"Mr. Nicholas, where are we going?"
"Look for a stone chamber with some special words engraved on it. I guess there should be some special stone chambers that have no mechanisms, and there won't be those kind of dog-headed monsters..."
"..."
Renn led the "Mountain Deer Group" along the corridor to find a stone room that might be a "safe house".
The reason why he suspected that there was a "safe house" in the maze was not based on imagination, but because there were "hints" in the stone carvings on the walls of the underground palace.
Although the stone carvings are scattered, "Zhi Nao" recorded them all.
Then, like pieces of a puzzle, they are put together in the system to form a huge residual picture!
... .
"Trial", "Brave", "Heritage", "Thunder God", "Chosen One".
In the underground palace, the same and fragmented words appear repeatedly in the carvings on the corridors and stone chamber walls.
This made Ren realize that this was not just a temple and underground palace, but more likely a "place of trial and inheritance", a trial place for the Palas royal family of the ancient Monkel country!
Since it is a place of trial, the purpose of this underground palace is definitely not to kill all the intruders, but to test something.
For example, observation, courage, wisdom, logical thinking ability.
Moreover, because of the corner of the residual image that the system automatically pieced together, Renne also guessed the structure of this maze.
This is a very large underground project, and its overall shape feels a bit like a "Rubik's Cube" with countless grids!
It doesn't have to be a square "Rubik's Cube", it could be other irregular shapes.
Those stone chambers are grids, and they will move up, down, left, and right according to a certain pattern.
Because it is large enough, no one can notice the movement of these "grids".
Moreover, there are many means in this maze designed to confuse people's perception. Maybe you have heard or seen it, but your perception has still been deceived.
For example, Ren discovered that the black paint on the wall is actually a light-absorbing material. This is an obvious "visual deception"!
He has advanced to the third level of extraordinary, and he is still a high-level extraordinary with enhanced perception. In this dark corridor, he can only see things dozens of meters away.
But other low-level extraordinary people may only be able to see a few square meters of land illuminated by fire.
Moreover, he had not paid attention before, but now after careful observation, he also found more "clues" that confirmed his thoughts.
In fact, many of the stitchings on the walls and palace lanterns in the corridor are not ordinary decorations, but "special reference objects" that exist specifically to confuse people's visual perception!
It seems that the size, length and width of the two bricks are the same, but in actual measurement, there is a slight error.
The distance between each palace lantern seems to be the same, but in fact it is different in some specific places.
This will make you think that you are walking in a straight line, but in fact, you may have inadvertently deviated in some places, or you may have been walking in an arc, or even turned a corner.
In this environment, visual perception deceives your "sense of direction."
The corridor is not really straight, but your eyes think you are walking in a straight line.
Of course, Ren was able to come to this conclusion only because his brain analyzed and compared the accurate data.
If it were him, even if he realized there was a problem and wanted to use human power to measure them one by one, it would probably take dozens of times more effort.
This measured time is enough for those "kobolds" to attack countless times.
Also because he knew that this underground palace was the "Place of Trial and Inheritance", Renn also began to think about the pictographic symbols on the rock walls.
In fact, it also records certain rules. After comparing the system, we can get the general meaning of some symbols, such as: pause, retreat, advance, up, down, falling rocks, quicksand, crossbow arrows, poison gas.
Renn guessed that these were the clues to leave the maze, and also the theoretical support for his search for a "safe house".
However, all this is still speculation for the time being, and until we get out of this maze, all doubts are just assumptions.
And finding the solution requires a lot of clues (stone carvings) so that the system can complete the "Rubik's Cube Puzzle".
But obviously, now is not the time to wander around in the maze.
... .
Renn had seen some obscure ancient written records on the corridors and stone chambers along the way. He didn't realize what they were written before, but now that he encountered these monsters, he immediately understood them.
Each stone chamber is engraved with more than 90% of the same patterns and words, but there are also a few different things.
This is a bit like a little game played by Renne in his previous life - "Let's find fault".
In this dim light, it is extremely difficult to distinguish the difference with the naked eye.
But with his "intelligent brain", Renn didn't need to compare them side by side. With a quick glance, the system quickly compared the different words hidden in the same carvings.
This... probably tests the "brave"'s observation skills
[Death will come to the greedy intruder]
[The messenger of death, 'Osiris', will quietly appear behind you... ]
[Only in dark places can you see the bright stars.]
[The world-destroying divine thunder has come to the world, and only the brave can face everything.]
[...]
Many of the contents of these texts are ambiguous, and Renn is not sure which one is the so-called "safe house".
But because tens of thousands of people entered the underground palace this time, corpses killed by monsters were left in many stone chambers and corridors.
This also allowed him to directly exclude those stone chambers with corpses and leave quickly.
Then, finally they encountered another wave of monster attacks. After one person died, they found a stone room that no one had set foot in.
There are no corpses here, but there are many gold utensils and burial objects!
"Wait. It seems like here..."
Ren's eyes swept quickly, and then fell on a text engraved on the wall of this stone room: [Thunder God's Sanctuary, brave men who go to the trial of hell can find respite.]
The leader of the group, Bart, watched Ren stop in this stone room and asked: "Mr. Nicholas, is this the place you are looking for?"
Ren nodded, with a flash of light in his eyes, and said: "Not necessarily. But we can only give it a try."
... ..
Ren even said to stop, and everyone in the "Mountain Antelope Group" naturally had no objection at all.
Now that they knew there was a "real boss" in the team, they all naturally hugged each other tightly.
The group of people held muskets, two by two, back to back, pointing their guns at the dark place, and looking nervously on guard.
Fortunately, they stayed for nearly a quarter of an hour without encountering any danger.
Finally, everyone's hanging hearts gradually calmed down, and the feeling of being doomed also faded away.
"This stone room... doesn't seem to be dangerous?"
"It seems so. If there was such a dog-headed monster, it would have appeared long ago..."
"Shh, keep your voice down..."
"..."
The conversation was in a low voice, but one could hear that everyone's tension was easing.
Everyone is becoming more and more thankful that there is such a "Doctor Nicholas" in the team who can understand the symbols of ancient civilization.
Otherwise, Bart doesn't think they would notice anything "troublesome" with these stone chambers.
I'm afraid I'll be wandering around in the corridor like a headless fly.
In that case, probably the dozen of them would be killed by those monsters sooner or later.
Ren was studying the murals on the wall carefully, and no one bothered him.
Bart also tried to distinguish what was weird about these almost identical stone chambers, but gave up instantly. That's not something that can be figured out in a short time.
Finally hearing Ren's sigh of relief, Bart asked: "Mr. Nicholas, are we... safe now?"
"It should be fine."
Ren nodded.
Now it seems that his guess was correct, this is the "safe house". The content on the stone carvings implies that this place is safe.
"Huh..."
Bart heard Ren nod and let out a sigh of relief.
Not only him, but everyone in the "Mountain Deer Group" was also like this. The stiff fingers on the musket trigger could finally be relaxed.
... ..
After waiting for a moment, there was no danger, and Renn breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked at the people in the "Mountain Antelope Group" who were staring nervously, waiting for him to speak, and said: "It is safe here for the time being. We may stay here for a while. Everyone can take a good rest..."
Bart and everyone looked happy: "Okay."
Everyone in the "Mountain Antelope Regiment" placed the wounded in the corner, removed their burdens, and then began to sort out the equipment that had been messed up in their haste. Eat, drink, and bandage.
The sense of fatal crisis that enveloped their hearts could finally be relaxed for a moment, and everyone's thoughts drifted away with their eyes.
This stone chamber was about 20 to 30 square meters in size. There were several golden coffins containing unknown bodies, and no one dared to touch them.
But the gold vessels and treasures around them that looked like funerary objects shone with an alluring golden light under the firelight.
The young hunters looked at the room full of gold weapons and became more and more greedy, but they did not dare to speak.
After looking at each other, several old team members nudged the blond young man next to them with their elbows. Then, the young player named Paul looked slightly nervous, but he stood up and spoke weakly.
He asked: "Um... Captain, can we collect the funerary objects here?"
Four people are dead now, and they don't know if they can get out alive. But if I can survive this time, I still have to make money.
The hunters are risking their lives just to get rich overnight.
Team leader Bart naturally knows what the team members are thinking.
But he didn't respond immediately. Instead, he turned to ask Ren, who was studying the murals, and said, "Mr. Nicholas, what do you think? Will it cause trouble if we collect these antiquities now?"
"It should be no problem."
Ren nodded, naturally he would not stop everyone from getting rich, and said: "You can take the treasures, but it's best not to touch the coffin. Be careful. If there is something you don't understand, you'd better tell me."
"good!"
Hearing this, everyone was happy and wanted to take action.
At this time, Bart glared at the anxious team members again. Everyone immediately realized what was happening and looked slightly embarrassed.
Bart spoke again and asked Ren: "Mr. Nicholas, you think you want to choose first..."
The strongest person in the hunting group has the first right to choose the harvest. This is the rule.
And if we talk about distribution according to work, if this "Doctor Nicholas" in front of us takes away 80% of the treasure here, no one will say anything.
But before Bart finished speaking, Ren interrupted him, shook his head and said: "No, I am not short of money. In comparison, these stone carvings interest me more. Of course, if you find something strange You can show me things, such as ancient scrolls or something."
These yellow and white things are indeed of no use to Ren, the "Lord of Black Dragon City", other than taking up storage space.
For him now, making money is too easy and there are many ways. There is no need to compete for food with a group of low-level extraordinary beings.
"Ah, that's it"
Although it was an expected answer, Bart also felt a little dizzy as if his head had been hit by a pie.
For them, these funerary objects in front of them are considered as a "sudden wealth".
If he really could be taken out alive, this "gamble on his life" would be worth it!
But the other party actually doesn't intend to divide it at all
Having watched "Doctor Nicholas" casually take out more than 100,000 pills and consume them, Bart guessed that he was no ordinary doctor.
Now that he heard these words again, Bart could tell that this was probably a very big "big shot" in front of him!
He didn't say much, and said slightly excitedly: "Then we're welcome."
... ..
After the depression of successive attrition, everyone in the "Mountain Deer Group" finally ushered in a great harvest.
This stone room is filled with all kinds of funerary objects, including gold and jewelry.
The royal family of the ancient Monkel Kingdom seems to be particularly fond of gold products. Everywhere you see is golden, including knives and forks, dinner plates, candlesticks, kettles, and basins.
There are also various freshly colored gemstones, such as rubies, sapphires, opals, emeralds, taffeta stones, diamonds... They are inlaid in luxurious crowns, or in various necklaces and rings.
When the firelight shined, the entire stone chamber reflected a bright light like a peacock spreading its tail.
In the entire "Mountain Deer Group", only the leader Bart has a storage ring with only one-fifth of a cubic space. But the piles of various large and small gold objects in this stone chamber would probably take up several cubic meters.
Renn, who was studying the mural, heard the crisp sound of gold coins in his ears and was also attracted to it.
When I turned around, I saw everyone was busy putting them into animal skin bags one by one, and then planned to carry them on their shoulders.
We are all extraordinary beings. We can probably carry dozens of tons of property on our backs by human power.
But with such a large and small bag, he almost didn't have the words "I have money" plastered on his forehead. Don't tell anyone, if you encounter some malicious hunters in the tunnel, you will probably get into a fight.
Renn smiled, then took out a few black rings and called to Bart: "There are a few storage rings here that I won't use. You can use them to install them. Otherwise, if you really run into others, Seeing you like this may cause trouble."
"Ah storage ring?"
Bart looked at the ring handed over by Ren with eyes full of disbelief, and asked again: "Did you give it to us?"
In a daze, the ring was already handed to his hand.
Looking again, the storage space of any ring is several times larger than the one on his own hand.
The one I wear on my hand costs over a million liso, so these large storage rings must be exorbitantly expensive
Did you just give it away
Renn nodded: "Yes."
It was originally a trophy obtained by killing people, so it would be of no use if you kept too much of it on your body.
"Thank you... thank you, Mr. Nicholas."
Bart didn't hesitate and took the storage ring with sincere gratitude on his face.
Quietly, he also collected the top-quality gems that he had just collected and planned to give to Ren. The value of all the things he picked together is not even comparable to that of a storage ring.
The hunting group received such a "heavy gift". Sister Pasha and the hunting members also said sincerely: "Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Nicholas."
This is a huge amount of wealth that can change the fate of their lives.
If they can get out alive, they may be able to live safely for the rest of their lives with this money, without having to risk their lives hunting wild lands.
Renn smiled and replied lightly: "You're welcome."
... ..
Everyone in the "Mountain Antelope Group" was busy packing up the treasures in the stone chamber. After studying the carvings of Ren in the stone chamber, they seemed a little idle.
At this time, he looked at the body attribute panel displayed by the system.
In the column he named [Resistance to Dog Head Paralysis Toxin], the value has increased a lot.
This is because after being bitten by a "kobold" and the venom was injected into the body, the body's immune system was updated and the threshold of resistance to this toxin was raised.
Then without thinking much, he took out the syringe and injected the paralyzing toxin he had collected from the poison glands of the "Kobold" monster corpse into his body.
The dosage is a little higher than last time, but still within the range that the body can tolerate.
With a panel that systematically monitors his body, he doesn't have to worry about "poisoning." Even if it causes other problems, he is a doctor himself and can handle them accurately at any time.
Injecting toxins is the fastest way to increase toxin resistance.
Of course, it was also because he advanced to [Voodoo Master] that he dared to play like this.
The extraordinary ability awakened by this genetic potion allowed his immune system to adapt to the toxin in a very short period of time. With just a few more injections, he will become increasingly resistant to the toxin.
Doing this allows Ren to have a better chance of saving his life in this underground palace.
For any poison, there is a dose. Talking about toxicity regardless of dose is just a hoax.
The amount of poison injected into one "Kobold Monster" does not have a fatal effect on him, but if there are many heads, or a sudden large amount, he will have to be careful.
After the resistance to this [Kinhead Paralyzing Toxin] is high, this maze will be easy for him to enter.
After a dose of toxin goes down, the body feels that familiar numbness again...