Chapter 632 - 391: Ruins

Chapter 632: Chapter 391: Ruins

Whatever, I’ll go check it out with him.

I can also think about my next move on the way.

This newly awakened Talent has thrown Lu Cang’s original plans into disarray.

Looking up at the sky again, he could still faintly see transparent substances peeling away, as if the sky itself was shedding its skin.

In places unseen, Divine Authorities were clashing.

The sky was no longer a picture of sunny brilliance...

’Whatever.’

’I should just stay away from all this trouble and run.’

’To hell with Luoti, and to hell with this Original Forbidden Magic.’

’In the end, it’s not like this is the only Original Forbidden Magic out there. It’s just that this "Time" one is something I’ve never heard of before...’

’But where there are rewards, there are always risks.’

’If I run into another powerhouse on Luoti’s level, I don’t know if I could handle it.’

’The risk of Death is just too high. It’s better for me to develop steadily and safely.’

’Mhm.’

’I’ve decided.’

’Fuck Luoti. I’m buying a ticket today. I’ll leave this continent tonight... tomorrow morning at the latest.’

’I’ll go straight to the Land of the Moon.’

’Whatever squabble over the Moon has nothing to do with me.’

’I’ll see if I can level up to a Level 6 Mage and a Level 6 Warrior there...’

’Then I’ll head out to sea and go directly to the Tree of the World Center.’

’Along the way, I won’t get involved in anything else that doesn’t concern me.’

Lu Cang made up his mind.

At the same time, he followed Yuing Li toward a wooden door deep underground.

’A wooden door?’

"Are there no Restrictions here, Yuing Li?"

Yuing Li walked up to the door and laughed heartily. "Nope, no Restrictions."

As he spoke, he twisted a few wooden knobs on the door.

With a RUMBLE, the great door opened.

Lu Cang swept his Perception through the opening.

He discovered an incredibly precise clockwork mechanism inside.

’But... is there any point?’

’I could punch right through this kind of wooden door with a single fist...’

Behind the door, he found scroll after scroll of records.

"These are all the findings left behind by generations of decryption enthusiasts."

"We Decryption Scholars also spend our time exploring the world’s mysteries... Don’t be fooled by how small our association is, or how few members we have. In reality, our history is quite long."

"Even the Mage Association wasn’t founded much earlier than us."

’Oh?’

’That really is a long time.’

’I’ve heard the current Mage Association was established 5,000 years ago, which is considered the beginning of the modern era of History.’

Before that 5,000-year mark, there’s a small gap in the historical record.

Very few people know what actually happened 5,000 years ago...

The main subject of research for most archaeologists is that very period of History.

It’s also known as the forbidden period of History.

However, despite the combined efforts of archaeologists worldwide, records of that time remain extremely scarce.

"This scroll..."

Lu Cang’s Perception swept over it as he noticed a secret scroll beside him.

"Oh, that’s a record about a ruin near the Fallen Abyss."

"A Divination Master friend of mine once went in to explore it. She left this record after she came out."

Lu Cang couldn’t help but ask, "A Divination Master friend?"

Yuing Li: "Yeah, she’s a pretty powerful Divination Master."

Lu Cang: "What’s her name?"

Yuing Li: "Pamiriel. She’s a Divination Master like me, but she’s Level 6."

Lu Cang: "What does she look like?"

Yuing Li couldn’t help but scratch his head. "Do you... know my friend? Why the sudden, detailed questions?"

Lu Cang chuckled. "It’s nothing. I just have a certain... stereotype about Divination Masters."

Yuing Li laughed loudly. "Haha, I get it. All mysterious and cryptic, right? And they love to play pranks on people. Super annoying."

’He’s not wrong...’

’So Divination Masters are the same all over the world. It’s surprising that’s a point of consensus.’

"My Divination Master friend is a green-haired Elf, a real beauty... Want to see a picture?"

Hearing this, Lu Cang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief internally.

"No, that’s alright."

The image of a figure with short, purple hair couldn’t help but flash through his mind.

Lu Cang asked again, "When did she enter that ruin?"

Yuing Li: "Let’s see, it was about three years ago, I think."

’Three years ago...’

Lu Cang casually unrolled a map and drew a circle on it.

"Are you talking about this place?"

Yuing Li looked at the mark on Lu Cang’s map and nodded. "That’s the one."

"Quite a few people have been to that ruin."

"It’s just that some people make it out, and some don’t. I’ve heard it holds a secret related to Time, but ordinary people can’t comprehend it."

’A secret of Time, huh? So it’s true.’

’They probably don’t know it’s related to the Original Forbidden Magic, though.’

Lu Cang asked again, "How did she get out?"

Yuing Li replied, "It should all be written down in the record she left."

"Just take a look."

’I didn’t expect this kind of find.’

There are too many books in this world, and too many secrets. In a place as vast as the Empty Valley, Lu Cang naturally didn’t have the time to read every single one.

If Yuing Li hadn’t brought him here, he never would have noticed this secret room underground. After all, it didn’t look very conspicuous.

The city’s underground was a complex maze... Almost every building had a basement, a hidden room, or something similar. It would have been easy to miss a small underground chamber belonging to the Decryption Enthusiasts Association.

"Right."

He opened the scroll.

The first thing that caught his eye was a single sentence: "All regrets have their redemption."

"The first trial here is a corridor of Time."

’Oh!’

’I love this kind of straightforward introduction.’

’It tells me exactly what the situation inside the ruin is...’

"In the corridor, I heard faint crying and faint sighs."

’No...’

’Why are you starting to write about things unrelated to clearing the ruin?’

’Write something useful,’ Lu Cang thought as he continued reading.

This person had actually gone quite deep into the ruin... The entire text mentioned something about a "calling" and "salvation."

It seemed, however, that the inside of the ruin wasn’t dangerous.

It was mostly just puzzles, and if you didn’t venture too deep within a certain amount of time, an exit would appear, allowing you to leave.

Lu Cang looked at Yuing Li beside him.

"Yuing Li, is there any more intel on this ruin?"

It seemed this ruin wasn’t much of a secret.

"Oh! So you’re interested in intel about this ruin?"

"Actually, this ruin has been around for a while, but people have always gone in and come out empty-handed, with nothing to show for it."

"The puzzles inside are quite interesting, though."

"If you want records on this ruin, I can find more for you. Besides my friend, quite a few other people have explored it."

"Their exploration logs are also in this room."

"If you want to learn more, you can start by reading these."