Chapter 538 Consultation
In the Valley of the Dead Eagles, in the bedroom of the underground palace of Rahman's Mausoleum, Dorothy and Nephthys stood on the cold floor, observing the dark environment with the help of the floating lights around them. Looking at the confession written in dried blood on the wall of the tomb, Nephthys couldn't help but mutter with her eyes wide open.
"These... these bloody words are not engraved on the wall of the tomb, but suicide notes? Are they suicide notes left by these corpses? They are... they are ancient people from the Baruch Dynasty?"
Looking at the bloody words on the wall of the tomb, Nephnis said in astonishment after barely making out the words. Dorothy beside her nodded silently at this time, and then she also spoke slowly.
"Well... judging from what's written above, these corpses should be the so-called priests of the Baruch Palace. They are the important personnel in the alchemy ceremony of King Baruch. They hold the sacrificial ceremony to open the Mausoleum of King Rahman, and they are the ones who select each King of Baruch..."
Dorothy analyzed the corpses on the ground after glancing at them. After reading the royal sacrificial book, she knew that in the Baruch tradition, every king had to go through the royal training ceremony before he could inherit the throne. According to the legend, the crown prince who was undergoing the trial had to face the soul of the first king Rahman in the Rahman Tomb. He would test whether the heir was qualified to be the king. At first, Dorothy thought that the content in the royal sacrificial book that the heir had to face the soul of the first king was just a legend, but now it seems that things are not simple.
'In the last years of the Baruch Dynasty, corruption was rampant, internal and external troubles were rampant, and the people were in dire straits, leading to revolutions and eventually the demise... The Baruch royal family could fall into the state of Maad and Mazar. I thought that the so-called ritual of facing the first king was just a formality, and the heirs just had to come to the royal mausoleum to pay homage. Now it seems that Rahman's soul really selected the king seriously and strictly, so strictly that the first king even had more than 80 kings who were not qualified. As a result, when Baruch faced a succession crisis, these palace priests had to perform some blasphemous rituals...
'It is still unknown what the content of this ceremony was. We only know that most of the priests died in this chamber. The king-making ceremony seemed to continue after this desecration, and the Baruch dynasty continued until its demise. Judging from his performance in the last years, it is questionable whether the last few generations of Baruch kings were really ushered in by this Rahman.'
Dorothy was thinking in her heart while walking in the tomb, and on the other side, Neveu was also very curious and looked around in the tomb. After observing for a while, she nodded and spoke to Dorothy.
"Miss Dorothy, judging from the bloody message on it, King Rahman seems to be a pretty good king. He failed to be elected among more than 80 candidates... This proves that he seems to be quite responsible. Do you want us to open the coffin, bring out his soul and ask him? Maybe he can help us deal with the old man from the same hometown as Capak outside."
Nephnis said this in response to Dorothy's suggestion. Dorothy couldn't help but feel moved when she heard her words. She knew that hiding in this bedroom to avoid powerful enemies was only a temporary solution and they couldn't hide there for long. According to the records in the royal family's sacrificial books, the door of the bedroom would automatically open when the king's refining time came. At least the Red Coffin Shaman must still be waiting for them outside, so they must come up with a corresponding response strategy before this time, otherwise it would be the end of the game.
And Neveu's suggestion is indeed a feasible method. Rahman is a red-blooded undead. Judging from the confession on the wall and the folk legends of Adus, he is a wise and intelligent king. He should be able to communicate well. Just tell him that the underworld coffin outside wants to capture him and train him like catching Pokémon. If Rahman's soul is normal and rational, he will most likely agree to cooperate with you.
However, this assumes that Rahman is normal and rational... In Dorothy's opinion, perhaps Rahman's soul was normal before, but the situation may be different after this first-generation king training ceremony. God knows what effect this blasphemous ceremony has on Rahman's soul. It is hard to say whether he is still the soul of that wise king.
Dorothy had eavesdropped on the conversation between Morn and Shihab before. During the conversation, Morn was very sensitive about "not following the normal procedure to awaken Rahman's spirit". He strongly opposed Shihab's direct accumulation of large amounts of explosives to blow up the bedroom because he was worried that Rahman's spirit would awaken abnormally and harm everyone. Morn was a person from the underworld, and he should know that there was something abnormal about Rahman's spirit that made him so worried. Now Morn's worries have become Dorothy's worries. She is afraid that awakening Rahman's spirit is equivalent to awakening another enemy.
After listening to Nefernis's suggestion, Dorothy thought for a moment and then replied.
"Awakening Rahman's soul... This is indeed a method... But for safety reasons, I need to confirm it."
Then Dorothy took out an ordinary coin and threw it after saying a short divination.
"Is it risky for me to awaken Rahman's spirit now?"
The coin fell from midair, and Dorothy slapped it accurately on the back of her hand. Ever since Maad and Robert were finished, Farajo had withdrawn the divination protection for the Baruch royal family. The anti-divination array set up by the extinct Baruch dynasty in Addis had been occupied by the revolutionary army, and the anti-divination resources were divided up by a group of royal relatives. Now there was no anti-divination to protect their ancestral tomb.
Dorothy slowly removed the hand covering the back of her hand. She and Neveu both stared at the coin on the back of her hand. The coin showed the front side, confirming the danger of awakening.
"This... is this actually dangerous? King Rahman... shouldn't he be a wise king in the history of Adus?" Looking at the coin on the back of Dorothy's hand, Nephnis was a little stunned, while Dorothy also had some regret on her face after taking the coin and spoke.
"He was a wise ruler, but that was hundreds of years ago. He has been dead for so long and has gone through this ceremony. God knows what he has become now. In short, we can't place our hopes on him for the time being."
Dorothy said this, and then she took the coin and slowly walked to the side of the sarcophagus, carefully observing the intricate magic circle around the sarcophagus. After taking careful notes, she sat cross-legged on the side, took out her own "Wenhai Hangzhi" from the magic box she carried with her, unfolded it, put it on her legs, turned to one of the pages and started writing on it. However, after writing two strokes, Dorothy found that something was wrong. The font she wrote did not sink under the page. After seeing this scene, Dorothy couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"What's going on? Wen Hai Hang Zhi has no response?"
Looking at the scene in front of her, Dorothy was confused in her heart, and then she began to check what was wrong with "Wenhai Hangzhi". After checking it out, she finally confirmed the problem.
Dorothy discovered that not only could she not use Wen Hai Hang Zhi, she couldn't even sense the corpses outside the bedroom. Her information transmission type extraordinary ability was blocked by this tomb made of dark cold stone. She couldn't rely on Wen Hai Hang Zhi to transmit information to the outside world, nor could she manipulate and control the corpses outside the tomb. The interior of the tomb seemed to be isolated into another world by the walls of dark cold stone.
'Extraordinary isolation... I didn't expect that this material made of Nether Cold Stone could have such an effect. No wonder even the Nether Coffin had such a hard time opening the Rahman's Chamber. It turns out that this thing is not only hard, but also has such a strong extraordinary isolation effect. I don't know what kind of technology can be used to process this thing. If I can get a piece to sell, it will probably be worth a lot of money.'
After figuring out why her "Wen Hai Hang Zhi" was invalid, Dorothy thought in her heart that at this time she was not too panicked. Instead, she put away "Wen Hai Hang Zhi" and quietly closed her eyes. Finally, she prayed silently in her heart.
'Great Aka, please tell Sister Vanya that I want to communicate with her in real time.'
Dorothy prayed like this in her heart, and then transmitted the content of the prayer to Vanya through the information channel. After a while, she heard Vanya's voice.
"Hello... Is this Miss Dorothea? What can I do for you?"
"Oh, nothing. I contacted the wrong person when I prayed. Sorry..."
"Ah... this sacred prayer communication... could it be that it has contacted the wrong person?"
"Yes, yes, I've been staying up late lately and got a little distracted. I called the wrong name. Okay, I haven't finished my work at Adus yet, so I'll hang up now. You should take good care of yourself at Kankedar."
"Oh... I see. Thank you for your concern, Miss Dorothea..."
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Dorothy nodded with satisfaction after finishing the communication with Vanya. Now she was sure that although the Nether Frost Stone could isolate extraordinary effects, it could not isolate the information channel of the system. Compared with the extraordinary effects of "Wenhai Hangzhi", this should be a higher-level communication method.
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