Land Abandoned by Gods" will be closed in the future. He was even able to escape from the Elf King with the Elf Queen Goshinam. The court may have relied on advance arrangements.

As for why it leads to the Kingdom of Silver near the King's Court of Giants... I remember it was mentioned in the original book that the Kingdom of Silver originally believed in the Queen of Giants, the "Harvest Goddess" Omibella...

Omi Bella later became Lilith's vest...

Coupled with the blood clan's former god, "Blood Moon Queen" Ornia joined the Elf King after Lilith's "death"...

The time traveler "God of Luck" who knows all this well may contact Lilith privately and even conduct some unknown transactions.

That’s how this channel came about…

I can think of two places that can match this key.

One is the "Temple of Trials", and I don't know who got it later.

The other is the ruins below the "Aroma Manor"...

I think the latter is more likely!

After all, such a passage must be set up in a relatively private place, and the Trial Temple is not very suitable as a public facility...

As his thoughts turned, Abner made a judgment in his mind, but he was very afraid of the ruins under his own manor and was not in a hurry to explore, so he did not shamelessly ask Mr. Azik for the brick... No, it's the "key". I want to wait until I become a demigod in the future and I'm fully prepared.

After all, even if the ruins are not dangerous, the "Gods Abandoned Land" on the other side of the passage is very scary. He really doesn't dare to go there without being a demigod.

What's more, these are just his guesses.

Mr. Azik glanced at Abner, then put away the "key" and asked thoughtfully: "After you take away the 'Five Color Brilliant Stone', the courtyard here will become more dangerous than before. You will be more dangerous tomorrow night." Come again?"

"Since you have promised others, you must keep it...but I will remind the lady to pay attention." Abner replied without hesitation.

Mr. Azik nodded and ordered Levin, who was lying on the ground, "Hide the castle. When the people who come here tomorrow night return, I will completely close the loophole that enters here from the sea."

Having said this, he looked at Abner again and said, "If you need it in the future, you can hold the notebook containing my power and come in along the stream of the hot spring outside."

notes? Does the notebook of the descendant of giants have the power of Mr. Azik? I see... No wonder Mr. Azik remembered the way to enter this nightmare that connected to the underworld when he saw it at the hot spring hotel.

With this thought in his mind, Abner nodded and said, "I understand, Mr. Azik."

"Then let's go now... I will take you back to reality after I help you put away the dragon bones and five-color brilliant stones outside." Mr. Azik said, with a smile on his face, and added humorously , "Of course, I won't leave you behind this time."

Next, Abner and Azik left the castle and returned to the courtyard under the courtesy of the giant Levin.

He first came to the dragon skeleton, used the ability of the "Cursed Tudor Badge" to "distort" the weight of the skeleton, then simulated the power of the "living corpse" to pick it up, and sealed it to the piece made by Russell. In the blank card.

Although he had considered refining the bone dragon in the courtyard before, there was no way to take it away. Now that he had this card, it was naturally safer to find another safe place.

After all, this nightmare lies deep in the sea of ​​collective subconscious and intersects with the underworld, so it is by no means a safe place.

As a ray of light flashed, the dragon's skeleton disappeared, and in the center of the card with exquisite patterns painted around it, there was a pattern of a skeleton.

Above the pattern, the real name of the skeleton is also displayed: Sophia's Bone.

Sophia? That former "greedy" lady's name? When he was thinking this, Abner subconsciously clicked on the real name with his finger, but was surprised to find a line of text flashing on the card, "asking" whether he wanted to "change" the real name...

This, this is actually just a game... I don't know if it was Russell's idea, or the bad idea of ​​the "Seal of Disaster" who looked like a "dog-headed strategist"...

After casually clicking "No", Abner put away the card and walked to the ceremony decorated with "five-color brilliant stones".

He turned on his "Pure White Eyes" and observed carefully for a while, then thought for a moment, took out some of the regular materials on his body, and smeared them nearby with the dragon's blood collected before. Next to the ceremony arranged by Russell, he also erected a Altar.

"I want to use the blood of these demigod dragons as a basis to temporarily build a ritual core, so that after the 'Five Color Brilliant Stones' are taken away, the 'barrier' here can last for a while longer... In this way , people exploring here tomorrow night will be less in danger."

While arranging it, Abner said to Mr. Azik who was quietly watching his arrangement.

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, I can wait." Mr. Azik responded with a smile.

Because time was almost frozen under the radiation of the "Twilight" power, I don't know how long it took before Abner finally opened the altar dyed red with dragon's blood, and then removed the "Five Color Brilliant Stone" on the other side. Put in a metal box.

After doing this, he ran back to the place where the dragon skeleton lay before, refilled the "dragon blood" consumed in the container with him, and then walked to Mr. Azik with great satisfaction.

"Okay?" Mr. Azik asked with a smile.

"Okay." Abner felt that this time he had received a good harvest. He might try to advance to Sequence 5 before the "performance" tomorrow night.

Mr. Azik didn't speak any more, and only reached out and grabbed Abner's shoulder.

Then all the surrounding colors became rich, distinct but overlapping.

A few minutes later, the two of them "walked" out of the spirit world and returned to the hot spring pool.

"I won't go into that nightmare with you tomorrow, but I will watch over you secretly." Mr. Azik said here and joked, "But I came in a hurry and didn't have Golden Horn in my hand, so You'll have to take advantage of your suite at the Trier Golf Club until tomorrow night."

"You can live wherever you like." Abner said quite proudly.

You must know that the card Karen gave is the top "gold card", and the suite he enjoys is no less spacious than the villa in Backlund.

What's more, Jane and the lion Leon may return to Indo Port tonight. With the boss by their side, they will have the confidence to face the demigod lion, right?

Afterwards, after Abner sent Mr. Azik back to the club, he himself returned to the cave on another peak near the hot spring hotel. Then he opened the "Teleport Altar" and returned to Bayam.

The "Dragon's Blood Five-Color Flower" auxiliary material for the "Secret Technique Tutor" commissioned by the fat pharmacist Darkwill will not mature for at least two weeks...

But with the watering of "demigod dragon blood", this process can be greatly shortened.

If we can get this material today, plus the lion who will go to Yinduo to "donate blood" in the evening, all the main and auxiliary materials will be complete!