At the end of the mural, the twin emperors designed a unique set of rituals to help the tribe bear the curse.
Oriana speculated that in the process of sealing Lucachia, he should have obtained some trophies, such as knowledge, books, sacred objects, mysteries, etc., and this ritual should have been designed based on these.
Later, in order to perform rituals, he took a series of measures that seemed extremely ridiculous to outsiders.
First, I don’t know what means were used to forcibly raise the plain forest area where the elves originated, and turned it into the current elven garden.
With the strength he had at the time, he probably couldn't have done such a thing. He probably borrowed the spoils he got from Lucachia.
This move aroused strong opposition from the elves, but was suppressed by the twin emperors with bloody and brutal methods, forcing countless residents to leave their homes and become homeless.
Then, he began a series of violent expropriations, forced a large number of civilians and craftsmen, and began to build this huge temple.
This was nothing short of adding insult to injury to the already declining Elf Empire at that time.
The entire ritual process took nearly 100 years and almost squandered all the remaining wealth of the Elf Empire.
During this period, several rebellions broke out in the country, and the Twin Emperors were assassinated dozens of times.
Countless bards compiled poems about his atrocities and sung them everywhere. From children to elders, everyone thought he was a madman, a mentally ill man, and a tyrant who wanted to drag the country to destruction.
But these were all suppressed by his tyrannical power.
"They hate us, even if we want to save them..."
"This is also the suffering we should bear."
"They will eventually abandon us..."
"This is also the responsibility we should bear."
In the last mural, the twin emperors walked into the temple alone and closed the door tightly, leaving only a trace of their backs.
At this point, the story ends abruptly, and no one knows what happened next.
But they should have succeeded.
Because elves still exist.
Even though they have declined to the point where they are unable to gain a foothold on the mainland and are driven to isolated islands overseas, they are still alive.
At the same time, almost no one knew about the Yayalaka people...
The twin emperors who saved the ethnic group have disappeared, and few people know about his efforts and sacrifices. His history and records are strictly controlled. His last impression among the elves is fixed on the "crazy tyrant"
In an image.
To this day, young elves like Eveya still have great prejudice against him and are afraid of him.
He saved the tribe, but was abandoned by the tribe.
"It's really not easy for a civilization to survive..."
Luo Er sighed in a low voice.
"I wrongly blamed him. It turns out he is such a great emperor..."
Eveya also sighed with emotion, knelt in front of the last figure, clasped her fingers together, and murmured in Elvish language.
It's probably something like a memorial ceremony, right?
As for Oriana, after sorting out the historical knowledge in her mind, she helped to supplement the following plot:
"According to some of our previous discoveries, the elves did begin to decline during the reign of the Twin Emperors. At first we thought it was caused by the emperor's poor governance, etc. But now it seems that there is actually another hidden reason."
"And although the elves have weakened since then, they are not without opportunities. At least in the subsequent battles with humans for the continent, they still showed great strength."
"This shows that the curse has really been endured by the twin emperors. After a thousand years of recuperation, the elves have become stronger again, and there are signs of revival."
"It's a pity that they still maintain the same arrogance as before, made serious mistakes in judging the situation, and the extraordinary system is not perfect enough and is too outdated, and they underestimate the power of human beings, which leads to the end of being stranded on a desert island."
Luo Er and Ke Li listened attentively, nodding their heads.
Oriana did not forget to warn her in the end:
"Keli, after you go back, you must sort out the story of the twin emperors. This kind of heroic figure who made great sacrifices for the clan, even if he is a former enemy, his deeds are worthy of our praise."
Keli held her drawing book tightly with both hands and nodded vigorously.
"Okay, let's go to the last floor and have a look. There should be more stories recorded there, right?"
Rohr spoke again.
So everyone continued to go up and reached the highest level of the temple, intending to witness the final outcome of the twin emperors.
However, the staircase entrance was blocked by a huge stone door.
The door was carved with a pattern of a ferocious monster with wings on its back, which was very similar to the pattern on the temple door restored by Eveya.
This shows that Ivoya’s restoration is still in place.
"So what is this thing? It's carved on two key doors."
Rohr couldn't help but ask.
"Perhaps this is what the god Lucachia they believe in looks like?"
Keli boldly speculated.
To be honest, this conjecture is not very reliable. There is actually a big difference between the giant Lucachian pattern in the underground ruins in the Valley of Fertility and the one on the door. Apart from the fact that they both have wings and are both ferocious.
However, historical records after artistic processing are like this. The image of the same character in the same time period often shows various differences due to the understanding of the recorder. This is also a very common phenomenon.
The two images were originally carved by two civilizations, so it is normal for them to be very different.
So Oriana didn't refute, she even touched Keli's helmet and said like a mother praising her daughter:
"That's right. I also have such a guess. When we engage in historical research, we should make bold assumptions and be careful to verify!"
"Keli also has this kind of thinking. It seems that this event has made great progress!"
Luo Er couldn't help but smile. He had benefited a lot from this trip. He not only solved historical mysteries, but also witnessed his daughter's growth. He was very happy.
However, the last door seemed difficult to open. No matter whether it was pushed or pulled or separated to the left or right, the door did not move at all, as if it was completely sealed.
"Then...only..."
As he spoke, he took out his sword and planned to use a simple and crude way to open the door.
As a result, Oriana and Keli grabbed his arms on the left and right, and even Ivya hugged his waist from behind.
"That does not work!"
"Daddy don't want it!"
"Please do not destroy the relics of our great ancestors!"
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Rolle had no choice but to retract his sword in embarrassment, and then took off the women one by one.
Forget about the daughter, why don't the other two adult women let go of themselves? Aren't they afraid that I will take advantage of them?
"There is a way to open this door, and there are words engraved on the side."
Eveya was afraid that Luo Er would use violence again, so she quickly picked up the magic lighting stick and illuminated the walls on the left and right of the stone door.
On the top of the door, there are large characters written in Elvish engraved: 'Tomb of the Forsaken'
It seems that the Twin Emperors already knew their fate and fate, and gave themselves the title of 'The Abandoned'.
Then there are some warnings engraved on the surrounding walls:
"Don't disturb His Majesty's rest!"
"Don't come near, don't ask, don't explore!"
"Go back! Go back! Stay away from here! Forget all this!"
It sounds quite scary, as if there is some kind of scary monster locked inside.
But no matter how awesome the monster is, it won't become much more powerful after being locked up for a thousand years without food or water.
At least Oriana used her senses to carefully explore it, and there was nothing inside.
And even if there is a possibility, we still have to go in. Rohr and others climbed here to eliminate all hidden dangers and ensure that the archaeological activities proceed smoothly.
If you don't go in and take a look, it would be really scary to see twin emperors suddenly appear.
"But how to open the door? Isn't there nothing you can do?"
Luo Er watched the three girls touching and pushing in front of the door. The door didn't move at all, and he was a little worried.
"Why don't you just let me do it?"
As he spoke, he took out his sword again.
As a result, the three girls turned around and glared at him.
Rolle had no choice but to put the sword back in embarrassment.
"Wait a minute, there seems to be something here!"
After Oriana carefully examined the door with her senses, she discovered that there was a mystery hidden in the monster's pattern.
"The lines that make up the wings are a little weird, as if they are made up of some words and symbols... I'll record it first, and you can help translate it."
As she said that, she grabbed the drawing book in Keli's arms, started writing and drawing on it, and told Eveya to be on standby at any time, waiting for translation.
He looks like the tyrant in the family.
Keli and Eveya didn't dare to say anything yet...
After a while, Oriana copied down all the code words hidden on the wings and handed the drawing book to Ivoya.
"Well... it says that it is very dangerous inside, but if you are a descendant who is truly curious about knowledge, you can use the Yayalaka people's methods to open this door..."
"However, what is inside is history that should be forgotten. Only by paying the price of blood can we explore the truth in the fog."
Eveya translated and couldn't help but tilted her head, not quite understanding this riddle.
Oriana was also confused.
"What is the way of the Yayalaka? Where can I find living Yayalaka now?"
Keli's little face under her visor also showed a troubled look.
Although I had previously dug up the remains of the Yayalaka people in the Valley of Plenty, and had some small gains, but with the strong intrusion of strawberry ice cream later, the situation became chaotic, and nothing was brought out...
Huh? Wait, something seems to have come out!
She quickly lowered her head and rummaged through her bear satchel, and finally found a rusty and broken dagger, or sacrificial knife.
[ ] This was something she grabbed when she was confronting the barbarians in the ruins. It was when she pulled out the sacrificial knife that the strawberry ice cream suddenly appeared.
She put this thing into her bear satchel, but due to the chaos of the situation, she forgot about it for a while.
Professor Kant, who presided over the archaeological event, was so distracted by the subsequent series of events that he could not remember this small detail at all.
The main reason is that this sacrificial knife itself has no power. It is not an ancient mystery that people care about, but is simply a cultural relic with academic value.
As a result, this precious and important cultural relic was in Keli's bear bag, mixed with various passbooks, money bags, clothes, skirts, socks, snacks, desserts, toys, etc., and was not remembered until now.
But as soon as Keli took it out and approached the door, the sacrificial knife, which was almost like scrap metal, actually shone slightly.
And the stone door, which had been indifferent before, also began to tremble and shake slightly.
However, it still hasn't been opened.
"This thing is a cultural relic left by the Yayalaka people?"
Oriana's eyes widened, and she did not ask why her daughter had such a thing in her hand for the time being, but continued:
"But it's not enough. Although it establishes a mysterious resonance with the door, it's not enough to make the door open."
"What else are we missing..."
"That's right! It's blood! It says on the door, 'Only by paying the price of blood can we explore the truth in the fog'!"
After that, she asked for the sacrificial knife from Keli and planned to cut her finger.
But she was wearing deformed armor, and it was obvious that she couldn't cut it open with just this dilapidated weapon.
The deformed armor is a whole piece that can be taken off or put on, so there is no way to take off part of it individually, and there is no telling what is behind the door. If you take off the armor rashly, you won't have time to put it back on later.
At the same time, Rolle, Keli, and Oriana who were present were all fully armed and wearing deformed armor.
Only Eveya...
"Humph, I can only ask you to sacrifice a little bit..."
Oriana picked up the sacrificial knife and slowly approached Ivoya.
"Don't worry, I will be very gentle!"
"No! Why does it have to be me!"
Eveya quickly hid behind Rohr, trembling.
When Oriana saw her like this, she suddenly felt a little unhappy.
Originally, I just planned to lightly cut her finger and then use secret techniques to disinfect her and stop the bleeding immediately.
As a result, now, I kind of want to stab her on the wrist and then leave her alone.
The wounds caused by such a rusty knife must be terrible, right?
In the end, Rolle stopped Oriana's evil thoughts in time.
"Forget it, let me do it."
With that said, he took the sacrificial knife from Oriana's hand.
Eveya breathed a sigh of relief immediately.
Mr. Luo Er is really a reliable and good man. He did not forget to protect me at this time and planned to use his own blood to open the door.
What a good man worth trusting and relying on!
Oriana also thought that Roll was planning to stab her, so she hesitated and felt distressed, and said quickly:
"Be careful, just make a shallow cut on your finger, and I will help disinfect it!"
Roll nodded.
Then he turned back and grabbed Eveya's hand, and with lightning speed, he quickly swiped her thumb.
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Well, I wish you all a happy Christmas Eve.
I'm not into this kind of foreign festival, but I still wish you all a happy time.
As for those who go out to celebrate the festival tonight, there is no blessing.
The list is still too short, so I’ll put it together tomorrow.
Drawing up a list on Christmas Day will have a different sense of ritual.