Chapter 892 Amber of Light
Although Zhu Tang did not hear Aiwas's whisper clearly, he roughly guessed the seriousness of the problem.
"Since this relic involves matters of the level of Pillar Gods and Source River, should we continue to explore upwards?"
Zhu Tang asked Aiwass cautiously, "Or... should we just stop here?"
After hearing his words, the people who were walking over because the device was shut down by the power outage fell into a brief silence.
People who are short of money, such as Ronin and Kitten, still want to move forward. But Zhu Tang himself is also short of money and is an expert in rituals.
He is a little scared, which means the problem is quite serious.
Most people actually wanted to move on. But on Xingti, most "archaeological mercenaries" were actually more receptive to advice. Those who refused to listen were those archaeologists who were too hot-blooded and lacked supernatural knowledge.
As the saying goes, "every field is like a mountain apart." Many fields, if slightly complex, might stray from one's area of expertise. In this environment where any problem could lead to life-threatening consequences, everyone is obviously more receptive to advice—at least more so than outside the home.
For example, everyone has some ability to disarm traps, but not as much as a trap master like a kitten. Therefore, if a kitten says a trap somewhere is dangerous and cannot be disarmed, everyone will tend to believe the "expert's opinion."
These are the lessons learned from the blood of our predecessors.
In such a complex and dangerous environment, it is best not to be too stubborn.
However, since Zhu Tang asked Aiwas for advice, it means that there is still hope for a turnaround.
Everyone turned their attention to Aiwass, asking him to make the decision. Even the sponsor, Master Chongbo, chose to look to Aiwass, letting him make the final decision.
Keep going forward, at least to the fourth floor to take away the ancient device; or just quit while you're ahead and leave now.
After all, the two gems left by the puppet guard at the gate, along with the numerous ancient runes carved on the walls, within the gems, and elsewhere, were already quite a haul. Professor Budd had taken numerous photographs and even had the actual artifacts on hand—this was a major breakthrough in archaeology, extending human history back to the Amber Age, before the disenchantment of language.
Furthermore, Aiwass seemed to have obtained some kind of treasure from somewhere, which was also extremely valuable. At least his trip wasn't in vain.
Under everyone's gaze, Aiwass fell into deep thought.
Tower of Babel.
It's not only the place where Wei Zhe ascended to godhood, but also the place where the Fallen Angels ascended to heaven...
When he realized this, Aiwass frowned slightly and looked up.
The bottom of his pupils, which had shrunk due to the azure light on the ceiling, seemed to reflect the thunder that had destroyed the Tower of Babel in the past.
This taboo was undoubtedly a mistake. Continuing to pursue the truth could even put one's life in danger. The illusion that had surfaced in his mind earlier might have been a lingering warning.
The thunder that destroyed everything in the illusion most likely destroyed more than just the Tower of Babel.
I'm afraid that all the ancient wizards in the Tower of Babel at that time were killed and turned into ashes!
Thinking of this, a hint of deep purple appeared in the bottom of Aiwas's eyes.
A strong curiosity—and the clear realization that he had grasped the opportunity—made him extremely certain...that this was also an opportunity to change the future.
This is most likely a secret history that Huantiansi has not experienced and does not know!
Just like when the Pillar Gods change, one must always follow the path of the predecessor to surpass the other party before covering it with one's own new path - but without the help of the power of other paths, or without the previous Pillar God making mistakes himself, how can one easily defeat the old Pillar God who has ruled this path for countless years?
"keep going."
Aiwass's voice didn't waver. "Not just to the fourth floor—we're going to the seventh and eighth floors. I'll protect you, trust me."
"Follow me and continue upward, everyone. If at any time... for example, if our numbers are reduced, when you think I have lost my ability to protect you, we can always turn back, and I can also escort you down alone. But before the real problem arises - I don't think there is any need to be afraid."
After a brief silence, Drifter was the first to speak.
“…Since you’ve come this far,” the wanderer yawned, “then let’s keep going.
"Let me be frank, everyone. This is an ancient relic from before the dawn of humanity... From what Mr. Zhu Tang and Mr. Pope have said, this might be the place where some god ascended to heaven. Even if you die in a place like this, wouldn't it be considered a noble death? It's better than being swept into the battlefield outside and turned into minced meat, right?"
Although the Drifter's words were sharp, they also made sense.
In this increasingly chaotic era, where is absolutely safe?
"—I will protect you too."
At this moment, the taciturn Master Chongbo finally spoke: "Even if you die... I will resurrect you."
It was no longer the humble words like "just to preserve life" as before, but the extremely serious and outrageous statement of wanting to bring the dead back to life.
He was obviously getting serious.
It was only here that Master Chongbo finally stated the purpose of his trip: "I hope we can reach the ninth floor. As a sponsor, I have the right to distribute the spoils. The price of the unknown device on the fourth floor can serve as your reward. I also do not want any of the gems dropped by the guards at the gate. I voluntarily relinquish ownership of anything we obtain on other floors."
"If you like it, you can take it away. Just give a certain amount of money to others, not to me. I just want a treasure on the ninth floor—"
"treasure?"
Aiwass asked with interest: "What treasure?"
"[Amber of Light]."
Master Chongbo replied, "Some say it's a fragment of the First Sun, others say it's a fragment of the Second Sun. It's a ray of light trapped in amber, a light from the past."
“…It’s really good stuff.”
Aiwass raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully, "Do you want to exchange something with Amber?"
He knew this thing - but in Aiwas's cognition, it did not appear in the form of a treasure, but in the form of "currency".
After the first round of the Tail Ring ceremony, the high-difficulty mode of the Celestial Master subjugation campaign begins. Each successful subjugation of a Celestial Master will reward you with a [Light Amber]. This includes all high-difficulty dungeons in subsequent versions... as long as the Celestial Master is involved, a certain amount of [Light Amber] will be dropped.
This item can be handed over to a "collector" to exchange for various rewards. Because the items that can be exchanged are not very valuable - at least not very valuable from the player's perspective - Aiwass did not remember the entire exchange list.
It can be exchanged for all graduation sets from the previous version, as well as limited-edition mounts, pets, transmogrifications, and background music from some now-concluded events. There are also items like resurrection potions, cleansing potions, and face washes—the most valuable item, perhaps, is the "face wash" that can reshape your gender, height, and appearance... It's worth dozens of yuan.
The other items are basically there to reduce the workload or make up for the regrets, and have nothing to do with the value. They are mainly for new players to avoid regrets.
However, Aiwass took a look at the introduction of this currency, and the introduction above was very intimidating -
"'Blood of the First Sun, Flesh of the Second Sun, Elder Brother of the Third Sun—this is the dead light sealed in amber.'"
Aiwass introduced the Amber of Light in a tone that was almost chanting: "'To most people, it is worthless, just a dull gem; but to some conservators who are blessed by amber, they can use it to exchange for things lost and forgotten in the past.'
"—Do you have any regrets, Master Chongpo?"
"...Yes. As expected of the learned Pope, he even knows such things."
Master Chongbo nodded and said softly, "I had an important treasure in my childhood, but it was later lost. No, to be more precise... it was destroyed. It can never be restored."
"But if I just please Amber, she can bring it back from the past for me. So I want to get a piece of [Amber of Light] no matter what... and it can only appear in the Amber Age.
"That thing isn't worth much, so I only need one piece. I don't need anything else. If there are more [Amber of Light], I don't need them either. If someone gets into trouble, I can also revive them.
"I just hope we can make it to the ninth floor. I can sense that the nearest amber of light is there."
Obviously, at the beginning, Master Chongbo did not think that he could get the [Amber of Light] on this trip, so he did not tell his real purpose.
This was clearly to prevent his valuable treasure from being stolen. He had only come here to explore the area, and there was no telling when he would return. If information about the Light Amber leaked, they might leak it before he arrived, or even organize their own expedition to dig for the treasure.
As a result, after Aiwas joined, Master Chongbo felt that they might really be able to reach the ninth floor.
So he changed his original plan and told his teammates his real purpose.
"That's fine with me, what about everyone else?"
Aiwass looked at everyone.
No one raised any objection.
So the archaeological team set out again.
(End of this chapter)
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