"This lady is right." The boss nodded after hearing Saifei's appraisal conclusion. "Not only are these cheap silver jewelry left behind, but according to the stories passed down orally from generations of my family, at that time
The seized jewelry included either very common jewelry, or some very roughly cast precious metal blocks, as well as some gemstones that looked like they had been pried out of jewelry at a glance."
"I feel like these jewels may have come from a wrong source," Lawrence interjected, because in his impression, not many people would choose to destroy the jewels to artificially reduce the value of the jewels after obtaining them, only some criminals would choose to do so.
The reason why those outlaws do this is, on the one hand, to minimize the size of the jewelry and make it easier to carry, and on the other hand, the original jewelry style is more distinctive, which makes it easy to be recognized and difficult to sell.
So in order to avoid being discovered and that the jewelry is stolen, they will choose to dismantle the jewelry and re-melt the parts made of medium and precious metals, and even re-polished the larger gemstones on the jewelry.
"You're right." The hotel owner nodded in agreement. "My ancestors thought the same way at the time. At the same time, according to their analysis, this group of people was probably some illegal groups who came to seek refuge from other places.
of."
"Oh? Why do they think so?" Sephiel suddenly got excited and asked, because if the previous treasure map was true, the group of exiles from the bloody sky had escaped from other places.
"Because when this incident occurred, there was not a single big city around the Great Lakes region. The large human settlements in this area were all small towns with fortifications built at important intersections and on certain important lands with important resources.
So it is impossible to find so many jewelry locally." The hotel owner shrugged.
"So that's it." Lawrence suddenly realized that many things had changed over a long period of time. Just like the town now looked like an ordinary tourist town, but in the small town,
On a small high ground outside, you can still see an old bunker that was used as a warehouse.
According to the information Lawrence saw and collected from Cog, this lakeside town was first established as a resting place on the main transportation route. Because too many people would attract a large number of fishmen or monsters to attack, so the small town
The town did not have a wall, but chose to build fortifications not far outside the town in a place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"If they are not locals, did your ancestors say what the identities of those people were?" After figuring out why the hotel owner said that his ancestors and the others insisted that these people were outsiders, Lawrence began to ask a question about himself.
a very important issue.
"No." The hotel owner put the wine glass in his hand on the table and shook his head. "After killing that group of enemies, both the patrol team and the expedition team carefully searched every corpse and every thing.
But nothing was found to prove their identity."
"But why do we hear from the outside world that these treasures belong to a certain cult?" Seifer asked with some confusion, "And we see that some of your travel brochures also claim that these are the treasures of a cult.
"
"That's because during the search, we found a lot of spell-casting materials related to human tissue from an enemy caster, and during the battle he cast some spells related to undead and blood. Can't find it?
When it comes to other evidence, this is the only evidence that can be used as speculation." The hotel owner shrugged helplessly.
"Okay, this is indeed a very strong evidence." Lawrence nodded. As a spell caster, he naturally knew that the only people who like to deal with human tissue are necromancers and cultists, and those who are used to carrying these things with them are the only ones who like to deal with human tissue.
There are only some cultists.
From this evidence, Lawrence is even more suspicious that the group of people came from the bloody sky. Because the method of removing everything that might reveal their identity and carrying a large amount of wealth that has been specially processed and whose source cannot be seen is very consistent with the purpose of their escape.
Condition.
What the hotel owner said next was some very fragmentary information. For example, after the incident, those people asked a priest from the Church of the God of War to come and check. But unfortunately, because the priest arrived a little late, he only confirmed the person who was shot.
The caster among those enemies is indeed a cultist.
Another example is that because of the size of the small sampan, it was impossible to draw too far on the lake full of various monsters. So everyone thought that there must be a treasure hidden nearby that no one knew about. With the help of magic, it turned out to be true.
A cave containing jewelry was discovered on the shore of the lake not far away, which is where the treasure cave is now a tourist attraction.
"The entrance to the treasure cave is half submerged under the water, and there are a lot of plants around it for cover. So if it weren't for magic, it would be almost impossible for ordinary people to find that place." Under the stimulation of alcohol, the boss began to speak.
Some secrets are known only to the descendants of some of the participants in the incident.
"My ancestors originally thought they would be able to gain a lot of wealth, but they were disappointed. Because after they spent a lot of time building a dam at the entrance of the cave and draining the water, they only found it in the mud at the bottom of the cave.
The total amount of jewelry is less than 150 yuan.”
"But this has created wealth for us younger generations." The boss's face showed a smile when he said this. "When this place decided to focus on tourism more than 20 years ago, my father and several of his companions moved the mountain
The embankment at the entrance of the cave was repaired and some lighting facilities were installed, developing it into a well-known local attraction."
"I think if you really want to hunt for treasure, then you should go to the cave and the place where my ancestors fought. Anyway, these are the only places I know about treasures." Finally.
The boss made a small suggestion to Lawrence and the others.
"Such a long time has passed, I don't think there is anything left in this place." Twenty minutes later, Lawrence and Saphire arrived at the place where the conflict occurred, but this place is now a small place with very beautiful scenery.
In the bay of the lake, there is also a trestle with a pavilion deep in the water for tourists to enjoy the scenery.
"Of course, I don't think anything will be left here. But don't you think the surrounding environment is beautiful? It would be a shame not to have a fun time after finally coming to this tourist attraction that appears on postcards."
Standing on the trestle, Lawrence patted Saifei's head out of habit and said.
"I'm not a child anymore." Saphire shook his head like a small animal and shook off Lawrence's hand, then looked in the direction of the lake shore. "But you are right, it is indeed beautiful here."
There is a lush coniferous forest growing beside the lake, and there is only a winding path extending towards the small town in the distance. As a gust of wind blows, the emerald green woods growing on the undulating hills are heard.
The rustling sound brings a little life to the quiet lakeside.
"Huh?" Just as the two of them were admiring the scenery in front of them, Lawrence suddenly discovered that there was a small mountain in the left direction that looked a little strange, because the top of the mountain seemed to have been destroyed by some powerful force. The entire top of the mountain was at least
1/3 of the place has disappeared.
Seeing this, he showed a look of reminiscence, and soon he took out the earliest treasure map he obtained from his space bag. Sure enough, when he was drawing the treasure map, he used a few strokes to draw a
A strange hill with a flat top.
"Is that the mountain on the map?" At this time, Seifer came over and took a look at the treasure map, then looked at the mountains in the distance. "Maybe we can really find the treasure this time."