Elf: Re-employment of retired champion of Padiya

Chapter 687: Fire Shrine and Sealed Stake

The edge area far away from the center of Luanji Waterfall.

Under the leadership of Wu Li and Dan Yu, Luo Mu, Paipa and others came to the place where they discovered the abnormality.

This place is more like a hill than a waterfall.

The water coming from nowhere rushes down from the middle of the mountain, eventually merging into the waterways connecting other deep pools and lakes, and then pouring down from above after an unknown cycle.

Although it looks quite unique, it seems a bit ordinary compared to the other larger waterfalls.

Wuli pointed in a direction halfway up the mountain and said timidly, "My sister and I chased a buzzing bat and arrived there, and unexpectedly discovered that there was a cave in the pool behind the waterfall."

Danyu continued Wuli's words, put one hand on his waist and said, "It was also in that cave that we found the strange lid we just talked about."

At first, Wu Li discovered the trace of a wild Dragonite in the mountains. He remembered that Luo Mu had also trained a Dragonite, so he excitedly pulled Dan Yu to chase it to see if he could catch up.

But the flying speed of the wild Dragonite was too fast, and it disappeared without a trace before they could catch up with it.

Then they happened to see a buzzing bat and chased it, eventually leading it here.

Because they were not native to the Padia area, they had no idea what the lid was, whether it was built there artificially, or what its meaning was.

Therefore, after a short stay, the brother and sister chose to return to the camp for safety reasons, informed Luo Mu of the matter, and waited for his judgment.

“You are doing the right thing.”

Looking at the waterfall above, Luo Mu already had the answer in his mind.

But in order to confirm whether this answer is correct, he still has to verify it with his naked eyes.

"Monarch Snake, let's go in first."

After looking at the monarch snake, Luo Mu said in a deep voice.

At the same time, he looked at Papa and the others.

"Follow me closely and don't fall behind."

As a teacher, he could not accept leaving several students in such a wild place.

Even though Paipa and the others have experience in traveling, Danyu and Wuli are not ordinary people who are powerless.

In this case, it would be better to carry it with you so that it is easier to protect.

If what Wulidanyu and his sister saw was really what he thought, it would definitely be safer to do this, provided that possible accidents could not be ruled out.

"With this slope, besides riding a flying or other Pokémon that can climb, you can only try to climb by yourself."

Luo Mu murmured as he observed the outline and condition of the mountain.

Because almost no one climbs this mountain, there is no "road" to go up. If you want to go up, you can only climb the rugged mountain.

Luo Mu looked at Danyu and Wuli in surprise again.

Danyu is okay. She is tall and is the type of girl like Pipa. She should be quite good in physical fitness, unlike Nimo who is all good-looking but useless.

However, Wu Li's thin and white arms didn't seem to be able to support him climbing the mountain.

Due to his personality, Wu Li is very sensitive to other people's gazes.

So when Luo Mu stared at him, he noticed something.

Because he was close, he heard Luo Mu's murmur just now, so he could roughly guess why Luo Mu was staring at him.

He lowered his head and raised his hands weakly to indicate, "I let the Blazing Roaring Tiger hold me up."

For the sturdy Blazing Roaring Tiger, climbing halfway up the mountain carrying the skinny little boy was like a piece of cake, even easier than running.

Danyu also said that she didn't put in much effort and was carried up by the big wolfhound.

Luo Mu: “.”

Well, making proper use of Pokémon's characteristics is also an advantage.

He turned his gaze towards Papa and the others.

Papa nudged Gulden with his elbow and stuck out his tongue, and Gulden, who looked silly, giggled.

Pi Pa said that she could ask Yueyue Bear, who was good at climbing, to carry her and Mudan up together.

The final problem fell on Luo Mu.

How should he get up?

Climb up by yourself? Be tied up with vines by a monarch snake?
This has somewhat damaged his image.

Sure enough, there is only one answer.

Luo Mu looked at Millerton, who was standing aside with a cold and arrogant look on his face, and put forward his own bargaining chips.

"I'll make you a sandwich when we get back, all you can eat!"

Although Millerton seems to have completely turned into a mechanical creature, this guy can actually consume various foods normally besides electricity as his main food.

Just like Gulliver loves sandwiches, sandwiches are also Miller's favorite.

Millerton, who cunningly used his electromagnetic field to interfere with the transmission of Luo Mu's voice, had a look of satisfaction in his eyes and raised his head proudly.

"Gaao~" (Come up~)

Luo Mu smiled proudly, and in the face of Papa's incredulous expression, he picked up his bear apprentice and sat directly on his beloved purple electric flying motorcycle.

Right, this is what suits his style!

Unlike Luo Mu who was secretly happy, Papa, who was sitting on Gulden's back, felt like the sky was falling.

One month!
During this entire month, he had not been able to successfully establish a good relationship with Millerton, let alone ride on it!
But what does he see now?
——Millarton took the initiative to invite Luo Mu to ride up!
No? I'm so upset!

That's Millerton, who treats his own father like a master all day long, and would ignore him in a haughty manner for fear that he would neglect him in any way!
Even though Papa's mentality was broken, after simple preparation, the few of them, led by Wu Li and Fiery Roaring Tiger, reached the halfway point of the mountain.

After bypassing the rushing waterfall in front, a deep cave entrance that is so cleverly hidden that it is almost impossible to find without guidance comes into view.

If it weren't for the wild buzzing bat leading the way, Wulidanyu and his sister would probably never have known that there was a cave behind the waterfall.

After entering the cave, a whole new space comes into view.

The space is not big, at least not as interconnected as most caves, it is just a relatively empty space.

The moment they entered here, a large group of wild buzzing bats living in the cave seemed to be frightened and flew out with a "swish".

I didn't see the evolved Sonic Dragon, and I don't know why.

At this time.

"Kala." As if it had sensed something, the monarch snake glanced at a corner of the cave with its proud eyes.

There was a large rock there, and behind the rock, a Pokémon that was dark purple, short in stature, had a pair of glowing gem-like eyes, and looked like a Hopkinsville fairy was quietly observing them.

"Is that the enchanting eyes?"

Pipa said in a low voice.

As a trainer specializing in Fighting-type, she naturally knew about Ghost-type, one of the natural enemies of Fighting-type, so she recognized the Pokémon hiding in the corner at a glance.

"Well, most of the Haunted Eyes live in the dark corners of some caves. They are difficult to find unless they actively 'open' their glowing eyes."

Luo Mu nodded slightly and gave a few people some knowledge about the enchanting eyes.

The Soul-Catching Eyes will use its sharp claws to dig holes everywhere in the cave, find some raw gemstones, and then use its rough teeth to chew the gems into pieces.

That's why it has glowing gems growing from its eyes and chest.

Because they love eating gems, many crickets will specifically look for small diamonds, hoping to eat the diamonds on their bodies.

What’s more interesting is that some Sharptooth Land Sharks that also live in the caves also like the diamonds on the Small Diamonds, but their liking is simply out of pure possessiveness. The Sharptooth Land Sharks will even help the Small Diamonds drive away the Hooking Eyes that are attacking them.

——However, the price that Diamond paid for this was that it was regarded as "Dragon's Treasure" by Land Shark.

It’s just that the Monarch Snake discovered the Soul-Snatching Eyes not because the Soul-Snatching Eyes glowed first, but because the Monarch Snake first sensed the existence of the Soul-Snatching Eyes through its breath, and the Soul-Snatching Eyes felt nervous because of the Monarch Snake’s breath and subconsciously turned on the “searchlight” mode.

"Teacher, can we just ignore it?"

Danyu asked with a little concern.

Soul-Snatching Eyes is a Pokémon with evil and ghost attributes, and it looks like it is capable of doing bad things.

"Don't worry about it." Luo Mu shook his head and explained, "For some unspeakable reasons, most of the Soul-Snatching Eyes will choose to stay away from humans. Even the brave ones or those with rare characteristics will only play pranks on humans or Pokémon."

Human food is just for fun, but the most favorite things of Charming Eyes are always gems and diamonds.

Not to mention that we have Serpenti, Gul'ton, Mil'ton, and a group of strong Pokémon including Peony on our side.

This enchanting eye is more likely to choose to wait and see for a while, then sneak away when no one is paying attention and find a new home.

Judging from the not-too-obvious and dense scratches in the surrounding caves, this residence should have been found by Ghoul Eyes not long ago. He doesn't have that deep feelings for it and can abandon it at will.

Luo Mu's gaze fell on a place not far away that was emitting a faint blue light.

It is because of this light source that they can see everything inside the cave clearly.

The source of the light is a mysterious round object that looks like a lid.

There were strange patterns engraved on the surface of the lid, like a variant of the word "Fu" or a round longevity pattern. Luo Mu remembered that before he traveled through time, both of these represented symbols of "warding off evil spirits."

The lid, which emitted a faint blue light from the patterns, was firmly trapped by four thick and large iron chains extending from the rock wall. It looked like there was something inside that had to be sealed.

“Yeah.”

Apprentice Bear's keen intuition made it shudder all over.

It always felt that there was an ominous aura behind the lid.

A number of Pokémon including Serpentier also had a vague sense of it.

On the contrary, Papa and the others didn't feel much except that they felt a little hot and cold.

It can be said that at this moment Luo Mu has been able to be completely certain.

Behind the lid is the former auspicious vessel that was sealed away and eroded by the various desires and curses that merchants encountered along the way. It eventually went completely out of control under the inspiration of the ambitious king of the ancient Padya Empire.

——That is, the sealed shrine of the Fire Disaster, one of the four great treasures of disasters, the legendary ancient jade fish of the elf!

Fortunately, the Soul-Snatching Eyes didn’t live here for that long.

Otherwise, if it really opened a hole next to the Fire Shrine, who knows what would happen.

However, in Luo Mu's opinion, since the ancient jade fish has been sealed for such a long time, the seal here is most likely not something that can be broken by simple physical means.

".Sure enough, if you want to unlock the seal, you have to find the eight stakes belonging to the Fire Shrine."

Murmuring in a voice that only he could hear, Luo Mu turned around and looked at the students who were looking at him.

Piper asked hesitantly, "Teacher, do you know what's going on?"

I don’t know if it’s his illusion, but he always feels that this place makes people feel uncomfortable for some reason.

The glowing lid and chain look pretty spooky too.

Anyway, nothing seems right.

"Well, I know it basically. It's just that it's a little difficult to explain here. I have to go back to the school library to give you some prerequisite knowledge."

Luo Mu nodded slightly and gave a soothing smile.

His smile eased the tension among the group.

Anyway, as long as Teacher Luo Mu still has a smiling face, nothing serious should happen. If anything happens, it is within his expectations and will not cause any big waves.

Even though Wuli and Danyu lack this awareness, Paipa, Mudan and Pipa have already established such awareness.

After a while, Luo Mu and a few others left the cave.

But he did not go down immediately. Instead, he looked thoughtfully at the waterfall above, as if he was wondering if there were other hidden things inside.

Although this place is slightly different from the one in the game, the location of the seal stake should not change much. At most, it will be hidden deeper, just like the cave entrance just now.

In the game, right above the mountain where the Fire Shrine existed, there was a sealing stake standing in broad daylight.

After asking a few people to follow him, Luo Mu sat on Millerton's back again and began to explore the mountain.

Fortunately, he was lucky and soon he found an inconspicuous platform hidden in the waterfall at a higher altitude, just like the Water Curtain Cave in the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

After a little thought, he asked Millerton to take him in.

As expected, in the center of the platform, he saw a dark stake that exuded an ominous aura.

In the game, as long as you pull out this stake, you can weaken a portion of the seal.

There are 32 such piles scattered across the land of Padya.

Every eight stakes represent the seal of a shrine. When all eight stakes scattered across the area are pulled out, the seal of the treasure of disaster can be unlocked.

Moreover, only those with a clear mind can pull out these stakes without inflicting stronger desires and curses.

(End of this chapter)