Chapter 1052 Protective Measures

"Ha, that's interesting..." Rosser whispered.

"What did you say?" Sean looked at her, "What's so interesting about this?"

"It's okay to tell you, mortals." Rosser grinned his thick lips, "The underground civilization has left ruins all over the continent. Naturally, Taquila has studied them a lot, and these symbols..." She walked to the mottled In front of the pillar, he stroked the dust off it, "It's not the words they use, nor does it have anything to do with the magic characters formulated by the Federation. Thinking of the past history of the four kingdoms, isn't this interesting enough?"

Akima found that she couldn't understand it at all. Although the meaning of each word was clear, they didn't know what they were saying when they were put together. What comforted her a little was that Mal, who came from a noble family, and the local guide Nav, both looked confused, and were no better than her.

Sean actually showed a thoughtful expression.

"I heard His Majesty say that the Four Kingdoms used to have only scattered villages and small towns, which were regarded as the corners of the continent. The so-called history means that there is no history. If this ruins are not left behind by the civilization in the War of Divine Will , then that means——"

At this point, he suddenly froze.

"There used to be alien races that we don't know about that lived here in the past?"

"We can't draw a conclusion yet," Rosser said with great interest. "Whether the underground civilization will divide into tribes and create different languages ​​is unknown. Only by going in and taking a look can we get more information. message."

"Sir Sean, there seems to be a stone tablet here," the soldier who was inspecting the stone gate suddenly shouted, "it seems to have our words written on it."

A group of people immediately gathered around.

I saw a piece of granite lying across the weeds, covered with moss, and only one side had traces of being polished. It would be difficult to find its existence without searching carefully. It took the soldiers a while to clean it out, and the writing marks were revealed to everyone.

"This is a place cursed by the gods. Do not enter, or you will die."

After seeing the warning clearly, Naf couldn't help but take a breath.

"C-could this be...the legendary cursed temple?" He took two steps back and stammered.

Sean and the Divine Punishment Witch looked at each other, "Do you know its origin?"

"I've only heard other people say that it was more than a hundred years ago..." Naf stared at the dark entrance of the cave and swallowed, "The local lord didn't send the wolf-hearted people to prevent the Wolf-Hearted people from crossing the Cage Mountain. Do people set many traps? According to legend, a team led by a knight encountered mountain rain while performing a mission. This kind of rain came and went quickly. When it fell overwhelmingly, it could blind people, so the knight ordered to find shelter. Where it rained, I happened upon a strange temple.”

"Oh?" Rosser raised his eyebrows, "Did they find the treasure inside after they went in? Driven by greed, the villagers smuggled the treasure out, but were cursed by the gods, and eventually died tragically one by one?"

"You, you've heard of it too?" Nav said in surprise.

"Pfft," Rosser laughed, "Mortals really haven't made much progress. This trick was played hundreds of years ago, and it still works now. I bet that this rumor was made up by the lord - for To monopolize the windfall in the ruins. As for those poor people, they were just treated as evidence of the curse and silenced one by one."

"But... they didn't die immediately."

"What?" Rosser frowned.

The guide shrank his neck and replied cautiously, "It took almost ten years before they all died one after another, and the knight was no exception - it is said that they were in extreme pain when they left, and even the skin on their faces fell off. It came down, revealing pieces of rotten flesh and blood, which looked so hideous, and this was also the source of the curse. In order to prevent bad luck from spreading in the territory, the lord ordered that no one approach that area, so no one knows its details now. location.”

"Are you sure?" Rosser walked up to Naf and put his arm on his shoulder.

Looking at the arm that was thicker than his thigh, the guide's face turned pale. "I heard it all from the tavern. I promise I'm not lying! Sir, if you don't believe it, you can ask someone else. If you have any questions, , then there must be something wrong with the rumor itself!”

If it took so long to die, then the idea of ​​​​silence would not be valid, Akima thought, and if it was common for knights and lords to conspire to frame villagers, killing the knights together was another matter—— The latter was a noble, and no matter how small his family background was, he could not be executed at will without trial.

Could it be...that this is really a curse from the gods?

"Well, how about... let's go back to the town first and wait until we get more information before we take the next step?" Liaison Envoy Mar Tokat suggested.

"Next step?" Nav looked at Sean in disbelief, "Is it possible that you came to the Cursed Temple in the first place?"

"That's not true, but they just happened to come together." Rosser let go of Naf, "How about it? I think as His Majesty's trusted bodyguard, you will not escape in the middle of the battle, right?"

"Of course," Sean replied calmly, "Completing His Majesty's entrustment is the first priority. Now that the goal is in front of us, there is no reason to turn back."

"Very good, then let's go in and meet the so-called "gods" for a while," Rosser said with a sinister smile.

"But you can't just go in unprepared," Sean shook his head. "In fact, His Majesty also mentioned that you may encounter danger when approaching the source."

"Did he even foresee this?"

"That's right," Sean turned to Akima and said, "After you left that night, His Majesty explained some things to me alone. He said that we may encounter two situations. One is that the source is exposed on the surface. In that case, we don’t have to do anything. We can just go back to Neverwinter and recover after sealing off the scene. The other option is that the source is located in an underground mine - the deeper the cave, the greater the probability of danger. Therefore, if we encounter the second In this case, protection needs to be taken in advance. Although this is not a mine, it meets all the characteristics of a mine."

After finishing speaking, he snapped his fingers at the soldier and said, "Bring the things here."

The two quickly unloaded their bags and took out five snow-white coats.

Rosser knelt down, unfolded it and looked through it curiously, "This is just an ordinary leather jacket."

"It won't work if it's paired with a mask." Sean picked up a piece of clothing and put himself into it - Akima found that this was the only word to describe it. The top and bottom of the leather jacket were integrated into one, without even a single button. It's not so much a piece of clothing as it is a pocket cut into a human shape. After it's put on, only one face is exposed, and the hands and feet are wrapped in it. It looks very weird.

Then he put on a transparent mask to fill the last gap, and a fist-sized iron can was fixed on the front of the mask, which looked like a pig's snout.

"Five people go in, and the others stay outside," Sean said angrily, "Besides Ms. Akima and Ms. Rosser, who else among you is coming?"