The travel-stained group walked on the grass among the ancient ruins in the forest, and soon arrived at the entrance of the passage that had been penetrated by the red night.
However, because the entrance to the passage was too long, Lei Xiao only sent Hongye to sneak in and reopen the original entrance to the sword tomb and forging room.
After all, before this, due to the obstruction of the dimensional storm portal, Lei Xiao and his party did not confirm the true location of the entrance.
"Is this the ruins of the royal capital of the Kingdom of Loren?"
On the other side, Fang Hai, who came here for the first time, had a solemn expression on his old face and couldn't help but murmur to himself: "My ancestors lived and worked here thousands of years ago..."
"This must have been an extremely prosperous city back then."
Looking at a few broken and mottled pillars not far away, as well as the horse heraldry patterns that could be seen everywhere, Bert, who was a little older than Fang Hai, sighed: "This powerful country, once known as the country of knights, finally finally
It’s really sad that it has become like this.”
"Although there has never been more than one reason for all of this, my own lack of strength is the most direct trigger."
At this time, Lei Xiao was seen walking over slowly and said calmly: "Learning from history, all we can do is to continue to become stronger."
Having said this, Lei Xiao's slightly sharp gaze glanced over the subordinates in front of him, and continued: "I hope that one day, others will be able to evaluate me like this, the only one who can defeat half of my army is the other half of my army.
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"As ordered, my subordinates will do their best and go through fire and water for the lord, no matter what!"
Hearing the sound, all the subordinates bowed and spoke in unison.
"Okay, let's take a look around first."
With a slight nod, Lei Xiao took his own steps surrounded by his subordinates.
In this way, after checking the ruins in the forest, Lei Xiao noticed.
Because this place was almost burned to the ground thousands of years ago, and it was too long ago.
Therefore, most of the remaining ruins have been covered by intricate vines and soil. Apart from the scorched marks that can be seen everywhere, there is no trace of the treasure place at all.
"It's no wonder. After all, the opponents who captured this place failed to find the secret treasure of the Loren Kingdom. How can this be something that can be found casually?"
Realizing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but shook his head.
Next, when Lei Xiao was thinking about whether to bring the wind chime with the talent of treasure hunting, or Su Ru came here to give it a try.
Not far away, with the sound of soil collapsing and the fluttering of fiery red magic wings, Hong Ye's slender figure reappeared on the ground.
"Reporting to the lord, my subordinates have opened the road to the lost forge."
Flashing in front of Lei Xiao, Hongye bowed slightly and reported.
"Then let's go down and have a look."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao spoke to the expectant old forger beside him: "Old Mr. Fang Hai, it seems that you will soon be able to see the place where your ancestors once worked."
"I would like to thank you very much, Lord!"
Fang Hai's old face was full of excitement, and he nodded repeatedly.
You know, a thousand years ago, that was the most glorious time for his Qiandian family.
Not only was the ancestor at that time the chief forging master of the Kingdom of Loren, he was also a powerful fifth-level man, and his family was also the most skilled forging family in the Kingdom of Loren!
At that time, the magical weapons forged by the ancestors were almost comparable to the weapons of the dwarves. They were extremely loved by the Loren royal family and nobles, and they were famous for a while!
Thinking of this with excitement, Fang Hai's old face couldn't help but become gloomy again.
Since then, just like the ruined Kingdom of Loren, his family has lost its former glory.
In the end, after thousands of years, it gradually declined and became a little-known third-rate blacksmithing family.
With a heavy sigh, Fang Hai's old wrinkled face became excited again, and he couldn't help but look at Lei Xiao beside him.
However, it was the appearance of this young lord that rekindled the hope of revitalizing the family, an old blacksmith whose family was in decline!
You know, this is a dream that he has never dared to pursue in his entire life!
"Without the appearance of the lord, my strength would still only be in the third level, and I would not have a huge amount of funds to collect those expensive forging materials, and then devote myself to forging."
At this time, Fang Hai closely followed Lei Xiao's footsteps.
While secretly sighing in his heart: "The most important thing is that if the lord had not accidentally discovered this lost forge in the Kingdom of Loren, how would I have had the opportunity to touch the traces of my ancestors?"
While the excited Fang Hai was thinking to himself.
The group of people had already passed through the underground passage that had just been opened by Hong Ye and arrived at the entrance of the Lost Forge again.
Standing in the entrance hall, under the reflection of the dim light crystals inlaid on the surrounding mottled walls.
Whether it is the cracked wall surface, the ancient war sculptures engraved on the wall, or the dark and deep overall environment, it makes people feel awe-inspiring.
"Is this the place where my ancestors once worked?"
Caressing the delicate wall carvings that were damp and scattered with cracks, Fang Hai couldn't help but murmur to himself.
"The more shocking thing is still to come, let's continue."
The old blacksmith nodded slightly, and Lei Xiao took his own steps again.
After passing the L-shaped passage in the ruins hall, the group's eyes suddenly opened up again.
A large sea of swords has already caught everyone's eyes.
In the vast underground space in front of me, except for a narrow passage in the middle for people to walk.
In other places, the sword tips are pointed downward, and they are crookedly filled with long swords of various sizes and shapes. Under the illumination of the weak light crystal stones on the surrounding walls, they are so densely packed that they are almost invisible.
The end.
"here it is……?!"
Seeing such a spectacular scene, Fang Hai's old face was suddenly filled with shock, and he was stunned on the spot.
At the same time, Nanxing Nanyue, who was also here for the first time, also showed the same expression.
"There must be a touching story behind every sword."
Looking at the shocking scene in front of him, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and said: "As for why there are so many long swords here, I'm afraid only the people back then know the reason."
Having said this, Lei Xiao took a step forward and said, "Okay, let's move on."
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, all the subordinates couldn't help but nodded thoughtfully, and they all quickly followed.
Next, go all the way forward in the Lost Sword Tomb area full of long swords.
After traveling for about seven or eight minutes, after turning another L-shaped passage, everything in front of the group suddenly became clear again.
This time, what appeared in front of everyone was naturally the ancient forging room that had been lost for thousands of years.
Under the illumination of the dim crystal stones inlaid on the surrounding walls.
I saw that this vast space, which was no less than the size of the Sword Tomb just now, was divided into several semi-enclosed compartments of different sizes.
In each compartment, there is a magic furnace that is as tall as a person.
You can also see some quenching pools, anvils, sledgehammers, small hammers, pliers, bellows and other conventional blacksmith tools around. It can be said that they are all available.
The messy and messy scene everywhere undoubtedly shows that the blacksmiths here obviously left in a hurry.
"It is indeed a breathtaking forging place..."
Seeing this, Fang Hai's old face was full of reverence, looking awe-inspiring.
"Come with me, Mr. Fang Hai."
Nodding to the old blacksmith beside him, Lei Xiao once again walked at the front of the team.
In a short time, the group of people had arrived in front of the largest forging room.
This place is located in the center of the forging area. A ray of bright sunshine shines in from the passage opened before the red night, making this place the brightest place around.
Looking at the beam of light shining directly in front of him and the floating dust reflected by it, Lei Xiao nodded to the old blacksmith and said, "Mr. Fang Hai, this is where I found the magic furnace left by your ancestors."
After finishing speaking, Lei Xiao waved his hand, and a giant all-metal furnace that was as tall as a person appeared in its original position.
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao immediately said: "Now, I will officially hand over this magic furnace to you. In such a special place, it should be very memorable for you."
"I would like to thank you very much, Lord!"
Looking at the familiar family crest on the metal furnace with the flickering magic stream, Fang Hai was already so excited that he couldn't help himself. In his excitement, he lowered his head deeply to Lei Xiao.
"You're welcome, this can be considered as returning the property to its original owner."
Leaning down to help the old blacksmith in front of him, Lei Xiao said with a smile.
Seeing this scene, the other subordinates also showed expressions of relief and became happy.
For a blacksmith, being able to obtain the magic furnace of his ancestors in the forge where he rented the place where he once worked is obviously an unforgettable thing.
However, just when Fang Hai, whose old face was full of excitement, had just put the magic furnace into the storage ring.
The ground in the entire forging room suddenly began to tremble violently for no reason.
This sudden change caused the expressions of all the subordinates to tremble, and they surrounded Lei Xiao at the center of the team.
Suddenly, on the palms of the subordinates, a handful of brilliant and flashing weapons suddenly appeared with a cold light, which looked particularly eye-catching in the slightly dark forging room.
At the same time, waves of extremely powerful momentum also erupted from the subordinates, stirring up waves of energy one after another in the air.
The earth trembled, accompanied by a muffled sound of "rumbling".
The ground in this forging room began to slowly sink inwards, forming a secret passage leading deeper underground.
It took a while for the trembling to subside and everything calmed down again.
The crisp sound of Hong Ye immediately reached Lei Xiao's ears: "Lord, it seems that there was a special magic mechanism that was automatically activated just now, and this is why such a scene appeared."
After a pause, Hong Ye added: "Even my subordinates have not discovered any clues about this hidden magic mechanism before. It can be said to be extremely mysterious."
"Oh? That's interesting."
Hearing the sound, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.
Lei Xiao is naturally no stranger to magic mechanisms.
Hong Ye had already demonstrated superb deciphering skills when she was in the Lost Temple of the Titans.
There are two ways to open this magical mechanism hidden in the dark.
The first is to directly decipher it by force, just like Hong Ye did before.
Second, it will be automatically activated only if certain preset special conditions are met. This is also the original normal way of opening the magic mechanism.
The current situation obviously falls into this second category.
"In other words, because certain special conditions are met, does this hidden magic mechanism automatically start operating?"
Looking at the deep underground staircase in front of him, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and continued to think.
"Before this, when I first came here, this magical mechanism did not activate automatically, which meant that I did not meet the conditions for activation.
And this time, the reason why the current situation has occurred undoubtedly means that I have met certain activation conditions."
At this time, Lei Xiao's eyes began to wander back and forth between Fang Hai, Nan Xing, and Nan Yue, and finally landed on the elderly blacksmith Fang Hai.
"The only difference between these two times is that there are three more subordinates, and this is the place where Fang Hai's ancestor once worked. Then, the activation conditions of this hidden magic mechanism are naturally self-evident.
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Thinking of this, Lei Xiao smiled slightly and said to the old blacksmith who was still a little stunned: "Old Mr. Fang Hai, it seems that agreeing to your request is indeed the right choice."
"Lord, what do you mean... your subordinates are the special conditions for activating this hidden magic mechanism?"
On the other side, Fang Hai's old face showed a look of sudden realization, and he realized it later.
"Yes, this is the place where your ancestors once worked. The answer is obviously very clear."
Nodding to the old blacksmith, Lei Xiao immediately responded: "If my prediction is correct, what activates this place is the blood of the Thousand Forging Family flowing in you."
"So that's it..."
Nodding thoughtfully, Fang Hai couldn't help but have a look of expectation on his old face, and murmured to himself: "It seems that the secret I have hidden for thousands of years in this underground secret room will be revealed soon.