There was silence in the world

Rhodes stood up, rubbed his ears, and looked around, the room that had been white and clean was now in tatters, full of broken stone slabs, cracks had already spread from the floor to the whole room, the stone pillars on both sides had long since become incomplete, and even the solid metal pipes were twisted and turned up, standing like metal snakes.

"Wow......... I doubt I survived.

Rhodes looked around and gasped, the core guard's worst self-violence is the only skill that can bring them a threat, according to the setting, the damage caused by this skill is fixed, and the power will not be reduced by the player's level. Therefore, in the face of the core guard, you can either seize the opportunity of excessive damage and kill it in one blow and not give it a chance to self-inflict, or seize the time to defend in advance to avoid problems. Rhodes wasn't high enough to take out the core guards in one hit, so there was nothing else to dodge and defend, and now it seemed that everything was going well.

His ears were buzzing, and he couldn't hear anything else, Rhodes looked down and saw Anne standing up with her shield, she rubbed her ears and opened her mouth to say something, but at this moment Rod couldn't hear her at all, and only felt that everything in front of him was like a pantomime.

“…······ Yu ········· Is it over, Captain? ”

The sound began to become choppy, but soon regained clarity.

"It's over."

While answering Annie's question, Rhodes picked up his weapon from the ground, fortunately although the power of the explosion seemed to be great, but Blood Cry was still intact, it seemed that as a magic weapon, its quality was still very guaranteed. The area where the Core Guard used to be had been turned into a large hollow hole, and the inside was full of charred and blackened scrap metal, at least it seemed so.

However, Rhodes knows very well that these "scrap copper and rotten iron" are very valuable, as a magical creation handed down from ancient times, the manufacturing materials used by the core guards are quite good magic metals, if you can take these things back to the furnace, they are excellent raw materials for making high-level magic weapons.

Unfortunately, Rhodes doesn't have the craftsman at hand to craft magical weapons. Although he "kidnapped" a few people from the mercenary association, all of them were ordinary blacksmiths and had no skills in making magic weapons, which is no wonder, after all, here, talents who can make magic equipment are quite rare and are regarded by the major forces, if there is such a talent, even the mercenary association will not let it go to Rhodes.

"What a waste."

Looking at the scattered magical metal in the tunnel, Rod sighed helplessly. As a player, of course he knows how useful these things are, if there is a player in his mercenary group who focuses on production, he can turn all these metals into magic armor and weapons to improve his strength, even if it is not impossible to upgrade Annie's Adamantite Shield Shotgun to an elemental shield, but unfortunately, the reality is not as beautiful as Rhodes imagined, so in the end he can only give up helplessly. Although Labis is a third-line alchemist, Rhodes doesn't expect her to show anything in this regard.

"Let's go."

Retracting his thoughts, Rhodes beckoned to Annie, he hadn't forgotten that he was still in a hurry, and that the things here could be cleaned up after they were done later, and they wouldn't disappear after a while without taking them like in the game. But if the Orb of Mysteries is taken away by someone else, then the gain outweighs the loss.

The entrance to the Hall of Mysteries was behind the Core Guards, and unlike the rest of the place, it didn't appear to have been damaged in the explosion, and Rhodes reached out and pushed open the pitch-black stone door. The tentacles were cold and slightly numb, and he didn't know what this door was made of, but Rhodes didn't have time to explore the question, and soon, his eyes were attracted by the scenery in front of him.

Unlike the white room where the Core Guard was located, it was very dark, and the pale blue light of the circular room flowed down the walls like flowing water, and they were distributed in regular grooves, again and again from top to bottom, and then converged along the ground to the center.

And in the place where the magic condensed, a metal ball the size of a human head was quietly suspended in the air. Slowly the light appeared, as if echoing the flow of magic around it, and when the light of the magic became stronger, it dimmed. And when the surrounding magic dimmed, it brightened. It looks like a beating heart.

Orb of Mysteries.

Looking at the orb in front of him, Rhodes took a deep breath, it was a relic of ancient times, used to condense magic and provide power. Think of it as the engine in a CP car in a computer, and it's needed for magic circles and magic relics that use magic to activate, and even for large constructs and forge workshops.

The Orb of Mysteries is large and small, the largest and oldest of which is in the "City of Ten Thousand Cities", the central city of the Mage Alliance, Odyssey, the Orb of Mysteries itself is the size of a castle, and the energy it brings is also extremely amazing——— it can make a city where more than 100,000 people live in the sky suspended in the sky.

And those large orbs of mystery also belong to those large organizations and forces, and as a magical legacy of ancient times, each orb of mysteries has its own different abilities. Some influence and change the surroundings, while others strengthen or weaken the individual and the whole. Some Orbs of Arcane can automatically attach certain properties to weapons and equipment made within its area of influence, while others can alter the geological environment and even build a castle out of thin air.

These orbs of mystery were once the crystallization of the magic civilization of ancient times, and they seem to have become a symbol of how people can almost conquer the world and change it according to their own ideas. In the game of Dragon Soul Continent, the Orb of Mysteries is also the top invention of alchemy players, because they are not only time-consuming and laborious to manufacture, but also require digging up many copies of blueprints, materials and even characters. Rhodes' Starlight Guild has been showing off its power in the Dragon Soul Continent for so many years, but it has only created three arcane balls.

But alas, in the end, they were still a little close.

Glorious civilizations have fallen, and the method of making the Orb of Mysteries has been completely lost, and even the method of using it has been rediscovered from the books and legends of later generations of mages after nearly hundreds of years. Of course, at first, these ancient relics were looted by many people, and even launched many wars for them, but later on, as more and more Orbs of Mysteries were excavated, the conflict gradually subsided. Those powerful orbs of mystery have been divided up by large organizations or powerful forces, and the country. The only thing they'll be fighting for is the little Orb of Mystery——— but most people are not interested in it by now, because they've learned that this thing is just a strange glowing ball if it isn't activated with a proper guide. And each arcane orb requires a different circle to activate, so where do they find it?

Even if it's a six-core CPU, you can only sweep mines if you install a WIN.

Rhodes wasn't sure if the Diamond Mercenary Group knew that there was a Mystic Orb here, because there was no mention of the Mystic Orb when the player explored the ruins in the game, but it was just that it was an ancient ruin, and there were many monsters in it, and there were some legends around that deceived children. There's not much talk about magical creations in the surrounding area, but it's always good to keep an eye out. Seeing that the Orb of Mystery was still there, Rhodes relaxed, and he stepped forward first and tried to pick up the thing himself.

The result made Rod very helpless, although this thing didn't look big, but it was so heavy that it was almost more than 100 kilograms, Rod used all his strength, and there was no way to move it much, in the end, he could only let go of his hand helplessly, and then gestured to Anne.

"Come, Annie, be careful."

"That's good, Captain."

The girl who had been looking at her surroundings heard Rod's words, and quickly turned her head and walked to the middle, she tilted her head first, and looked at the Mystery Ball curiously for a moment, as if she was thinking about how such a small thing could make Rod a little embarrassed, but then the girl quickly reached out and tried to pick it up.

And just as Anne was about to pick up the Mystery Ball, her face suddenly changed, and then the girl's eyes widened in surprise and looked at the little thing in front of her.

This time, it was replaced by Rod who was watching her make a fool······

Anne didn't expect that this seemingly small thing would be so heavy that she couldn't hold it with one hand. However, in terms of strength, the girl had absolute confidence, and without even thinking too much, she quickly stretched out her hands again, and then grabbed the ball in her hand with all her might, and held it up.

“……… Well! ”

Although Anne tried her best to appear relaxed, she still betrayed her by gritting her teeth and snorting, but even so, Rod did not despise her——— this thing could not be picked up by himself.

And at this moment, Rod's face suddenly sank slightly, and Anne's face also changed slightly, she frowned, and at the same time raised her eyes to look ahead.

The sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded from the depths of the passage opposite, and dozens of heavily armed mercenaries rushed out of it.