On the road to the water element, Shado and Lord Epps walk side by side.
After leaving the guarded area of the territorial soldiers, Lord Epps appeared and walked with Xia Duo, but he was not on the ship now, and Xia Duo could not take the initiative to talk.
So the two of them stayed in silence all the way. Fortunately, it was only more than a mile from the camp to the entrance of the mystery lock. In order to accommodate Lord Epps, Shado deliberately slowed down his pace.
But even so, the two of them soon came to a big tree that had been chopped down. A few meters in front of the remaining tree roots, Xia Duo stopped. He pointed in the direction a few steps ahead and said:
"Sir, the entrance to the secret lock is right there. Just take a few steps forward and you can enter."
"Yeah." Lord Epps nodded and did not enter immediately. It was not because he didn't believe Shado, but because he was trying to analyze the nearby magic network.
But after a while, Lord Epps stopped, his eyes full of puzzlement and confusion, "Xia Duo, you said that the Mystery Lock here is collapsing, how did you judge it?"
Not to mention that Mysuo collapsed, he didn't even see any trace of Mysuo's existence.
If Xia Duo hadn't brought him here and told him personally that the entrance to the mystery lock was ahead, even if he came here to check it in person, he might not have found any abnormalities.
Lord Epps' words stunned Xia Duo. He could tell that the Mystery Chain was collapsing because the bloodline sensed the "moisture" and the concept of "flow" here was spreading.
If this trend continues, the "Water Element Road" may even turn into a river!
Before he cut down the big tree that was the key node of the mystery, although he could sense the conceptual existence, it did not spread.
It can be said that it was Xia Duo's "those chop" that caused the Mysuo, which had been in disrepair for a long time and was on the verge of collapse, to collapse!
But, judging from what Lord Epps meant, he didn't seem to notice that the Mystery Lock was collapsing?
In an instant, many things came together in Xia Duo's mind. He sighed in his heart and said, "Sir, I once awakened the bloodline, which is related to the water element. Through the bloodline, I can sense the abnormality of the water element environment here, and the mysterious lock.
The power in the world is leaking out, and perhaps collapse is not far away.”
To be honest, Xia Duo was unwilling to reveal his awakened bloodline, but he had awakened his bloodline twice in the Tower of Time. He didn't believe it if he didn't have any understanding of the Tower of Time.
Before, he thought that the high-level mage should be able to detect the abnormality here, but he did not expect that Lord Epps could not detect the slightest abnormality.
It's up to Xia Duo whether he wants to reveal it or not. If he doesn't explain it clearly, the other party might silence him.
After all, there is a huge gap between a Mystic Relic that is destined to collapse and is about to be exposed, and a Mystic Relic that can still exist stably and come in and out freely.
Moreover, it is difficult for Shado to judge whether Lord Epps is really unaware or is aware and pretending not to notice. Sometimes being honest and honest is a better choice.
Furthermore, awakening bloodline is relatively rare in Netheril, but it is by no means rare.
In Netheril, awakening bloodline is usually regarded as some kind of outstanding magical talent. If you don't study hard in the future, your final achievements may be only a few.
In the arcane magic system of Netheril, the highest achievement is the Grand Arcanist, but the highest achievement of the Blood Warlock may not reach the level of the Archmage.
Therefore, generally speaking, blood warlocks do not regard themselves as warlocks, but continue to climb to the pinnacle of magic on a basic basis.
Of course, there are general cases and a few cases.
Some bloodline magicians are addicted to bloodline magic and cannot extricate themselves. They do not see the broad path of arcane magic, so they will not take the initiative to learn arcane magic. They just rely on bloodline magic to conquer the world.
This situation is very rare, unless the bloodline itself is very strong, or the desire to become stronger is too weak. Otherwise, you would be stupid to not learn more powerful magic.
Sha Duo hid the news of his bloodline awakening in the past, just because he subconsciously wanted to hide it, but it was also because he knew that he could not hide it from the Tower of Time, and it was not a taboo for bloodline magicians in the territory of Nese.
Therefore, he usually uses his bloodline ability without any disguise. As long as no one asks, he won't say anything.
Sure enough, when Xia Duo mentioned bloodline, Lord Epps did not show a surprised expression. Instead, he had a look of surprise and asked again:
"Can you determine the approximate collapse time of the Mystery Lock?"
"This -" Xia Duo felt it carefully for a moment, and then calculated a little, and found that it was impossible to calculate. He could indeed roughly guess the concentration of "moisture" and "flow" concepts in the future period.
This is enough to show that the power of the Mystic Lock is leaking out, and it is not surprising that it will eventually collapse, but when exactly it will happen, he doesn't know.
After thinking about it, he could only say: "Sir, the abnormal changes in the water element environment here are accelerating. Even if the mystery lock does not collapse, it will lead to various changes in the road we just came from!"
Perhaps when the "Water Element Road" turns into a river, the Mystery Lock will collapse, or perhaps the collapse of the Mystery Lock causes the "Water Element Road" to turn into a river.
The order of cause and effect is actually not important, because it means that the mysterious lock ruins have been exposed!
"A change in the water element environment?" Epps repeated softly, frowning subconsciously. If there might not be plane crystals here, he wouldn't have to be so hesitant.
He looked back at the path he came from. Perhaps because Xia Duo had passed by it often before, a path was forcibly stepped on in the forest where there was no path at all.
"This way?" Epps frowned, but he didn't have any solution. He knew too little about the mystery lock. "Xia Duo, when will the changes in the water element environment affect the normal environment?
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"A month?" Xia Duo tried to give a number, but he was actually not sure.
When Epps heard this, he shook his head. How could he delay it for so long? The longer the delay, the more variables there are. He took a step forward and said to Chateau: "Go in and take a look first!"
After saying that, without waiting for Xia Duo, he took another step forward. In the next moment, he disappeared from the place without any warning.
Xia Duo, who was lagging behind, saw the complete process of entering the mysterious lock, although he could not see anything interesting in this process.
But at least he knew that there should be no warning when he entered. It would not be that as soon as he entered, some special sound and light effects would appear outside to attract possible enemies.
Immediately afterwards, he followed.
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The two of them walked in tandem. As soon as Lord Epps left, Shado came in with his hind legs. After entering, he saw Lord Epps looking up at the sky.
It seems that the secret lock did not teleport the two people to different places because of their different strengths, maybe it was just a fixed entrance.