It was a long time ago. The conquerors of Bijalan fought in the mountains, seas and deserts and captured a large territory. However, there were not enough supporters in the newly conquered territory, and local officials and garrisons gradually shrank.
In several fortresses separated from each other, you are worried about the deadly enemies outside every day.
What to do? No matter how powerful Beyelan's army is, it is impossible to conjure farmers, lumberjacks, miners, and construction workers from the magic bottle!
At this time, a group of Beyelan scholars appeared. They were graduate students from the College of Archeology, History and Occult Studies. They were protected by a large number of armed mercenaries. With the help of local guides, they went to the sky and the earth to explore.
Gloomy ancient tombs and lost temples, collecting demon skulls and artifacts from ancient shipwrecks. They spent all day and night deciphering the words and patterns on stone tablets and vessels, but did not really expect to find large sums of gold from their explorations.
Silver treasure.
Soon, archaeologists unfolded a picture of local society and folk culture for the authorities.
They thoroughly and fully grasped the social habits of the conquered areas, and then by correctly applying these norms and relying on the powerful legion to provide credit endorsement and a little material support, the explorers began to make friends with the locals and get deeply involved in local political practices and
Social practice that engages local residents to serve Beyeland's interests when necessary.
Galadia shook her slender fingers and said: "Adventures are not just for fun. Hometown Watts has been guiding us to adapt to the dangers from the very beginning. The above Miss de Lamore is an example. In fact, she is not
If you don’t go crazy on the totems of ancient tribes, it’s not a honeymoon trip. There’s a little deviation in the story in the process of spreading.”
"Oh, what is the truth?" Griffith asked curiously.
The elf leaned on his shoulder and narrated with interest:
"That's where the Palpatians and trolls live. The two races are hostile to each other, and both are fierce and warlike. Bayeran is competing with the orcs for control of the southern continent, so they started a tug of war on their territory.
In the battle, the humans of Palpatia support Byeran, and the trolls naturally side with the orcs.
"The Countess studied the local historical context through exploration and found the remains of an ancient civilization. By interpreting the ancient texts, she proved to the locals and the troll clan that a long time ago, they had a common ancestor. As long as they complete the ancient and dangerous
After undergoing the trial, the trialist can become the common queen of the two races and bring peace to both sides."
"Is this okay?" Griffith asked in surprise, "There should be an irresolvable blood feud among the locals. How can they be united together?"
Miss Elf nodded in agreement:
"Of course it's not that simple. However, two local tribes being involved in a regular war between big powers is no small matter. They should be almost exhausted, right? The national strength of Beyelan and the orcs can certainly continue to fight.
, the uncivilized locals can’t stand it.
"So, the countess's discovery gave both sides an opportunity for a truce. As long as someone can stand up and pass the trial, both sides can declare in a high-sounding voice internally that it's not that our warriors are not brave enough, but that the noble ancestors are watching.
Us~"
"Oh——! So..."
"So Countess Elena de La Mole stood up and decided to complete the trial!"
"Hey, why is she qualified?"
"Of course it's because she found such ancient records in the ruins, which allowed the leader of the Parpatians to grant her the qualification to participate in the trial. For example, she is the reincarnation of the great queen for many generations!"
"I understand," Griffith chuckled, "I can probably imagine the scene at that time. For the superiors of the tribe, this is indeed an excuse to appease and suppress the militant faction."
"Really? Do you know the power of archeology?" Galadia patted his thigh, "Then, the current Earl who served as a guard was sent up, in the arena surrounded by poisonous snakes and flames.
Duel with troll warriors. The countess and the troll tribe's tester were isolated on a high totem, and the losing party would be burned to death.
"This is Nazak, the upgrading ceremony of the ancient world! The winner dominates, and the loser surrenders."
"It sounds quite romantic. At that time, in Scitoral, Knight William finally won the victory, rescued his countess, and lived happily together. It's really a good story, and it can be used to write a novel.
"Yes," Griffith said with some yearning, "Why do you know so well?"
"Because Tidwig came to support him and joined the duel. She told me."
"I didn't expect that someone could join in the duel," Griffith thought for a while and felt that the dueling system of the southern race was quite unique.
"It is said that the situation was very critical at that time. The earl was almost beaten to death and Tidwig was suppressed. Fortunately, Roland arrived in time."
Griffith couldn't help but praise: "Three against three, it's interesting. It turns out they all know each other! Having said that, the troll warriors can actually fight against legends like them, they must be extraordinary heroes. If it were me
It would be nice to be there too.”
"Isn't that right? Trolls are also very powerful. The Earl, who was still the Knight William at the time, and his friends regrouped with the help of Count Sharon, Fiona's father..."
"Why are there more and more people?"
"The brutal battle lasted from day to sunset. Finally, Cornelia, later the Countess of Chalon, joined the battle with light cavalry. They rushed down the hillside in the dawn light and attacked the side of the troll spear array.
A decisive attack was launched from the rear..."
"Hey, hey, hey!" Griffith felt that his IQ was insulted, "What kind of duel is this?"
These words are not something that the top students at Homemon Watts would approve of. Galadia pinched the ears of this bad student and said seriously: "You are so stubborn, a wooden person. We have our own system here. If you don't agree, you just don't agree."
Respect local customs and culture, and you will not be able to be an archaeologist in the future!"
"Yes, yes, you are right," Griffith reviewed again and again, "Then what?"
"Then, Miss Elena de Lamore finally became the winner of the Ascension Festival!"
"Oh——!" Griffith exclaimed, "I almost forgot that this was the Countess' trial."
The elf lady smiled and punched him: "With her efforts, the locals and the trolls finally put down their war, killed the orc envoys, withdrew from the war, and stopped supplying soldiers and materials to the orcs."
"This ending is very reasonable. It is really the masterpiece of the intelligence officer!" Griffith said with some yearning. Suddenly, he thought of a question, "Wait a minute, in this case, wouldn't the countess also be in charge of that land?
Queen? How big is that place? Does Sonia have an inheritance too?"
Galadia shook her head, "According to ancient traditions and records, the queen will be sacrificed to the gods."
"This, this ancient record is really convenient~"
"Well, then the countess and her friends fought their way out of the local tribe and fled back to Beyeland. The war was over, and the countess and her knights lived happily together ever after!"
…
After a few hours of rest, everyone regained some strength. Sonia came to her senses and apologized profusely for causing trouble to everyone.
Being in the dark space of the underground ruins makes it difficult to distinguish between day and night, and everyone is more or less anxious and uneasy.
The good news is that Besarius and the terrifying monster did not catch up; the bad news is that there is not much food left. Griffith collected all the dry food and found that there were only a few biscuits, chocolate and a bottle of food left.
Some raisins. These things were distributed to the three girls, and in a blink of an eye there was nothing left. If they couldn't find food for the next meal, they would be hungry.
Action must be taken immediately.
Although everyone does not have a complete map here and cannot see the entire terrain clearly, mystical scholars do not rely entirely on their eyes.
Galadia and Sonia performed divination one after another. The contents of the divination were "a safe way out of the ruins" and "a safe source of food" respectively. The divination results were exactly the same, pointing to a towering pyramid-shaped building in the distance. There.
, there must be important clues.
Under the light of the starry sky, the strange city is like a mysterious place in a dream. It seems that every fork and corner leads to an unknown and forbidden world.
"Griffith, look at these fossils," Sonia suddenly stopped and picked up some puzzling small stones from the ground. "This phalange obviously comes from an amphibian and reptile. Bellomont Swamp is in
The ancient times were even more vast and inhabited by huge monitor lizards and dragons, and the age can be determined from this toe bone."
Griffith pretended that he understood.
Fiona began to criticize her: "Sonia, if you can't control your curiosity anymore, I, I will knock you out!"
"But, look here, these exquisite geometric structures, and, well, these are pottery fragments, which should be left by the builders of the ruins. They are almost integrated with the rock wall. The civilization of the indigenous people here
The level is certainly not low.”
Sonia's eyes sparkled and she began to say incomprehensible words again.
"We can't stay here too long." Griffith interrupted her gently. In the dark underground of this crazy swamp, anyone should be careful about their imagination.
"Ah, yes," Sonia hurriedly put the fossils into her small bag, "I was just wondering, where did the builders of this magnificent city go? There is no record of them in history. It's like civilization has never existed since.
It’s like it didn’t exist.”
…
Following the route indicated by the divination, everyone came to the entrance of a tunnel. This is the bottom of a tall pyramid, and smooth stone steps lead to the deep underground. The walls on both sides of the entrance are like exquisite carvings, and many places have been mottled and peeled off.
But it is still overall complete, allowing people to see that it is a humanoid creature fighting.
It was here that everyone was shocked to discover the "safe food" divined by Sonia.
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The mutilated human corpses dressed up by several expedition members were scattered on the ground not far away. Their heads were removed, and the corpses were separated from muscles, bones, fat and tissues like steaks. The intestines disappeared, and among the cut and separated flesh and blood tissues
The edible parts are left behind as useless hair and bones.
Something accomplished these tasks in the most cold-blooded and inhumane way, like a housewife shopping for dinner in the market, taking away the fattest cuts of meat and offal.
There were also a small amount of salt and pepper left on the ground - they should have been found from the expedition team's supplies - which made everyone have extremely terrifying associations.
Judging from the bloodstains and dragging marks on the ground, something tried to move the body into the hole, but gave up halfway for some reason.
Near the pile of meat, a notebook was left behind. The notebook did not contain much content, and it was obviously written not long ago. The author was none other than Professor Bell.
"The stone slabs were left in the cave, and after a long period of time they are still generally intact. There are a large number of relatively complete murals and texts here, which allow us to decipher part of the truth about the ancient stone slabs.
"We have a lot of valuable historical information about the Bellomont survivors."
Griffith and Sonia looked at each other and continued reading.
"Early before the First Era, a powerful clan had already settled in the swamp. Judging from fossils and remains, the forests and swamps provided them with abundant food. The aborigines were physically strong and intellectually developed.
"The ancient gods came to their primitive clan and taught them to build tall temples with huge rocks and pray to the stars. We call them the Bellomon clan.
"The Bellomon clan soon entered a golden age. Their glorious cities and pyramids spread above and below the ground, and they opened up new colonies towards the mountains.
"But as the Bellomon Clan colony spread underground, an unspeakable monster began to attack them and feed on them.
"They prayed devoutly to the ancient gods and offered the most beautiful girls and the strongest warriors as sacrifices. The ancient gods graciously accepted the prayers and granted blessings.
"The blessed warriors became incredibly powerful. They began to fight back, driving the terrible monsters back into the dark underground. The clan rejoiced in victory, unaware of the destruction that was coming.
"The warriors fell into madness one after another and transformed into twisted monsters, even more terrifying and cunning than the monsters in the underground.
"The Belomon clan was retreating steadily. They gave up their territory on the ground and retreated to the altar of the ancient god, preparing to put up a desperate resistance there."
"My research team and I found some puzzling clues about this lost ancient civilization, as well as the remains of unknown underground monsters. These monsters are not the same as the fossils of ancient creatures found previously, which changed me.
The original plan. I will seek the assistance of Lord Besarius, the leader of the Purifiers. He may be able to help us get closer to the truth."
[There are several missing pages in a row, and there are signs of tearing at the missing pages]
"We were lost, without food, hungry and exhausted.
"For several days we have been unable to find a way out, nor can we contact the Purifiers.
"My researchers are getting fewer and fewer. They disappear silently into the darkness, and only their incomplete clothes can be found.
"The monster is very vigilant and moves quickly, and ambush us in the dark. Its appearance cannot be described, and we did not see its full picture. Every time it appears, it is accompanied by a clear ticking sound, and the firelight reflects sharp and ferocious sounds on the stone wall.
Claws and horns. Every time it appears, it grabs someone and leaves behind a sticky liquid."
"We decided to retreat to this pyramid and light a bonfire. According to the interpretation of the ancient stone tablets, this is the refuge of the Bellomon clan, and there is a road leading to the ground. May the God of Contract and Truth protect me."
[Random graffiti and blank space]
"However, there are not many plants here, and the flammable materials at hand are limited. Once the fire goes out, the monster will appear from the darkness again."
"We couldn't escape. There were terrible sounds from the tunnel in the distance, and those terrifying shadows were approaching in the darkness. I saw the reflection of their claws on the wall, their mouthparts open like petals, like