Chapter 163: Exploring the Ruins (Part II)
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Despite the baptism of countless years, Zhang Cheng can still clearly feel the abundant energy contained under the pattern in the shape of the line of fire.
So after little Celine walked away, he didn't rush to activate this pattern at the first time, but carefully added a protective flame barrier to himself, and then gently touched it with the end of the flint staff.
Moment!
A bright flame burst out directly from the center of the pattern, enveloping the entire human group pattern, and if it wasn't for the timely effect of the protective flame barrier, it would be 100% severely burned, or even burned alive.
Just as he began to think it was a device that resembled a magic trap, the bright light quickly began to fade.
At the same time, the mossy stone slabs on the ground suddenly made a violent noise, and then began to separate to the sides, revealing a hidden tunnel.
"Interesting...... A secret room?" Zhang Cheng muttered quietly in an uncertain tone as he observed the situation inside with the help of the sunlight shining down from overhead.
When the cold wind blew through the passage, all the candlesticks suddenly burst out with dazzling light, and the color of the surrounding air changed strangely, among which the white ones were as bright as snow, the yellow ones were shining like pure gold, the red ones were like raging flames, and the black ones were like black holes to suck everything around them.
As someone with an intimate understanding of the world of A Song of Ice and Fire, he quickly realized that the candlesticks were exactly the same as those placed in the schooltown.
In addition to this, there is a line at the top of the porch at the entrance that writes sentences in high Valyrian script.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Cheng directly turned around and shouted at the girl hiding in the distance: "Come here! It should be safe now! By the way, help me see what this sentence means!"
"Here we go!"
Little Celine, who had long been unable to resist her intense curiosity, ran to the front in three or two steps, staring at the line of high-grade Valyrian script with wide eyes, and stammered for a full minute before she stammered: "Only the truth...... True dragons can be ...... in the Flames Gain immortality ...... in the flames"
"Real Dragon, ......I see," Zhang Cheng nodded thoughtfully.
There is no doubt that the flame that has just come out is not a trap, but a test to see if the person who opened the chamber is a Valyrian.
It is well known that the direct descendants of the House of Targaryen are known for their unique golden and silver hair, purple eyes, and non-human beauty, and many of them also possess extremely high fire resistance, as if Daenerys were not burned.
In fact, this peculiarity is not unique to the Targaryens, as it is true for almost all of the Valyrian high-ranking officials, who ensure the purity of their bloodline by marrying closely.
Zhang Cheng was almost certain that the Valyrians must have undergone genetic mutations or man-made magical modifications at some point, which is why they have an incredibly perfect appearance and magical physique.
After figuring this out, he stepped into the narrow passage without hesitation, and with the eerie light emitted by the glass candlestick, he quickly entered a place that looked somewhat like a storage room.
Due to its age, thick layers of dust and cobwebs drowned out the mountains of long strips of objects around it.
The more curious girl brushed aside the cobwebs and took out the handkerchief she had brought with her to wipe the dust off the surface, wanting to see what the strips were.
But when the dust was wiped away, she froze in place, and it took a full minute before she screamed, "Valyrian steel!
"What?" Hearing this, Zhang Cheng hurriedly picked up a piece to wipe off the dust covering the surface, and the exquisite pattern unique to Valyrian steel was immediately revealed.
If calculated according to the current market price, the thousands of steel blocks in the room are almost enough to buy the whole world.
Apparently, he had stumbled upon a place where the Valyrians had made and stored steel ingots, and if they were brought back into weapons and armor, they would quickly be able to arm an elite army that would be invulnerable, and perhaps there would be no second army on Westeros to rival it.
After all, ordinary standard weapons can't cause any obvious damage to Valyrian steel armor at all, and ordinary standard armor can't resist the piercing of Valyrian steel swords and spears.
Just as Zhang Cheng was staring at the mountain of steel ingots and thinking about what to do with them, little Celine suddenly ran to the end of the room, pointed to a wall and shouted, "Look! There are so many words here!"
"Can you decipher them?" Zhang Cheng casually threw the steel ingot aside and asked with a serious face.
He was undoubtedly more interested in the words written on the walls than in the priceless Valyrian steel.
"I'll try! But there are so many words that I might need a little time. The girl replied with great interest.
"Don't rush, take your time, we have plenty of time. With that, Zhang Cheng rubbed the little guy's head.
He understands that things like deciphering are most taboo to hurry, otherwise if something goes wrong, the consequences are often catastrophic.
Taking advantage of Celine's own efforts to decipher the words on the wall, Zhang Cheng began to carefully observe the secret room located underground, and did not pay much attention to the priceless Valyrian steel.
To be exact, he didn't plan to take all the ingots away at once, partly because the ship didn't have that much load capacity, and partly because he wasn't sure how everyone, including the team leader, Eric, would react when they learned that there was so much Valyrian steel.
You must know that people's hearts are always the most untested, especially under the temptation of huge wealth, even loyal subordinates may be stabbed in the back without warning.
Although he had enough strength to suppress the rebellion, what about after the suppression?
Suspicion and mistrust spread like a plague among sailors and soldiers, and if they don't return, spread throughout the territory.
As a man who thinks he has a bit of a brain, he doesn't want to be a bird in "Birds for Food".
Windfalls are a good thing, but when the amount of windfalls exceeds a certain amount, it brings bad luck instead of luck.
Zhang Cheng plans to sneak back a small part first, and wait for Kulo Kerba to grow up a little more, and let it take care of the transportation.
As the minutes ticked by, about two or three hours later, the sun finally set over the sea level, and the dazzling stars hung in the night sky again.
Zhang Cheng, who had just returned from the camp, placed a steaming bowl of seafood chowder, two slices of bread, a few fried fish and grilled seabirds, and placed it next to little Celine.
I don't know if it was because I was hungry, or because I smelled the smell of food, the girl subconsciously picked up the bowl and began to eat in small bites, reciting words as she ate, most of them in advanced Valyrian pronunciation that he didn't understand...... For mobile phone users, please browse M. Reading for a better reading experience.