After entering the ruins, there were only six people left. The passage was a downward spiral, indicating that they were going deeper underground.
Adam led the way in front, while Ji Yijun and Yasen walked at the end.
"Uncle Arsen. What were you whispering about with Sinclair before? Why did you talk for so long?" Ji Yijun asked.
"When we come to such a dangerous place, we must explain everything clearly. I feel relieved to leave the village to him." Yasen said, "Also, let him take the others out first, and don't wait in the ruins."
"Why do you make it seem like we're parting life and death? What you said scares me. It's as if you're going to never come back." He couldn't help but look back. The winding corridor behind him was empty. There was only the sound of people's footsteps and the sound of water dripping through the cracks.
Ji Yijun couldn't help but shiver.
"You humans are really brave. I just realized that you have no idea what is in the ruins. Don't you know it's dangerous to rush into such ruins?" said Yasen.
Ji Yijun laughed at this question.
"Ah, I just can't sit still. I can't stay still every day. After a long time, it's like grass growing in my heart. Only by going out and doing something can I pull out the grass in my heart." Ji Yijun held his hands behind his head and looked at the ceiling of the stone road. "You say, if everyone does the same thing every day as yesterday, after a hundred years or a thousand years, the world will still be the same. How boring it would be. So only with people like us who are willing to explore can the world progress."
"If life is good, then a world that never changes is the best. What does it matter if there is no progress? Just like us valley dwarves, we have lived in this peaceful valley for two hundred years, and there is nothing wrong with that."
"If people don't explore the world, what's the difference between them and monkeys?" Ji Yijun said with a smile, "There's a saying in my hometown: If you don't think about the future, you'll have immediate worries. The evil God is not so kind as to let people live comfortably forever. Aren't there evil spirits tormenting you now?"
Village Chief Yasen lowered his head and was silent for a while. He said, "So I have to come. For the brothers who died long ago and those who died today. But you are not here. In the end, you are still gambling your lives for the treasure left by the Black Dragon Empire."
"One third at most."
"What?"
"Looking for treasure is one thing, exploring the world is another, but after coming here, helping you has also become one of the reasons."
"I don't know how to put this, we've only seen humans who used us as slaves before."
"Don't compare us with the scum of the Black Dragon Empire. I won't compare you with the scum of the princes and nobles of the Dwarf Kingdom, right? In my opinion, you are just shorter, but you have noses and eyes like us, speak the same language, eat the same food, and we are still the same kind. I have some abilities myself, and I would feel bad if I didn't help you. Sister Luo Ling doesn't say it, but she thinks the same thing in her heart, right?"
"I now believe what Farrell said. It seems that you guys are really good to him."
"Of course, there is another old saying in our hometown: If you see injustice, draw your sword to help." Ji Yijun said, "I have made several friends in the village in the past few days. Even for them, I have to come down to find out what is going on."
Yasen walked for a while with his head down and without saying a word, then he took out a bag from his arms and handed it to Ji Yijun.
"Please keep this space bag for me. It contains a hand cannon, bullets, and some supplies."
"What about you?"
Yasen patted his chest and said, "There are more here, but I'm worried about any accidents. I'll give you some of them and you can keep them for me."
"Okay." Ji Yijun stuffed the space bag into his pocket.
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The group walked down for about ten minutes and arrived at another hall.
The hall was paved with stones. On both sides were corridors divided by pillars. On the outer walls of the corridors were several heavy wooden doors. In the middle of the room was a red carpet, which was covered with dust. Because of its age, the color was very dim. The carpet led to the front of the hall, where there was a stone platform with three tall seats. Above the seats were two parallel emblems, one was the dragon emblem of the Black Dragon Empire royal family, and the other was the fist gear mark of the Royal Golem Master.
"This looks like a reception hall. Test takers who passed the trial in the past should have been received by the person in charge of this base here." Luo Ling said.
"It seems that this place is not only a place for making golems, but also a secret training base for golem masters." Morey looked at the size of the hall and said, "It seems that there should be quite a few people here when it is officially operational."
Adam stared blankly at the three seats, as if thinking about something.
Luo Ling looked around and said, "From here we should be able to access various functional areas of the ruins. I think we should split up and check them out, but it's best to go in pairs so we can look after each other."
"Well, Ola, come with me." Adam agreed.
Seeing that he had taken her sister away, Luo Ling asked Ji Yijun to accompany Arsen, while she was in a group with Morey.
The three teams each chose a direction and began to check the rooms around the hall.
Behind the door that Luo Ling entered was a long corridor, and at the end of the corridor was another door. This door looked very solid, with a steel door lock, and many runes were engraved on the door lock. But at this time, the door was slightly open.
Morey pushed the door open and found that the room they had seen in the trial was behind it. The same space, the same golem pedestals, but there were more pedestals in this room than in the illusion. There were nearly forty golem positions around the walls, but except for a few pedestals with golems on them, most of them were empty. The few golems left in the room were mostly severely damaged, some even beyond recognition.
But the biggest difference between here and that room is that there is also a platform in the middle of the room, on which lies a golem that is larger than its peers. It is a giant silver-white dragon. Even though its body is broken and only one wing is left, it is still full of momentum, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
"I guess all the golems participated in the war that destroyed the Black Dragon Empire." Luo Ling looked at the silver dragon golem in the middle, "And this one, I'm afraid it's Emperor Rick's electric-winged silver dragon?"
"From the looks of it, it must have been through many wars."
"If this is really Emperor Rick's, then this relic is not that simple." Luo Ling said seriously.
"You mean, the whereabouts of Emperor Rick!" Morey reacted.
"Yes. The missing Emperor Rick's most precious golem is actually here. What on earth is this place?"