The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 499 The Meaning of Whisper

There was a huge space below, and I could clearly see some gears of different sizes running non-stop. The large gears were as big as several people, while the small ones were only the size of a palm.

"What the hell is this place?"

"Why is there such an area under the city? And it is still functioning? But how is this possible?" Hiram was horrified.

He had explored the ruins of two ancient goblin empire cities. Compared with ancient human cities, they only had more mechanical devices and weapons, but he had never seen such a scene before.

"Maybe it's because of those weird goblin mummies?" Although Tirion was shocked as a sword master, he was much better than Hiram.

"Impossible. I'm talking about the energy source. The energy required to operate so many gears is far beyond the artificial energy source of the previous mechanical octopus."

"Not necessarily. Since the ancient goblins were able to produce that kind of energy source, how do you know that they can't make a bigger one?" Tirion said casually.

"This..." The words of the Sword Master Tirion made Hiram speechless.

But Ryan felt that Hiram's speculation made sense.

If such a huge mechanical device is driven by a certain energy source, it is possible for it to last for a short period of time, but it can last for thousands of years. Is this nuclear fusion?
However, I remember that when I came here, the city was surrounded by magma. Could it be that
Ryan thought about it and had some vague guesses in his mind.

"I think we have to go down." At this time, Ryan's ears moved slightly and he immediately said.

He heard metallic knocking sounds all around him.

Judging from the sound, the number of enemies is much greater than last time, especially the dull "bang bang" sound, which is the sound of the mechanical octopus, and this time, there is more than one.

"Those mechanical monsters are coming again, we have to hurry. As usual, I'll go down first." Swordmaster Tirion also heard it and said immediately.

"and many more!"

"Solidification technique!" Hernandez on the side shouted, and he immediately performed a solidification technique to maintain the hole.

"The repair ability of this metal floor is a bit strong. Even with my solidification technique, it can probably only maintain the hole for about a day."

"Hopefully we can find a way out."

At this time, everyone also noticed that the metal around the hole in the ground that Ryan had made before was slowly repairing at a speed visible to the naked eye. If it was not fixed, the hole would soon recover and disappear.

"Then I'll go down first."

As he spoke, the Swordmaster Tirion took the lead and jumped down lightly.

Naturally, the remaining three people, Ryan, also quickly performed the levitation spell and came to the underground level.

The first thing that caught Ryan's eye was a huge space filled with various mechanical devices. It was surrounded by green lights similar to emergency lights. It was not very bright, and the whole place gave people the feeling of a huge workshop.

Moreover, Ryan saw a lot of short goblin figures more than a hundred meters away.

Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly, and with the help of dark vision, he could clearly see the details of these goblins.

Judging from the side profiles of these goblins, their skin is still gray, cracked, and covered with grooves. Obviously, these goblins are also mummies.

However, the clothing style worn by these goblin mummies was different from that of the mechanical chocobo operators on the upper level. They seemed to be some kind of gray work clothes, similar to the style of workers.

The most important thing is that the gear sound that Ryan heard before probably came from here.

"It seems that Lord Ryan's previous judgment was correct. The ground on the upper floor can be moved."

Hernandez looked at the huge tray devices above his head. At a certain point in time, the gears would rotate at high speed and move a certain area on the top.

"The goblins in this site have all turned into undead, but they are still functioning. It's really strange. Could it be that a god with undead functions invaded this ancient goblin empire and caused this phenomenon?" Hiram muttered to himself.

"It's possible." Hernandez nodded and said.

Although Ryan didn't say anything, he somewhat agreed with Hiram's point of view.

Because at least from the various signs revealed so far, the above situation is possible.

However, he still had some doubts.

Because if it was an invasion by gods, they would not likely kill and turn this prosperous goblin empire into a kingdom of the dead, because gods all require faith and will only eliminate enemies when expanding and eliminating opponents.

This can be seen from the various major cults and the advent of the Void Mother Tree in Ferdinand Forest.

Could it be a level 5 Full Moon Wizard of the Undead type?

Only someone with the same level of power as the Full Moon Wizard could turn all the goblins in such a huge capital into mummies in an instant, right?
But that’s not right either!
This evil whisper is most likely the whisper of some evil god or his servants.

If it was a Full Moon Wizard, he shouldn't have left behind this whisper.

"Huh? In addition to the sound of gears, after coming here, the unknown weird whispering has obviously become much stronger." Ryan frowned and thought to himself.

Just now he listened carefully around him and suddenly found that the whispering voice of the unknown woman was getting stronger and stronger.

"Hiss~" Hiram covered his forehead in pain.

"Is it because of the whispers? Hiram, do you need me to cast a silencing spell on you?" Hernandez's face changed, and he immediately understood that Hiram could not withstand the impact of the whispers after they became stronger.

"Wait, I seem to understand this whispering." Hiram frowned.

"What?" Three epic masters, including Ryan, turned to look at Hiram at the same time.

Because what Hiram said may be related to whether they can uncover the secrets of the ancient goblin capital ruins.

No wonder he was so greatly affected. On the one hand, it was because of his strength, but on the other hand, it was probably because he listened attentively, which affected him even more.

However, if Hiram was cast under the spell of silencing, although he would not be affected by the whispers, he would not be able to decipher the meaning of the whispers.

In addition, if a crystallized wizard cannot make any sound, his combat effectiveness is basically useless.

"No! Wait, it will be ready soon." Hiram said with a painful look on his face and waved his hands.

Are you kidding? He has the weakest fighting ability among the few people, and he hardly showed any value in the battle just now.

At this time, if he fails again, even he will feel ashamed.

"I'm sure this is ancient goblin language!"

"Hmm?" Ryan raised his eyebrows.

He always thought that this whisper might have come from an evil god.

Now it seems that it is probably not.

"Please leave!"

"Stay away from here!"

"Yes, the whispering is in ancient goblin language, and it repeats the above two sentences." Hiram waved his clenched fist, suppressing the pain, and said affirmatively.

This made Ryan look at Hiram with a new respect.

Sure enough, a wizard who often explores ruins cannot be an ordinary person. Moreover, he has lived for nearly two hundred years and must have some special knowledge and means to deal with difficulties.

"I can't hold on any longer! I have to block out this sound immediately." Hiram held his head and said in pain. "Hiram, do you need me to cast a Silence spell on you?" Hernandez asked again.

"No, I'd better cast a deafness spell on myself. I've learned lip reading, so it won't be a problem for me to understand what you are saying." Hiram quickly recited the spell.

As the deafness spell was performed, his complexion quickly improved.

"Please leave? But isn't this nonsense? We are planning to leave this damn place, but the problem is that we can't get out." The Sword Master Tirion thought for a moment and frowned.

No one, including Ryan, could answer Tirion's question.

Because what Tirion said was true, they wanted to leave now, but they didn't know how.

Goblin language?
Remind us to leave?

Suddenly, an idea flashed through Ryan's mind, "Could it be that this is a certain goblin leader reminding the goblin residents at that time to leave?"

After all, whether it is the evil god or other foreign enemies, it is unlikely that they will use the goblin language.

In other words, the owner of the whisper is most likely a goblin himself.

"Hiram, do you know about the ancient Goblin Empire? Was the last emperor a man or a woman?" Ryan's eyes lit up and he looked at Hiram and asked.

"The Goblin Emperor?" Although Hiram had made himself deaf, he was not bragging. From the movement of Ryan's lips, he immediately understood Ryan's question.

"Ah."

"There are some scattered records in the ancient books that the last emperor was a man named Thorson Glenn." Although Hiram didn't know why Ryan asked this question, he immediately answered after thinking for a moment.

"Not a woman?" Ryan couldn't help but feel disappointed.

"No, but if I remember correctly, it seems that the last goblin emperor also had a daughter, a goblin princess named Amora Glenn. According to the records in ancient books, she seems to be a rare mechanical genius."

Ryan immediately laughed and said, "In that case, perhaps I understand a little bit."

"Oh? Sir Ryan, what have you thought of?" Hiram couldn't help but look at Ryan curiously.

The sword masters Tirion and Hernandez on the side were naturally no exception and also focused their attention on Ryan.

"Well, but it's not convenient to talk about this here. Let's go to another place." Ryan looked up at the hole above his head. The noise coming from above was getting louder and louder.

Although it was unlikely that the prototype and the mechanical octopus could jump down through the hole due to their size, he didn't know whether the patrolling mechanical chocobos would jump down.

In order to avoid trouble, you naturally have to hide first.

Fortunately, the underground space is huge and filled with various mechanical devices, so it is easy to hide a few people.

Five minutes later, behind a huge gear.

After listening to Ryan's story, the three people were silent, with expressions of surprise and admiration, and they seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Sir Ryan, what should we do now?" asked the Sword Master Tirion after a while.

"Two options. There's no mist covering this place, and the ground won't change position. So, in principle, as long as we move in one direction, we should be able to leave."

"But I don't know if there will be restrictions similar to the no-fly restrictions here like on the ground." Ryan thought for a moment and said.

"What about the second plan?" Tirion continued.

"The second option is to continue going down." Ryan pointed to the metal ground under his feet.

"Continue going down?" The three of them showed a look of surprise.

Let’s not talk about whether we can go down or not. Even if we can go down, wouldn’t it be more dangerous?
"Well, the secret should be down there. I think the next floor will reveal more secrets, and at the same time, it can confirm my guess."

Sword Master Tirion and Hernandez looked at each other, thoughtful.

Before coming, Traina made it clear to him and Hernandez that she hoped the two of them could explore the site more thoroughly.

Because of the current situation the Federation is facing, it would be difficult to mobilize more epic-level powerhouses to explore such a site in a short period of time.

"Then come down!" Tirion said in a deep voice.

"Okay!" Ryan himself was inclined to continue exploring, so he naturally would not refuse.

One reason is that if the meditation method exists, it is most likely lost down there. Although the mechanical monsters above are powerful, they are not enough to kill an ancient Dawn wizard.

The second reason is that the danger is relatively controllable at present.

"Snapped!"

Ryan's right palm was once again emitting a rich dark silver light, and then he squatted down and slapped the ground on the underground floor heavily.

Suddenly, the dark silver ripples were confined to an area of ​​several meters in diameter, fluctuating downward.

"Beep~beep~"

As the metal ground became soft as mud and began to sink gradually, suddenly, a shrill alarm sounded!
The originally light green indicator lights around began to flicker, and the goblin mummies, who were dressed in work clothes and looked like workers, rushed towards Ryan's location.

There was even some kind of dull 'buzzing' sound of a motor in the distance, as if some mechanical device had been activated.

"I'll go clean them up first." Swordmaster Tirion drew out his sword and said in a deep voice.

"No need, it's already done!"

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, the ground melted and a hole as big as the previous one appeared!

The scene below also cheered up Ryan and the other three.

Because what caught their eyes was a large workshop for producing puppets and golems.

They saw various models of finished and semi-finished golems displayed below. They even saw the semi-finished prototype and mechanical octopus that they had just fought against.

Many spare parts were hung up by chains, and the ground was covered with oil stains and various scratches. Even though Ryan and his companions were above the hole, they could smell a strong smell of engine oil.

The importance of the golem manufacturing workshop in the goblin civilization is self-evident, which means that Ryan and his team are getting closer and closer to the core area of ​​​​the city.

At the same time, it also means that we are getting closer to the truth.

"go!"

Swordmaster Tirion jumped down first again, and the others naturally followed one after another.

"Sure enough, the whispers are clearer and the impact is stronger." Hernandez's brows were slightly furrowed.

Because of this level of whispering, even for him, the Dawn Wizard, it began to have some slight impact.

Ryan quickly looked ahead and found that there were also many goblins here, with the same pale and dry skin and the same mummy appearance, but they were wearing white coats and looked like scientific researchers.

"Enemy! My golems, kill these enemies! (Goblin)"

Suddenly, not far behind them, a low and intermittent voice came, as if it was a baby who was just learning to speak.

(End of this chapter)