Chapter 369 The Book of Golden Runes of the Dwarves
Raymond used the [Ghost Swallowing] skill to successfully devour the first spirit monster, which gave him great confidence.
Even if the Holy Light system wanted to deal with this kind of spiritual monster, it would not be as easy as him just now.
Moreover, these "evil spirits" still actively attack monsters. There is no need to deliberately attract monsters. They will take the initiative to bump into you as you walk past.
[Swallowing Ghosts] is also a ranged attack. It is not very comfortable to deal with this kind of monster.
Then Raymond tried to attract some seventh- and eighth-level ghost monsters, and they were all successfully devoured.
I tried it again, attracting multiple monsters, two, five, ten, a group... and swallowed them successfully.
In the end, he discovered that this skill was an "instant kill" for spiritual monsters below the eighth level. No matter how large the number was, once they got close to the "whale-swallowing" halo formed by the soul spell, they would be crushed into pieces in a short time and turned into nutrients.
Absorbed. The only difference is that the higher the level of the monster, the longer it takes to be devoured.
Those at the BOSS level have a certain sense of crisis judgment. They will take the initiative to escape if they know they are losing. If they are caught by the halo, they may escape.
And if Raymond remembers correctly, this "Central Library" map only has a few eighth-order golden BOSS-level spiritual monsters at most. Now with the strength of his soul, it is still difficult to devour these BOSS monsters. As long as he is a little careful
Unless he is besieged by the BOSS, this map poses almost no threat to him.
...
The reason why Raymond said that this skill is a magical skill for him is because when the soul becomes stronger, the mental power will definitely increase.
This also means that if his soul becomes stronger, the power of mental spells and other powers will also become stronger.
The strength of the soul can be increased by spawning monsters, which is much faster than him meditating...
A conservative estimate is that there are hundreds of thousands of spirit monsters in this library.
Just walk around and you will attract a lot of monsters.
[Swallowing Ghosts] As soon as the skill aura is turned on, the system prompts sound, and the soul strength skyrockets...
This is much easier than killing other monsters with a knife to accumulate soul points.
If all these ghosts were swallowed up, Raymond estimated that his mental power would increase by at least 30 to 40%, which would be enough to make him sit in meditation for several years.
Moreover, compared with killing monsters, devouring spirits has another huge advantage, that is, there are no side effects at all!
(Probably the only side effect that can be considered a side effect is that there is a saturation period after swallowing too many spiritual bodies, and it takes time to digest.)
After killing too many monsters before, Raymond also discovered a big problem!
After killing too many monsters, the "will" and "sanity" attributes on the system panel will be reduced, and the negative states of "mania" and "obsession" will deepen unknowingly.
This is a clue that Raymond discovered when he studied the magic sword before.
Although these two data changes slightly, they are accumulating over time.
It also means that if Raymond really wants to commit such atrocities as destroying the country in order to collect soul strength and potential points to become stronger, sooner or later he will lose his mind and become a demon.
Now that he has no shortage of "potential points", killing a large number of monsters is no longer necessary.
Therefore, relying on swallowing [evil spirits] to increase soul strength is the most reasonable shortcut to becoming stronger.
...
Since these spirit monsters no longer threaten him, this library is no longer dangerous to the "Ghost Group".
Raymond turned back, left the library, and found the rest of the "ghost group" where the cat was waiting for news in the mine. He happily led the crew on their treasure hunt.
Hearing their captain say "it's done", everyone showed happy expressions.
Finally, they don't have to give up this large treasure trove.
In the library, "evil spirits" are roaming around densely. From time to time, a few float from the wall, which is always scary.
At the beginning of the period, Anna and the others were still a little uneasy. Walking among this crowd of monsters, they always felt like someone was blowing wind from their backs.
But after walking for a while, they found that as long as they were within the coverage of Raymond's halo, there was really nothing the ghosts could do!
No, everyone is starting to get bolder.
Big-hearted guys like Fat Cat and Thor can also tease ghosts and help Raymond attract monsters...
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The entire underground library was in darkness, and its general outline was vaguely visible.
The bookshelves on the wall are stacked one on top of another, looking very spectacular. Some players in the game have roughly estimated the number of books here, which must exceed 100 million. However, these ordinary dwarf books are already decayed and will turn into ashes if touched.
...
Said to be a library, this place is actually more like a kingdom museum of the ancient dwarves.
In addition to books, there are some showcases on display in the library.
Time has decayed most of the items in the display cabinet into dust, but there are still some things such as ores, meteorites, nuts and gears that have survived.
Things that can be kept in display cabinets are naturally not simple.
In the game, when Raymond came, the contents of these showcases had already been cleared away.
Therefore, even he doesn't know what he will gain here.
This is also one of the expectations of treasure hunting.
"Wow... the hardness of this meteorite iron is higher than that of black titanium alloy. It is definitely the hardest material I have ever seen!"
"Purple luster...could this be the 'Ganbal Divine Gold'? Legend has it that it can absorb infinite energy and is a metal used to forge artifacts..."
"Captain, look at that cup of mercury-like substance. It seems to be the legendary 'liquid memory metal'! Unfortunately, it's only a little bit... If I could have more, I could use it on my alchemy body in the future.
It can be restored infinitely..."
"Oh...I saw something! This seems to be the conceptual model of the 'Steel Eternal Power Machine'. It turns out that the ancient dwarves have been studying this thing for a long time. I thought it was only discovered by modern science.
..”
"..."
Colin and Nicole, the two mechanics on the side, obviously know the value of the things in the display cabinet better than anyone else. They almost know the origins of those ore samples.
Even for those small alchemy objects, they can roughly figure out their functions.
Raymond and his team walked all the way, collecting the collections in the display cabinets.
It's a pity that these things are extremely valuable, but they are only samples and the quantities are very small.
As for the books on the bookshelf, just like in the game, they break into pieces when touched and have no value at all.
However, this can be considered an unexpected gain.
Raymond's original purpose was not to collect anything good from these ordinary bookshelves.
His ultimate goal in coming to the library is the "golden key".
Because he knew that there was a special secret room in the library, which was where the most precious documents in the entire library were stored.
Of course, Raymond doesn't know what's in the secret room now.
In the game, there are only reliefs and other things that cannot be moved away. By the time he comes into contact with the secret room, almost all valuable things have been looted by the wasteland developers.
.......
As they gradually deepened, the members of the "Ghost Pirates" soon discovered an "abnormal pattern" of ghosts' wanderings.
"Captain... have you noticed that some ghosts seem to be drifting in one direction unconsciously? It seems that... there is something attracting them?"
Miss Anna, who is obsessed with money, has the most experience in treasure hunting. She immediately realized that this sign was unusual and guessed: "Could it be that there are some treasures hidden in the destination of those ghosts?"
"Um."
Raymond nodded and smiled slightly, "We'll find out after we go and have a look..."
Of course he knew what was going on with this anomaly.
This is a very wonderful phenomenon in the dwarf library - "The Resurgence of Evil Spirits".
In the game, players have spawned a lot of monsters and have already figured out this rule.
They discovered that after wandering outside for a period of time, the "evil spirits" would invariably drift into the secret room where the "golden key" was stored, and then get into the "maze" under the floor of the secret room, where they piled up into a sea.
It seems that the maze is the paradise where they feel most comfortable.
Players also speculate that the "maze" under the secret room may contain key clues to the large number of these ghosts.
Unfortunately, except for the wasteland development team, no one knows what treasures were originally in the maze.
...
Everyone followed the ghost's wandering trajectory, and then discovered that they passed through a certain bookshelf and never came out again.
After a little research, I naturally discovered the secret room behind the bookshelf.
Then Colin and Nicole, two senior mechanics, began to analyze the mechanisms to crack the secret room. Endless years have made all the magic restrictions in the secret room ineffective, and it is not difficult to solve some physical mechanisms.
Not long after, there was a distant "click" sound.
The door to the secret room that had been sealed in dust for countless years was slowly opened.
As soon as the door opened, what greeted Raymond and the others was naturally a torrent of "evil spirits", like a room full of soybeans that had been shut up and rushed out as soon as the door was opened.
But although Raymond was also surprised by the number of monsters, his expression did not change at all.
He had played this large dungeon in the game many times, but he didn't know that the door to the secret room was a "sinkhole".
With such a large number of "evil spirits" attacking us, anyone would almost have a narrow escape from death.
But now...the more the merrier.
The [Ghost Swallowing] skill has a strong aura, and within a few minutes, all the ghosts in this room were completely devoured by Raymond.
"I don't know what's in it..."
Raymond walked in with a feeling of surprise.
Then the harvest did not disappoint him, and even surprised everyone.
The entire secret room is very well preserved. The bookshelves are filled with golden metal books as far as the eye can see. There are thousands of them!
Colin casually pulled out a golden book weighing hundreds of kilograms from the bookshelf, flipped through a few pages, and immediately showed a look of excitement.
He seemed to have seen something incredible and exclaimed: "This is... [The Dwarf's Book of Gold Forging]!"
Seeing the room full of golden books, Nicole's beautiful eyes were filled with sparkle. She covered her mouth and exclaimed: "It is said that the dwarves will use gold to forge a 'golden book' that will never be damaged to record important inheritance.
..It turns out this legend is true!”
Only mechanics who are proficient in forging can appreciate how precious these dwarves' forging tomes are.
Colin opened the page and his pupils shrank suddenly when he saw the runic symbols recorded there.
He immediately exclaimed and said: "Captain, we may be getting rich... This golden book records the knowledge of ancient runes mastered by the dwarves!"
Nicole also caught a glimpse of some rune symbols on the book, and was equally surprised and said: "Oh my god! The four SSS-level divine law runes... the twelve epic astrological rune sequences (SS)... the complete seven
Twelve universal legendary rune sequences (S)...are these all real?”
Colin trembled: "I'm afraid it is..."
The fat cat beside him didn't quite understand why Colin, who was usually taciturn, was so excited that he seemed to be in a daze at this moment.
He scratched his head and asked, "Are these runes valuable?"
"Worth it? It's simply priceless!"
Colin is a mechanic who stands at the top of the world's technology. He doesn't understand the value of these runes.
He swallowed and then said: "Rune is one of the most valuable technologies in the world of science today! The runes that exist now, whether they are inherited 'classic runes' or 'new runes' developed, can be called
There are no more than three hundred species that reach the 'legendary' level..."
Hearing this, Sha Mao touched his head and didn't quite understand: "Three hundred legendary runes? Didn't Nicole just say that there are only seventy-two legendary runes in these golden books?"
Hearing this, Nicole explained: "The legendary runes in the 'Golden Book' are the most classic [universal runes], which are the basis for all runes summed up by the dwarf master. In other words, in this world,
There are more than 300 legendary runes, which are all derivatives of these 72 types of runes. With these 72 types, thousands of variations can be deduced!"
Colin nodded and explained: "That's right! The more than 300 legendary runes recorded in Hex City are actually derived from up to 50 [universal runes]. There are still more than 20
This species has been lost long ago... There seems to be that lost part in this Golden Book!"
After a pause, he continued: "What's more, here are the 'Twelve Epic Astrology Rune Sequences' and the 'Four SSS-Level Divine Law Runes'! Those are legendary creations of gods, which are not understandable by humans at all.
It’s a super rune in the category!”
The ancient dwarf civilization period was a time when gods truly coexisted.
At that time, the gods often gave oracles to their devout believers, which was the source of the runes of SS level and above.
This kind of rune is the category of laws understood by gods, which is far beyond what humans can understand. Each of them possesses the power to destroy the heaven and the earth.
"ah?"
Sha Mao listened for a long time, but still didn't understand the function of these runes.
"To give you the simplest example, that is magic artillery!"
At this moment, Colin's voice was trembling with excitement, and he explained: "The magic cannon on our ship is an alloy cannon with a fifteen-meter ballistic trajectory and a wall tube of thirty centimeters. Using [S-level strong runes] it can withstand more than A
Level runes have ten times the pressure; but using SS level runes, it is dozens of times that of S level! This means that we don’t need to build super large artillery with hundreds of meters of barrels on the ship island.
Can have the same power!"
"The displacement of our 'Golden Ghost' can only be equipped with 'Poseidon-class artillery' at most... But if we have these runes, we can use the space that carries the Sea King-class artillery to load 'Poseidon' or even 'Poseidon-class' super
artillery!"
"With these high-level runes, we will have more powerful firepower and a stronger hull than others! This is the greatest value of these "Golden Books"!"
"And...runes can also be used on equipment..."
Everyone in the ghost group finally understood Colin's popular science.
Everyone's eyes turned green when they looked at the room full of golden books.
If these runes are really used, wouldn't the "Golden Ghost" become the strongest battleship with the most powerful firepower in the world?
This is called technological suppression!
"Is this... so powerful?"
Even Raymond didn't expect that these dwarves' golden secret books would be so awesome.
It's not that he doesn't know the function of runes, but these SS-level runes and above are legendary things, and this is the first time he has heard of them.
These golden books are just "mission props" in the game, and players have little interest in studying them. Now, he realized that the value of these dwarf golden books seemed to far exceed his imagination.
"But...Captain, there is another bad news."
After the excitement, Colin thought of something and showed some embarrassment.
"???"
Raymond was stunned when he heard this.
Isn’t this a huge gain? What other bad news can there be?
Colin said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "This golden book is written in the ancient dwarf language. I can understand some of the rune patterns... but I can't understand the text. So, even with these rune books, I want to
It’s also very difficult to decipher it. Maybe you won’t be able to decipher it in your lifetime..."
"ah?"
This statement was like a bucket of cold water being poured on them. Everyone in the "ghost group" calmed down from the excitement just now.
They thought that with these "Dwarf Golden Books", the "Golden Ghost" would be powerful enough to destroy the world in the future.
The result...is this a bunch of golden bumps that can only be seen but not understood?
"Ancient Dwarvish?"
Raymond briefly glanced at the strange symbols and frowned.
"Put it away first, and we will look for clues in the dwarf language later."
In ancient mythology, there were many races and civilizations with all kinds of strange writings. After being extinct for so long, the inheritance of dwarf writing has long been discontinued.
He thought that after he went out, he would ask Elijah. Her High Priest of Nyx might have some clues.
However, it's not very likely.
But suddenly...
A thought flashed through Raymond's mind: "Hey... the high elves were a civilization that existed at the same time as the dwarves. Do they know some clues about the dwarf language?"
As a conditioned reflex, he touched the "lucky pendant" hanging around his neck and thought of the two high elves he had met in Eludnis, the "City of Eternal Night".
"I don't know where the secret realm of elves is, otherwise you can ask them..."
Thinking of this, Raymond frowned slightly.
He did not continue to worry about the "dwarf writing" thing, and called everyone to put all the golden books, which weighed several hundred kilograms each, into the package.
...
Anna and the others were moving the "Golden Book" downstairs. At this time, Raymond looked up at the small attic above the secret room.
According to the game forum, the "golden key" is above the attic.
After thinking for a while, he went upstairs alone.
"This is..."
As soon as they went up, Raymond was stunned on the stairs.
He hadn't found the golden key yet, but he was attracted by the huge drawing on the wall at first sight.
He also didn't expect that the originally empty wall in the game was actually covered with a huge shipbuilding blueprint.
On the drawing, several Runas words were clearly written - "Ship of Theseus"!