PFC Chapter 1387: Familiar Area
Chapter 1387: Familiar Area
Chapter 1387: Familiar Area
Following the sound, Lei Xiao discovered that the people coming were none other than Ruth and other light half-elves.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, our race is currently facing an unprecedented crisis. We are on pins and needles. Can you let us get the crystal ball now?"
Ruth's fair face showed an anxious look as she spoke, "Your Majesty, I know the fierce battle has just ended and Your Majesty must have a lot of things to deal with, but we really don't have much time."
"Understood, let's set off immediately."
Lei Xiao did not hesitate at all. He nodded to Ruth and other light half-elves and said, "With the assistance of Jace and others, the road to the ancient mine will be unobstructed."
"Thank you for your support, His Majesty!"
Hearing this, Ruth's delicate face was filled with joy and she quickly expressed her gratitude. Mellen and other light half-elves also had the same expression.
"Don't be polite, everyone. Don't forget that we are comrades who have fought side by side and are friends who have been through life and death together."
Lei Xiao walked out of the command hall and said with a smile: "You have all assisted the human race and fought for the human race. The human race will never forget this friendship."
"We will never forget the friendship that His Majesty has shown towards the light half-elves!"
Ruth nodded solemnly, and then followed closely beside Lei Xiao.
It didn't take long for Lei Xiao and Ruth and their group to become familiar with the route and return to the area where the black crystal balls were stored in the ancient mine.
At the entrance of this area, there are still two rows of clean and tidy dark elf knight statues standing around, which look full of ancient and mysterious atmosphere.
"According to Xiaojing, this is the only place that the ancient dark elves remembered to clean. It seems to be special indeed."
Lei Xiao had just stopped in front of the statue when the figures of Jace and Lianna flashed out.
"Your Majesty, most of the magic traps here have been disarmed, and some are being disarmed."
Jace nodded stiffly at Lei Xiao, and then he guided him in front, "Please follow me, come this way."
"Thank you for your hard work. We will only take the black crystal ball and will never touch other things inside it at will."
Lei Xiao maintained due respect for the dark elf general who had just helped him tip the scales of victory, and nodded slightly.
After that, the group took their first steps again under the guidance of Jace and Lianna.
After passing through a long and neat ancient passage, the group arrived at a rather spacious ancient hall.
Looking around, Lei Xiao noticed that apart from being clean and tidy, the layout here was not fundamentally different from the previous management area, except that there was a new passage at the end of the hall.
Directly above the passage, there are several ancient elven characters depicted in a flamboyant manner, which look vigorous and powerful.
“I seem to have seen these words somewhere before.”
Lei Xiao looked at those ancient characters of unknown meaning, and a hint of hesitation flashed across his eyes.
"My Lord, that is exactly what 'Temple' means."
Jiang Xi moved closer to Lei Xiao and whispered.
“No wonder it seems so familiar.”
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and reacted immediately.
At that time, when I was in the underground city of the Light Elves' ruins next to Shen Banxia's territory, I did see the same words.
"It turns out that there is a temple at the end of the passage. No wonder the ancient dark elves still remember this place. Even though they call themselves the forsaken of God, they still haven't forgotten this place in their hearts. It's really a pity."
Lei Xiao thought so, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"I remember that in that ancient Light Elf ruins temple, there was actually a statue of a Dark Elf goddess. This was undoubtedly extremely inconsistent, and the mystery behind it has not been revealed until now."
"I wonder if something strange will happen here?"
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao began to walk towards the temple passage.
Next to Lei Xiao, Ruth obviously recognized the words on the temple, and a hint of nobility involuntarily flashed across her fair face.
Following Jace's guidance, Lei Xiao passed through a passage engraved with exquisite wall carvings. When his eyes suddenly opened up again, he was already standing at the gate of a temple.
The area here is quite similar to the temple of the Light Elves, with an area of 500 to 600 square meters and a height of about 10 meters.
Although the light in the temple is dim, people do not feel depressed. Instead, they are filled with an inexplicable sense of sacredness.
In this temple, there are also several rows of towering giant stone pillars.
These giant stone pillars are neatly arranged, and their surfaces are engraved with extremely complex and exquisite hollow carvings, depicting the scenes of elves performing sacrifices or worship, which looks grand and extraordinary.
At first glance, it looks like a piece of finely crafted art, silently telling the brilliance and splendor of the dark elf civilization in the Silver Moon Era.
Not only that, the same is true on the ground and the surrounding walls. There are wall carvings everywhere, and the lines are intertwined and converged with each other, easily outlining all things in the world. It is breathtaking and full of the elves' extremely high artistic attainments.
"This place is not only very similar to that god, it is simply carved from the same mold."
Surrounded by the crowd, Lei Xiao calmly walked down the stone steps connecting the corridor and the temple, and couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.
"Your Majesty, have you ever seen a similar temple?"
Seeing Lei Xiao looking very familiar with the place, a hint of curiosity suddenly appeared on Ruth's fair face.
"I just feel very safe surrounded by you all."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly and did not reveal any details of the ancient light elf ruins.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that although he had already established a good relationship with Ruth and other light half-elves, they had not yet reached the point where they could confide in each other. After all, the other party's former employer was the light elves. Even if Ruth could keep the secret, don't forget that there were other light half-elves here.
If he revealed some clues and the news leaked out, the light elves would undoubtedly be able to easily deduce that the ruins must be in the human territory, which would be detrimental to his hometown.
The most important thing is that the secret deep in the ancient light elf dungeon has not been revealed yet, and he will never let other forces interfere.
"By the way, Your Excellency Ruth, I am very curious about one thing. I hope you can help me solve it."
Lei Xiao changed the subject and asked curiously, "How did you know that there was an ancient mine thousands of miles away, and that there was a black crystal ball stored in it?"
"This……"
After hearing Lei Xiao's question, Ruth was speechless again.
She and Myron looked at each other, and both saw a hint of hesitation in each other's eyes. It was obvious that they didn't know whether they should give the answer.
Noticing the expressions of the two light half-elves, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly with an expression that showed he was expecting it.
I have analyzed this before, and for any force, this kind of detection method is indeed a top secret.
However, I also guessed the answer to the matter.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao simply said the answer in his mind: "Sir Ruth, I believe you also know that my other identity is a lord from another world who came to this world. And the person who told you where the mine and the crystal ball are, couldn't he also be a lord from another world?"
Hearing this, the expressions of Ruth, Myron and other light half-elves became noticeably strange, as if their short, pointed ears had been pinched by Lei Xiao.
"Your Majesty is truly as good at predicting things as a god."
After a while, Ruth finally let down her psychological defenses and said affirmatively: "Yes, the one who revealed all this to us was another lord from another world!"
"Is that true?"
After getting a positive answer, a hint of surprise flashed across Lei Xiao's eyes, and he nodded thoughtfully.
Although I had guessed this possibility a long time ago, I still felt a little surprised when I got confirmation from Ruth.
After all, he had never received any news about the lords from foreign realms, which undoubtedly meant that there were indeed lords from foreign realms who had successfully survived and were even able to come into contact with powerful people like Ruth.
"It seems that what the administrator said is correct. The reason why these foreign lords can survive must be that they are protected by certain forces. But the administrator also said that these forces view the foreign lords as guarding rare magical beasts rather than treating them as friends."
Thinking of this in his heart, Lei Xiao followed the clues and asked: "Mr. Ruth, can you tell me in detail about the lord of the alien world?"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I just met her by chance and got this crucial information. I don't know much about her. To be more precise, I didn't have the opportunity to know her at all."
Ruth shook her head helplessly and simply told the whole story: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, that alien lord is not under our protection, and we do not protect any alien lords. We are under the protection of the light elves, and they do not allow us to contact the alien lords they protect at will."
"Then can you tell me how the lords from other worlds who are protected by the light elves are doing?"
Lei Xiao pondered and nodded, then asked.
"They...at least they are guaranteed safety and have enough food and clothing."
Ruth was obviously choosing her words. She lowered her eyebrows and responded, "As for the rest, I don't have a deep understanding. After all, we are also under the protection of the light elves, and most of the time we have no choice."
After saying that, Ruth couldn't help but sigh softly, feeling a sense of sympathy.
As a light half-elf, she clearly understood that there was actually no essential difference between the light half-elves and those lords from other worlds who were also controlled by the light elves. They were all just pawns.
"I see. I understand your difficulties."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions.
Lei Xiao was naturally very clear about the meaning revealed in Ruth's words.
Although the Light Half-Elves and the Light Elves are on the same side, it is clearly not an equal relationship.
This is not surprising. After all, in this strange world where strength is respected, power is only in the hands of the strong.
"Besides that, just as I thought before, there is one more thing that is obvious. That is, at least from the current point of view, the relationship between the light elves and the light half-elves is not so harmonious."
"Otherwise, since there is some kind of major crisis within the Light Half-Elves, the Light Elves shouldn't just stand by and watch. Even if they are currently confronting the Dark Elves, they shouldn't be unable to send out even one strong person, right?"
"We can also get a glimpse of this from Ruth's weak response just now."
Lei Xiao had just thought of this in his mind when the group had already passed through the front middle section of the temple extending from the giant stone pillars and arrived at the end of the temple.
What appeared before everyone's eyes was a giant statue nearly ten meters tall. The statue was so tall that it almost touched the ceiling of the temple.
Looking up, I saw the image of an elven female, dressed in tight clothes with graceful curves, her arms hanging naturally, one holding a short blade and the other holding a longbow. She looked elegant and majestic, and even her starry eyes revealed a murderous aura.
It goes without saying that the statue has long pointed ears and an exceptionally beautiful face, representing the elves. What is even more eye-catching is the sacred aura emanating from the entire body of the goddess, which undoubtedly forms a sharp contrast with the solemnity in her eyes, giving people an inexplicable feeling of worship.
"It is exactly the same as the goddess statue in the underground temple of the light elves."
A hint of surprise flashed across Lei Xiao's eyes, and his gaze finally fell on the feet of the goddess statue.
There stood a stone altar, and on the altar was a pitch-black crystal ball, emitting a mysterious and profound aura.
I saw that the crystal ball was embedded in the groove of the altar. Although it had been wiped, it still revealed an ancient and mottled smell, and there was no doubt that it had been stored there for a long time.
Around the altar, there were dozens of ancient dark elf magicians concentrating on casting spells. Judging from their aura, they were obviously removing the last magic trap here.
"That's the one!"
Seeing this scene, Ruth's eyes lit up immediately, and she blurted out excitedly: "That's what we need!"
After saying that, Ruth, feeling that she had lost her composure, collected herself and smiled embarrassedly at Lei Xiao.
"General Jace, we will take this thing away in a moment."
Lei Xiao first nodded to Ruth, then turned to the ancient dark elf general and said.
"Your Majesty, please do as you please. We have already reached a consensus."
Jace nodded woodenly and affirmed, "This thing has long since lost its original purpose. We have long forgotten its function."
As Jace's voice fell, the crisp sound of chains breaking was heard, and a violent energy surged out around the altar, and then quickly dissipated. It was obvious that the last magic trap had been successfully broken.
"Your Majesty, you can take it down now."
Jace first ordered the other ancient dark elf magicians to stand by, and then nodded to Lei Xiao.
"I see. Let me see what is so magical about this black crystal ball."
Lei Xiao took a deep breath and then, surrounded by Xiao Jie and Xiao Jing, walked towards the quaint altar.