Inside the ruins, after reading Zero's report in full, Anvis was distracted by manipulating the metal cube while he began to think about how to deal with it next.
He now also vaguely understood that Zero's purpose of coming to inform him of the news was probably to make the four major families more vigilant, thereby further irritating the marquises.
According to the information revealed in Zero's report, when Claire or some other lucky person triggers the hidden conditions of the ruins and the true secrets of this half of the ruins are revealed, I am afraid that the ninth level of the empire will be in chaos first.
stand up.
However, Anvis believed that the Duke and others could not be unprepared for foreign enemies. The current situation was just equivalent to adding half an enemy.
The reason why it is said to be half is because when facing foreign enemies, the attitude of the marquis is also towards the outside world.
According to the memories of Anvis's previous life, there may be one or two marquis who really defected to the foreign enemy, but most of the marquises still maintained their loyalty to the empire even when the war broke out and little Anvis used the wishing ball.
It is true that he has caused many changes to the fate line in this life, but the things he did did not affect the situation of the empire and would not change the judgment of the ninth-level powerhouse.
While analyzing the situation, Avis began to consider how to deal with the unstable factor Zero.
Although there is an undercover agent in the enemy camp, and he is also an undercover agent in the management, it feels really good.
However, this guy's ability to set the pace is too strong.
We have to find a way to get him——
"Brother, come and see, I just seemed to have discovered a brand new underground passage!"
At this time, Fiona's voice floated over from afar.
"A brand new passage?"
Hearing this voice, Anvis looked over in surprise, only to find that the girl had already walked down an old rocky step and submerged into the underground layer of the ruins.
They are currently located in the city's original magic tower. It was Fiona's idea to explore here. She feels that this huge white-gold spire is very conspicuous, and the probability of finding golden runes should be greater.
This view cannot be wrong, but as one of the landmark buildings in this heritage city, many other students will also have this idea.
It is not an easy task to discover new passages here.
Anvis followed the sound and walked down the stone steps and found that the girl was next to a strange stone door.
The stone door is in a rare perfect circle, and the door frame is embossed with a pattern of thorny black vines intertwined with blood orchids.
At this time, the two halves of the stone door that were originally tightly closed have now opened, revealing the dark corridor behind it that leads to an unknown direction.
Seeing this scene, Anvis's eyes became slightly condensed.
In the culture of the high elves, the blood orchid is regarded as an ominous flower, just like the blue star that symbolizes the number of the devil, and is often avoided except in some special circumstances.
The perfectly round stone door has the meaning of the moon and the seal. This round door with the blood orchid engraved on it most likely symbolizes that something very dangerous was once sealed inside the door.
"Brother, look, this door didn't exist here just now. Kate helped discover it!
When I entered the basement, she suddenly pointed in the direction of the wall. I touched the bricks on the wall, and with a click, the door came out!
Is this the kind of hidden structure my father was talking about that we need to pay attention to?"
Seeing Anwes coming over, the girl herself was extremely excited without him taking the initiative to ask. She told her the whole process of discovering this strange door like she was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
She also used the crystal staff in her hand as a stick and pointed at the stone brick on the wall that she had just touched.
"Wait a minute, Fei, let me check."
Following the direction pointed by the girl, Anvis checked the surrounding environment.
There is only a faint decorative pattern on the surface of the yellowed stone brick, and there is no magic fluctuation. It cannot be seen that it has anything to do with the opening of the door.
Moreover, there are fresh traces of exploration left everywhere in this basement, and it must have been explored by more than one group of students before.
After thinking for a while, he took out the three-dimensional terrain map of the ruins stored in the crystal ball and compared it with the terrain above.
Yes, from Duke Carrot, Anvis had already obtained a topographical map of the ruins that the Duke himself explored in advance. Fiona also had a copy, which was also part of the students' own equipment.
Maybe it's unfair to other students who don't have topographic maps, but he has a ninth-level dad.
After comparing the records, Anvis discovered that the map structure recorded in the crystal ball did not include this door and the passage behind it.
In other words, this is the hidden structure that the Duke and others hope to trigger. Everything behind the door is unknown, and there may be opportunities, but it is also accompanied by huge risks.
"I think you're right, Fay, you did find a new hidden passage! Well done!"
Realizing this, Avis praised the girl greatly.
"Hehe, it's just good luck...Brother, do we want to go in?"
After being praised by Anvis, the girl was in a good mood and her tone became much lighter.
"No, the risk of exploring this passage is too high. The special shape and pattern of that door means that some dangerous things were once sealed inside. I'm afraid my father won't want to see you go in."
In response to the girl's question, Anvis shook his head and briefly explained to the girl the meaning of the pattern on the door.
"Do you know, Fei? The reason why we are here for this competition is entirely because after many ninth-level crown princes have explored the ruins, there are still some very important things that have not been discovered.
In order to trigger the hidden conditions of the ruins, the college just agreed to let us come here, just like you just discovered this door. And all students are under the care of Level 9 throughout the process to avoid accidents."
"I think Father may have been paying attention to us the whole time, including when you discovered this hidden passage."
"Hey! Is that so? Father has been watching us?"
After listening to Anvis' explanation, Fiona nodded understandingly.
"Then what should we do now?"
"You don't have to do anything, just leave here and explore other places. Father should explore this place himself."
Anvis spread his hands slightly and made a gesture to leave directly.
While they were talking, new footsteps suddenly came from the steps behind the two of them. A team of students with an average rank of second or third level walked down the steps.
The team was also a little surprised when they saw the strange round door on the basement wall and Anvis and Fiona standing beside the door.
"Hello everyone, we accidentally triggered the passage over there. It may be dangerous inside. Please be careful if you want to explore."
When meeting the new arrivals, Fiona kindly reminded them to prevent them from encountering danger.
"Hello, have you also discovered this kind of door?"
However, a red-haired girl in the team glanced at the door and was not surprised. Instead, she asked in confusion.