A burst of brilliance flowed on the surface of the black metal box: the runes activated by Hathaway formed a passage, and the blood power of Hesperius became the energy source of this device. A faint brilliance ran along several lines on the box.
The ridges quickly flowed past, leaving obvious traces: these straight line traces divided the box into more than a dozen blocks. Only after these lines emerged did Hao Ren see how to open this thing.?＜[?〔＜]
But he didn't need to open the box himself. After the seal was lifted, the continuous mechanical friction sound inside the box became more and more obvious. Finally, with a few soft clicks, the ancient container decomposed along the lines of light.
It opened up and turned into an open structure in a clever way, and surrounded by more than a dozen components, there were four light yellow scrolls that looked almost brand new.
That's all.
Hao Ren didn't expect that the legacy of Olympus that he spent so much effort to find was only four scrolls. The amount of this information was much less than he had expected, but he knew that these things should be extremely valuable.
Doubtful, in the eyes of Zeus in the past, these things may even be as important as the artifact scepter, otherwise there would be no need for Hercules to take it out of Mount Olympus.
Hesperius looked at those scrolls and said softly with emotion: "Heracles took these things all the way out of the siege of the demon hunters. How important are the things on them?"
Hao Ren randomly took out a scroll from the container, and after letting the data terminal confirm that the thing could be opened safely, he slowly unfolded it.
The scroll was opened, and it was densely written with symbols. However, the structure of these symbols was extremely strange. It included not only the Leita runes, but also ancient Greek characters and several alphabets that had been completely lost to this day. Moreover, the grammar of each sentence was also different.
Not very normal: Obviously, this thing was written using some encryption rules, but Hao Ren felt that this cipher text was a bit unnecessary.
The scroll has been sealed in a very tight way. If the previous sealing methods are all correct, then only the descendants of the Olympus family can open this thing. In this case, what is the point of encryption? And if the previous sealing methods are
All are ineffective. The scroll fell into the hands of a powerful foreign enemy. These ciphertexts can only delay the opponent's deciphering time. Most natural races have long lifespans, and the encryption level of these ciphertexts is not very high in Hao Ren's opinion.
, with a little time spent, probably any alien family or demon hunter can figure out what is written on it.
Hao Ren doesn't even need any decryption time. He has a high-computing assistant called a data terminal, and he can understand the contents of the scroll with almost direct reading speed:
"... When He first came to this world, the universe was in chaos, and disorderly forces were turbulent among the stars. Everything was ruled by an eternal evil existence, which was called the 'Ancient King', and
Known as the 'Lord of Crazy', this ancient tyrant uses the universe as food. It greedily absorbs primitive energy and puts everything under its cruel rules. The Lord of Crazy is a chaotic and devoid of any logic.
Existence, as its name suggests, is the only thing around this tyrant..."
Hao Ren moved his fingers on the scroll, analyzing it simultaneously in his mind and reading the contents softly.
The light around him gradually distorted, and the surrounding jungle gradually fell into darkness. The sky tilted toward the west as if it had lost its balance. The sun hanging on the horizon was elongated into an oval sphere, and the sunlight twisted and tore the sky into countless pieces.
There are terrifying blocks, with a strong dark atmosphere seeping between the blocks, as if the end is approaching.
Lily was the first to realize that something was wrong. This husky girl with excessive energy could not focus on one thing for a long time like others, so her attention was always wandering around, so she immediately discovered what was happening in the sky.
Something strange happened and he exclaimed: "Ah! Landlord, look at the sky!"
Hao Ren was interrupted in an instant, and the distortions around him also calmed down in the blink of an eye. However, when he was interrupted, he also subconsciously noticed the surrounding situation: the last scene of those abnormal phenomena happened to fall into his eyes.
An indescribable cold feeling came to his heart, and he immediately turned to the data terminal: "What happened just now?"
The data terminal also recorded the last scene just now: "It seems to have happened when you started reading the scroll. There were signs of chaos in nearby space and time. However, the chaos only remained within a small range. This machine just called the data a few minutes ago.
Data from artificial satellites that have flown by here have revealed no obvious atmospheric anomalies from space."
Hao Ren suddenly felt that the scroll in his hand was full of evil energy. He quickly threw the thing back into the container. At the same time, he couldn't help but think of the few sentences he had just read: The King of Ancient Times, the Lord of Madness.
, the crazy and brutal rules of the universe, and the "He" at the beginning of the text. These records obviously have nothing to do with the worship ceremony of Vivian in the Olympus pantheon. If anything, it seems to be describing some higher level.
event.
Hao Ren couldn't help but have some associations, but he didn't think about it in detail for the time being.
Because he felt that the nature of this matter had deviated greatly from what he had initially expected, as did the artifacts and these scrolls. These things seemed not suitable for research in this barren mountain and forest that lacked equipment support. He had better go there.
You can play with these dangerous things in your own safe laboratory, or even better, go to Raven 145’s house to play with them...
Anyway, the goddess sister blows herself up every now and then, and there is no shortage of her to demolish the house in heaven...
He put everything into his personal space (the artifact scepter he found earlier was already there), patted the dirt on his body and stood up: "These things can't be dealt with until we get back."
"Oh," Lily suddenly came back from her wandering state. She swayed around Hao Ren with her legs raised, "Then what should we do next? Do we want to have lunch?"
Hao Ren was choked up all of a sudden. He really didn't know how this bitch thought about the problem...
"Let's get out of here," Vivian sighed, "but before going home, we have to go to Corpus first, send Hathaway there, and tell Bai Huo what we are doing here."
Hao Ren nodded: "The final fate of the twelve demon hunters who disappeared three hundred years ago has been revealed, and the matter of the Olympus legacy has been concluded. We have helped the demon hunters solve an unsolved problem."
It’s an unsolved case.”
Lily nodded, her eyes shining: "Oh, yes, yes, so the witcher will invite us to dinner, right?"
Everyone: "..."
Everyone bid farewell to Pierre and his party at the edge of the forest. At the same time, Hesperus also set off to return to Athens. Finally, in addition to Vivian and Lily, there was Hathaway in ghost state on Hao Ren's side. They
After confirming that nothing had been missed, the data terminal started the space teleportation and went directly to the ice fortress at the top of the North Pole.
Today, Hao Ren and his party have become frequent visitors and distinguished guests in the eyes of the demon hunters. They can come and go freely in Corpus and Ice Fortress without any notification. After greeting several familiar demon hunters, the group
People walked directly through the frost-covered streets in the fortress and arrived at the Frost Temple where White Fire and Hassel lived.
Along the way, Hathaway followed Hao Ren. Although she could change her appearance, here she still maintained the image of a noble lady she had been when she was alive. It seemed that she was very nervous and did not know that she was an undead person.
Was it appropriate to appear here wearing a witcher's clothes, so she simply didn't change her outfit.
An undead cannot hide here. The most elite and experienced hunters gather here. They can recognize the breath of the undead through hundreds of layers of disguise. Therefore, after Hathaway entered the city, many demon hunters were attracted.
Attention. There are also some more experienced demon hunters who can distinguish the smell of their own kind from Hathaway's undead aura, which makes them unable to help but cast more curious eyes.
However, after seeing Hao Ren and his party walking in front, these demon hunters still put away their curiosity and just watched the strange undead step into the sacred Frost Temple.
Hathaway looked around at the familiar scenery. She returned to her hometown again after three centuries, but she was already an undead body. Coupled with the series of events she had experienced, she was confused about everything she saw.
I am so moved that it is hard to put into words.
This really doesn't look like the image of her chattering away in the old house at all.
Bai Huo has received the news. She did not show her decadent image this time. Instead, she and her mentor Hasu were waiting for Hao Ren and his party in the reception room of the temple early.
After the two groups met, they exchanged a few casual greetings. Then Hao Ren pushed Hathaway forward and forced the hesitant and timid female undead to stand in front. He decided to push the undead lady to the front before talking about business.
The matter must be settled, otherwise her look of being ready to run away at any moment is really unsettling.
"This is Hathaway. Among the twelve demon hunters who disappeared three hundred years ago, she was the only one...well, it doesn't count as alive. It should be said that she died..."
Bai Huo and Hasselblad looked confused. (To be continued.) 8