"This is… "
As the green light gradually disappeared, some strange patterns suddenly appeared on the parchment.
Benjamin took it in his hand again and looked at it carefully. From those crooked lines, he gradually saw that this... seemed to be a map.
The shape of a mountain, the sign of a road, a cross drawn at a certain place. He took another look and saw that yes, this was not only a map, but also a treasure map.
Suddenly, Benjamin was a little disappointed.
It's just a treasure map, and the possible benefits are much lower. After all, you still have to dig for it. Don't forget, he also has a treasure map of the Valley of the Gods Abandoned. It's an ancient thing, but it's of no use yet.
However, he still called out the system and asked it to compare the terrain on the treasure map.
"Well... the terrain above should be from a long time ago, and there is nothing that completely matches it." After analyzing it for a while, the system said, "However, there is a place nearby that is somewhat similar to the terrain above. It may have happened. Some changes.”
Benjamin was a little surprised: "Around here?"
If it was very close, he wouldn't mind taking a look.
"A few kilometers south of Riley City, there is a small hill, which is very similar to the terrain above." The system explained, "The distance is quite close. If you want to go, you can go back and forth in one day."
Although he felt a little strange about this coincidence, after thinking about it again, Benjamin felt relieved.
After all, this parchment came from the gangsters in Riley City, and the things in their hands should not point too far away.
What will be inside
For some reason, Benjamin had a bad feeling.
He felt that the contents inside might be the gang boss's private money or something, so he valued this parchment? Or maybe it contains hundreds of kilograms of explosives, which can be used to blow up an octagonal building or something
What a... disturbing treasure map.
After hesitating for a while, Benjamin decided to go take a look. It's close anyway, so even if you can only get some money, it's still a good thing. If there is a trap, he can detect it in advance using the water element perception method, and the bomb will not kill him.
Besides, who can be sure that there is no big treasure there
The terrain on the parchment appeared for a while, and then disappeared without a trace. But the system already remembers it, so it doesn't matter.
Benjamin put it away and walked out the door. Several mages who went on a mission to hunt World of Warcraft yesterday have returned successfully and are now resting. After thinking about it, Benjamin still didn't call them and left alone.
Under the guidance of the system, Benjamin flew all the way out of Riley City. More than an hour later, he arrived at the hill the system mentioned.
The place is very desolate, surrounded by bare areas. Occasionally, some grass appears on the ground, which is also wilting and yellow, and there is no trace of green. Benjamin was flying in the air, looking around. Not to mention people, he couldn't even see a cat or a dog. It was considered a place where birds didn't poop.
Following the location on the treasure map, he found the place where the cross was drawn.
This is a particularly desolate mountain wall, and the sound of the whistling wind is a bit breathtaking. Benjamin landed, looked around, and activated the water element induction method, but found nothing.
"Is this really here? Did you remember correctly?" He couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, yes. If you don't believe it, take out the map and confirm it yourself." The system replied immediately.
Benjamin was also a little helpless. After thinking about it, he took out the roll of parchment and prepared to drip some more blood to make the terrain on it appear again. However, what he didn't expect was that as soon as he took the things out, the parchment emitted a dazzling green light again.
what's the situation
He held the parchment in his hand, and suddenly, the green light seemed to become brighter, shining like a bright crown in the windy hills.
Benjamin was almost blinded.
Through his squinted eyes, he could vaguely see that this green light... seemed to be extending towards the mountain wall.
Benjamin's heart suddenly moved.
At that moment, without hesitation, he waved his hand and firmly attached the parchment to the mountain wall. Then, he heard a loud rumbling sound, as if he had cracked the mountain wall.
Following this, the mountain wall also erupted with green light like the parchment!
"Fuck..."
Benjamin was caught off guard and could only close his eyes. And when he opened his eyes, a green and faint cave entrance appeared on the originally smooth and seamless mountain wall.
With the appearance of the hole, all the green light disappeared, and the parchment in Benjamin's hand returned to its usual yellowed appearance.
He looked at the hole with a stunned expression on his face.
What's this
When the green light burst out, he felt a very strong elemental fluctuation. It seemed that those elements gathered together and activated some mechanism, and then the mountain wall split open on its own, creating such a small hole.
However, when he used the water element induction method before, he didn't feel anything strange from this mountain wall!
Could it be that... this cave entrance even deceived the water element
There is no doubt that this is the location of the treasure recorded on the map. This roll of parchment not only serves as a treasure map, but also is the key to unlocking the treasure. Without it, treasure hunters would find nothing.
But... why
What is its principle
After thinking for a while, Benjamin felt that he might have gone too far. Regardless of the elements or magic, how does this mechanism work, and how does it deceive the water element? How could such a thing be thought of in a short while
What's more important is the hole in front of him.
What will be inside
After hesitating for a moment, he walked in.
Although he knew that the water element might become less reliable, he still activated the water element perception method and carefully explored everything ahead. As he walked forward step by step, the surrounding light became darker and darker, and finally, it even reached a point where he couldn't see his fingers.
After walking for about ten minutes, finally, light came from the front again.
It was a faint green light that was a bit like fluorescence. The further we walked, the brighter it became, making everything around us look like they were in a ghost movie. Soon, Benjamin came to the exit of the cave. However, he was a little surprised to find that an underground city seemed to appear in front of him.
It should be said that the entire terrain here is extremely open, and you can't even see the edge at a glance. And some strange buildings also appeared in front of Benjamin's eyes.
Broken stone pillars, incomplete statues, white houses... Apart from the green light rendering, Benjamin felt like he was seeing murals depicting older times. The architectural style here is very retro. According to the historical data in the system memory, this kind of building complex basically only appeared thousands of years ago.
Benjamin couldn't help but gasped.
What did I find...
Did the city thousands of years ago go underground for various reasons, or... was this city originally built underground
Is there anyone else in this place
Pulling himself together, Benjamin remained vigilant and cautiously took steps toward the city.
Soon, he was bathed in the green light that came from nowhere and walked into the street here. At that moment, he couldn't help but look around, and he even felt like he had really stepped into another era.
Those ancient buildings with ancient Greek style showed a strange sense of solemnity, and he passed them by in turn. However, after walking for about five minutes, Benjamin still didn't find any living things, or... anything alive.
The entire underground city was as dead as a cemetery.
At the same time, he gradually discovered what was going on with the green light here.
There are small pebbles scattered everywhere on the ground here. When he picked up the stones, he found that the stones contained a strange energy, which scattered and formed these green lights. Benjamin felt that it was harmless to the body, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
Of course, he still picked up a few of these stones and planned to take them back for study.
He put the stones in his pocket, and the green light seeped out, so that he could only use a money bag to put them in so that they would not look strange.
After collecting the research samples, Benjamin continued to move forward.
However, as he slowly walked towards the center of the city, suddenly, in the edge area where he could sense, a human-like figure appeared in the picture fed back by the water element.